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5 takeaways from Colts 37-34 loss to the Texans The Indianapolis Colts faced off against the Houston Texans in their first divisional game of the season. The defense struggled all day to contain Deshaun Watson and mistakes early in the game cost the Colts the victory.This time it was the offense carrying the defense as the Colts were able to put up 34 points behind a strong showing from Andrew Luck. After the first half Youth Chester Rogers Jersey , the passing game was really clicking on all cylinders besides a few costly drops.The defense struggled to contain Deshaun Watson and the passing game as Watson passed for over 400 yards and 3 touchdowns. The lack of talent at cornerback really showed as the team was just unable to stick to the Texans receivers.Zach Pascal, Nyheim Hines step upTo start with some positives, running back Nyheim Hines and wide receiver Zach Pascal really showed their true value today. With the Colts running game a non-factor and star wide receiver TY Hilton injured, these two really carried the load in a big way.Hines was dominant out of the backfield and was a matchup that the Colts exploited all over the field. For the day, Hines finished with 4 rushes for 10 yards along with 9 catches for 63 yards and 2 touchdowns. Not too bad for the rookie running back who many were clamoring for to be cut in the preseason.For Pascal, this breakout is exactly what the Colts needed. He was a reliable target all day and showed consistent strong hands down the field. Pascal finished the day with 6 catches for 56 yards and a touchdown. Hopefully the surprising young receiver can continue to build on this breakout game.Colts need Anthony Castonzo back sooner rather than laterThe Texans stout pass rush had their way with the Colts today as Jadeveon Clowney had two sacks and a fumble recovery touchdown while JJ Watt had two sacks and two forced fumbles on the day. The starting offensive tackles struggled to contain those two and begs the question of when Anthony Castonzo will return to protect Andrew Luck’s blindside.Castonzo logged two days of practice this week for the first time in months. Although this is a promising sign, I doubt the Colts rush him back due to the chance of reinjury. With that being said, it could be another game or two before we see Castonzo back at LT.Hopefully there are no more setbacks as performances like this from the offensive line in pass protection cannot be the norm going forward.Head Coach Frank Reich has gutsTied at 34 in overtime facing a fourth down and four with 27 seconds left on your own 43 yard line, you’d have to be crazy to elect to go for it. Well that is exactly what the Colts decided to do. Now it didn’t work out for the Colts this time but you have to feel happy about having a coach with that mentality.Now the play itself was not a great call. If there is anything to harshly criticize on this decision J'Marcus Webb Jersey Stitched , its electing to throw the hook route in coverage. Still this represents a major change of the guard from the last coaching staff as Pagano was one of the more conservative coaches in football. Again it didn’t work out for the Colts this time but Reich’s mentality to make that decision needs to be applauded.The defense is far from perfectThrough the first three games of the season, the Colts defense had been quietly good. They shut down the Redskins to only 9 points and held the defending champion Eagles to just 20 last week. This week though was a completely different story as Deshaun Watson had his way though the air.The defensive backs struggled in particular as Watson was able to find targets downfield all day. Rookie Keke Coutee had a huge day and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins was able to find seams anywhere on the field. The cornerbacks struggled to make plays on the ball and stick to their receivers. The safeties really need to improve against the Patriots as there were way too many open plays over the middle of the field.Overall, we learned that this defense is a young group that is still growing each game. They will have their hiccups like today but overall the key is improving as a group. Rookie linebacker Darius Leonard again had another huge day too as he continues his dominant play.Andrew Luck is still Andrew LuckComing off of a week where some were doubting whether Andrew Luck could be his old self again, Luck exploded for a monster game that led to an 18 point second half comeback that nearly resulted in a win. With Jack Doyle out for the game and TY Hilton out for most of the game, Luck still managed to throw 40 completions on 62 attempts for 464 yards and 4 touchdowns. The 464 yards passing and 62 attempts are both career highs.Luck was surgical in the second half, throwing with confidence like we haven’t seen since his injury two years ago. He even threw some effective deep balls, which should but probably won’t, silence the doubters that say his arm isn’t what it used to be. With the game on the line with just over two minutes on the clock, Luck led the Colts on an 85 yard drive which forced overtime.On a day where his top targets were injured Youth J'Marcus Webb Jersey , his offensive tackles were injured, his defense struggled, AND he had no running game Luck still managed to keep the Colts in the game. This type of performance gives you hope that regardless of anything else, as long as number 12 is under center the Colts have a shot. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs‘ Eric Berry and Spencer Ware joined the Colts‘ Malik Hooker and Tyquan Lewis in street clothes for their cold, snowy divisional playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday.Or parkas, more accurately.The quartet of starters was among the inactives for the latest postseason matchup between the Chiefs and Colts. Berry was out with a heel injury and Ware remained out with a hamstring injury. Hooker was sidelined by a foot injury and Lewis by a sore knee in a significant blow to an Indianapolis defense that must contend with Kansas City’s high-powered attack.Hooker had played 87 percent of snaps this season, and an even greater amount during the Colts’ win over Houston in the wild-card round. George Odum, a rookie Joe Haeg Jersey Stitched , will join Corey Moore and J.J. Wilcox in covering for him alongside strong safety Clayton Geathers.Colts coach Frank Reich said this week that Hooker would be a game-time decision, though he did sound optimistic when they had their final practice on Thursday.“Yeah, I mean obviously best-case scenario all the guys that we have a little dinged up, the best-case scenario is that they all go,” Reich said, “because if they are going we feel like they can play winning football even if they are dinged up. That will be our mindset going in, ‘Hey if you’re out there, we expect you to play winning football.”The Colts placed backup safety Mike Mitchell on injured reserve earlier this week with a calf injury, further depleting a defense that has played especially well during a five-game win streak.“In the sub packages Youth Joe Haeg Jersey , his role was big,” Reich said. “You just count on Mike, I mean, especially in those sub packages. … Mike has been pretty instrumental.”Al-Quadin Muhammad got the start in place of Lewis at defensive end.As for the Chiefs, any optimism their three-time All-Pro safety would return for the playoffs seemed to evaporate this week when Berry never took the practice field. His heel kept him out most of the season, and a recurrence before their regular-season finale sidelined him again.Jordan Lucas was slated to start against Andrew Luck and the Colts offense.Ware, who assumed the starting role when Kareem Hunt was cut midseason, has not played in a month because of a hamstring injury. Damien Williams started again in his place.The Chiefs did get some positive news when wide receiver Sammy Watkins, who has been out with a foot injury since November Devin Funchess Jersey Stitched , was active for the playoff game. Watkins was in a walking boot a few weeks ago but practiced all week, then tested his foot on the snowy field Saturday.When inactives were announced 90 minutes prior to kickoff, Watkins was ready to go.“He’s done a nice job,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said after the Chiefs’ final practice of the week. “He had good work all three days and looked pretty good.”If only the same could be said of the field.It looked pristine a few weeks ago for the Chiefs’ regular-season finale against Oakland, but rain Friday that quickly turned to snow saturated the playing surface. The Chiefs kept tarps on it as long as possible, but they were removed 2 hours before kickoff and snow began to accumulate.The middle of the field was already turning into a quagmire during warmups, as was the south end zone, where players and personnel enter and exit the field. Workers were trying their best to keep it in shape with a tractor load of dry dirt and gravel.