Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans: 5 Bold predictions for Week 12
2. Watson betters Brissett with 450 yards, 5 TDs
As good as Jacoby Brissett is going to be on Thursday night, the Houston Texans are going to need Deshaun Watson to be even better. Hyde and the rushing attack will be shut down and the Colts will get their way with the defense. If Houston is going to win and maybe even stay alive in the playoff race, Watson will need to be a superstar. And he will be.
Despite the fact that Watson was quite unimpressive in Week 11, he’ll bounce back against his division rivals. In their Week 7 meeting, Watson went 23-of-34 for 308 yards, one score and two interceptions. He’ll avoid the turnovers, turn up the yardage and find the end zone much more frequently in primetime, living up to the moment and delivering a heroic performance.
1. Nuk joins the party with 3-score day
By his standards, DeAndre Hopkins has had an average year. Of course, his standards are higher than most as he still has 75 receptions for 745 yards and four touchdowns on the season. Furthermore, one of his best games of the season came in the first meeting with the Colts, catching nine balls on 12 targets for 106 yards and a touchdown.
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Put simply, the Colts secondary has been fine but doesn’t have anyone that can match up with Hopkins. And with Will Fuller‘s health seemingly perpetually in question, Nuk is going to be targeted heavily once again as the Texans get pass-happy. He’ll deliver on a heavy workload, most notably with finding the end zone three times in a crucial contest.