Rivers help the Defense Colts win 26-26 over the Houston Texans

HOUSTON (AP) – With a flurry of his offense in the second half of Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts turned to his defense to concede victory over the Houston Texans.

Philip Rivers threw two touchdown passes in the first half and then the defense dominated, giving the Colts a 26-22 victory.

The Texans had a chance to take the lead with about 90 seconds left. When they were on Colts 2 Deshaun Watson slapped in the lower back And Anthony Waker conquered it.

“He was crazy,” said Indianapolis coach Frank Reck. “Obviously, that’s why it’s a 60-minute game and you’ll never be surprised by what happened in this league … we got a great break there. We paused. They threw the ball and we went and got it. “

Watts took responsibility for this malpractice even though the instant was not very good.

“I should catch the ball right now.” “I know it was a little low and hot, but for me I’m proud to catch every snap regardless of where it is and how fast it is.”

The Colts led the Colts (8-4) 24-22 on break after the Rivers threw TD passes at 21 and 39 yards. His offense was not recorded after that, but the defense kept Houston (4-8) scoreless in the second half. Justin Houston added safety With Watson’s bag in the end zone.

Safety was Indy’s third this season and Houston’s fourth of his career, tying him the most in NFL history. Houston had three sacks, three QB hits and had to tumble.

With Sunday’s shutout in the second half, the Colts are allowing an average of 7.33 points in the second half of the season.

Watson threw 341 yards and ran for a score in the first half. But he didn’t have a touchdown pass for the first time this season and was stopped after not being selected in the last six games.

He chuckled and felt numb Sitting alone on a Houston bench With a towel covering his head for a few minutes after the game is over. Watson was emotional after more than an hour of play while talking to reporters.

“I was disappointed for the whole city … that’s why I was sitting on the bench,” Watson said.

The Colts had a chance to add to their lead with about seven minutes left, but Jonathan Taylor had no advantage from Houston 5 to fourth-and-1.

“We weren’t as good at running into another, although we got an ongoing game,” Rivers said. “We’ve found a way to win but we’re not sure we’ve played well.”

Indianapolis later added three plays to his play while Houston beat Watson 26-22 in the final zone.

The Colts had two penalties on the incoming drive and punished the text to give it one last chance.

TY Hilton had a season high of 110 yards and a touchdown. Taylor ran for 91 yards after missing the game due to covid-19 contact tracing. Rivers threw 285 yards.

Cake Tea scored 141 yards and Chad Hanson 101. Both players made career-highs in Houston’s first game, as star receiver Will Fuller received a six-game suspension for violating NFL policy on performance enhancers.

While tennis was driving late in the third quarter, Kenny Moore got the ball out of Brandin Cook’s hands as he fell to the ground. The play was reviewed and endorsed as a distraction, Watson’s first choice since Oct. 11.

Indy could not take advantage of the mistake and had to be fired.

The Colts were 7-0 up after Hilton’s 21-yard TD catch on their first drive. The quarterback tied it while Watson broke 11 yards for a score later in the first quarter. The score was made when Scott got out of the defender’s grip and completed a 64-yard pass.

A 52-yard field goal by Comey Fairburn gave Houston a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Nheim Hynes put the Colts 14-10 in a 5-yard run, less than a minute earlier.

Fairburn missed a 53-yard field goal before Indianapolis made it 21-10 on Taylor’s 39-yard catch-and-run. Houston then went 21-17 in a 6-yard run by David Johnson and both teams added field goals to leave Indianapolis at 24-28 at halftime.

Elite company

Rivers has passed 2,663 yards to join Brett Favre and Drew Bridge this season, becoming the only player in NFL history to have 3,000 yards in 15 straight seasons.

Injuries

Colts: RT Le’Ravan Clarke was out of the field in the first quarter with a foot injury.

Texans: T.E. in the first quarter.

Now the next

Quotes: Visit the Raiders next Sunday.

Texans: Visit the Bears next Sunday.

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