Week 1, 2021

played in Jacksonville, FL

72 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	6	7	11	-	31
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	17	7	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:46 IND - Vincent Scherer 4 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 13:52 JAX - Phillip Sampson 5 run (Andrew Whalen extra point)
2Q: 09:43 IND - Kevin Matthews 38 field goal
2Q: 06:42 JAX - Andrew Whalen 46 field goal
2Q: 05:27 JAX - Nicky Mesaros 76 fumble return (Andrew Whalen extra point)
2Q: 00:08 IND - Kevin Matthews 31 field goal
3Q: 09:58 JAX - Vincent Wiggins 14 pass from Phillip Sampson (Andrew Whalen extra point)
3Q: 05:32 IND - Peter Brinsfield 3 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 14:33 JAX - Andrew Whalen 50 field goal
4Q: 07:58 IND - Kevin Matthews 35 field goal
4Q: 04:07 JAX - Vincent Wiggins 11 pass from Phillip Sampson (Andrew Whalen extra point)
4Q: 02:15 IND - Ricardo McClurken 3 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Vince Sutter run for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:46 IND - Vincent Scherer 4 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 13:52 JAX - Phillip Sampson 5 run (Andrew Whalen extra point)
2Q: 09:43 IND - Kevin Matthews 38 field goal
2Q: 06:42 JAX - Andrew Whalen 46 field goal
2Q: 05:27 JAX - Nicky Mesaros 76 fumble return (Andrew Whalen extra point)
2Q: 00:08 IND - Kevin Matthews 31 field goal
3Q: 09:58 JAX - Vincent Wiggins 14 pass from Phillip Sampson (Andrew Whalen extra point)
3Q: 05:32 IND - Peter Brinsfield 3 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 14:33 JAX - Andrew Whalen 50 field goal
4Q: 07:58 IND - Kevin Matthews 35 field goal
4Q: 04:07 JAX - Vincent Wiggins 11 pass from Phillip Sampson (Andrew Whalen extra point)
4Q: 02:15 IND - Ricardo McClurken 3 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Vince Sutter run for conversion)

Team Statistics IND JAX
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 10 3
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 421 341
- Offensive Plays 59 49
- Yards per Play 7.14 6.96
Net Rushing Yards 152 26
- Rushing Attempts 29 19
- Yards per Rush 5.24 1.37
Net Passing Yards 269 315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 29 - 26 - 0 29 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 275 321
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 8.97 10.50
Fumbles/Lost 3/2 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/8 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 8.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 7/207 6/96
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 6 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:08 28:52

Team Statistics	IND	JAX
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	10	3
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	421	341
- Offensive Plays	59	49
- Yards per Play	7.14	6.96
Net Rushing Yards	152	26
- Rushing Attempts	29	19
- Yards per Rush	5.24	1.37
Net Passing Yards	269	315
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	29 - 26 - 0	29 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	275	321
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	8.97	10.50
Fumbles/Lost	3/2	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/8	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	8.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	7/207	6/96
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	6	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:08	28:52

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:36	5:59	OWN 18	11	82	Touchdown
1	3:49	1:51	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
2	13:40	4:04	OWN 24	7	55	Field Goal
2	6:34	1:19	OPP 27	2	3	Fumble
2	5:15	3:29	OWN 23	6	27	Punt
2	0:17	0:16	OPP 48	1	34	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:10	OWN 35	3	6	Punt
3	11:37	0:08	OPP 46	1	7	Fumble
3	9:48	4:27	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
4	14:27	6:34	OWN 32	11	50	Field Goal
4	4:01	1:56	OWN 39	6	61	Touchdown
4	0:04	0:04	OWN 16	1	3	Game

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:24	OWN 20	5	15	Punt
1	6:37	2:48	OWN 24	4	7	Punt
1	1:58	3:18	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
2	9:36	3:02	OWN 25	4	46	Field Goal
2	1:46	1:29	OWN 2	3	9	Punt
3	12:50	1:13	OWN 25	3	21	Fumble
3	11:29	1:41	OWN 47	3	53	Touchdown
3	5:21	5:54	OWN 22	10	45	Field Goal
4	7:53	3:52	OWN 31	7	69	Touchdown
4	2:05	2:01	OWN 21	3	8	Punt

Game MVP: Phillip Sampson, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vince Sutter	12	54	4.50	15	1	0
Vincent Scherer	11	71	6.45	26	2	1
Peter Brinsfield	3	24	8.00	15	1	1
Alonzo Barlow	2	4	2.00	3	0	0
Blaine Kirk	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Edward Hinchliffe	11	13	1.18	10	1	0
Ed Bernstein	5	11	2.20	10	1	0
Phillip Sampson	1	5	5.00	5	0	1
Vincent Wiggins	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
Trevor Milton	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	29	26	275	1/6	1	34	0	117.6

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Phillip Sampson	29	26	321	1/6	2	44	0	135.7

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Junior Gibson	7	7	83	11.86	24	27	0
WR Craig O'Donnell	7	8	78	11.14	33	20	0
WR Ricardo McClurken	5	5	64	12.80	23	34	1
RB Vince Sutter	3	4	12	4.00	11	8	0
WR Grady Fields	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Marco Hodges	1	1	13	13.00	4	13	0
RB Vincent Scherer	1	1	7	7.00	1	7	0
FB Blaine Kirk	1	2	3	3.00	2	3	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Madison	8	8	89	11.13	26	24	0
WR Vincent Wiggins	6	6	90	15.00	37	44	2
RB Edward Hinchliffe	5	6	82	16.40	72	38	0
TE Dwayne Battle	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Trent Long	1	1	26	26.00	13	26	0
WR Richard Porter	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Harvey Foley	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Mickey Benton	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Wade Anelli	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
RB Trevor Milton	1	1	6	6.00	5	6	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vincent Scherer	1	1	0
Ricardo McClurken	1	0	0
Peter Brinsfield	1	0	0
Terry Harper	0	1	0
Ray Herndon	0	0	1
Julio Watkins	0	0	1

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Vincent Wiggins	1	0	0	0
Harvey Foley	1	0	0	0
Nicky Mesaros	0	1	0	1
Rick Madison	0	1	0	0
Mario Newton	0	1	0	0
Pete Levine	0	0	1	0
Dana Strong	0	0	1	0
Levon Terry	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Baxter	3	118	39.3	37.7	48	1

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ryan McConnell	4	193	48.3	44.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	2/2

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Andrew Whalen	2/2	2/2	1/1	50	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Watkins	3	15	5.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Trent Long	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vincent Scherer	6	187	31.2	0
Grady Fields	1	20	20.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ty Hartman	4	62	15.5	0
Rick Madison	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ian Newsome	7	2	0.0	16	26
S Ray Herndon	7	0	0.0	15	27
ILB Mel Qualizza	4	3	0.0	17	27
CB Paul Talley	4	1	0.0	10	16
DE Charlie Austin	4	0	0.0	9	12
CB Julio Watkins	3	2	0.0	14	25
DT Isaac Marsh	3	1	0.0	14	18
CB Terry Harper	2	1	0.5	10	20
DE Robert Leavy	2	0	0.5	12	24
S Tony Brody	2	1	0.0	6	7
S Robbie Arcenaux	1	0	0.0	17	25
T Lorenzo Knell	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ernie Sturgeon	1	0	0.0	7	6
DT Carl Pierce	1	0	0.0	8	15
OLB John Tinoisamoa	1	0	0.0	10	7
CB Bo Kemp	1	0	0.0	11	18
DE Justin Janssen	0	1	0.0	10	18

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Levon Terry	7	0	0.0	16	19
OLB Dana Strong	6	3	0.0	26	29
CB Bart DiMaggio	6	0	0.0	13	16
CB Jon Tatum	5	1	0.0	19	25
S Rufus Owens	4	1	0.0	11	12
S Mario Newton	3	5	0.0	24	20
DE Nicky Mesaros	3	2	0.0	23	26
DT Quentin Walsh	3	1	0.0	18	20
CB Ian Handy	3	0	0.0	21	23
CB Terrell Knight	3	0	0.0	22	22
DE Seth Manning	2	0	0.0	24	24
OLB Harry Mathers	2	0	0.0	15	10
ILB Dean Maniecki	2	0	0.0	10	6
DT Pete Levine	1	0	1.0	18	19
S Jon Eller	1	2	0.0	19	20
DT Harold Wright	1	1	0.0	9	3
DE Marty Colgan	0	1	0.0	11	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Leavy	0.5	0	0	0	24
CB Terry Harper	0.5	0	0	0	20
DE Justin Janssen	0.0	1	0	0	18
DE Charlie Austin	0.0	0	1	0	12
DT Carl Pierce	0.0	0	0	1	15

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Pete Levine	1.0	0	0	0	19
DE Seth Manning	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	PPlay
OLB Ian Newsome	6	26
S Ray Herndon	4	27
CB Paul Talley	4	16
CB Julio Watkins	3	25
ILB Mel Qualizza	2	27
CB Terry Harper	2	20
S Tony Brody	2	7
CB Bo Kemp	2	18
S Robbie Arcenaux	1	25

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Dana Strong	5	0	29
CB Jon Tatum	4	0	25
CB Bart DiMaggio	4	0	16
OLB Levon Terry	4	0	19
CB Terrell Knight	2	0	22
S Mario Newton	2	0	20
OLB Harry Mathers	1	1	10
S Rufus Owens	1	0	12
CB Ian Handy	1	0	23
DE Nicky Mesaros	1	0	26
S Jon Eller	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Stephen Butler	3	6	22	0	26
Travis Keith	3	4	25	0	28
Blaine Kirk	3	3	18	0	12
Marlon Prill	1	2	7	0	4
Tracy Wagner	1	1	10	0	8
Lorenzo Knell	0	5	23	0	27
Monty Kratky	0	2	26	1	26
Kyle Morton	0	1	8	0	17
Marco Hodges	0	1	20	0	14
Adrian Williamson	0	1	9	0	7

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kent Wible	2	7	16	1	26
Allen Oates	2	6	17	0	27
Sherman Blount	0	3	11	0	21
Kendrick Cassidy	0	1	16	0	26
Brett Patterson	0	1	8	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jermaine Burton	4	21
Grady Fields	1	16
Tony Brody	1	13
Kim Clements	1	13
Alonzo Barlow	0	22
Tracy Wagner	0	19
Bo Kemp	0	18
J.R. Leber	0	17
Vincent Scherer	0	16
John Tinoisamoa	0	15
Marcus Rose	0	11
Kevin Matthews	0	10
Marco Hodges	0	9
Zack Bunkley	0	7
Blaine Kirk	0	7
Marlon Prill	0	6
Kyle Morton	0	6
Adrian Williamson	0	6
Travis Keith	0	5
Julio Watkins	0	5
Russell Bolasina	0	5
Charlie Austin	0	5
Ian Newsome	0	4
Carl Pierce	0	4
Marco Baxter	0	3
Ray Herndon	0	3
Terry Harper	0	3
Emmanuel James	0	3
Robbie Arcenaux	0	2
Isaac Marsh	0	2
Mel Qualizza	0	2
Kenneth Wallace	0	2
Robert Leavy	0	1
Lorenzo Knell	0	1
Vince Sutter	0	1
Justin Janssen	0	1
Ernie Sturgeon	0	1
Paul Talley	0	1

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Rufus Owens	4	19
Vincent Wiggins	3	14
Wade Anelli	2	12
Clay Martinez	1	3
Ian Handy	0	22
Ed Bernstein	0	20
Mickey Benton	0	20
Trent Long	0	19
Harry Mathers	0	19
Harvey Foley	0	18
Steven Snitselaar	0	10
Andrew Whalen	0	9
Dwayne Battle	0	7
Rick Madison	0	7
Ty Hartman	0	7
Blaine Sanford	0	6
Charlie Sherman	0	6
Edgar Dunn	0	6
Brett Patterson	0	5
Ryan McConnell	0	4
Kendrick Cassidy	0	4
Pete Levine	0	4
Dana Strong	0	4
Nicky Mesaros	0	4
Quentin Walsh	0	4
Levon Terry	0	4
Seth Manning	0	3
Jon Tatum	0	3
Richard Porter	0	3
Marty Colgan	0	3
Mario Newton	0	3
Sherman Blount	0	2
Billy Frysinger	0	2
Terrell Knight	0	2
Trevor Milton	0	2
Dean Maniecki	0	2
Jon Eller	0	2
Bart DiMaggio	0	1
Byron St. Louis	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	11	2.2
Middle	18	115	6.4
Right	6	26	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	11	10	0.9
Middle	8	16	2.0
Right	0	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	29	26	4	1	0	1	1	0	0

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Phillip Sampson	29	26	6	0	1	0	1	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	32	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	13	99	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	7	117	16.7
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	27	27.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	67	11.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	119	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	8	135	16.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Craig O'Donnell	8	7	78	1	19
WR Junior Gibson	7	7	83	1	22
WR Ricardo McClurken	5	5	64	2	27
RB Vince Sutter	4	3	12	0	20
FB Blaine Kirk	2	1	3	0	12
WR Grady Fields	1	1	15	0	14
TE Marco Hodges	1	1	13	0	14
RB Vincent Scherer	1	1	7	0	7

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Madison	8	8	0	89	2	20
WR Vincent Wiggins	6	6	0	90	1	18
RB Edward Hinchliffe	6	5	0	82	2	21
TE Dwayne Battle	2	1	0	8	0	10
WR Richard Porter	2	1	1	6	0	22
WR Trent Long	1	1	0	26	1	5
FB Harvey Foley	1	1	0	9	0	16
TE Mickey Benton	1	1	0	7	0	1
TE Wade Anelli	1	1	0	-2	0	8
RB Trevor Milton	1	1	0	6	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vincent Scherer	2	11	5.50	6.45
Peter Brinsfield	1	3	3.00	8.00
Vince Sutter	1	9	9.00	4.50

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Edward Hinchliffe	2	7	3.50	1.18
Phillip Sampson	1	5	5.00	5.00
Ed Bernstein	1	10	10.00	2.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Brinsfield	4	4	26	6.50	9.48

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Phillip Sampson	3	3	23	7.67	11.07

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricardo McClurken	2	2	6	3.00	12.80
WR Junior Gibson	1	1	6	6.00	11.86
WR Craig O'Donnell	1	1	14	14.00	9.75

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Vincent Wiggins	2	2	25	12.50	15.00
WR Rick Madison	1	1	-2	-2.00	11.13

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Sutter	1	1
Vincent Scherer	1	0
Blaine Kirk	1	0

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Edward Hinchliffe	1	0
Trevor Milton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	5	5	2

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Phillip Sampson	7	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Craig O'Donnell	2	2	0
WR Grady Fields	1	1	1
WR Ricardo McClurken	1	1	1
FB Blaine Kirk	1	1	0

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Madison	3	3	3
WR Vincent Wiggins	2	2	1
TE Dwayne Battle	1	0	0
RB Trevor Milton	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (22,400)
End Zone 12,700 (16,200)
Mezzanine 7,300 (9,300)
Sideline Seats 10,800 (14,300)
Club Seats 8,100 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,800)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,200 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (22,400)
End Zone	12,700 (16,200)
Mezzanine	7,300 (9,300)
Sideline Seats	10,800 (14,300)
Club Seats	8,100 (11,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,800)