Week 1, 2064

played in Houston, TX

86 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	7	3	0	14	-	24
Houston Texans	7	10	7	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 IND - Victor Fierro 3 pass from Gustavo Fuller (Patrick Brink extra point)
1Q: 07:48 HOU - Bennett Particelli 8 run (Broderick Hillman extra point)
2Q: 14:53 HOU - Broderick Hillman 35 field goal
2Q: 10:45 IND - Patrick Brink 31 field goal
2Q: 10:37 HOU - Aidan Greeley 97 kickoff return (Broderick Hillman extra point)
3Q: 03:29 HOU - Carlton Blalock 2 pass from Roosevelt Gregg (Broderick Hillman extra point)
4Q: 15:00 IND - Cedric Dillon 7 pass from Gustavo Fuller (Patrick Brink extra point)
4Q: 12:33 HOU - Damien Enman 53 interception return (Broderick Hillman extra point)
4Q: 07:47 IND - Norbert Sylvester 9 pass from Gustavo Fuller (Patrick Brink extra point)
4Q: 01:13 HOU - Broderick Hillman 46 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:01 IND - Victor Fierro 3 pass from Gustavo Fuller (Patrick Brink extra point)
1Q: 07:48 HOU - Bennett Particelli 8 run (Broderick Hillman extra point)
2Q: 14:53 HOU - Broderick Hillman 35 field goal
2Q: 10:45 IND - Patrick Brink 31 field goal
2Q: 10:37 HOU - Aidan Greeley 97 kickoff return (Broderick Hillman extra point)
3Q: 03:29 HOU - Carlton Blalock 2 pass from Roosevelt Gregg (Broderick Hillman extra point)
4Q: 15:00 IND - Cedric Dillon 7 pass from Gustavo Fuller (Patrick Brink extra point)
4Q: 12:33 HOU - Damien Enman 53 interception return (Broderick Hillman extra point)
4Q: 07:47 IND - Norbert Sylvester 9 pass from Gustavo Fuller (Patrick Brink extra point)
4Q: 01:13 HOU - Broderick Hillman 46 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 19 23
- by Rushing 2 5
- by Passing 16 15
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 359 338
- Offensive Plays 55 66
- Yards per Play 6.53 5.12
Net Rushing Yards 41 120
- Rushing Attempts 17 33
- Yards per Rush 2.41 3.64
Net Passing Yards 318 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 26 - 1 32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 322 222
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 8.37 6.61
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/8 10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/53 7/58
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 5/156 4/147
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/53
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 18
Time of Possession 25:52 34:08

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	19	23
- by Rushing	2	5
- by Passing	16	15
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	359	338
- Offensive Plays	55	66
- Yards per Play	6.53	5.12
Net Rushing Yards	41	120
- Rushing Attempts	17	33
- Yards per Rush	2.41	3.64
Net Passing Yards	318	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 26 - 1	32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	322	222
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	8.37	6.61
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/8	10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/53	7/58
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	5/156	4/147
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/53
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 18
Time of Possession	25:52	34:08

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:07	OWN 33	6	67	Touchdown
1	7:38	1:55	OWN 47	3	0	Punt
2	14:48	4:11	OWN 25	7	61	Field Goal
2	10:23	4:24	OPP 49	9	48	Downs
2	1:33	1:33	OWN 3	4	26	Half
3	12:20	1:41	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
3	3:21	3:29	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
4	12:33	0:12	OWN 45	1	0	Interception
4	12:21	4:43	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
4	6:55	0:37	OPP 28	2	5	Fumble
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 25	6	21	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:53	5:15	OWN 27	10	73	Touchdown
1	5:43	5:55	OWN 15	10	67	Field Goal
2	5:59	4:26	OWN 1	13	53	Punt
3	15:00	2:40	OWN 17	6	11	Punt
3	10:39	7:18	OWN 27	14	73	Touchdown
4	14:52	2:19	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
4	7:38	0:43	OWN 23	1	20	Fumble
4	6:18	5:10	OWN 23	11	48	Field Goal

Game MVP: Roosevelt Gregg, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Cristian Burks	9	12	1.33	5	0
RB Kerry Arnold	7	32	4.57	10	1
WR Victor Fierro	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Avery Harmon	20	87	4.35	31	2	0
RB Bennett Particelli	8	17	2.13	8	0	1
QB Roosevelt Gregg	3	18	6.00	13	1	0
RB Avery Lytle	2	-2	-1.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gustavo Fuller	37	26	322	1/4	3	32	1	112.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roosevelt Gregg	32	22	222	1/4	1	20	0	98.6

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Victor Fierro	8	8	73	9.13	13	18	1
WR Cedric Dillon	8	12	131	16.38	67	32	1
RB Kerry Arnold	3	3	18	6.00	13	14	0
WR Andrew Kratky	3	7	32	10.67	9	18	0
TE Randall Boone	1	1	22	22.00	11	22	0
WR Martin Sellers	1	1	19	19.00	0	19	0
TE Norbert Sylvester	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	1
RB Cristian Burks	1	1	18	18.00	20	18	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Carlton Blalock	7	7	62	8.86	10	20	1
WR Aidan Greeley	4	7	58	14.50	0	20	0
TE Blake Thomason	2	4	28	14.00	12	20	0
WR Norman Flannery	2	5	16	8.00	6	9	0
WR Tyrus Lyon	2	3	16	8.00	0	9	0
RB Avery Harmon	2	3	27	13.50	9	20	0
TE Marquis Fenno	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Bennett Particelli	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Leland Vance	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Damien Enman	1	53	53.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Cedric Dillon	1	0	0
CB Emmanuel Sonntag	0	1	0
CB Burt Sellers	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Carlton Blalock	1	0	0
CB Gene Hall	0	1	0
CB Jerald Barnikow	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ernie White	2	84	42.0	42.0	43	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Javier Humphrey	3	145	48.3	41.7	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Patrick Brink	1/1	0/0	0/0	31	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Broderick Hillman	2/2	1/1	0/0	46	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Meier	2	20	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Burt Sellers	4	126	31.5	0
Kerry Arnold	1	30	30.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aidan Greeley	4	147	36.8	1

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Van Ogden	8	1	0.5	33	33
ILB Thomas Sheldon	8	1	0.0	30	16
OLB Theodore Boticario	7	0	0.0	12	21
S Darrin Reid	6	3	0.0	33	33
CB Burt Sellers	5	5	0.0	33	33
S Daniel Meier	4	1	0.0	21	21
ILB Ezekiel Lopez	3	0	0.0	5	17
DE Riley Kennedy	3	0	0.0	19	17
CB Andre Fredrickson	3	0	0.0	32	18
DE Herb Butkiewicz	3	0	0.0	31	25
CB Emmanuel Sonntag	1	2	0.5	17	15
DE Gavin Prescott	1	1	0.0	16	15
DT Josue Lynch	1	1	0.0	18	20
DT Edward Lowe	0	2	0.0	25	21
DE Chuck Copeland	0	1	0.0	9	19

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Collin Finch	6	2	0.0	17	38
OLB Gino Daniels	5	0	1.0	16	26
ILB Warren Barber	4	1	0.0	16	26
S Artie Kershaw	4	1	0.0	15	25
CB Damien Enman	3	1	0.0	16	37
CB Gene Hall	3	1	0.0	11	23
DT Kirk Floyd	3	1	0.0	13	24
OLB Craig Brady	3	0	0.0	6	22
CB Jerald Barnikow	2	3	0.0	16	37
DE Ronnie McKnight	2	0	0.0	10	21
DT Leland Merrick	2	0	0.0	17	35
CB James Adler	2	0	0.0	2	12
WR Tyrus Lyon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Rod Bennett	1	0	0.0	4	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
CB Emmanuel Sonntag	0.5	0	0	15
OLB Van Ogden	0.5	0	0	33
DE Herb Butkiewicz	0.0	1	0	25
DE Gavin Prescott	0.0	0	1	15
DE Chuck Copeland	0.0	0	1	19

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Gino Daniels	1.0	0	26
DE Mack Benton	0.0	2	26
DT Rod Bennett	0.0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Theodore Boticario	4	1	21
ILB Thomas Sheldon	4	1	16
OLB Van Ogden	4	0	33
CB Burt Sellers	3	1	33
S Daniel Meier	3	0	21
S Darrin Reid	2	0	33
ILB Ezekiel Lopez	1	0	17
CB Andre Fredrickson	1	0	18
DT Josue Lynch	0	1	20

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jerald Barnikow	4	1	0	37
CB Damien Enman	4	0	1	37
OLB Craig Brady	3	0	0	22
S Collin Finch	3	0	0	38
CB Gene Hall	3	0	0	23
S Artie Kershaw	3	0	0	25
ILB Warren Barber	2	2	0	26
CB James Adler	2	0	0	12
OLB Gino Daniels	1	0	0	26
DT Kirk Floyd	1	0	0	24
CB Karl Perliman	0	1	0	1
S Damon Webb	0	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kerry Franklin	2	7	17	0	38
T Courtney Johnson	2	5	17	0	38
G Andre McCollum	0	4	17	0	38
T Gage Roberts	0	1	17	1	38

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Zach Hornung	4	11	33	0	33
C Alec Rawls	2	6	33	0	33
T Dakota Cheuse	2	4	33	0	33
G Sean Urpsis	1	6	33	1	33
T Ernie Pierzina	1	1	33	0	33
FB Elliot Adderley	0	1	1	0	0
TE Blake Thomason	0	1	27	0	31

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Javier Brandon	2	18
Kerry Arnold	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Craig Brady	2	18
Bennett Particelli	1	14
Carlton Blalock	1	12
Jerald Barnikow	1	9
Aidan Greeley	1	6
Zach Hornung	1	5

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Darrin Reid	---	---	33	33	17	83
CB Burt Sellers	---	---	33	33	9	75
WR Victor Fierro	16	38	---	---	16	70
OLB Van Ogden	---	---	33	33	2	68
WR Cedric Dillon	15	36	---	---	12	63
G Grady Rupert	17	38	---	---	3	58
T Gage Roberts	17	38	---	---	3	58
DE Herb Butkiewicz	---	---	31	25	---	56
QB Gustavo Fuller	17	38	---	---	---	55
T Courtney Johnson	17	38	---	---	---	55
C Kerry Franklin	17	38	---	---	---	55
G Andre McCollum	17	38	---	---	---	55
TE Norbert Sylvester	15	36	---	---	---	51
CB Andre Fredrickson	---	---	32	18	---	50
DT Edward Lowe	---	---	25	21	2	48
S Daniel Meier	---	---	21	21	5	47
DE Riley Kennedy	---	---	19	17	10	46
ILB Thomas Sheldon	---	---	30	16	---	46
ILB Ezekiel Lopez	---	---	5	17	19	41
DT Josue Lynch	---	---	18	20	2	40
WR Andrew Kratky	12	27	---	---	---	39
DE Gavin Prescott	---	---	16	15	5	36
OLB Theodore Boticario	---	---	12	21	2	35
RB Cristian Burks	9	25	---	---	---	34
DT Xavier Cortez	---	---	15	16	3	34
S Alejandro Gomez	---	---	12	7	15	34
RB Kerry Arnold	8	13	---	---	12	33
CB Emmanuel Sonntag	---	---	17	15	---	32
DE Chuck Copeland	---	---	9	19	2	30
TE Dale Winslett	3	6	---	---	18	27
FB Javier Brandon	2	5	---	---	18	25
S Hardy Gil	---	---	1	13	2	16
RB Tracy Horton	0	0	---	---	15	15
ILB Jon Collins	---	---	0	0	10	10
K Patrick Brink	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Randall Boone	3	3	---	---	---	6
OLB Roy Zeigler	---	---	1	3	---	4
C Alan Monaghan	0	0	---	---	3	3
T Tyrell Satre	0	0	---	---	3	3
WR Martin Sellers	2	1	---	---	---	3
G Demetrius Hamilton	0	0	---	---	3	3
P Ernie White	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Kim Coffey	0	0	---	---	1	1
C Al Simmons	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Rodolfo King	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Braden Green	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Aidan Greeley	33	33	---	---	6	72
G Sean Urpsis	33	33	---	---	5	71
G Zach Hornung	33	33	---	---	5	71
T Dakota Cheuse	33	33	---	---	5	71
T Ernie Pierzina	33	33	---	---	5	71
C Alec Rawls	33	33	---	---	---	66
QB Roosevelt Gregg	33	33	---	---	---	66
CB Jerald Barnikow	---	---	16	37	9	62
CB Damien Enman	---	---	16	37	8	61
TE Blake Thomason	27	31	---	---	---	58
S Collin Finch	---	---	17	38	2	57
RB Avery Harmon	22	15	---	---	19	56
DT Leland Merrick	---	---	17	35	1	53
WR Tyrus Lyon	29	21	---	---	3	53
WR Carlton Blalock	19	20	---	---	12	51
ILB Warren Barber	---	---	16	26	8	50
OLB Craig Brady	---	---	6	22	18	46
OLB Gino Daniels	---	---	16	26	2	44
DE Mack Benton	---	---	14	26	---	40
S Artie Kershaw	---	---	15	25	---	40
TE Marquis Fenno	19	19	---	---	---	38
DT Kirk Floyd	---	---	13	24	1	38
CB Gene Hall	---	---	11	23	---	34
DE Ronnie McKnight	---	---	10	21	1	32
RB Bennett Particelli	9	7	---	---	14	30
S Damon Webb	---	---	2	13	14	29
DE Nicolas Burbank	---	---	6	21	1	28
DT Rod Bennett	---	---	4	17	2	23
RB Avery Lytle	2	2	---	---	18	22
CB Karl Perliman	---	---	1	1	15	17
WR Norman Flannery	2	15	---	---	---	17
WR Emmanuel Ballard	0	0	---	---	14	14
DE Joey Sampson	---	---	4	8	2	14
CB James Adler	---	---	2	12	---	14
K Broderick Hillman	0	0	---	---	9	9
OLB Dale Griese	---	---	0	0	9	9
C Cedric Ward	0	0	---	---	5	5
OLB Keegan Bongiovanni	---	---	0	5	---	5
TE Leland Vance	2	2	---	---	---	4
P Javier Humphrey	0	0	---	---	3	3
FB Elliot Adderley	1	0	---	---	2	3
S Kelly Devine	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Teddy Stevenson	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Jessie Chun	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Kenyon Tanner	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Ezekiel Maxwell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	8	1.6
Middle	8	21	2.6
Right	4	12	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	11	1.8
Middle	19	62	3.3
Right	8	47	5.9
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gustavo Fuller	37	26	4	0	1	5	3	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roosevelt Gregg	32	22	4	0	3	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	53	8.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	12	135	7.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	65	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	69	17.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	65	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	94	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	57	11.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cedric Dillon	12	8	0	131	3	36
WR Victor Fierro	8	8	0	73	0	38
WR Andrew Kratky	7	3	1	32	0	27
RB Kerry Arnold	3	3	0	18	0	13
TE Norbert Sylvester	3	1	0	9	0	36
TE Randall Boone	1	1	0	22	1	3
WR Martin Sellers	1	1	0	19	0	1
RB Cristian Burks	1	1	0	18	0	25

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Carlton Blalock	7	7	0	62	1	20
WR Aidan Greeley	7	4	1	58	1	33
WR Norman Flannery	5	2	1	16	0	15
TE Blake Thomason	4	2	1	28	1	31
WR Tyrus Lyon	3	2	0	16	0	21
RB Avery Harmon	3	2	0	27	1	15
TE Marquis Fenno	1	1	0	6	0	19
RB Bennett Particelli	1	1	0	5	0	7
TE Leland Vance	1	1	0	4	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Cristian Burks	4	9	2.25	1.33
RB Kerry Arnold	2	8	4.00	4.57

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Bennett Particelli	3	3	1.00	2.13
RB Avery Harmon	2	7	3.50	4.35
RB Avery Lytle	1	2	2.00	-1.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gustavo Fuller	7	5	25	3.57	8.70

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roosevelt Gregg	4	3	18	4.50	6.94

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Norbert Sylvester	3	1	9	3.00	3.00
WR Victor Fierro	2	2	6	3.00	9.13
WR Cedric Dillon	1	1	7	7.00	10.92
WR Andrew Kratky	1	1	3	3.00	4.57

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Norman Flannery	2	2	16	8.00	3.20
WR Carlton Blalock	1	1	2	2.00	8.86
WR Aidan Greeley	1	0	0	0.00	8.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kerry Arnold	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Avery Harmon	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gustavo Fuller	7	4	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roosevelt Gregg	13	9	9

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Victor Fierro	3	3	1
TE Norbert Sylvester	2	1	1
WR Cedric Dillon	1	0	0
WR Andrew Kratky	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Aidan Greeley	4	2	2
WR Carlton Blalock	3	3	3
TE Blake Thomason	2	1	1
WR Norman Flannery	2	1	1
TE Marquis Fenno	1	1	1
RB Avery Harmon	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,300 (25,300)
End Zone 18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine 10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats 16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats 19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	99,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,300 (25,300)
End Zone	18,200 (18,200)
Mezzanine	10,500 (10,500)
Sideline Seats	16,100 (16,100)
Club Seats	19,900 (19,900)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)