The Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans 31-3 on Oct 17, 2021 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Final · Lucas Oil Stadium
Top performers
- Davis Mills threw for 243 yards, 0 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Texans.
- Mark Ingram II ran for 73 yards on 18 carries.
- Carson Wentz threw for 223 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Colts.
- Jonathan Taylor ran for 145 yards on 14 carries.
Houston Texans box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Ingram II | 18 | 73 | 0 | 24 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 7 | 39 | 0 | 35 |
| David Johnson | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Davis Mills | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 29 | 124 | 0 | 35 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Cooks | 9 | 13 | 89 | 0 | 20 |
| Nico Collins | 4 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 18 |
| Phillip Lindsay | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| David Johnson | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Chris Moore | 4 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Mark Ingram II | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Rex Burkhead | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 24 | 34 | 192 | 0 | 20 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavierre Thomas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Greenard | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kirksey | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Cunningham | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Mitchell | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitney Mercilus | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Reid | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrence Brooks | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 27 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Indianapolis Colts box score
Rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor | 14 | 145 | 2 | 83 |
| Marlon Mack | 5 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Carson Wentz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 22 | 161 | 2 | 83 |
Receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Pittman Jr. | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 18 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 1 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 28 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Ashton Dulin | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Jack Doyle | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 10 | 83 | 1 | 28 |
Defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Okereke | 14 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Moore II | 10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaquille Leonard | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DeForest Buckner | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Blackmon | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Quadin Muhammad | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rock Ya-Sin | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaire Franklin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Speed | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Rodgers | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Kwity Paye | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 68 | 51 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
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