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THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL PREVIEW: COLTS AT

Week 5 begins on Thursday night (CBS/NFLN, 8:25 PM ET) with an AFC South matchup between the (2-2) and the HOUSTON TEXANS (1-3) at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Indianapolis aims for its third consecutive victory of the season after a 16-13 overtime victory against Jacksonville. Kicker converted all three attempts, including the 27-yard game-winner in overtime, and one PAT for a total of 10 points against the Jaguars. Vinatieri, who scored 1,158 points in 10 seasons with New England (1996- 2005), has now scored 1,004 points for Indianapolis and is the first player in NFL history to score at least 1,000 points with two different teams. He also surpassed (995 points) as the Colts’ all-time scoring leader.

“Adam is money, he is clutch,” says Indianapolis about Vinatieri’s game-winning field goal. “He is a first-ballot Hall of Famer and I think everyone here agrees.”

The game also marked the Colts’ 15th consecutive victory, which ties the 1972-73 Dolphins for the longest streak since 1970. Indianapolis’ active win streak against AFC South opponents began on December 30, 2012, when the Colts earned a 28-16 win against Houston.

The teams with the most consecutive divisional wins since 1970:

TEAM SEASONS AGAINST DIVISION CONSECUTIVE DIVISIONAL WINS Indianapolis Colts 2012-15 AFC South 15* 1972-73 AFC East 15 Cowboys 1993-94 NFC East 14 *Active

“We don’t have much time and there is no 24-hour rule in effect on this one,” says Pagano. “We have to get to work. We have another tough division game on the road on Thursday night down in Houston.”

Houston enters Week 5 following a 48-21 loss at Atlanta.

Texans DE ANDRE HOPKINS had nine receptions for 157 yards against the Falcons. It was Hopkins’ second consecutive game with at least 100 receiving yards, marking the first time in his career he has done so in back-to- back games.

“We need to get some things corrected,” says Houston J.J. WATT, who recorded three tackles for loss and a sack against Atlanta. “We have a short week this week with a game on Thursday night. Maybe that is the thing we need, to get back out there and to get this taste out of our mouths. We have a tough division opponent at home, so we need to go out there and play some good football.”

Houston , who made his season debut in Week 4, looks to continue his career success against Indianapolis. Since entering the league in 2009, Foster leads the AFC with 53 rushing and an average of 86.6 rushing yards per game, including 960 yards (120 per game) and eight touchdowns in eight career matchups against the Colts.

Arian Foster’s rushing numbers since 2009:

GAMES ATTEMPTS YARDS AVERAGE TOUCHDOWNS YARDS PER GAME 73 1,399 6,319 4.52 53* 86.6* *Leads AFC

WEEK 5 – THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (2-2) AT HOUSTON TEXANS (1-3)

SERIES COLTS TEXANS THUR. RECORD 12-1-1 2-4 SERIES LEADER 22-4 STREAKS Past 5 COACHES VS. OPP. Chuck Pagano: 5-1 Bill O’Brien: 0-2 LAST WEEK W 16-13 (OT) vs. Jaguars L 48-21 at Falcons LAST GAME 12/14/14: Texans 10 at Colts 17. Indianapolis QB throws for 187 yards & 2 TDs. Houston S Kendrick Lewis has 27-yard INT-TD. LAST GAME AT SITE 10/9/14: Colts 33, Texans 28. Indianapolis QB Andrew Luck throws for 370 yards & 3 TDs. Houston DE J.J. Watt has 45-yard FR-TD. REFEREE Terry McAulay BROADCAST CBS/NFLN (7:25 PM CT): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms, Tracy Wolfson (field reporter). SIRIUS: 83 (Ind.), 93 (Hou.). XM: 226 (Ind.), 225 (Hou.). STATS PASSING Luck: 65-116-753-5-7-65.1 OR Mallett: 71-137-720-3-3-65.3 Hasselbeck: 30-47-282-1-0-87.4 RUSHING Gore: 54-227-4.2-2 Blue: 51-204-4.0-1 RECEIVING Moncrief: 23-275-12.0-3 Hopkins: 31-409-13.2-3 OFFENSE 337.8 384.3 TAKE/GIVE -9 -6 DEFENSE 387.5 344.0 SACKS 5 tied: 1 Watt: 4 INTs Lowery: 2 Demps, Moore: 1 PUNTING McAfee: 47.9 Lechler: 47.1 KICKING Vinatieri: 16 (7/7 PAT; 3/5 FG) Novak: 3 (3/3 PAT; 0/1 FG) NOTES COLTS: Have won 15 consec. games vs. AFC South, tied for longest division of any NFL team since 1970 (Miami, 15 games in 1972-73)…QB ANDREW LUCK has 5-1 career record vs. Hou. & has passed for 1,385 yards with 14 TDs vs. 3 INTs for 90.4 rating…In last meeting (10/6/13 w/ SF), RB rushed for 81 yards & TD…In past 9 vs. AFC South, WR T.Y. HILTON has 50 catches for 896 yards & 2 TDs. WR (1,019) needs 6 catches to surpass (1,024) for No. 8 all-time. WR has TD in 3 of past 4…LB D’QWELL JACKSON leads team with 47 tackles, incl. game-high 17 last week. Last week, K ADAM VINATIERI (1,004) surpassed MIKE VANDERJAGT (995) as Colts’ all-time scoring leader & became 1st player in NFL history to score 1,000+ points with 2 different teams (1,158 with NE)…TEXANS: QB RYAN MALLETT set to make 1st career start vs. own division. Has TD pass in 3 of past 4…In 3 career home starts, RB has 254 scrimmage yards (227 rush, 27 rec.), incl. 139 yards & TD vs. TB in Week 3…In past 9 overall, WR DE ANDRE HOPKINS has 56 rec. for 816 yards (14.6 avg.) with 5 TDs, incl. 9 catches for 157 yards last week. WR CECIL SHORTS III had 6 catches for 87 yards & TD last week. WR NATE WASHINGTON (149) set to play in 150th career game…In past 9, J.J. WATT has 15 sacks, 2 FF, FR, safety, 6 PDs & TD catch. Since entering NFL in 2011, leads league with 61 sacks. LB leads team with 33 tackles, incl. 11 last week. Since 2006, CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH has 5 INT-TDs, tied for most in AFC.