WEEK 13 · FINAL
THE READ
Colts run away with it, 28-7
Colts were never troubled, putting Texans away 28-7. Duce Robinson was the target for Colts — 7 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD. Nico Collins moved the ball for Texans — 3 catches, 73 yards, 1 TD — in a losing effort. C.J. Stroud — 88 overall — was held to 73 passing yards, against an average of 233. Through the air: Colts 137, Texans 73.
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THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | -1.3 | -1.2 | -0.1 | -4 |
| Colts | +11.0 | -1.9 | +12.9 | +15 |
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.
In the MVP race
#6
LaNorris Sellers
QB · Colts · 0.6% of the field
#12
Duce Robinson
WR · Colts · 0.4% of the field
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IN THE BOOTH
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
Houston turned the ball over 3 times and got nothing in return; Indianapolis didn't turn it over once. Against a defense that held C.J. Stroud to 73 yards, ball security wasn't a luxury—it was the only game that mattered.
Caleb Brooks
Beat reporter
· replying
Indianapolis won 28-7 by doing what it does best—leaning on a passing game that works—while Houston got gashed on the ground for 108 yards and couldn't sustain anything downfield. The Texans had their chances to stay close but couldn't afford the three turnovers against a team that didn't give one back.
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.
Duce Robinson
Colts
7 catches, 88 yards, 1 TD
Nico Collins
Texans
3 catches, 73 yards, 1 TD
Mark Fletcher Jr
Texans
6 carries, 108 yards
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
Through the air
Colts 137, Texans 73
Colts
On the ground
Texans 108, Colts 69
Texans
Total yards
Colts 206, Texans 181
Colts
Giveaways
Colts 0, Texans 3
Colts
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
Balanced
Pass 58% · Rush 42% · 25.1 scored, 25.2 allowed
8.1 yds/att
53.6% completions
5.0 yds/carry
343.5 yds/game
2.1 giveaways/game
5.5% sack rate
last 5: 2-3
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 51 · Aggressive
Balance 92
Ball security 40
Back usage 36%
QB runs 3.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.1 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 89
WR 88
TE 85
RB 82
OL 84
DL 86
LB 81
DB 91
Best: Derek Stingley Jr CB 99
Fastest: Jaylin Noel WR 93 SPD
4 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
what you wrote about them — private, and never a Sapphire statistic
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 67% · Rush 33% · 29.4 scored, 16.6 allowed
9.3 yds/att
54.3% completions
4.5 yds/carry
307.6 yds/game
1.4 giveaways/game
5.3% sack rate
last 5: 3-2
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 61 · Aggressive
Balance 83
Ball security 62
Back usage 21%
QB runs 4.6/game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 93
WR 92
TE 91
RB 84
OL 89
DL 90
LB 85
DB 94
Best: Deion Burks WR 99
Fastest: Deion Burks WR 96 SPD
12 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
REECE PEICES
Colts · his last 8 games
Throws it
Runs the quarterback
Pass / run66% / 34%
Points for / against21.8 — 12.5
Margin+9.2
Giveaways a game1.2
Sacks taken7.3% of dropbacks
Lead backNate Frazier · 7.4/g
Top targetTyler Warren · 29%
QB carries4.5 a game
Lor_mn
Texans · his last 8 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One target
Pass / run58% / 42%
Points for / against20.6 — 23.4
Margin-2.8
Giveaways a game2.0
Sacks taken5.5% of dropbacks
Lead backMark Fletcher Jr · 10.2/g
Top targetNico Collins · 38%
QB carries1.2 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.
THE SERIES
Lor_mn against REECE PEICES — the men, not the teams
REECE PEICES leads it 2-0.
REECE PEICES has won 2 straight.
2 meetings
avg 11.5 — 26.0
biggest: 21 pts to REECE PEICES
S2 · week 13
Lor_mn 7 — 28 REECE PEICES
REECE PEICES
S2 · week 10
Lor_mn 16 — 24 REECE PEICES
REECE PEICES
Only meetings Sapphire can attribute to both men are counted — a Madden export never says who owned a team last season, so the series starts where the record does.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Texans receivers vs Colts secondary
88 v 94
COLTS
Colts receivers vs Texans secondary
92 v 91
EVEN
Texans line vs Colts front
84 v 90
COLTS
Colts line vs Texans front
89 v 86
COLTS
Texans backs vs Colts run defence
82 v 89
COLTS
Colts backs vs Texans run defence
84 v 84
EVEN
Texans passer vs Colts secondary
89 v 94
COLTS
Colts passer vs Texans secondary
93 v 91
EVEN
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BOX SCORE
TEXANS
COLTS
TEXANS
COLTS
TEXANS
COLTS
TEXANS
COLTS
TEXANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud QB | 3/16 | 73 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 27.3 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaNorris Sellers QB | 11/18 | 137 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 121.7 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Fletcher Jr HB | 6 | 108 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 82 | 0 |
| Woody Marks HB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaNorris Sellers QB | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 52 | 0 |
| Deion Burks WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins WR | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 65 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duce Robinson WR | 7 | 88 | 12.6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| Tyler Warren TE | 1 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 22 |
| Nate Frazier HB | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
| Josh Downs WR | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Stingley Jr CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Azeez Al-Shaair SAM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nehemiah Pritchett CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Germaine Pratt WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Ramsey FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Johnson II REDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr LEDG | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylon Carlies WILL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sauce Gardner CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Cine FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Allen MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Tuimoloau DT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Uar Bernard DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Johnson CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A.J. Haulcy SS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamari Sharpe CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Texans
W
34–31 vs Titans
WK 12
L
16–24 vs Colts
WK 10
W
24–13 vs Bills
WK 9
Colts
L
19–20 vs Ravens
WK 12
W
17–9 vs Buccaneers
WK 11
W
24–16 vs Texans
WK 10
TEAM STATS
| Texans | Colts | |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | TOTAL YARDS | 206 |
| 73 | PASSING YARDS | 137 |
| 108 | RUSHING YARDS | 69 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 3 | GIVEAWAYS | 0 |
| 0 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
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
0
TEXANS
—
2
COLTS