Texans-Colts Preview Capsule
HOUSTON (4-2) at INDIANAPOLIS (3-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Colts by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Texans 4-2, Colts 3-1-1
SERIES RECORD - Colts lead 16-10
LAST MEETING - Colts beat Texans 21-7 in wild-card game on Jan. 5, 2019
LAST WEEK - Texans beat Chiefs 31-24; Colts had bye
AP PRO32 RANKING - Texans No. 6, Colts No. 12
TEXANS OFFENSE - OVERALL (6), RUSH (5), PASS (10).
TEXANS DEFENSE - OVERALL (18), RUSH (8), PASS (24).
COLTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (23), RUSH (4), PASS (27).
COLTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (16), RUSH (19), PASS (17).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Texans have won four of past five games and three of past four at Indianapolis. ... Houston allowed 18 sacks through first four games - none since - after giving up league-high 62 last season. ... Rookie RT Tytus Howard expected to sit out with injured left knee. ... QB Deshaun Watson has six TD passes in past two weeks but threw two interceptions in last week's victory at Kansas City. ... RB Carlos Hyde ran for 116 yards against Chiefs, first 100-yard game since September 2017. Texans rushed for 192 yards as team. ... Texans have forced turnover in 19 consecutive games, longest active streak in NFL and have forced a fumble in nine straight games. ... K Ka'imi Fairbairn has missed four extra points in past three games. ... Colts won twice at Houston last season, second time was in playoffs. ... Indy has scored 23 or more points in 10 consecutive home games, second-longest active streak in NFL. ... Colts have not allowed 100-yard runner in 23 consecutive games. ... Coach Frank Reich league-high seven for seven on fourth-down conversions, but Indy failed to convert fourth down from 43-yard line in last year's overtime loss to Texans. ... QB Jacoby Brissett has been sacked six times in 2019, tied for second fewest in league. ... Indy has not allowed sack since Week 3 and has given up only one sack in past five October games. ... RB Marlon Mack needs one 100-yard game to tie Alan Ameche (seven) for sixth on franchise's career list. ... Mack, Ameche, Marshall Faulk and Edgerrin James are only players in franchise history to top 1,500 yards rushing before celebrating 24th birthday. ... WR T.Y. Hilton has 78 catches for 1,506 yards and nine TDs in 15 games against Houston. ... All-Pro LB Darius Leonard expected to play for first time since Week 2 after clearing concussion protocol. ... S Khari Willis has 21 tackles, fourth-highest total in league among rookies. ... Indy has fewest penalties (27) and fewest penalty yards (199) in league. ... Fantasy tip: Both teams have run the ball well this season. But surest thing this week might be Hilton having another big game against a team that he's averaged more than 100 yards per game since 2012.
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