Week 3: Texans Visit Colts in a Meeting of 0-2 Teams Missing Their Top Receivers
The Houston Texans visit the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, September 27. Houston is 0-2 after a 20-6 home loss to Cincinnati in which C.J. Stroud threw 55 passes for 353 yards and no touchdowns without Nico Collins, who was out with a hamstring injury the team does not consider serious; DeMeco Ryans told his team to dig deep. Indianapolis is 0-2 after a 33-30 overtime loss at Kansas City in which Jonathan Taylor scored twice; Alec Pierce is out for several weeks with a heel injury and the Colts signed Darius Slayton on Monday.
Two offenses without their No. 1 receiver
Collins' status is week-to-week; Pierce is out until at least midseason and Slayton has had one day in the building.
Stroud's volume
Fifty-five attempts with no touchdowns; Houston has scored 37 points in two games after a 36-point Week 1.
Indianapolis took the Chiefs to overtime
The Colts led at halftime in Kansas City and Taylor has 24 carries in each game.
AI Prediction
Texans 
Colts Indianapolis played the better game last week
Thirty points at Arrowhead against Houston's six at home, and the Colts are home.
Houston's defense is still the best unit on the field
It held Cincinnati to 267 yards; Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter make this a 3-point game.
Neither passing game is whole
Slayton's debut and Collins' hamstring make both offenses hard to project, hence Low.
A Low-confidence home lean in a game the model has close to even. A healthy Collins would flip the pick.
Colts Leaders
Texans Leaders
Team Stats
| Texans | Stat | Colts |
|---|---|---|
| 18.5 | Points Per Game | 26.5 |
| 405.5 | Total Yards | 298.5 |
| 313.5 | Yards Passing | 188.0 |
| 92.0 | Yards Rushing | 110.5 |
| 28.0 | Points Allowed Per Game | 37.0 |
| 356.0 | Yards Allowed | 530.0 |
| 270.5 | Pass Yards Allowed | 353.0 |
| 85.5 | Rush Yards Allowed | 177.0 |
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