Official Texans @ Colts Game Thread, 1/8/2023

[Keith]

Mills starts from the 17 and is incomplete on a short attempt under heavy pressue. Next attempt is complete to Akins for 8. Ogunbowale gets 3 on the ground for a first. Mills finds Amari Rodgers for 14 on a laser, and the offense moves quickly with time ticking. A 12-yard completion to Moore to the IND 46 brings up the 2-minute warning.

Drive appears to stumble, then on 4th and 12 Mills goes deep to Cooks, 30 yards to the IND 18! Play is reviewed and stands. 1:19 to play.

Mills appears to complete to Moore in the endzone for a one-handed touchdown, but ruled incompleet as the balls slips through his hands. 2nd down under pressure is thrown out. Mills is dropped for a sack when Franklin blitzes around right guard, 10 yard loss. Texans timeout.

4th & 20 from the IND 28 0:58 remaining. Mills escapes and amazingly goes through THomas' hands and into Akins for a touchdown.

Score is 30-31 Colts. Texans elect to go for two and the win. Use their final timeout. Bears have lost.

Complete to Akins for a successful conversion! OMG.

Texans 32-31
0:50 remaining

[Keith]

Ehlinger incomplete on first down. Off target incomplete on 2nd down. Ehlinger then gets 11 to Jackson for a new set of downs. Use their 2nd timeout. 0:34 remaining.

Ball on IND 36. Complete to Woods for 9, lots of time gone before the next snap. 2nd down play to Campbell complete, ref rules him OB to stop clock, but review says progress stopped in bounds, so Colts use final timeout.

0:06 to play, 1st down at IND 46. Incomplete.
0:02 to play. Hail Mary is incomplete, just short of the goalline anyway.

Texans win 32-31
Game over.

Texans "earn" the 2nd overall pick in the 2023 draft.

[Blitzwood]

We can’t even lose correctly!!