Colts’ Defense Makes The Plays That Count In Victory Over The Texans

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INDIANAPOLIS — For a second consecutive game, the Indianapolis Colts’ defense was met with a tough challenge against one of the top offenses in the league.


And for a second straight week, the Colts were up for that challenge.


After holding the Kansas City Chiefs to an unheard of 13 points in a Week 5 win, the Colts’ defense stayed disciplined and made important stops when it mattered most against the Houston Texans on Sunday in their 30-23 victory at Lucas Oil Stadium.


The Texans’ offense wasn’t completely overwhelmed — they did accumulate 391 total yards on the day — but thanks to Indy's stingy defense on third down and in the red zone, the Texans could only get in the end zone twice, settling for three field goals instead in the first half.


"We just played great, sound defense,” Colts linebacker Darius Leonard told reporters after the game. “We went out, we had a great gameplan — the coaches put us in the right positions to go out and make plays — and we executed the gameplan pretty well. We kinda kept him (Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson) in the pocket so he couldn't get out and beat us with his feet. So, we had a great gameplan against him."


Leonard, the NFL’s reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year, made his return to the field Sunday after a concussion caused him to miss the Colts’ previous three games. He was responsible for one of two takeaways by the Colts’ defense on Sunday, as his heads-up interception of Watson with 26 seconds remaining iced the game for the Colts (4-2).