# Colts vs Texans prediction: all 3 pundits pick the Texans Week 11, 2026: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans Nov 20, 2026 · not played yet · 3 calls on record · updated Oct 28, 5:57 PM ET Who do pundits pick in Colts vs Texans? Of 3 pundits with a call on record, all 3 take the Texans. 1 named a score; the median has the Texans by 23. Every call is graded once the game is final. Picks by outlet. Each pundit counted once, at the outlet or show their latest call ran on. An outlet is listed when two or more of its pundits have picked. - [Sports Illustrated](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated): all 2 Texans The other 1 pundit writes or talks elsewhere: all 1 Texans. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-11-colts-at-texans Picks: - [Jared Koch](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jared-koch) took the Texans, Texans 33–Colts 10; said Oct 28, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e4092761-b339-447d-9bcb-716a6b4db555 - [John Shipley](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-shipley) took the Texans; said Oct 19, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/61edf45d-3e62-44e1-be5b-57ea12609e6c - [Henry McKenna](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/henry-mckenna) took the Texans; said Oct 19, 2026; on Fox Sports; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4177e758-4537-4e54-8e83-12cf4137fd5a ## How they come in The Colts are 2-7 and have lost 5 straight; the Texans are 3-5. The Colts beat the Texans 19-17 when they met in Week 3. On win totals, 8 pundits put the Colts at 7.6 wins on average, and 18 pundits put the Texans at 10.3 wins on average. Venue: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas - Indianapolis Colts: 2-7, lost 5 straight (184 scored, 249 allowed) - Last games: L 23-27 vs Cowboys; L 7-42 at Jaguars; L 10-16 at Vikings - Unit ranks this season: offense 29th, defense 32nd of 32 - Last season: 8-9 - Win-total calls: 8 pundits, average 7.6, 5 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 7 of 9 Colts games - Houston Texans: 3-5 (209 scored, 192 allowed) - Last games: W 44-22 at Chargers; L 21-27 vs Giants; W 34-31 at Jaguars - Unit ranks this season: offense 7th, defense 10th of 32 - Last season: 12-5 - Win-total calls: 20 pundits, average 10.3, 1 to 17 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 8 Texans games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Daniel Jones](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/daniel-jones) (Starting QB, QB): 1,722 passing yards · 6 TD, 10 INT · 60.3% completions · 9 games; 19th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 11 Mike Florio, Nov 7, 2026: Daniel Jones to move to Minnesota Vikings (not settled yet) - No. 13 Carter Bahns, Oct 26, 2026: Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Jonathan Taylor](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jonathan-taylor) (RB1, RB): 656 rushing yards on 161 carries · 8 TD · 26 catches for 220 · 9 games; 8th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Nov 9, 2026: Jonathan Taylor to move — “the Colts will move him before the deadline” (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Nov 7, 2026: I do think that he plays and I do think the Colts run him out there. (Week 9, Cowboys at Colts) (not settled yet) - [Josh Downs](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-downs) (WR1, WR): 33 catches for 354 yards · 1 TD · 9 games; 48th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 2 Bryan DeArdo, Nov 6, 2026: Josh Downs to move to Pittsburgh Steelers (not settled yet) - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 29, 2026: Josh Downs to move to Los Angeles Rams (not settled yet) - [Tyler Warren](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyler-warren) (TE1, TE): 38 catches for 275 yards · 2 TD · 7 games; 82nd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Tyler Warren to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 23 Brian Peacock, Nov 3, 2026: Tyler Warren to stay with Indianapolis Colts (not settled yet) - [Adetomiwa Adebawore](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/adetomiwa-adebawore) (Sack leader, DT): 4 sacks · 9 solo tackles · 7 games; 29th in the NFL in sacks - No. 22 Mike Renner, Oct 8, 2026: Adetomiwa Adebawore to sign a new deal (not settled yet) - [Akeem Davis-Gaither](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/akeem-davis-gaither) (Tackle leader, LB): 32 solo tackles · 8 games; 31st in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 27 Jordan Dajani, Aug 25, 2026: Akeem Davis-Gaither to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [C.J. Stroud](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/c-j-stroud) (Starting QB, QB): 2,251 passing yards · 16 TD, 2 INT · 64.2% completions · 100 rushing yards · 8 games; 7th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 1 Jared Koch, Nov 4, 2026: C.J. Stroud: “if he continues his strong play, the Texans will be forced to pay Stroud as one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL” (not settled yet) - No. 10 Tom Pelissero, Sep 4, 2026: C.J. Stroud to play out his deal with no new contract (not settled yet) - [Woody Marks](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/woody-marks) (RB1, RB): 341 rushing yards on 95 carries · 2 TD · 15 catches for 98 · 8 games; 28th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 1 Jared Koch, Nov 3, 2026: Woody Marks to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 12, 2026: Woody Marks to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Nico Collins](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nico-collins) (WR1, WR): 28 catches for 384 yards · 4 TD · 6 games; 39th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 1 Jared Koch, Oct 19, 2026: Nico Collins to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 2 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 22, 2026: he played well in Week 1 but wasn't as good on Sunday without Nico Collins, who is expected to miss this Sunday's game against the also-winless Colts (Week 3) (not settled yet) - [Dalton Schultz](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dalton-schultz) (TE1, TE): 35 catches for 364 yards · 0 TD · 8 games; 44th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 23, 2026: Dalton Schultz to outplay his draft cost (late-round) (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 2, 2026: Dalton Schultz to outplay his draft cost (ADP 25) (not settled yet) - [Will Anderson Jr.](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/will-anderson-jr) (Sack leader, DE): 9.5 sacks · 18 solo tackles · 8 games; 1st in the NFL in sacks - No. 2 Bryan DeArdo, Nov 3, 2026: Will Anderson Jr. to stay with Houston Texans (not settled yet) - No. 14 Nate Tice, Oct 6, 2026: Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year (not settled yet) - [Kamari Lassiter](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kamari-lassiter) (Tackle leader, CB): 1 sack · 32 solo tackles · 8 games; 31st in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 1 Jared Koch, Oct 10, 2026: Kamari Lassiter to record 1 interceptions (not settled yet) --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-11 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology