National Football League
BOXSCORE
| PLAY-BY-PLAY
| RECAP
Indianapolis 26,
Houston 20
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 6, 2020
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Scott Novak
Attendance: 12316
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Dome
Head Official: Scott Novak
Attendance: 12316
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Indianapolis | 14 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 26 |
| Houston | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 1st Quarter - 9:52 | ||
| Indianapolis | TD |
Houston 0 - Indianapolis 7 T.Y. Hilton 21 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Rodrigo Blankenship kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 7:51 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 7 - Indianapolis 7 Deshaun Watson 11 yd. run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) |
| 1st Quarter - 4:33 | ||
| Houston | FG |
Houston 10 - Indianapolis 7 Ka'imi Fairbairn 52 yd. field goal |
| 1st Quarter - 0:41 | ||
| Indianapolis | TD |
Houston 10 - Indianapolis 14 Nyheim Hines 5 yd. run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 9:17 | ||
| Indianapolis | TD |
Houston 10 - Indianapolis 21 Jonathan Taylor 39 yd. pass from Philip Rivers (Rodrigo Blankenship kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 4:39 | ||
| Houston | TD |
Houston 17 - Indianapolis 21 David Johnson 6 yd. run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 1:12 | ||
| Indianapolis | FG |
Houston 17 - Indianapolis 24 Rodrigo Blankenship 42 yd. field goal |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:05 | ||
| Houston | FG |
Houston 20 - Indianapolis 24 Ka'imi Fairbairn 34 yd. field goal |
| 4th Quarter - 6:02 | ||
| Indianapolis | S |
Houston 20 - Indianapolis 26 Deshaun Watson sacked in end zone by Justin Houston for a safety |
TEAMS
Team Stats
| Indianapolis | Houston | |
| 1st Downs | 25 | 20 |
| Rushing | 8 | 4 |
| Passing | 15 | 15 |
| Penalty | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 3-11 | 5-13 |
| 4th Down Conversions | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Punts-Average | 5-47.0 | 3-48.3 |
| Return Yards | 118 | 112 |
| Punts-Returns | 2-22 | 3-25 |
| Kickoffs-Returns | 4-96 | 4-87 |
| Int - Returns | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-50 | 3-30 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Time of Possession | 33:32 | 26:28 |
| Total Net Yards | 371 | 398 |
| Total Plays | 67 | 62 |
| Average Gain | 5.5 | 6.4 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 109 | 90 |
| Rushes | 29 | 19 |
| Average/Rush | 3.8 | 4.7 |
| Net Yards Passing | 262 | 308 |
| Comp-Att | 27-35 | 26-38 |
| Yards/Pass | 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 3-23 | 5-33 |
| Had Intercepted | 0 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| Rushing | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | 2 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Red Zone Efficiency | 1-2-50% | 2-4-50% |
| Goal To Go Efficiency | 1-1-100% | 1-2-50% |
| Safeties | 1 | 0 |
PLAYER STATS
Indianapolis Colts
(8-4)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| P. Rivers | 27/35 | 285 | 2 | 0 |
Houston Texans
(4-8)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| D. Watson | 26/38 | 341 | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Taylor | 13 | 91 | 7.0 | 0 | 24 |
| J. Wilkins | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 |
| N. Hines | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | 5 |
| J. Brissett | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 |
| P. Rivers | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 |
| D. Harris | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Rushing | |||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Johnson | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 1 | 19 |
| D. Watson | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 1 | 11 |
| D. Johnson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Hilton | 11 | 8 | 110 | 13.8 | 1 | 21 |
| M. Pittman Jr. | 5 | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 13 |
| J. Taylor | 3 | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | 39 |
| M. Alie-Cox | 5 | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 17 |
| N. Hines | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Doyle | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| T. Burton | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Z. Pascal | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| J. Wilkins | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 11 |
| A. Dulin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||||
| TAR | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| K. Coutee | 9 | 8 | 141 | 17.6 | 0 | 64 |
| C. Hansen | 7 | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 0 | 28 |
| B. Cooks | 8 | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 23 |
| D. Johnson | 6 | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| J. Akins | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| D. Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Warring | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Fells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| K. Moore II | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| No interceptions | |||
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| J. Houston | 3.0 | 25.0 |
| D. Buckner | 2.0 | 8.0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| A. Moore Jr. | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| J. Watt | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| J. Martin | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| K. Moore II | 6 | 2 |
| A. Walker | 6 | 4 |
| J. Houston | 4 | 0 |
| D. Buckner | 4 | 0 |
| D. Leonard | 4 | 2 |
| G. Stewart | 3 | 0 |
| J. Blackmon | 3 | 1 |
| T. Wilson | 3 | 1 |
| R. Ya-Sin | 2 | 0 |
| X. Rhodes | 2 | 1 |
| T. Carrie | 1 | 0 |
| A. Muhammad | 1 | 0 |
| D. Autry | 1 | 0 |
| K. Turay | 1 | 1 |
| T. Stallworth | 0 | 1 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| J. Reid | 6 | 1 |
| P. Gaines | 5 | 1 |
| J. Watt | 5 | 1 |
| Z. Cunningham | 5 | 4 |
| V. Hargreaves III | 4 | 1 |
| L. Johnson Jr. | 4 | 2 |
| T. Adams | 4 | 8 |
| A. Moore Jr. | 2 | 2 |
| K. Crossen | 1 | 0 |
| J. Martin | 1 | 0 |
| C. Omenihu | 1 | 1 |
| E. Murray | 1 | 2 |
| C. Liuget | 0 | 1 |
| C. Watkins | 0 | 2 |
| B. Dunn | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| J. Houston | 2.0 |
| D. Buckner | 2.0 |
| D. Autry | 1.0 |
| Tackles For Loss | |
| NO. | |
| J. Watt | 4.0 |
| A. Moore Jr. | 1.0 |
| J. Reid | 1.0 |
| C. Omenihu | 1.0 |
| J. Martin | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| No fumbles | |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| D. Watson | 2 |