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Texans-Colts Capsule

NFL, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos

HOUSTON (7-6) at INDIANAPOLIS (9-4)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE -- Colts by 6 ½

RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Houston 8-5, Indianapolis 9-4

SERIES RECORD -- Colts lead 21-4

LAST MEETING -Colts beat Texans 33-28, Oct. 9, 2014

LAST WEEK -- Texans beat Jaguars 27-13; Colts beat Browns 25-24

AP PRO32 RANKING -- Texans No. 15, Colts No. 7

TEXANS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (15), RUSH (4), PASS (24).

TEXANS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (25), RUSH (15), PASS (28).

COLTS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (1), RUSH (18), PASS (1).

COLTS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (18), RUSH (13), PASS (22).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Texans have won two straight overall and three straight on road but are 0-12 all-time in Indy. ... Houston is 3-1 vs. AFC South this season with only loss coming at home vs. Colts. ... Texans lead NFL with 29 takeaways and need two to break franchise record, set in 2011. ... RB Arian Foster has scored touchdown in seven straight games. ... QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has thrown six touchdown passes and no interceptions since reclaiming starting job two weeks ago. ... DE J.J. Watt is coming off three-sack game at Jacksonville and now has 14½ sacks, league-leading 41 quarterbacks hits, 20 tackles for loss, five fumble recoveries and five touchdowns -- one against Colts on Oct. 9. ... Watt needs one pass defensed to join Jason Taylor only players with 10 sacks and 10 passes defensed in same season twice since 1991, and 2½ sacks to break Mario Williams' franchise career record (53). ... WR Andre Johnson needs four catches to become second-fastest player with 1,000 receptions. Sunday would be Game 168. Former Colts receiver Marvin Harrison achieved feat in 167 games. ... Johnson needs five catches to pass Hines Ward for No. 9 on NFL's career list. ... Houston runs ball league-high 51.6 percent of time. ... Colts will clinch second straight AFC South title with win or tie. ... Indy has won three straight overall, four straight against Texans and 11 straight vs. division foes. ... WR Reggie Wayne can grab Colts' franchise record for games played and wins, breaking ties with Peyton Manning (208 games, 141 wins). ... Indy has scored 20 or more points in 20 straight games. ... WR T.Y. Hilton has 31 catches for 611 yards and six TDs in five games vs. Texans, including 223 yards and one TD in October. Hilton needs 5 yards to join Wayne and Marvin Harrison as only players in franchise history with 1,300 yards in single season. ... K Adam Vinatieri is NFL's only kicker to not miss field goal (27 of 27) or extra point (44 of 44) this season. He's made 33 consecutive field goals. ... Indy needs one win to tie New England for most seasons with double-digit wins (13) since 1999. ... Andrew Luck needs four TD passes to tie Peyton Manning for second most (85) in first three seasons of career.

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