Week 1, 2022

played in Houston, TX

94 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	9	10	3	8	-	30
Houston Texans	0	10	10	3	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 IND - Vince Sutter 8 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
1Q: 04:42 IND - Safety: Stan Surcon tackled ball carrier in end zone
2Q: 13:37 HOU - Jamal Rivers 21 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 08:40 IND - Ricardo McClurken 11 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 04:52 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 23 field goal
2Q: 01:24 IND - Kevin Matthews 28 field goal
3Q: 10:21 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 35 field goal
3Q: 03:33 HOU - Lenny Atchison 1 run (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
3Q: 00:58 IND - Kevin Matthews 48 field goal
4Q: 10:48 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 43 field goal
4Q: 00:35 IND - Marco Hodges 36 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Peter Brinsfield pass to Junior Gibson for conversion)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:03 IND - Vince Sutter 8 run (Kevin Matthews extra point)
1Q: 04:42 IND - Safety: Stan Surcon tackled ball carrier in end zone
2Q: 13:37 HOU - Jamal Rivers 21 pass from Heath Brodie (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
2Q: 08:40 IND - Ricardo McClurken 11 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 04:52 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 23 field goal
2Q: 01:24 IND - Kevin Matthews 28 field goal
3Q: 10:21 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 35 field goal
3Q: 03:33 HOU - Lenny Atchison 1 run (Antoine Wijaya extra point)
3Q: 00:58 IND - Kevin Matthews 48 field goal
4Q: 10:48 HOU - Antoine Wijaya 43 field goal
4Q: 00:35 IND - Marco Hodges 36 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Peter Brinsfield pass to Junior Gibson for conversion)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 17
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 13 13
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 384 329
- Offensive Plays 70 54
- Yards per Play 5.49 6.09
Net Rushing Yards 93 58
- Rushing Attempts 21 17
- Yards per Rush 4.43 3.41
Net Passing Yards 291 271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 30 - 2 34 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 311 291
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/20 3/20
- Yards per Pass Play 5.94 7.32
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/33 11/93
Punt Returns/Yards 2/11 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 5/93 3/88
Interception Ret./Yards 1/31 2/9
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 32
Time of Possession 32:18 27:42

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	17
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	13	13
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	384	329
- Offensive Plays	70	54
- Yards per Play	5.49	6.09
Net Rushing Yards	93	58
- Rushing Attempts	21	17
- Yards per Rush	4.43	3.41
Net Passing Yards	291	271
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 30 - 2	34 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	311	291
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/20	3/20
- Yards per Pass Play	5.94	7.32
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	1/8
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	10.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/33	11/93
Punt Returns/Yards	2/11	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	5/93	3/88
Interception Ret./Yards	1/31	2/9
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 32
Time of Possession	32:18	27:42

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:07	OWN 8	10	92	Touchdown
1	6:31	1:49	OWN 46	3	7	Punt
1	4:35	4:06	OWN 26	8	34	Punt
2	13:23	4:52	OWN 31	10	69	Touchdown
2	4:45	3:27	OWN 25	9	64	Field Goal
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 7	1	0	Half
3	10:15	1:48	OWN 23	3	0	Punt
3	6:59	2:54	OWN 37	6	-2	Interception
3	3:23	1:17	OWN 22	3	5	Punt
3	2:06	1:15	OPP 30	3	-1	Field Goal
4	10:42	2:48	OWN 20	6	13	Interception
4	6:58	2:56	OPP 46	6	14	Missed FG
4	1:01	0:39	OWN 14	3	86	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:53	3:22	OWN 16	5	8	Punt
1	4:42	0:07	OWN 3	1	-3	Safety
1	0:29	2:06	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	8:31	3:46	OWN 39	8	55	Field Goal
2	1:18	1:07	OWN 39	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	4:45	OWN 47	7	35	Field Goal
3	8:27	1:28	OWN 17	3	1	Punt
3	4:05	0:42	OPP 32	2	32	Touchdown
3	0:51	5:09	OWN 20	12	54	Field Goal
4	7:54	0:56	OPP 35	2	4	Interception
4	4:02	3:01	OWN 39	5	4	Punt
4	0:22	0:22	OWN 11	1	10	Game

Game MVP: Peter Brinsfield, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vince Sutter	14	57	4.07	20	1	1
Alonzo Barlow	7	36	5.14	12	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jamal Rivers	9	19	2.11	9	0	0
Lenny Atchison	7	33	4.71	11	2	1
Heath Brodie	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	46	30	311	3/20	2	36	2	81.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	34	25	291	3/20	1	37	1	96.5

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricardo McClurken	6	8	69	11.50	29	17	1
FB Blaine Kirk	5	6	37	7.40	26	18	0
WR Broderick Austin	4	7	20	5.00	5	7	0
WR Craig O'Donnell	4	9	36	9.00	16	21	0
TE Marco Hodges	3	3	78	26.00	56	36	1
RB Vince Sutter	2	5	9	4.50	13	12	0
WR J.R. Leber	2	3	15	7.50	0	9	0
RB Alonzo Barlow	2	2	6	3.00	9	10	0
WR Junior Gibson	2	3	41	20.50	5	34	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bucky Organ	8	12	132	16.50	55	37	0
WR Earl Rader	4	4	33	8.25	0	10	0
TE Wesley Walsh	3	5	25	8.33	5	12	0
WR Bryant Brock	3	4	24	8.00	2	13	0
FB Brian Devine	3	3	14	4.67	6	6	0
WR Leland Schwartz	2	3	31	15.50	8	20	0
RB Jamal Rivers	1	2	21	21.00	15	21	1
RB Alan Forbes	1	1	11	11.00	3	11	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Julio Watkins	1	31	31.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Burt Morlando	1	1	1.00	0
S Sammy Drake	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Vince Sutter	1	0	0
Aaron Giles	0	1	0
Vincent Scherer	0	1	0
Blaine Kirk	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Earl Rader	1	0	0	0
Jerald Perkins	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Baxter	4	185	46.3	39.5	51	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Arnold Lavigne	4	174	43.5	40.8	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	2/3	1/2	0/0	48	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Antoine Wijaya	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Austin	1	6	6.0	0
Julio Watkins	1	5	5.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Broderick Austin	5	93	18.6	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donny Willis	3	88	29.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Tinoisamoa	7	0	0.0	10	31
ILB Mel Qualizza	5	4	0.0	17	35
CB Julio Watkins	5	0	0.0	10	27
S Ethan Wooden	4	3	0.0	13	27
DE Ernie Sturgeon	3	0	1.5	6	16
DE Justin Janssen	3	0	0.0	11	23
CB Paul Talley	3	0	0.0	12	31
CB Terry Harper	2	1	0.0	12	21
DT Carl Pierce	2	1	0.0	12	23
OLB Ian Newsome	2	0	0.0	5	11
S Tony Brody	2	0	0.0	3	12
DE Robert Leavy	1	1	1.0	6	14
DT Isaac Marsh	1	1	0.5	10	18
S Ray Herndon	1	2	0.0	14	28
TE Tracy Wagner	1	0	---	---	---
WR Broderick Austin	1	0	---	---	---
DE Julio Ferrett	1	0	0.0	11	21
CB Stan Surcon	1	0	0.0	5	6
S Marc Meadows	0	1	0.0	6	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Quinn McKenzie	7	4	0.0	20	43
CB Dean Barber	7	0	0.0	16	36
OLB Jamal Schwartz	5	0	0.0	5	9
DT Tyrell Murack	4	0	0.5	7	22
ILB Leo Murray	3	1	1.0	18	39
DT Bucky Bullock	3	1	0.0	14	30
S Burt Morlando	3	0	0.0	19	45
CB Donny Willis	3	0	0.0	10	29
S Jerald Perkins	3	0	0.0	15	36
ILB Brady Godfrey	2	2	0.0	4	12
S Sammy Drake	2	1	0.0	13	26
DE Ronald Woodward	2	0	0.0	18	46
CB Trevor Canas	2	0	0.0	14	41
DE Ernie Burton	1	0	1.0	6	15
DE Otis Garrett	1	2	0.5	15	27
DT J.R. Packer	1	1	0.0	12	24
T Josh Buckner	1	0	---	---	---
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	0.0	6	22
CB Fred Lemons	0	3	0.0	17	31

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Ernie Sturgeon	1.5	0	16
DE Robert Leavy	1.0	0	14
DT Isaac Marsh	0.5	0	18
DE Justin Janssen	0.0	1	23
DT Carl Pierce	0.0	1	23
S Marc Meadows	0.0	1	14

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Leo Murray	1.0	0	1	0	39
DE Ernie Burton	1.0	0	0	0	15
DE Otis Garrett	0.5	0	1	1	27
DT Tyrell Murack	0.5	0	0	0	22
DE Oscar Battle	0.0	1	1	0	22
DE Ronald Woodward	0.0	1	0	0	46
OLB Quinn McKenzie	0.0	0	0	1	43

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Julio Watkins	6	0	1	27
OLB John Tinoisamoa	5	0	0	31
S Ethan Wooden	4	0	0	27
CB Terry Harper	2	0	0	21
CB Paul Talley	2	0	0	31
S Tony Brody	2	0	0	12
ILB Mel Qualizza	1	1	0	35
OLB Ian Newsome	1	0	0	11
DE Justin Janssen	1	0	0	23
DE Ernie Sturgeon	1	0	0	16
S Marc Meadows	0	1	0	14

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dean Barber	6	1	0	36
OLB Jamal Schwartz	5	0	0	9
OLB Quinn McKenzie	4	2	0	43
CB Trevor Canas	3	0	0	41
DE Ronald Woodward	2	0	0	46
S Jerald Perkins	2	0	0	36
S Sammy Drake	1	1	1	26
S Burt Morlando	1	0	1	45
DE Otis Garrett	1	0	0	27
ILB Brady Godfrey	1	0	0	12
DT Tyrell Murack	1	0	0	22
OLB Winfred Stone	1	0	0	6
CB Donny Willis	1	0	0	29
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	0	22
DE Ernie Burton	0	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Travis Keith	4	6	0	15	0	45
Walter Maroney	2	3	1	19	1	44
Lorenzo Knell	1	4	0	20	1	49
Adrian Williamson	1	3	0	20	0	44
Kyle Morton	0	2	0	6	1	4
Blaine Kirk	0	2	0	13	0	28
Stephen Butler	0	1	0	18	0	36

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alvin Finley	3	4	0	14	1	32
Ernest Occean	1	4	0	14	1	28
Nick Diaz	1	3	1	17	0	37
Raymond Takemura	1	1	0	12	1	33
Max Pullen	0	1	1	12	0	29
Claude Ungerer	0	1	0	5	0	8
Wesley Walsh	0	1	0	8	0	18
Sedrick Cleaver	0	1	0	3	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Alonzo Barlow	1	23
Ian Newsome	1	13
Marc Meadows	1	13
Blaine Kirk	1	6
Tracy Wagner	0	20
Aaron Giles	0	19
Vincent Scherer	0	17
J.R. Leber	0	16
Broderick Austin	0	16
Tony Brody	0	15
Bo Kemp	0	13
Marcus Rose	0	11
Paul Talley	0	9
Kevin Matthews	0	9
Craig O'Donnell	0	8
Russell Bolasina	0	7
Bert Norton	0	7
Kyle Morton	0	6
Walter Maroney	0	6
Kenneth Wallace	0	6
Justin Janssen	0	6
Zack Bunkley	0	6
Julio Watkins	0	6
Marco Baxter	0	4
Mel Qualizza	0	4
Ray Herndon	0	4
Marco Hodges	0	4
Terry Harper	0	4
John Tinoisamoa	0	3
Emmitt Miller	0	3
Julio Ferrett	0	3
Carl Pierce	0	2
Travis Keith	0	1
Robert Leavy	0	1
Lorenzo Knell	0	1
Isaac Marsh	0	1
Vince Sutter	0	1
Ernie Sturgeon	0	1
Junior Gibson	0	1
Ethan Wooden	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Donny Willis	2	23
Earl Fiume	2	19
Lenny Atchison	1	20
Sammy Drake	1	18
Wesley Walsh	1	14
Claude Ungerer	0	19
Bucky Organ	0	16
Bryant Brock	0	16
Dean Barber	0	15
Brady Godfrey	0	14
Winfred Stone	0	14
Antoine Wijaya	0	10
Earl Rader	0	10
Burt Morlando	0	7
Alvin Finley	0	7
Sedrick Cleaver	0	7
Josh Buckner	0	7
Mack Ingram	0	7
Oscar Battle	0	5
Derrick Vaughn	0	4
Ronald Woodward	0	4
Brian Devine	0	4
Arnold Lavigne	0	4
Ross Toth	0	3
Otis Garrett	0	3
Quinn McKenzie	0	3
J.R. Packer	0	3
Tyrell Murack	0	3
Nick Diaz	0	3
Jerald Perkins	0	3
Fred Lemons	0	3
Trevor Canas	0	2
Jamal Schwartz	0	1
Ernie Burton	0	1
Jamal Rivers	0	1
Leo Murray	0	1
Bucky Bullock	0	1
Alan Forbes	0	1
Rico Schleinat	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	42	5.3
Middle	10	31	3.1
Right	3	20	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	9	21	2.3
Right	4	32	8.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	46	30	4	2	2	5	3	2	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	34	25	6	1	2	2	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	17	13	97	5.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	62	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	82	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	70	23.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	150	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	77	15.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	51	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Craig O'Donnell	9	4	1	36	1	36
WR Ricardo McClurken	8	6	0	69	0	33
WR Broderick Austin	7	4	0	20	0	28
FB Blaine Kirk	6	5	0	37	0	28
RB Vince Sutter	5	2	1	9	0	28
TE Marco Hodges	3	3	0	78	2	20
WR J.R. Leber	3	2	0	15	0	10
WR Junior Gibson	3	2	0	41	1	28
RB Alonzo Barlow	2	2	0	6	0	18

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bucky Organ	12	8	1	132	4	30
TE Wesley Walsh	5	3	0	25	0	18
WR Bryant Brock	4	3	0	24	0	24
WR Earl Rader	4	4	0	33	0	30
FB Brian Devine	3	3	0	14	0	13
WR Leland Schwartz	3	2	1	31	1	16
RB Jamal Rivers	2	1	0	21	1	20
RB Alan Forbes	1	1	0	11	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Vince Sutter	1	8	8.00	4.07

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lenny Atchison	1	1	1.00	4.71
Jamal Rivers	1	2	2.00	2.11

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Brinsfield	5	3	13	2.60	6.76

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	4	1	7	1.75	8.56

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Craig O'Donnell	2	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Ricardo McClurken	1	1	11	11.00	8.63
WR J.R. Leber	1	1	6	6.00	5.00
RB Alonzo Barlow	1	1	-4	-4.00	3.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bucky Organ	1	0	0	0.00	11.00
TE Wesley Walsh	1	0	0	0.00	5.00
WR Bryant Brock	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
WR Earl Rader	1	1	7	7.00	8.25

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Alonzo Barlow	2	2

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jamal Rivers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	13	7	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	6	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Broderick Austin	4	2	1
WR Ricardo McClurken	3	3	2
WR Craig O'Donnell	2	1	1
TE Marco Hodges	1	1	1
RB Vince Sutter	1	0	0
WR J.R. Leber	1	0	0
FB Blaine Kirk	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bucky Organ	2	0	0
WR Leland Schwartz	2	1	1
WR Bryant Brock	1	0	0
RB Alan Forbes	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,400 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,200 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,400 (4,000)