Official Texans @ Colts Game Thread, 12/30/2012

[Keith]

Week 17, Texans fighting for the home field advantage while the Colts welcome back Chuck Pagano. Discuss the game action in this thread.

Originally Posted by Arky

Texans vs. Colts

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

Announcers = Greg Gumbel, Dan Dierdorf

The line = Texans by 7

Texans getting a huge TV audience this week..... pretty much a big chunk of New England, the deep south and everything west of the Mississippi River.

Afternoon games in Houston are:

CBS = KC @ Denver
FOX = Green Bay @ Minnesota

I believe the single double-header rule for the road team is waived this week as it shows FOX broadcasting Philly @ NYG the same time as the Texan game.....

And of course, SNF will feature RGIII making the Cowboys cry.....

And then......(pregnant pause) ... the playoffs....

[Keith]

From Scurf at the Official:

Texans inactives
22 CB Alan Ball
30 CB Stanford Routt
58 OLB Brooks Reed
62 G Antoine Caldwell
66 T Andrew Gardner
67 G Cody White
97 NT Terrell McClain

Texans starting lineup changes
Whitney Mercilus will start at outside linebacker for Brooks Reed.

Colts inactives
10 WR Nathan Palmer
28 S Tom Zbikowski
34 RB Delone Carter
64 C Samson Satele
78 T Tony Hills
90 DE Cory Redding
99 NT Antonio Johnson

Colts starting lineup changes
A.Q. Shipley will start at center for Samson Satele. Lawrence Guy will start at defensive end for Cory Redding. Martin Tevaseu will start at nose tackle for Antonio Johnson. Joe Lefeged will start at strong safety for Tom Zbikowski.

http://blog.houstontexans.com/2012/1...eup-changes-5/

No Reed sucks. Mercilus is suspect against the run.

[chuck]

Last week the night before the game I had a dream that the Vikings would win handily. Last night in my dream Roc Carmichael got torched repeatedly. The next thing I know I'm in some sort of makeshift animal shelter with about 80 kittens roaming around.

I have no idea what any of this means. Maybe the kittens are somehow related to Matt Schaub.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by chuck

The next thing I know I'm in some sort of makeshift animal shelter with about 80 kittens roaming around.

What are the Astrodome and the Bengals on Wild Card Weekend? [/Carnac the Magnificent]

[chuck]

Originally Posted by Keith

What are the Astrodome and the Bengals on Wild Card Weekend? [/Carnac the Magnificent]

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAA HA.

That's my Ed McMahon impression. Pretty good, huh?

[Keith]

Originally Posted by chuck

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAAA HA.

That's my Ed McMahon impression. Pretty good, huh?

About as good as my Carson.

[Arky]

Can't say how much I've heard talking heads on NFLN and ESPN and hand-wringing fans say you've got to build momentum and finish the season strong lately. But while that might be the textbook way to go about it, it seems to be not a requirement. Seems as though many good teams that have finished the season with a thud went on to Super Bowl success....

Texans, however, really need this one to make it easy on themselves....

Late betting action is mostly neutral - no big surge either way...

Kickoff in a few...

[Arky]

Colts win the toss and will receive.

Karim brings the kickoff back to the Colt 25. Colts ball.

[Arky]

Rush goes nowhere - TFL by Watt, -1. 2nd and 11 coming up.

Dumpoff to Wayne goes for 17.

Dumpoff pass to Ballard goes for 9.

Ballard for about 6 or 7 and the 1st down at the Texan 43.

Pass to Avery too tall, inc. 2nd and 10 coming up.

Screen to Hilton goes for about 12 and the 1st down.

Ballard for 3.

Flags presnap......offsides Texans -5, makes it 2nd and 2.

Ballard gets caught for loss of 1. 3rd and 3 coming up.

Pass to Allen goes all the way to the 4 yard line, 1st down.

Ballard for 2.

Pass in the endzone is inc. 3rd and goal coming up from the 2.

Pass to Wayne is inc but draws the PI on Harris - 1st and goal at the 1.

Ballard for no gain.

Pass to Fleener goes for the TD.

Colts 7, Texans 0

7:51 left in the 1st quarter.