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2006 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 24, 2006 · Reliant Stadium
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Houston Texans 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
Who moved the needle
Passing · IND
21/27, 205 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
16.4 expected points added · +16.2% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
16/23, 163 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
8.0 expected points added · +4.4% completion over expected
2.5 expected points added on the ground
Full stat lines
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 21/27 | 205 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16.4 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addai | 15 | 100 | 6.7 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Dominic Rhodes | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | -3.5 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlin Jackson | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Antoine Bethea | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Brackett | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cato June |
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Carr | 16/23 | 163 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Dayne | 32 | 153 | 4.8 | 2 |
Closing number vs result
Colts closed -9 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47; the game landed 51 — over by 4.0.
Conditions and crew
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.
| 3 |
| 2 |
| 0.0 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Rob Morris | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Mathis | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raheem Brock | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony McFarland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Harper | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Freeney | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8.2 |
| Chris Taylor | 8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| David Carr | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMeco Ryans | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| C.C. Brown | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Maddox | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Faggins | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DaShon Polk | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| N. D. Kalu | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dexter McCleon | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Evans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
