Indy’s season ended in painful fashion, with a wide open drop on 4th and 1 in the red zone needing a touchdown to win the game.
The Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts met on Saturday night in Indy with a rarity in the NFL, a true win or go home game in the final week of the regular season. While so many teams are dependent on other outcomes to determine their playoff scenarios, the two AFC South foes were both 9-7 and while they won’t know their seed until the end of Sunday, the winner of the game was assured a playoff spot and the loser was guaranteed to have their season end.
It was a tense, back-and-forth affair that saw Houston take control early with a touchdown on their first play of the game, but Gardner Minshew and the Colts battled back throughout the game, tying it at 17-17 in the fourth quarter. From there, Houston followed the lead of rookie sensation C.J. Stroud as he made a couple ridiculous throws under pressure on a late drive in the fourth quarter, getting the Texans into a goal-to-go situation to take the lead.
CJ STROUD ARE YOU SERIOUS?!
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CJ Stroud hook shotting this throw in there while getting hit pic.
