Who has advantage in Indianapolis Colts vs. Texans Week 13 matchup?

The 8-3 Indianapolis Colts are back at home this week for a divisional matchup, this time taking on the 6-5 Houston Texans.

So, who has the advantage in the key areas of this game?

We all know that the game is not played on paper, but where these two teams rank in key statistical areas could provide us with some valuable insight into where the Colts may have the upper hand in this game, and also where they may not.

With so much data and information out there nowadays, I did my best to boil this article down to the need-to-know statistics for this matchup that do still carry a lot of weight.

This includes the run game performance, passing game performance, pressures, turnovers, third down and red zone success, and of course, points.

With help from Team Rankings and Pro Football Reference, here is how the Colts match up stat-wise with the Texans.

Indianapolis Colts

• Points per game: 31.0 (1st)

• Points per game allowed: 20.8 (9th)

• Yards per rush: 5.2 (1st)

• Yards per rush allowed: 4.0 (10th)

• Yards per pass attempt: 8.0 (4th)

• Yards per pass attempt allowed: 6.4 (11th)

• Pass rush win rate: 29% (32nd)

• Pass block win rate: 57% (27th)

• Turnover differential: +4 (T9)

• Third down conversion rate: 41.6% (9th)

• Defensive third-down conversion rate allowed: 42.8% (28th)

• Red zone success rate: 66.7% (3rd)

• Defensive red zone success rate: 56.1% (12th)

Houston Texans

• Points per game: 22.1 (21st)

• Points per game allowed: 16.5 (2nd)

• Yards per rush: 4.2 (21st)

• Yards per rush allowed: 4.1 (13th)

• Yards per pass attempt: 6.6 (24th)

• Yards per pass attempt allowed: 5.4 (1st)

• Pass rush win rate: 39% (12th)

• Pass block win rate: 54% (31st)

• Turnover differential: +10 (3rd)

• Third down conversion rate: 34.4% (28th)

• Defensive third down conversion rate allowed: 34.1% (2nd)

• Red zone success rate: 44.1% (31st)

• Defensive red zone success rate: 60.0% (22nd)

This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Colts vs. Texans: Which team has advantage in Week 13 game?