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2017 Week 17 · Sun, Dec 31, 2017 · Lucas Oil Stadium

Houston Texans

13

Indianapolis ColtsWinner

22

IND -5.5 ✓U 42 ✓Dome

Indianapolis Colts 22–13.

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

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · HOU

T.J. YatesQB

14/24, 137 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT

-1.3 expected points added · -1.1% completion over expected

Passing · IND

Jacoby BrissettQB

15/25, 114 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT

-1.1 expected points added · -4.2% completion over expected

Rushing · IND

Frank GoreRB

24 att, 100 yds, 0 TD

-1.2 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · HOU

Alfred BlueRB

18 att, 39 yds, 1 TD

-4.2 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · HOU

Chris ThompsonWR

3/3 for 54 yds, 0 TD

13% of team targets · 5.5 expected points added

Receiving · IND

Chester RogersWR

2/4 for 39 yds, 0 TD

17% of team targets · 1.9 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Houston Texans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
T.J. Yates14/24137012-1.3

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Alfred Blue18392.21-4.2
Lamar Miller8374.60-1.2
T.J. Yates199.001.9

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Chris Thompson3354013%5.5
Alfred Blue4536022%0.6
Will Fuller221709%1.8
Jay Prosch11904%1.0
Braxton Miller249017%-2.1
Cobi Hamilton158022%-1.4
Stephen Anderson12409%-1.9
Andre Ellington01004%-0.8

Defense (top contributors)

Indianapolis Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Jacoby Brissett15/25114101-1.1

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Frank Gore241004.20-1.2
Marlon Mack7284.011.0
Jacoby Brissett5183.600.9

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Chester Rogers2439017%1.9
Jack Doyle4538121%5.2
T.Y. Hilton3614025%-3.2
Frank Gore3311013%-1.7
Marlon Mack2310013%1.4
Kamar Aiken11204%-0.4
K.J. Brent01004%-1.8
Darrell Daniels01004%-0.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Anthony Walker240.000
Antonio Morrison410.000
T.J. Green230.000
Barkevious Mingo230.000
Matthias Farley310.000
Kenny Moore310.001
Al Woods220.000
Clayton Geathers210.000
Hassan Ridgeway121.000
Grover Stewart120.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
IND -5.5
Closing total
42
HOU moneyline
+201
IND moneyline
-230

Colts closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 9.

Total closed 42; the game landed 35 — under by 7.0.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Lucas Oil Stadium
Roof / surface
closed · fieldturf
Kickoff weather
Indoors — weather neutralized
Referee
Gene Steratore
Rest
HOU 6 days · IND 8 days
Coaches
Bill O'Brien vs Chuck Pagano

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