2024 · Week 8
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
Oct 27, 2024 · Reliant Stadium · closed · astroturf
Recap
Houston Texans edged Indianapolis Colts 23–20. ScoutIndex had favored Texans (64%) going in. Texans improve to 6-2; Colts fall to 4-4. C.J. Stroud led the way with 285 passing yards and 1 TD.
Team stats
| IND | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | First downs | 20 |
| 338 | Total yards | 381 |
| 175 | Passing yards | 285 |
| 163 | Rushing yards | 96 |
| 10/32 | Comp / Att | 25/37 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(11:18) 15-K.Fairbairn 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q1(10:03) 7-M.Gay 46 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q1(1:01) (Shotgun) 5-A.Richardson pass deep left to 1-J.Downs for 69 yards, TOUCHDOWN [91-F.Fatukasi].
- Q17-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q2(10:12) 28-J.Mixon up the middle for 14 yards, TOUCHDOWN. HOU-54-J.Patterson was injured during the play.
- Q215-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(:23) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short right to 3-T.Dell for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q215-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q3(7:55) 15-K.Fairbairn 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q3(3:41) (Shotgun) 5-A.Richardson pass short right to 14-A.Pierce for 13 yards, TOUCHDOWN NULLIFIED by Penalty. PENALTY on IND-11-M.Pittman, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at HOU 13 - No Play.
- Q3(2:04) 7-M.Gay 37 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(12:24) 15-K.Fairbairn 34 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(9:27) (Shotgun) 5-A.Richardson pass deep right to 1-J.Downs for 25 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED. (Shotgun) 5-A.Richardson pass deep right to 1-J.Downs to HOU 1 for 24 yards (5-J.Pitre).
- Q4(8:34) (Shotgun) 28-J.Taylor right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q47-M.Gay extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(3:07) 7-C.Stroud to IND 15 for -7 yards (54-D.Odeyingbo). FUMBLES (54-D.Odeyingbo), RECOVERED by IND-54-D.Odeyingbo at IND 18. 54-D.Odeyingbo for 82 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the runner was not down by contact ruling, and the play was REVERSED. 7-C.Stroud to IND 15 for -7 yards (54-D.Odeyingbo). FUMBLES (54-D.Odeyingbo), RECOVERED by IND-54-D.Odeyingbo at IND 18. 54-D.Odeyingbo to IND 18 for no gain (28-J.Mixon).
Box score
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Richardson | 10/32 | 175 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Richardson | 6 | 45 | 0 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 20 | 105 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Downs | 4 | 9 | 109 | 1 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 1 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Trey Sermon | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Alec Pierce | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Adonai Mitchell | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| Kylen Granson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Will Mallory | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Goodson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 25/37 | 285 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 1 | -10 | 0 |
| Joe Mixon | 25 | 102 | 1 |
| Stefon Diggs | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Dameon Pierce | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mixon | 4 | 6 | 32 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 5 | 9 | 81 | 0 |
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 6 | 52 | 0 |
| Tank Dell | 4 | 4 | 35 | 1 |
| John Metchie III | 3 | 4 | 29 | 0 |
| Cade Stover | 2 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| Robert Woods | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |