Official Texans vs. Colts Game Thread, 11/5/2017
 

The halfway point of the season finds the 3-4 Texans hosting the 2-6 Indianapolis Colts this Sunday in an early game. It is starting to look like QB Andrew Luck won't make it back this year and that QB Jacoby Brissett will continue in his stead. Despite their record, the Colts have been feisty at times this year so it would serve the Texans well not to take them lightly. However, the Texans lead the league in pts./game scored (30.7) and the Colts lead the league in pts./game given up (30.8). Colts lead the all-time series 23-7.

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TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon CST Sunday, Nov 5, 2017

Announcers = Greg Gumbel, Trent Green

The line = Texans by 13 to 14

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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:

CBS (late) = Kansas City @ Dallas, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo

FOX (late) = Washington @ Seattle, Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis

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Prime time:

TNF = Buffalo @ NY Jets (NFLN)

SNF = Oakland @ Miami (NBC)

MNF = Detroit @ Green Bay (ESPN)

Video - What they are saying in Vegas about the Texan's "situation"..... jump to the 4:18 mark to get to the Texan stuff, ends around the 7 minute mark.

Summary: Teddy Covers and Pauly say some nice things about Watson, some not so nice things about Savage.

I'm actually kinda looking forward to seeing how Savage does this Sunday. He's being pitted against a team most any average QB should be able to excel against....

No Watson, No Watt, No Mercilus, No Cushing, No first or second-round picks, No reason to give a shit about the rest of the season, frankly. If Brissett has shown he can beat anyone, it is us. Last time the Astros went to the World Series, the Texans stunk up the joint and got Mario "My Aching" Williams.

Rinse, repeat. If we finish 3-13, eh, nothing we haven't done before.

The early CBS game the national audience will see is an interesting matchup for a couples reasons. Here we of course will be seeing the Colts & the Texans,
but nationally it will be Denver going up against the surging Philadelphia Eagles and for those who haven't been following what's been going on Denver, well the Broncos have this guy named Osweiler starting for them at QB Sunday in Philly.

Go Texans! You can do it.

Well, after getting the good stuff for 6½ weeks, looks like we get the "spiced honey mead wine" today.....

Colts win the toss and defer. Texans to receive.

Kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.

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L Miller for no gain.

Deep pass to Fuller along the sideline goes inc. 3rd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Hop gets 10 and the 1st down.

L Miller for 1.

Savage pressured, throws inc. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Savage's pass to Ellington off the mark, inc. Texans have to punt.

Nice return on the punt but flags are down.....illegal block in the back on the Colts places the ball at their 8 yard line. Colt's ball.

12:33 left in the 1st qtr.

Gore goes for 4.

Gore loses 1. Brings up 3rd and 7.

Pass to Rogers is good for the 1st down at the Colt 28.

Pass to Gore gets 11 and the 1st down.

Gore carries for 1.

Pass to Williams goes for 15. 1st down at the Texan 45.

Deep pass to Hilton down the middle goes for the TD. 45 yards.

Colts 7, Texans 0

8:33 left in the 1st qtr.

The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.

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Foreman for 2.

Savage's pass to Fuller over the middle goes inc. 3rd and 8 coming up.

Savage's pass to Hop goes inc. Texan's to punt.

Punt return goes nowhere at the Colt 25. Colt's ball.

7:28 left in the 1st qtr.

Gore for maybe 1.

Brissett runs out of time and throws it away, inc.

On 3rd and 9, pass is off the mark, inc. Colts have to punt.

Fuller fair catches at the Texan 34. Holding on Eddie Unpleasant backs it up 10. Texan's ball at their 24.

6:31 left in the 1st qtr.

L Miller for 9.

L Miller gets about 2 and the 1st down.

Savage's pass to Ellington goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Short pass to Ellington over the middle gets about 4. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Pass to Fuller goes inc. Texans have to punt.

Punt is brought back to the Colt 18. Colt's ball.

3:59 left in the 1st qtr.

Mack carries for 6.

Pass to Aiken off the mark, inc. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Quick pass to Hilton goes inc. Colts have to punt.

Fuller fields the punt at the Texan 30 and goes down. Texan's ball.

3:05 left in the 1st qtr.

Pass to Anderson gets 2.

Foreman gets 3. 3rd and 5 coming up.

Flare pass to L Miller goes for 19, 1st down. Horse collar on tackle, add 15. Ball ends up at the Colt 31.

Savage pressured, throws inc.

Pass to Hop gets a 1st down but a flag is down.....Hop pushed off. Moves the ball back to the Colt 41. 2nd and 20.

Foreman for 3. 3rd and 17 coming up.

End of 1st qtr.

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On 3rd and 17, Savage's deep pass is inc but roughing the passer gives the Texans a 1st down at the Colt 23.

Foreman for 3.

Foreman for about 4. 3rd and 4.

Flags presnap. False start Giacomini, -5. Brings up 3rd and 9.

Pass to Hop in the end zone too tall, inc. Texans to go for the FG.

Fairbairn's 39-yarder is barely no good. Colts take over on downs.

Score remains:

Colts 7, Texans 0

13:03 left in the half.

Brock Osweiler is 3/6, 38 yards, 1 INT in Philly.

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Colt's ball at their 29.

Gore goes for 16.

Pass to Doyle gets 8.

Gore for 1. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Pass to Gore is dropped. Colts have to punt.

Punt is downed at the Texan 6. Texan's ball.

10:51 left in the half.

He is who we thought he was

Pass to Prosch gets 1.

Miller gets loose for big gain but holding on Davenport negates it. Makes it 2nd and 12 coming up.

Pass to Hop over the middle goes inc.

On 3rd and 12, Savage's pass nearly INT'ed but inc. Texans will have to punt.

Punt is fair caught at the Colt 45. Colt's ball.

9:27 left in the half.

Mack gets 11.

Mack caught in the backfield by KJ for loss of 2.

On 2nd and 12, pass to Hilton goes for big gainer. 30 yards. Ball at the Texan 16.

Flags presnap. Encroachment on Blackson. 1st and 5 coming up.

Mack gets 1. 2nd and 4 coming up.

Mack goes for 3. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Mack gets the 1st down at the 5 yard line. 1st and goal for the Colts.

Mack for 1. 2nd and goal coming up.

Brissett pressured, throws it away, inc. 3rd and goal coming up.

Pass to Hilton in the end zone is inc. Colts to go for the FG.

Vinatieri's 22-yarder is good.

Colts 10, Texans 0

4:34 left in the half.

The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.

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L Miller for about 2.

Pass to Miller over the middle goes for 29.

Savage is strip/sacked but Davenport falls on it. 2nd and 19 coming up.

Savage pressured, throws inc to Ellington. 3rd and 19 coming up.

Pass to Anderson goes for 12. 4th and 7 coming up.

2 minute warning.

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Texans punting on 4th down.

Punt goes into the end zone, touchback. Colt's ball at their 20.

1:52 left in the half.

Pass to Doyle gets 9.

Mack gets 4 or 5 and the 1st down. Texans use a timeout.

Pass to Doyle gets 4.

Pass to Moncrief gets the 1st down at the Colt 44.

Pass to Williams gets 5.

Pass to Rogers is inc. 3rd and 5 coming up.

Hehe, Brissett is stripped, L Houston picks up the fumble and takes it in for the Scoop 6!

Colts 10, Texans 7

56 seconds left in the half.

The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Colt's ball at their 25.

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Pleasant with the sack! 2nd and 16 coming up.

Gore gets caught for loss of 1. Time running out......

Brissett kneels it.

Halftime.

Colts 10, Texans 7

The 2nd half kickoff is brought back to 14. Colt's ball.

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Gore for maybe 1.

Screen to Gore goes for 7. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Pass to Doyle gets the 1st down but a flag is down.....hands to the face on the Colts back it up. Makes it 3rd and 12.

Pass to Hilton is just short of the 1st down......measurement shows about a football short..... Colts to punt...

Punt goes out of bounds at the Texan 27. Texan's ball.

12:16 left in the 3rd qtr.

Savage's pass is tipped, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Delay to L Miller goes for 14.

Pass to Hop down the sideline goes inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

L Miller for 4. 3rd and 6 coming up.

Hop can't hang on to the pass, inc. Texans have to punt.

Punt is downed at the Colt 5 yard line. Colt's ball.

10:30 left in the 3rd qtr.

I'm going to have to disagree. He is far, far worse than I at least had ever imagined.

Brissett pressured and scrambles for 14.

Gore for 1.

Brissett sacked! Loss of 8. 3rd and 17 coming up.

Pass to Doyle gets 11. Colts will have to punt.

Punt is returned by Fuller to the Texan 34. Texan's ball.

7:41 left in the 3rd qtr.

Screen to Hop goes for 4.

Foreman powers for 6 and the 1st down.

Foreman for 2. 2nd and 8 coming up.

Pass to Foreman over the middle is inc. 3rd and 8 coming up. Timeout Texans.

Savage's pass to Anderson is off the mark, inc. Texans will have to punt.

Punt is fair caught at the 9 yard line. Colt's ball.

5:41 left in the 3rd qtr.

Pass to Hilton gets 9.

Gore stopped for no gain. 3rd and 1 coming up.

Texans have to use a timeout because of substitutions.

On 3rd and 1, Gore gets the 1 and the 1st down.

Mack for 3.

Brissett can't find a receiver and scrambles but flags are down. Holding on the Colts, -10. Makes it 2nd and 17.

Pass to Doyle gets 8. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Pass to Hilton goes for big gainer. Ruled a TD.... Did KJ touch him at the 35?

Refs rule touchdown stands. 80 yard TD.

Colts 17, Texans 7

1:56 left in the 3rd qtr.

The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.

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Foreman for 8.

Foreman for 5, 1st down.

Savage is sacked. Offsetting penalties, do it over.

Deep pass to Fuller is broken up, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Foreman for 2.

End of the 3rd qtr.

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On 3rd and 9, pass to Hop gets 15 and the 1st down.

Foreman works hard for 1.

Savage's pass to Fuller is off the mark, inc. 3rd and 9 coming up.

Savage pressured, throws inc. to Hop. Texans to punt.

Punt goes out of bounds at the Colt 7 yard line. Colt's ball.

13:03 left in the game.

Ball marked at the 5.

Gore for no gain.

Gore gets 6. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Brissett's deep pass draws the PI on Williams. Places the ball at the Colt 47.

Gore sweeps left side for 12.

Brissett pressured, throws it away. Flag down......PI on the Colts, -10. Makes it 1st and 20.

Pass to Moncrief goes inc. 2nd and 20 coming up.

Dumpoff to Gore gets 9. 3rd and 11 coming up.

Pass to Doyle gets 8. Colts going for the FG.

Vinatieri's 53-yarder is good.

Colts 20, Texans 7

9:12 left in the game.

The ensuing kickoff is a touchback. Texan's ball at their 25.

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Screen to Fuller gets 3.

L Miller gets 9 and the 1st down.

L Miller for 2.

Dumpoff to L Miller goes for 15.

Pass to Hop at the sideline gets 12.

Pass to Hop in the end zone is complete! Touchdown!

Colts 20, Texans 14

6:11 left in the game.

The ensuing kickoff is touchback. Colt's ball at their 25.

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Pass to Doyle gets 10 or 11 and the 1st down.

Gore for 3.

Gore for almost 5. 3rd and 2 coming up.

Colts use a timeout.

Brissett is sacked! Flag down.....holding on JJo, auto 1st down at the Colt 49.

Pass to Doyle gets 4.

Gore for maybe 1. Brings up 3rd and 5.

Pass to Doyle over the middle is broken up, inc. Colts have to punt.

Punt goes goes out of bounds at the Texan 20. Texan's ball with 3:10 left in the game.

Pass to Ellington goes for 13.

Savage pressured, shovels to L Miller for no gain.

Draw to Miller goes for 14. Ball at the Texan 47, 1st down.

2 minute warning. (1:55 actual)

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Savage's pass is caught but out of bounds so inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Pass to Anderson goes for 16.

Pass to Anderson goes to the 25 but flag is down.....holding defense is declined. Ball at the Colt 23.

Pass to Ellington goes to the 17.

Pass to Hop in the end zone is caught but not both feet down so inc. 3rd and 4 coming up.

Pass to Hop goes to the 7 yard line.

Pass to Hop in the end zone is inc. 12 seconds left.

Timeout Colts.

Pass to Anderson goes out of the end zone, inc. 7 seconds left.

Timeout Colts.

Pass to Hop broken up, inc. 2 seconds left on 4th and goal.

Savage has the ball stripped. Colts fall on it. Game over.

Final score:

Colts 20, Texans 14

Yep. He is not even close to serviceable. He made 3/4 of his throws off his back foot today. His footwork is as bad as I've ever seen in an NFL QB. He is not a passable backup and it's embarrassing we came out of training camp with him as the starter. I guess he looked good in no pass rush drills in July.

He's worse than Osweiler, which I didn't think was possible. All things considered he may be worse than that idiot the Browns ran out there a few weeks ago.

So I guess I'll just enjoy McNeck's increasing humiliation as the crowds at home grow as thin as he is and the loudest sound inside is the boos of fans insulting their own team. If he'd rather be an idiot and appease racist redneck fans than put the best possible team on the field then he gets what he deserves.

Sarah Barshop ESPN Staff Writer

Tom Savage was brutally honest after his performance on Sunday: "Guys were open and I'm not going to give you the politically correct answer and say blah, blah, blah and we can do better. I've got to make the throws. I played like c---."

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Realizing you stink is the first step in overcoming it. Something the Brockster had no concept of....

I should have mentioned that the final play, the strip-sack on Tom Statue, came over Chris Clark who was playing in the stead of Duane Brown whose being an uppity negro plainly trumps any organizational desire to win.

Another thing is that the team now believes that Deshaun actually suffered his injury in the game last week, so of course I was right all along, that the idiotic group of long time losers they assembled to masquerade as an offensive line did in fact get the single most important player in franchise history injured.

Classic Chuck.

It's bad they got rid of Brown, and Watson got hurt with a pathetic OL that included Brown.

Either way he tore his ACL in practice not in a game, no matter what whispers get reported. The idea he tore an ACL then played and practiced is just stupid. No matter how quiet he kept the injury it would have swelled up like a balloon after the game, and there would have been no hiding that. This is a non story.

At home in Seattle Brown couldn't help the Seahawks beat a fairly ordinary Redskins team today so looks like the Texans fleeced a third-rounder from the Seahawks for Brown.

Eh, it's just one game. Brown may have some rust to get rid of... I'm hoping it's the same for Savage (and doesn't he look a tad rounder these days?). Savage has looked better - he was definitely crappy today. Texans now 1-4 in games decided by 8 pts. or less...

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Early line on Texans vs. Rams opened at Rams by 10, then shot up to 12½ in one book..... I'm thinking Rams by 24.....

Yea rough day for Savage. He's had virtually no reps in practice with the starters since the first week of the season so no wonder he was so lousy today as he had no opportunities to develop any timing with his receivers.

Sometimes it happens like that; sometimes it does not.

But beyond that, I guess you missed the part where this isn't just another of my crackpot theories. The TEAM believes that the genesis of Watson's injury was the Seattle game.