Week 2, 2026

played in Dallas, TX

87 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts0338-14
Dallas Cowboys71760-30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:41 DAL - Bubba Hernandez 13 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
2Q: 09:47 DAL - A.J. Stargell 25 field goal
2Q: 04:14 DAL - Irv Stanford 4 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
2Q: 01:44 DAL - Quinn Pritchett 5 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point)
2Q: 00:21 IND - Kendrick Witt 42 field goal
3Q: 06:35 IND - Kendrick Witt 46 field goal
3Q: 01:15 DAL - Bubba Hernandez 18 pass from Mike Shaw (A.J. Stargell extra point failed)
4Q: 01:36 IND - Ellis Lyle 65 pass from Buddy Zercie (Buddy Zercie pass to Junior Gibson for conversion)

Team StatisticsINDDAL
Record1-11-1
First Downs1325
- by Rushing08
- by Passing1217
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards260432
- Offensive Plays5181
- Yards per Play5.105.33
Net Rushing Yards19146
- Rushing Attempts946
- Yards per Rush2.113.17
Net Passing Yards241286
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 19 - 233 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards241294
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/02/8
- Yards per Pass Play5.748.17
Fumbles/Lost0/03/1
3rd Down Conversions6/1413/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.86.7
4th Down Conversions0/01/1
Penalties/Yards1/104/30
Punt Returns/Yards1/34/26
Kick Returns/Yards6/1464/73
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/0
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits05
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/04/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 33OWN 29
Time of Possession19:4340:17

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:48OWN 27616Punt
19:251:07OWN 2834Punt
15:352:43OWN 21416Punt
29:412:28OWN 45619Punt
24:030:31OWN 3510Interception
21:341:21OWN 36739Field Goal
310:504:21OWN 20851Field Goal
31:083:45OWN 29734Punt
47:400:47OWN 1731Punt
42:150:55OWN 20580Touchdown
41:050:11OPP 1410Interception
Dallas Cowboys
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:122:47OWN 21515Punt
18:182:43OWN 38762Touchdown
12:528:11OWN 241568Field Goal
27:133:10OWN 48952Touchdown
23:321:58OWN 44856Touchdown
20:130:13OWN 231-1Half
315:004:10OWN 24737Punt
36:295:21OWN 341066Touchdown
412:234:43OWN 20835Punt
46:534:38OWN 46617Punt
41:200:15OWN 151-1Fumble
40:540:54OWN 2049Game

Game MVP: Mike Shaw, Dallas Cowboys

Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Preston Evers791.29300
Peter Brinsfield2105.00800
DallasAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Irv Stanford23502.172010
Lance Ingram10373.70900
Alonzo Gargaro9455.001010
Mike Shaw4143.501310

Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Peter Brinsfield38181760/0026149.9
Buddy Zercie41650/0165179.2
DallasAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mike Shaw33252942/84360141.9

Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Craig O'Donnell5106813.6020220
RB Preston Evers44266.50290
WR Junior Gibson2103618.0010260
RB Ellis Lyle227336.5051651
TE Marco Hodges111212.000120
WR Jermaine Burton16-1-1.000-10
FB Blaine Kirk1111.00010
TE Karl Nevicosi1144.00140
WR Toby Castanie1455.00050
WR Desmond Kerr121717.000170
WR Rusty Shapiro0100.00000
DallasCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Bubba Hernandez688714.5032262
RB Irv Stanford56285.606111
WR Devin Tyler477719.2541360
WR Clarence Williams222010.000140
WR Lionel Boult232412.000160
FB Quinn Pritchett22115.50061
TE Jose Mueller1288.00680
TE Brad Renwick111616.000160
RB Lance Ingram1155.00550
TE Matthew Hicks111818.007180

Interception Statistics

IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD
DallasIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Scottie Coles100.000
CB Timothy Dennis100.000

Fumble Statistics

IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD
Earl Ferro0110
Alex McDaniel0010
Fred Carlson0010
DallasFumbRecovForceTD
Mike Shaw2000
Irv Stanford1000
Quinn Pritchett0200

Punting Statistics

IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marco Baxter620434.026.3482
DallasPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Antonio Tubbs414335.825.0391

Kicking Statistics

IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Kendrick Witt2/22/20/0460/0
DallasFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
A.J. Stargell1/10/00/0253/4

Punt Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Stan Wilkens133.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Walter Castillo4266.50

Kick Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Leonard Sherrill512525.00
Toby Castanie12121.00
DallasRetYardsAvgTD
Patrick Newman35518.30
Clarence Williams11818.00

Defensive Statistics

IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB John Tinoisamoa910.04531
ILB Earl Ferro710.03623
DE Joey Medrano600.01720
S Gene Moseley540.03727
DT Carl Pierce410.03220
S Tony Brody410.02416
ILB Mel Qualizza400.01814
DE Alex McDaniel400.02218
OLB Herb Denehey400.01913
S Stan Wilkens301.02421
ILB Chad Pringley320.01414
S Ethan Wooden310.01110
OLB Fred Carlson211.01515
DE Julio Ferrett210.02517
CB Bo Kemp200.02121
CB Stan Surcon200.03827
DE Justin Janssen150.02915
CB Bryant Farley110.01213
DT Horace Busby110.01515
CB Leonard Sherrill110.03925
WR Jermaine Burton10---------
QB Buddy Zercie10---------
DallasTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Lorenzo Frederick510.0838
DE Rex Rubio310.0815
DE Arnold Jennings300.0333
S Juan Marshall210.0941
CB Timothy Dennis210.0321
CB Broderick Ohara210.0633
S Jose Houston210.0834
ILB Jorge Maxey200.0619
CB Scottie Coles200.0731
OLB Austin Hudson110.0411
DT J.C. Manning100.0531
CB Doug McKnight100.0518
S Ted Porter100.0222
OLB B.J. Bernard020.0839

Pass Rush Statistics

IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Fred Carlson1.011015
S Stan Wilkens1.000021
OLB Herb Denehey0.002013
DE Justin Janssen0.001015
DallasSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT J.C. Manning0.010031
DE Arnold Jennings0.002033
OLB B.J. Bernard0.001239
DE Kyle Coleman0.001015
OLB Lorenzo Frederick0.001038

Pass Defense Statistics

IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB John Tinoisamoa51031
S Gene Moseley21027
ILB Chad Pringley20014
S Tony Brody20016
CB Stan Surcon20027
S Ethan Wooden20010
OLB Fred Carlson20015
S Stan Wilkens11021
ILB Mel Qualizza10014
CB Bryant Farley10013
CB Bo Kemp10021
DE Alex McDaniel10018
ILB Earl Ferro10023
CB Leonard Sherrill10025
OLB Herb Denehey10013
DallasCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Lorenzo Frederick51038
S Juan Marshall24041
CB Timothy Dennis21121
CB Broderick Ohara20033
S Jose Houston20034
CB Scottie Coles12131
ILB Jorge Maxey10019
DE Rex Rubio10015
DE Arnold Jennings10033
CB Doug McKnight10018
S Ted Porter10022
OLB Austin Hudson01011

Blocking Statistics

IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Monty Kratky0109027
Blaine Kirk0102015
Vernon Reno0108035
Tyrell Osgood0109036
Isaac Herzog0109042
Sammy Meier0106033
Nate Tanuvasa0101013
DallasKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Gene Berk37046035
Donald Lee211046135
Xavier Arnold28040133
Darren Horton28035031
Brad Renwick1101508
Quinn Pritchett11024019
Alvin McEachern05034031
Claude Manning0201805

Special Teams Statistics

IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
Jermaine Burton312
Fred Carlson223
Ellis Lyle122
Karl Nevicosi117
Rusty Shapiro114
Bryant Farley016
Desmond Kerr013
Blaine Kirk011
Ethan Wooden010
Earl Ferro010
Dusty Murphy08
Isaac Herzog08
Sammy Meier08
Clay Ellis08
Nate Tanuvasa08
Marco Baxter06
Marco Hodges06
Toby Castanie06
Kendrick Witt06
Leonard Sherrill06
Richie Covington06
Stan Wilkens05
Joey Medrano04
Chad Pringley03
Justin Janssen02
Tony Brody02
Julio Ferrett02
Buddy Zercie02
Mel Qualizza01
Carl Pierce01
John Tinoisamoa01
Bo Kemp01
Stan Surcon01
Horace Busby01
Alex McDaniel01
Herb Denehey01
Ethan Schrempf01
DallasTacklesSTPlays
Lionel Boult317
Jose Mueller214
Patrick Newman110
Scottie Coles13
Lance Ingram019
Walter Castillo019
Austin Hudson016
Matthew Hicks015
Broderick Ohara014
Ted Porter013
Clarence Williams011
Brad Renwick010
Jeremy Glover08
A.J. Stargell07
Jorge Maxey06
J.C. Manning06
Xavier Arnold05
Rex Rubio05
Quinn Pritchett05
Claude Manning05
Tyrell Kaplan05
Bryce Howerton04
Arnold Jennings04
Antonio Tubbs04
Donald Lee03
Juan Marshall03
Timothy Dennis03
Darren Horton02
Alvin McEachern02
B.J. Bernard02
Gene Berk02
Jose Houston02
Monty Keane02
Mark Gaudio01
Irv Stanford01
Alonzo Gargaro01
Devin Tyler01
Doug McKnight01
Kyle Coleman01
Lorenzo Frederick01

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left133.0
Middle8162.0
Right000.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left17653.8
Middle18603.3
Right9232.6
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Peter Brinsfield38182428421
Buddy Zercie411001101
DallasAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mike Shaw33253003400

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1111.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1910653.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)17817510.3
Long (19+ Yds)5000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen87415.1
Short (0-8 Yds)13101088.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)9610011.1
Long (19+ Yds)324515.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Junior Gibson102136123
WR Craig O'Donnell105168135
WR Jermaine Burton610-1024
WR Toby Castanie4105029
RB Preston Evers44026016
RB Ellis Lyle22073123
WR Desmond Kerr2101707
TE Marco Hodges11012022
FB Blaine Kirk1101015
TE Karl Nevicosi110406
WR Rusty Shapiro100006
DallasTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Bubba Hernandez86087123
WR Devin Tyler74077232
RB Irv Stanford65028021
WR Lionel Boult32024015
TE Jose Mueller2108017
WR Clarence Williams22020015
FB Quinn Pritchett22011019
TE Brad Renwick1101608
RB Lance Ingram1105015
TE Matthew Hicks1101801

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
DallasAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Irv Stanford2-3-1.502.17
Alonzo Gargaro294.505.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Buddy Zercie1000.0016.25
DallasAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mike Shaw74405.718.91

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Toby Castanie1000.001.25
DallasTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Bubba Hernandez323110.3310.88
RB Irv Stanford2142.004.67
WR Devin Tyler1000.0011.00
FB Quinn Pritchett1155.005.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisRushesConversions
DallasRushesConversions
Irv Stanford51
Alonzo Gargaro22
Lance Ingram11
Mike Shaw11

Third Down Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Peter Brinsfield1355
Buddy Zercie111
DallasAttCompConversions
Mike Shaw1088

Third Down Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
WR Craig O'Donnell533
WR Junior Gibson300
RB Ellis Lyle222
WR Toby Castanie200
WR Jermaine Burton100
TE Karl Nevicosi111
DallasTargCatchConversions
WR Devin Tyler433
WR Bubba Hernandez222
RB Irv Stanford100
TE Brad Renwick111
WR Lionel Boult111
FB Quinn Pritchett111

SectionAttendance
Stadium85,000 (85,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,900 (19,900)
End Zone14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes9,900 (9,900)