Week 17, 2023

played in Houston, AL

58 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	14	3	0	-	24
Houston Texans	3	3	3	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:04 IND - Jameson Castillo 2 run (B.J. Makofske extra point)
1Q: 00:33 HOU - Reuben Kerney 36 field goal
2Q: 10:44 IND - Asher Tasker 26 pass from Davis Webb (B.J. Makofske extra point)
2Q: 04:52 IND - Sammy Watkins 20 pass from Davis Webb (B.J. Makofske extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Reuben Kerney 38 field goal
3Q: 08:36 HOU - Reuben Kerney 31 field goal
3Q: 03:58 IND - B.J. Makofske 31 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:04 IND - Jameson Castillo 2 run (B.J. Makofske extra point)
1Q: 00:33 HOU - Reuben Kerney 36 field goal
2Q: 10:44 IND - Asher Tasker 26 pass from Davis Webb (B.J. Makofske extra point)
2Q: 04:52 IND - Sammy Watkins 20 pass from Davis Webb (B.J. Makofske extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Reuben Kerney 38 field goal
3Q: 08:36 HOU - Reuben Kerney 31 field goal
3Q: 03:58 IND - B.J. Makofske 31 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 8-7-1 6-10
First Downs 21 11
- by Rushing 13 2
- by Passing 6 7
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 347 200
- Offensive Plays 72 56
- Yards per Play 4.82 3.57
Net Rushing Yards 227 52
- Rushing Attempts 53 11
- Yards per Rush 4.28 4.73
Net Passing Yards 120 148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 18 - 11 - 1 44 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 125 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 6.32 3.29
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.9 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 12/86 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 4/57 5/13
Kick Returns/Yards 2/56 3/79
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 36
Time of Possession 38:20 21:40

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	8-7-1	6-10
First Downs	21	11
- by Rushing	13	2
- by Passing	6	7
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	347	200
- Offensive Plays	72	56
- Yards per Play	4.82	3.57
Net Rushing Yards	227	52
- Rushing Attempts	53	11
- Yards per Rush	4.28	4.73
Net Passing Yards	120	148
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	18 - 11 - 1	44 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	125	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	6.32	3.29
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	1/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.9	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	12/86	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	4/57	5/13
Kick Returns/Yards	2/56	3/79
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 36
Time of Possession	38:20	21:40

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:43	OWN 25	4	17	Punt
1	10:53	0:59	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
1	8:11	6:13	OWN 32	12	68	Touchdown
1	0:28	4:56	OWN 35	8	65	Touchdown
2	7:06	2:28	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
2	1:53	1:12	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
3	11:54	0:54	OWN 7	3	2	Interception
3	8:29	4:38	OWN 32	7	54	Field Goal
3	2:27	1:56	OWN 32	3	-12	Punt
4	14:43	3:25	OWN 6	6	16	Punt
4	11:18	2:43	OPP 49	7	15	Punt
4	7:01	4:44	OWN 24	6	15	Punt
4	0:41	0:41	OWN 33	3	4	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:17	1:24	OWN 10	3	2	Punt
1	9:54	1:43	OWN 45	3	-4	Punt
1	1:58	0:42	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
1	1:16	0:48	OPP 27	3	8	Field Goal
2	10:32	3:26	OWN 25	6	42	Missed FG
2	4:38	2:45	OWN 25	8	30	Punt
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 46	4	33	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:06	OWN 35	5	15	Punt
3	11:00	2:31	OPP 34	5	20	Field Goal
3	3:51	1:24	OWN 35	3	-2	Punt
3	0:31	0:48	OWN 35	3	7	Punt
4	8:35	1:34	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	2:17	1:36	OWN 31	8	36	Downs

Game MVP: Brian O'Neill, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jameson Castillo	26	131	5.04	36	3	1
RB Rodney Collins	23	72	3.13	12	1	0
QB Davis Webb	4	24	6.00	9	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jamie Ricketts	6	25	4.17	8	0	0
RB Brayden Robertson	5	27	5.40	10	1	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Davis Webb	18	11	125	1/5	2	26	1	95.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Colt McCoy	44	21	155	1/7	0	33	0	56.5

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sammy Watkins	5	7	68	13.60	10	20	1
WR Devin Smith	3	5	18	6.00	0	8	0
WR Breshad Perriman	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Asher Tasker	1	2	26	26.00	18	26	1
WR Nickolas Pereira	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Jace Barclay	7	19	28	4.00	9	13
WR Adam Thielen	3	8	31	10.33	6	17
WR Brian James	3	5	48	16.00	8	33
RB Brayden Robertson	3	4	24	8.00	11	12
WR Zay Jones	2	2	6	3.00	3	5
RB Jamie Ricketts	2	3	10	5.00	0	6
WR Dante Pettis	1	3	8	8.00	0	8

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Kenny Young	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Jameson Castillo	1	0	0
RB Rodney Collins	1	0	0
WR Breshad Perriman	0	1	0
G Jawaan Taylor	0	1	0
RB Ted Zellweger	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
CB Erik Rivera	1	0	0
G Brad McGregor	0	1	0
DT Nathan Shepherd	0	0	1
OLB Cody Stargell	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Dillon	8	314	39.3	35.1	49	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicolas Fuller	8	404	50.5	43.4	71	6

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Makofske	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Reuben Kerney	3/4	0/1	0/1	38	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jameson Castillo	4	57	14.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Erik Rivera	5	13	2.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Fields	2	56	28.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Robertson	3	79	26.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Grady Cassidy	8	0	0.0	11	45
S James Sample	4	1	0.0	7	22
ILB Jarrad Davis	4	1	0.0	8	29
OLB Jackson Punzel	4	1	0.0	11	45
S Dustin Mayes	4	1	0.0	4	23
DT Jackson Tatum	2	1	1.0	11	41
CB Kelvin Zwick	2	1	0.0	10	38
CB James Ellis	2	1	0.0	7	31
S Dominic Chiasson	1	1	0.0	11	45
DT Preston Heintz	1	0	0.0	6	17
OLB Domanick Inzinna	1	0	0.0	3	11
WR Nickolas Pereira	1	0	---	---	---
DE Paul Whitfield	0	1	0.0	3	13
DT Thomas DaSilva	0	1	0.0	11	34

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Cody Stargell	11	2	0.0	41	12
OLB Jay Smalley	7	7	0.0	51	19
DE Arden Key	6	1	0.5	28	15
DT Jordan Phillips	6	1	0.0	39	13
ILB Malik Jefferson	6	1	0.0	32	15
S Troy Apke	4	1	0.0	49	18
CB Isaac Yiadom	4	0	0.0	38	13
S Cole Porter	3	5	0.0	47	13
DT Nathan Shepherd	3	0	0.0	25	9
OLB Mike Jennings	3	0	0.0	14	1
DE Star Lotulelei	2	1	0.0	32	12
CB Tyrone Dolliver	2	1	0.0	19	10
S Justin Reid	1	1	0.0	12	7
OLB Kenny Young	1	0	0.0	32	10
CB Erik Rivera	1	0	0.0	46	14
DT Teddy Huffman	1	0	0.0	8	6
DE Dee Ford	0	4	0.5	37	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jackson Tatum	1.0	0	3	0	41
DT Brayden Curtis	0.0	1	1	1	14
DE Paul Whitfield	0.0	0	2	1	13
DT Dre'Mont Jones	0.0	0	2	0	30
DE Dawuane Smoot	0.0	0	1	1	29

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dee Ford	0.5	0	0	11
DE Arden Key	0.5	0	0	15
DE Star Lotulelei	0.0	1	0	12
CB Isaac Yiadom	0.0	1	0	13
OLB Jay Smalley	0.0	0	1	19
DT Nathan Shepherd	0.0	0	1	9

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Grady Cassidy	5	1	45
S James Sample	3	0	22
ILB Jarrad Davis	3	0	29
S Dustin Mayes	3	0	23
CB Kelvin Zwick	2	1	38
OLB Jackson Punzel	2	1	45
CB James Ellis	2	0	31
DT Jackson Tatum	1	0	41
S Dominic Chiasson	0	3	45

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
DE Arden Key	2	0	0	15
ILB Malik Jefferson	2	0	0	15
OLB Kenny Young	1	0	1	10
DT Jordan Phillips	1	0	0	13
CB Isaac Yiadom	1	0	0	13
S Justin Reid	1	0	0	7
CB Erik Rivera	1	0	0	14
CB Tyrone Dolliver	1	0	0	10
OLB Cody Stargell	1	0	0	12
OLB Jay Smalley	0	1	0	19
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.	0	1	0	1
S Cole Porter	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Brian O'Neill	6	12	53	0	19
G Spencer Long	3	10	53	0	19
C Billy Siever	3	10	53	0	19
T Wayne Newsome	3	8	53	0	19
FB Ted Benton	1	2	13	0	7
TE Asher Tasker	1	2	48	0	17
G Jawaan Taylor	0	5	53	1	19

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Seth Morris	2	5	11	0	45
TE Jace Barclay	1	1	11	0	42
G Billy Rudebusch	0	2	11	1	45
G Brad McGregor	0	2	11	0	45
C Hroniss Grasu	0	1	11	0	45

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
James Ellis	2	26
Jackson Punzel	2	21
Ted Benton	1	25
Ted Zellweger	1	17
Nickolas Pereira	1	17
Spencer Long	1	9
Devin Smith	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Jennings	4	11
Nathan Shepherd	2	20

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Asher Tasker	48	17	---	---	25	90
G Spencer Long	53	19	---	---	9	81
G Jawaan Taylor	53	19	---	---	9	81
WR Devin Smith	53	18	---	---	8	79
OLB Jackson Punzel	---	---	11	45	21	77
QB Davis Webb	53	19	---	---	---	72
G Brian O'Neill	53	19	---	---	---	72
C Billy Siever	53	19	---	---	---	72
T Wayne Newsome	53	19	---	---	---	72
CB James Ellis	---	---	7	31	26	64
S Dominic Chiasson	---	---	11	45	4	60
CB Grady Cassidy	---	---	11	45	4	60
CB Kelvin Zwick	---	---	10	38	11	59
DT Jackson Tatum	---	---	11	41	4	56
DT Thomas DaSilva	---	---	11	34	10	55
RB Jameson Castillo	28	14	---	---	8	50
WR Nickolas Pereira	27	6	---	---	17	50
DE Dawuane Smoot	---	---	7	29	10	46
FB Ted Benton	13	7	---	---	25	45
ILB Jarrad Davis	---	---	8	29	3	40
WR Breshad Perriman	32	7	---	---	---	39
DT Dre'Mont Jones	---	---	5	30	4	39
OLB Domanick Inzinna	---	---	3	11	23	37
RB Rodney Collins	25	5	---	---	5	35
WR Sammy Watkins	19	10	---	---	3	32
S James Sample	---	---	7	22	1	30
S Dustin Mayes	---	---	4	23	3	30
TE Wheels Boult	18	10	---	---	---	28
DT Preston Heintz	---	---	6	17	---	23
S Taylor Rapp	---	---	0	5	16	21
RB Ted Zellweger	0	0	---	---	17	17
DT Brayden Curtis	---	---	1	14	2	17
DE Paul Whitfield	---	---	3	13	---	16
ILB Oren Burks	---	---	3	11	---	14
G Lionel Shmitz	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Alejandro Flowers	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Jose Grier	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Dominique Johnstone	---	---	1	7	1	9
ILB Dennis Levine	---	---	1	3	4	8
P Colton Dillon	0	0	---	---	8	8
K B.J. Makofske	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Calvin Fields	0	0	---	---	3	3
DT Frankie Banks	---	---	0	2	1	3
TE Louis Maxwell	2	1	---	---	---	3
QB Riddick Houston	0	0	---	---	1	1
S Cooper James	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jay Smalley	---	---	51	19	1	71
WR Brian James	10	41	---	---	19	70
S Troy Apke	---	---	49	18	2	69
CB Erik Rivera	---	---	46	14	9	69
G Brad McGregor	11	45	---	---	12	68
G Billy Rudebusch	11	45	---	---	12	68
T Sean Segas	11	45	---	---	12	68
T Seth Morris	11	45	---	---	12	68
OLB Kenny Young	---	---	32	10	24	66
S Cole Porter	---	---	47	13	1	61
QB Colt McCoy	11	45	---	---	---	56
C Hroniss Grasu	11	45	---	---	---	56
DT Nathan Shepherd	---	---	25	9	20	54
OLB Cody Stargell	---	---	41	12	1	54
TE Jace Barclay	11	42	---	---	---	53
DT Jordan Phillips	---	---	39	13	1	53
CB Isaac Yiadom	---	---	38	13	2	53
RB Jamie Ricketts	6	19	---	---	28	53
WR Adam Thielen	11	37	---	---	2	50
DE Dee Ford	---	---	37	11	---	48
ILB Malik Jefferson	---	---	32	15	1	48
DE Star Lotulelei	---	---	32	12	1	45
CB Dakota Newton	---	---	27	10	8	45
DE Arden Key	---	---	28	15	1	44
CB Tyrone Dolliver	---	---	19	10	15	44
TE Michael Egnew	3	12	---	---	28	43
RB Brayden Robertson	5	26	---	---	12	43
WR Zay Jones	7	25	---	---	5	37
S Justin Reid	---	---	12	7	15	34
OLB Mike Jennings	---	---	14	1	11	26
DT Teddy Huffman	---	---	8	6	8	22
ILB Anthony Walker Jr.	---	---	6	1	13	20
FB Jaylen Samuels	1	13	---	---	---	14
P Nicolas Fuller	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Anthony Robertson	0	0	---	---	12	12
WR William Bean	1	3	---	---	7	11
K Reuben Kerney	0	0	---	---	7	7
RB Santiago Butler	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Dante Pettis	0	3	---	---	---	3
WR James Washington	0	2	---	---	---	2
TE Leonard Shannon	0	2	---	---	---	2
C Don Samuels	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alex Cappa	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Dwayne Haskins	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Jared Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Scottie Boyd	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	18	90	5.0
Middle	19	79	4.2
Right	16	58	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	4	16	4.0
Right	4	23	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Davis Webb	18	11	2	0	1	3	2	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Colt McCoy	44	21	1	1	6	6	9	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	4	43	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	56	8.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	28	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	60	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	4	34	2.4
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	33	4.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sammy Watkins	7	5	0	68	1	10
WR Devin Smith	5	3	1	18	0	18
WR Breshad Perriman	2	1	0	9	0	7
TE Asher Tasker	2	1	0	26	1	17
WR Nickolas Pereira	2	1	0	4	0	6

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Jace Barclay	19	7	4	28	0	42
WR Adam Thielen	8	3	1	31	0	37
WR Brian James	5	3	0	48	1	41
RB Brayden Robertson	4	3	0	24	0	26
WR Dante Pettis	3	1	0	8	0	3
RB Jamie Ricketts	3	2	1	10	0	19
WR Zay Jones	2	2	0	6	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Rodney Collins	3	8	2.67	3.13
RB Jameson Castillo	2	4	2.00	5.04
QB Davis Webb	1	4	4.00	6.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Davis Webb	3	2	24	8.00	6.94

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Colt McCoy	3	0	0	0.00	3.52

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sammy Watkins	2	1	20	10.00	9.71
WR Nickolas Pereira	1	1	4	4.00	2.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jace Barclay	2	0	0	0.00	1.47
WR Adam Thielen	1	0	0	0.00	3.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jameson Castillo	9	5
RB Rodney Collins	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brayden Robertson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Davis Webb	7	4	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Colt McCoy	12	3	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sammy Watkins	2	2	1
WR Devin Smith	2	1	0
WR Nickolas Pereira	2	1	0
TE Asher Tasker	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch
TE Jace Barclay	6	1
WR Adam Thielen	2	0
WR Zay Jones	2	2
WR Brian James	1	0
RB Brayden Robertson	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (20,400)
End Zone 13,400 (14,800)
Mezzanine 7,700 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,000 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (20,400)
End Zone	13,400 (14,800)
Mezzanine	7,700 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,000 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)