Official Texans @ Colts Game Thread, 12/20/2020

[Arky]

The 4-9 Houston Texans head off to Indianapolis this Sunday to play the 9-4 Colts in an early game. The Texans are coming off a 36-7 road loss to the Chicago Bears while the Colts went to Las Vegas and beat the Raiders 44-27. These two met 2 weekends ago with the Colts prevailing 26-20 in a game the Texans should have won. I think we all know most of the players, here so I will get right to the pick:

Colts 38, Texans 24

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TV = CBS (channel 11 local), noon CST, Sunday Dec 20, 2020

Announcers = Greg Gumbel, Rich Gannon

The line = Colts by 7 to 7½

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Other Sunday viewing in the Houston area:

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

FOX = TBD

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Prime time:

TNF = LA Chargers @ Las Vegas (FOX/NFLN)

Saturday (late) = Buffalo @ Denver (NFLN) (Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth), 3:30 pm CST

Saturday (night) = Carolina @ Green Bay (NFLN) (Mike Tirico, Kurt Warner), 7:15 pm CST

SNF = Cleveland @ NY Giants (NBC)

MNF = Pittsburgh @ Cincinnati (ESPN)

[HPF Bob]

while the Colts went to Las Vegas and beat the

...house. Just had to say that once.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

...house. Just had to say that once.

Eheh. That shiny, new stadium and no one in it... smh, facepalm

[Arky]

Looks like Houston gets Philadelphia @ Arizona for the late game on FOX today.

For some of us, it will be going up against Chiefs vs. Saints on crappy CBS/Locast at the same time....

[Arky]

Yay, CBS is back at least for now...

[Arky]

Taylor runs one in from 5 yards for the Colts.

Colts 7, Texans 0

5:49 left in the 1st qtr.

[Arky]

Rivers hits Pascal on an 11 yard TD pass.

Colts 14, Texans 0

52 seconds left in the 1st qtr.

[Arky]

Watson finds Hansen wide open for a 38 yard TD.

Nice.

Colts 14, Texans 7

3:46 left in the half.

[Arky]

Fairbairn good from 23 as the half comes to a close.

Colts 14, Texans 10

Halftime.

[Keith]

It's like the Texans have to start every game down two scores before they decide to play the game.

[Arky]

Colts tack on a 35-yard FG by Blankenship.

Colts 17, Texans 10

8:27 left in the 3rd qtr.

[Arky]

Fairbairn pings one in from 31 yards.

Colts 17, Texans 13

1:19 left in the 3rd qtr.

[Arky]

Blankenship good from 53 for the Colts.

Colts 20, Texans 13

13:31 left in the game.

[Arky]

Watson hits Coutee for the 9 yard TD pass...

Texans 20, Colts 20

We got us a game.

7:25 to go.

[Arky]

Short pass to Pascal goes for a 5 yard TD.

Colts 27, Texans 20

Only 1:47 left in the game for Watson to work with. Texans have 2 timeouts.

[Keith]

Coutee fumbles through the end zone.


THIS TEAM

[Arky]

So it was the old fumble near the goal line that did the Texans in.

Final score:

Colts 27, Texans 20

I need to find me a team to root for in the playoffs....

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by Keith

It's like the Texans have to start every game down two scores before they decide to play the game.

They play from behind more often than the old Washington Generals.

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by Arky

So it was the old fumble near the goal line that did the Texans in.

Another good day to be a Dolphins fan.

[Arky]

Texans next opponent, the Bengals will play on MNF in about 20 hours.

Early line has the Texans as a whopping 8½ to 9 pt favorite over the Bengals next Sunday.

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Texan's defense is the worst in the league at creating turnovers. Just 8 all year long. Next in line is 3 teams with 12.

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