HOUSTON -- It took less than five minutes for Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano to further the narrative that he is not a good defensive coach.

And it took that little bit of time for the Colts to go from looking like they would be in a three-way tie for first place in the AFC South to being in last place in the division and adding to the list of mishaps on Pagano’s coaching record.

The Texans assured that of happening when Nick Novak made a 33-yard field goal to lead Houston back from a 14-point deficit late in the fourth quarter and deal the Colts a 26-23 loss in overtime.

"Extremely disappointed about the game," Pagano said. "It's kind of an understatement. We had plenty of opportunities in this ball game to win this football game."

Texans tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz scored on a 26-yard reception to tie the game at 23. AP Photo/George Bridges

Adam Vinatieri's 36-yard field goal gave the Colts a 23-9 lead with 7:12 left in the game.

The Colts couldn’t possibly collapse, not with first place in the division on the line, right?

It wouldn’t have been the Colts if they didn’t lose with the same kind of defensive miscues that have haunted them all season.

It started when at least three defenders missed Texans running back Lamar Miller on what started as a short completion and ended up being a 10-yard touchdown reception with 2:37 left in the game.

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The Colts tried to milk some clock, but they ended up killing only 47 seconds, leaving Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler one minute and 50 seconds to tie the game.

Leave it to the Colts' defense to make Osweiler look like a decent quarterback. It only took three plays for Osweiler to lead Houston 53 yards. He threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz. Colts safety Mike Adams went for the interception and missed.

The defensive collapse is very similar to when they couldn’t stop Detroit from scoring in the final 37 seconds in Week 1.

"When you let people hang around - credit the Texans," Pagano said. "They did just enough to come back and beat us, but when you have them down, you have a 14-point lead late in the fourth quarter, you've got to be able to close games out and we did not do that."

The Colts will look back later in the season and regret what happened on Sunday. Quarterback Andrew Luck will think about the interception he threw in Houston territory late in the first half. The defense, which entered the game ranked 30th in the NFL, will think about how it is not good enough to preserve a 14-point lead late in the fourth quarter. And Pagano will continue to think about how bad his defense is.

"It's bad, but we got to put it behind us," Colts left tackle Anthony Castonzo said. "We have no other option. We have another division game next week."