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Colts Control Everything In Houston

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The Indianapolis Colts shut out the Houston Texans on their home turf 31-0. After a disappointing loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Colts went on the road to beat an AFC South team. As of right now, the Colts sit in second place at 7-6 behind the 8-4 Tennessee Titans.

Carson Wentz played well today. He led the Colts to a touchdown each quarter and 10 points in the fourth quarter. Wentz was 16 for 22 completions to attempts for 158 yards and 1 throwing touchdown. His passer rating was 107.8 according to The Score. Jonathan Taylor had an impressive day as well. Taylor carried the ball 32 times for 143 yards and had 2 touchdowns.

Every part of this game was dominated by the Colts. The Colts had 26 first downs to the Texans nine first downs. In total yards, the Colts had 389 yards to the Texans 141 yards. Also, the time of possession was in the favor of the Colts, the Colts had the ball for 42 minutes and the Texans held the ball for 18 minutes. All stats by The Score.

The Colts have a well-deserved bye week coming up and after that they face the Patriots in week 15 at home.

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Jonathan Taylor Moves the Ball

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Jonathan Taylor led the Colts to an upset win at Buffalo in complete domination. The Colts surprised the Bills and won 41-15. The Colts held possession of the ball 62 percent of the game, 37 minutes to the Bills 23 minutes with the ball.

According to CBS Sports, Taylor matched an NFL record with his eighth consecutive game with 100 scrimmage yards and a rushing touchdown, joining LaDainian Tomlinson (2006) and Lydell Mitchell (1975-1976). Taylor recorded 32 carries for 185 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Bills number defense in rushing yards could not stop Taylor from running play after play. The Colts had 264 rush yards to the Bills 91 rush yards according to The Score.

The Bills struggled heavily in turnovers. Quarterback Josh Allen, threw 2 interceptions and the back up threw a third as well as one fumble. All around though, the Colts really showed up and caught the Bills by surprise.

Hopefully the Colts can have a similar performance at home taking on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Running Game Led to the Dub

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When Jonathan Taylor has the ball with a burst of speed, he can't be stopped by anyone. Taylor had 21 carries for 116 yards and 1 touchdown according to The Score. The matchup that should have been a blowout by the Colts was actually a 23-17 win at home. At one point the Colts were up 17-0 in the first quarter but that didn’t last.

The play that set the Colts for the win was the blocked punt by Franklin and Speed picked up the ball to score with 8 minutes left in the first quarter. After that play, Taylor took over to score with 2 minutes left in the first quarter to make it 17-0.

Michael Pittman came through again today. He was targeted 5 times for 5 receptions for 71 yards and saved the Colts on 3rd down more than once. The rest of the game was both teams punting back and forth to each other. The Colts and Jags combined for 15 punts.

Even though the Colts won, the Titans won as well. The Colts remain 3 games back. It is looking tough for the Colts as they travel to Buffalo to play the 6-3 Bills, while the Titans go to Houston to play the 1-8 Texans. Maybe the Texans can break their 8 game losing streak with a win against the Texans.

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Jonathan Taylor Steam Rolls the Defense

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The Colts were on a mission to get a win to keep them as a contender in the wild card race. Three games back in the AFC South race, the Colts had a heart wrenching defeat in the hands of the Tennessee Titans 4 days before Thursday night's game. For the New York Jets, they were on a high coming off a legendary opening performance by rookie quarterback Mike White. According to The Score, he was 37 for 45 completions to attempts, threw for 405 yards, threw 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. He’s also one of two players to throw for 400 yards in an opening start since Cam Newton in 2011, according to The Score.

Both teams are looking for an important win, it would be 2 straight wins for the Jets if they won or the Colts would be able to inch their way closer to the Titans who are facing the top notch LA Rams Sunday night.

Out of the gate both teams throw completions and gain yardage but only walk away with 7 points through the first quarter. The score being tied, White would come out of the game with a hand injury when one of his passes was deflected by a Colts defender. He would not come back for the rest of the game.

With White out for the game, Wentz only had to give the ball to Taylor for first downs. Taylor ran for 172 yards on 19 carries scoring 2 touchdowns. By the end of the 3rd quarter, the Colts didn’t play as hard on both sides of the ball because they had a huge lead, 42-16 to be exact.

Wentz really showed up and learned his lesson after the disappointing loss last week. He didn’t force any passes that weren’t there Thursday night. His good decision making resulted in impressive stats where he was 22 for 30 completions to attempts, threw for 272 yards and 3 touchdowns.

The only thing left for the Colts this weekend is to sit back and hope that the LA Rams can stop the intensity of the Titans offense.

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