Above: Butler with the interception; Vinatieri's late field goal sealed the victory.
Snapped: The Texans Winning Streak Is Ended By The Colts
AP Dallas -- The
Houston Texans were able to hold
Andrew Luck and the
Indianapolis Colts to just 131 total offensive yards, but they still fell to the Colts 29-16 on Thursday night ending their 5 game winning streak.
While it's defense dominated the Colts, their offense was able to move the chains all night racking up 477 total offensive yards including 223 yards on the ground. But the Texans main problem was turnovers, and their was a whole lot of them. Houston turned the ball over 7 times including 5 interceptions between
Ryan Mallett and rookie
Tom Savage. Head coach
Bill O'Brien pulled Mallett after he threw his third int in the 3rd quarter, replacing him with the rookie from Pittsburgh. Savage was thrown into the fire and finished with 115 yards passing and 2 picks.
Indy didn't score a single touchdown on offense but they got their points from big defensive plays and a big play on special team.
Darius Butler picked off Mallett and returned it for a pick six and
Andy Studebaker returned a
Keshawn Martin fumble on a punt return for a touchdown. The Colts then looked to
Adam Vinatieri for more points as he went a perfect 4-of-4 on field goal attempts.
The Texans lone bright spot on offense was
Arian Foster's 93 yard touchdown late in the 3rd quarter to bring the Texans within 10 points.
| Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans |
| Oct 9, 2014 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Indianapolis Colts (2-4) | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| Houston Texans (5-1) | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| IND | HOU |
| Total Offense | 131 | 477 |
| Rushing Yards | 38 | 223 |
| Passing Yards | 93 | 254 |
| First Downs | 6 | 19 |
| Punt Return Yards | 22 | 50 |
| Kick Return Yards | 89 | 116 |
| Total Yards | 242 | 643 |
| Turnovers | 1 (+6) | 7 (-6) |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 0-13 (0%) | 9-19 (47%) |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 (0%) | 1-4 (25%) |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 (0%) | 0-1 (0%) |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Penalties | 1-10 | 3-27 |
| Posession Time | 17:13 | 30:34 |
| Scoring Summary |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | IND | HOU |
| 8:55 | (HOU) C.Fiedorowicz 25 Yd pass from R.Mallett (R.Bullock kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 6:41 | (IND) A.Studebaker returned fumble 29 yds (A.Vinatieri kick) | 7 | 7 |
| 5:53 | (IND) D.Butler returned interception 27 Yds (A.Vinatieri kick) | 14 | 7 |
| 3:11 | (IND) A.Vinatieri 22 Yd FG | 17 | 7 |
| 0:00 | (IND) A.Vinatieri 50 Yd FG | 20 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | IND | HOU |
| 6:01 | (IND) A.Vinatieri 29 Yd FG | 23 | 7 |
| 5:35 | (HOU) A.Foster 93 Yd run (2pt failed) | 23 | 13 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | IND | HOU |
| 11:38 | (HOU) R.Bullock 38 Yd FG | 23 | 16 |
| 3:43 | (HOU) R.Bullock 41 Yd FG | 23 | 19 |
| 0:47 | (IND) A.Vinatieri 35 Yd FG | 26 | 19 |
| Indianapolis Colts | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | Andrew Luck (32.6 Rating) | 10-28 | 105 | 0 | 1 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | Ahmad Bradshaw | 13 | 27 | 2.0 | 0 | | Trent Richardson | 7 | 11 | 1.5 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | Reggie Wayne | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | | Hakeem Nicks | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | | T.Y. Hilton | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | Hugh Thornton | 1 | 0 | | Anthony Castonzo | 1 | 0 | | Gosder Cherilus | 0 | 1 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | Jerrell Freeman | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Erik Walden | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | Vontae Davis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | D'Qwell jackson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Andy Studebaker | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | Adam Vinatieri | 4-4 | 2-2 | 14 | 50 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | Pat McAfee | 9 | 412 | 45.7 | 0 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | Griff Whalen | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | | T.Y. Hilton | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | T.Y. Hilton | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 |
| | Houston Texans | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | Ryan Mallett (35.5 Rating) | 15-30 | 146 | 1 | 3 | | Tom Savage (24.0 Rating) | 9-20 | 115 | 0 | 2 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | Arian Foster | 14 | 160 | 11.4 | 1 | | Alfred Blue | 7 | 30 | 4.2 | 0 | | Jay Prosch | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | Andre Johnson | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 0 | | Arian Foster | 4 | 23 | 5.7 | 0 | | C.J. Fiedorowicz | 4 | 105 | 26.2 | 1 | | Garrett Graham | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | | Jay Prosch | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | Ben Jones | 0 | 1 | | Derek Newton | 0 | 1 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | J.J. Watt | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Kareem Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Eddie Pleasant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Brain Cushing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Akeem Dent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | Randy Bullock | 2-2 | 1-1 | 7 | 41 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | Shane Lechler | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 1 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | Keshawn Martin | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 0 | | Damaris Johnson | 4 | 83 | 20.7 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | Damaris Johnson | 4 | 27 | 6.7 | 0 | | Keshawn Martin | 4 | 23 | 5.7 | 0 |
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