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2011 Regular season · Week 16 · Lucas Oil Stadium · Thursday Night

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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HOUHouston Texans16Away
INDIndianapolis Colts19Home
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Colts beat Texans 19–16 in 2011 Week 16

The Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans 19–16 at home at Lucas Oil Stadium in Week 16 of the 2011 regular season on December 22, 2011. It was decided by 3 points, a field goal or less.

The result moved the Colts to 2–13 and dropped the Texans to 10–5. The Texans finished 2011 at 10–6 and lost in the Divisional round. The Colts finished 2011 at 2–14 and missed the playoffs.

In their previous meeting, the Houston Texans won 34–7 on September 11, 2011. When they met again, the Houston Texans won 29–17 on December 16, 2012. The teams split their two 2011 meetings.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Colts lead the series 17–3 after meeting No. 20 since 2002 Full series history

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