Week 4, 2027

played in Houston, TX

94 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	0	3	0	7	-	10
Houston Texans	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:19 HOU - Jackie Barber 1 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 13:27 IND - Kendrick Witt 22 field goal
2Q: 05:32 HOU - Michael Whitley 3 pass from Shane Huffman (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 09:35 HOU - Darrin Borders 35 field goal
4Q: 00:53 IND - Leonard Strickland 7 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:19 HOU - Jackie Barber 1 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 13:27 IND - Kendrick Witt 22 field goal
2Q: 05:32 HOU - Michael Whitley 3 pass from Shane Huffman (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 09:35 HOU - Darrin Borders 35 field goal
4Q: 00:53 IND - Leonard Strickland 7 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kendrick Witt extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 2-2 3-1
First Downs 24 16
- by Rushing 8 11
- by Passing 14 5
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 371 311
- Offensive Plays 69 60
- Yards per Play 5.38 5.18
Net Rushing Yards 120 204
- Rushing Attempts 19 42
- Yards per Rush 6.32 4.86
Net Passing Yards 251 107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 50 - 26 - 1 17 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 251 110
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 5.02 5.94
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 4.6
4th Down Conversions 2/4 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 6/38
Punt Returns/Yards 3/13 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/67 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 1/19 1/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time of Possession 26:59 33:01

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	2-2	3-1
First Downs	24	16
- by Rushing	8	11
- by Passing	14	5
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	371	311
- Offensive Plays	69	60
- Yards per Play	5.38	5.18
Net Rushing Yards	120	204
- Rushing Attempts	19	42
- Yards per Rush	6.32	4.86
Net Passing Yards	251	107
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	50 - 26 - 1	17 - 11 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	251	110
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	5.02	5.94
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	8/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	4.6
4th Down Conversions	2/4	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	6/38
Punt Returns/Yards	3/13	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/67	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	1/19	1/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 27
Time of Possession	26:59	33:01

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:34	OWN 29	10	54	Downs
1	8:11	6:39	OWN 17	10	47	Punt
2	14:50	1:30	OWN 42	5	53	Field Goal
2	5:26	1:09	OWN 35	3	3	Punt
2	1:18	1:18	OWN 24	5	39	Half
3	9:29	6:41	OWN 13	11	54	Interception
4	14:03	1:40	OWN 35	4	6	Punt
4	8:52	1:01	OPP 45	3	-5	Punt
4	5:23	2:23	OWN 25	13	53	Downs
4	1:50	1:08	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:26	2:15	OWN 17	5	83	Touchdown
1	1:32	1:42	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	13:20	7:54	OWN 30	13	70	Touchdown
2	4:17	2:59	OWN 13	6	18	Punt
3	15:00	5:31	OWN 31	10	51	Field Goal
3	2:48	3:45	OWN 42	8	30	Missed FG
4	12:23	3:31	OWN 14	8	43	Interception
4	7:51	2:28	OWN 23	3	8	Punt
4	3:00	1:10	OWN 22	3	-3	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	OPP 41	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Brad Barnett, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jackie Griffin	12	70	5.83	21	3
Preston Evers	5	26	5.20	9	0
Peter Brinsfield	1	19	19.00	19	1
Richie Covington	1	5	5.00	5	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	31	107	3.45	17	3	0
Shane Huffman	6	25	4.17	11	1	0
Jackie Barber	5	72	14.40	60	1	1

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	50	26	251	0/0	1	35	1	64.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Shane Huffman	17	11	110	1/3	1	22	1	78.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Toby Castanie	7	12	51	7.29	7	18	0
WR Craig O'Donnell	6	12	103	17.17	41	35	0
WR Clay Lincoln	4	6	32	8.00	9	21	0
RB Jackie Griffin	3	5	14	4.67	12	12	0
WR Junior Gibson	2	4	33	16.50	9	19	0
RB Preston Evers	2	4	7	3.50	1	7	0
FB Blaine Kirk	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Leonard Strickland	1	3	7	7.00	3	7	1
TE Marco Hodges	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Brad Barnett	5	6	56	11.20	23	22	0
TE Tracy Wagner	2	2	25	12.50	12	18	0
WR Earl Rader	2	4	10	5.00	0	7	0
RB Michael Whitley	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	1
WR Jamal Lemke	1	2	16	16.00	10	16	0
WR Kurt Snyder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Scottie Walters	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Bo Kemp	1	19	19.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Harold Mason	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hugh Rogers	4	164	41.0	33.0	45	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	4	171	42.8	39.5	45	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kendrick Witt	1/1	0/0	0/0	22	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	1/2	0/1	0/0	35	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Griffin	3	13	4.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Castanie	3	67	22.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Whitley	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Chad Pringley	6	2	0.0	14	8
CB Stan Surcon	6	2	0.0	34	16
S Stan Wilkens	6	1	0.0	25	12
ILB Ethan Schrempf	5	4	0.0	32	13
DT Carl Pierce	4	1	1.0	23	11
S Allen Wooden	3	3	0.0	32	15
CB Bryant Farley	3	0	0.0	27	11
DE Julio Ferrett	3	0	0.0	20	10
OLB Fred Carlson	3	0	0.0	16	9
S Leonard Sherrill	2	2	0.0	20	7
OLB John Tinoisamoa	2	1	0.0	37	16
DE Alex McDaniel	2	0	0.0	22	8
DE Joey Medrano	2	0	0.0	25	12
CB Bo Kemp	1	2	0.0	31	13
ILB Earl Ferro	1	2	0.0	15	6
DT Horace Busby	1	0	0.0	19	8
WR Leonard Strickland	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bill Gordon	1	0	0.0	23	9
DE Justin Janssen	0	1	0.0	17	6
S Tony Brody	0	1	0.0	12	4
S Gene Moseley	0	1	0.0	14	4
OLB Herb Denehey	0	1	0.0	4	0

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Burt Morlando	8	1	0.0	16	44
CB Dean Barber	6	0	0.0	11	35
CB Joey Boose	5	3	0.0	16	37
ILB Raymond Wilcox	5	1	0.0	16	37
S Harold Mason	4	1	0.0	18	43
OLB Lewis Lee	3	1	0.0	10	25
DT Keith Small	3	0	0.0	9	29
ILB Shawn Fazande	2	1	0.0	3	13
CB Fred Lemons	1	2	0.0	7	20
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	2	0.0	15	27
CB Andy Inthapany	1	1	0.0	14	32
DT Clay Raymer	1	0	0.0	10	21
CB Norman Henry	1	0	0.0	8	19
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	0.0	15	36
RB Brad Barnett	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Drew Weedman	1	0	0.0	0	4
S Donovan Juckett	1	0	0.0	6	22
OLB Spencer Doyle	0	1	0.0	9	25

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Carl Pierce	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Julio Ferrett	0.0	0	1	0	10

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Oscar Battle	1	2	2	36
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	0	0	27
DE Terrell Fulkerson	0	2	0	34
DT Keith Small	0	2	0	29
DE Sam Taliancich	0	1	0	17
ILB Raymond Wilcox	0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Stan Surcon	3	2	0	16
ILB Chad Pringley	2	0	0	8
S Stan Wilkens	2	0	0	12
OLB Fred Carlson	2	0	0	9
CB Bo Kemp	1	0	1	13
CB Bryant Farley	1	0	0	11
OLB John Tinoisamoa	0	1	0	16

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dean Barber	6	1	0	35
ILB Raymond Wilcox	4	2	0	37
CB Joey Boose	4	2	0	37
S Burt Morlando	2	3	0	44
S Harold Mason	2	0	1	43
OLB Lewis Lee	2	0	0	25
CB Fred Lemons	1	1	0	20
CB Andy Inthapany	1	0	0	32
CB Norman Henry	1	0	0	19
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	0	13
OLB Drew Weedman	1	0	0	4
S Donovan Juckett	1	0	0	22

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Vernon Reno	4	4	1	14	43
Monty Kratky	2	6	0	16	47
Pete Silverstein	2	3	0	16	41
Nate Tanuvasa	2	2	0	5	7
Isaac Herzog	1	3	0	19	50

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ernest Occean	3	9	0	40	0	15
Josh Buckner	3	7	0	31	0	13
Raymond Takemura	2	6	1	35	0	11
Nick Diaz	1	7	2	40	0	18
Darryl Akiyama	1	2	0	13	1	8
Tracy Wagner	0	2	0	28	0	13
Kendrick Stevenson	0	2	0	38	0	14
Louie Kleaver	0	2	0	13	0	11
Joey Crawford	0	1	0	21	0	12

Special Teams Statistics

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Griffin	2	16
Marco Hodges	1	11
Junior Gibson	0	14
Bryant Farley	0	13
Blaine Kirk	0	12
Herb Denehey	0	11
Leonard Strickland	0	9
Gene Moseley	0	8
Toby Castanie	0	7
Earl Ferro	0	7
Richie Covington	0	6
Justin Janssen	0	5
Dusty Murphy	0	5
Leonard Sherrill	0	5
Isaac Herzog	0	5
Reuben Madigan	0	5
Clay Ellis	0	5
Nate Tanuvasa	0	5
Pete Silverstein	0	5
Hugh Rogers	0	4
Craig O'Donnell	0	4
Kendrick Witt	0	4
Fred Carlson	0	4
Allen Wooden	0	3
Julio Ferrett	0	3
Stan Wilkens	0	3
Chad Pringley	0	2
John Tinoisamoa	0	2
Tony Brody	0	2
Bo Kemp	0	2
Horace Busby	0	2
Joey Medrano	0	2
Ethan Schrempf	0	2
Bill Gordon	0	2
Monty Flylum	0	1
Stan Surcon	0	1
Alex McDaniel	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Whitley	2	16
Jackie Barber	1	11
Scottie Walters	1	10
Donovan Juckett	1	7
Earl Rader	1	5
Tracy Wagner	0	12
Carlton Robinson	0	12
Norman Henry	0	10
Richie Lake	0	10
Spencer Doyle	0	9
Kelly Madera	0	9
Joey Crawford	0	9
Raymond Takemura	0	6
Terrell Fulkerson	0	6
Darryl Akiyama	0	6
Clay Raymer	0	5
Nick Diaz	0	5
Kendrick Stevenson	0	5
Kurt Snyder	0	5
Louie Kleaver	0	5
Shawn Fazande	0	4
Lewis Lee	0	4
Trent Prewett	0	3
Wendell Giefeke	0	3
Jamal Lemke	0	3
Andy Inthapany	0	2
Brad Barnett	0	2
J.J. Donovan	0	2
Darrin Borders	0	2
Burt Morlando	0	1
Ernest Occean	0	1
Oscar Battle	0	1
Dean Barber	0	1
Fred Lemons	0	1
Sam Taliancich	0	1
Raymond Wilcox	0	1
Harold Mason	0	1
Drew Weedman	0	1
Joey Boose	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	8	4.0
Middle	6	37	6.2
Right	11	75	6.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	116	6.8
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	14	54	3.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	50	26	3	2	2	9	8	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Shane Huffman	17	11	1	1	0	3	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	7	15	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	9	73	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	10	163	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	12	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	10	98	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	0	0	0.0
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Craig O'Donnell	12	6	0	103	2	43
WR Toby Castanie	12	7	0	51	0	41
WR Clay Lincoln	6	4	1	32	1	41
RB Jackie Griffin	5	3	1	14	0	30
WR Junior Gibson	4	2	0	33	0	21
RB Preston Evers	4	2	0	7	0	5
TE Marco Hodges	3	0	0	0	0	24
WR Leonard Strickland	3	1	0	7	0	9
FB Blaine Kirk	1	1	0	4	0	18

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Brad Barnett	6	5	56	1	16
WR Earl Rader	4	2	10	0	14
TE Tracy Wagner	2	2	25	0	13
WR Jamal Lemke	2	1	16	0	12
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	0	0	7
RB Michael Whitley	1	1	3	0	3
WR Scottie Walters	1	0	0	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jackie Griffin	1	0	0.00	5.83

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brad Barnett	2	0	0.00	3.45
Jackie Barber	2	6	3.00	14.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Brinsfield	7	2	13	1.86	5.02

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Shane Huffman	2	2	14	7.00	6.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Craig O'Donnell	3	1	6	2.00	8.58
TE Marco Hodges	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Jackie Griffin	1	0	0	0.00	2.80
RB Preston Evers	1	0	0	0.00	1.75
WR Leonard Strickland	1	1	7	7.00	2.33

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	11	11.00	9.33
RB Michael Whitley	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Jackie Griffin	2	1
Richie Covington	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Brad Barnett	8	5
Shane Huffman	2	2
Jackie Barber	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	11	2	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Shane Huffman	3	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Craig O'Donnell	4	1	1
TE Marco Hodges	2	0	0
WR Toby Castanie	2	1	1
WR Leonard Strickland	2	0	0
WR Clay Lincoln	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	1	0	0
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	0
RB Michael Whitley	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (21,100)
End Zone 15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (21,100)
End Zone	15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (4,000)