2012 Week 15 · Sun, Dec 16, 2012 · Reliant Stadium
Indianapolis Colts
17
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Houston TexansWinner
29
HOU -10.5 ✓U 47.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 29–17.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
23/31, 261 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
8.9 expected points added · +9.0% completion over expected
Passing · IND
13/27, 186 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
-5.4 expected points added · -10.2% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
11/13 for 151 yds, 1 TD
42% of team targets · 11.2 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Luck | 13/27 | 186 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vick Ballard | 18 | 105 | 5.8 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Andrew Luck | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Mewelde Moore | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | -6.5 |
| Dwayne Allen | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.Y. Hilton | 3 | 6 | 78 | 1 | 24% | 3.1 |
| Donnie Avery | 3 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 20% | 0.7 |
| Dwayne Allen | 3 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 12% | 4.9 |
| Coby Fleener | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4% | 0.1 |
| Reggie Wayne | 3 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 32% | -5.5 |
| Vick Ballard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8% | -1.3 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerrell Freeman | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontae Davis | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Angerer | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Bethea | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darius Butler | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cassius Vaughn | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Young | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cory Redding | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Harvey | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 23/31 | 261 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 27 | 165 | 6.1 | 0 | -0.1 |
| Ben Tate | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | -1.9 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 11 | 13 | 151 | 1 | 42% | 11.2 |
| DeVier Posey | 3 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 10% | 3.4 |
| Owen Daniels | 4 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 23% | 1.4 |
| Kevin Walter | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6% | -0.3 |
| James Casey | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.8 |
| Arian Foster | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6% | -1.6 |
| Garrett Graham | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.9 |
| Lestar Jean | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.8 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Watt | 10 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kareem Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Dobbins | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Barwin | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradie James | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quintin Demps | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryl Sharpton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Smith | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -10.5
- Closing total
- 47.5
- IND moneyline
- +423
- HOU moneyline
- -500
Texans closed -10.5 and covered, winning by 12.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 46 — under by 1.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Jeff Triplette
- Rest
- IND 7 days · HOU 6 days
- Coaches
- Chuck Pagano vs Gary Kubiak
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.