The Houston Texans take on the Indianapolis Colts for a Week 7 showdown at Lucas Oil Stadium. We start off our 100 facts with a look at the series and also quarterback Deshaun Watson.
series facts
1. The Texans are 4-2 for the third time in team history. The 2010 team faded to a 6-10 finish while the 2016 team finished 9-7, won the AFC South, and beat the Oakland Raiders in the AFC wild-card playoffs.
2. This is the 19th time in franchise history the Colts have started 3-2. 6/18 of those previous teams made the playoffs with three of those teams having won the division.
3. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last reformatted, 134/209 teams that started 4-2 made the playoffs.
4. Since 1990, when playoff formats were last reformatted, 124/247 teams that started 3-2 made the playoffs.
5. The Texans are 8-27 against the Colts, including playoffs, with a 3-14 record at home.
6. The Texans’ 8-27 record against the Colts, including playoffs, is by far their worst against any AFC South opponent:
Jaguars: 22-13
Titans: 16-18
Colts: 8-27
7. For the Colts, their 27-8 record against the Texans, including playoffs, is tied for their best against AFC South opponents:
Texans: 27-8
Titans: 27-8
Jaguars: 21-13
8. The Texans are 33-34 in October with a 10-20 record on the road.
9. The Colts are 149-121-2 in October with a 79-54-1 record at home.
10. The Texans are 1-5 against the Colts in October with a 0-1 record on the road.
11. The Texans are 97-113 in early afternoon games with a 35-60 record on the road.
12. Since 1970, the Colts are 224-205 in early afternoon games with a 112-78 record at home.
13. The Texans are 31-54 in the Eastern Time Zone with a 24-42 record in early afternoon games.
deshaun watson facts
14. Watson has 2.77 seconds “time to throw,” according to Next Gen Stats, ranking 13th-highest in the NFL among quarterbacks who have played since Week 1.
15. Watson is tied with Carson Wentz and Jameis Winston for the fourth-most touchdown passes in the NFL with 12.
16. Watson’s 107.9 passer rating is the fourth-highest in the NFL.
17. Though Watson has not been sacked once in the last two weeks, his 18 sacks are still the sixth-highest in the league.
18. Watson’s 8.2 yards per attempt is the fifth-highest in the league.
19. Watson is tied with Dak Prescott and Jimmy Garoppolo for the fifth-highest completion percentage at 69.7.
20. Watson is tied with Prescott for the fourth-highest average depth of target in the NFL at 9.6.
21. Watson has benefited from 765 yards after the catch, the seventh-highest in the league.
22. 11 of Watson’s incomplete passes have been subjected to drops, tied for eight-highest in the NFL.
23. Watson has been blitzed 70 times, the seventh-most in the league.
24. Watson is tied with Gardner Minshew for the fourth-most scrambles in the league with 16.
25. Watson has the most red zone passing yards with 156.
