Wk 11 · 2026

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans — Thu, Nov 19

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

Weather

This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.

Indianapolis Colts

AFC South · no games yet

8:15pET

HOU -5.5 · total 45.5 DraftKings

Ratings differential HOU by 4.7

Houston Texans

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

Colts: -0.7#20

Efficiency margin

Texans: +2.3#9

Colts: +0.5#14

Offense

Texans: -0.4#21

Colts: -1.2#24

Defense

Texans: +2.7#2

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

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Texans form

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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.

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.

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Common opponents · 10

Opponent	Colts	Texans
Ravens AFC	vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Commanders NFC	N Wk 4 · scheduled preview	at Wk 14 · scheduled preview
Steelers AFC	at Wk 5 · scheduled preview	at Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Titans AFC	vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview	at Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Jaguars AFC	at Wk 8 · scheduled preview	N Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Cowboys NFC	vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview
Giants NFC	vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Eagles NFC	at Wk 14 · scheduled preview	at Wk 16 · scheduled preview
Bengals AFC	vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 2 · scheduled preview
Browns AFC	at Wk 17 · scheduled preview	at 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 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

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

full roster and per-player history

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

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.