Colts lose to Texans: The good, the bad and the ugly

The good, the bad and the ugly from Week 12.

The Indianapolis Colts (6-5) suffered a 20-17 loss during the Thursday night primetime matchup against the Houston Texans (7-4) at NRG Stadium.

With the loss, the Colts are now in second place behind the Texans in the AFC South. There is still plenty of football left to play this season, but the Colts have a tough stretch ahead of them in order to make a playoff run.

Here is the good, the bad and the ugly from the Week 12 loss:

The Good

CB Kenny Moore: Outside of allowing a 51-yard catch, Moore was all over the place on Thursday night. He wound up with an interception and nearly sacked Deshaun Watson on a blitz.

Rushing attack: The Colts certainly had their ground game going on Thursday night. It was a slow start, but they finished with 175 rushing yards on 4.5 yards per carry. Jonathan Williams went over 100 yards for the second straight week.

The Bad

Big plays: On both sides of the ball, the Colts couldn’t prevent big plays nor could they produce them on their own. The Texans had nine plays of at least 20 yards.

Playcalling: There were some baffling moments, especially late in the fourth quarter where the Colts continued to stick with the run without giving Jacoby Brissett much of a chance to make a big play.

Blown coverage: There was some miscommunication on several plays—one of which led to a 35-yard touchdown to DeAndre Hopkins.

The Ugly

QB Jacoby Brissett: It was the fourth time Brissett failed to throw a touchdown pass and he finished with just 129 passing yards while going 16 of 25.

Wide receivers: It was a dismal showing from the Colts wide receviers, who combined for just four receptions for 30 yards.

Vertical passing game: This is both on Brissett and the wide receivers failing to get separation. The Colts took nearly no shots down the field throughout the game, and it led to another outing of the offense being non-explosive.