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Courtesy of NFL Communications, I give you these numbers, notes, and food for thought as your Houston Texans prepare to travel to Indianapolis for their second tilt with the Colts in 2014.
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TEXANS |
COLTS |
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SERIES LEADER |
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21-4 |
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STREAKS |
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Past 4 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
O’Brien: 0-1 |
Pagano: 4-1 |
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LAST WEEK |
W 27-13 at Jaguars |
W 25-24 at Browns |
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LAST GAME |
10/9/14: Colts 33 at Texans 28. Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck throws for 370 yards & 3 TDs. Colts WR T.Y. Hilton has 9 catches for career-high 223 yards (24.8 avg.) & TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
12/15/13: Colts 25, Texans 3. Indianapolis CB Darius Butler has 2 INTs & DE Cory Redding records safety. Colts RB Trent Richardson totals 102 scrimmage yards & catches TD. |
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BROADCAST |
CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon. SIRIUS: 137 (Hou.), 113 (Ind.). XM: 230 (Ind.). |
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PASSING |
Fitzpatrick: 194-306-2453-17-8-95.9 |
Luck: 337-544-4305 (1L)-36 (T1L)-13-98.8 |
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RUSHING |
Foster: 204-1028 (3C)-5.0-8 (T2C) |
Richardson: 142-475-3.3-3 |
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RECEIVING |
Hopkins: 64-1090-17.0-6 |
Hilton: 78-1295 (3L)-16.6-7 |
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OFFENSE |
350.2 |
432.4 (1L) |
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TAKE/GIVE |
+12 (1C) |
-4 |
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DEFENSE |
373.0 |
355.8 |
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SACKS |
Watt: 14.5 (3L) |
Walden: 6 |
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INTs |
Rolle: 3 |
Adams: 5 (T2L) |
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PUNTING |
Lechler: 46.9 |
McAfee: 47.3 (2C) |
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KICKING |
Bullock: 104 (35/35 PAT; 23/28 FG) |
Vinatieri: 125 (T2L) (44/44 PAT; 27/27 FG) |
TEXANS:
In his past 6 games, QB RYAN FITZPATRICK has 1,397 pass yards with 12 TDs versus 2 INTs for 107.0 rating. He completed 15 of 23 (65.2%) for 212 yards, 1 TD, and 0 INTs for a 109.3 rating in last meeting.
Last week, RB ARIAN FOSTER rushed for 127 yards, a TD, and now has 32 career 100-yard games, surpassing PRIEST HOLMES (31) for the most ever by undrafted player. Foster has 11 TDs in his past 7 games (7 rush, 4 rec.) and now aims for his 8th game in a row with a TD. Since 2010, Arian leads the AFC in rushing yards (5,834) and rushing TDs (50).
WR ANDRE JOHNSON (996 receptions) needs 5 catches to surpass HINES WARD (1,000) for No. 9 all-time. Johnson has 13,398 career receiving yards, eclipsing TORRY HOLT (13,382) for No. 12 all-time. For his career, 'Dre averages 6 receptions per game, the best in NFL history (minimum of 100 games).
In his past 7 games, WR DEANDRE HOPKINS has 39 catches for 724 yards (18.6 avg.) and 3 TDs.
DE J.J. WATT is the first player with 3 offensive TDs (3 receiving) and 2 TDs on takeaways (INT, FR) in a season since BILL GOLDING in 1948. Since entering the NFL in 2011, Watt leads the league with 51 sacks, includling 3 last week vs. Jacsonville.
COLTS:
Since entering the NFL in 2012, QB ANDREW LUCK has 12,501 pass yards, eclipsing PEYTON MANNING (12,287) for most of any SB-era QB in his first 3 seasons. Luck has a 4-1 career record vs. Houston, passing for 1,198 yards with 12 TDs and only 2 INTs for a 93.2 rating.
RB TRENT RICHARDSON (1,988) needs 12 rushing yards to reach 2,000 for his career. He did have a rushing TD in the Colts' last meeting with the Texans.
In his past 10 games, WR T.Y. HILTON has 62 catches for 1,109 yards with 7 TDs, including 6 100-yard games. Hilton now aims for his fourth game in a row with a TD catch. He ranks 2nd in NFL with 1,295 receiving yards & needs 5 to join WRs MARVIN HARRISON and REGGIE WAYNE as the only Colts with a 1,300+ yard rec. season. Hilton had a career-high 223 yards on 9 catches (24.8 avg.) with a TD in Indianapolis' last meeting with the Texans.
WR REGGIE WAYNE has a TD catch in 2 of past 3 games against the Texans.
Rookie WR DONTE MONCRIEF (taken in Round 3, No. 90 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft) aims for his fourth game in a row with 3+ catches.
LB D’QWELL JACKSON leads the team with 110 tackles and has a career-high 4 sacks.
S MIKE ADAMS leads the team with career-high 5 INTs, including 1 vs. Cleveland.
CB JOSH GORDY posted his 1st INT of the season last week.
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