The Indianapolis Colts (2-4) got a huge win in front of their home crowd on Sunday, prevailing 31-3 over the Houston Texans (1-5).
With a 28-point win, you can imagine there were plenty of standout individual performances wrapped up inside the overall team outcome.
Let's dig into some of the standouts and milestones reached.
Passing: QB Carson Wentz | 223 yards
Rushing: RB Jonathan Taylor | 145 yards
Receiving: WR T.Y. Hilton | 80 yards
Tackles: LB Bobby Okereke | 14
Sacks: DT DeForest Buckner, S Khari Willis | 1.0
Takeaways: LB Darius Leonard, CB Isaiah Rodgers | 1 interception; S Khari Willis | 1 fumble recovery
Kicking: K Michael Badgley | 1-of- field goals (100.0%), 4-of-4 extra points (100.0%)
Punting: P Rigoberto Sanchez | 5 punts, 43.4-yard average, 2 inside 20
Returns: Ashton Dulin | 2 kickoff returns, 29.0-yard avg.; Nyheim Hines | 2 punt returns, 4.0-yard avg.
The Colts' 28-point margin of victory was their biggest since Week 3 of 2020 when they defeated the New York Jets by 29 points.
Quarterback Carson Wentz went 11-of-20 passing (55.0%) for 223 yards (11.2 YPA) and 2 touchdowns for a passer rating of 127.7. He also carried the ball 2 times for 1 yard (0.5 avg.).
Running back Jonathan Taylor had 14 carries for 145 yards (10.4 avg.) and 2 touchdowns. He also had 1 reception (2 targets) for 13 yards.
Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton had 4 receptions (4 targets) for 80 yards (20.0 avg.).
Wide receiver Parris Campbell had 1 reception (1 target) for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Tight end Mo Alie-Cox had 1 reception (3 targets) for 28 yards and 1 touchdown.
Linebacker Darius Leonard had 7 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, and 1 quarterback hit.
Linebacker Bobby Okereke had 14 tackles and 1 quarterback hit.
Safety Khari Willis had 9 tackles (1 for loss), 1.0 sack, 1 fumble recovery, 1 pass breakup, and 1 quarterback hit.
Who impressed you Sunday for the Colts? Drop your thoughts below in the comment section!
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