Weeden And Defense Lead Texans To First Win In Indianapolis

But he left the game with 1:14 to go in the first half after scrambling for a first down, a play that was wiped out because of a holding penalty on left tackle Duane Brown.

Weeden made them pay. “It’s just tough because we knew it was a must win” now every game is a must win and even that might not be good enough. There will be plenty of Colts fans who now say to shut him down for the rest of the season because of the Colts’ slim playoff hopes now, but the reality is that if Luck is truly healthy, he’ll play.

This is a must win game against the Houston Texans.

If Indianapolis makes the playoffs, maybe the pitch count will go away, but for now it is just more of the same.

The surprise will be the quarterbacks determining the crucial outcome – Houston’s T.J. Yates and either Matt Hasselbeck or Charlie Whitehurst for the Colts. He finished 17 of 30 for 147 yards, one TD and one interception that effectively ended the game. Most likely though, if anything happened to Weeden, it is safe to assume they would have gone to a wildcat. He didn’t participate in practice this week and has not cleared concussion protocol, but it’s possible he’ll get back to full health in time to return in time to start against the Titans.

The Texans would move to about midfield before Alfred Blue would fumble the ball fighting for a few extra yards. Wheeden led the Texans inside the Colts 10-yard line, but the clcok worked against the Texans and they would settle for a 23-yard field goal. Each team started a backup under center this week, with both also rolling out a third-stringer during the game.

A week after a disappointing 15-12 loss to the Oakland Raiders, the Denver Broncos had to be feeling much better about themselves heading into the half with a 27-13 lead over the red-hot Pittsburgh Steelers.

The next Texans possession saw another 4th down attempt that the Texans would convert, their second of the day. After getting Nick Novak in position for a 22-yard field goal at the end of the half, he set up Novak for 46-yard field goal late in the third quarter to cut the Colts’ lead to 10-6.

Part of the reason Hasselbeck and the Colts struggled to move the ball was the impressive play of Houston’s defensive front.

Reserve cornerback A.J. Bouye intercepted Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Hasselbeck with 1:42 remaining, and cornerback Kareem Jackson recovered a fumble forced by Johnathan Joseph with 2:50 to play, sealing a 16-10 victory on Sunday.

Houston Texans scored 21.1 points compared to allowed 21.3 points with point differential of -0.2. Moncrief had five receptions for 51 yards and the team’s lone touchdown. Unfortunately for the Texans, their designated crisis signal-caller, Cecil Shorts III, left the game with a groin injury.