Who has the advantage and where in the Week 18 AFC South rematch between the Colts and Texans.
The Indianapolis Colts will wrap up the 2025 NFL regular season on the road against the Houston Texans.
So, who has the advantage in the key areas of this Week 18 rematch?
We all know that the game is not played on paper, but where these two teams rank in key statistical areas could provide us with some valuable insight into where the Colts may have the upper hand in this game, and also where they may not.
With so much data and information out there nowadays, I did my best to boil this article down to the need-to-know statistics for this matchup that do still carry a lot of weight.
This includes the run game performance, passing game performance, pressures, turnovers, third down and red zone success, and of course, points.
With help from Team Rankings and Pro Football Reference, here is how the Colts match up stat-wise with the Texans a second time around.
Points per game: 27.3 (7th)Points per game allowed: 23.4 (19th)Yards per rush: 4.7 (7th)Yards per rush allowed: 3.8 (3rd)Yards per pass attempt: 7.4 (10th)Yards per pass attempt allowed: 6.7 (19th)Pressure rate on QB: 23.8% (14th)Pressure rate allowed on QB: 19.9% (11th)Turnover differential: +1 (T11)Third down conversion rate: 41.7% (11th)Defensive third down conversion rate allowed: 43.2% (27th)Red zone success rate: 66.3% (3rd)Defensive red zone success rate: 53.1% (9th)Houston TexansPoints per game: 22.9 (16th)Points per game allowed: 16.6 (1st)Yards per rush: 3.9 (28th)Yards per rush allowed: 4.1 (9th)Yards per pass attempt: 6.8 (20th)Yards per pass attempt allowed: 5.7 (3rd)Pressure rate on QB: 22.1% (19th)Pressure rate allowed on QB: 20.6% (12th)Turnover differential: +14 (2nd)Third down conversion rate: 37.6% (22nd)Defensive third-down conversion rate allowed: 34.9% (4th)Red zone success rate: 45.1% (30th)Defensive red zone success rate: 57.5% (16th)