MONSTERDRAFT
2026 · Wk 10

Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans

IND2-7
3-5HOU
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Thursday 2026-11-19 · 20:15 ET·Reliant Stadium·No line yet
Ball:
1010202030304040Coverage identity of DC Matt Burke: every charted play of defenses he coordinated, '18–'23 (1,280 plays). Why it matters: some receivers beat man, others feast on zone — it decides matchups for DFS, props and best ball alike.MAN 33.9% · ZONE 66.1%DC Matt Burke · '18–'23 · 1,280 plays51Anderson72Togiai98Rankins55Hunter39To'oTo'o0Al-Shaair24Stingley29Stewart↑ replacing Blankenship2Bullock3Lassiter5Pitre17Jones28Taylor84Warren79Raimann62Farmer60Bortolini71Goncalves75Travis2Downs10Allen13Treadwell
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-11-10D: Base 4-3 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 9
✚ Reed Blankenship (SS) — Out
Field
roof n/a · astroturf
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
IND 4d · HOU 4d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
IND form
2-7PF 184 · PA 249Home 1-3Away 1-4
QB Daniel Jones 34–56–1 as starter · playoffs 1–1 · last 10: 2–8 · since 2019
HOU form
3-5PF 209 · PA 192Home 0-4Away 3-1
QB C.J. Stroud 31–23 as starter · playoffs 3–3 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2023
INDSeason efficiencyHOU
-0.125Off EPA / play0.06
42.2Off success %42.9
8Off explosive %10.2
37.23rd-down conv %40.2
0.075Def EPA / play allowed0.003
43.4Def success % allowed40.6
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out

Coaching Intel

IND staff
HCShane Steichen2–5 vs RyansOCJim Bob Cooter3–5 vs BurkeDCLou Anarumo1–2 vs Caley
4th-down go 23.6% · PROE -4.6 · no-huddle 7.3%
HOU staff
HCDeMeco Ryans5–2 vs SteichenOCNick Caley2–1 vs AnarumoDCMatt Burke5–3 vs Cooter
4th-down go 13.7% · PROE -0.3 · no-huddle 4.6%

Head Coach vs Head Coach

Shane Steichen2–5DeMeco RyansRyans leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
Date ▾MatchupScoreYardsWinning coach
2026-09-27HOU @ IND17–19223–300Shane Steichen
2026-01-04IND @ HOU30–38354–339DeMeco Ryans
2025-11-30HOU @ IND20–16364–281DeMeco Ryans
2024-10-27IND @ HOU20–23304–363DeMeco Ryans
2024-09-08HOU @ IND29–27419–303DeMeco Ryans
2024-01-06HOU @ IND23–19306–362DeMeco Ryans
2023-09-17IND @ HOU31–20353–390Shane Steichen

IND offense vs HOU defense

Jim Bob Cooter(OC)3–5Matt Burke(DC)Burke leads8 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
Date ▾OffenseDefenseOff–DefOff ydsMarginResult
2026-09-27INDHOU19–17300+2W
2026-01-04INDHOU30–38354-8L
2025-11-30INDHOU16–20281-4L
2024-10-27INDHOU20–23304-3L
2024-09-08INDHOU27–29303-2L
2024-01-06INDHOU19–23362-4L
2023-09-17INDHOU31–20353+11W
2018-10-21DETMIA32–21459+11W

HOU offense vs IND defense

Nick Caley(OC)2–1Lou Anarumo(DC)Caley leads3 true OC-vs-DC games — his offense against this coach's defense
Date ▾OffenseDefenseOff–DefOff ydsMarginResult
2026-09-27HOUIND17–19223-2L
2026-01-04HOUIND38–30339+8W
2025-11-30HOUIND20–16364+4W
result and margin read from the offense's side

Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach

Date ▾MatchupScoreWinnerCoaches
2026-09-27HOU @ IND17–19INDDeMeco Ryans / Shane Steichen
2026-01-04IND @ HOU30–38HOUShane Steichen / DeMeco Ryans
2025-11-30HOU @ IND20–16HOUDeMeco Ryans / Shane Steichen
2024-10-27IND @ HOU20–23HOUShane Steichen / DeMeco Ryans
2024-09-08HOU @ IND29–27HOUDeMeco Ryans / Shane Steichen
2024-01-06HOU @ IND23–19HOUDeMeco Ryans / Shane Steichen
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded