INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE - Nfl
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2013 GAME SUMMARIES<br />
<strong>COLTS</strong> 27<br />
TEXANS 24<br />
Sunday, November 3, 2013<br />
Reliant Stadium<br />
The Colts tied their sixth largest comeback in franchise history after<br />
overcoming an 18-point deficit in the third quarter and defeating the<br />
Houston Texans by a 27-24 margin. The Texans took an early lead<br />
in the first half when Houston quarterback Case Keenum found<br />
wide receiver Andre Johnson for three touchdown receptions en<br />
route to a 21-3 halftime lead. The Colts responded with points in<br />
each of their first four possessions of the second half. Adam<br />
Vinatieri notched his second field goal of the day (35 yards) prior<br />
to quarterback Andrew Luck finding wide receiver T.Y. Hilton for<br />
three touchdowns of his own to take a three-point lead. The Texans<br />
had two chances to take the lead or tie the game, but the Colts defense<br />
held Houston to a punt followed by a missed 55-yard field<br />
goal as time ran out. Luck completed 18-of-40 passes for 271 yards<br />
and three touchdowns has he logged his 10th career comeback in<br />
the fourth quarter or overtime. Hilton tallied his eighth career 100-<br />
yard performance as he led the team in receiving with seven receptions<br />
for 121 yards and three scores. The three touchdowns<br />
tied a franchise record for a single game, which was last recorded<br />
by Dallas Clark in December of 2009. Defensively, Pat Angerer led<br />
the Colts with 17 tackles while adding one pass defensed.<br />
1 2 3 4 OT Total<br />
Colts 0 3 9 15 0 27<br />
Texans 14 7 3 0 0 24<br />
SCORING DRIVES<br />
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play IND HOU<br />
Texans 1 14:00 Johnson 62 yd. pass from Keenum 0 7<br />
(Bullock kick)<br />
Texans 1 4:13 Johnson 41 yd. pass from Keenum 0 14<br />
(Bullock kick)<br />
Colts 2 3:30 Vinatieri 30 yd. field goal 3 14<br />
Texans 2 0:34 Johnson 5 yd. pass from Keenum 3 21<br />
(Bullock kick)<br />
Colts 3 11:54 Vinatieri 35 yd. field goal 6 21<br />
Texans 3 4:25 Bullock 43 yd. field goal 6 24<br />
Colts 3 0:05 Hilton 10 yd. pass from Luck 12 24<br />
(Two-point pass failed)<br />
Colts 4 9:46 Hilton 58 yd. pass from Luck 19 24<br />
(Vinatieri kick)<br />
Colts 4 4:00 Hilton 9 yd. pass from Luck 27 24<br />
(Luck-Fleener two-point pass)<br />
TEAM STATISTICS<br />
Colts Texans<br />
Total Net Yards 314 483<br />
Net Yards Rushing 69 143<br />
Net Yards Passing 245 340<br />
Total First Downs 17 22<br />
Third Down Efficiency 4-13-31% 6-14-43%<br />
Penalties 3-15 5-86<br />
Fumbles (Number and Lost) 0-0 1-0<br />
Field Goals (Made and Attempted) 2-3 1-4<br />
Red Zone Efficiency 2-4-50% 1-2-50%<br />
Time of Possession 23:48 36:12<br />
STARTERS<br />
<strong>COLTS</strong><br />
TEXANS<br />
WR Heyward-BeyDE Redding WR Johnson DE Watt<br />
LT Castonzo NT Franklin LT Brown NT Mitchell<br />
LG Thornton DT Jean Francois LG Smith DE Smith<br />
C Satele SLB Walden C Myers SLB Reed<br />
RG McGlynn MIKE Angerer RG Brooks MLB Sharpton<br />
RT Cherilus WILL Freeman RT Newton MLB Mays<br />
TE Doyle RUSH Mathis TE Graham WLB Mercilus<br />
TE Fleener LCB Vaughn WR Hopkins RCB Joseph<br />
QB Luck RCB Davis QB Keenum LCB Jackson<br />
FB Havili SS Bethea RB Foster SS Keo<br />
RB RichardsonFS Landry TE Griffin FS Swearinger<br />
WEEK 9 at HOUSTON GAME NOTES<br />
•The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Houston Texans by a 27-24 margin in<br />
a Week 9 meeting at Reliant Stadium. With the win, the Colts improved their<br />
record to 6-2 overall and 2-0 against the AFC South. The victory also improved<br />
the Colts’ all-time record against Houston to 19-4 and 8-4 at Reliant<br />
Stadium. The Colts have improved to 11-3 after the bye week dating back<br />
to 2000 and have won eight of the last nine games following the bye week.<br />
Indianapolis improved to 30-12 on primetime TV from 2004-2013 and improved<br />
to 15-4 when playing on Sunday night.<br />
•Head Coach Chuck Pagano and the Colts have played in 24 consecutive<br />
games without back-to-back losses. Pagano passed Tony Dungy’s mark of<br />
23-straight games from Nov. 8, 2004 – Dec. 18, 2005. The current streak<br />
ranks seventh among head coaches in Colts history.<br />
•With the win, the Colts are now 13-2 in games decided by one possessionor-less<br />
under Head Coach Chuck Pagano (2012-13). This season, Indianapolis<br />
is now 4-1 in one-possession games.<br />
•The Colts did not commit a turnover in the victory against the Texans. Indianapolis<br />
is now 7-0 under Head Coach Chuck Pagano (2012-13) when<br />
completing a game without a turnover and is 42-2 dating back to 2000 when<br />
accomplishing the feat, which ranks first in the league during that span.<br />
•The Colts defense did not allow points in the fourth quarter for the fifth occasion<br />
this season. Indianapolis now ranks tied for second in the NFL in<br />
points allowed in the fourth quarter this year.<br />
•After falling behind by 18 points (21-3) at halftime, the Colts rallied for a<br />
27-24 victory, tying their sixth-largest comeback in franchise history (Four<br />
wins after trailing by 21 points and one win after falling behind by 20 points).<br />
On four other occasions, Indianapolis has recorded a victory after trailing<br />
by 18 points. The last time came on October 7, 2012 in a 30-27 victory<br />
against Green Bay at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Colts tallied points on their<br />
first four possessions of the second half including one field goal and three<br />
touchdowns.<br />
•Quarterback Andrew Luck and wide receiver T.Y. Hilton connected on<br />
three second half touchdowns en route to the victory. The first came on a<br />
10-yard touchdown at the end of the third quarter to cut Houston’s lead to<br />
24-12 after a missed two-point conversion. The duo connected again for a<br />
58-yard score in the fourth quarter followed by a nine-yard touchdown with<br />
four minutes remaining in the final stanza. The second touchdown pass<br />
marked the fifth connection of 50-plus yards between Luck and Hilton and<br />
the fourth touchdown connection of over 50 yards between the two. The<br />
touchdown was Hilton’s fourth of 50 yards or more dating back to 2012.<br />
Only A.J. Green (5) has more in that span by a wide receiver.<br />
•Andrew Luck completed 18-of-40 passes for 271 yards, three touchdowns<br />
and no interceptions for a 92.8 passer rating. With 40 attempts, he tied<br />
Jack Trudeau (nine) for the second-most in Colts history. In three career<br />
games against Houston, Luck has thrown for seven touchdowns and zero<br />
interceptions. The contest marked Luck’s third career game with three-ormore<br />
touchdown passes. It was the first time he reached the mark in consecutive<br />
games (Oct. 20 vs. Denver). The victory marked Luck’s 10th career<br />
game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime and his third this season.<br />
It’s the most by a quarterback in their first two years in the league dating<br />
back to the Super Bowl era.<br />
•Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton recorded his 8th career 100-yard game after leading<br />
the team with seven receptions for 121 yards. He also established a career-high<br />
and tied a franchise record with three touchdowns. Hilton’s 121<br />
receiving yards marked his third-highest total for a single game. The last<br />
Colts receiver to finish with three touchdowns in a single game was tight<br />
end Dallas Clark when he notched three scores against Denver on Dec. 13,<br />
2009. With 121 yards, he tied John Mackey (8) for the eighth-most 100-yard<br />
games in Colts history. Hilton returned a punt 34 yards in the second quarter,<br />
which was his longest of the season.<br />
•Tight end Coby Fleener registered a career-long reception with his 44-<br />
yard catch in the first quarter. He finished with three catches for 64 yards<br />
and a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter.<br />
•Outside linebacker Erik Walden recorded his first quarterback sack as a<br />
member of the Colts when he brought down Texans quarterback Case<br />
Keenum for a 10-yard loss in the second quarter. The sack led to a Texans<br />
missed field goal. The sack was also the 10th of Walden’s career.<br />
•Antoine Bethea started his 88th consecutive game, which currently ranks<br />
first among active NFL safeties. Bethea finished with eight tackles.<br />
•Inside linebacker Pat Angerer led the team with 12 tackles (seven solo)<br />
while adding one pass defensed.<br />
•Tight end Jack Doyle started his first career NFL contest. Cornerback Cassius<br />
Vaughn started his first game of the season and the 15th of his career.<br />
•Adam Vinatieri converted 2-of-3 field goals and one PAT for seven points<br />
against the Texans. His 30-yard field goal in the second quarter gave the<br />
Colts their first points of the game and cut Houston’s lead to 14-3. With the<br />
field goal, Vinatieri improved his streak of consecutive games with at least<br />
one point to 154. Vinatieri added his second kick from 35 yards on the<br />
team’s first possession of the third quarter to cut the Texans lead to 21-6.<br />
With seven points, Vinatieri passed Marvin Harrison (778) for the third-most<br />
points in Colts history.