Colts Vs. Texans: No Stopping Peyton Manning, Arian Foster, But Texans Win
The fourth quarter in Houston began with the Texans leading 20-10. It ended with a ten-point Texans win, but Peyton Manning and Arian Foster helped add 28 points to that score.
Foster had 231 yards and three touchdowns, and both of the Texans’ scores in the fourth quarter. Manning, forced to throw the Colts out of their hole, had more than 200 passing yards and two touchdowns in the final stanza.
Read Article >Colts Vs. Texans: Peyton Manning Answers Back With TD Drive, Sets Completions Record
Down 27-10, it would have been foolish to expect anything but an answer from Peyton Manning.
Hastening his drops and working the sidelines, Manning drove the Colts down the field in 3:49, connecting with Dallas Clark to cut the Texans’ lead to 27-17.
Read Article >Colts Vs. Texans: Texans Capitalize On Collie Fumble In Short Order
No more than five minutes ago, it seemed like the Colts would cut the Texans’ lead to a three-point advantage. Now that lead is three possessions.
After recovering an Austin Collie fumble deep in their own end, the Texans turned to Arian Foster, and the Tennessee product delivered. Foster accounted for 78 yards on a 91-yard scoring drive, including two runs of more than 20 yards, and scored his second touchdown of the day on the drive’s final play.
Read Article >Colts Vs. Texans: Colts Need Huge Comeback From Manning After Austin Collie Fumble
Entering the fourth quarter, the Colts have been having trouble with the Texans. Peyton Manning had been harassed by a ferocious Texans front four, and had just 228 passing yards. The Texans’ 20-10 lead looked solid.
But then the Colts kicked into gear, with Manning hitting Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark for four straight completions that moved the Colts into Texans territory. This drive looked promising—and then a strike from Manning to Austin Collie that would have moved the Colts into the Houston red zone turned into a fumble.
Read Article >Colts Vs. Texans: Matt Schaub And Peyton Manning Exchange TDs, Houston Leads 13-7
The Texans are 1-15 against the Colts in their lifetime but they’re starting the 2010 season on a fresh note.
The Texans are leading the Colts 13-7 in the second quarter.
Read Article >NFL Week 1, Colts Vs. Texans: Peyton Manning Starts It Up Again
Indianapolis led the title game heading into halftime, but was outscored by New Orleans 25-7 in the second half to fall 31-17. The Colts have been itching to get back on the field ever since.
Indy opens up its season with three of its first four games on the road and draws a potentially tough Week 1 matchup in the Texans, who have their eyes set on knocking off a Colts team that has finished first in the AFC South in six of the past seven seasons.
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