Final
Texans seek revenge against Colts
Nov 11, 2008 - 6:02 PM HOUSTON (3-6) AT INDIANAPOLIS (5-4), 1:00 pm ESTINDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Indianapolis Colts may have saved their season against the Houston Texans. Now they look to keep their resurgence going at Houston's expense.
Coming off a pair of critical victories to move over .500 for the second time this season, Indianapolis seeks its third consecutive victory when it hosts the Texans on Sunday.
In the first meeting between the teams on October 5, the Colts took advantage of a stunning turnover-induced collapse to score 21 points in a span of 2:10 to steal a 31-27 victory.
Trailing 27-10 and on the verge of falling to 1-3 on the season, Indianapolis took advantage of a pair of fumbles and an interception by backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels in the final five minutes to drop Houston to 0-4 at the time.
Even though the Colts again dipped under .500 following back-to-back road losses at Green Bay and Tennessee, they seemed to find their footing in the past two weeks.
Indianapolis squeezed out an 18-15 victory over New England on November 2 and had its most impressive performance in last weekend's 24-20 win at the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Peyton Manning finished just 21-of-40 for 240 yards but threw three touchdown passes, including a 17-yarder to Dominic Rhodes for the go-ahead score with 3:04 to play.
"We hung in there and made plays when it counted," Colts coach Tony Dungy said. "Our defense got some takeaways and our offense took advantage. All in all, very satisfying."
Indianapolis cannot afford to let up against the Texans. Trailing undefeated Tennessee by four games in the AFC South, the Colts' chances to reach the playoffs likely will come via the wild card.
With the running game continuing to struggle, wide receiver Reggie Wayne hauled in six receptions for 114 yards and a touchdown - just the second 100-yard effort by the Pro Bowler this season.
The Texans bounced back from the first debacle against the Colts with three straight wins, but they have dropped their last two, including a crushing 41-13 home defeat to the Baltimore Ravens this past weekend.
Rosenfels, starting for an injured Matt Schaub, threw for a season-high 294 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted four times, helping Baltimore roll up 29 points in the second half.
"We self-destructed," Texans coach Gary Kubiak said. "Obviously, I did a poor job of having our guys ready to play in the second half. I was hoping we would control their offense. Then we got down a couple of scores, and we had to get more aggressive than we wanted."
Indianapolis leads the all-time series, 12-1, and holds a 6-0 record at home against Houston.
- NFL
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
HOUSTON 6 7 7 7 27
INDIANAPOLIS 3 6 14 10 33 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: HST - FG, KRIS BROWN 28 YD, 5:39. Drive: 10
plays, 70 yards in 5:39. Key plays:
fumble recovery by Daniels on
3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 45;
Rosenfels 19-yard pass to Johnson
on 3rd-and-2 to
Nov 16 4:02 PM - NFL
FG IND
ADAM VINATIERI 31 YD
HOUSTON 27
INDIANAPOLIS 33 1:52 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Texans 27, Colts 33 4th - 1:52Nov 16 3:57 PM - NFL
TD HST
AHMAN GREEN 2 YD RUN
(KRIS BROWN KICK)
HOUSTON 27
INDIANAPOLIS 30 8:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Texans 27, Colts 30 4th - 8:54Nov 16 3:33 PM
TD IND MARVIN HARRISON 10 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
Texans 20, Colts 30 4th - 14:56Nov 16 3:21 PM
TD IND MARVIN HARRISON 10 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
Texans 20, Colts 30 4th - 14:56Nov 16 3:21 PM
TD IND MARVIN HARRISON 10 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
Texans 20, Colts 30 4th - 14:56Nov 16 3:21 PM- NFL
TD IND
MARVIN HARRISON 10 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING
(ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
HOUSTON 20
INDIANAPOLIS 30 14:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Texans 20, Colts 30 4th - 14:56Nov 16 3:21 PM - NFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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HOUSTON 6 7 7 20
INDIANAPOLIS 3 6 14 23 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: HST - FG, KRIS BROWN 28 YD, 5:39. Drive: 10
plays, 70 yards in 5:39. Key plays:
fumble recovery by Daniels on
3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 45;
Rosenfels 19-yard pass to Johnson
on 3rd-an
Nov 16 3:17 PM
TD IND JOSEPH ADDAI RECOVERED BLOCKED PUNT IN END ZONE (ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
Texans 20, Colts 23 3rd - 6:14Nov 16 3:03 PM
TD IND JOSEPH ADDAI RECOVERED BLOCKED PUNT IN END ZONE (ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
Texans 20, Colts 23 3rd - 6:14Nov 16 3:03 PM- NFL
TD IND
JOSEPH ADDAI RECOVERED BLOCKED PUNT IN END ZONE
(ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
HOUSTON 20
INDIANAPOLIS 23 6:14 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Texans 20, Colts 23 3rd - 6:14Nov 16 3:03 PM - NFL
TD HST
STEVE SLATON 71 YD RUN
(KRIS BROWN KICK)
HOUSTON 20
INDIANAPOLIS 16 9:30 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Texans 20, Colts 16 3rd - 9:30Nov 16 2:55 PM
TD IND JOSEPH ADDAI 23 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
Texans 13, Colts 16 3rd - 11:08Nov 16 2:49 PM
TD IND JOSEPH ADDAI 23 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
Texans 13, Colts 16 3rd - 11:08Nov 16 2:49 PM
TD IND JOSEPH ADDAI 23 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
Texans 13, Colts 16 3rd - 11:08Nov 16 2:49 PM- NFL
TD IND
JOSEPH ADDAI 23 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING
(ADAM VINATIERI KICK)
HOUSTON 13
INDIANAPOLIS 16 11:08 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Texans 13, Colts 16 3rd - 11:08Nov 16 2:49 PM - NFL
HOUSTON 13
INDIANAPOLIS 9 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
HST BALL ON HST 44 YD LINE
1ST AND 10
Nov 16 2:24 PM - NFL
FG IND
ADAM VINATIERI 32 YD
HOUSTON 13
INDIANAPOLIS 9 0:05 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Texans 13, Colts 9 2nd - 0:05Nov 16 2:22 PM - NFL
TD HST
AHMAN GREEN 1 YD RUN
(KRIS BROWN KICK)
HOUSTON 13
INDIANAPOLIS 6 2:51 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Texans 13, Colts 6 2nd - 2:51Nov 16 2:06 PM - NFL
FG IND
ADAM VINATIERI 39 YD
HOUSTON 6
INDIANAPOLIS 6 11:34 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Texans 6, Colts 6 2nd - 11:34Nov 16 1:42 PM - NFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
HOUSTON 6 6
INDIANAPOLIS 3 3 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: HST - FG, KRIS BROWN 28 YD, 5:39. Drive: 10
plays, 70 yards in 5:39. Key plays:
fumble recovery by Daniels on
3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 45;
Rosenfels 19-yard pass to Johnson
on 3rd-an
Nov 16 1:35 PM - NFL
FG HST
KRIS BROWN 34 YD
HOUSTON 6
INDIANAPOLIS 3 2:58 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Texans 6, Colts 3 1st - 2:58Nov 16 1:29 PM - NFL
FG IND
ADAM VINATIERI 40 YD
HOUSTON 3
INDIANAPOLIS 3 5:39 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Texans 3, Colts 3 1st - 5:39Nov 16 1:21 PM - NFL
FG HST
KRIS BROWN 28 YD
HOUSTON 3
INDIANAPOLIS 0 9:21 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Texans 3, Colts 0 1st - 9:21Nov 16 1:10 PM
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