Week 17, 2026

played in Houston, AL

53 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	0	3	14	-	20
Houston Texans	10	0	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:36 HOU - Cody Parkey 46 field goal
1Q: 09:49 IND - B.J. Makofske 31 field goal
1Q: 01:27 HOU - DeForest Buckner 93 fumble return (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 02:18 IND - B.J. Makofske 42 field goal
4Q: 12:10 IND - Ben Mason 42 pass from Derek Carr (B.J. Makofske extra point)
4Q: 05:59 HOU - Brayden Robertson 1 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 03:30 IND - Travis Etienne 6 pass from Derek Carr (B.J. Makofske extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:36 HOU - Cody Parkey 46 field goal
1Q: 09:49 IND - B.J. Makofske 31 field goal
1Q: 01:27 HOU - DeForest Buckner 93 fumble return (Cody Parkey extra point)
3Q: 02:18 IND - B.J. Makofske 42 field goal
4Q: 12:10 IND - Ben Mason 42 pass from Derek Carr (B.J. Makofske extra point)
4Q: 05:59 HOU - Brayden Robertson 1 run (Cody Parkey extra point)
4Q: 03:30 IND - Travis Etienne 6 pass from Derek Carr (B.J. Makofske extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 8-8 5-11
First Downs 22 16
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 17 5
- by Penalty 1 4
Total Net Yards 430 226
- Offensive Plays 66 64
- Yards per Play 6.52 3.53
Net Rushing Yards 102 96
- Rushing Attempts 23 31
- Yards per Rush 4.43 3.10
Net Passing Yards 328 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 23 - 0 33 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 346 130
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/18 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 7.63 3.94
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/12 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/68 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 4/70
Kick Returns/Yards 1/23 2/58
Interception Ret./Yards 1/38 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 30:51 29:09

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	8-8	5-11
First Downs	22	16
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	17	5
- by Penalty	1	4
Total Net Yards	430	226
- Offensive Plays	66	64
- Yards per Play	6.52	3.53
Net Rushing Yards	102	96
- Rushing Attempts	23	31
- Yards per Rush	4.43	3.10
Net Passing Yards	328	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 23 - 0	33 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	346	130
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/18	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	7.63	3.94
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/12	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/68	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	4/70
Kick Returns/Yards	1/23	2/58
Interception Ret./Yards	1/38	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	30:51	29:09

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:30	2:48	OWN 25	5	61	Field Goal
1	7:20	6:06	OWN 20	10	73	Fumble
1	1:14	2:01	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
2	9:02	3:12	OWN 16	7	26	Punt
2	3:02	2:04	OWN 11	5	4	Punt
2	0:30	0:28	OWN 5	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:07	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
3	11:51	1:02	OWN 35	2	0	Punt
3	4:44	2:31	OWN 45	6	30	Field Goal
4	14:07	2:14	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
4	9:02	1:54	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
4	5:51	2:29	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
4	2:50	1:44	OWN 32	5	30	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:30	OPP 45	4	16	Field Goal
1	9:42	2:22	OWN 25	4	26	Punt
2	14:13	5:11	OWN 20	8	17	Punt
2	5:50	2:48	OWN 13	5	26	Punt
2	0:58	0:28	OPP 47	3	0	Punt
2	0:02	0:02	OPP 49	1	0	Half
3	12:53	1:02	OWN 23	3	-8	Punt
3	10:49	6:05	OWN 39	11	51	Interception
3	2:13	3:06	OWN 21	5	35	Punt
4	11:53	2:51	OWN 25	7	24	Punt
4	7:08	1:17	OPP 5	3	5	Touchdown
4	3:22	0:32	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	1:06	1:06	OWN 3	7	30	Game

Game MVP: Derek Carr, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Travis Etienne	16	66	4.13	10	2
QB Derek Carr	3	21	7.00	10	1
RB Brian Quigley	3	21	7.00	21	1
WR Jaylen Waddle	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Brayden Robertson	8	23	2.88	14	1	1
RB Norm Copeland	8	33	4.13	22	1	0
RB Jermar Jefferson	6	9	1.50	6	0	0
QB Wesley Brayshaw	5	21	4.20	12	2	0
RB Santiago Butler	4	10	2.50	9	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	39	23	346	4/18	2	47	0	105.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley Brayshaw	33	12	130	0/0	0	28	1	36.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jaylen Waddle	10	12	140	14.00	28	21	0
TE Ben Mason	4	6	54	13.50	21	42	1
TE Stephen Sullivan	3	4	27	9.00	2	13	0
RB Travis Etienne	2	3	53	26.50	41	47	1
WR Devin Smith	1	3	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Brian Quigley	1	4	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Ted Benton	1	2	38	38.00	34	38	0
WR Malachi Maloney	1	3	23	23.00	20	23	0
WR Amari Turner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Isaiah Hodgins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE George Kittle	4	6	28	7.00	12	18
WR Terry McLaurin	3	8	71	23.67	48	28
RB Brayden Robertson	2	4	8	4.00	2	5
WR Chandler Whitson	2	6	12	6.00	4	9
WR Brandon Aiyuk	1	6	11	11.00	0	11
WR James Proche	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Charlie Maxwell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ryan Carr	1	38	38.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Derek Carr	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE DeForest Buckner	0	1	0	1
DT Jonathan Garvin	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Dillon	8	330	41.3	32.6	52	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tevin Pettus	8	381	47.6	41.4	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Makofske	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	1/1	1/1	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jay Hughes	3	10	3.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Robertson	4	70	17.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaiah Hodgins	1	23	23.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brayden Robertson	2	58	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
DT Thomas DaSilva	5	1	27	22
DT Jackson Tatum	4	2	28	23
ILB Nick Cocozzo	4	0	19	11
S Jay Hughes	4	0	11	22
OLB Amir Bridges	4	0	19	11
OLB Jackson Punzel	3	2	30	32
S Dustin Mayes	3	1	23	28
OLB Nick Bolton	3	1	13	16
CB Ryan Carr	2	1	20	20
CB Oliver Booker	2	1	10	16
CB Jordan Cattell	2	1	19	14
DE Jeremiah Carrasco	2	0	19	9
CB Raul Escalante	2	0	30	28
DE Mickey Corbett	1	3	9	8
DT Brenden Harding	1	0	1	5
DE Frankie Doyle	0	1	19	9
DE Ralph Crawford	0	1	6	16

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marcus Peters	9	1	0.0	21	36
OLB Mike Jennings	7	1	1.0	21	37
DE Walter Hou	5	1	1.0	23	42
OLB Kerry Meadows	4	2	0.0	23	43
CB Eric Stokes	4	0	0.0	22	41
S Roman Kemp	3	0	1.0	19	34
DT Marco Quesnel	3	1	0.0	6	13
DE Scottie Boyd	2	1	0.0	23	40
OLB Cody Stargell	2	0	0.0	5	14
DT Jonathon Cooper	2	0	0.0	18	24
DT Jonathan Garvin	1	0	0.5	2	7
S Cole Porter	1	3	0.0	23	42
DT Raul Burkhammer	1	1	0.0	17	30
CB Jeff Okudah	1	1	0.0	15	19
CB Tyrone Dolliver	1	0	0.0	7	16
CB Marshall Perdue	1	0	0.0	3	11
S Drake Hutton	1	0	0.0	2	7
WR Chandler Whitson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Malachi Schultz	0	1	0.5	0	2
DT Teddy Huffman	0	1	0.0	3	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Harris Trowbridge	2	3	26
DE Mickey Corbett	0	1	8
DE Ralph Crawford	0	1	16

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walter Hou	1.0	1	0	42
OLB Mike Jennings	1.0	0	0	37
S Roman Kemp	1.0	0	0	34
DE Malachi Schultz	0.5	0	0	2
DT Jonathan Garvin	0.5	0	0	7
DT Raul Burkhammer	0.0	1	1	30
DT Teddy Huffman	0.0	1	1	13
DE Scottie Boyd	0.0	1	0	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dustin Mayes	3	0	0	28
ILB Nick Cocozzo	2	1	0	11
CB Ryan Carr	2	0	1	20
CB Oliver Booker	1	1	0	16
OLB Amir Bridges	1	1	0	11
S Jay Hughes	1	0	0	22
OLB Nick Bolton	1	0	0	16
CB Jordan Cattell	1	0	0	14
OLB Jackson Punzel	0	3	0	32
CB Ezekiel D'Arcy	0	1	0	26

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marcus Peters	4	0	36
OLB Kerry Meadows	4	0	43
OLB Mike Jennings	3	1	37
S Roman Kemp	3	1	34
CB Eric Stokes	2	3	41
CB Tyrone Dolliver	1	1	16
S Cole Porter	1	0	42
OLB Cody Stargell	1	0	14
S Drake Hutton	1	0	7
DE Walter Hou	1	0	42
DT Jonathon Cooper	1	0	24
DT Marco Quesnel	1	0	13
CB Marshall Perdue	0	1	11

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Matt Peart	2	6	0	23	2	43
G Jawaan Taylor	1	5	0	23	0	43
T Jack Petrie	1	4	1	23	1	43
C Billy Siever	1	2	0	23	0	43
T Wayne Newsome	0	3	0	23	1	43

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Billy Rudebusch	2	5	31	33
G Robert Hainsey	2	4	31	33
T Isaiah Wilson	1	7	31	33
C Trey Hill	1	3	31	33
G Neil Derosa	0	6	31	33
FB Philip Hines	0	1	13	11

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Travis Etienne	2	19
Jackson Punzel	2	14
Isaiah Hodgins	1	19
Stephen Lindsay	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Rondell Bowker	2	26
Walter Hou	1	27
James Proche	1	9

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Jackson Punzel	---	---	30	32	14	76
T Jack Petrie	23	43	---	---	10	76
WR Jaylen Waddle	23	42	---	---	4	69
QB Derek Carr	23	43	---	---	2	68
RB Travis Etienne	17	31	---	---	19	67
G Jawaan Taylor	23	43	---	---	---	66
C Billy Siever	23	43	---	---	---	66
T Wayne Newsome	23	43	---	---	---	66
G Matt Peart	23	43	---	---	---	66
WR Malachi Maloney	20	34	---	---	9	63
WR Devin Smith	15	30	---	---	17	62
CB Raul Escalante	---	---	30	28	1	59
TE Ben Mason	21	35	---	---	---	56
DT Jackson Tatum	---	---	28	23	1	52
S Dustin Mayes	---	---	23	28	1	52
DT Thomas DaSilva	---	---	27	22	---	49
CB Ezekiel D'Arcy	---	---	13	26	9	48
DE Harris Trowbridge	---	---	12	26	9	47
CB Oliver Booker	---	---	10	16	17	43
S Jay Hughes	---	---	11	22	9	42
OLB Nick Bolton	---	---	13	16	13	42
CB Ryan Carr	---	---	20	20	1	41
S Ricardo Perry	---	---	10	7	17	34
CB Jordan Cattell	---	---	19	14	---	33
DE Ralph Crawford	---	---	6	16	9	31
WR Isaiah Hodgins	3	9	---	---	19	31
OLB Amir Bridges	---	---	19	11	1	31
ILB Nick Cocozzo	---	---	19	11	---	30
FB Ted Benton	2	8	---	---	19	29
DE Frankie Doyle	---	---	19	9	---	28
DE Jeremiah Carrasco	---	---	19	9	---	28
TE Colby Parkinson	0	0	---	---	27	27
ILB Daelin Hayes	---	---	0	0	24	24
DE Ernest Jones	---	---	3	14	1	18
DE Mickey Corbett	---	---	9	8	---	17
TE Stephen Sullivan	5	10	---	---	---	15
RB Brian Quigley	5	9	---	---	---	14
WR Amari Turner	4	7	---	---	---	11
C Jose Grier	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Antonio Cheshier	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Stephen Lindsay	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Tristan Wirfs	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Colton Dillon	0	0	---	---	8	8
K B.J. Makofske	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Brenden Harding	---	---	1	5	---	6
QB Damian Andrews	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
DE Walter Hou	---	---	23	42	27	92
OLB Kerry Meadows	---	---	23	43	14	80
C Trey Hill	31	33	---	---	9	73
G Robert Hainsey	31	33	---	---	9	73
CB Eric Stokes	---	---	22	41	10	73
S Cole Porter	---	---	23	42	4	69
DE Scottie Boyd	---	---	23	40	2	65
G Billy Rudebusch	31	33	---	---	---	64
QB Wesley Brayshaw	31	33	---	---	---	64
G Neil Derosa	31	33	---	---	---	64
T Isaiah Wilson	31	33	---	---	---	64
TE George Kittle	29	33	---	---	---	62
OLB Mike Jennings	---	---	21	37	2	60
S Marcus Peters	---	---	21	36	2	59
S Roman Kemp	---	---	19	34	---	53
TE Charlie Maxwell	15	22	---	---	14	51
DT Raul Burkhammer	---	---	17	30	2	49
WR Terry McLaurin	26	21	---	---	---	47
WR Chandler Whitson	24	22	---	---	---	46
RB Norm Copeland	10	9	---	---	26	45
DT Jonathon Cooper	---	---	18	24	---	42
RB Brayden Robertson	10	18	---	---	13	41
WR Rondell Bowker	4	4	---	---	26	34
CB Jeff Okudah	---	---	15	19	---	34
CB Marshall Perdue	---	---	3	11	19	33
CB Tyrone Dolliver	---	---	7	16	7	30
TE Clayton Feagles	1	4	---	---	25	30
DT Marco Quesnel	---	---	6	13	8	27
WR Brandon Aiyuk	12	14	---	---	---	26
S Drake Hutton	---	---	2	7	15	24
FB Philip Hines	13	11	---	---	---	24
OLB Cody Stargell	---	---	5	14	---	19
RB Jermar Jefferson	6	1	---	---	10	17
DT Teddy Huffman	---	---	3	13	---	16
ILB Leighton Vander Esch	---	---	0	1	13	14
WR James Proche	0	2	---	---	9	11
DT Jonathan Garvin	---	---	2	7	2	11
P Tevin Pettus	0	0	---	---	9	9
DE DeForest Buckner	---	---	0	1	8	9
RB Santiago Butler	5	4	---	---	---	9
C Anthony Robertson	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Frederick Tripodi	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	5	5
DE Malachi Schultz	---	---	0	2	---	2
T Sean Segas	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Corwin Banks	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	12	3.0
Middle	16	86	5.4
Right	3	4	1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	9	1.8
Middle	21	46	2.2
Right	5	41	8.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	39	23	5	1	4	7	4	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley Brayshaw	33	12	2	3	2	7	5	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	50	10.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	150	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	104	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	42	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	2	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	10	112	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	1	16	2.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jaylen Waddle	12	10	1	140	1	42
TE Ben Mason	6	4	0	54	1	35
RB Brian Quigley	4	1	1	6	0	9
TE Stephen Sullivan	4	3	1	27	0	10
WR Devin Smith	3	1	0	5	0	30
WR Malachi Maloney	3	1	1	23	1	34
RB Travis Etienne	3	2	0	53	1	31
FB Ted Benton	2	1	0	38	1	8
WR Amari Turner	1	0	0	0	0	7
WR Isaiah Hodgins	1	0	0	0	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry McLaurin	8	3	1	71	2	21
TE George Kittle	6	4	0	28	0	33
WR Brandon Aiyuk	6	1	0	11	0	14
WR Chandler Whitson	6	2	1	12	0	22
RB Brayden Robertson	4	2	0	8	0	18
WR James Proche	1	0	0	0	0	2
TE Charlie Maxwell	1	0	0	0	0	22

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Travis Etienne	1	10	10.00	4.13

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Brayden Robertson	2	2	1.00	2.88
QB Wesley Brayshaw	2	11	5.50	4.20
RB Santiago Butler	1	6	6.00	2.50
RB Norm Copeland	1	-2	-2.00	4.13
RB Jermar Jefferson	1	-4	-4.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	4	2	19	4.75	8.87

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wesley Brayshaw	1	0	0	0.00	3.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jaylen Waddle	2	1	13	6.50	11.67
WR Devin Smith	1	0	0	0.00	1.67
RB Travis Etienne	1	1	6	6.00	17.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chandler Whitson	1	0	0	0.00	2.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Derek Carr	1	0
RB Brian Quigley	1	0
WR Jaylen Waddle	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Brayden Robertson	2	1
QB Wesley Brayshaw	2	2
RB Norm Copeland	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	9	3	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley Brayshaw	11	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Brian Quigley	4	1	1
WR Devin Smith	2	1	1
FB Ted Benton	1	0	0
WR Malachi Maloney	1	0	0
WR Jaylen Waddle	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE George Kittle	3	2	1
WR Chandler Whitson	3	0	0
WR Terry McLaurin	2	1	0
WR Brandon Aiyuk	2	1	1
WR James Proche	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (20,400)
End Zone 13,300 (14,800)
Mezzanine 7,600 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,000 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (20,400)
End Zone	13,300 (14,800)
Mezzanine	7,600 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,000 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)