2020 · Week 15
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts
Dec 20, 2020 · Lucas Oil Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Indianapolis Colts defeated Houston Texans 27–20. ScoutIndex had favored Colts (77%) going in. Colts improve to 10-4; Texans fall to 4-10. Philip Rivers paced the offense with 228 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | First downs | 20 |
| 456 | Total yards | 355 |
| 373 | Passing yards | 228 |
| 83 | Rushing yards | 127 |
| 33/41 | Comp / Att | 22/29 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(5:55) 28-J.Taylor right tackle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q13-R.Blankenship extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q1(:57) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short middle to 14-Z.Pascal for 11 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q13-R.Blankenship extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q2(3:56) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass deep left to 17-C.Hansen for 38 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q27-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-9-B.Anger.
- Q2(:05) 7-K.Fairbairn 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-9-B.Anger.
- Q3(8:31) 3-R.Blankenship 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q3(1:22) 7-K.Fairbairn 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-9-B.Anger.
- Q4(13:36) 3-R.Blankenship 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(7:30) (Shotgun) 4-D.Watson pass short middle to 16-K.Coutee for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q47-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-9-B.Anger.
- Q4(1:53) (Shotgun) 17-P.Rivers pass short left to 14-Z.Pascal for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q43-R.Blankenship extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 33/41 | 373 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deshaun Watson | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| David Johnson | 8 | 27 | 0 |
| Buddy Howell | 5 | 22 | 0 |
| Scottie Phillips | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Johnson | 11 | 11 | 106 | 0 |
| Brandin Cooks | 6 | 7 | 59 | 0 |
| Chad Hansen | 2 | 3 | 55 | 1 |
| Keke Coutee | 5 | 7 | 53 | 1 |
| Jordan Akins | 5 | 6 | 50 | 0 |
| Kahale Warring | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| Scottie Phillips | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 22/28 | 228 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Rivers | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 16 | 83 | 1 |
| Nyheim Hines | 5 | 43 | 0 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| Zach Pascal | 5 | 6 | 79 | 2 |
| T.Y. Hilton | 4 | 6 | 71 | 0 |
| Nyheim Hines | 2 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Jack Doyle | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Trey Burton | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |