Week 1, 2028

played in Houston, TX

96 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	3	3	0	0	-	6
Houston Texans	3	17	7	7	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 IND - Emmitt Savoie 44 field goal
1Q: 07:42 HOU - Richie Lake 30 field goal
2Q: 12:46 HOU - Jamal Lemke 9 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Richie Lake extra point)
2Q: 07:29 HOU - Kurt Snyder 23 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Richie Lake extra point)
2Q: 04:03 IND - Emmitt Savoie 39 field goal
2Q: 00:05 HOU - Richie Lake 22 field goal
3Q: 01:08 HOU - Brad Barnett 56 run (Richie Lake extra point)
4Q: 13:33 HOU - Earl Rader 6 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Richie Lake extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:35 IND - Emmitt Savoie 44 field goal
1Q: 07:42 HOU - Richie Lake 30 field goal
2Q: 12:46 HOU - Jamal Lemke 9 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Richie Lake extra point)
2Q: 07:29 HOU - Kurt Snyder 23 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Richie Lake extra point)
2Q: 04:03 IND - Emmitt Savoie 39 field goal
2Q: 00:05 HOU - Richie Lake 22 field goal
3Q: 01:08 HOU - Brad Barnett 56 run (Richie Lake extra point)
4Q: 13:33 HOU - Earl Rader 6 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Richie Lake extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 21
- by Rushing 4 9
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 293 424
- Offensive Plays 70 58
- Yards per Play 4.19 7.31
Net Rushing Yards 81 220
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards per Rush 3.86 6.67
Net Passing Yards 212 204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 26 - 4 24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 231 210
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 4.33 8.16
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/65 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-2 3/23
Kick Returns/Yards 4/88 3/83
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/48
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 42
Time of Possession 30:49 29:11

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	21
- by Rushing	4	9
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	293	424
- Offensive Plays	70	58
- Yards per Play	4.19	7.31
Net Rushing Yards	81	220
- Rushing Attempts	21	33
- Yards per Rush	3.86	6.67
Net Passing Yards	212	204
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 26 - 4	24 - 17 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	231	210
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	4.33	8.16
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/65	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-2	3/23
Kick Returns/Yards	4/88	3/83
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/48
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 42
Time of Possession	30:49	29:11

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:30	OWN 20	10	53	Field Goal
1	7:34	2:00	OWN 32	5	27	Interception
1	4:09	4:21	OWN 6	8	51	Interception
2	12:38	3:21	OWN 37	6	47	Interception
2	7:17	3:22	OWN 30	10	48	Field Goal
3	12:06	1:45	OWN 4	3	2	Punt
3	8:45	1:58	OWN 35	4	1	Interception
3	2:50	1:42	OWN 14	3	-6	Punt
3	0:50	0:33	OWN 12	2	5	Fumble
4	13:24	2:44	OWN 35	5	16	Punt
4	9:09	4:30	OWN 20	9	23	Punt
4	2:13	2:13	OWN 10	6	21	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:30	3:56	OWN 28	11	59	Field Goal
1	5:34	1:25	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
2	14:48	2:10	OWN 43	4	57	Touchdown
2	9:17	2:00	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	3:55	3:55	OWN 40	9	55	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:54	OWN 38	5	11	Punt
3	10:21	1:36	OPP 31	3	3	Missed FG
3	6:47	3:57	OPP 47	7	43	Fumble
3	1:08	0:18	OWN 44	1	56	Touchdown
3	0:17	1:53	OPP 17	4	17	Touchdown
4	10:40	1:31	OWN 15	6	44	Punt
4	4:39	2:26	OWN 29	3	3	Punt

Game MVP: Frankie Blincoe, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Preston Evers	16	73	4.56	10	2
Jackie Griffin	3	3	1.00	3	0
Walt Andrews	1	5	5.00	5	0
Shannon Bryant	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brad Barnett	21	156	7.43	56	3	1
Jackie Barber	8	49	6.13	16	3	0
Frankie Blincoe	2	12	6.00	8	0	0
Michael Whitley	2	3	1.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Andrews	39	20	212	3/19	0	24	4	27.9
Monty Flylum	7	6	19	0/0	0	5	0	79.2

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	24	17	210	1/6	3	41	0	137.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Clay Lincoln	6	13	68	11.33	7	23
WR Toby Castanie	5	5	44	8.80	8	18
RB Preston Evers	5	9	28	5.60	10	10
FB Blaine Kirk	3	4	28	9.33	18	18
RB Jackie Griffin	2	2	4	2.00	0	5
TE Reuben Madigan	2	3	9	4.50	4	6
WR Arnie Peters	1	6	13	13.00	2	13
WR Rusty Shapiro	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
TE C.J. Butts	1	2	24	24.00	14	24
WR Junior Gibson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Lemke	4	5	66	16.50	33	41	1
WR Earl Rader	3	5	16	5.33	0	7	1
RB Brad Barnett	3	4	48	16.00	14	22	0
WR Scottie Walters	3	4	39	13.00	8	17	0
TE Tracy Wagner	2	2	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	9	9.00	2	9	0
WR Kurt Snyder	1	3	23	23.00	14	23	1

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Fred Lemons	2	36	18.00
OLB Sherman Wilson	1	5	5.00
S Donovan Juckett	1	7	7.00

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jackie Griffin	1	0	0
Leonard Sherrill	0	1	0
Ethan Schrempf	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kelly Madera	1	0	0
Donovan Juckett	0	1	0
J.J. Donovan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hugh Rogers	4	158	39.5	33.8	48	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Lake	4	200	50.0	45.5	56	3

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Savoie	2/2	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Richie Lake	2/3	0/1	0/0	30	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Griffin	1	-2	-2.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jackie Barber	3	23	7.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Toby Castanie	3	74	24.7	0
Leonard Sherrill	1	14	14.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Lemke	2	54	27.0	0
Michael Whitley	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ethan Schrempf	6	5	0.0	33	24
CB Bryant Farley	5	1	0.0	13	12
S Gene Moseley	4	2	0.0	12	8
ILB Joe Carrubba	4	0	0.0	11	9
OLB John Tinoisamoa	3	0	1.0	29	22
S Allen Wooden	3	2	0.0	29	21
DE Julio Ferrett	3	1	0.0	21	11
DE Joey Medrano	3	1	0.0	20	17
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	3	0	0.0	25	15
CB Kenneth Giles	2	4	0.0	27	21
CB Casey Rindfleisch	2	1	0.0	17	15
CB Stan Surcon	2	1	0.0	25	15
DT Horace Busby	2	1	0.0	17	15
S Leonard Sherrill	2	0	0.0	27	23
WR Arnie Peters	2	0	---	---	---
ILB Chad Pringley	1	1	0.0	8	6
WR Toby Castanie	1	0	---	---	---
WR Clay Lincoln	1	0	---	---	---
DE Louie Caldwell	1	0	0.0	13	8
DE Perry Bradford	0	1	0.0	12	14

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	6	3	0.0	16	38
OLB Spencer Doyle	6	0	0.0	12	33
CB Andy Inthapany	5	2	0.0	14	39
S Donovan Juckett	4	0	0.0	19	37
DE Ronald Woodward	3	0	0.5	13	34
OLB Sherman Wilson	3	2	0.0	9	14
ILB Shawn Fazande	3	1	0.0	5	10
DT Keith Small	3	1	0.0	16	24
DE Oscar Battle	2	0	1.0	10	37
DE Chester Moss	2	1	0.5	8	15
S J.J. Donovan	2	2	0.0	21	44
CB Norman Henry	2	1	0.0	19	42
CB Fred Lemons	2	1	0.0	12	33
DT Wendell Giefeke	2	0	0.0	6	20
DT Clay Raymer	1	2	1.0	7	25
S Burt Morlando	1	0	0.0	0	6
S Winfred Dillon	1	0	0.0	2	14
OLB Drew Weedman	1	0	0.0	0	2
C Kent Niechniedowicz	1	0	---	---	---

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB John Tinoisamoa	1.0	1	0	22
DT Horace Busby	0.0	0	1	15
DE Louie Caldwell	0.0	0	1	8

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Clay Raymer	1.0	2	2	25
DE Oscar Battle	1.0	0	1	37
DE Ronald Woodward	0.5	0	2	34
DE Chester Moss	0.5	0	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bryant Farley	4	0	12
S Leonard Sherrill	3	1	23
CB Kenneth Giles	2	1	21
S Allen Wooden	2	0	21
CB Stan Surcon	2	0	15
S Gene Moseley	2	0	8
ILB Ethan Schrempf	1	0	24
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	1	0	15

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Andy Inthapany	4	1	0	39
S Donovan Juckett	3	0	1	37
OLB Sherman Wilson	2	1	1	14
OLB Spencer Doyle	2	1	0	33
ILB Raymond Wilcox	2	1	0	38
CB Fred Lemons	2	0	2	33
CB Norman Henry	2	0	0	42
S J.J. Donovan	2	0	0	44
S Burt Morlando	1	0	0	6
S Winfred Dillon	1	0	0	14
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	0	37
ILB Shawn Fazande	1	0	0	10
DT Wendell Giefeke	1	0	0	20
DE Chester Moss	1	0	0	15
OLB Drew Weedman	1	0	0	2

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Isaac Herzog	3	7	2	21	0	49
Albert Emerson	2	7	0	21	1	49
Pete Silverstein	1	2	0	19	0	48
Monty Kratky	0	1	0	17	0	39
Blaine Kirk	0	1	0	13	0	24
Reuben Madigan	0	1	0	13	0	25
C.J. Butts	0	1	0	8	0	16
Nate Tanuvasa	0	0	0	15	2	39

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Nick Diaz	5	13	32	0	25
Ernest Occean	2	4	32	1	21
Raymond Takemura	2	3	26	0	22
Joey Crawford	2	2	17	0	9
Darryl Akiyama	2	2	8	0	8
Kendrick Stevenson	1	3	31	0	21
Josh Buckner	0	2	26	0	21
Kelly Madera	0	1	10	0	7
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	1	10	0	7

Special Teams Statistics

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Griffin	2	19
Junior Gibson	2	9
Blaine Kirk	1	14
C.J. Butts	1	12
Bryant Farley	0	19
Herb Denehey	0	15
Rusty Shapiro	0	13
Chad Pringley	0	11
Leonard Strickland	0	11
Gene Moseley	0	9
Leonard Sherrill	0	9
Shannon Bryant	0	9
Reuben Madigan	0	7
Toby Castanie	0	6
Isaac Herzog	0	6
Clay Ellis	0	6
Pete Silverstein	0	6
Vincent Tate	0	6
Rich Shepherd	0	6
Emmitt Savoie	0	5
Joey Medrano	0	5
Louie Caldwell	0	5
Hugh Rogers	0	4
Allen Wooden	0	4
John Tinoisamoa	0	3
Kenneth Giles	0	3
Charlie Eichhorst	0	3
Joe Carrubba	0	3
Monty Flylum	0	2
Julio Ferrett	0	2
Stan Surcon	0	2
Horace Busby	0	2
Ethan Schrempf	0	2
Perry Bradford	0	2
Casey Rindfleisch	0	1
Gary Caldwell	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Whitley	2	19
Kurt Snyder	2	15
Carlton Robinson	1	13
Norman Henry	0	15
Jackie Barber	0	15
Kelly Madera	0	14
Tracy Wagner	0	12
Andy Inthapany	0	11
Joey Crawford	0	10
Drew Weedman	0	8
Mercury Winters	0	8
Raymond Takemura	0	7
Richie Lake	0	7
Darryl Akiyama	0	7
Nick Diaz	0	6
Darrin Borders	0	6
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	6
Kendrick Stevenson	0	5
Scottie Walters	0	5
Tyrell Murack	0	4
Sherman Wilson	0	4
Shawn Fazande	0	4
Wendell Giefeke	0	4
Ronald Woodward	0	3
Norm Sinclair	0	3
Earl Rader	0	3
J.J. Donovan	0	3
Keith Small	0	3
Jamal Lemke	0	3
Ernest Occean	0	2
Spencer Doyle	0	2
Terrell Fulkerson	0	2
Brad Barnett	0	2
Raymond Wilcox	0	2
Chester Moss	0	2
Donovan Juckett	0	2
Trevor Canas	0	1
Clay Raymer	0	1
Oscar Battle	0	1
Fred Lemons	0	1
Joey Boose	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	7	19	2.7
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	34	6.8
Middle	15	121	8.1
Right	13	65	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Andrews	39	20	2	2	2	4	5	0	4
Monty Flylum	7	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	24	17	4	1	1	2	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	24	12.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	27	19	136	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	4	48	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	5	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	78	8.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	127	12.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Clay Lincoln	13	6	0	68	1	39
RB Preston Evers	9	5	2	28	0	37
WR Arnie Peters	6	1	0	13	0	32
WR Toby Castanie	5	5	0	44	0	49
FB Blaine Kirk	4	3	0	28	0	24
TE Reuben Madigan	3	2	0	9	0	25
RB Jackie Griffin	2	2	0	4	0	6
TE C.J. Butts	2	1	0	24	1	16
WR Junior Gibson	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Rusty Shapiro	1	1	0	13	0	3

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Rader	5	3	0	16	0	17
WR Jamal Lemke	5	4	0	66	1	24
RB Brad Barnett	4	3	0	48	2	23
WR Scottie Walters	4	3	0	39	0	18
WR Kurt Snyder	3	1	1	23	1	8
TE Tracy Wagner	2	2	0	9	0	15
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	0	9	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	1	4	4.00	6.00
Brad Barnett	1	3	3.00	7.43
Jackie Barber	1	1	1.00	6.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Andrews	2	0	0	0.00	5.44

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	8	7	47	5.88	8.75

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Arnie Peters	1	0	0	0.00	2.17
RB Preston Evers	1	0	0	0.00	3.11

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tracy Wagner	2	2	9	4.50	4.50
WR Jamal Lemke	2	2	12	6.00	13.20
WR Earl Rader	1	1	6	6.00	3.20
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	9	9.00	9.00
RB Brad Barnett	1	0	0	0.00	12.00
WR Scottie Walters	1	1	11	11.00	9.75

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Preston Evers	2	0
Jackie Griffin	1	1
Shannon Bryant	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Jackie Barber	2	1
Brad Barnett	1	0
Michael Whitley	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Andrews	8	4	4
Monty Flylum	2	2	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Arnie Peters	2	0	0
WR Clay Lincoln	2	1	1
WR Junior Gibson	1	0	0
RB Jackie Griffin	1	1	0
WR Toby Castanie	1	1	1
RB Preston Evers	1	1	1
WR Rusty Shapiro	1	1	1
TE C.J. Butts	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Scottie Walters	2	1	1
WR Jamal Lemke	2	2	2
WR Earl Rader	1	1	1
TE Kelly Madera	1	1	0
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	0
RB Brad Barnett	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,800 (21,100)
End Zone 15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,600 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,800 (21,100)
End Zone	15,000 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,800 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,000)