2003 · Week 17
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Dec 28, 2003 · Reliant Stadium · closed · grass
Recap
Indianapolis Colts held off Houston Texans 20–17. ScoutIndex had favored Colts (74%) going in. Colts improve to 12-4; Texans fall to 5-11. Edgerrin James paced the offense with 171 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 5 catches for 35 yards. Colts out-gained the opponent 427–204 in total yards.
Team stats
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 10 |
| 427 | Total yards | 204 |
| 220 | Passing yards | 105 |
| 207 | Rushing yards | 99 |
| 26/38 | Comp / Att | 13/23 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 26/38 | 220 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Edgerrin James | 27 | 171 | 1 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 8 | 31 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 13/23 | 105 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Domanick Williams | 20 | 99 | 2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |