Week 1, 2034

played in Houston, TX

99 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	10	7	17	0	-	34
Houston Texans	0	13	7	10	-	30

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 IND - Jeffrey Blake 13 run (Melvin Downs extra point)
1Q: 02:03 IND - Melvin Downs 25 field goal
2Q: 11:41 HOU - Darrin Borders 29 field goal
2Q: 09:57 IND - Jeffrey Blake 48 run (Melvin Downs extra point)
2Q: 03:56 HOU - Colin Whiting 6 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 00:07 HOU - Darrin Borders 42 field goal
3Q: 12:44 HOU - Ricky Kiddoo 5 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 08:42 IND - Bob Galloway 4 pass from Leon Horn (Melvin Downs extra point)
3Q: 04:49 IND - Clay Lincoln 43 punt return (Melvin Downs extra point)
3Q: 01:53 IND - Melvin Downs 39 field goal
4Q: 09:44 HOU - Colin Whiting 5 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 07:11 HOU - Darrin Borders 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:12 IND - Jeffrey Blake 13 run (Melvin Downs extra point)
1Q: 02:03 IND - Melvin Downs 25 field goal
2Q: 11:41 HOU - Darrin Borders 29 field goal
2Q: 09:57 IND - Jeffrey Blake 48 run (Melvin Downs extra point)
2Q: 03:56 HOU - Colin Whiting 6 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 00:07 HOU - Darrin Borders 42 field goal
3Q: 12:44 HOU - Ricky Kiddoo 5 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
3Q: 08:42 IND - Bob Galloway 4 pass from Leon Horn (Melvin Downs extra point)
3Q: 04:49 IND - Clay Lincoln 43 punt return (Melvin Downs extra point)
3Q: 01:53 IND - Melvin Downs 39 field goal
4Q: 09:44 HOU - Colin Whiting 5 run (Darrin Borders extra point)
4Q: 07:11 HOU - Darrin Borders 41 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 20
- by Rushing 8 9
- by Passing 7 11
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 345 333
- Offensive Plays 61 60
- Yards per Play 5.66 5.55
Net Rushing Yards 141 156
- Rushing Attempts 35 32
- Yards per Rush 4.03 4.88
Net Passing Yards 204 177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 16 - 1 27 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 204 182
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.85 6.32
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.8 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 1/5 7/58
Punt Returns/Yards 2/56 1/11
Kick Returns/Yards 6/126 4/92
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 34
Time of Possession 32:28 27:32

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	20
- by Rushing	8	9
- by Passing	7	11
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	345	333
- Offensive Plays	61	60
- Yards per Play	5.66	5.55
Net Rushing Yards	141	156
- Rushing Attempts	35	32
- Yards per Rush	4.03	4.88
Net Passing Yards	204	177
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 16 - 1	27 - 12 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	204	182
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.85	6.32
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.8	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	1/5	7/58
Punt Returns/Yards	2/56	1/11
Kick Returns/Yards	6/126	4/92
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 34
Time of Possession	32:28	27:32

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:56	OWN 36	10	64	Touchdown
1	6:41	4:45	OWN 4	8	88	Field Goal
2	13:48	0:39	OWN 27	3	5	Fumble
2	11:33	1:51	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
2	3:49	1:08	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	2:08	1:32	OWN 11	3	6	Punt
3	12:38	4:06	OWN 27	7	73	Touchdown
3	6:28	0:54	OWN 45	3	0	Punt
3	3:20	1:32	OPP 31	3	9	Field Goal
4	13:19	1:56	OWN 4	3	5	Punt
4	9:38	0:48	OWN 39	2	0	Interception
4	7:05	7:05	OWN 25	14	49	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:04	2:23	OWN 20	4	26	Punt
1	1:56	3:08	OWN 9	8	28	Punt
2	13:09	1:36	OPP 7	3	-5	Field Goal
2	9:42	5:53	OWN 16	13	84	Touchdown
2	2:41	0:33	OPP 49	3	0	Punt
2	0:36	0:34	OWN 39	3	36	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:22	OWN 47	4	53	Touchdown
3	8:32	2:04	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
3	5:34	0:55	OWN 3	3	-2	Punt
3	4:39	1:19	OWN 10	2	12	Interception
3	1:48	3:29	OWN 20	7	31	Punt
4	11:23	1:45	OPP 48	4	48	Touchdown
4	8:50	1:45	OPP 32	3	8	Field Goal

Game MVP: Pete Silverstein, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jeffrey Blake	28	119	4.25	48	2	2
Kerry Howe	5	18	3.60	8	0	0
Leon Horn	2	4	2.00	5	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Darnell Bates	23	122	5.30	25	4	0
Colin Whiting	5	14	2.80	6	0	2
Frankie Blincoe	4	20	5.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Leon Horn	26	16	204	0/0	1	45	1	82.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	27	12	182	1/5	1	29	1	64.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tito McBeal	6	8	132	22.00	78	45	0
WR Clay Lincoln	4	5	26	6.50	0	9	0
WR Bob Galloway	4	4	32	8.00	10	15	1
RB Kerry Howe	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Jeffrey Blake	1	2	15	15.00	2	15	0
TE Lawrence Hopkins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Harvey Johnson	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Randal Spencer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kendall Andersen	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kurt Snyder	4	8	59	14.75	11	26	0
WR Jamal Lemke	3	9	44	14.67	24	16	0
WR Aaron Kafka	2	5	36	18.00	0	29	0
WR Ricky Kiddoo	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	1
TE Pete Siders	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
RB Darnell Bates	1	3	25	25.00	18	25	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Wally Reed	1	6	6.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB C.J. Stewart	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov
Leon Horn	1	0
Jeffrey Blake	1	0
Isaac Herzog	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Herman Engelke	0	1	0	0
Raymond Wilcox	0	0	2	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
R.J. Adams	4	173	43.3	40.5	52	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin D'Herde	6	261	43.5	34.3	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Melvin Downs	2/2	0/0	0/0	39	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	3/3	2/2	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clay Lincoln	2	56	28.0	1

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Barry Durham	1	11	11.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Walters	4	85	21.3	0
Clay Lincoln	2	41	20.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clarence Correia	4	92	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Larry Walters	7	0	0.0	28	24
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	5	2	1.0	23	25
ILB Kenyon Hopkins	5	3	0.0	22	18
DE Luke Prior	5	1	0.0	30	22
S Wally Reed	3	2	0.0	24	24
OLB Jon Fulcher	2	1	0.0	12	12
CB Kent Frederick	2	1	0.0	23	17
S Claude Baugh	2	1	0.0	16	11
CB Marco Nager	2	0	0.0	17	20
ILB Ethan Schrempf	2	0	0.0	16	17
DT Roger Pritchett	1	2	0.0	15	10
OLB Ernie Howe	1	2	0.0	20	18
DE Edwin Crackel	1	1	0.0	22	10
CB Kenneth Giles	1	0	0.0	25	17
DT Gary Caldwell	1	0	0.0	17	20
WR Tito McBeal	1	0	---	---	---
WR Harvey Johnson	1	0	---	---	---
S Riddick Montgomery	1	0	0.0	8	4
ILB Tyrell Wyden	1	0	0.0	14	11
DE Austin Rodriguez	0	1	0.0	10	18

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	8	2	0.0	27	20
S Harold Mason	5	1	0.0	29	23
DT Eric Sarfaty	3	2	0.0	18	14
DT Wendell Fletcher	3	1	0.0	27	18
CB C.J. Stewart	3	1	0.0	20	15
CB Jackie Bruseloff	3	1	0.0	31	21
OLB Carl Ingram	3	0	0.0	27	21
OLB Nolan Duncan	3	0	0.0	9	7
CB Winston Bensen	3	0	0.0	23	16
DE Wesley Myers	2	2	0.0	22	14
ILB Norman Nixon	2	1	0.0	16	11
S Barry Durham	2	1	0.0	29	20
OLB O.J. Andrews	2	0	0.0	5	4
DE Herman Engelke	1	2	0.0	25	21
DT Keith Small	1	1	0.0	24	17
WR Kurt Snyder	1	0	---	---	---
DE Sammie Back	1	0	0.0	13	12
S Chad Shea	1	0	0.0	7	8
CB Hunter Russell	0	2	0.0	12	10
S Alan Cutler	0	1	0.0	6	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	1.0	0	1	25
DT Gary Caldwell	0.0	1	0	20
DE Austin Rodriguez	0.0	1	0	18
ILB Ethan Schrempf	0.0	0	1	17
DE Luke Prior	0.0	0	1	22

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Keith Small	1	0	0	17
DE Herman Engelke	0	2	1	21
ILB Raymond Wilcox	0	1	0	20
DT Wendell Fletcher	0	1	0	18
DE Wesley Myers	0	1	0	14
DE Sammie Back	0	0	1	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Larry Walters	5	0	0	24
S Wally Reed	2	0	1	24
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	2	0	0	25
CB Marco Nager	1	0	0	20
ILB Ethan Schrempf	1	0	0	17
OLB Ernie Howe	1	0	0	18
ILB Kenyon Hopkins	0	1	0	18
CB Kenneth Giles	0	1	0	17
S Claude Baugh	0	1	0	11
S Riddick Montgomery	0	1	0	4

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	3	0	0	20
CB Winston Bensen	3	0	0	16
CB C.J. Stewart	2	0	1	15
CB Jackie Bruseloff	2	0	0	21
S Barry Durham	2	0	0	20
S Harold Mason	1	0	0	23
OLB Carl Ingram	1	0	0	21
OLB Nolan Duncan	1	0	0	7
S Chad Shea	1	0	0	8
CB Hunter Russell	0	1	0	10

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Pete Silverstein	6	10	29	21
Roy Peachey	2	3	24	16
Sammy Meier	1	6	30	25
Rich Shepherd	1	3	16	11
Kenneth Shumaker	1	2	13	10
Lamont Walek	1	1	9	4
Terry McKenzie	0	4	27	19
Isaac Herzog	0	3	34	25
Randal Spencer	0	1	13	10

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Corwin Hicks	3	6	31	0	27
Nick Diaz	2	9	32	0	28
Cole Bennett	2	3	25	1	24
Bernie Flowers	2	3	31	0	21
Pete Siders	1	1	26	0	24
Marco Nimmons	0	4	21	0	21
Harry Abe	0	2	11	0	7
Arnie Reed	0	1	7	0	4

Special Teams Statistics

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Claude Baugh	1	32
Tyrus McKnight	1	19
Marco Nager	1	15
Randal Spencer	1	14
Lawrence Hopkins	1	12
Jon Fulcher	0	26
Tito McBeal	0	20
Lamont Walek	0	20
Tyrell Wyden	0	20
Kendall Andersen	0	16
Larry Walters	0	16
Clay Lincoln	0	13
Kerry Howe	0	13
Melvin Downs	0	9
Edwin Crackel	0	7
Sammy Meier	0	6
Pete Silverstein	0	6
Kenneth Shumaker	0	6
R.J. Adams	0	6
Rich Shepherd	0	5
Austin Rodriguez	0	5
Kenneth Giles	0	4
Gary Caldwell	0	4
Ethan Schrempf	0	3
Charlie Eichhorst	0	3
Kent Frederick	0	3
Ernie Howe	0	3
Irving Gentry	0	3
Wally Reed	0	2
Gus Gomez	0	2
Isaac Herzog	0	1
Roger Pritchett	0	1
Kenyon Hopkins	0	1
Harvey Johnson	0	1
Luke Prior	0	1
Riddick Montgomery	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Marco Herrmann	3	20
Colin Whiting	2	27
Tommie Drake	1	22
Aaron Kafka	1	16
Rodney Burney	0	23
Pete Siders	0	20
Raymond Wilcox	0	18
Alan Cutler	0	14
Jackie Barber	0	13
Dustin D'Herde	0	13
O.J. Andrews	0	13
Barry Durham	0	13
Darren Coles	0	9
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	9
Harry Abe	0	9
Bernie Flowers	0	9
Kurt Snyder	0	8
Hunter Russell	0	8
Clarence Correia	0	8
Jamal Lemke	0	7
Nolan Duncan	0	5
Eric Sarfaty	0	4
Wesley Myers	0	4
Nick Diaz	0	3
Darrin Borders	0	3
Herman Engelke	0	3
Conrad Adams	0	3
Harold Mason	0	2
Wendell Fletcher	0	2
Sammie Back	0	2
Carl Ingram	0	2
Jackie Bruseloff	0	2
Winston Bensen	0	2
Ricky Kiddoo	0	1
Keith Small	0	1
C.J. Stewart	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	25	1.9
Middle	11	45	4.1
Right	10	72	7.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	28	3.1
Middle	15	73	4.9
Right	8	55	6.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Leon Horn	26	16	3	0	2	1	5	2	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	27	12	3	1	4	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-1	-1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	83	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	122	11.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	5	74	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	6	79	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	29	4.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tito McBeal	8	6	1	132	3	23
WR Clay Lincoln	5	4	0	26	0	17
WR Bob Galloway	4	4	0	32	0	16
WR Harvey Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	13
WR Kendall Andersen	2	0	1	0	0	4
RB Jeffrey Blake	2	1	0	15	0	20
TE Lawrence Hopkins	1	0	0	0	0	11
RB Kerry Howe	1	1	0	-1	0	3
TE Randal Spencer	1	0	0	0	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Lemke	9	3	1	44	0	26
WR Kurt Snyder	8	4	1	59	1	16
WR Aaron Kafka	5	2	1	36	1	14
RB Darnell Bates	3	1	1	25	1	16
WR Ricky Kiddoo	1	1	0	5	0	4
TE Pete Siders	1	1	0	13	0	24

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jeffrey Blake	5	31	6.20	4.25

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Colin Whiting	3	14	4.67	2.80
Darnell Bates	1	2	2.00	5.30

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Leon Horn	3	2	7	2.33	7.85

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	4	2	20	5.00	6.74

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Clay Lincoln	2	1	3	1.50	5.20
WR Bob Galloway	1	1	4	4.00	8.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jamal Lemke	2	1	15	7.50	4.89
WR Ricky Kiddoo	1	1	5	5.00	5.00
WR Aaron Kafka	1	0	0	0.00	7.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Jeffrey Blake	3	1
Leon Horn	2	0
Kerry Howe	2	2

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	2	1
Darnell Bates	2	1
Colin Whiting	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Leon Horn	6	4	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clay Lincoln	2	2	1
WR Tito McBeal	2	2	1
WR Kendall Andersen	2	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jamal Lemke	5	1	1
WR Kurt Snyder	1	1	1
WR Aaron Kafka	1	1	0
RB Darnell Bates	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,800 (21,200)
End Zone 14,800 (15,300)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,500)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (4,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,800 (21,200)
End Zone	14,800 (15,300)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,500)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (4,200)