The Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans 31-20 on Sep 17, 2023 at Reliant Stadium.
Final · Reliant Stadium
Top performers
- Gardner Minshew II threw for 171 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Colts.
- C.J. Stroud threw for 384 yards, 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Texans.
- Dameon Pierce ran for 31 yards on 15 carries.
Indianapolis Colts 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Minshew II | 19 | 23 | 171 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Richardson Sr. | 6 | 10 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 25 | 33 | 227 | 1 | 0 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Richardson Sr. | 3 | 35 | 2 | 18 |
| Gardner Minshew II | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 5 | 38 | 2 | 18 |
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. | 8 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 12 |
| Will Mallory | 2 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 43 |
| Josh Downs | 4 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 12 |
| Alec Pierce | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 20 |
| Kylen Granson | 3 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 11 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Team | 20 | 26 | 201 | 1 | 43 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaire Franklin | 13 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julian Blackmon | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Moore II | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E.J. Speed | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwity Paye | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeForest Buckner | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaquille Leonard | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas II | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Baker Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Samson Ebukam | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Martin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dayo Odeyingbo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Segun Olubi | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Cross | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallis Flowers | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 67 | 51 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dameon Pierce | 15 | 31 | 0 | 10 |
| Devin Singletary | 4 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew Beck | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C.J. Stroud | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 26 | 52 | 0 | 10 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins | 7 | 9 | 146 | 1 | 32 |
| Robert Woods | 6 | 9 | 74 | 0 | 25 |
| Tank Dell | 7 | 10 | 72 | 1 | 23 |
| Dalton Schultz | 4 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 14 |
| Brevin Jordan | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 16 |
| John Metchie III | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Devin Singletary | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Dameon Pierce | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 30 | 43 | 384 | 2 | 32 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.J. Stewart | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Denzel Perryman | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavierre Thomas | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Greenard | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Anderson Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Hughes | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Murray | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Nelson | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Maliek Collins | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Harris | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 52 | 36 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kicking
What the columns mean: LNG
Before and after
- Colts · 2023 season · Previous Sep 10, 2023: JAX 31, IND 21 · Next Sep 24, 2023: IND 22, BAL 19
- Texans · 2023 season · Previous Sep 10, 2023: HOU 9, BAL 25 · Next Sep 24, 2023: HOU 37, JAX 17