2017 Week 9 · Sun, Nov 5, 2017 · NRG Stadium
Indianapolis ColtsWinner
20
at
Houston Texans
14
HOU -6 upsetU 45 ✓Dome
Indianapolis Colts 20–14.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · IND
20/30, 308 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
0.9 expected points added · -0.6% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
19/44, 219 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-9.4 expected points added · -15.8% completion over expected
Receiving · HOU
6/16 for 86 yds, 1 TD
36% of team targets · -0.7 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Brissett | 20/30 | 308 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gore | 17 | 51 | 3.0 | 0 | -3.2 |
| Marlon Mack | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Jacoby Brissett | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.Y. Hilton | 5 | 9 | 175 | 2 | 30% | 10.0 |
| Jack Doyle | 8 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 30% | 0.3 |
| Frank Gore | 3 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 13% | -0.8 |
| Brandon Williams | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 7% | 1.6 |
| Chester Rogers | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 7% | 1.9 |
| Donte Moncrief | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7% | 0.1 |
| Kamar Aiken | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7% | -1.7 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthias Farley | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Barkevious Mingo | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Bostic | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jabaal Sheard | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Desir | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Henry Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Hairston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grover Stewart | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Hankins | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Woods | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Savage | 19/44 | 219 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -9.4 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Miller | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 0 | 2.0 |
| D'Onta Foreman | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 0 | -2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Hopkins | 6 | 16 | 86 | 1 | 36% | -0.7 |
| Stephen Anderson | 4 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 14% | -0.9 |
| Lamar Miller | 3 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 9% | 3.2 |
| Will Fuller | 2 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 18% | -2.7 |
| Bruce Ellington | 3 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 18% | -3.3 |
| Jay Prosch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
| D'Onta Foreman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benardrick McKinney | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Cunningham | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Hal | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Reader | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Eddie Pleasant | 3 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Gilchrist | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kareem Jackson | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Dunn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -6
- Closing total
- 45
- IND moneyline
- +225
- HOU moneyline
- -253
Texans closed -6 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 45; the game landed 34 — under by 11.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- NRG Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · astroturf
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- John Parry
- Rest
- IND 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Chuck Pagano vs Bill O'Brien
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.