Week 1, 2025

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	3	0	0	14	-	17
Indianapolis Colts	10	14	10	10	-	44

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:29 IND - Kendrick Witt 47 field goal
1Q: 00:55 HOU - Justin Chasser 23 field goal
1Q: 00:16 IND - Ricardo McClurken 79 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 07:21 IND - Marco Hodges 20 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 00:29 IND - Ricardo McClurken 5 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
3Q: 10:14 IND - Kendrick Witt 48 field goal
3Q: 07:26 IND - Craig O'Donnell 8 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
4Q: 10:58 IND - Kendrick Witt 46 field goal
4Q: 07:20 HOU - Brad Barnett 18 pass from Heath Brodie (Justin Chasser extra point)
4Q: 07:01 IND - Vince Sutter 41 run (Kendrick Witt extra point)
4Q: 03:36 HOU - Brad Barnett 1 run (Justin Chasser extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:29 IND - Kendrick Witt 47 field goal
1Q: 00:55 HOU - Justin Chasser 23 field goal
1Q: 00:16 IND - Ricardo McClurken 79 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 07:21 IND - Marco Hodges 20 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 00:29 IND - Ricardo McClurken 5 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
3Q: 10:14 IND - Kendrick Witt 48 field goal
3Q: 07:26 IND - Craig O'Donnell 8 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
4Q: 10:58 IND - Kendrick Witt 46 field goal
4Q: 07:20 HOU - Brad Barnett 18 pass from Heath Brodie (Justin Chasser extra point)
4Q: 07:01 IND - Vince Sutter 41 run (Kendrick Witt extra point)
4Q: 03:36 HOU - Brad Barnett 1 run (Justin Chasser extra point)

Team Statistics HOU IND
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 24 22
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 14 15
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 420 462
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 6.67 7.57
Net Rushing Yards 163 93
- Rushing Attempts 22 24
- Yards per Rush 7.41 3.88
Net Passing Yards 257 369
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 27 - 1 37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 278 369
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.27 9.97
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/10 9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/65 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 6/121 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:06 29:54

Team Statistics	HOU	IND
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	24	22
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	14	15
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	420	462
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	6.67	7.57
Net Rushing Yards	163	93
- Rushing Attempts	22	24
- Yards per Rush	7.41	3.88
Net Passing Yards	257	369
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 27 - 1	37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	278	369
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.27	9.97
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/10	9/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/65	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	6/121	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:06	29:54

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:28	OWN 35	3	-3	Punt
1	7:21	6:34	OWN 20	13	74	Field Goal
2	15:00	4:16	OWN 35	7	28	Punt
2	7:07	2:31	OWN 23	6	54	Missed FG
2	0:21	0:21	OWN 30	1	-2	Half
3	10:08	0:57	OWN 20	2	12	Fumble
3	7:20	4:54	OWN 31	9	52	Interception
3	0:19	1:46	OWN 37	4	26	Punt
4	10:51	3:42	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown
4	6:40	3:11	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 41	3	11	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:32	5:11	OWN 17	9	53	Field Goal
1	0:47	0:47	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
2	10:44	3:37	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	4:36	4:15	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
3	15:00	4:52	OWN 12	12	57	Field Goal
3	9:11	1:51	OPP 32	4	32	Touchdown
3	2:26	2:07	OWN 6	3	6	Punt
4	13:33	2:42	OWN 20	5	51	Field Goal
4	7:09	0:29	OPP 41	1	41	Touchdown
4	3:29	2:20	OPP 41	3	7	Missed FG

Game MVP: Peter Brinsfield, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	20	159	7.95	25	8	1
Heath Brodie	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0
Joey Crawford	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Vince Sutter	17	80	4.71	41	2	1
Ellis Lyle	7	13	1.86	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	38	27	278	3/21	1	27	1	89.5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	37	26	369	0/0	4	79	0	138.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earl Rader	7	10	86	12.29	25	27	0
RB Brad Barnett	6	8	54	9.00	28	23	1
WR Kurt Snyder	4	7	46	11.50	19	17	0
WR William Bondy	4	5	29	7.25	0	13	0
TE Derrick Vaughn	3	4	12	4.00	0	10	0
WR Bucky Organ	1	2	19	19.00	1	19	0
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	17	17.00	9	17	0
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	15	15.00	5	15	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Craig O'Donnell	8	10	67	8.38	12	14	1
WR Ricardo McClurken	7	11	149	21.29	69	79	2
TE Marco Hodges	4	5	97	24.25	60	56	1
RB Vince Sutter	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	0
WR Toby Castanie	2	2	25	12.50	0	19	0
WR Junior Gibson	1	3	7	7.00	1	7	0
FB Blaine Kirk	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Gary Fields	1	2	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR J.R. Leber	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stan Surcon	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Heath Brodie	1	0	0	0
Fred Lemons	0	0	1	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Craig O'Donnell	1	0	0
Justin Janssen	0	1	0
Blaine Kirk	0	1	0
Carl Pierce	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	3	132	44.0	28.3	58	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Baxter	1	41	41.0	41.0	41	0

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Justin Chasser	1/2	0/1	0/0	23	2/2

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Witt	3/4	3/4	0/1	48	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stan Wilkens	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bucky Organ	3	63	21.0	0
J.J. Donovan	3	58	19.3	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Burt Morlando	5	0	0.0	19	32
ILB Leo Murray	5	0	0.0	17	24
CB Fred Lemons	4	1	0.0	17	29
OLB Quinn McKenzie	4	0	0.0	13	26
DE Oscar Battle	4	0	0.0	18	29
OLB Lewis Lee	3	1	0.0	11	11
S Jumbo Hines	3	1	0.0	18	30
DT Clay Raymer	3	0	0.0	13	29
ILB Raymond Wilcox	3	0	0.0	7	13
OLB Vernon Morrison	2	3	0.0	9	10
DT Tyrell Murack	2	0	0.0	16	20
CB Dean Barber	2	0	0.0	18	20
DE Ronald Woodward	1	1	0.0	21	33
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	1	0.0	6	14
CB Trevor Canas	1	0	0.0	21	30
DE Warren Lynn	1	0	0.0	9	12
RB Jerame Englund	1	0	---	---	---
CB Winfred Parrott	1	0	0.0	4	14
DT Gabe Oliver	0	1	0.0	11	8
S Jerald Perkins	0	1	0.0	9	9

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Tinoisamoa	9	1	1.0	19	40
ILB Mel Qualizza	6	2	0.0	14	30
S Tony Brody	4	1	0.0	10	16
CB Stan Surcon	4	1	0.0	18	33
ILB Johnny Terry	4	0	0.0	3	4
S Stan Wilkens	3	2	0.0	18	36
DT Carl Pierce	2	0	1.0	10	23
ILB Earl Ferro	2	3	0.0	11	20
DE Justin Janssen	2	1	0.0	15	25
S Ethan Wooden	2	1	0.0	19	35
OLB Lance Price	2	0	0.0	11	19
CB Bo Kemp	2	0	0.0	18	32
DE Julio Ferrett	2	0	0.0	14	18
CB Leonard Sherrill	2	0	0.0	17	29
DT Horace Busby	1	0	1.0	12	18
DE Joey Medrano	1	1	0.0	7	16
S Gene Moseley	1	0	0.0	3	6
CB Julio Watkins	0	1	0.0	10	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Oscar Battle	0.0	1	3	1	29
DT Clay Raymer	0.0	0	1	2	29

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Carl Pierce	1.0	1	0	23
OLB John Tinoisamoa	1.0	0	1	40
DT Horace Busby	1.0	0	0	18
DE Julio Ferrett	0.0	3	1	18
DE Alex McDaniel	0.0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Fred Lemons	5	1	29
OLB Quinn McKenzie	4	1	26
CB Trevor Canas	3	1	30
OLB Lewis Lee	3	1	11
S Burt Morlando	2	0	32
CB Winfred Parrott	2	0	14
ILB Raymond Wilcox	2	0	13
S Jumbo Hines	2	0	30
DT Clay Raymer	1	0	29
ILB Leo Murray	1	0	24
CB Dean Barber	1	0	20

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB John Tinoisamoa	5	1	0	40
CB Stan Surcon	4	0	1	33
ILB Mel Qualizza	3	0	0	30
S Tony Brody	3	0	0	16
S Stan Wilkens	3	0	0	36
ILB Johnny Terry	3	0	0	4
S Ethan Wooden	2	0	0	35
CB Leonard Sherrill	2	0	0	29
CB Bo Kemp	1	0	0	32
ILB Earl Ferro	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Raymond Takemura	6	7	2	19	1	38
Ernest Occean	3	4	0	22	1	37
Josh Buckner	2	2	0	15	0	34
Arnold Crews	1	2	0	16	1	30
Joey Crawford	1	2	0	8	0	19
Derrick Vaughn	1	1	0	10	0	20
Alfred Streepy	1	1	0	7	0	7
Adrian Williamson	0	1	0	9	0	15
Marty Douglas	0	1	0	5	0	5

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Vernon Reno	1	4	0	21	30
Isaac Herzog	1	4	0	24	37
Marco Hodges	1	1	1	9	20
Sammy Meier	1	1	0	9	7
Tyrell Osgood	0	5	0	22	34
Gilbert Gaudino	0	4	0	15	30
Monty Kratky	0	2	0	16	29
Blaine Kirk	0	2	0	14	17
Dusty Murphy	0	1	0	8	8

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Raymond Wilcox	1	15
Jerame Englund	0	18
Lenny Walton	0	17
Fred Lemons	0	17
Lewis Lee	0	16
Bucky Organ	0	15
Jerald Perkins	0	13
William Bondy	0	13
Marty Douglas	0	12
J.J. Donovan	0	12
Derrick Vaughn	0	9
Earl Rader	0	9
Justin Chasser	0	6
Joey Crawford	0	6
Adrian Williamson	0	5
Leo Murray	0	5
Dean Barber	0	5
Alfred Streepy	0	5
Richie Lake	0	5
Burt Morlando	0	4
Max Pullen	0	4
Trevor Canas	0	4
Oscar Battle	0	4
Raymond Takemura	0	3
Quinn McKenzie	0	3
Ronald Woodward	0	3
Tyrell Murack	0	3
Gabe Oliver	0	3
Arnold Crews	0	3
Jumbo Hines	0	3
Ernest Occean	0	2
Warren Lynn	0	2
Clay Raymer	0	2
Mack Ingram	0	2
Kelly Madera	0	2
Vernon Morrison	0	1
Kurt Snyder	0	1
Wendell Giefeke	0	1

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Junior Gibson	2	10
Blaine Kirk	1	18
Earl Ferro	1	14
Ethan Wooden	1	13
Tony Brody	1	1
Julio Watkins	0	20
Ellis Lyle	0	20
J.R. Leber	0	18
Jermaine Burton	0	17
Gary Fields	0	17
Kendrick Witt	0	13
Ricardo McClurken	0	10
Fred Carlson	0	10
Stan Wilkens	0	6
Henry Freeman	0	5
Frank Albee	0	5
Dusty Murphy	0	5
Isaac Herzog	0	5
Marco Hodges	0	4
Emmitt Miller	0	4
Gilbert Gaudino	0	4
Toby Castanie	0	4
Leonard Sherrill	0	4
Joey Medrano	0	4
Mel Qualizza	0	3
Lance Price	0	2
Justin Janssen	0	2
Carl Pierce	0	2
John Tinoisamoa	0	2
Julio Ferrett	0	2
Stan Surcon	0	2
Marco Baxter	0	1
Bo Kemp	0	1
Gene Moseley	0	1
Horace Busby	0	1
Alex McDaniel	0	1
Sammy Meier	0	1
Johnny Terry	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	106	10.6
Middle	11	59	5.4
Right	0	0	0.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	8	1.1
Middle	14	39	2.8
Right	3	46	15.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	38	27	2	2	2	1	5	2	1

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	37	26	4	1	1	4	4	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	56	7.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	114	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	63	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	45	11.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	14	3.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	106	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	226	16.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	23	4.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	10	7	1	86	1	32
RB Brad Barnett	8	6	0	54	1	29
WR Kurt Snyder	7	4	0	46	0	25
WR William Bondy	5	4	0	29	0	25
TE Derrick Vaughn	4	3	0	12	0	20
WR Bucky Organ	2	1	1	19	0	19
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	0	17	0	15
FB Joey Crawford	1	1	0	15	0	19

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricardo McClurken	11	7	0	149	2	29
WR Craig O'Donnell	10	8	0	67	0	33
TE Marco Hodges	5	4	0	97	2	20
WR Junior Gibson	3	1	0	7	0	13
RB Vince Sutter	2	2	0	10	0	16
TE Gary Fields	2	1	0	13	0	13
WR Toby Castanie	2	2	0	25	0	16
WR J.R. Leber	1	0	1	0	0	4
FB Blaine Kirk	1	1	0	1	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	4	6	1.50	7.95

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ellis Lyle	3	7	2.33	1.86
Vince Sutter	1	1	1.00	4.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	9	5	39	4.33	7.32

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Brinsfield	4	4	44	11.00	9.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Brad Barnett	4	2	18	4.50	6.75
WR Earl Rader	2	0	0	0.00	8.60
WR William Bondy	2	2	21	10.50	5.80
TE Derrick Vaughn	1	1	0	0.00	3.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Craig O'Donnell	2	2	19	9.50	6.70
WR Ricardo McClurken	1	1	5	5.00	13.55
TE Marco Hodges	1	1	20	20.00	19.40

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Ellis Lyle	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	8	7	3

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	12	10	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Derrick Vaughn	2	2	0
WR Earl Rader	2	1	1
WR William Bondy	2	2	1
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	1
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Craig O'Donnell	6	5	3
WR Ricardo McClurken	3	3	3
TE Marco Hodges	1	1	1
WR Junior Gibson	1	0	0
WR Toby Castanie	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,700 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,900 (21,800)
End Zone 9,400 (15,700)
Mezzanine 5,700 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 9,000 (13,900)
Club Seats 900 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,700 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,900 (21,800)
End Zone	9,400 (15,700)
Mezzanine	5,700 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	9,000 (13,900)
Club Seats	900 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,200)