Johnson Helps Colts Beat Texas, 27-20

Matt Hasselbeck and Andre Johnson showed Thursday night that sometimes old guys can shine in what is certainly a young man's league.

Johnson, 34, caught two touchdown passes from Hasselbeck, 40, including a 2-yard score in the fourth quarter, to help the Indianapolis Colts beat the Houston Texans 27-20.

"You get over the age of 30, they kind of count you out," Johnson said. "But we proved to people that we could still play."

Released by Houston in March after 12 seasons with the team, Johnson had six catches for 77 yards. The Colts (3-2) extended their AFC South winning streak to an NFL-record 16 games.

Hasselbeck was filling in for Andrew Luck, who missed his second straight game with a shoulder injury.

Hasselbeck's performance was even more impressive given the fact that he was battling a bacterial infection that hospitalized him this week. He started feeling ill just before halftime Sunday in a victory over Jacksonville and didn't start feeling better until Thursday night.

Coach Chuck Pagano raved about Hasselbeck.

"He was literally on his deathbed Monday/Tuesday and mustered up enough to come in Wednesday and practice," Pagano said. "He was getting IVs and fighting a virus and the grittiest performance I've seen in a long, long time."

Sunday, October 11 Schedule (All Times Central)

Chicago at Kansas City, noon

Seattle at Cincinnati, noon

Washington at Atlanta, noon

Jacksonville at Tampa Bay, noon

New Orleans at Philadelphia, noon

Cleveland at Baltimore, noon

St. Louis at Green Bay, noon

Buffalo at Tennessee, noon

Arizona at Detroit, 3:05 p.m.

New England at Dallas, 3:25 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 3:25 p.m.

San Francisco at New York, 7:30 p.m.