Texans take key AFC South matchup over Colts

On a day the Texans scored only one touchdown against Indianapolis, the defense forced three turnovers and stopped the Colts on 4th-and-1 with 1:24 left in the game to preserve a 22-17 win Sunday.

By snapping a three-game losing streak, Houston (7-6) and Tennessee remained tied atop the AFC South, though the Texans are better positioned because of season sweeps over the Titans and Colts (6-7).

The Texans won their second straight game in Indy after losing their first 13 and have won nine straight over division foes

[...] the old-school style played right into the hands of Houston’s defense, which twice picked off Andrew Luck passes and recovered a fumble after Jadeveon Clowney beat tight end Dwayne Allen on 3rd-and-goal from the 3.

The Texans finished it by forcing a bad Luck throw with a blitz on Indy’s final play.

After the Colts took a 3-0 lead on their opening series, they didn’t score again until early in the third quarter when Frank Gore took a screen pass 18 yards to the end zone.

Colts running back Frank Gore had 74 yards from scrimmage to pass Terrell Evans for 11th on the NFL’s career list.