October 6th, 2015 
Matt Loede 
Posted in INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (2-2) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1-3)
SERIES
| COLTS | TEXANS | |
| THUR. RECORD | 12-1-1 | 2-4 |
| SERIES LEADER | 22-4 | |
| STREAKS | Past 5 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Chuck Pagano: 5-1 | Bill O’Brien: 0-2 |
| LAST WEEK | W 16-13 (OT) vs. Jaguars | L 48-21 at Falcons |
| LAST GAME | 12/14/14: Texans 10 at Colts 17. Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck throws for 187 yards & 2 TDs. Houston S Kendrick Lewis has 27-yard INT-TD. | |
| LAST GAME AT SITE | 10/9/14: Colts 33, Texans 28. Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck throws for 370 yards & 3 TDs. Houston DE J.J. Watt has 45-yards FR-TD. | |
| REFEREE | Terry McAulay | |
| BROADCAST | CBS/NFLN (7:25 PM CT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter). SIRIUS: 83 (Ind.), 93 (Hou.). XM: 226 (Ind.), 225 (Hou.). | |
STATS
| PASSING | Luck: 65-116-753-5-7-65.1 OR
Hasselbeck: 30-47-282-1-0-87.4 |
Mallett: 71-137-720-3-3-65.3 |
| RUSHING | Gore: 54-227-4.2-2 | Blue: 51-204-4.0-1 |
| RECEIVING | Moncrief: 23-275-12.0-3 (T3C) | Hopkins: 31-409 (3C)-13.2-3 (T3C) |
| OFFENSE | 337.8 | 384.3 |
| TAKE/GIVE | -9 | -6 |
| DEFENSE | 387.5 | 344.0 |
| SACKS | 5 tied: 1 | Watt: 4 (T2L) |
| INTs | Lowery: 2 (T1C) | Demps, Moore: 1 |
| PUNTING | McAfee: 47.9 | Lechler: 47.1 |
| KICKING | Vinatieri: 16 (7/7 PAT; 3/5 FG) | Novak: 3 (3/3 PAT; 0/1 FG) |
NOTES
COLTS: Have won 15 consec. games vs. AFC South, tied for longest division win streak since 1970 (1972-73 Dolphins, 15)…QB ANDREW LUCK has 5-1 career record vs. Hou. & has passed for 1,385 yards with 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 90.4 rating. Last week, QB MATT HASSELBECK earned 1st win as starter since 10/21/12 vs. Buf. (with Ten.)…In last meeting (10/6/13 w/ SF), RB FRANK GORE rushed for 81 yards & TD…In past 9 vs. AFC South, WR T.Y. HILTON has 50 catches for 896 yards & 2 TDs. WR ANDRE JOHNSON (1,019) needs 6 catches to surpass ISAAC BRUCE (1,024) for No. 8 all-time…LB D’QWELL JACKSON leads team with 47 tackles. Last week, K ADAM VINATIERI (1,004) surpassed MIKE VANDERJAGT (995) as Colts’ all-time leading scorer & became 1st player in NFL history to score 1,000+ points with 2 different teams (1,158 with NE)…TEXANS: QB RYAN MALLETT set to make 1st career start vs. own division. Has TD pass in 3 of past 4…In 3 career home starts, RB ALFRED BLUE has 254 scrimmage yards (227 rush, 27 rec.), incl. 139 yards & TD vs. TB in Week 3…In past 9 overall, WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS has 56 rec. for 816 yards (14.6 avg.) with 5 TDs, incl. 9 catches for 157 yards last week. WR CECIL SHORTS III had 6 catches for 87 yards & TD last week. WR NATE WASHINGTON (149) set to play in 150th career game…In past 9, J.J. WATT has 15 sacks, 2 FF, FR, safety, 6 PDs & TD catch. Since entering NFL in 2011, leads league with 61 sacks. LB BRIAN CUSHING leads team with 32 tackles, incl. 11 last week. Since 2006, CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH has 5 INT-TDs, tied for most in AFC.
