Colts Cornerback Sauce Gardner Avoids Achilles Tendon Injury, but Will Miss Time with Sore Calf
Houston's win tightened the AFC South race as Colts lost star cornerback Sauce Gardner early and a key pass-interference call helped secure the victory, coach said.
- A late Colts drive ended with a third-and-9 drop by Downs and an incompletion, ending Indy’s comeback attempt after Houston's 20-13 lead, with less than two minutes remaining.
- A non-contact calf injury to Colts cornerback Sauce Gardner, acquired from the New York Jets this year, led to his being ruled out after limping off the field.
- A pivotal officiating call in the fourth quarter involved a pass-interference flag on Colts cornerback Kenny Moore on third-and-15, which referee Clay Martin defended, saying `When the clock hits zero...`
- Indy responded with only a late field goal after the decisive sequence as Daniel Jones finished 14 of 27 for 201 yards and two TDs while Jonathan Taylor was held to 85 yards and no score.
- With narrow outcomes all season, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans said `How we're finishing-- that's the difference`, while Colts head coach Shane Steichen urged finding key plays in tight games.
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Referee explains controversial pass interference call in Colts loss
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — There was a crucial, controversial pass interference penalty on Colts cornerback Kenny Moore II in the fourth quarter that gave the Texans a first down and extended the drive. Later that drive, Nico Collins scored the go-ahead touchdown for the Texans and the Colts lost, 20-16. Referee Clay Martin explained the pass interference call. “The calling official had an arm grab at the top of the route,” Martin said. “When you loo…
The Indianapolis Colts have won the second defeat in the NFL with the Viennese footballer Bernhard Raimann! The team with the 28-year-old Left Tackle had to defeat the Houston Texans, a direct rival in the AFC South Division, at 16:20 on Sunday.The Colts went away for the fourth time in the 12th season game as losers and missed at least a small preliminary decision in the race for a playoff.Raimann with flawless and inconspicuous performanceIn t…
Colts vs Texans: Colts lose again, drop out of AFC South lead
By MICHAEL MAROT INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nico Collins scored the touchdown that broke the draw with a seven-yard race when there were 12:38 left to play, Nick Chubb also ran to score, and the Houston Texans' defensive, ranked as the best, achieved a late stop on Sunday to seal a 20-16 victory over the decaying Colts of Indianapolis. Houston (7-5) won his fourth consecutive match, approaching a game of his Southern AFC rival, Indianapolis (8-4), who …
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