2007 Week 16 · Sun, Dec 23, 2007 · RCA Dome
Houston Texans
15
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Indianapolis ColtsWinner
38
IND -6.5 ✓O 44.5 ✓Dome
Indianapolis Colts 38–15 — 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
Passing · IND
28/35, 311 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
20.3 expected points added · +12.4% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
22/36, 233 yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
-5.1 expected points added · -2.6% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Rosenfels | 22/36 | 233 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -5.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Walker | 19 | 66 | 3.5 | 0 | 3.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Von Hutchins | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Bennett | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Morlon Greenwood | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.C. Brown | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Demps | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Anderson | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Weaver | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Cochran | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Maddox | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Boulware | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 28/35 | 311 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20.3 |
| Jim Sorgi | 3/5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenton Keith | 10 | 60 | 6.0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Joseph Addai | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 1 | 2.2 |
| Clifton Dawson | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 1 | -1.1 |
| Dallas Clark | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Jim Sorgi | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Boiman | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Reid | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Rushing | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Hayden | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Brackett | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlin Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Giordano | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Charleston | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Freddy Keiaho | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinn Pitcock | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -6.5
- Closing total
- 44.5
- HOU moneyline
- +251
- IND moneyline
- -271
Colts closed -6.5 and covered, winning by 23.
Total closed 44.5; the game landed 53 — over by 8.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- RCA Dome
- Roof / surface
- dome · fieldturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- HOU 10 days · IND 7 days
- Coaches
- Gary Kubiak vs Tony Dungy
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.