Week 1, 2026

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Tennessee Titans	0	7	3	7	-	17
Indianapolis Colts	7	7	3	14	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:06 IND - Rusty Shapiro 84 punt return (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 07:22 IND - Ellis Lyle 12 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 06:48 TEN - Lionel Johnson 81 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
3Q: 10:25 IND - Kendrick Witt 47 field goal
3Q: 06:14 TEN - Darrin Mathews 22 field goal
4Q: 13:35 IND - Ellis Lyle 4 run (Kendrick Witt extra point)
4Q: 09:48 TEN - Sam Houston 10 pass from J.C. Devine (Darrin Mathews extra point)
4Q: 01:26 IND - Preston Evers 1 run (Kendrick Witt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:06 IND - Rusty Shapiro 84 punt return (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 07:22 IND - Ellis Lyle 12 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)
2Q: 06:48 TEN - Lionel Johnson 81 run (Darrin Mathews extra point)
3Q: 10:25 IND - Kendrick Witt 47 field goal
3Q: 06:14 TEN - Darrin Mathews 22 field goal
4Q: 13:35 IND - Ellis Lyle 4 run (Kendrick Witt extra point)
4Q: 09:48 TEN - Sam Houston 10 pass from J.C. Devine (Darrin Mathews extra point)
4Q: 01:26 IND - Preston Evers 1 run (Kendrick Witt extra point)

Team Statistics TEN IND
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 23
- by Rushing 6 11
- by Passing 8 9
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 285 344
- Offensive Plays 64 62
- Yards per Play 4.45 5.55
Net Rushing Yards 187 150
- Rushing Attempts 25 36
- Yards per Rush 7.48 4.17
Net Passing Yards 98 194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 13 - 1 25 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 120 199
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 2.51 7.46
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 4.2
4th Down Conversions 0/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/55 6/48
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/87
Kick Returns/Yards 5/164 4/75
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/4
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 38
Time of Possession 25:38 34:22

Team Statistics	TEN	IND
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	23
- by Rushing	6	11
- by Passing	8	9
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	285	344
- Offensive Plays	64	62
- Yards per Play	4.45	5.55
Net Rushing Yards	187	150
- Rushing Attempts	25	36
- Yards per Rush	7.48	4.17
Net Passing Yards	98	194
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 13 - 1	25 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	120	199
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	2.51	7.46
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	7/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	4.2
4th Down Conversions	0/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/55	6/48
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/87
Kick Returns/Yards	5/164	4/75
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/4
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 38
Time of Possession	25:38	34:22

Drive Charts

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OPP 48	3	0	Punt
1	11:30	1:09	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
1	3:27	1:31	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
1	1:56	2:41	OWN 45	7	25	Downs
2	7:11	0:40	OWN 19	1	81	Touchdown
2	4:03	3:29	OWN 3	11	58	Missed FG
3	10:18	4:12	OPP 47	8	42	Field Goal
3	3:25	1:07	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
4	13:28	3:50	OPP 47	10	47	Touchdown
4	7:22	3:41	OWN 27	8	27	Interception
4	2:09	0:43	OWN 3	4	-2	Downs
4	1:18	0:53	OWN 30	4	-9	Downs

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	1:14	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	10:21	6:54	OWN 13	13	72	Interception
2	14:15	7:04	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
2	6:31	2:28	OWN 34	4	24	Punt
2	0:34	0:34	OWN 46	3	34	Half
3	15:00	4:42	OWN 20	7	50	Field Goal
3	6:06	2:41	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
3	2:18	3:50	OWN 22	8	78	Touchdown
4	9:38	2:16	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
4	3:41	1:32	OWN 42	3	7	Punt
4	1:26	0:08	OPP 1	1	1	Touchdown
4	0:25	0:25	OPP 21	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Preston Evers, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shaun Hall	14	46	3.29	7	0	0
J.C. Devine	7	35	5.00	9	0	0
Lionel Johnson	4	106	26.50	81	2	1

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Preston Evers	27	129	4.78	21	3	1
Ellis Lyle	8	22	2.75	12	1	1
Peter Brinsfield	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Devine	35	13	120	4/22	1	20	1	44.9

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	25	19	199	1/5	1	41	1	95.3

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kurt Barge	5	7	58	11.60	15	20	0
TE Sam Houston	3	10	24	8.00	3	11	1
WR Ernie Bernstein	2	4	17	8.50	7	11	0
WR Fred Finch	2	5	11	5.50	0	8	0
RB Shaun Hall	1	5	10	10.00	7	10	0
RB Lionel Johnson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Deron O'Donnell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Junior Gibson	6	8	83	13.83	40	41	0
WR Toby Castanie	5	7	60	12.00	14	22	0
RB Preston Evers	4	5	26	6.50	8	11	0
RB Ellis Lyle	2	2	19	9.50	10	12	1
TE Marco Hodges	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Karl Nevicosi	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jermaine Burton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Tom Olivas	1	0	0.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Julio Ferrett	1	4	4.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hugh Rogers	4	184	46.0	26.0	57	3

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Baxter	5	199	39.8	39.8	48	2

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Mathews	1/2	0/1	0/1	22	2/2

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Witt	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rusty Shapiro	2	87	43.5	1

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lewis Chodzinski	5	164	32.8	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leonard Sherrill	4	75	18.8	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Soares	9	0	0.0	24	20
CB Van Pavkovich	7	0	0.0	25	21
S Devin Matthews	6	2	0.0	30	22
DT Craig Harper	5	2	0.0	18	9
S Riddick Wheeler	4	0	0.0	20	19
ILB Mitch Farmer	3	3	0.0	16	7
DT Chad Sanderson	3	2	0.0	23	18
DT Bob Knotts	3	1	0.0	30	24
OLB Kerry Pinkston	2	1	0.0	26	18
CB Butch Cascadden	2	1	0.0	19	19
DE Peter Lynn	2	1	0.0	26	17
CB Tom Olivas	2	0	0.0	11	5
DE Dixon Garrett	1	1	1.0	26	20
S Donny Blackburn	1	1	0.0	15	8
CB Lewis Chodzinski	1	0	0.0	18	6
OLB Marty Springer	1	0	0.0	17	7
RB Shaun Hall	1	0	---	---	---
S Ike Cooks	0	2	0.0	7	4
DE Mike Milburn	0	1	0.0	10	9
OLB Winston Sheldon	0	1	0.0	6	7

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Earl Ferro	5	1	0.0	22	36
CB Stan Surcon	5	0	0.0	22	26
OLB John Tinoisamoa	4	3	0.5	22	34
CB Leonard Sherrill	4	1	0.0	18	31
DE Justin Janssen	3	4	0.0	19	21
CB Bo Kemp	3	0	0.0	19	34
ILB Ethan Schrempf	2	0	2.0	4	10
DT Carl Pierce	2	0	0.5	12	21
S Tony Brody	2	1	0.0	6	19
DE Alex McDaniel	1	0	1.0	11	14
S Gene Moseley	1	2	0.0	23	28
DE Julio Ferrett	1	1	0.0	14	25
S Stan Wilkens	1	1	0.0	23	32
ILB Mel Qualizza	1	0	0.0	3	5
QB Peter Brinsfield	1	0	---	---	---
CB Bryant Farley	1	0	0.0	13	14
DT Horace Busby	1	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Fred Carlson	1	0	0.0	17	17
DE Joey Medrano	1	0	0.0	6	18
OLB Herb Denehey	1	0	0.0	3	6
S Ethan Wooden	0	1	0.0	3	16

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dixon Garrett	1.0	0	0	0	20
OLB Kerry Pinkston	0.0	0	1	0	18

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Ethan Schrempf	2.0	0	0	0	10
DE Alex McDaniel	1.0	0	1	1	14
DT Carl Pierce	0.5	0	2	0	21
OLB John Tinoisamoa	0.5	0	0	0	34
DE Joey Medrano	0.0	1	1	0	18
DE Julio Ferrett	0.0	1	0	0	25
OLB Fred Carlson	0.0	0	3	0	17
S Stan Wilkens	0.0	0	1	0	32
ILB Earl Ferro	0.0	0	1	0	36

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Van Pavkovich	5	0	0	21
S Riddick Wheeler	4	0	0	19
ILB Phil Soares	2	1	0	20
S Devin Matthews	2	0	0	22
ILB Mitch Farmer	1	1	0	7
CB Tom Olivas	1	0	1	5
DT Craig Harper	1	0	0	9
CB Butch Cascadden	1	0	0	19
DE Peter Lynn	1	0	0	17
OLB Winston Sheldon	1	0	0	7
CB John Murphy	0	1	0	20

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Earl Ferro	4	1	0	36
CB Bo Kemp	2	1	0	34
CB Leonard Sherrill	2	1	0	31
OLB John Tinoisamoa	2	0	0	34
CB Stan Surcon	1	1	0	26
OLB Fred Carlson	1	0	0	17
OLB Herb Denehey	1	0	0	6
S Tony Brody	0	1	0	19
CB Bryant Farley	0	1	0	14
DE Julio Ferrett	0	0	1	25

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alfred Gilmore	2	4	0	21	0	29
Jumbo Nathan	1	2	0	24	0	29
Sam Houston	1	1	1	16	0	32
B.J. Sunia	1	1	0	9	0	14
Cory Owens	1	1	0	7	0	10
Buddy Coombs	0	3	0	22	2	33
Curtis Almanza	0	3	0	22	1	34
Conrad Flowers	0	1	0	4	1	15
Dexter Harrison	0	1	0	18	0	29
Archie Garrett	0	1	0	7	0	16

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sammy Meier	5	7	0	33	1	24
Isaac Herzog	3	8	0	36	0	26
Blaine Kirk	2	3	0	17	0	12
Vernon Reno	2	2	0	29	0	23
Tyrell Osgood	1	6	0	33	0	24
Marco Hodges	1	5	1	22	0	11
Monty Kratky	1	2	0	32	0	20
Dusty Murphy	0	2	0	9	0	9

Special Teams Statistics

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
John Murphy	2	18
Ernie Bernstein	1	14
Kurt Barge	1	10
Riddick Wheeler	1	9
Lionel Johnson	0	21
Jimmy Banks	0	16
Jumbo Stuart	0	16
B.J. Sunia	0	16
Winston Sheldon	0	15
Phil Soares	0	9
Lewis Chodzinski	0	7
Conrad Flowers	0	6
Darrin Mathews	0	6
Fred Finch	0	6
Cory Owens	0	6
Archie Garrett	0	6
Curtis Almanza	0	5
Sam Houston	0	5
Mike Milburn	0	5
Hugh Rogers	0	4
Jumbo Nathan	0	4
Marty Springer	0	4
Craig Harper	0	4
Butch Cascadden	0	4
Donny Blackburn	0	4
Dexter Harrison	0	3
Tom Olivas	0	3
Kerry Pinkston	0	3
Mitch Farmer	0	2
Devin Matthews	0	2
Raymond Poole	0	2
Dixon Garrett	0	2
Peter Lynn	0	2
Chad Sanderson	0	1
Bob Knotts	0	1
Ike Cooks	0	1

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jermaine Burton	3	17
Fred Carlson	1	25
Tony Brody	1	1
Ellis Lyle	0	19
Bryant Farley	0	15
Karl Nevicosi	0	15
Reuben Madigan	0	13
Desmond Kerr	0	13
Earl Ferro	0	11
Ethan Wooden	0	9
Rusty Shapiro	0	9
Kendrick Witt	0	7
Dusty Murphy	0	6
Leonard Sherrill	0	6
Isaac Herzog	0	6
Joey Medrano	0	6
Clay Ellis	0	6
Nate Tanuvasa	0	6
Marco Baxter	0	5
Blaine Kirk	0	5
Sammy Meier	0	5
Marco Hodges	0	4
Chad Pringley	0	4
Carl Pierce	0	4
Toby Castanie	0	4
Herb Denehey	0	3
Mel Qualizza	0	2
John Tinoisamoa	0	2
Julio Ferrett	0	2
Stan Surcon	0	2
Gene Moseley	0	2
Stan Wilkens	0	2
Monty Kratky	0	1
Justin Janssen	0	1
Junior Gibson	0	1
Bo Kemp	0	1
Buddy Zercie	0	1
Horace Busby	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	36	5.1
Middle	11	118	10.7
Right	7	33	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	21	96	4.6
Right	6	30	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Devine	35	13	1	0	4	6	9	1	1

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	25	19	2	1	0	3	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	11	97	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	23	2.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	44	6.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	57	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	57	9.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	41	20.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Sam Houston	10	3	2	24	0	32
WR Kurt Barge	7	5	0	58	1	33
WR Fred Finch	5	2	0	11	0	21
RB Shaun Hall	5	1	1	10	0	27
WR Ernie Bernstein	4	2	0	17	0	15
RB Lionel Johnson	3	0	0	0	0	12
WR Deron O'Donnell	1	0	1	0	0	25

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Junior Gibson	8	6	83	1	17
WR Toby Castanie	7	5	60	1	26
RB Preston Evers	5	4	26	0	18
RB Ellis Lyle	2	2	19	0	8
TE Marco Hodges	1	1	8	0	11
WR Jermaine Burton	1	0	0	0	10
TE Karl Nevicosi	1	1	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shaun Hall	2	4	2.00	3.29

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Preston Evers	3	16	5.33	4.78
Ellis Lyle	1	4	4.00	2.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. Devine	4	1	10	2.50	3.43

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Brinsfield	6	3	15	2.50	7.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Sam Houston	4	1	10	2.50	2.40

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Preston Evers	2	1	0	0.00	5.20
WR Jermaine Burton	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Karl Nevicosi	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
RB Ellis Lyle	1	1	12	12.00	9.50
WR Toby Castanie	1	0	0	0.00	8.57

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Shaun Hall	4	2
J.C. Devine	2	0
Lionel Johnson	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Ellis Lyle	4	3
Preston Evers	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Devine	8	2	2

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	7	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Sam Houston	4	1	1
WR Kurt Barge	2	1	1
RB Lionel Johnson	1	0	0
WR Fred Finch	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Toby Castanie	3	1	1
WR Junior Gibson	2	1	1
RB Ellis Lyle	2	2	2

Section Attendance
Stadium 43,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,600 (21,800)
End Zone 10,200 (15,700)
Mezzanine 5,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (13,900)
Club Seats 1,000 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,500 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	43,300 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,600 (21,800)
End Zone	10,200 (15,700)
Mezzanine	5,900 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (13,900)
Club Seats	1,000 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,500 (3,200)