INDIANAPOLIS — Reggie Wayne kept the ball after all of his NFL touchdowns.

Until Thursday night.

Wayne made one of his trademark moves to outmaneuver a Houston defensive back with 19 seconds left, freeing himself for a 1-yard touchdown catch that gave the Colts a 19-16 victory over the AFC South champion Texans.

After perhaps making his last catch as a Colt in front of the home crowd, the 11-year veteran who is in the final year of his contract handed the ball to Dan Orlovsky, the quarterback who threw it to him. Orlovsky has overcome the stigma of being the quarterback of the 0-16 Detroit Lions in 2008 to win consecutive NFL games for the first time.

“For him to come and get two games in a row, him throwing me the ball to seal the game, I felt like he deserved that ball,” Wayne said. “I was just glad to be the guy to give it to him.”

Orlovsky finished 23 of 41 for 244 yards and beat the team he played for the past two seasons. Wayne was emotional when talking about Orlovsky’s development.

“He’s a hard worker, man,” Wayne said. “He’s a great dude. He’s had some tough luck in his career.”

Wayne, a five-time Pro Bowl player, celebrated his winning catch by flinging his hands into the air, pointing toward the fans he loves and hugging his teammates before heading to the Colts’ locker room for possibly the final time.

“I said if this is going to be the last game, I want to go out with a bang. It was great,” Wayne said. “It was a great feeling to go out. Hopefully, I’ll be back, but you never know.”

Wayne finished with eight catches for 106 yards, the biggest, of course, giving Indianapolis (2-13) a second win in five days. It was Wayne’s third 100-yard day of the season and put the Colts’ No. 2 career receiver in position to match another franchise record with eight straight 1,000-yard seasons.

Indy’s suddenly strong finish could jeopardize the Colts’ stronghold on the No. 1 overall draft pick. St. Louis and Minnesota also have only two victories.

But Wayne and his teammates don’t care.