Week 1, 2070

played in Houston, TX

73 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	0	0	0	6	-	6
Houston Texans	10	3	3	0	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 HOU - Gino Bradley 23 run (Trevor Hicks extra point)
1Q: 01:05 HOU - Trevor Hicks 30 field goal
2Q: 11:23 HOU - Trevor Hicks 29 field goal
3Q: 02:00 HOU - Trevor Hicks 20 field goal
4Q: 01:29 IND - Norbert Sylvester 7 pass from Samuel Shields (Samuel Shields pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:52 HOU - Gino Bradley 23 run (Trevor Hicks extra point)
1Q: 01:05 HOU - Trevor Hicks 30 field goal
2Q: 11:23 HOU - Trevor Hicks 29 field goal
3Q: 02:00 HOU - Trevor Hicks 20 field goal
4Q: 01:29 IND - Norbert Sylvester 7 pass from Samuel Shields (Samuel Shields pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 314 303
- Offensive Plays 64 65
- Yards per Play 4.91 4.66
Net Rushing Yards 140 127
- Rushing Attempts 26 28
- Yards per Rush 5.38 4.54
Net Passing Yards 174 176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 21 - 2 36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 198 179
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/24 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 4.58 4.76
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.1 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 2/15 6/37
Punt Returns/Yards 4/43 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 1/36 1/12
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/19
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 37
Time of Possession 28:16 31:44

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	314	303
- Offensive Plays	64	65
- Yards per Play	4.91	4.66
Net Rushing Yards	140	127
- Rushing Attempts	26	28
- Yards per Rush	5.38	4.54
Net Passing Yards	174	176
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 21 - 2	36 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	198	179
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/24	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	4.58	4.76
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.1	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	2/15	6/37
Punt Returns/Yards	4/43	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	1/36	1/12
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/19
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 37
Time of Possession	28:16	31:44

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:45	OWN 25	5	38	Fumble
1	7:33	1:57	OWN 25	5	21	Interception
1	0:58	2:13	OWN 15	4	27	Interception
2	11:16	4:06	OWN 25	7	51	Missed FG
2	5:29	1:38	OWN 23	5	22	Punt
2	1:57	0:57	OWN 20	3	-4	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 6	1	3	Half
3	13:14	1:59	OWN 25	4	19	Punt
3	10:15	1:32	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	1:54	4:54	OWN 39	7	37	Missed FG
4	9:56	3:58	OWN 1	7	38	Punt
4	3:17	1:54	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
4	0:36	0:35	OWN 15	4	2	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:15	4:42	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
1	5:36	4:38	OWN 44	8	43	Field Goal
2	13:45	2:29	OPP 29	6	17	Field Goal
2	7:10	1:41	OWN 31	3	0	Punt
2	3:51	1:54	OWN 18	6	49	Punt
2	1:00	0:43	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
3	15:00	1:46	OWN 31	3	3	Punt
3	11:15	1:00	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	8:43	6:49	OWN 20	13	77	Field Goal
4	12:00	2:04	OWN 31	5	18	Punt
4	5:58	2:41	OWN 12	3	7	Punt
4	1:23	0:47	OPP 46	3	3	Punt
4	0:01	0:01	OPP 17	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Gino Bradley, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Pat Ybarra	12	79	6.58	12	4
RB Tyrell Fabini	7	31	4.43	17	2
QB Samuel Shields	5	24	4.80	16	1
RB Jonah Hammer	1	5	5.00	5	0
WR Nate Muller	1	1	1.00	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gino Bradley	21	107	5.10	23	4	1
RB Willie Dodge	3	18	6.00	14	1	0
QB Eddie Berner	2	3	1.50	4	0	0
WR Chester Gaines	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
RB Howie Ramirez	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Samuel Shields	36	21	198	2/24	1	23	2	59.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Eddie Berner	36	21	179	1/3	0	31	0	71.4

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Norbert Sylvester	12	18	110	9.17	35	23	1
WR Dean Vilimek	4	6	40	10.00	18	23	0
RB Pat Ybarra	2	5	13	6.50	1	7	0
TE Evan Flowers	1	1	10	10.00	3	10	0
WR Nate Muller	1	1	11	11.00	6	11	0
RB Tyrell Fabini	1	2	14	14.00	7	14	0
WR Darryl Buckley	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Zach Meier	5	5	55	11.00	38	31
WR Philip Ogden	4	7	22	5.50	13	14
WR Chester Gaines	4	8	28	7.00	9	9
RB Gino Bradley	4	6	19	4.75	5	10
TE Dominique Sharber	3	6	55	18.33	22	26
TE Rob Franz	1	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Aaron Littlejohn	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Willie Dodge	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Howie Ramirez	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Duane Darusmont	1	0	0.00	0
S Darrell Whitehurst	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Samuel Shields	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DT Richie Martinez	0	1	0	0
OLB Archie Pearce	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kenneth Alston	5	233	46.6	37.2	56	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Keith Witt	8	364	45.5	37.6	59	5

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jameson Agbabian	0/2	0/2	0/0	0	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Trevor Hicks	3/3	0/0	0/0	30	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonah Hammer	4	43	10.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Nichols	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonah Hammer	1	36	36.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rico Nichols	1	12	12.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Blaine Scott	8	3	0.0	28	37
OLB Abraham Donaldson	7	2	0.0	28	33
ILB Jon Collins	7	2	0.0	25	36
DT Dean Hjelmar	3	2	0.0	26	26
S Dennis Shields	3	0	0.0	24	23
CB Joey Ellard	3	0	0.0	21	31
DE Ronald Alston	2	2	0.5	24	28
DE Elliot Altman	2	0	0.5	1	12
DT Xavier Cortez	2	1	0.0	17	16
CB Byron Sheriff	2	1	0.0	23	24
CB Craig Simmons	2	0	0.0	25	24
S Archie Lackey	2	0	0.0	4	14
CB Jose Rouse	1	2	0.0	7	17
OLB Brian Sutter	1	2	0.0	7	26
DE Devante Mathews	1	0	0.0	23	18
DE Jackson Shields	1	0	0.0	7	15
WR Darryl Buckley	1	0	---	---	---
DE Kendrick Malone	1	0	0.0	4	13
RB Pat Ybarra	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Archie Pearce	6	5	1.0	26	38
ILB Brendan Tongue	6	2	0.0	21	25
CB Kim Hernandez	5	2	0.0	24	38
CB Chester Schulz	5	1	0.0	19	33
S Darrell Whitehurst	5	0	0.0	22	30
DE Floyd Phillips	3	0	1.0	15	17
OLB Shane Adamski	3	1	0.0	8	21
DT Richie Martinez	3	0	0.0	22	28
OLB Jacob Pfaff	2	1	0.0	19	21
S Aaron Blackwell	2	0	0.0	21	25
CB Duane Darusmont	1	2	0.0	18	21
DE Kyle Howen	1	1	0.0	25	37
S Mo Reed	1	0	0.0	12	17
ILB Dale Griese	1	0	0.0	2	5
S Wesley Lane	1	0	0.0	5	13
DT Frank Pirker	1	0	0.0	4	8
ILB Don Stevens	1	0	0.0	7	15
DE Gabe Morton	0	1	0.0	7	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ronald Alston	0.5	0	1	1	28
DE Elliot Altman	0.5	0	0	0	12
DE Jackson Shields	0.0	1	0	0	15
DT Xavier Cortez	0.0	1	0	0	16
ILB Jon Collins	0.0	1	0	0	36
DT J.R. Binkow	0.0	0	2	0	11

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Archie Pearce	1.0	0	1	38
DE Floyd Phillips	1.0	0	0	17
DE Kyle Howen	0.0	1	0	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Jon Collins	5	0	36
S Blaine Scott	2	1	37
S Archie Lackey	2	1	14
OLB Abraham Donaldson	2	0	33
CB Joey Ellard	2	0	31
S Dennis Shields	1	1	23
DE Devante Mathews	1	0	18
CB Jose Rouse	1	0	17
DT Xavier Cortez	1	0	16
DE Ronald Alston	1	0	28
OLB Brian Sutter	1	0	26
CB Craig Simmons	1	0	24
CB Byron Sheriff	1	0	24

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Kim Hernandez	4	1	0	38
CB Chester Schulz	4	0	0	33
OLB Archie Pearce	3	1	0	38
ILB Brendan Tongue	3	0	0	25
S Darrell Whitehurst	2	0	1	30
OLB Shane Adamski	2	0	0	21
CB Duane Darusmont	1	1	1	21
S Aaron Blackwell	1	1	0	25
DE Floyd Phillips	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Graham Tubbs	3	6	26	0	38
T Harold Grooms	2	7	26	2	38
T Johnny Giannotta	2	4	26	0	38
C Cesar Cote	2	2	26	0	38
G Les McElroy	1	2	26	0	38

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Micah Bernard	4	8	1	28	0	37
C Brendan Stevenson	4	7	1	28	0	37
G Gage Bennett	3	4	0	28	0	37
T Dean Cochrane	1	6	0	28	1	37
TE Dominique Sharber	1	1	0	26	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Van Ogden	1	19
Joey Ellard	1	12
Xavier Cortez	1	8

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dominique Sharber	3	15
Willie Dodge	1	23
Mo Reed	1	21

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
ILB Jon Collins	---	---	25	36	16	77
T Johnny Giannotta	26	38	---	---	7	71
CB Craig Simmons	---	---	25	24	21	70
S Blaine Scott	---	---	28	37	3	68
WR Darryl Buckley	23	26	---	---	17	66
T Harold Grooms	26	38	---	---	---	64
OLB Abraham Donaldson	---	---	28	33	3	64
C Cesar Cote	26	38	---	---	---	64
G Les McElroy	26	38	---	---	---	64
G Graham Tubbs	26	38	---	---	---	64
QB Samuel Shields	26	38	---	---	---	64
CB Joey Ellard	---	---	21	31	12	64
WR Dean Vilimek	25	36	---	---	---	61
TE Norbert Sylvester	24	36	---	---	---	60
DE Ronald Alston	---	---	24	28	2	54
DT Dean Hjelmar	---	---	26	26	2	54
WR Nate Muller	20	26	---	---	7	53
S Dennis Shields	---	---	24	23	2	49
CB Byron Sheriff	---	---	23	24	2	49
DE Devante Mathews	---	---	23	18	1	42
DT Xavier Cortez	---	---	17	16	8	41
RB Tyrell Fabini	11	23	---	---	5	39
OLB Brian Sutter	---	---	7	26	3	36
RB Pat Ybarra	17	17	---	---	---	34
S Archie Lackey	---	---	4	14	16	34
CB Jose Rouse	---	---	7	17	6	30
RB Jonah Hammer	2	4	---	---	22	28
DT J.R. Binkow	---	---	8	11	9	28
TE Scottie Norton	0	5	---	---	22	27
DE Kendrick Malone	---	---	4	13	10	27
FB Stan Reinsel	4	3	---	---	17	24
OLB Van Ogden	---	---	3	1	19	23
DE Jackson Shields	---	---	7	15	1	23
TE Evan Flowers	4	14	---	---	---	18
DE Elliot Altman	---	---	1	12	2	15
P Kenneth Alston	0	0	---	---	7	7
T J.J. Hoffman	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Alex Hamilton	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Colin Dawson	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Tristan Russell	0	0	---	---	7	7
ILB Caiden Garner	---	---	3	1	---	4
K Jameson Agbabian	0	0	---	---	4	4
OLB Kody Freeman	---	---	0	1	---	1
WR Victor Godfrey	0	0	---	---	1	1
QB Rondell Denis	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Dean Cochrane	28	37	---	---	11	76
G Gage Bennett	28	37	---	---	11	76
G Micah Bernard	28	37	---	---	11	76
T Randall Chorak	28	37	---	---	11	76
TE Dominique Sharber	26	34	---	---	15	75
OLB Archie Pearce	---	---	26	38	2	66
C Brendan Stevenson	28	37	---	---	---	65
QB Eddie Berner	28	37	---	---	---	65
WR Chester Gaines	27	37	---	---	---	64
DE Kyle Howen	---	---	25	37	2	64
CB Kim Hernandez	---	---	24	38	2	64
WR Philip Ogden	26	36	---	---	---	62
CB Chester Schulz	---	---	19	33	1	53
S Darrell Whitehurst	---	---	22	30	1	53
DT Richie Martinez	---	---	22	28	2	52
S Mo Reed	---	---	12	17	21	50
OLB Shane Adamski	---	---	8	21	21	50
WR Zach Meier	21	26	---	---	---	47
S Aaron Blackwell	---	---	21	25	1	47
ILB Brendan Tongue	---	---	21	25	1	47
RB Gino Bradley	23	23	---	---	---	46
CB Duane Darusmont	---	---	18	21	7	46
OLB Jacob Pfaff	---	---	19	21	1	41
TE Rob Franz	5	10	---	---	23	38
DE Floyd Phillips	---	---	15	17	---	32
ILB Don Stevens	---	---	7	15	9	31
WR Aaron Littlejohn	5	8	---	---	15	28
RB Willie Dodge	4	1	---	---	23	28
CB Nickolas Alston	---	---	5	11	12	28
S Wesley Lane	---	---	5	13	6	24
DE Gabe Morton	---	---	7	15	2	24
RB Howie Ramirez	1	9	---	---	10	20
DT Frank Pirker	---	---	4	8	---	12
WR Rico Nichols	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Andres Hanks	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Keith Witt	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Trevor Hicks	0	0	---	---	8	8
ILB Dale Griese	---	---	2	5	---	7
DE Sammy Carswell	---	---	2	0	5	7
TE Andres Hatton	2	1	---	---	2	5
DT Raul Samuels	---	---	0	0	5	5
OLB Seth Wilcox	---	---	2	0	---	2
G Andre McCollum	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Ernie Pierzina	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Arturo Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Javier Sharpe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	33	8.3
Middle	17	68	4.0
Right	5	39	7.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	4	1.0
Middle	19	119	6.3
Right	4	5	1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Samuel Shields	36	21	2	3	3	4	1	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Eddie Berner	36	21	4	2	4	3	3	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	15	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	128	8.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	5	55	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	19	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	10	92	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	5	68	9.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Norbert Sylvester	18	12	3	110	1	36
WR Dean Vilimek	6	4	0	40	1	36
RB Pat Ybarra	5	2	0	13	0	17
WR Darryl Buckley	2	0	0	0	0	26
RB Tyrell Fabini	2	1	0	14	0	23
TE Evan Flowers	1	1	0	10	0	14
WR Nate Muller	1	1	0	11	0	26

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Chester Gaines	8	4	1	28	0	37
WR Philip Ogden	7	4	0	22	0	36
TE Dominique Sharber	6	3	1	55	2	34
RB Gino Bradley	6	4	2	19	0	23
WR Zach Meier	5	5	0	55	2	26
TE Rob Franz	1	1	0	0	0	10
WR Aaron Littlejohn	1	0	0	0	0	8
RB Willie Dodge	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Howie Ramirez	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gino Bradley	6	2	0.33	5.10
QB Eddie Berner	1	-1	-1.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Samuel Shields	1	1	7	7.00	5.50

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Eddie Berner	5	3	20	4.00	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Norbert Sylvester	1	1	7	7.00	6.11

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Chester Gaines	3	2	17	5.67	3.50
WR Philip Ogden	1	0	0	0.00	3.14
WR Zach Meier	1	1	3	3.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Samuel Shields	2	0
RB Tyrell Fabini	1	1
RB Pat Ybarra	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Gino Bradley	3	1
RB Howie Ramirez	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Samuel Shields	9	5	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Eddie Berner	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Norbert Sylvester	7	3	2
WR Dean Vilimek	1	1	0
RB Tyrell Fabini	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Chester Gaines	5	3	2
WR Zach Meier	2	2	1
WR Philip Ogden	1	0	0
TE Dominique Sharber	1	1	1
RB Gino Bradley	1	0	0
RB Howie Ramirez	1	0	0

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)