Texans-Colts Preview Capsule
HOUSTON (4-2) at INDIANAPOLIS (3-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE — Colts by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Texans 4-2, Colts 3-1-1
SERIES RECORD — Colts lead 16-10
LAST MEETING — Colts beat Texans 21-7 in wild-card game on Jan. 5, 2019
LAST WEEK — Texans beat Chiefs 31-24; Colts had bye
AP PRO32 RANKING — Texans No. 6, Colts No. 12
TEXANS OFFENSE — OVERALL (6), RUSH (5), PASS (10).
TEXANS DEFENSE — OVERALL (18), RUSH (8), PASS (24).
COLTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (23), RUSH (4), PASS (27).
COLTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (16), RUSH (19), PASS (17).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Texans have won four of past five games and three of past four at Indianapolis. … Houston allowed 18 sacks through first four games — none since — after giving up league-high 62 last season. … Rookie RT Tytus Howard expected to sit out with injured left knee. … QB Deshaun Watson has six TD passes in past two weeks but threw two interceptions in last week’s victory at Kansas City. … RB Carlos Hyde ran for 116 yards against Chiefs, first 100-yard game since September 2017. Texans rushed for 192 yards as team. … Texans have forced turnover in 19 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL and have forced a fumble in nine straight games. … K Ka’imi Fairbairn has missed four extra points in past three games. … Colts won twice at Houston last season, second time was in playoffs. … Indy has scored 23 or more points in 10 consecutive home games, second-longest active streak in NFL. … Colts have not allowed 100-yard runner in 23 consecutive games. … Coach Frank Reich league-high seven for seven on fourth-down conversions, but Indy failed to convert fourth down from 43-yard line in last year’s overtime loss to Texans. … QB Jacoby Brissett has been sacked six times in 2019, tied for second fewest in league. … Indy has not allowed sack since Week 3 and has given up only one sack in past five October games. … RB Marlon Mack needs one 100-yard game to tie Alan Ameche (seven) for sixth on franchise’s career list. … Mack, Ameche, Marshall Faulk and Edgerrin James are only players in franchise history to top 1,500 yards rushing before celebrating 24th birthday. … WR T.Y. Hilton has 78 catches for 1,506 yards and nine TDs in 15 games against Houston. … All-Pro LB Darius Leonard expected to play for first time since Week 2 after clearing concussion protocol. … S Khari Willis has 21 tackles, fourth-highest total in league among rookies. … Indy has fewest penalties (27) and fewest penalty yards (199) in league. … Fantasy tip: Both teams have run the ball well this season. But surest thing this week might be Hilton having another big game against a team that he’s averaged more than 100 yards per game since 2012.
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