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Wk 11 · 2026

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans — Thu, Nov 19

Thu, Nov 19 · Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX · Prime Video

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This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.
Indianapolis Colts
AFC South · 2-3
at
8:15pET
HOU -5.5 · total 45.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential HOU by 3.6
Houston Texans
AFC South · 1-4

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

Colts: -0.4#18
Efficiency margin
Texans: +1.6#13
Colts: +2.0#10
Offense
Texans: -0.9#19
Colts: -2.3#27
Defense
Texans: +2.5#6
Colts: 27.4
Points / game
Texans: 23.8
Colts: 24.2
Points allowed / game
Texans: 17.4
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.

Colts form

L 22-34at PITW 30-13at WSHW 19-17vs HOUL 30-33at KCL 23-41vs BAL
2026 season

Texans form

W 26-3at TENL 30-34vs DALL 17-19at INDL 6-20vs CINL 31-36vs BUF
2026 season

Colts this season

Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)

Texans this season

Straight up1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Against the spread1-4 · 20% (5 games)
Over / under2-3 · 40% (5 games)
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

OpponentColtsTexans
Ravens
AFC
vs L 23-41 previewvs Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Commanders
NFC
N W 30-13 previewat Wk 14 · scheduled preview
Steelers
AFC
at L 22-34 previewat Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Titans
AFC
vs Wk 6 · scheduled previewat W 26-3 preview
Jaguars
AFC
at Wk 8 · scheduled previewN Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Cowboys
NFC
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewvs L 30-34 preview
Giants
NFC
vs Wk 12 · scheduled previewvs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Eagles
NFC
at Wk 14 · scheduled previewat Wk 16 · scheduled preview
Bengals
AFC
vs Wk 16 · scheduled previewvs L 6-20 preview
Browns
AFC
at Wk 17 · scheduled previewat Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Colts leads 26–15 with 1 tie · Colts won the last one
42 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 4.1 points toward Colts
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-27Texans 17 — 19 Coltsat INDColts
20252026-01-04Colts 30 — 38 Texansat HOUTexans
20252025-11-30Texans 20 — 16 Coltsat INDTexans
20242024-10-27Colts 20 — 23 Texansat HOUTexans
20242024-09-08Texans 29 — 27 Coltsat INDTexans
20232024-01-06Texans 23 — 19 Coltsat INDTexans
20232023-09-17Colts 31 — 20 Texansat HOUColts
20222023-01-08Texans 32 — 31 Coltsat INDTexans
20222022-09-11Colts 20 — 20 Texansat HOU
20212021-12-05Colts 31 — 0 Texansat HOUColts
20212021-10-17Texans 3 — 31 Coltsat INDColts
20202020-12-20Texans 20 — 27 Coltsat INDColts
20202020-12-06Colts 26 — 20 Texansat HOUColts
20192019-11-21Colts 17 — 20 Texansat HOUTexans
20192019-10-20Texans 23 — 30 Coltsat INDColts
20182019-01-05Colts 21 — 7 Texansat HOUColts playoffs
20182018-12-09Colts 24 — 21 Texansat HOUColts
20182018-09-30Texans 37 — 34 Coltsat INDTexans
20172017-12-31Texans 13 — 22 Coltsat INDColts
20172017-11-05Colts 20 — 14 Texansat HOUColts
20162016-12-11Texans 22 — 17 Coltsat INDTexans
20162016-10-16Colts 23 — 26 Texansat HOUTexans
20152015-12-20Texans 16 — 10 Coltsat INDTexans
20152015-10-08Colts 27 — 20 Texansat HOUColts
20142014-12-14Texans 10 — 17 Coltsat INDColts
20142014-10-09Colts 33 — 28 Texansat HOUColts
20132013-12-15Texans 3 — 25 Coltsat INDColts
20132013-11-03Colts 27 — 24 Texansat HOUColts
20122012-12-30Texans 16 — 28 Coltsat INDColts
20122012-12-16Colts 17 — 29 Texansat HOUTexans
20112011-12-22Texans 16 — 19 Coltsat INDColts
20112011-09-11Colts 7 — 34 Texansat HOUTexans
20102010-11-01Texans 17 — 30 Coltsat INDColts
20102010-09-12Colts 24 — 34 Texansat HOUTexans
20092009-11-29Colts 35 — 27 Texansat HOUColts
20092009-11-08Texans 17 — 20 Coltsat INDColts
20082008-11-16Texans 27 — 33 Coltsat INDColts
20082008-10-05Colts 31 — 27 Texansat HOUColts
20072007-12-23Texans 15 — 38 Coltsat INDColts
20072007-09-23Colts 30 — 24 Texansat HOUColts
20062006-12-24Colts 24 — 27 Texansat HOUTexans
20062006-09-17Texans 24 — 43 Coltsat INDColts

Colts leaders 2026 regular season

PassingDaniel Jones QB #1784/132, 754 YDS, 3 TD, 4 INT
RushingJonathan Taylor RB #2886 CAR, 353 YDS, 6 TD
Seth McGowan RB #2012 CAR, 45 YDS
Daniel Jones QB #1711 CAR, 21 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingJosh Downs WR #217 REC, 202 YDS
Tyler Warren TE #8423 REC, 130 YDS, 2 TD
Laquon Treadwell WR #139 REC, 123 YDS
Keenan Allen WR #1013 REC, 100 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesAkeem Davis-Gaither LB #5137
Justin Walley CB #2722
Bryce Boettcher LB #5020
SacksDeForest Buckner DT #993
Adetomiwa Adebawore DT #952
Jerry Tillery DT #941
InterceptionsJaylon Carlies LB #571
full roster and per-player history

Texans leaders 2026 regular season

PassingC.J. Stroud QB #793/151, 1141 YDS, 5 TD
Kai Kroeger P #380/1, 0 YDS
RushingDavid Montgomery RB #3247 CAR, 127 YDS, 2 TD
Woody Marks RB #428 CAR, 87 YDS, 2 TD
C.J. Stroud QB #79 CAR, 66 YDS
ReceivingDalton Schultz TE #8621 REC, 214 YDS
Nico Collins WR #1214 REC, 193 YDS, 3 TD
Jaylin Noel WR #138 REC, 186 YDS
Xavier Hutchinson WR #1912 REC, 166 YDS
Defense
TacklesReed Blankenship S #634
Azeez Al-Shaair LB #031
Jake Hansen LB #3528
SacksWill Anderson Jr. DE #514.5
Sheldon Rankins DT #982
Danielle Hunter DE #552
InterceptionsReed Blankenship S #61
full roster and per-player history
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.