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2008 Week 5 · Sun, Oct 5, 2008 · Reliant Stadium

Indianapolis ColtsWinner

31

Houston Texans

27

IND -4 pushO 48 ✓

Indianapolis Colts 31–27.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · IND

Peyton ManningQB

25/34, 247 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

8.7 expected points added · +12.1% completion over expected

Passing · HOU

Sage RosenfelsQB

21/33, 246 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

2.1 expected points added · -1.2% completion over expected

Rushing · HOU

Steve SlatonRB

16 att, 93 yds, 2 TD

6.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · IND

Joseph AddaiRB

17 att, 71 yds, 1 TD

2.8 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Indianapolis Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Peyton Manning25/342472128.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Joseph Addai17714.212.8
Peyton Manning482.000.6
Dominic Rhodes100.00-0.5

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Marlin Jackson810.000
Melvin Bullitt340.011
Freddy Keiaho150.000
Gary Brackett230.000
Clint Session400.000
Dwight Freeney401.000
Antoine Bethea210.000
Raheem Brock210.000
Kelvin Hayden200.002
Eric Foster110.001

Houston Texans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Sage Rosenfels21/332461122.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Steve Slaton16935.826.0
Ahman Green12473.90-1.3
Sage Rosenfels4164.00-7.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Demarcus Faggins330.000
Morlon Greenwood410.000
Zac Diles230.011
Tim Bulman130.000
DeMeco Ryans400.000
Brandon Harrison400.000
Mario Williams212.000
Fred Bennett210.001
Nick Ferguson210.000
Earl Cochran200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
IND -4
Closing total
48
IND moneyline
-185
HOU moneyline
+175

Colts closed -4 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.

Total closed 48; the game landed 58 — over by 10.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Reliant Stadium
Roof / surface
open · grass
Kickoff weather
Referee
Tony Corrente
Rest
IND 14 days · HOU 7 days
Coaches
Tony Dungy vs Gary Kubiak

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.