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- DeAndre Hopkins leads all receivers with 20 targets 15 or more yards downfield, but just four have been complete. On throws 15 or more yards, Ryan Mallett is 5-22 while Brian Hoyer is 5-18.
- Mallett is 13th in the league in pass attempts (137), but 24th in completions (71).
- Houston averages the most plays per game in the first (37.8 plays) and second half (41.5) in the league.
- Hopkins’ first half splits for the season: 9 receptions, 106 yards on 23 targets. Second Half: 22 receptions, 304 yards on 37 targets.
- Per Pro Football Focus, Hopkins has already played 48 more snaps than the next-highest receiver (Keenan Allen) and run 38 more routes than the next closest non-Houston receiver (Jeremy Maclin).
- In his first game back, Arian Foster led the Texans backfield in snaps (33) and touches (11).
- Last week, Matt Hasselbeck was the first quarterback over 40 to throw a touchdown since Mark Brunell in 2011.
- T.Y. Hilton has gone over 75 receiving yards in five of six career games against Houston with six touchdowns.
- Donte Moncrief has had 19-23 percent of the Colts targets in every game this season.
- These two teams are the worst at first half scoring with a rate of 14 percent of their possessions. Houston has scored on four of 29 first half drives while Indianapolis has scored on just three of 22.