2005 Week 7 · Sun, Oct 23, 2005 · Reliant Stadium
Indianapolis ColtsWinner
38
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Houston Texans
20
IND -14.5 ✓O 44.5 ✓Dome
Indianapolis Colts 38–20 — never really in doubt late.
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 | 21/27 | 237 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11.5 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerrin James | 21 | 139 | 6.6 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Peyton Manning | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | -2.1 |
| James Mungro | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerome Sapp | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cato June | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Brock | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Freeney | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Thornton | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montae Reagor | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Mathis | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Fletcher | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Brackett | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 6/9 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -16.7 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domanick Williams | 28 | 98 | 3.5 | 1 | -2.6 |
| David Carr | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 | 4.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaShon Polk | 4 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Buchanon | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Robaire Smith | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Faggins | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Coleman | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Simmons | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Payne | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -14.5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- IND moneyline
- —
- HOU moneyline
- —
Colts closed -14.5 and covered, winning by 18.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 58 — over by 13.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Bill Carollo
- Rest
- IND 6 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Tony Dungy vs Dom Capers
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.