Wk 3 · 2026
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts — Sun, Sep 27
Sun, Sep 27 ·
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN
· CBS
Weather
This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
AFC South · no games yet
at
1:00pET
HOU -1.5 · total 45.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential HOU by 1.3
AFC South · no games yet
What is at stake
An AFC South game. These two play each other twice a season, home and away, and when the AFC South finishes level it is the head-to-head result and then the division record that separate them — before any of the rest. Division standings.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Texans form
No completed games on record.
Colts form
No completed games on record.
Texans this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Colts this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 10
| Opponent | Texans | Colts |
|---|---|---|
| Bengals AFC | vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Cowboys NFC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Titans AFC | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Jaguars AFC | N Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Giants NFC | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Browns AFC | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 17 · scheduled preview |
| Ravens AFC | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| Steelers AFC | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Commanders NFC | at Wk 14 · scheduled preview | N Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| Eagles NFC | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview | at Wk 14 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Colts leads 25–15 with 1 tie · Texans has won the last 5
41 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
4.1 points toward Colts
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2026-01-04 | Colts 30 — 38 Texans | at HOU | Texans |
| 2025 | 2025-11-30 | Texans 20 — 16 Colts | at IND | Texans |
| 2024 | 2024-10-27 | Colts 20 — 23 Texans | at HOU | Texans |
| 2024 | 2024-09-08 | Texans 29 — 27 Colts | at IND | Texans |
| 2023 | 2024-01-06 | Texans 23 — 19 Colts | at IND | Texans |
| 2023 | 2023-09-17 | Colts 31 — 20 Texans | at HOU | Colts |
| 2022 | 2023-01-08 | Texans 32 — 31 Colts | at IND | Texans |
| 2022 | 2022-09-11 | Colts 20 — 20 Texans | at HOU | |
| 2021 | 2021-12-05 | Colts 31 — 0 Texans | at HOU | Colts |
| 2021 | 2021-10-17 | Texans 3 — 31 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2020 | 2020-12-20 | Texans 20 — 27 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2020 | 2020-12-06 | Colts 26 — 20 Texans | at HOU | Colts |
| 2019 | 2019-11-21 | Colts 17 — 20 Texans | at HOU | Texans |
| 2019 | 2019-10-20 | Texans 23 — 30 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2018 | 2019-01-05 | Colts 21 — 7 Texans | at HOU | Colts playoffs |
| 2018 | 2018-12-09 | Colts 24 — 21 Texans | at HOU | Colts |
| 2018 | 2018-09-30 | Texans 37 — 34 Colts | at IND | Texans |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | Texans 13 — 22 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2017 | 2017-11-05 | Colts 20 — 14 Texans | at HOU | Colts |
| 2016 | 2016-12-11 | Texans 22 — 17 Colts | at IND | Texans |
| 2016 | 2016-10-16 | Colts 23 — 26 Texans | at HOU | Texans |
| 2015 | 2015-12-20 | Texans 16 — 10 Colts | at IND | Texans |
| 2015 | 2015-10-08 | Colts 27 — 20 Texans | at HOU | Colts |
| 2014 | 2014-12-14 | Texans 10 — 17 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2014 | 2014-10-09 | Colts 33 — 28 Texans | at HOU | Colts |
| 2013 | 2013-12-15 | Texans 3 — 25 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2013 | 2013-11-03 | Colts 27 — 24 Texans | at HOU | Colts |
| 2012 | 2012-12-30 | Texans 16 — 28 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2012 | 2012-12-16 | Colts 17 — 29 Texans | at HOU | Texans |
| 2011 | 2011-12-22 | Texans 16 — 19 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2011 | 2011-09-11 | Colts 7 — 34 Texans | at HOU | Texans |
| 2010 | 2010-11-01 | Texans 17 — 30 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2010 | 2010-09-12 | Colts 24 — 34 Texans | at HOU | Texans |
| 2009 | 2009-11-29 | Colts 35 — 27 Texans | at HOU | Colts |
| 2009 | 2009-11-08 | Texans 17 — 20 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2008 | 2008-11-16 | Texans 27 — 33 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2008 | 2008-10-05 | Colts 31 — 27 Texans | at HOU | Colts |
| 2007 | 2007-12-23 | Texans 15 — 38 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2007 | 2007-09-23 | Colts 30 — 24 Texans | at HOU | Colts |
| 2006 | 2006-12-24 | Colts 24 — 27 Texans | at HOU | Texans |
| 2006 | 2006-09-17 | Texans 24 — 43 Colts | at IND | Colts |
Texans leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | C.J. Stroud QB #7 | 273/423, 3041 YDS, 19 TD, 8 INT |
| Davis Mills QB #10 | 91/159, 915 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Woody Marks RB #4 | 196 CAR, 703 YDS, 2 TD |
| Nick Chubb RB #21 | 122 CAR, 506 YDS, 3 TD | |
| C.J. Stroud QB #7 | 48 CAR, 209 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Nico Collins WR #12 | 71 REC, 1117 YDS, 6 TD |
| Dalton Schultz TE #86 | 82 REC, 777 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Jayden Higgins WR #81 | 41 REC, 525 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Xavier Hutchinson WR #19 | 35 REC, 428 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Azeez Al-Shaair LB #0 | 103 |
| Henry To'oTo'o LB #39 | 95 | |
| Kamari Lassiter CB #3 | 91 | |
| Sacks | Danielle Hunter DE #55 | 15 |
| Will Anderson Jr. DE #51 | 12 | |
| Derek Barnett DE | 5 | |
| Interceptions | Jalen Pitre S #5 | 4 |
| Derek Stingley Jr. CB #24 | 4 | |
| Calen Bullock S #2 | 4 |
Colts leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Daniel Jones QB #17 | 261/384, 3101 YDS, 19 TD, 8 INT |
| Philip Rivers QB #17 | 58/92, 544 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Jonathan Taylor RB #28 | 323 CAR, 1585 YDS, 18 TD |
| Daniel Jones QB #17 | 45 CAR, 164 YDS, 5 TD | |
| DJ Giddens RB #21 | 26 CAR, 96 YDS | |
| Receiving | Alec Pierce WR #14 | 47 REC, 1003 YDS, 6 TD |
| Tyler Warren TE #84 | 76 REC, 817 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Michael Pittman Jr. WR #11 | 80 REC, 784 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Josh Downs WR #2 | 58 REC, 566 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Zaire Franklin LB #44 | 125 |
| Nick Cross S #25 | 120 | |
| Germaine Pratt LB #53 | 101 | |
| Sacks | Laiatu Latu DE #97 | 8.5 |
| DeForest Buckner DT #99 | 4 | |
| Kwity Paye DE #95 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Cam Bynum S #0 | 4 |
| Laiatu Latu DE #97 | 3 | |
| Mekhi Blackmon CB #29 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.