Game balls: Colts top 3 performers in Week 13 game vs. Texans

The Indianapolis Colts fell to 8-4 on the season after Sunday's Week 13 loss to the Houston Texans.

The cushion that the Colts once had in the AFC South race has since disappeared.

Although the Colts didn't end up with the desired outcome they were searching for, we are still going to hand out a few game balls to their top performers.

WR Alec Pierce

Pierce led the Colts in receiving and was Daniel Jones' most reliable target. He would catch four of the five passes that came his way, totaling 78 yards with a touchdown. While Pierce is known for his big play abilities, his role within the offense has expanded this season as he is asked to attack other levels of the field. Pierce has become a much more well-rounded wideout.

LG Quenton Nelson

Against a very disruptive Houston pass rush, Nelson did not allow any quarterback pressures on 31 pass-blocking snaps, according to PFF. And on a day when not a lot came easily in the run game, Jonathan Taylor averaged 6.1 yards per rush when running between Nelson and Tanor Bortolini.

S Cam Bynum

Bynum came away with an early interception that set the Colts' offense up with good field position and led to a touchdown. In addition to that, while CJ Stroud threw the ball 35 times, Bynum allowed just one reception for 15 yards. He also totaled six tackles, including one for a loss.

This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Colts vs. Texans: Top performers from Week 13 division matchup