Overview
- On fourth-and-5 from their own 25, punter Rigoberto Sanchez completed a 16-yard pass to tight end Mo Alie-Cox to convert.
- Indianapolis kept its punt unit on the field for first down and drew a Texans penalty for too many men during substitution confusion.
- The consecutive plays yielded about 21 yards, and the drive concluded with a Colts field goal near the end of the first quarter.
- Reporters highlighted the rarity of a first-down fake punt, comparing the sequence to video-game tactics.
- The sequence revived memories of the Colts’ notorious 2015 fake-punt fiasco as Houston pursued playoff seeding and Indianapolis played out a non-playoff finale.