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INDIANAPOLIS -- The Houston Texans hoped to cash in on a hefty offseason investment in the offense.Turns out, their rugged defense may still be the way to the playoffs.On a day the Texans scored only one touchdown against Indianapolis, the defense forced three turnovers and stopped the Colts on fourth-and-1 with 1:24 left in the game to preserve a 22-17 win on Sunday.What the defense did is truly unbelievable, quarterback Brock Osweiler said. It was like a playoff game.Win a couple more, and it will be a playoff game.By snapping a three-game losing streak, Houston (7-6) and Tennessee remained tied atop the AFC South though the Texans are better positioned because of season sweeps over the Titans and Colts (6-7).The Texans won their second straight game in Indy after losing their first 13 and have won nine straight over division foesThis one sure wasnt easy.Nick Novak made five field goals, Lamar Miller ran 21 times for 107 yards and scored on a 2-yard run late in the first half for all of the points.Osweiler, meanwhile, went 14 of 24 for 147 yards with no touchdowns despite twice starting drives inside the Colts 20-yard line.Still, the old-school style played right into the hands of Houstons defense, which picked off Andrew Luck twice and recovered a fumble after Jadeveon Clowney beat tight end Dwayne Allen on third-and-goal from the 3-yard line.They finished it off by beating the Colts with a blitz that forced an errant throw on Indys final play.Luck blamed himself.Bad plays, I mean those turnovers, he said after going 24 of 45 for 276 yards with two TD passes. We didnt execute and youve got to execute to have a chance to win the game.After the Colts took a 3-0 lead on their opening series, they didnt score again until Frank Gore took a screen pass and raced 18 yards to the end zone to make it 16-10 early in the third quarter. T.Y. Hilton scored on a 35-yard TD pass early in the fourth, cutting the deficit to 19-17.But the Texans used nearly 6 1/2 minutes on the ensuing drive to set up Novaks 34-yard field goal, and the defense, as it did all day, held up.Was it perfect by any means? No. But we got the job done, Osweiler said.MOVING ON UPGore and Adam Vinatieri continue climbing the NFL charts. Gore, the Colts top running back, finished with 74 yards from scrimmage to move past Terrell Owens (16,185) for No. 11 on the NFLs list.And Vinatieri scored five points, ending the day with 104 to extend his NFL record to 19 100-point seasons. Hes achieved that feat nine times since joining the Colts, a franchise record.Texans linebacker Brian Cushing finished with six tackles, giving him 639 in his career -- breaking DeMeco Ryans franchise record (636).REACHING 1,000While Houston ran 41 times for 185 yards, Miller reached the 1,000-yard mark for the second time in his career. The milestone came on a 20-yard run midway through the fourth quarter. He has 1,012 yards this season -- a pretty good return for a team that signed the free agent to a four-year deal in March.INJURY REPORTTexans: Cornerback Johnathan Joseph (ribs) was inactive, and right guard Jeff Allen left in the third quarter with a concussion.Colts: Already short-handed on defense and down one starting offensive lineman before the game, things got worse throughout the day. Indy lost left guard Jack Mewhort (left knee) in the third quarter and starting center Ryan Kelly also left briefly in the third quarter.Linebacker Curt Maggitt (knee) limped directly from the field to the locker room after getting hurt on a fourth-quarter kickoff and receiver Donte Moncrief injured his hamstring.THEY SAID ITTexans: Our defense competes. Our defense is tough to beat with our secondary playing well, Texans coach Bill OBrien said.Colts: We had a different play called and they did a nice job and they called timeout got it in right at the right time, took a picture of what we were doing, coach Chuck Pagano said, referring to Indys final play. They made a substitution and we called a different play and the executed it and obviously we didnt.UP NEXTTexans: Host Jacksonville next Sunday.Colts: Travel to Minnesota next Sunday.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL . Stitched Jerseys . 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Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. CLEVELAND -- They dont have a true superstar, an embarrassment of All-Stars or a celebrity following. Thats the NBA champion Cavaliers, who play next door.The Indians, though, have depth, chemistry, one of baseballs best managers and quite possibly the most dominant bullpen weapon in the game.Andrew Miller has Cleveland two wins from the World Series -- and Toronto batters flailing.Josh Tomlin baffled Blue Jays batters for nearly six innings and Miller, acquired just ahead of the trade deadline for exactly these pressure-packed October moments, blew them away as Cleveland edged Toronto 2-1 on Saturday to take 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series.Carlos Santana homered off 20-game winner J.A. Happ, and Francisco Lindor had an RBI single for the Indians. They won the second straight tense game in this series and have won five straight postseason games for the first time in their 116-year history.An afterthought in August, Tomlin has emerged as an unlikely October star for the Indians. He allowed one run and three hits in 5 2/3 innings for his second win of the postseason -- he won the Game 3 Division Series clincher in Boston -- before Cleveland manager Terry Francona handed the ball to the magnificent Miller, who is making the Blue Jays look like Little Leaguers.The lanky left-hander struck out the side in the seventh, two more in the eighth and has 10 strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings in the series. He has not allowed a run in 16 career postseason innings.Hes one of the best Ive ever seen, said closer Cody Allen , who worked the ninth to close the three-hitter for his second straight save. He goes out there for two innings, shuts them down and gets a lot of swings and misses. Whenever you get to come in behind a guy like that, youre in a pretty good spot.So are the Indians, who had never been up 2-0 in four previous ALCS trips.Miller has been the difference so far, blowing through the Blue Jays. Before getting a groundout in the eighth, he struck out seven straight over two games.Theres a reason we gave up what we did for him, said Francona, referring to the four top prospects the Indians sent to the Yankees in July. We thought that he could be a guy that we could leverage in situations like we have. And it would make our bullpen that much better and give us a chance to keep playing. And thats exactly what hes doing.After bludgeoning Texas in the ALDS by hitting eight homers and scoring 22 runs, Toronto has one run and 10 hits -- eight singles and a pair of doubles -- in two games against the Indians, dropping to 0-2 in the ALCS for the second straight year.Bautista is 0 for 6 in the series with five strikeouts and in a 0-for-14 postseason tailspin. The only bat flipping Joey Bats has done is back into the rack.We didnt get destroyed or anything in these two games, but weve got our work cut ouut for us, Jays catcher Russell Martin said.dddddddddddd History shows we can hit the ball. Were going to have the opportunity to do that at home.The series heads north to Torontos raucous Rogers Centre for Game 3 on Monday, with Clevelands Trevor Bauer slated to face Marcus Stroman.Tomlin originally was scheduled to pitch Game 3, but he was pushed up after Bauer cut his right pinkie while repairing one of the drones he enjoys flying as a hobby. The 31-year-old Tomlin pitched himself out of the rotation by going 0-5 with a 11.48 ERA in August, but injuries to Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar gave him another chance and hes made the most of it.Tomlin relied on his curveball to keep the Blue Jays guessing.I needed to establish I could throw it for a strike early on, and then it was a pretty good pitch, he said.Millers slider buckled the Blue Jays and delighted his teammates.I dont even know how to say it, Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis said. Its fun to watch. Ive faced that before, which is not fun to watch.POST(SEASON)POURRI: Indians RF Lonnie Chisenhall extended his postseason hitting streak to six games, equaling Jhonny Peraltas team record to begin a career. . Lindor has five RBI in four playoff games. . Josh Donaldsons double in the third inning made him Torontos playoff leader in the category for a season (six) and career (nine). ... The winning team in ALCS Game 2 has advanced to the World Series 24 times in the last 30 years. ... Teams holding a 2-0 series lead are 24-3 in the LCS under its present best-of-seven format.MILLER TIMEMiller spent his first six big league seasons as a starter, but has no desire to do it again. I think that ship has sailed, I had my chance, said Miller, who went 10-1 with a 1.45 ERA in 70 regular-season outings this season. The bullpen is a lot of fun. I like coming to the ballpark every day knowing I have a chance to pitch.CHEERLEADERFor the second time in the postseason, LeBron James and most of his Cavs teammates showed up to root on the Indians.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays 2B Devon Travis is done for the postseason with a right knee injury he aggravated during Game 1. Toronto was granted a roster substitution by Major League Baseball and replaced Travis with 1B Justin Smoak. Travis would not be eligible for the World Series if the Blue Jays advance.UP NEXTBlue Jays: Stroman allowed one run in both regular-season starts -- no decisions- against Cleveland, posting a 1.29 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 14 innings.Indians: Bauer was 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA and 16 strikeouts in two outings against Toronto. Scheduled to start the following day, he came on in relief and pitched five scoreless innings in Clevelands 2-1, 19-inning win July 1. ' ' '