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Houston quarterback Deshaun Watson hit DeAndre Hopkins for two touchdowns on Thursday to lead the Texans to a 20-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in a battle for the N.F.L.’s A.F.C. South division lead.
The Texans, coming off an embarrassing 41-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, improved to 7-4, breaking out of a tie with the Colts for the division lead and ensuring Indianapolis wouldn’t have a sweep of their regular-season series.
Houston trailed early in the fourth quarter when Watson unleashed a deep throw to his left, where Hopkins was racing up the sideline to make the 30-yard touchdown catch that put the hosts ahead, 20-17.