A game for the ages?
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No one could have expected much from the aged quarterback. Johnson finished with six catches for 77 yards. The Colts quickly turned the turnover into points with a 48-yard field goal from Adam Vinatieri.
The Colts (3-2) won their third consecutive game and extended their streak within the AFC South, where they last lost in December. 16, 2012, at Houston.
Hasselbeck, battling a severe bacterial infection that had reportedly seen him on a IV drip until at least Tuesday, did not even know whether he could finish the game, let alone be so effective. He certainly spent himself once again, completing 18 of 29 with nary a sack or interception and posting a rating of 107.4. If it really is that, I look forward to more games like this from Johnson.
Andre Johnson finally remembered that he is a talented football player tonight as he torched his former team for a pair of touchdowns. Matt started his career with the Seattle Seahawks and guided the team to five straight postseason appearances. Gore finished the night with 22 carries for 98 yards, the highest total a Colts running back has had in 44 games. His second late in the fourth quarter stifled QB Brian Hoyer and sealed the win. But they seem to have stumbled upon the right combination by moving Joe Reitz back to right tackle and Jack Mewhort to left guard. Hasselbeck still felt so under the weather before the game, the NFL Network’s Stacey Dales reported, that he required IVs all day and wasn’t sure he would have enough energy to play four quarters.
The Indianapolis quarterback ended with 24-of-31 for 312 yards.
Griff Whalen can do more than fair catch, after all.
Until the Texans clean up their act committing penalties and turning the ball over, they’ll be prone to losses like the 27-20 heartbreaker to the Colts.
For the first time this season, the Colts had all three of their starting cornerbacks out on the field. Absolutely no idea what Toler was doing on the play; if he was wearing a Houston uniform he would’ve been flagged for setting a pick. “But our thing, our motto, our identity – one play at a time, all you got, 60 minutes, don’t judge – is legit”. A second penalty, this one for pass interference gave the Colts a first down at the 1.
A few things to think about the Colts’ win over the Texans. “That’s so Texans!” “We just go Texan’d”.
The Colts benefited mightily from generous officiating.
“I’m very close with a lot of the guys over there”, Johnson said of current Texans players.
With starting quarterback Andrew Luck dealing with a shoulder injury and the Colts only carrying two quarterbacks on their initial 53-man roster, the Colts signed Josh Johnson as an emergency option in the event that Luck couldn’t go in Week 4 and then cut him after the weekend was over, thinking Luck would be back for Week 5.
After last week’s game against the Jaguars, Chuck Pagano noted how involved Luck was despite not playing.
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The Colts have 10 days to get ready for their next game, an AFC Championship Game rematch with the New England Patriots next Sunday in Indianapolis.
