WEEK 3 · FINAL
THE READ
Texans edge Colts by 1
Texans needed all sixty minutes, edging Colts 31-30. Dak Prescott was steady for Texans — 10/27, 232 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT. Jonathan Taylor did the work on the ground for Colts — 17 carries, 131 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Jonathan Taylor's high-water mark for the year. Through the air: Texans 232, Colts 171.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | +9.1 | -4.2 | +13.3 | +11 |
| Colts | -9.8 | +4.4 | -14.2 | -5 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
Texans —
AFC #1 · division
· 7-1
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IN THE BOOTH
Talia Morgan
Beat reporter
Indianapolis had Jonathan Taylor and still lost by a point. Taylor went 131 yards and 2 touchdowns on 17 carries—his best day this season—but the Colts' 3 giveaways and 171 passing yards weren't going to beat a 4-0 team. Houston won the game in the air, and Indianapolis is 0-4 because it couldn't match them there.
Elise Carter
The insider
· replying
Houston's defense got away with a lot in a 1-point game where Indianapolis moved the ball just fine when it mattered—the Colts lost this on execution, not scheme, and that's the uncomfortable part for a 4-0 team that needed everything to go right to survive at home.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
Dak Prescott
Texans
10/27, 232 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Jonathan Taylor
Colts
17 carries, 131 yards, 2 TD
Nico Collins
Texans
7 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Texans 232, Colts 171
Texans
On the ground
Colts 173, Texans 142
Colts
Total yards
Texans 374, Colts 344
Texans
Giveaways
Colts 3, Texans 2
Texans
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 61% · Rush 39% · 35.9 scored, 22.6 allowed
9.3 yds/att
60.2% completions
5.1 yds/carry
396.6 yds/game
1.0 giveaways/game
2.2% sack rate
last 5: 5-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 75 · Efficient
Balance 89
Ball security 72
Back usage 31%
QB runs 4.3/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 94
WR 85
TE 85
RB 82
OL 82
DL 89
LB 78
DB 88
Best: Danielle Hunter REDG 96
Fastest: Trey Palmer WR 95 SPD
8 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 54% · Rush 46% · 23.0 scored, 37.2 allowed
6.8 yds/att
52.6% completions
5.8 yds/carry
343.8 yds/game
1.8 giveaways/game
3.7% sack rate
last 5: 0-5
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 35 · Turnover-prone
Balance 96
Ball security 51
Back usage 38%
QB runs 4.4/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 1.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 78
WR 85
TE 85
RB 86
OL 85
DL 85
LB 77
DB 84
Best: Quenton Nelson LG 98
Fastest: Deion Burks WR 95 SPD
8 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Ant
Colts · his last 3 games
Ant has 3 games on the record so far — not enough to call it a tendency.
Toldher
Texans · his last 7 games
Balanced
Pass / run61% / 39%
Points for / against35.9 — 22.6
Margin+13.3
Giveaways a game1.0
Sacks taken2.2% of dropbacks
Lead backBlake Corum · 13.0/g
Top targetNico Collins · 29%
QB carries2.6 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Texans receivers vs Colts secondary
85 v 84
EVEN
Colts receivers vs Texans secondary
85 v 88
TEXANS
Texans line vs Colts front
82 v 85
COLTS
Colts line vs Texans front
85 v 89
TEXANS
Texans backs vs Colts run defence
82 v 82
EVEN
Colts backs vs Texans run defence
86 v 85
EVEN
Texans passer vs Colts secondary
94 v 84
TEXANS
Colts passer vs Texans secondary
78 v 88
TEXANS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dak Prescott QB | 10/27 | 232 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 62.5 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Richardson Sr QB | 13/28 | 171 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 38.5 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins WR | 7 | 67 | 9.6 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 0 |
| Blake Corum HB | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Dak Prescott QB | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Trey Palmer WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 17 | 131 | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 62 | 0 |
| Anthony Richardson Sr QB | 2 | 42 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Anthony Gould WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keenan Allen WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlin Klein TE | 3 | 99 | 33 | 0 | 81 | 0 | 50 |
| Nico Collins WR | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 25 |
| Blake Corum HB | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 39 |
| Kayshon Boutte WR | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan Allen WR | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 17 |
| Tyler Warren TE | 3 | 45 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 18 |
| Josh Downs WR | 2 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
| Garrett Wilson WR | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 13 |
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 17 |
| Will Mallory TE | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Stingley Jr CB | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shavon Revel Jr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Fisher MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Upton Stout CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Hickman SS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayden McDonald DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Eboigbe DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Speed SAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akeem Davis-Gaither WILL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Allen MIKE | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camryn Bynum FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charvarius Ward Sr CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Haulcy SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Van Noy LEDG | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Curry LEDG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Blackmon CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laiatu Latu LEDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Wohler SS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart DT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ka'imi Fairbairn K | 1/1 | 4/4 | 28 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | FG | XP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Shrader K | 1/2 | 3/4 | 31 |
RECENT FORM
Texans
W
38–24 vs Bengals
WK 2
W
21–9 vs Bills
WK 1
Colts
L
22–36 vs Chiefs
WK 2
L
35–38 vs Ravens
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Texans | Colts | |
|---|---|---|
| 374 | TOTAL YARDS | 344 |
| 232 | PASSING YARDS | 171 |
| 142 | RUSHING YARDS | 173 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 2 | GIVEAWAYS | 3 |
| 3 | TAKEAWAYS | 2 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
TEXANS
—
0
COLTS