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the Miami Dolphins heavily in the throes of the AFC Wild Card battle. While the Colts were looked upon as relatively comfortable favorites in this one Jacoby Brissett Jersey , the game went right down to the wire.We saw one of the most interesting endings to the first half anyone can remember, in which Andrew Luck tossed 2 interceptions to the same player within seconds of each other, and we also saw Luck look exactly like he has over the past several games for long stretches as well. He finished 30-of-37, 343 yards and 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions and continues carries that 3-touchdown streak into Week 13.The Colts came back from a 10-point deficit to tie up the game late in the fourth quarter, and were able to rattle off 13-straight points to finish off the Dolphins to push the Colts to 6-5 on the season. Here are 3 takeaways from the Colts big win tonight.Colts defense gave them chances to finish off the DolphinsWe often talk about the Colts defense being an opportunistic bunch, and sometimes that’s about all. Of course we discuss the young talent that the Colts will have to build upon over the next couple years, but today they gave the Colts a lot of chances to do something when they did have the ball. After allowing a touchdown on the Dolphins first drive, the defense forced four-straight punts and a fumble in the first half. Additionally, in the fourth quarter, the defense forced a critical punt giving the offense the ball back down 7 points, with less than 8 minutes left in the game. This, of course, set up the game-tying touchdown pass from Luck to Ebron.They did allow a couple big plays by the Dolphins Reggie Wayne Color Rush Jersey , but also held Ryan Tannehill to a fairly remedial day production-wise, the Miami rushing attack to just over 100 yards on the ground, and was able to get several hits on Tannehill as well as several tackles for loss on the day.With the offense being pretty average for large parts of the day, all things considered, you have to love that the defense was there to do their part on the day.Hilton back to getting big productionLast week we saw T.Y. Hilton get back into the mix in a very big way with 155 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. This week, his production came with a steady flow of targets and a more methodical approach to his game than it was with the big splash plays from a week ago. Today Hilton was targeted 10 times, and hauled in 7 receptions for 125 yards on the day. It’s not so much that Hilton gave everyone something to scream about — even though he did have a big 36-yard catch-and-run late in the game — but he absolutely did remain a consistent part of the gameplan all day long. We’ve seen Hilton disappear a couple times this year, or just fail to have real productive performances. However, if you’re a Colts’ fan, seeing him heavily targeted throughout all four quarters of the game is a very good sign for big things to happen.Too many miscues took points off the boardLook, we’re not talking about a kick return for touchdown, or a field goal attempt being blocked and returned for points, but today the Colts had too many issues going on in this game. First, we start with the craziness at the end of the first half. Luck threw two interceptions in just a a few game-seconds apart. Now https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Rigoberto-Sanchez-Jersey , looking back, the first one wasn’t nearly as big of a deal being as the Dolphins fumbled on the very next play from scrimmage and the Colts got the ball back in plus-territory. But, Luck’s second one was an opportunity spoiled. The Colts could have at least ended the half with a field goal to take the lead into halftime, but Luck’s poorly thrown ball towards Eric Ebron took that off the table. Early in the game — the Colts second possession — we also had a fumble from Jordan Wilkins just as the Colts were beginning to move down the field. That didn’t turn into points for Miami, but the Colts certainly missed out on some after a hot start to the game.On the first possession of the second half for the Colts, they were forced off the field in just three plays — which is bad enough — and that was compounded by Rigoberto Sanchez taking a half hour to get his punt off. It was blocked and the Dolphins got the ball at the Colts 42-yard line as a result. Once again, the Colts put together a sustained drive that ends up being cut short by a strip-sack on Luck, however, they were still well within field goal range for Adam Vinatieri. Vinny completely botched this attempt, though, and the Colts left the field without points yet again. This simply cannot continue going forward. The Colts had been the ones forcing mistakes from their opponents, but today they shot themselves in the foot far too often. The Colts came out on top, but the mistakes have to be controlled because good teams won’t allow them to comeback the way they did today. INDIANAPOLIS — Ka’imi Fairbairn took advantage of his second chance on a 37-yard field goal attempt Sunday, making it as time expired in overtime to give the Houston Texans a 37-34 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.He had missed the first kick wide left — just after Indy called timeout. Houston (1-3) ended the league’s losing streak at nine games with its first victory since Nov. 19.The Colts threw an incomplete pass on fourth-and-4 from their own 43 Marlon Mack Jersey , giving the ball back to Houston with 24 seconds to go. Deshaun Watson then connected with DeAndre Hopkins on a 24-yard pass to set up the winning kick.“We’re not playing to tie,” Colts coach Frank Reich said. “We’re going for that 10 times out of 10. That’s just got to work.”It’s the third time in four weeks Indy (1-3) has come up short in the closing minutes. The loss spoiled Adam Vinatieri‘s record-breaking day.The 45-year-old kicker became the league’s career leader in field goals when he made a 42-yarder with 2 seconds left in the first half and he extended the mark to 567 with a 44-yarder to give the Colts a 34-31 lead in overtime.But Fairbairn tied the score with a 29-yard kick and won it with the 37-yarder.“We found a way to get off the field and got a win,” J.J. Watt said after recording two sacks.Vinatieri moved past Hall of Famer Morten Andersen, who had 565 career field goals.Watson, who missed the final nine games last season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, looked like his old self. He was 29 of 42 with 375 yards, two touchdown passes and one interception. He also rushed six times for 41 yards and his first rushing score of the season.Hopkins had eight catches for 134 yards and Keke Coutee had 11 catches for 109 yards.Luck nearly matched the franchise’s regular-season record with a 21-point comeback. But his final pass hit the ground.He was 40 of 62 for a career-high 464 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. He tied the single-game franchise record for completions and broke the mark for attempts.Indy struck first, using T.Y. Hilton‘s 40-yard reception to set up a 4-yard TD pass from Luck to Zach Pascal.The Texans tied it on Jadeveon Clowney‘s recovery of a botched snap in the end zone, then took the lead on Watson’s 3-yard TD pass to Will Fuller V. They made it 21-7 when Hopkins caught a 5-yard TD pass.Vinatieri’s field goal got the Colts within 21-10 at halftime.The Texans made it 28-10 with Watson’s 5-yard scoring run to open the second half.But Luck methodically brought Indy back.He hooked up with Nyheim Hines on a 14-yard TD pass to make it 28-17 and Eric Ebron on a 5-yard TD pass to make it 28-23. After Fairbairn made a 40-yard field goal to give the Texans a 31-23 lead with 2:58 left, Luck took the Colts 85 yards in a little more than two minutes and threw a 9-yard TD pass to Hines and a 2-point conversion pass to Chester Rogers with 45 seconds left in regulation.INJURY REPORTTexans: Hopkins started despite dealing with thumb, ankle and hamstring injuries all week. Fuller left with a hamstring injury late in the first half and linebacker Brian Peters did not return after injuring his ankle.Colts: Hilton left with a chest injury and cornerback Kenny Moore III departed with a concussion in the first half. But Hilton returned then left in the second half with a hamstring injury. Moore did not return.UP NEXTTexans: Host cross-state rival Dallas next Sunday night.Colts: Head to New England on Thursday night.