Game recap: Colts beat Raiders but their playoff hopes change little

The Indianapolis Colts host the Las Vegas Raiders, who have ground to make up but remain in the AFC playoff race (see below).

The Colts (8-7) have lost two of their past three games convincingly but are tied with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans atop the AFC South. The Raiders (7-8) are coming off a win over the Kansas City Chiefs in which they scored two defensive touchdowns in the span of 7 seconds. Las Vegas is 4-3 under interim coach Antonio Pierce.

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Final: Colts 23, Raiders 20

The Indianapolis Colts' playoff picture is largely unchanged, as the Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans also win. All are 9-7 with one game remaining.

Gardner Minshew completes 15-of-23 passes for 224 yards and a touchdown to Alec Pierce. Jonathan Taylor rushes for 96 yards and a touchdown. The Colts rush for 135 yards.

With 10 tackles, Zaire Franklin breaks his own team record with 171 for the season.

Aidan O'Connell goes 30-of-47 for 299 yards, and Davante Adams has 13 catches for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns. Zamir White has 106 total yards.

Neither team, which has relied on huge defensive plays in recent weeks, registers a turnover.

The Colts host the Texans in the season finale. The Colts can't guarantee a playoff berth with a win, but a loss eliminates them. The Jaguars play the Tennessee Titans to close the season.

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:43 left 4Q: Raiders score on 4th down

Davante Adams hauls in the 1-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell. Colts 23, Raiders 20

3:11 left 4Q: Colts are back up by two scores

Matt Gay makes a 45-yard field goal. His 50-yard try bounces off the right upright, but the Raiders are offside. Colts 23, Raiders 13

A Las Vegas pass interference penalty gives the Colts 1st down at the Las Vegas 36. Both penalties are on Jack Jones.

4:35 left 4Q: Raiders get back within one score

Daniel Carlson connects on a 33-yard field goal. Colts 20, Raiders 13

The Raiders go after JuJu Brents on the defense's left side a lot, and he breaks up a couple of passes. Aidan O'Connell hits Tre Tucker for 16 yards on 4th-and-10.

7:34 left 4Q: Colts run the damn ball, kick field goal

Matt Gay kicks a 33-yard field goal. Colts 20, Raiders 10

Jonathan Taylor gains 26 yards on the ground, and when he takes a breather, Trey Sermon goes for a career-long 27 on a sweep to the left. Taylor appears to be dinged up on the sideline.

The Colts are up to 121 rushing yards.

13:14 left 4Q: Colts get the ball back

The Colts force a punt, and they take over at their 24 after a bad punt.

Jaylon Jones interferes with Raiders tight end Austin Hooper, so that pick-6 doesn't count and gives Las Vegas 1st down at its 49.

1:17 left 3Q: Colts add a field goal

Matt Gay connects on a 38-yard field goal. Colts 17, Raiders 10

Michael Pittman Jr. recovers a Jonathan Taylor fumble at the Raiders 18. Maxx Crosby punched the ball out of Taylor's grasp.

Gardner Minshew hits Michael Pittman Jr. for a 20-yard gain on 4th-and-1 to get to the Las Vegas 20.

6:31 left 3Q: Colts help Raiders to start the second half

Aidan O'Connell hits Davante Adams for a 4-yard touchdown. The drive drains 8 minutes, 29 seconds. Colts 14, Raiders 10

The Colts force a punt, but E.J. Speed crashes into A.J. Cole and commits a personal foul, giving Las Vegas a 1st down at Indy's 37.

Raiders tackle Thayer Munford Jr. leaves the game, and Kolton Miller is in his place.

Halftime: Colts 14, Raiders 3

Gardner Minshew has two long completions, one for a touchdown to Alec Pierce, and is 10-of-14 for 169 yards. Jonathan Taylor has a rushing TD and 42 rushing yards.

Aidan O'Connell is 14-of-21 for 126 yards and has been sacked twice. Davante Adams has 5 catches for 43 yards, and Zamir White has 68 total yards.

3:53 left 2Q: Alec Pierce scores a long touchdown

Alec Pierce gets behind the Raiders secondary on 3rd-and-1, and Gardner Minshew hits him for a career-long 58-yard reception. Colts 14, Raiders 3

7:12 left 2Q: Colts, Raiders are going nowhere

The offenses have slowed considerably. The Colts have it at their 10 after a Raiders punt. That's 4 Las Vegas punts, and Indianapolis has had 3 punts. The Colts have gained 30 yards after their opening-drive touchdown.

Davante Adams goes over 1,000 receiving yards for the season.

End 1Q: Colts thwart a Raiders trick play

The Colts have it at their 6 after a Raiders punt. Las Vegas try some trickeration, but the Colts force an incompletion.

2:03 left: Michael Pittman Jr. hits a milestone

Michael Pittman gets his 100th catch of the season, his career high and becoming the fourth Colts receiver with at least 100 in a season. He joins Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark.

However, the Colts go 3-and-out. The Raiders have the ball at their 40 after a Rigoberto Sanchez punt.

5:57 left 1Q: Raiders settle for a field goal

Daniel Carlson hits a 40-yard field goal. Aidan O'Connell, who had 62 first-quarter passing yards last week (but 0 the rest of the way), has 64 on Las Vegas' opening drive. Colts 7, Raiders 3

12:11 left 1Q: Colts march to touchdown

Jonathan Taylor easily runs in from 5 yards, his 6th touchdown of the season. Gardner Minshew hits Josh Downs for a 50-yard gain on their first 3rd-down play. Colts 7, Raiders 0

The Colts scored on their opening drive last week against Atlanta, but did little afterward.

Colts inactives

CB Kenny Moore II (back), RB Zack Moss (forearm), LB Cameron McGrone (illness), S Henry Black, C Jack Anderson (illness), CB DT Adetomiwa Adebawore.

Raiders inactives

TE Michael Mayer (toe), QB Brian Hoyer, RB Josh Jacobs (quad), CB Tyler Hall, C Hroniss Grasu, TE Zach Gentry, DT Bryron Young.

Colts storylines vs. Raiders

∎ The Colts' offense struggled against Atlanta without Michael Pittman Jr., who missed the game with reoccurring concussion symptoms after he had been cleared to play. Quarterback Gardner Minshew had his least efficient game of the season (58.5 rating) and was sacked 6 times.

∎ The Colts are missing safety Julian Blackmon − their third-leading tackler who leads them in interceptions (4) − through the end of the regular season with a shoulder injury. Second-year player Nick Cross gets a chance to shine.

∎ The Colts are 5-2 in their past seven games. In their wins, the Colts have registered at least 4 sacks. In their losses, 0 and 1. Last weekend against Atlanta is the first time this season they failed to get a takeaway.

Purdue's Aidan O'Connell of Raiders has inconsistent performance

∎ Aidan O'Connell, a 4th-round draft pick from Purdue, has taken the reins as the Raiders' quarterback. He has appeared in 9 games and is 4-4 as a starter. In Las Vegas' win last weekend over the Chiefs, he connected on 9 first-quarter passes, but did not complete a pass the rest of the way, finishing 9-of-21 for 62 yards.

The week before, as the Raiders put up 63 points on the Los Angeles Chargers, O'Connell passed for 248 yards and 4 touchdowns.

The week before that, the Raiders were shut out by the Minnesota Vikings.

∎ Running back Josh Jacobs was a late scratch against the Chiefs with a quad injury and illness. Zamir White filled in with 145 rushing yards.

∎ The Las Vegas defense has scored at least 1 defensive touchdown each of the past two weeks, and it has registered 12 sacks over the past three weeks.

AFC playoff standings

Seeds, records through Week 16, and Week 17 opponent

Colts start time vs. Raiders in NFL Week 17

1 p.m. ET Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

What channel is Colts vs. Raiders on?

TV: CBS, with Andrew Catalon (play-by-play), Tiki Barber and Matt Ryan (analysis), and A.J. Ross (sideline reporting)

Radio: 93.5, 97.1, 107.5 FM in Indianapolis, with Matt Taylor (play-by-play), Rick Venturi (analysis), Larra Overton (sideline reporting)

Streaming: SiriusXM Channels 234 and 813, ESPN+, Fubo, Paramount+, Sling, Dish, Amazon, NFL+

Who is favored to win, Colts or Raiders?

via BetMGM

Favorite: Colts by 4 points (Colts are 9-6 against the spread; the Raiders are 8-6-1 ATS)

Over/under: 42 total points (10 Colts games have gone over, 5 under; 4 Raiders games have gone over, 11 under)

Moneyline: Colts -200, Raiders +165

ESPN's matchup predictor gives the Colts a 60.4% chance of winning.

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