The Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans 31-0 on Dec 5, 2021 at Reliant Stadium.
Final · Reliant Stadium
Top performers
- Carson Wentz threw for 158 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Colts.
- Jonathan Taylor ran for 143 yards on 32 carries.
- Davis Mills threw for 49 yards, 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Texans.
- Rex Burkhead ran for 30 yards on 8 carries.
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 | 32 | 143 | 2 | 16 |
| Michael Pittman Jr. | 2 | 33 | 0 | 25 |
| Carson Wentz | 3 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| Sam Ehlinger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 38 | 184 | 2 | 25 |
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. | 6 | 8 | 77 | 0 | 17 |
| Jack Doyle | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Kylen Granson | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Ashton Dulin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 10 | 13 | 98 | 1 | 17 |
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 | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Moore II | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Shaquille Leonard | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Quadin Muhammad | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaire Franklin | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeForest Buckner | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Carrie | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Odum | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Speed | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwity Paye | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 31 | 21 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Houston Texans box score
Passing
| CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver. | ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken. | 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. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mills | 6 | 14 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 5 | 13 | 45 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 11 | 27 | 94 | 0 | 1 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Burkhead | 8 | 30 | 0 | 7 |
| Brandin Cooks | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 3 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| Davis Mills | 2 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 14 | 72 | 0 | 16 |
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 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 14 |
| Pharaoh Brown | 4 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Rex Burkhead | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Brevin Jordan | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Nico Collins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 10 | 18 | 83 | 0 | 15 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Kirksey | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Reid | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Terrance Mitchell | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maliek Collins | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Pierre-Louis | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavierre Thomas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Neville Hewitt | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Owens | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Murray | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Martin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Greenard | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garret Wallow | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 46 | 32 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Before and after
- Colts · 2021 season · Previous Nov 28, 2021: TB 38, IND 31 · Next Dec 18, 2021: NE 17, IND 27
- Texans · 2021 season · Previous Nov 28, 2021: NYJ 21, HOU 14 · Next Dec 12, 2021: SEA 33, HOU 13