2003 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 28, 2003 · Reliant Stadium
Indianapolis ColtsWinner
20
at
Houston Texans
17
IND -9 no coverU 46.5 ✓Dome
Indianapolis Colts 20–17 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 26/38 | 220 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 27 | 171 | 6.3 | 1 | 0.5 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 0 | -0.8 |
| Peyton Manning | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Harper | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jim Nelson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idrees Bashir | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Donald Strickland | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rob Morris | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Macklin | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ricky Williams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Tripplett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Thornton | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 13/23 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -9.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 20 | 99 | 5.0 | 2 | 2.8 |
| David Carr | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Foreman | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamie Sharper | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 8 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Martin | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Simmons | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Coleman | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kailee Wong | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Darrick Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marlon McCree | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brown | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -9
- Closing total
- 46.5
- IND moneyline
- —
- HOU moneyline
- —
Colts closed -9, won by 3 — but didn't cover.
Total closed 46.5; the game landed 37 — under by 9.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- IND 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Dungy vs Dom Capers
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.