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Week 6

Weekly
Grade
Indianapolis Colts
4-2 231.6
199.9
 
VS
proj
Houston Texans
201.46 3-3
201.79

Indianapolis Colts beat Houston Texans for third straight win, 231.60-201.46

Indianapolis Colts extended their win streak to three games with a hard-fought victory over Houston Texans, emerging victorious with a 231.60-201.46 win. Houston Texans nabbed a 9.40-point lead on Thursday, but Indianapolis Colts held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by T.J. Watt (7 Tackles, 2 Sacks) and DeAndre Hopkins (3 Rec, 55 Rec Yds, 2 Rec TDs). Kyler Murray (229 Pass Yds, 4 Pass TDs) and Darrel Williams (62 Rush Yds, 2 Rush TDs, 27 Rec Yds) carried the flag for Houston Texans in the loss. Indianapolis Colts (4-2) will look to get another W against Detroit Lions, while Houston Texans (3-3) attempt to right the ship against LA Rams.

Matchup Timeline

  Indianapolis Colts   Houston Texans

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Osborn (6 Rec, 78 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) scored 19.8 points in a 34-28 win over the Panthers in Week 6. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 7.25-point projection and was much higher than his 11.68-point season scoring average. Osborn will face the Cowboys next week.
K.J. Osborn

Top Player Comparison

Indianapolis Colts
Points
% of total points 231.6
1
T.J. Watt
LB
27.5
10.57
11.9%
2
DeAndre Hopkins
WR
20.5
17.48
8.9%
3
K.J. Osborn
WR
19.8
7.25
8.5%
4
Sterling Shepard
WR
19.6
12.67
8.5%
Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 201.46
1
Kyler Murray
QB
33.76
27.16
16.8%
2
Darrel Williams
RB
24.9
13.47
12.4%
3
Alex Collins
RB
16.8
11.3
8.3%
4
Justin Jefferson
WR
14
17.56
6.9%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
K.J. Osborn had a 27-yard touchdown catch for Indianapolis Colts, while Ja'Marr Chase had a 53-yard catch, helping Indianapolis Colts to a 162.60-76.30 lead.
Sunday Late
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday afternoon, but it was Indianapolis Colts who emerged with the lead, 193.60-164.46. For Indianapolis Colts, Hunter Henry had a 20-yard touchdown catch. Kyler Murray made the highlight reel for Houston Texans with a 21-yard touchdown pass.
Monday
Tyler Bass had a 52-yard field goal for Houston Texans.

Points By Position

  Indianapolis Colts   Houston Texans

Game Notes

14 of the 23 starters on Indianapolis Colts scored higher than their projected point totals.
Houston Texans had only 10 of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
The final result could have looked differently, as each team had a starter score zero points.
Both teams exceeded their season scoring average.
Indianapolis Colts put up more points than their projected total, while Houston Texans fell short of their projection.
Houston Texans ranked 7th in the league in scoring this week, while Indianapolis Colts put up the 3rd-best score.
For Houston Texans, Kyler Murray (33.76 points) recorded the fifth-best score for a quarterback this week.

Next Week Preview

Houston Texans
A pair of teams with identical 3-3 records, 10th-place Houston Texans are set to face 11th-place LA Rams next week. Each side has multiple bye weeks to worry about in Week 7, as Justin Jefferson, Tyler Bass, Tony Pollard, the Minnesota Vikings defense, Micah Parsons, Terrell Edmunds, Larry Rountree III, and Travis Etienne are off for Houston Texans while CeeDee Lamb and Greg Zuerlein are out for LA Rams.
Indianapolis Colts
Week 7 features a pair of teams heading in opposite directions, as Indianapolis Colts (4-2) enter Week 7 on a three-game winning streak, while their opponent (Detroit Lions, 1-5), come in as losers of five straight. Each side will have players with byes next week, as T.J. Watt, K.J. Osborn, Rayshawn Jenkins, Austin Ekeler, the Los Angeles Chargers defense, Danielle Hunter, Mitchell Trubisky, and Carlos Hyde are off for Indianapolis Colts, while Detroit Lions will be without Eric Kendricks, Jordan Poyer, Eric Ebron, the Buffalo Bills defense, DJ Chark Jr., and Myles Jack. Over the last three weeks, Indianapolis Colts have scored 219.1 points per game, while Detroit Lions have averaged only 168.09 per contest.