Week 12 NFL Preview | AFC South | Indianapolis Colts versus Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas . . .
Indy Football Report Editor John Oehser breaks down the Week 12 NFL matchup between the Colts (10-0) and Houston Texans (5-5) . . .
The Indianapolis Colts’ tour of desperate AFC teams continues this weekend, and that’s what has made November — while successful — so dangerous for the conference’s last unbeaten team. It’s what has made it so impressive, too. Throughout the month, the Colts have played contending teams with still-percolating playoff hopes, and any such opponent early in the second half of the season is a dangerous one.
So, while the Colts have won those game in historically narrow fashion, the bigger truth is:
They won them and no matter the margin, that makes them important. And impressive.
The Colts this month beat the San Francisco 49ers, 18-14; the Houston Texans, 20-17; the New England Patriots, 35-34; and the Baltimore Ravens last week, 17-15. In so doing, they not only became the first team in NFL history to win four consecutive games by a total of 10 points or less, they became the first team in league history to win four consecutive games when trailing in the fourth quarter.
