Week 1, 1998

played in Houston, AL

63 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	0	14	7	-	28
Houston Texans	3	6	3	17	-	29

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 HOU - Chris Jacke 19 field goal
1Q: 09:19 IND - Matthew McConaughey 53 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 05:07 HOU - Chris Jacke 48 field goal
2Q: 00:19 HOU - Chris Jacke 39 field goal
3Q: 12:39 IND - Carlester Crumpler 18 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 08:17 IND - Carlester Crumpler 20 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 00:57 HOU - Chris Jacke 37 field goal
4Q: 11:51 HOU - Chris Jacke 39 field goal
4Q: 08:32 IND - James Stewart 13 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 03:19 HOU - James Jett 21 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 00:05 HOU - James Jett 33 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:55 HOU - Chris Jacke 19 field goal
1Q: 09:19 IND - Matthew McConaughey 53 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 05:07 HOU - Chris Jacke 48 field goal
2Q: 00:19 HOU - Chris Jacke 39 field goal
3Q: 12:39 IND - Carlester Crumpler 18 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 08:17 IND - Carlester Crumpler 20 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
3Q: 00:57 HOU - Chris Jacke 37 field goal
4Q: 11:51 HOU - Chris Jacke 39 field goal
4Q: 08:32 IND - James Stewart 13 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 03:19 HOU - James Jett 21 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)
4Q: 00:05 HOU - James Jett 33 pass from David Klingler (Chris Jacke extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 14 20
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 8 16
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 284 443
- Offensive Plays 54 73
- Yards per Play 5.26 6.07
Net Rushing Yards 95 79
- Rushing Attempts 27 32
- Yards per Rush 3.52 2.47
Net Passing Yards 189 364
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 22 - 19 - 0 40 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 218 368
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/29 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 8.88
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 4/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/40 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 4/26
Kick Returns/Yards 2/44 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:03 31:57

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	14	20
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	8	16
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	284	443
- Offensive Plays	54	73
- Yards per Play	5.26	6.07
Net Rushing Yards	95	79
- Rushing Attempts	27	32
- Yards per Rush	3.52	2.47
Net Passing Yards	189	364
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	22 - 19 - 0	40 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	218	368
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/29	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	8.88
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	4/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	7/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	6.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/40	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	4/26
Kick Returns/Yards	2/44	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:03	31:57

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:47	1:44	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	6:44	2:06	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
1	1:57	2:07	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
2	12:35	2:42	OWN 40	5	7	Punt
2	5:00	2:34	OWN 32	5	26	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:29	OWN 20	5	80	Touchdown
3	10:35	2:29	OWN 45	6	55	Touchdown
3	5:11	1:52	OWN 19	3	1	Punt
3	0:51	2:57	OWN 20	6	13	Fumble
4	11:46	2:02	OWN 35	3	0	Punt
4	9:44	1:21	OPP 14	3	14	Touchdown
4	6:28	2:22	OWN 38	3	4	Punt
4	3:08	1:08	OWN 20	3	6	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:13	OWN 20	10	78	Field Goal
1	9:03	2:19	OWN 20	5	36	Punt
1	4:38	2:41	OWN 44	5	15	Punt
2	14:50	2:15	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
2	9:53	4:53	OWN 15	10	54	Field Goal
2	2:26	2:13	OWN 20	8	58	Field Goal
3	12:31	1:56	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
3	8:06	2:55	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
3	3:19	2:28	OWN 36	7	44	Field Goal
4	12:54	1:08	OPP 18	3	-4	Field Goal
4	8:23	1:55	OWN 14	3	1	Punt
4	4:06	0:58	OWN 25	3	75	Touchdown
4	2:00	2:00	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown

Game MVP: David Klingler, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Stewart	23	96	4.17	28	3	1
Stan Humphries	2	3	1.50	5	0	0
Brian Mitchell	2	-4	-2.00	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
George Jones	17	37	2.18	7
Charlie Garner	14	37	2.64	7
David Klingler	1	5	5.00	5

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Humphries	22	19	218	5/29	3	53	0	147.5

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
David Klingler	40	25	368	1/4	2	34	0	109.2

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Matthew McConaughey	4	5	80	20.00	52	53	1
WR Wesley Carroll	3	3	27	9.00	5	18	0
FB Roosevelt Potts	3	3	3	1.00	0	6	0
WR Wendell Davis	2	2	23	11.50	0	14	0
TE Carlester Crumpler	2	3	38	19.00	13	20	2
WR Wade Word	2	2	16	8.00	1	13	0
TE Adrian Cooper	1	1	19	19.00	4	19	0
RB James Stewart	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Steven Mason	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Terrell Owens	9	15	163	18.11	61	34	0
TE Len Bias	4	5	60	15.00	31	33	0
WR James Jett	4	6	72	18.00	35	33	2
TE Dwayne Carswell	4	7	32	8.00	0	15	0
WR Troy Brown	3	3	38	12.67	21	22	0
FB Harold Green	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
RB Charlie Garner	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steven Mason	1	0	1
Stan Humphries	1	0	0
Matthew McConaughey	1	0	0
Wesley Carroll	0	1	0
Carlester Crumpler	0	1	0
Wade Word	0	1	0
Floyd Fields	0	0	1
Ted Washington	0	0	1
Kevin Henry	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
George Jones	2	1	0
Dave Whitmore	1	0	0
Charlie Garner	1	0	0
David Rocker	0	1	1
Jim Dombrowski	0	1	0
Adam Treu	0	1	0
Harold Green	0	0	1
Patrick Surtain	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Silvestri	8	367	45.9	40.1	57	5

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Harry Newsome	6	240	40.0	29.5	53	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lin Elliott	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Jacke	5/5	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Mason	3	23	7.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dave Whitmore	4	26	6.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wendell Davis	1	18	18.0	0
Steven Mason	1	26	26.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Patrick Surtain	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Floyd Fields	13	1	0.0	32	41
OLB Sam Cowart	5	3	0.0	29	36
ILB Curly Washburn	5	1	0.0	13	8
ILB Ed McDaniel	4	2	0.0	27	41
CB Chris Allerman	4	1	0.0	32	38
DT William Munny	4	0	0.0	21	37
DE Colin Powell	3	0	1.0	28	36
DT Ted Washington	3	2	0.0	23	18
DE Kevin Henry	3	1	0.0	23	32
CB Ronde Barber	3	1	0.0	31	40
DT Ellis Johnson	3	0	0.0	15	12
CB Randy Fuller	2	1	0.0	19	34
DT Chad Eaton	2	0	0.0	11	4
S Rod Woodson	1	2	0.0	32	41
RB Brian Mitchell	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jeff Gooch	1	0	0.0	3	5

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Ike Reese	8	0	2.0	21	23
ILB Tedy Bruschi	7	5	0.0	24	26
DT David Rocker	6	2	1.0	18	20
OLB Mo Lewis	4	2	2.0	23	18
CB Patrick Surtain	4	2	0.0	25	26
ILB Marvin Jones	4	0	0.0	11	7
S Le Roy Butler	3	2	0.0	27	25
DE Daryl King	2	1	0.0	19	15
DE Kevin Carter	1	1	0.0	18	14
CB Dexter McCleon	1	1	0.0	23	23
DT Bert Tharpe	1	0	0.0	9	13
DT Gilbert Brown	1	0	0.0	9	7
DE Bernard Whittington	1	0	0.0	8	12
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	0.0	0	2
S Sam Shade	1	0	0.0	25	23
ILB Dennis Stallings	1	0	0.0	3	1
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	0.0	5	6
S Dave Whitmore	0	1	0.0	2	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Colin Powell	1.0	0	2	36
DE Tracy Scroggins	0.0	1	0	5
DT Ted Washington	0.0	0	1	18
ILB Ed McDaniel	0.0	0	1	41
DE Kevin Henry	0.0	0	1	32
CB Chris Allerman	0.0	0	1	38

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Ike Reese	2.0	1	0	23
OLB Mo Lewis	2.0	0	2	18
DT David Rocker	1.0	0	0	20

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Floyd Fields	7	0	41
CB Chris Allerman	4	1	38
OLB Sam Cowart	4	1	36
ILB Ed McDaniel	3	0	41
CB Ronde Barber	2	2	40
CB Randy Fuller	2	0	34
OLB Jeff Gooch	1	1	5
ILB Curly Washburn	1	0	8
DT William Munny	1	0	37

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Patrick Surtain	4	1	26
ILB Tedy Bruschi	3	0	26
DT David Rocker	2	0	20
OLB Ike Reese	2	0	23
S Le Roy Butler	1	1	25
OLB Martin Bishop	1	0	9
DT Gilbert Brown	1	0	7
S Jay Bellamy	1	0	2
S Sam Shade	1	0	23
CB Emmanuel McDaniel	1	0	17
CB Dexter McCleon	1	0	23
CB Ramos McDonald	1	0	6

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Everett	4	7	27	0	27
Broderick Thompson	2	4	27	0	27
Brad Hopkins	1	3	27	0	27
Oliver Ross	0	5	14	1	7
Houston Hoover	0	2	13	3	20
Mike Goff	0	2	27	1	27
Carlester Crumpler	0	2	20	0	17

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Dombrowski	3	8	0	32	1	41
Adam Treu	2	7	1	32	0	41
Todd Steussie	2	6	1	32	0	41
Tommy Vardell	1	2	0	11	0	13
Sale Isaia	0	4	0	32	0	41
Kyle Turley	0	4	0	32	0	41

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Mason	2	26
Randy Fuller	1	34
Eddie Renfrow	1	23
Brian Mitchell	1	20

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Brown	1	23
Dave Whitmore	1	22
Keith Poole	1	20
Kurt Cobain	1	18
Harold Green	1	16

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Randy Fuller	---	---	19	34	34	87
Rod Woodson	---	---	32	41	5	78
Floyd Fields	---	---	32	41	5	78
Chris Allerman	---	---	32	38	5	75
Ronde Barber	---	---	31	40	4	75
Ed McDaniel	---	---	27	41	5	73
Sam Cowart	---	---	29	36	5	70
Colin Powell	---	---	28	36	4	68
William Munny	---	---	21	37	4	62
Mike Goff	27	27	---	---	8	62
Kevin Henry	---	---	23	32	3	58
Carlester Crumpler	20	17	---	---	20	57
Broderick Thompson	27	27	---	---	---	54
Stan Humphries	27	27	---	---	---	54
Steve Everett	27	27	---	---	---	54
Brad Hopkins	27	27	---	---	---	54
Ted Washington	---	---	23	18	9	50
Matthew McConaughey	22	25	---	---	---	47
Wade Word	19	19	---	---	7	45
Wesley Carroll	13	13	---	---	18	44
James Stewart	25	18	---	---	---	43
Marcus Wimberly	---	---	4	21	13	38
Roosevelt Potts	13	13	---	---	11	37
Brian Mitchell	7	9	---	---	20	36
Houston Hoover	13	20	---	---	---	33
Wendell Davis	10	10	---	---	12	32
Ellis Johnson	---	---	15	12	4	31
Jeff Gooch	---	---	3	5	23	31
Steven Mason	0	4	---	---	26	30
Oliver Ross	14	7	---	---	8	29
Curly Washburn	---	---	13	8	6	27
Eddie Renfrow	0	1	---	---	23	24
Adrian Cooper	6	6	---	---	6	18
Chad Eaton	---	---	11	4	3	18
Tracy Scroggins	---	---	4	5	6	15
Flozell Adkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Russ Freeman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Don Silvestri	0	0	---	---	8	8
Aiden Laster	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Farrior	---	---	0	0	7	7
Billy Idol	---	---	5	0	---	5
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Tate	---	---	0	2	---	2
Rick Mirer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Darian Rose	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Todd Steussie	32	41	---	---	11	84
Sale Isaia	32	41	---	---	11	84
Jim Dombrowski	32	41	---	---	---	73
David Klingler	32	41	---	---	---	73
Adam Treu	32	41	---	---	---	73
Kyle Turley	32	41	---	---	---	73
Dwayne Carswell	24	26	---	---	19	69
Charlie Garner	14	21	---	---	31	66
Terrell Owens	27	35	---	---	---	62
Emmanuel McDaniel	---	---	17	17	27	61
Patrick Surtain	---	---	25	26	5	56
James Jett	25	28	---	---	---	53
Le Roy Butler	---	---	27	25	---	52
Tedy Bruschi	---	---	24	26	1	51
Sam Shade	---	---	25	23	---	48
Germane Crowell	18	22	---	---	7	47
Dexter McCleon	---	---	23	23	---	46
Ike Reese	---	---	21	23	1	45
Mo Lewis	---	---	23	18	---	41
Troy Brown	6	12	---	---	23	41
David Rocker	---	---	18	20	---	38
Len Bias	9	16	---	---	12	37
George Jones	18	19	---	---	---	37
Harold Green	8	10	---	---	16	34
Daryl King	---	---	19	15	---	34
Bernard Whittington	---	---	8	12	13	33
Kevin Carter	---	---	18	14	1	33
Tommy Vardell	11	13	---	---	7	31
Kurt Cobain	---	---	6	6	18	30
Martin Bishop	---	---	4	9	16	29
Dave Whitmore	---	---	2	4	22	28
Marvin Jones	---	---	11	7	6	24
Keith Poole	0	3	---	---	20	23
Bert Tharpe	---	---	9	13	---	22
Gilbert Brown	---	---	9	7	2	18
Dennis Stallings	---	---	3	1	10	14
Chris Jacke	0	0	---	---	12	12
Ramos McDonald	---	---	5	6	1	12
Harry Newsome	0	0	---	---	11	11
Derek Cook	0	0	---	---	11	11
Zack Wiegert	0	0	---	---	11	11
Kris Hastings	0	0	---	---	11	11
Jay Bellamy	---	---	0	2	5	7
Oliver North	0	0	---	---	---	0
Kerry Collins	0	0	---	---	---	0
Damon Huard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	50	7.1
Middle	15	29	1.9
Right	4	18	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	28	2.0
Middle	15	50	3.3
Right	3	1	0.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Humphries	22	19	2	0	0	2	1	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
David Klingler	40	25	9	1	1	5	6	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	7	45	6.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	136	13.6
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	20	20.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	55	13.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	111	10.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	12	135	7.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	67	13.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matthew McConaughey	5	4	80	1	25
WR Wesley Carroll	3	3	27	0	13
FB Roosevelt Potts	3	3	3	0	13
TE Carlester Crumpler	3	2	38	1	17
WR Wendell Davis	2	2	23	0	10
WR Wade Word	2	2	16	0	19
WR Steven Mason	2	1	9	0	4
TE Adrian Cooper	1	1	19	0	6
RB James Stewart	1	1	3	0	18

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terrell Owens	15	9	1	163	5	35
TE Dwayne Carswell	7	4	0	32	0	26
WR James Jett	6	4	0	72	2	28
TE Len Bias	5	4	0	60	1	16
WR Troy Brown	3	3	0	38	1	12
RB Charlie Garner	2	0	0	0	0	21
FB Harold Green	1	1	0	3	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
James Stewart	2	14	7.00	4.17
Brian Mitchell	1	0	0.00	-2.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
George Jones	2	-2	-1.00	2.18

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Humphries	2	2	38	19.00	9.91

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
David Klingler	3	0	0	0.00	9.20

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Carlester Crumpler	2	2	38	19.00	12.67

Houston	Target	Overall Avg
TE Len Bias	1	12.00
WR James Jett	1	12.00
WR Terrell Owens	1	10.87

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
James Stewart	2	1
Stan Humphries	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Charlie Garner	6	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Humphries	7	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
David Klingler	10	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wendell Davis	2	2	1
WR Wesley Carroll	2	2	0
WR Matthew McConaughey	1	1	1
WR Wade Word	1	1	1
WR Steven Mason	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Jett	3	2	1
TE Len Bias	2	1	1
WR Terrell Owens	2	2	2
FB Harold Green	1	1	1
WR Troy Brown	1	1	0
TE Dwayne Carswell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	53,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)