NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL FG IND ADAM VINATIERI 28 YD INDIANAPOLIS 27 HOUSTON 10 2:41 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL INDIANAPOLIS 27 HOUSTON 10 2:37 LEFT, 3RD QTR HST BALL ON HST 27 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- INDIANAPOLIS 7 7 13 27 HOUSTON 7 3 0 10 END, 3RD QTR SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: HST - TD, JEROME MATHIS 84 YD KICKOFF RETURN (KRIS BROWN KICK), 0:21. HOUSTON 7-0 IND - TD, DALLAS CLARK 2 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK), 8:54. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards in 8:33. Key plays: Manning 15-yard pass to Gonzalez to Indianapolis 35; Addai 1-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 36; Addai 5-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Midfield; Manning 16-yard pass to Clark to Houston 34; Manning 10-yard pass to Harrison on 3rd-and-1 to Houston 4. INDIANAPOLIS 7-7 2ND QUARTER: HST - FG, KRIS BROWN 33 YD, 0:42. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards in 6:48. Key plays: Schaub 13-yard pass to Ja Jones on 3rd-and-6 to Houston 48; 5-yard enroachment penalty on Colts' Brock on 4th-and-1 to Indianaplis 38; Schaub 10-yard pass to Walter on 3rd-and-3 to Indianapolis 21. HOUSTON 10-7 IND - TD, JOSEPH ADDAI 4 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK), 6:14. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards in 5:32. Key plays: Manning 24-yard pass to Gonzalez on 3rd-and-10 to Houston 41; Manning 7-yard pass to Harrison on 3rd-and-4 to Houston 28; Manning 14-yard pass to Clark to Houston 9. INDIANAPOLIS 14-10 3RD QUARTER: IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 36 YD, 4:28. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards in 4:28. Key plays: Manning 20-yard pass to Utecht to Indianapolis 46; Manning 26-yard pass to Clark to Houston 25. INDIANAPOLIS 17-10 IND - TD, JOSEPH ADDAI 8 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK), 6:22. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards in 1:35. Key plays: 2-yard interception return by Colt's Boiman to Houston 21; Keith 4-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Houston 8. INDIANAPOLIS 24-10 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 28 YD, 12:19. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards in 2:13. Key plays: Manning 64-yard pass to Wayne to Houston 7. INDIANAPOLIS 27-10</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL TD HST SAMKON GADO 1 YD RUN (KRIS BROWN KICK) INDIANAPOLIS 27 HOUSTON 17 14:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL INDIANAPOLIS 27 HOUSTON 17 14:10 LEFT, 4TH QTR IND BALL ON IND 0 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL FG IND ADAM VINATIERI 35 YD INDIANAPOLIS 30 HOUSTON 17 10:40 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL INDIANAPOLIS 30 HOUSTON 17 10:33 LEFT, 4TH QTR HST BALL ON HST 25 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL TD HST VONTA LEACH 1 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK) INDIANAPOLIS 30 HOUSTON 24 2:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL INDIANAPOLIS 30 HOUSTON 24 2:47 LEFT, 4TH QTR IND BALL ON IND 27 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF INDIANAPOLIS 30 HOUSTON 24 IND BALL ON IND 42 YD LINE 2ND AND 8</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- INDIANAPOLIS 7 7 13 3 30 HOUSTON 7 3 0 14 24 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: HST - TD, JEROME MATHIS 84 YD KICKOFF RETURN (KRIS BROWN KICK), 0:21. HOUSTON 7-0 IND - TD, DALLAS CLARK 2 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK), 8:54. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards in 8:33. Key plays: Manning 15-yard pass to Gonzalez to Indianapolis 35; Addai 1-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 36; Addai 5-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Midfield; Manning 16-yard pass to Clark to Houston 34; Manning 10-yard pass to Harrison on 3rd-and-1 to Houston 4. INDIANAPOLIS 7-7 2ND QUARTER: HST - FG, KRIS BROWN 33 YD, 0:42. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards in 6:48. Key plays: Schaub 13-yard pass to Ja Jones on 3rd-and-6 to Houston 48; 5-yard enroachment penalty on Colts' Brock on 4th-and-1 to Indianaplis 38; Schaub 10-yard pass to Walter on 3rd-and-3 to Indianapolis 21. HOUSTON 10-7 IND - TD, JOSEPH ADDAI 4 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK), 6:14. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards in 5:32. Key plays: Manning 24-yard pass to Gonzalez on 3rd-and-10 to Houston 41; Manning 7-yard pass to Harrison on 3rd-and-4 to Houston 28; Manning 14-yard pass to Clark to Houston 9. INDIANAPOLIS 14-10 3RD QUARTER: IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 36 YD, 4:28. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards in 4:28. Key plays: Manning 20-yard pass to Utecht to Indianapolis 46; Manning 26-yard pass to Clark to Houston 25. INDIANAPOLIS 17-10 IND - TD, JOSEPH ADDAI 8 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK), 6:22. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards in 1:35. Key plays: 2-yard interception return by Colt's Boiman to Houston 21; Keith 4-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Houston 8. INDIANAPOLIS 24-10 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 28 YD, 12:19. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards in 2:13. Key plays: Manning 64-yard pass to Wayne to Houston 7. INDIANAPOLIS 27-10 4TH QUARTER: HST - TD, SAMKON GADO 1 YD RUN (KRIS BROWN KICK), 0:39. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards in 3:20. Key plays: Schaub 15-yard pass to Mathis to Houston 49; Schaub 41-yard pass to Davis on 3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 1. INDIANAPOLIS 27-17 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 35 YD, 4:20. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards in 3:41. Key plays: Manning 14-yard pass to Harrison to Houston 36. INDIANAPOLIS 30-17 HST - TD, VONTA LEACH 1 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK), 12:11. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards in 7:51. Key plays: Schaub 12-yard pass to Davis to Houston 41; Schaub 11-yard pass to Putzier to Indianapolis 29; Schaub 9-yard pass to Davis on 4th-and-9 to Indianapolis 25; Schaub 12-yard pass to Daniels to Indianapolis 1. INDIANAPOLIS 30-24 ATT: 70,765</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">** CONFIRMED ** NFL INDIANAPOLIS 30 HOUSTON 24 FINAL</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- INDIANAPOLIS 7 7 13 3 30 HOUSTON 7 3 0 14 24 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 0:21 HST - TD, JEROME MATHIS 84 YD KICKOFF RETURN (KRIS BROWN KICK). HOUSTON 7-0. 8:54 IND - TD, DALLAS CLARK 2 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK). Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards in 8:33. Key plays: Manning 15-yard pass to Gonzalez to Indianapolis 35; Addai 1-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 36; Addai 5-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Midfield; Manning 16-yard pass to Clark to Houston 34; Manning 10-yard pass to Harrison on 3rd-and-1 to Houston 4. INDIANAPOLIS 7-7. 2ND QUARTER: 0:42 HST - FG, KRIS BROWN 33 YD. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards in 6:48. Key plays: Schaub 13-yard pass to Ja Jones on 3rd-and-6 to Houston 48; 5-yard enroachment penalty on Colts' Brock on 4th-and-1 to Indianaplis 38; Schaub 10-yard pass to Walter on 3rd-and-3 to Indianapolis 21. HOUSTON 10-7. 6:14 IND - TD, JOSEPH ADDAI 4 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK). Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards in 5:32. Key plays: Manning 24-yard pass to Gonzalez on 3rd-and-10 to Houston 41; Manning 7-yard pass to Harrison on 3rd-and-4 to Houston 28; Manning 14-yard pass to Clark to Houston 9. INDIANAPOLIS 14-10. 3RD QUARTER: 4:28 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 36 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards in 4:28. Key plays: Manning 20-yard pass to Utecht to Indianapolis 46; Manning 26-yard pass to Clark to Houston 25. INDIANAPOLIS 17-10. 6:22 IND - TD, JOSEPH ADDAI 8 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards in 1:35. Key plays: 2-yard interception return by Colt's Boiman to Houston 21; Keith 4-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Houston 8. INDIANAPOLIS 24-10. 12:19 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 28 YD. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards in 2:13. Key plays: Manning 64-yard pass to Wayne to Houston 7. INDIANAPOLIS 27-10. 4TH QUARTER: 0:39 HST - TD, SAMKON GADO 1 YD RUN (KRIS BROWN KICK). Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards in 3:20. Key plays: Schaub 15-yard pass to Mathis to Houston 49; Schaub 41-yard pass to Davis on 3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 1. INDIANAPOLIS 27-17. 4:20 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 35 YD. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards in 3:41. Key plays: Manning 14-yard pass to Harrison to Houston 36. INDIANAPOLIS 30-17. 12:11 HST - TD, VONTA LEACH 1 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK). Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards in 7:51. Key plays: Schaub 12-yard pass to Davis to Houston 41; Schaub 11-yard pass to Putzier to Indianapolis 29; Schaub 9-yard pass to Davis on 4th-and-9 to Indianapolis 25; Schaub 12-yard pass to Daniels to Indianapolis 1. INDIANAPOLIS 30-24. INDIANAPOLIS - HOUSTON Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS INDIANAPOLIS HOUSTON FIRST DOWNS 18 16 Rushing 5 5 Passing 13 10 Penalty 0 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-14-57% 5-11-45% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-1-100% TOTAL NET YARDS 362 254 Total offensive plays 59 53 Average gain per play 6.1 4.8 NET YARDS RUSHING 92 40 Rushing attempts 29 17 Average gain per rush 3.2 2.4 Tackles for loss-yards 1-1 0-0 NET YARDS PASSING 270 214 Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-3 3-22 Gross passing yards 273 236 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 29-20-0 33-27-2 Avg gain per pass play 9.0 5.9 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-3-0 5-1-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 3-57.7 3-36.7 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 57.7 8.0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 28 86 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 2-86 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 5-128 7-233 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-28 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 5-30 2-15 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 3-0 TOUCHDOWNS 3 3 Rushing 2 1 Passing 1 1 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 3-3 3-3 Kicking: Made-Attempts 3-3 3-3 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-3 1-1 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-6-50% 2-4-50% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 3-4-75% 2-2-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 30:58 29:02 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIANAPOLIS HOUSTON RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J ADDAI 22 72 3.3 9 2 J COOK 5 15 3.0 9 0 K KEITH 7 20 2.9 5 0 S GADO 6 12 2.0 5 1 A GREEN 4 5 1.3 2 0 M SCHAUB 1 5 5.0 5 0 J JONES 1 3 3.0 3 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- P MANNING 20-29-273 0 1 64 M SCHAUB 27-33-236 2 1 41 Sacked-Yards Lost: P MANNING 1-3. Sacked-Yards Lost: M SCHAUB 3-22. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M HARRISON 6 53 8.8 14 0 O DANIELS 7 56 8.0 12 0 R WAYNE 4 84 21.0 64 0 A DAVIS 4 70 17.5 41 0 D CLARK 4 58 14.5 26 1 J JONES 3 26 8.7 13 0 J ADDAI 3 19 6.3 8 0 S GADO 3 9 3.0 4 0 A GONZALEZ 2 39 19.5 24 0 J PUTZIER 2 19 9.5 11 0 B UTECHT 1 20 20.0 20 0 K WALTER 2 17 8.5 10 0 J COOK 2 12 6.0 7 0 A GREEN 2 11 5.5 9 0 J MATHIS 1 15 15.0 15 0 V LEACH 1 1 1.0 1 1 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- G BRACKETT 1 26 26.0 26 0 R BOIMAN 1 2 2.0 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- H SMITH 3 173 57.7 1 0 63 M TURK 3 110 36.7 0 2 46 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J JONES 2 86 43.0 74 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T RUSHING 4 106 26.5 47 0 J MATHIS 7 233 33.3 84 1 L LAWTON 1 22 22.0 22 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- A VINATIER 3/3 3/3 K BROWN 3/3 1/1 Dist.: 36 28 35 Dist.: 33 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ K KEITH 1 0 0 0-0 M SCHAUB 2 0 0 1-0 G BRACKETT 0 0 1 0-0 S GADO 1 0 0 0-0 J THOMAS 0 0 1 0-0 M GREENWOOD 0 0 1 0-0 K DAWSON 0 0 1 0-0 J JONES 0 0 0 1-0 R WAYNE 0 0 0 1-0 C PITTS 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ M JACKSON 15 12 3 0-0 D RYANS 13 10 3 0-0 G BRACKETT 9 7 2 0-0 C BROWN 8 7 1 0-0 F KEIAHO 5 4 1 0-0 D FAGGINS 7 5 2 0-0 E JOHNSON 4 3 1 0-0 M GREENWOOD 6 6 0 0-0 B SANDERS 4 2 2 0-0 A WEAVER 6 4 2 0-0 A BETHEA 3 3 0 0-0 D ROBINSON 4 4 0 0-0 K HAYDEN 3 3 0 0-0 V HUTCHINS 4 3 1 0-0 R MATHIS 2 2 0 1-12 A OKOYE 3 3 0 1-3 D REID 2 1 1 0-0 M BOULWARE 2 1 1 0-0 J CHARLESTON 2 1 1 0-0 S ORR 2 1 1 0-0 R BOIMAN 2 1 1 0-0 T JOHNSON 2 1 1 0-0 D FREENEY 2 1 1 0-0 M WILLIAMS 2 1 1 0-0 J THOMAS 1 1 0 1-5 N KALU 1 1 0 0-0 K DAWSON 1 1 0 1-5 J FLETCHER 1 0 1 0-0 R BROCK 1 1 0 0-0 T JENNINGS 1 1 0 0-0 M GIORDANO 1 1 0 0-0 Att: 70,765</div>
By Andrew J. Ferraro PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer HOUSTON (Ticker) -- After getting a scare from Tennessee theprevious week, the Indianapolis Colts handled the Houston Texanson Sunday. Joseph Addai rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns and PeytonManning threw for 273 yards and one score, leading the Colts toa 30-24 victory over the Texans. The win left Indianapolis (3-0) in sole possesion of first placein the AFC South. The game was not as close as the score indicated. The Coltsopened a 30-17 lead before the Texans got a late score on MattSchaub's 1-yard TD toss to Vonta Leach with 2:53 remaining. Already without running back Ron Dayne (chest), the Texans losttwo more key players. Running back Ahman Green hurt his left knee in the first halfand Jacoby Jones, who ran back the opening kickoff for atouchdown, injured his left shoulder in the third quarter. Schaub completed 27-of-33 passes for 236 yards but threw twointerceptions and looked lost at times without the help of arunning game. Schaub did complete one long pass - 41 yards - to Andre Davisthat set up a two-yard score by Samkon Gado on the Texans'second play of the fourth quarter. That score pulled the Texanswithin 27-17. Leading, 14-10, at halftime, the Colts scored the first 13points of the second half to go ahead, 27-10, before Gado'stouchdown. Adam Vinatieri kicked a 36-yard field goal, capping an eight-play drive to start the second half. Then, after Schaub was intercepted by Rocky Boiman on Houston'sensuing drive, the Colts needed just four plays before Addaiscored on an 8-yard run for his second TD of the game. Vinatieri added a 35-yard field goal with 10:40 left to make it30-17. Both teams scored on their opening two drives, but it was theColts who had the advantage going into the break. Jerome Mathis started the game with an 84-yard kickoff return -the third of his career - to give Houston the early advantage.But Manning and Addai teamed on a 15-play drive to tie thingsjust under four minutes later on Addai's 4-yard TD scamper. Kris Brown converted his 12th consecutive field goal - a33-yarder to give the Texans a 10-7 lead on the first play ofthe second quarter. But Addai, who had 37 yards rushing on 13 carries in the firsthalf, scored from 4 yards out to put the Colts ahead, 14-10.
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- INDIANAPOLIS 7 7 13 3 30 HOUSTON 7 3 0 14 24 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 0:21 HST - TD, JEROME MATHIS 84 YD KICKOFF RETURN (KRIS BROWN KICK). HOUSTON 7-0. 8:54 IND - TD, DALLAS CLARK 2 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK). Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards in 6:48. Key plays: Schaub 13-yard pass to Ja Jones on 3rd-and-6 to Houston 48; 5-yard enroachment penalty on Colts' Brock on 4th-and-1 to Indianaplis 38; Schaub 10-yard pass to Walter on 3rd-and-3 to Indianapolis 21. INDIANAPOLIS 7-7. 2ND QUARTER: 0:42 HST - FG, KRIS BROWN 33 YD. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards in 6:48. Key plays: Schaub 13-yard pass to Ja Jones on 3rd-and-6 to Houston 48; 5-yard enroachment penalty on Colts' Brock on 4th-and-1 to Indianaplis 38; Schaub 10-yard pass to Walter on 3rd-and-3 to Indianapolis 21. HOUSTON 10-7. 6:14 IND - TD, JOSEPH ADDAI 4 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK). Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards in 5:32. Key plays: Manning 24-yard pass to Gonzalez on 3rd-and-10 to Houston 41; Manning 7-yard pass to Harrison on 3rd-and-4 to Houston 28; Manning 14-yard pass to Clark to Houston 9. INDIANAPOLIS 14-10. 3RD QUARTER: 4:28 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 36 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards in 4:28. Key plays: Manning 20-yard pass to Utecht to Indianapolis 46; Manning 26-yard pass to Clark to Houston 25. INDIANAPOLIS 17-10. 6:22 IND - TD, JOSEPH ADDAI 8 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards in 1:35. Key plays: 2-yard interception return by Colt's Boiman to Houston 21; Keith 4-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Houston 8. INDIANAPOLIS 24-10. 12:19 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 28 YD. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards in 2:13. Key plays: Manning 64-yard pass to Wayne to Houston 7. INDIANAPOLIS 27-10. 4TH QUARTER: 0:39 HST - TD, SAMKON GADO 1 YD RUN (KRIS BROWN KICK). Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards in 3:20. Key plays: Schaub 15-yard pass to Mathis to Houston 49; Schaub 41-yard pass to Davis on 3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 1. INDIANAPOLIS 27-17. 4:20 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 35 YD. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards in 3:41. Key plays: Manning 14-yard pass to Harrison to Houston 36. INDIANAPOLIS 30-17. 12:11 HST - TD, VONTA LEACH 1 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK). Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards in 7:51. Key plays: Schaub 12-yard pass to Davis to Houston 41; Schaub 11-yard pass to Putzier to Indianapolis 29; Schaub 9-yard pass to Davis on 4th-and-9 to Indianapolis 25; Schaub 12-yard pass to Daniels to Indianapolis 1. INDIANAPOLIS 30-24. INDIANAPOLIS - HOUSTON Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS INDIANAPOLIS HOUSTON FIRST DOWNS 18 16 Rushing 5 5 Passing 13 10 Penalty 0 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-14-57% 5-11-45% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-1-100% TOTAL NET YARDS 362 254 Total offensive plays 59 53 Average gain per play 6.1 4.8 NET YARDS RUSHING 92 40 Rushing attempts 29 17 Average gain per rush 3.2 2.4 Tackles for loss-yards 1-1 0-0 NET YARDS PASSING 270 214 Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-3 3-22 Gross passing yards 273 236 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 29-20-0 33-27-2 Avg gain per pass play 9.0 5.9 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-3-0 5-1-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 3-57.7 3-36.7 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 57.7 8.0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 28 86 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 2-86 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 5-128 7-233 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-28 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 5-30 2-15 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 3-0 TOUCHDOWNS 3 3 Rushing 2 1 Passing 1 1 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 3-3 3-3 Kicking: Made-Attempts 3-3 3-3 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-3 1-1 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-6-50% 2-4-50% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 3-4-75% 2-2-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 30:58 29:02 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIANAPOLIS HOUSTON RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J ADDAI 22 72 3.3 9 2 J COOK 5 15 3.0 9 0 K KEITH 7 20 2.9 5 0 S GADO 6 12 2.0 5 1 A GREEN 4 5 1.3 2 0 M SCHAUB 1 5 5.0 5 0 J JONES 1 3 3.0 3 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- P MANNING 20-29-273 0 1 64 M SCHAUB 27-33-236 2 1 41 Sacked-Yards Lost: P MANNING 1-3. Sacked-Yards Lost: M SCHAUB 3-22. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M HARRISON 6 53 8.8 14 0 O DANIELS 7 56 8.0 12 0 R WAYNE 4 84 21.0 64 0 A DAVIS 4 70 17.5 41 0 D CLARK 4 58 14.5 26 1 J JONES 3 26 8.7 13 0 J ADDAI 3 19 6.3 8 0 S GADO 3 9 3.0 4 0 A GONZALEZ 2 39 19.5 24 0 J PUTZIER 2 19 9.5 11 0 B UTECHT 1 20 20.0 20 0 K WALTER 2 17 8.5 10 0 J COOK 2 12 6.0 7 0 A GREEN 2 11 5.5 9 0 J MATHIS 1 15 15.0 15 0 V LEACH 1 1 1.0 1 1 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- G BRACKETT 1 26 26.0 26 0 R BOIMAN 1 2 2.0 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- H SMITH 3 173 57.7 1 0 63 M TURK 3 110 36.7 0 2 46 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J JONES 2 86 43.0 74 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T RUSHING 4 106 26.5 47 0 J MATHIS 7 233 33.3 84 1 L LAWTON 1 22 22.0 22 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- A VINATIER 3/3 3/3 K BROWN 3/3 1/1 Dist.: 36 28 35 Dist.: 33 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ K KEITH 1 0 0 0-0 M SCHAUB 2 0 0 1-0 G BRACKETT 0 0 1 0-0 S GADO 1 0 0 0-0 J THOMAS 0 0 1 0-0 M GREENWOOD 0 0 1 0-0 K DAWSON 0 0 1 0-0 J JONES 0 0 0 1-0 R WAYNE 0 0 0 1-0 C PITTS 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ M JACKSON 15 12 3 0-0 D RYANS 13 10 3 0-0 G BRACKETT 9 7 2 0-0 C BROWN 8 7 1 0-0 F KEIAHO 5 4 1 0-0 D FAGGINS 7 5 2 0-0 E JOHNSON 4 3 1 0-0 M GREENWOOD 6 6 0 0-0 B SANDERS 4 2 2 0-0 A WEAVER 6 4 2 0-0 A BETHEA 3 3 0 0-0 D ROBINSON 4 4 0 0-0 K HAYDEN 3 3 0 0-0 V HUTCHINS 4 3 1 0-0 R MATHIS 2 2 0 1-12 A OKOYE 3 3 0 1-3 D REID 2 1 1 0-0 M BOULWARE 2 1 1 0-0 J CHARLESTON 2 1 1 0-0 S ORR 2 1 1 0-0 R BOIMAN 2 1 1 0-0 T JOHNSON 2 1 1 0-0 D FREENEY 2 1 1 0-0 M WILLIAMS 2 1 1 0-0 J THOMAS 1 1 0 1-5 N KALU 1 1 0 0-0 K DAWSON 1 1 0 1-5 J FLETCHER 1 0 1 0-0 R BROCK 1 1 0 0-0 T JENNINGS 1 1 0 0-0 M GIORDANO 1 1 0 0-0 Officials: Referee-Peter Morelli, Umpire-Darrell Jenkins, Head Linesman-George Hayward, Line Judge-Charles Stewart, Field Judge-Jim Saracino, Side Judge-Jeff Lamberth, Back Judge-Keith Ferguson. Att: 70,765 Time of Game: 2:57</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- INDIANAPOLIS 7 7 13 3 30 HOUSTON 7 3 0 14 24 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: HST - TD, JEROME MATHIS 84 YD KICKOFF RETURN (KRIS BROWN KICK), 0:21. HOUSTON 7-0 IND - TD, DALLAS CLARK 2 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK), 8:54. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards in 6:48. Key plays: Schaub 13-yard pass to Ja Jones on 3rd-and-6 to Houston 48; 5-yard enroachment penalty on Colts' Brock on 4th-and-1 to Indianaplis 38; Schaub 10-yard pass to Walter on 3rd-and-3 to Indianapolis 21. INDIANAPOLIS 7-7 2ND QUARTER: HST - FG, KRIS BROWN 33 YD, 0:42. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards in 6:48. Key plays: Schaub 13-yard pass to Ja Jones on 3rd-and-6 to Houston 48; 5-yard enroachment penalty on Colts' Brock on 4th-and-1 to Indianaplis 38; Schaub 10-yard pass to Walter on 3rd-and-3 to Indianapolis 21. HOUSTON 10-7 IND - TD, JOSEPH ADDAI 4 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK), 6:14. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards in 5:32. Key plays: Manning 24-yard pass to Gonzalez on 3rd-and-10 to Houston 41; Manning 7-yard pass to Harrison on 3rd-and-4 to Houston 28; Manning 14-yard pass to Clark to Houston 9. INDIANAPOLIS 14-10 3RD QUARTER: IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 36 YD, 4:28. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards in 4:28. Key plays: Manning 20-yard pass to Utecht to Indianapolis 46; Manning 26-yard pass to Clark to Houston 25. INDIANAPOLIS 17-10 IND - TD, JOSEPH ADDAI 8 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK), 6:22. Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards in 1:35. Key plays: 2-yard interception return by Colt's Boiman to Houston 21; Keith 4-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Houston 8. INDIANAPOLIS 24-10 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 28 YD, 12:19. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards in 2:13. Key plays: Manning 64-yard pass to Wayne to Houston 7. INDIANAPOLIS 27-10 4TH QUARTER: HST - TD, SAMKON GADO 1 YD RUN (KRIS BROWN KICK), 0:39. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards in 3:20. Key plays: Schaub 15-yard pass to Mathis to Houston 49; Schaub 41-yard pass to Davis on 3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 1. INDIANAPOLIS 27-17 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 35 YD, 4:20. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards in 3:41. Key plays: Manning 14-yard pass to Harrison to Houston 36. INDIANAPOLIS 30-17 HST - TD, VONTA LEACH 1 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK), 12:11. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards in 7:51. Key plays: Schaub 12-yard pass to Davis to Houston 41; Schaub 11-yard pass to Putzier to Indianapolis 29; Schaub 9-yard pass to Davis on 4th-and-9 to Indianapolis 25; Schaub 12-yard pass to Daniels to Indianapolis 1. INDIANAPOLIS 30-24 ATT: 70,765</div>
NFL: INDIANAPOLIS at HOUSTON <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- INDIANAPOLIS 7 7 13 3 30 HOUSTON 7 3 0 14 24 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 0:21 HST - TD, JEROME MATHIS 84 YD KICKOFF RETURN (KRIS BROWN KICK). HOUSTON 7-0. 8:54 IND - TD, DALLAS CLARK 2 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (ADAM VINATIERI KICK). Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards in 6:48. Key plays: Schaub 13-yard pass to Ja Jones on 3rd-and-6 to Houston 48; 5-yard enroachment penalty on Colts' Brock on 4th-and-1 to Indianaplis 38; Schaub 10-yard pass to Walter on 3rd-and-3 to Indianapolis 21. INDIANAPOLIS 7-7. 2ND QUARTER: 0:42 HST - FG, KRIS BROWN 33 YD. Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards in 6:48. Key plays: Schaub 13-yard pass to Ja Jones on 3rd-and-6 to Houston 48; 5-yard enroachment penalty on Colts' Brock on 4th-and-1 to Indianaplis 38; Schaub 10-yard pass to Walter on 3rd-and-3 to Indianapolis 21. HOUSTON 10-7. 6:14 IND - TD, JOSEPH ADDAI 4 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK). Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards in 5:32. Key plays: Manning 24-yard pass to Gonzalez on 3rd-and-10 to Houston 41; Manning 7-yard pass to Harrison on 3rd-and-4 to Houston 28; Manning 14-yard pass to Clark to Houston 9. INDIANAPOLIS 14-10. 3RD QUARTER: 4:28 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 36 YD. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards in 4:28. Key plays: Manning 20-yard pass to Utecht to Indianapolis 46; Manning 26-yard pass to Clark to Houston 25. INDIANAPOLIS 17-10. 6:22 IND - TD, JOSEPH ADDAI 8 YD RUN (ADAM VINATIERI KICK). Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards in 1:35. Key plays: 2-yard interception return by Colt's Boiman to Houston 21; Keith 4-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Houston 8. INDIANAPOLIS 24-10. 12:19 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 28 YD. Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards in 2:13. Key plays: Manning 64-yard pass to Wayne to Houston 7. INDIANAPOLIS 27-10. 4TH QUARTER: 0:39 HST - TD, SAMKON GADO 1 YD RUN (KRIS BROWN KICK). Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards in 3:20. Key plays: Schaub 15-yard pass to Mathis to Houston 49; Schaub 41-yard pass to Davis on 3rd-and-1 to Indianapolis 1. INDIANAPOLIS 27-17. 4:20 IND - FG, ADAM VINATIERI 35 YD. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards in 3:41. Key plays: Manning 14-yard pass to Harrison to Houston 36. INDIANAPOLIS 30-17. 12:11 HST - TD, VONTA LEACH 1 YD PASS FROM MATT SCHAUB (KRIS BROWN KICK). Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards in 7:51. Key plays: Schaub 12-yard pass to Davis to Houston 41; Schaub 11-yard pass to Putzier to Indianapolis 29; Schaub 9-yard pass to Davis on 4th-and-9 to Indianapolis 25; Schaub 12-yard pass to Daniels to Indianapolis 1. INDIANAPOLIS 30-24. INDIANAPOLIS - HOUSTON Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS INDIANAPOLIS HOUSTON FIRST DOWNS 18 16 Rushing 5 5 Passing 13 10 Penalty 0 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-14-57% 5-11-45% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-1-100% TOTAL NET YARDS 362 254 Total offensive plays 59 53 Average gain per play 6.1 4.8 NET YARDS RUSHING 92 40 Rushing attempts 29 17 Average gain per rush 3.2 2.4 Tackles for loss-yards 1-1 0-0 NET YARDS PASSING 270 214 Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-3 3-22 Gross passing yards 273 236 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 29-20-0 33-27-2 Avg gain per pass play 9.0 5.9 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 7-3-0 5-1-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 3-57.7 3-36.7 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 57.7 8.0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 28 86 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 0-0 2-86 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 5-128 7-233 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-28 0-0 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 5-30 2-15 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 3-0 TOUCHDOWNS 3 3 Rushing 2 1 Passing 1 1 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 3-3 3-3 Kicking: Made-Attempts 3-3 3-3 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-3 1-1 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-6-50% 2-4-50% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 3-4-75% 2-2-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 30:58 29:02 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIANAPOLIS HOUSTON RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J ADDAI 22 72 3.3 9 2 J COOK 5 15 3.0 9 0 K KEITH 7 20 2.9 5 0 S GADO 6 12 2.0 5 1 A GREEN 4 5 1.3 2 0 M SCHAUB 1 5 5.0 5 0 J JONES 1 3 3.0 3 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- P MANNING 20-29-273 0 1 64 M SCHAUB 27-33-236 2 1 41 Sacked-Yards Lost: P MANNING 1-3. Sacked-Yards Lost: M SCHAUB 3-22. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M HARRISON 6 53 8.8 14 0 O DANIELS 7 56 8.0 12 0 R WAYNE 4 84 21.0 64 0 A DAVIS 4 70 17.5 41 0 D CLARK 4 58 14.5 26 1 J JONES 3 26 8.7 13 0 J ADDAI 3 19 6.3 8 0 S GADO 3 9 3.0 4 0 A GONZALEZ 2 39 19.5 24 0 J PUTZIER 2 19 9.5 11 0 B UTECHT 1 20 20.0 20 0 K WALTER 2 17 8.5 10 0 J COOK 2 12 6.0 7 0 A GREEN 2 11 5.5 9 0 J MATHIS 1 15 15.0 15 0 V LEACH 1 1 1.0 1 1 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- G BRACKETT 1 26 26.0 26 0 R BOIMAN 1 2 2.0 2 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- H SMITH 3 173 57.7 1 0 63 M TURK 3 110 36.7 0 2 46 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J JONES 2 86 43.0 74 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T RUSHING 4 106 26.5 47 0 J MATHIS 7 233 33.3 84 1 L LAWTON 1 22 22.0 22 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- A VINATIER 3/3 3/3 K BROWN 3/3 1/1 Dist.: 36 28 35 Dist.: 33 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ K KEITH 1 0 0 0-0 M SCHAUB 2 0 0 1-0 G BRACKETT 0 0 1 0-0 S GADO 1 0 0 0-0 J THOMAS 0 0 1 0-0 M GREENWOOD 0 0 1 0-0 K DAWSON 0 0 1 0-0 J JONES 0 0 0 1-0 R WAYNE 0 0 0 1-0 C PITTS 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ M JACKSON 15 12 3 0-0 D RYANS 13 10 3 0-0 G BRACKETT 9 7 2 0-0 C BROWN 8 7 1 0-0 F KEIAHO 5 4 1 0-0 D FAGGINS 7 5 2 0-0 E JOHNSON 4 3 1 0-0 M GREENWOOD 6 6 0 0-0 B SANDERS 4 2 2 0-0 A WEAVER 6 4 2 0-0 A BETHEA 3 3 0 0-0 D ROBINSON 4 4 0 0-0 K HAYDEN 3 3 0 0-0 V HUTCHINS 4 3 1 0-0 R MATHIS 2 2 0 1-12 A OKOYE 3 3 0 1-3 D REID 2 1 1 0-0 M BOULWARE 2 1 1 0-0 J CHARLESTON 2 1 1 0-0 S ORR 2 1 1 0-0 R BOIMAN 2 1 1 0-0 T JOHNSON 2 1 1 0-0 D FREENEY 2 1 1 0-0 M WILLIAMS 2 1 1 0-0 J THOMAS 1 1 0 1-5 N KALU 1 1 0 0-0 K DAWSON 1 1 0 1-5 J FLETCHER 1 0 1 0-0 R BROCK 1 1 0 0-0 T JENNINGS 1 1 0 0-0 M GIORDANO 1 1 0 0-0 Officials: Referee-Peter Morelli, Umpire-Darrell Jenkins, Head Linesman-George Hayward, Line Judge-Charles Stewart, Field Judge-Jim Saracino, Side Judge-Jeff Lamberth, Back Judge-Keith Ferguson. Att: 70,765 Time of Game: 2:57</div>
By Andrew J. Ferraro PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer HOUSTON (Ticker) -- After getting a scare from Tennessee the previousweek, the Indianapolis Colts handled the Houston Texans on Sunday. Joseph Addai rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns and PeytonManning threw for 273 yards and one score, leading the Colts toa 30-24 victory over the Texans. The win left Indianapolis (3-0) in sole possesion of first placein the AFC South. The game was not as close as the score indicated. The Coltsopened a 30-17 lead before the Texans got a late score on MattSchaub's 1-yard TD toss to Vonta Leach with 2:53 remaining. "There was nothing typical about this win," Colts coach TonyDungy. "I know we are excited to get this win. We had that toughhome opener, and then we knew it was going to be difficult tocome on to the road for two division games. "We could never get that big play to knock them out, but we madeenough plays when we needed them." Already without running back Ron Dayne (chest), the Texans losttwo more key players. Running back Ahman Green hurt his left knee in the first halfand Jacoby Jones, who ran back the opening kickoff for atouchdown, injured his left shoulder in the third quarter. "Today, we got some guys beat up," Texans coach Gary Kubiaksaid. "We turned the ball over and when you do that against thisgroup (Colts), you are in trouble. We did not get into a goodrhythm with the running game and that starts with me calling theplays." Schaub completed 27-of-33 passes for 236 yards but threw twointerceptions.Schaub did complete one long pass - 41 yards - to Andre Davisthat set up a two-yard score by Samkon Gado on the Texans'second play of the fourth quarter. That score pulled the Texanswithin 27-17. Leading at halftime, the Colts scored the first 13 points of thesecond half to go up, 27-10, before Gado's touchdown. "Once they got a lead, they played for the pass, so we had tochange our game plan a little bit," Schaub said. "They are aphysical defense and they are very fast. The are on one side ofthe field one minute and then on the other side the next." Adam Vinatieri kicked a 36-yard field goal, capping aneight-play drive to start the second half. Then, after Schaub was intercepted by Rocky Boiman on Houston'sensuing drive, the Colts needed just four plays before Addaiscored on an 8-yard run for his second TD of the game. Vinatieri added a 35-yard field goal with 10:40 left to make it30-17. "That's what we preach around here defensively - keep playinghard," Boiman said. "We just keep playing hard. We fly aroundthe ball and made some good plays." Both teams scored on their opening two drives, but it was theColts who had the advantage going into the break. Jerome Mathis started the game with an 84-yard kickoff returnfor a TD - the third of his career. But Manning and Addai teamed on a 15-play drive to tie thingsjust under four minutes later on Addai's 4-yard TD scamper. Kris Brown converted his 12th consecutive field goal - a33-yarder - to give the Texans a 10-7 lead on the first play ofthe second quarter. But Addai, who had 37 yards rushing on 13 carries in the firsthalf, scored from 4 yards out to put the Colts ahead, 14-10. Manning was unhappy the Colts' managed only one touchdown -and three field goals - on their four trips inside the red zonein the second half. "Obviously, we want to be 100 percent down there in the redzone," Manning said. "The more times you get down, there aregoing to be more times when you don't score. "The field always tightens up down there. Houston plays a lot ofpass coverage down there. That's why we always say the runs areprobably our best plays down there."
