Colts–Texans rivalry
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The Colts–Texans rivalry is a professional American football rivalry in the National Football League (NFL) between the Indianapolis Colts and the Houston Texans. While being one of the newest rivalries in the NFL due to the Texans' formation in 2002 and the Colts' reallocation to the AFC South division that year, this rivalry has increased in intensity over the late 2010s despite being lopsided in favor of Indianapolis during the 2000s.[1][2][3][4]
First meeting | September 22, 2002 Colts 23, Texans 3 |
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Latest meeting | January 6, 2024 Texans 23, Colts 19 |
Next meeting | September 8, 2024 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 45 |
All-time series | Colts, 33–11–1 |
Postseason results | Colts, 1–0
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Largest victory | Colts, 49–14 (2004) |
Longest win streak | Colts, 9 (2002–2006) |
Current win streak | Texans, 1 |
Championship Success | |
NFL Championships (5)
Division Championships (23) |
Though Colts fans generally view the Texans simply as a divisional opponent, many Texans fans see the Colts as their top rival due to their long period of dominance in the series.[5] Indianapolis won the first nine games in the series as they were a perennial Super Bowl contender under quarterback Peyton Manning while the Texans struggled in their first years in the NFL, finally attaining their first winning season in 2009 and becoming a playoff contender through much of the 2010s. Since then, the Colts and Texans have often squared off for the top spot in their division.[6]
The Colts lead the overall series, 33–11–1. The two teams have met once in the postseason, with the Colts winning 21–7 in the 2018 Wild Card round.[7]