The Indianapolis Colts (7-6) took care of business against the Houston Texans (2-10) and enter their bye week with a winning record.
Frank Reich’s team played as close to a perfect game as he could ask for. The offense had a relatively slow start and matched the energy of NRG stadium. They were able to wake up from their slumber to complete a two-for-one opportunity. They were able to put together a 6:13 minute drive and score with 43 seconds left in the first half.
Indianapolis followed that up with an opening scoring drive in the third quarter to make it a 21-0. The Colts didn’t look back after that and coasted their way to a win. Matt Eberflus’ defense put the clamps down on the Texans’ offense. They didn’t allow any rushing lanes to open up and kept the passing windows tight all afternoon.
It was far from an exciting game to watch and I don’t expect NFL Network to rerun it anytime soon. But this was the ideal outcome for Indianapolis prior to the bye week. They set themselves up for a potential playoff run with the win and are entering their bye week as healthy as they have been.
Here are my top five takeaways from the matchup:
