2009 Week 12 · Sun, Nov 29, 2009 · Reliant Stadium
Indianapolis ColtsWinner
35
at
Houston Texans
27
IND -3 ✓O 48 ✓
Indianapolis Colts 35–27.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
31/42, 284 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
0.2 expected points added · +10.2% completion over expected
Passing · IND
27/35, 244 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT
5.1 expected points added · +13.0% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 27/35 | 244 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addai | 15 | 69 | 4.6 | 0 | 2.4 |
| Donald Brown | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Chad Simpson | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 2.7 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -1.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Collie | 4 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 14% | 3.5 |
| Dallas Clark | 9 | 10 | 63 | 1 | 29% | 2.7 |
| Pierre Garcon | 5 | 7 | 63 | 1 | 20% | 5.1 |
| Reggie Wayne | 3 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 17% | -2.5 |
| Joseph Addai | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 11% | -0.4 |
| Donald Brown | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | -0.3 |
| Tom Santi | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3% | 0.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerraud Powers | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Melvin Bullitt | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Muir | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Session | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacob Lacey | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Wheeler | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Johnson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Bethea | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Raheem Brock | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 31/42 | 284 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Slaton | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 0 | 3.1 |
| Chris Brown | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Matt Schaub | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Kevin Walter | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -0.3 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Walter | 7 | 7 | 73 | 0 | 17% | 5.5 |
| Andre Johnson | 5 | 9 | 67 | 0 | 21% | 0.4 |
| Steve Slaton | 7 | 8 | 49 | 0 | 19% | 1.7 |
| Jacoby Jones | 3 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 10% | 4.3 |
| Chris Brown | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 7% | 0.8 |
| James Casey | 2 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 10% | -6.8 |
| Joel Dreessen | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2% | 0.8 |
| Vonta Leach | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 7% | 0.8 |
| David Anderson | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bernard Pollard | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunta Robinson | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques Reeves | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Busing | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -3
- Closing total
- 48
- IND moneyline
- -139
- HOU moneyline
- +127
Colts closed -3 and covered, winning by 8.
Total closed 48; the game landed 62 — over by 14.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · grass
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Alberto Riveron
- Rest
- IND 7 days · HOU 6 days
- Coaches
- Jim Caldwell vs Gary Kubiak
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.