Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans kick-off time
The Indianapolis Colts host the Houston Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis, Indiana), in a highly anticipated Week 3 AFC South divisional showdown during Week 3 of the NFL regular season. The game is scheduled to kick-off at 1pm ET / 10am PT on Sunday, September 27.
Both teams enter the match looking for their first win of the season after 0-2 starts.
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Indianapolis Colts vs Houston Texans Team News
Starting XI
- 95Adetomiwa AdebaworeAzeez Al-Shaair
- 58Austin Ajiake51Will Anderson Jr.
- 81Mo Alie-Cox60Jake Andrews
- 53CJ Allen6Reed Blankenship
- 10Keenan Allen82Lewis Bond
- 50Bryce Boettcher14Kayshon Boutte
- 60Tanor Bortolini40Austin Brinkman
- 99DeForest Buckner44British Brooks
- 80Deion Burks63Evan Brown
- Camryn Bynum77Trent Brown
- 57Jaylon Carlies2Calen Bullock
- 44Tahj Chambers95Jaden Crumedy
- 55Caden Curry97Mario Edwards Jr.
- 51Akeem Davis-Gaither79Aireontae Ersery
- 2Josh Downs15Ka'imi Fairbairn
- 62Jalen Farmer59Aiden Fisher
- 1Sauce Gardner57Blake Fisher
- 71Matt Goncalves96Logan Hall
- 6Anthony Gould35Jake Hansen
- 34Kapena Gushiken54Sabastian Harsh
- 25A.J. Haulcy56Jamal Hill
- 17Daniel Jones55Danielle Hunter
- 98Arden Key19Xavier Hutchinson
- 97Laiatu Latu69Ed Ingram
- 20Seth McGowan83Marlin Klein
- 56Quenton Nelson38Kai Kroeger
- 85Drew Ogletree3Kamari Lassiter
- 38Jonathan Owens4Woody Marks
- 79Bernhard Raimann10Davis Mills
- 46Luke Rhodes32David Montgomery
- 5Anthony Richardson87Foster Moreau
- 8Rigoberto Sanchez13Jaylin Noel
- 3Spencer Shrader64Febechi Nwaiwu
- 93Tim Smith36George Odum
- 90Grover Stewart5Jalen Pitre
- 28Jonathan Taylor27Kamari Ramsey
- 29Cam Taylor-Britt98Sheldon Rankins
- 67Luke Tenuta94Dominique Robinson
- 94Jerry Tillery66Keylan Rutledge
- 75Jalen Travis86Dalton Schultz
- 13Laquon Treadwell11Tremon Smith
- 68Dalton Tucker22Jaylin Smith
- 91J.T. Tuimoloau24Derek Stingley Jr.
- 63Sedrick Van Pran-Granger8Cade Stover
- 27Justin Walley7C.J. Stroud
- 7Charvarius Ward75Wyatt Teller
- 84Tyler Warren78Nathan Thomas
- 12Nick Westbrook-Ikhine72Tommy Togiai
- 30Hunter Wohler17Jared Wayne
- 30Wade Woodaz
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Manager
- Shane Steichen
- DeMeco Ryans
Both teams are desperately fighting to avoid a disastrous 0-3 start to the season. Compounding the stakes, both offenses will be heavily depleted as their respective WR1s have been ruled out due to injuries.
Indianapolis Colts Team News
The Colts' biggest blow is the loss of wide receiver Alec Pierce, who aggravated a lingering heel injury during their Week 2 overtime loss to the Chiefs. He has been placed on injured reserve (IR) and is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks. To soften the blow, Indy recently signed veteran receiver Darius Slayton.
- Alec Pierce (WR) (Heel): OUT. Placed on IR. Expect the passing game to funnel heavily through Keenan Allen and Josh Downs.
- Charvarius Ward Sr. (CB) (Groin): Questionable. He missed Wednesday's practice but upgraded to a limited participant on Thursday.
- Ashton Dulin (WR/KR) (Ankle): Doubtful / Likely Out. Dulin has missed consecutive practices and is trending toward missing his second straight game.
- Active Participants: Running back Jonathan Taylor and wide receiver Keenan Allen returned to full practice on Thursday after taking a routine veteran rest day on Wednesday. Cornerback Sauce Gardner (rib), WR Laquon Treadwell (shoulder), and guard Matt Goncalves (foot) have all trained fully and are clear to play. Defensive tackle Grover Stewart missed Thursday's session but it was strictly a veteran rest day.
Houston Texans Team News
The Texans are dealing with their own major offensive absence. Star wideout Nico Collins suffered a grade-one hamstring strain prior to Week 2 and has failed to practice this week. He is highly unlikely to play, forcing quarterback C.J. Stroud to lean more into tight end Dalton Schultz.
- Nico Collins (WR) (Hamstring): Doubtful / Expected Out. Has did not participate (DNP) in practice all week.
- Jadeveon Clowney (DE) (Knee): Doubtful. The veteran edge rusher has registered back-to-back DNPs and looks set to miss Week 3.
- Ed Ingram (OG) (Groin): Doubtful. Ingram has sat out consecutive practices, stretching Houston's offensive line depth thin.
- Jake Hummel (LB) (Groin): Doubtful. Recorded DNPs on Wednesday and Thursday.
- M.J. Stewart (S) (Knee): Questionable. Regressed from a limited participant on Wednesday to a DNP on Thursday.
- Positive Updates: Offensive tackle Trent Brown (knee/wrist) provided a massive boost by upgrading to a limited participant on Thursday, indicating he is trending toward playing. Safety Reed Blankenship (thumb) has been a full participant and will play. Star pass-rusher Will Anderson Jr. sat out earlier in the week purely for rest and is good to go.
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