Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 IND | 10 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
 HOU | 6 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 38 |
Game Leaders
C.J. Stroud
· QB
British Brooks
· RB
Riley Leonard
· QB
DJ Giddens
· RB
Team Stats
191st Downs22
11Passing 1st downs9
7Rushing 1st downs10
11st downs from penalties3
8-153rd down efficiency4-13
1-14th down efficiency0-0
64Total Plays64
354Total Yards339
5.5Yards per Play5.3
11Total Drives11
278Passing205
22/35Comp/Att17/32
Play-by-Play
0:00
END GAME
0:00
(Shotgun) R.Leonard pass short middle to J.Downs to IND 29 for 4 yards. Lateral to M.Pittman to IND 20 for -9 yards. Lateral to R.Leonard to IND 21 for 1 yard (D.Horton). FUMBLES (D.Horton), touched at IND 17, RECOVERED by HST-T.Togiai at IND 17. T.Togiai for 17 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
0:05
Timeout #1 by HST at 00:05.
0:12
K.Fairbairn kicks 70 yards from HST 35 to IND -5. A.Dulin to IND 25 for 30 yards (D.Ogunbowale; J.Watson).
0:12
K.Fairbairn 43 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.
0:17
Timeout #3 by IND at 00:17.
0:20
(Shotgun) B.Brooks up the middle to IND 25 for no gain (N.Cross).
0:59
(Shotgun) B.Brooks right guard to IND 25 for 1 yard (A.Adebawore).
1:42
(Shotgun) B.Brooks up the middle to IND 26 for 2 yards (G.Stewart; L.Latu).
1:42
Timeout #2 by IND at 01:42.
1:48
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass short middle to J.Noel to IND 28 for 13 yards (C.Bynum; Z.Franklin).
1:48
Timeout #1 by IND at 01:48.
2:00
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass short middle to X.Hutchinson to IND 41 for 17 yards (G.Pratt).
2:00
Two-Minute Warning
2:39
(Shotgun) B.Brooks up the middle to HST 42 for 7 yards (Z.Franklin).
2:39
B.Grupe kicks 65 yards from IND 35 to end zone, Touchback to the HST 35.
2:39
Official Timeout at 02:39.
2:39
B.Grupe 22 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.
2:48
(Shotgun) R.Leonard pass short right to M.Pittman pushed ob at HST 4 for 4 yards (A.Huzzie).
3:29
(Shotgun) D.Giddens up the middle to HST 8 for 3 yards (M.Bryant).
4:08
(Shotgun) D.Giddens up the middle to HST 11 for 1 yard (C.Harris; D.Barnett).
4:49
(Shotgun) D.Giddens up the middle to HST 12 for 5 yards (T.Togiai).
5:29
(Shotgun) D.Giddens right tackle to HST 17 for 6 yards (D.Clark; E.Speed).
6:09
(No Huddle, Shotgun) R.Leonard pass short left to T.Warren to HST 23 for 6 yards (T.Smith).
6:37
(Shotgun) J.Taylor up the middle to HST 29 for 5 yards (D.Clark; C.Harris).
7:17
R.Leonard scrambles left end ran ob at HST 34 for 9 yards (T.Togiai).
8:03
(Shotgun) R.Leonard pass short right to A.Abdullah to HST 43 for 9 yards (D.Barnett).
8:46
J.Taylor right end to IND 48 for -2 yards (D.Barnett).
9:23
(Shotgun) J.Taylor right guard to 50 for 8 yards (M.Bryant).
10:04
(Shotgun) J.Taylor right guard to IND 42 for 1 yard (A.Huzzie).
10:31
R.Leonard left end to IND 33 for -3 yards (A.Huzzie).PENALTY on HST-N.Jones, Defensive Offside, 5 yards, enforced at IND 36 - No Play.
11:15
J.Taylor right guard to IND 36 for 1 yard (L.Fotu; D.Barnett).
11:15
K.Fairbairn kicks 65 yards from HST 35 to end zone, Touchback to the IND 35.
11:15
Official Timeout at 11:15.
11:15
K.Fairbairn 44 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-A.Brinkman, Holder-T.Townsend.
12:02
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass short left to D.Ogunbowale to IND 25 for 6 yards (C.Bynum; J.Edwards).
12:05
(No Huddle, Shotgun) D.Mills pass incomplete short middle to X.Hutchinson.
12:28
(Shotgun) B.Brooks left end to IND 31 for 2 yards (S.Ebukam; G.Pratt).
12:35
(Shotgun) R.Leonard pass short left intended for T.Warren INTERCEPTED by A.Huzzie (T.Togiai) at IND 33. A.Huzzie to IND 33 for no gain (T.Warren).
13:18
(Shotgun) R.Leonard pass short right to J.Downs to IND 24 for 4 yards (A.Huzzie).
13:25
(Shotgun) R.Leonard pass incomplete short right to A.Dulin (J.Ingram).
14:08
D.Giddens left tackle to IND 20 for 3 yards (D.Clark).
14:47
D.Giddens left tackle to IND 17 for 9 yards (E.Speed; D.Clark).
14:56
T.Townsend punts 45 yards to IND 8, Center-A.Brinkman, out of bounds.
15:00
(Shotgun) D.Mills pass incomplete short right.
0:00
END QUARTER 3
0:15
(Shotgun) B.Brooks up the middle to HST 47 for 3 yards (N.Gallimore; K.Moore).
0:19
D.Mills pass incomplete short left to C.Kirk.
1:00
B.Brooks up the middle to HST 44 for 5 yards (Z.Franklin).
1:35
(Shotgun) B.Brooks right guard to HST 39 for 8 yards (K.Paye).
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