Official Texans vs. Colts Game Thread, 12/5/2021

[Arky]

The 6-6 Indianapolis Colts visit NRG stadium this Sunday to take on the 2-9 Texans. The Texans are coming off a 21-14 home loss to the Jets, the Colts are coming off a 38-31 hard-fought home loss to the Bucs. The Colts could use a win against the lowly Texans to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Colts won the first matchup against the Texans this year 31-3 in Indy.

Colt's RB Jonathan Taylor is leading the league in rushing - 1205 yards. QB Carson Wentz is 12th in the league with 2790 passing yards. He's thrown 21 TDs, 5 INTs with a 96 rating. WR Michael Pittman Jr. is 14th in the league with 805 receiving yards.

When everything points to one team dominating, sometimes it's time to consider the other side and go contrary. I like the Texans here to bounce back from their embarrassing performance against the Jets and cover. I don't think they will win but I like them to hang around. I don't think it will be terribly lopsided like the first game.

Colts 30, Texans 24

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TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon CST, Sunday, 12/5/2021

Announcers (https://506sports.com/nfl.php?yr=2021&wk=13) = Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta

The line (https://madduxsports.com/nfl-odds.php) = Colts by 9 to 10

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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:

CBS (late) = Baltimore @ Pittsburgh, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo

FOX (late) = Washington @ Las Vegas, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen

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Prime time:

TNF = Dallas @ New Orleans (FOX/NFLN)

SNF = Denver @ Kansas City (NBC)

MNF = New England @ Buffalo (ESPN)

[Arky]

Eheh, Texans receive the opening kickoff and 1st play, Taylor appears to throw an INT at the sideline - play under review....

Colts ball at the Texan 29.

14:55 left in the 1st qtr.

Fabulous start, fellas...

[Arky]

Taylor runs it in for the Colts from the 1 yard line.

Colts 7, Texans 0

11:26 left in the 1st qtr.

[Arky]

Hoo baby, Pharaoh Brown catches a pass and coughs it up. Colt's ball at their 49 yard line.

9:31 left in the 1st qtr.

I think the Texans know they were one of my picks this week and want no part of covering the spread.....

[Arky]

Colts get the ball into Texans territory and then try a FG which turns out no good.

Texans will have the ball at their 16 yard line.

4:25 left in the 1st qtr.

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I have Texans +10, LAC +3 and Pitt +4½ today.....

[Arky]

T Taylor = 3/10, 32 yards, 0 TDs, 1 INT, 1 Sack, 0.8 rating.

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RB Royce Freeman = 2 carries, 5 yards. Who? 6'0" 238 RB, 3 years with the Broncos, went to Oregon.

That concludes today's episode of "Meet the Texans"....

[Arky]

Wentz hits Dulin for a 2 yard scoring pass for the Colts.

Colts 14, Texans 0

43 seconds left in the half.

[Arky]

J Taylor runs it in from 3 yards for the Colts to start the second half.

Colts 21, Texans 0

9:47 left in the 3rd qtr.

[Arky]

Badgley is good from 23 for a Colts FG.

Colts 24, Texans 0

9:08 left in the game.

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Texans getting skunked. Mills in at QB on the last series. Moved the ball some but couldn't get a 4th down conversion.

[Arky]

D Jackson runs one in from 3 yards for another Colt TD.

Colts 31, Texans 0

1:56 left in the game.

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Texans with 7 first downs, 131 total yards.

[nunusguy]

Well that game was a real hard one for a Texans fan to watch and we've already some real doozies.
Way to hang in there Arky appreciate your time an effort.

[Arky]

Well that game was a real hard one for a Texans fan to watch and we've already some real doozies.
Way to hang in there Arky appreciate your time an effort.

Thanks!

They played like they are tanking today. Tyrod was miserable. Davis Mills not much better. Hate the run-the-ball/dink and dunk offense - they aren't very good at it.

Next up is Seattle at NRG. Early line has the Seahawks by 6½ to 8 (https://madduxsports.com/nfl-odds.php).

[Keith]

Tyrod's performance was surprisingly bad. The Texans are tanking... suspending Cunningham a week after Reid is making it obvious but Tyrod and all other players on the field should be still playing their best effort level. Tyrod is probably just showing us he is what he is.... a career backup at NFL standard, which is not all that surprising actually.

The players aren't dumb. Morale is likely suffering when they see these lame suspensions.

[Arky]

LB Kamu Grugier-Hill deserves mention for his 20 tackles yesterday. I think this was a Texan record. Looks like a keeper (but you never know with the Texans).

[chuck]

Tyrod's performance was surprisingly bad. The Texans are tanking... suspending Cunningham a week after Reid is making it obvious but Tyrod and all other players on the field should be still playing their best effort level. Tyrod is probably just showing us he is what he is.... a career backup at NFL standard, which is not all that surprising actually.

The players aren't dumb. Morale is likely suffering when they see these lame suspensions.

I think you're misreading this, I don't think the Texans are anywhere near this devious. This isn't a deliberate tank, this is just incompetence masquerading as building culture. I absolutely reject the notion that these suspensions are part of a tanking effort. It's just more garden variety Texans idiocy.

But they're going to end up with a top two pick in the draft and I for one can't wait to see how that bug eyed lunatic fks it up.