The Texans won the coin toss and elected to defer. The Colts would score on the opening drive on a 5 yard pass from Peyton Manning to Pierre Garcon on a drive that took up the whole first quarter. The Texans would respond with a 51 yard field goal by Neil Rackers. The Colts came back with another touchdown drive, scoring on a 52 yard pass from Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne. The Texans would score their first touchdown of the game on their next drive via 2 yard run by Arian Foster. The Texans trailed 14-10 at halftime.
The Texans get the ball to start the 2nd half. Matt Schaub would end up throwing an interception, and the Colts would capitalize on the mistake, when Peyton Manning threw his 3rd touchdown pass of the game, 49 yards to Dallas Clark. The Texans would respond with a touchdown drive of their own via 31 yard run by Arian Foster. The Texans would go for two and did not convert. The Texans trailed 21-16 at the end of the third quarter.
The Colts got the ball to start the final quarter, and the Texans defense stopped them to force a punt. The Texans would score on their next drive, when Matt Schaub threw a 24 yard touchdown pass to newly aquired wide receiver TJ Houshmandzadeh. The Texans went for two again, and this time converted, to go up by 3. The Colts would respond with a scoring drive of their own, on a 2 yard touchdown run to fullback Brody Eldridge. The Texans were driving down the field in the final minutes of the game, trailing by 4 points, needing a touchdown to win, when Matt Schaub threw an interception in the redzone with 30 second left in the game, giving the game to the Colts.
Final Score: Colts 28, Texans 24.
Scouting Report on Colts:
He'll run a 4wr set, which will say 3wr when he picks his play, because he has Garcon and Clark in the slots and Tamme at TE. Throws slot post a lot. Clark had 7 rec for 123 yards. Garcon had 4 for 56.
