Wild Card Playoff Games, 2026

played in Houston, TX

76 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	0	0	3	0	-	3
Houston Texans	3	6	0	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 HOU - Bruce Darche 38 field goal
2Q: 10:39 HOU - Bruce Darche 18 field goal
2Q: 01:54 HOU - Bruce Darche 54 field goal
3Q: 05:51 IND - Jeff Kennedy 24 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:03 HOU - Bruce Darche 38 field goal
2Q: 10:39 HOU - Bruce Darche 18 field goal
2Q: 01:54 HOU - Bruce Darche 54 field goal
3Q: 05:51 IND - Jeff Kennedy 24 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 9-8 10-7
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 1 7
- by Passing 14 8
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 294 302
- Offensive Plays 73 62
- Yards per Play 4.03 4.87
Net Rushing Yards 48 147
- Rushing Attempts 16 37
- Yards per Rush 3.00 3.97
Net Passing Yards 246 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 57 - 32 - 1 25 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 246 155
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.32 6.20
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 7/19 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 6.0
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/47 5/40
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 3/40
Kick Returns/Yards 3/57 1/27
Interception Ret./Yards 1/18 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:27 31:33

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	9-8	10-7
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	1	7
- by Passing	14	8
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	294	302
- Offensive Plays	73	62
- Yards per Play	4.03	4.87
Net Rushing Yards	48	147
- Rushing Attempts	16	37
- Yards per Rush	3.00	3.97
Net Passing Yards	246	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	57 - 32 - 1	25 - 14 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	246	155
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.32	6.20
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	7/19	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	6.0
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/47	5/40
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	3/40
Kick Returns/Yards	3/57	1/27
Interception Ret./Yards	1/18	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 36
Time of Possession	28:27	31:33

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 5	5	47	Punt
1	5:57	1:21	OWN 22	3	3	Punt
1	2:02	2:14	OWN 15	6	11	Interception
2	10:32	1:58	OWN 26	3	8	Punt
2	7:43	0:57	OWN 15	3	-6	Punt
2	5:49	1:33	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
2	1:48	1:48	OWN 22	5	32	Half
3	11:48	6:02	OWN 18	15	75	Field Goal
3	1:37	1:12	OWN 14	3	8	Punt
4	14:16	1:20	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	12:56	1:38	OWN 37	3	2	Punt
4	9:06	3:14	OWN 34	6	30	Downs
4	3:05	2:52	OWN 6	15	63	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	5:42	OWN 14	10	65	Field Goal
1	4:36	2:34	OWN 36	5	19	Punt
2	14:48	4:16	OPP 37	8	36	Field Goal
2	8:34	0:51	OPP 45	4	30	Fumble
2	6:46	0:57	OPP 48	2	4	Interception
2	4:16	2:28	OWN 12	7	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:12	OWN 47	5	43	Fumble
3	5:46	4:09	OWN 20	10	23	Punt
3	0:25	1:09	OPP 48	3	2	Punt
4	11:18	2:12	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
4	5:52	2:47	OWN 36	5	20	Punt
4	0:13	0:13	OWN 31	2	-4	Game

Game MVP: Alonzo Hansen, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Curtis Winborn	10	32	3.20	9
Dan LeFevour	3	12	4.00	5
Dixon Gifford	3	4	1.33	4

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
C.J. Spiller	22	102	4.64	19	3
LeSean McCoy	12	45	3.75	10	2
Gene Chandler	3	0	0.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan LeFevour	57	32	246	0/0	0	38	1	59.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	25	14	155	0/0	0	33	1	57.9

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Leo Mahe	10	14	58	5.80	9	14
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	7	13	80	11.43	38	38
WR Donnie Bentsen	5	11	43	8.60	19	20
TE Jerome Dove	3	5	21	7.00	7	13
RB Curtis Winborn	3	3	14	4.67	16	12
TE Corey Blalock	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
RB Clyde Benton	1	1	7	7.00	4	7
FB Mack Stevens	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Karl Blanchard	1	6	12	12.00	11	12
RB Dixon Gifford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Bruce Ryder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB C.J. Spiller	5	6	71	14.20	42	21
WR Dean Rivers	3	4	47	15.67	24	33
TE Nolan Brooks	2	3	22	11.00	6	11
TE Frank Fortune	2	6	12	6.00	2	7
FB Darrell Erickson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Jamal Gardner	1	4	4	4.00	0	4
RB LeSean McCoy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Corwin Wunsch	1	18	18.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Bob Hutton	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Recov	Force
Joe Horner	1	0
Gerald McCoy	1	0
Richie Maloney	1	0
Lonnie Pehrson	0	1
Dexter England	0	1
Mack Stevens	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
C.J. Spiller	2	0	0	0
LeSean McCoy	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Norbert Bensen	8	287	35.9	30.9	45	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ralph Flannery	5	211	42.2	34.6	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Kennedy	1/1	0/0	0/0	24	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bruce Darche	3/3	1/1	1/1	54	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leo Mahe	3	18	6.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
LeSean McCoy	3	40	13.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Heath Stack	3	57	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
C.J. Spiller	1	27	27.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	9	1	0.0	37	25
S Corwin Wunsch	5	3	0.0	35	20
OLB Navorro Bowman	5	1	0.0	17	8
S Dexter England	5	1	0.0	23	19
DT Lonnie Pehrson	5	0	0.0	23	16
CB Malcolm Jenkins	4	1	0.0	34	24
ILB Robert James	3	4	0.0	27	14
S Richie Maloney	3	1	0.0	33	16
DT Perry Covey	3	0	0.0	14	9
CB Rich Labbe	2	1	0.0	19	15
DT Gerald McCoy	1	1	0.0	22	12
DE Donnie Johnson	1	0	0.0	30	23
DE Brad Hardy	1	0	0.0	23	15
OLB Heath Shelton	1	0	0.0	13	12
WR Karl Blanchard	1	0	---	---	---
DT Conrad Peterson	1	0	0.0	10	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Lawrence Abbey	7	3	0.0	15	52
CB Tyrell Johnson	6	2	0.0	9	36
S Perry Coffin	5	1	0.0	14	43
S Clarence Mankey	3	2	0.0	15	46
ILB Bob Hutton	3	1	0.0	16	57
S Brock Cochrane	3	1	0.0	7	38
DE Carlos Dunlap	3	1	0.0	12	50
ILB Stephen Harvey	3	0	0.0	5	18
S Allen Dawson	2	2	0.0	2	11
CB Nolan Miller	2	1	0.0	5	16
CB Grady Paine	2	1	0.0	6	43
DT Bert Klepfer	2	0	0.0	3	17
OLB Herb Hampton	2	0	0.0	15	51
DT Levon Jacobs	1	2	0.0	13	42
ILB Lawrence Fisk	1	1	0.0	7	3
S Harry Anaya	1	0	0.0	1	11
WR Jamal Gardner	1	0	---	---	---
C Ethan Bowens	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kendrick Hussey	1	0	0.0	15	46
ILB Alonzo Conrady	1	0	0.0	10	30
DT Butch Ena	0	1	0.0	5	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Trent Hudgins	1	0	0	12
DE Donnie Johnson	0	2	1	23
DE Brad Hardy	0	2	0	15

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Levon Jacobs	1	1	0	42
ILB Stephen Harvey	1	0	0	18
ILB Alonzo Conrady	1	0	0	30
DE Carlos Dunlap	0	2	2	50
DT Bert Klepfer	0	1	0	17
OLB Herb Hampton	0	1	0	51
ILB Bob Hutton	0	1	0	57
DE Kendrick Hussey	0	1	0	46
DT Butch Ena	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Malcolm Jenkins	4	0	0	24
OLB Brandon Graham	3	1	0	25
CB Rich Labbe	2	0	0	15
S Corwin Wunsch	1	0	1	20
DT Perry Covey	1	0	0	9
OLB Navorro Bowman	1	0	0	8
DT Lonnie Pehrson	1	0	0	16
S Richie Maloney	1	0	0	16
S Dexter England	0	1	0	19

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lawrence Abbey	7	2	0	52
CB Tyrell Johnson	4	3	0	36
DE Carlos Dunlap	3	0	0	50
S Clarence Mankey	3	0	0	46
ILB Bob Hutton	2	1	1	57
S Brock Cochrane	2	1	0	38
ILB Stephen Harvey	2	0	0	18
S Perry Coffin	2	0	0	43
CB Grady Paine	2	0	0	43
S Allen Dawson	2	0	0	11
OLB Herb Hampton	1	1	0	51
CB Nolan Miller	1	1	0	16
S Harry Anaya	1	0	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Ernie Fitzgerald	1	4	15	54
Daniel Miller	1	2	11	31
Otis Hudson	0	2	6	27
Tyronne Green	0	1	13	43
Jerome Dove	0	1	13	30
Matt Tennant	0	1	12	39
Bruce Ryder	0	1	2	10
Corey Blalock	0	1	4	11
Albert Franklin	0	1	4	18

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Alonzo Hansen	5	10	1	37	25
Antoine Caldwell	3	5	0	33	22
Leonard Gillespie	2	6	1	28	20
Ethan Bowens	1	3	0	35	25
Damon Connell	1	2	0	5	3
Gosder Cherilus	0	5	0	32	19
Mitch Petrus	0	2	0	15	11
Frank Fortune	0	1	0	34	22

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Dixon Gifford	1	20
Dexter England	1	11
Heath Stack	1	11
Mack Stevens	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Lawrence Fisk	3	11
Alonzo Hansen	2	5
Frank Fortune	1	10

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dan LeFevour	16	57	---	---	---	73
Ernie Fitzgerald	15	54	---	---	---	69
Jason Dorff	16	52	---	---	1	69
Corwin Wunsch	---	---	35	20	13	68
Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	34	24	8	66
Jimmie Mahaffey	15	50	---	---	---	65
Brandon Graham	---	---	37	25	3	65
Tyronne Green	13	43	---	---	6	62
Donnie Johnson	---	---	30	23	8	61
Matt Tennant	12	39	---	---	9	60
Leo Mahe	12	36	---	---	9	57
Dexter England	---	---	23	19	11	53
Richie Maloney	---	---	33	16	2	51
Karl Blanchard	7	33	---	---	11	51
George Stinson	---	---	25	21	2	48
Dixon Gifford	4	20	---	---	20	44
Robert James	---	---	27	14	2	43
Jerome Dove	13	30	---	---	---	43
Daniel Miller	11	31	---	---	---	42
Otis Hudson	6	27	---	---	9	42
Lonnie Pehrson	---	---	23	16	3	42
Rich Labbe	---	---	19	15	7	41
Brad Hardy	---	---	23	15	2	40
Gerald McCoy	---	---	22	12	4	38
Donnie Bentsen	3	30	---	---	4	37
Curtis Winborn	12	24	---	---	---	36
Trent Hudgins	---	---	21	12	2	35
Mack Stevens	8	21	---	---	6	35
Heath Shelton	---	---	13	12	7	32
Albert Franklin	4	18	---	---	8	30
Joe Horner	3	16	---	---	9	28
Navorro Bowman	---	---	17	8	2	27
Clyde Benton	0	17	---	---	10	27
Conrad Peterson	---	---	10	12	3	25
Perry Covey	---	---	14	9	1	24
Bruce Ryder	2	10	---	---	11	23
Corey Blalock	4	11	---	---	5	20
Kerry Adams	---	---	1	2	14	17
Gabe Shapiro	0	0	---	---	15	15
Heath Stack	0	3	---	---	11	14
Matt Briles	0	5	---	---	3	8
Norbert Bensen	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Kennedy	0	0	---	---	3	3
R.J. McCardell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Wesley Lyons	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dominic Gilbreath	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Hutton	---	---	16	57	11	84
Herb Hampton	---	---	15	51	11	77
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	15	52	8	75
Alonzo Hansen	37	25	---	---	5	67
Frank Fortune	34	22	---	---	10	66
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	12	50	2	64
Ethan Bowens	35	25	---	---	4	64
C.J. Spiller	30	21	---	---	12	63
Gene Chandler	37	25	---	---	---	62
Clarence Mankey	---	---	15	46	1	62
Kendrick Hussey	---	---	15	46	1	62
Perry Coffin	---	---	14	43	2	59
Antoine Caldwell	33	22	---	---	3	58
Levon Jacobs	---	---	13	42	1	56
Gosder Cherilus	32	19	---	---	4	55
Brock Cochrane	---	---	7	38	7	52
Jamal Gardner	28	22	---	---	---	50
Grady Paine	---	---	6	43	1	50
Dean Rivers	22	13	---	---	14	49
Leonard Gillespie	28	20	---	---	---	48
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	9	36	2	47
Darrell Erickson	18	11	---	---	15	44
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	10	30	2	42
Nolan Brooks	18	13	---	---	10	41
Mitch Petrus	15	11	---	---	8	34
LeSean McCoy	14	6	---	---	10	30
Stephen Harvey	---	---	5	18	5	28
Butch Ena	---	---	5	16	7	28
Preston Beadnell	15	10	---	---	---	25
Sammy Farrington	5	6	---	---	13	24
Nolan Miller	---	---	5	16	2	23
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	7	3	11	21
Bert Klepfer	---	---	3	17	1	21
Harry Anaya	---	---	1	11	6	18
Allen Dawson	---	---	2	11	5	18
Damon Connell	5	3	---	---	8	16
Spencer Hanson	1	1	---	---	9	11
Ralph Flannery	0	0	---	---	8	8
Walter Jelinek	0	0	---	---	8	8
Calvin Green	---	---	0	0	8	8
Bruce Darche	0	0	---	---	7	7
Wayne Snyder	---	---	1	1	5	7
Leonard Westbrook	---	---	0	0	6	6
Jessie Johannsen	0	0	---	---	---	0
Hugh Cooper	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dwayne Hogenmiller	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	23	3.3
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	1	4	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	60	5.0
Middle	12	30	2.5
Right	11	61	5.5
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan LeFevour	57	32	2	1	3	9	8	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	25	14	3	2	1	2	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	17	14	59	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	9	83	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	9	104	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	134	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	21	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leo Mahe	14	10	1	58	0	36
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	13	7	0	80	1	50
WR Donnie Bentsen	11	5	0	43	1	30
WR Karl Blanchard	6	1	1	12	0	33
TE Jerome Dove	5	3	1	21	0	30
RB Curtis Winborn	3	3	0	14	0	24
RB Dixon Gifford	1	0	0	0	0	20
FB Bruce Ryder	1	0	0	0	0	10
TE Corey Blalock	1	1	0	8	0	11
RB Clyde Benton	1	1	0	7	0	17
FB Mack Stevens	1	1	0	3	0	21

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB C.J. Spiller	6	5	0	71	2	21
TE Frank Fortune	6	2	0	12	0	22
WR Dean Rivers	4	3	0	47	1	13
WR Jamal Gardner	4	1	1	4	0	22
TE Nolan Brooks	3	2	0	22	0	13
RB LeSean McCoy	1	0	0	0	0	6
FB Darrell Erickson	1	1	0	-1	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
C.J. Spiller	6	15	2.50	4.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan LeFevour	3	1	2	0.67	4.32

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gene Chandler	2	1	12	6.00	6.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donnie Bentsen	1	1	2	2.00	3.91
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	0	0	0.00	6.15
FB Bruce Ryder	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Gardner	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB C.J. Spiller	1	1	12	12.00	11.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Dixon Gifford	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
C.J. Spiller	3	2
LeSean McCoy	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan LeFevour	17	11	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leo Mahe	5	4	2
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	4	1	0
WR Donnie Bentsen	3	3	2
WR Karl Blanchard	3	1	1
TE Jerome Dove	1	1	0
RB Clyde Benton	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Frank Fortune	3	0	0
WR Dean Rivers	2	1	0
RB C.J. Spiller	2	2	2
RB LeSean McCoy	1	0	0
WR Jamal Gardner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,100)
End Zone 13,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,100)
End Zone	13,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)