Andrew Luck ruled out for Week 16

ESPN estimates the Texans (7-7) have an 86 percent chance of winning the AFC South Division title, based on its Football Power Index.

The best case scenario for the Texans to make playoffs, is if they win their last two games of the season.

The discomfort Newton dealt with was alleviated a bit by being able to savor an unprecedented win over the Colts, breaking an all-time losing streak of 13 road losses at Indianapolis.

“He’s a pro, he acts like a pro, he carries himself like a pro, he is a pro”, head coach Bill O’Brien said.

A stingy defense allowed just 190 total yards and Weeden played effectively in an ugly game. The Texans’ defense has been a lot better lately and have won games for the team.

With practice changing a bit this week, the Colts coaches spent all of Tuesday morning game planning before players came in for meetings around lunchtime. Houston had 107 first-half rushing yards, 73 more than Indianapolis.

Yates was 6 of 10 for 68 yards with one interception before hurting his left knee.

What Needs to Happen: At the very least, the Texans need to win one more game. The Broncos on the other hand are losers of two straight, and now hold just a single game lead over the Chiefs in the West. Denver has a huge game against the Bengals Monday night, and then finish with the San Diego Chargers while Kansas City, who has won eight straight, finishes with the Cleveland Browns and Raiders. No capes or anything. “You can sit there and you’re going to say to yourselves or I’ll say to myself, ‘If we would have just done this or just done that”.

Weeden made them pay.

Houston trimmed the Indianapolis lead to 10-6 with 2:42 remaining in the third quarter on Novak’s 46-yard field goal after the Colts were forced to punt from their own end zone.

Weeden finished 11 of 18 with 105 yards, but found Strong on the critical screen play on the right side. That was all Houston needed. Foster went on injured reserve, Houston still doesn’t have a compliment to DeAndre Hopkins and the quarterback situation has continued to haunt them all year.

Defensively, the Colts forced two turnovers Sunday, knocked Houston’s backup quarterback, T.J. Yates, out of the game and still lost. The Texans will train him as a quarterback but will also use him as a receiver, O’Brien said. Indy has similar struggles.

He couldn’t generate any offense in the second half and left briefly in the fourth quarter with what the team called a back injury. All they managed was an 11-yard TD pass from Hasselbeck to Donte Moncrief and a 29-yard field goal from Adam Vinatieri. However, going into the Colts game, the Texans ranked 19 with a 99.1 yards per game average.