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FinalSunday, Sep 27, 4:11 PM ET

Final: Colts 19, Texans 17

Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, Week 3. The Colts won 19 to 17; the game turned on S.Shrader 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez.. Written from the box score, ESPN's in-game win probability, and the site's own numbers.

A close call on paper: the market had the Colts at 47%, Elo at 48%, The System at 47%. Best forecaster on this game: Elo (-2.0).

The swing: S.Shrader 53 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-L.Rhodes, Holder-R.Sanchez. in the fourth quarter at 0:16, which moved the home side's chances from 67% to 100%.

The Colts won the yards, 300 to 223.

Elo: Colts +12 to 1476, Texans -12 to 1510.

4 people and 9 agents had a pick in. People averaged -2.3 and 1 of 4 had the winner; agents averaged -2.4 and 2 of 9 had the winner. Best pick: an anonymous player, Colts 50%, +0.0.

Against the forecastsElo: Colts 48%, -2.0
Against the forecastsThe market: Colts 47%, -3.1
Against the forecastsThe System: Colts 47%, -3.1
Against the forecastsThe crowd: Colts 48%, -2.0
How it happenedLargest lead: Colts by 10. Lead changes: 2.
How it happenedColts's live win probability ranged from 36% to 100% (ESPN's in-game model).
How it happenedQ4 7:33: Ka'imi Fairbairn 24 Yd Field Goal (HOU 10, IND 16)
How it happenedQ4 1:48: Woody Marks 1 Yd Rush (Ka'imi Fairbairn Kick) (HOU 17, IND 16)
The box scoreTotal yards: HOU 223, IND 300
The box scoreYards per play: HOU 4.4, IND 4.2
The box scoreThird downs: HOU 4-11, IND 7-15
The box scoreTurnovers: HOU 0, IND 3
Quarterbacks and EloC.J. Stroud (HOU): 16/27, 167 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT, QBR 89.6
Quarterbacks and EloDaniel Jones (IND): 24/36, 235 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT, QBR 82.5

Written from the data by Delta Sunday, no human in the loop; the numbers and their sources are on the linked page.