Week 1, 2007

played in Indianapolis, MD

90 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Texans10303-16
Indianapolis Colts03010-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:37 HOU - Cedric Benson 7 run (David Akers extra point)
1Q: 05:25 HOU - David Akers 30 field goal
2Q: 07:10 HOU - David Akers 21 field goal
2Q: 00:15 IND - Matt Bryant 19 field goal
4Q: 10:54 IND - Kurt Kittner 12 run (Matt Bryant extra point)
4Q: 03:01 IND - Matt Bryant 37 field goal
4Q: 00:09 HOU - David Akers 29 field goal

Team StatisticsHOUIND
Record1-00-1
First Downs1321
- by Rushing66
- by Passing612
- by Penalty13
Total Net Yards247361
- Offensive Plays6775
- Yards per Play3.694.81
Net Rushing Yards11295
- Rushing Attempts2818
- Yards per Rush4.005.28
Net Passing Yards135266
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt36 - 16 - 150 - 25 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards148305
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/137/39
- Yards per Pass Play3.464.67
Fumbles/Lost1/12/2
3rd Down Conversions6/172/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.67.4
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards9/617/36
Punt Returns/Yards3/424/34
Kick Returns/Yards1/332/50
Interception Ret./Yards3/201/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits33
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/31/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 41OWN 22
Time of Possession29:5730:03

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:370:06OPP 717Touchdown
111:383:34OWN 24828Punt
17:091:51OPP 1734Field Goal
12:392:58OWN 16747Fumble
212:193:32OWN 7823Punt
28:471:45OPP 20516Field Goal
23:371:30OWN 2036Punt
20:090:09OWN 2511Half
315:004:45OWN 25949Missed FG
39:132:40OWN 14521Punt
33:191:57OPP 47414Interception
30:501:43OWN 2933Punt
410:450:56OWN 4230Punt
42:540:36OWN 2533Punt
41:510:425030Punt
40:140:10OPP 2119Field Goal
Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:23OWN 16533Punt
112:310:53OWN 253-1Punt
18:040:55OWN 202-4Interception
15:182:39OWN 25511Punt
214:412:22OWN 37550Interception
27:023:25OWN 46720Punt
22:071:58OWN 25973Field Goal
310:151:02OWN 333-4Punt
36:333:14OWN 13616Punt
31:220:32OWN 630Punt
414:073:22OWN 14786Touchdown
49:496:55OWN 141366Field Goal
42:180:27OWN 3133Interception
41:090:55OWN 10311Fumble
40:040:04OWN 2510Game

Game MVP: D'Qwell Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Cedric Benson11292.64901
RB Sammy Morris8273.38900
QB Mark Brunell6355.831110
RB Brian Leonard2115.50700
WR Terrell Owens11010.001010
IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
RB Domanick Williams13584.461820
QB Kurt Kittner5377.401321

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Mark Brunell36161483/13027144.7
IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kurt Kittner50253057/39038344.2

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Todd Heap410256.2512190
WR Terrell Owens353311.002150
WR Nigea Carter28168.000100
TE Tony Stewart243618.0020270
RB Cedric Benson222914.5019200
WR Miles Austin2363.00130
WR Robert Meachem1133.00030
TE Matt Kranchick0200.00000
RB Brian Leonard0100.00000
IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE John Gilmore578717.4038380
WR Laurent Robinson510489.6021310
RB Domanick Williams36175.67080
WR Willie Ponder34144.67060
WR Marcus Maxwell394816.0042300
WR Devin Hester365819.3343290
TE Dean Shepard343311.004130
WR Grant Gomez0300.00000
TE Leonard Pope0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Patrick Surtain100.000
S Bhawon Jue12020.000
OLB Demarrio Williams100.000
IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD
S Antoine Winfield100.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
RB Sammy Morris1000
OLB D'Qwell Jackson0100
DE Dan Bazuin0100
OLB Jason Taylor0010
DT Tank Johnson0010
IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD
QB Kurt Kittner1000
WR Devin Hester1000
OLB Sam Cowart0100
S Antoine Winfield0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Dustin Colquitt841251.544.8606
IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Don Silvestri730743.935.0653

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
David Akers3/40/10/0301/1
IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Matt Bryant2/20/00/0371/1

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Sammy Morris34214.00
IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Devin Hester4348.50

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Miles Austin13333.00
IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Antoine Winfield11818.00
Marcus Maxwell13232.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson912.01755
OLB Demarrio Williams630.01548
S Roy Williams600.01857
CB Patrick Surtain500.01136
OLB Jason Taylor412.01237
S Bhawon Jue430.01749
CB Terence Newman410.01857
DT Tank Johnson201.51239
DE Albert Haynesworth201.01550
ILB Chase Blackburn220.01026
OLB Adalius Thomas200.0722
CB Jeremy Bloom200.01448
WR Nigea Carter10---------
DE Dave Tollefson100.0930
DE Dan Bazuin010.527
IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Tommy Polley640.02739
S Will Demps510.01013
DE Justin Tuck401.02739
S Deon Grant400.02231
DT Tommy Kelly400.02028
DT Christopher Rios310.0912
OLB Sam Cowart300.01723
S Antoine Winfield300.02839
DE Aaron Kampman221.01721
DE Dwight Freeney201.02433
OLB Teddy Lehman230.02734
CB Lenny Walls210.02734
S Eugene Wilson210.01927
CB Willie Andrews200.027
ILB James Farrior100.010
TE John Gilmore10---------
CB Ike Taylor100.01016
WR Devin Hester10---------
WR Laurent Robinson10---------

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jason Taylor2.011037
OLB D'Qwell Jackson2.011055
DT Tank Johnson1.500039
DE Albert Haynesworth1.003150
DE Dan Bazuin0.50007
DE Dave Tollefson0.010030
DE Jimmy Kennedy0.001127
S Roy Williams0.001057
CB Terence Newman0.001057
IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dwight Freeney1.012033
DE Aaron Kampman1.011021
DE Justin Tuck1.002339
DT Tommy Kelly0.010028
OLB Teddy Lehman0.001034

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson51055
S Roy Williams44057
CB Terence Newman40057
CB Patrick Surtain31136
OLB Demarrio Williams30148
S Bhawon Jue11149
OLB Adalius Thomas11022
ILB Chase Blackburn11026
DE Albert Haynesworth10050
DE Dave Tollefson10030
CB Jeremy Bloom10048
IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Tommy Polley40039
S Deon Grant31031
S Will Demps20013
CB Lenny Walls11034
OLB Sam Cowart10023
DE Aaron Kampman10021
CB Ike Taylor10016
S Eugene Wilson10027
DT Tommy Kelly10028
CB Willie Andrews1007
S Scott Shields0109
S Antoine Winfield00139

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Nat Dorsey27028139
G Jeff Diehl14028039
C Casey Rabach13028139
G Damien Buchholz13028039
T Jammal Brown13028039
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo1209011
TE Todd Heap12023037
TE Tony Stewart01012016
RB Cedric Benson00013114
IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
T Jahri Evans13018257
C Jonah Hill13018157
G Jamie Nails13018057
C Dave Yovanovits13018057
T Matt Hill12018357
TE John Gilmore00015141

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Jason Taylor226
Demarrio Williams225
Obafemi Ayanbadejo128
D'Qwell Jackson121
IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
Sam Cowart126
Jarrod Baxter119
Matt Hill113
Jahri Evans19

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
OLB D'Qwell Jackson------17552193
OLB Demarrio Williams------15482588
S Roy Williams------18571085
G Jeff Diehl2839------1279
T Nat Dorsey2839------1279
G Damien Buchholz2839------1279
T Jammal Brown2839------1279
CB Terence Newman------1857277
OLB Jason Taylor------12372675
WR Terrell Owens2435------1069
S Bhawon Jue------1749268
QB Mark Brunell2839---------67
C Casey Rabach2839---------67
DE Albert Haynesworth------1550267
CB Patrick Surtain------11361764
TE Todd Heap2337------464
CB Jeremy Bloom------1448163
WR Miles Austin2432------561
DT Tank Johnson------1239152
FB Obafemi Ayanbadejo911------2848
ILB Chase Blackburn------1026945
RB Sammy Morris106------2844
RB Brian Leonard616------2042
DE Dave Tollefson------930140
WR Nigea Carter1621---------37
DE Jimmy Kennedy------727135
OLB Adalius Thomas------722130
TE Tony Stewart1216---------28
DT Alan Branch------918128
RB Cedric Benson1314---------27
CB Vincent Fuller------371525
WR Jason Hill01------1819
C Barry Barham00------1212
P Dustin Colquitt00------1212
CB Alexander Pierce------19---10
K David Akers00------99
DE Dan Bazuin------27---9
OLB Antonio Pierce------1315
WR Robert Meachem23---------5
TE Matt Kranchick13---------4
S David Young------02---2
T Cornell Green00---------0
QB Jim Sorgi00---------0
ILB Rod Davis------00---0
G Cristian Dronett00---------0
C Marvin Philip00---------0
IndianapolisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
T Matt Hill1857------1388
G Jamie Nails1857------984
C Dave Yovanovits1857------984
T Jahri Evans1857------984
QB Kurt Kittner1857------277
S Antoine Winfield------2839976
C Jonah Hill1857---------75
OLB Teddy Lehman------27341374
ILB Tommy Polley------2739470
DE Justin Tuck------2739470
RB Domanick Williams1850---------68
OLB Sam Cowart------17232666
CB Lenny Walls------2734364
WR Marcus Maxwell1444------563
WR Devin Hester1440------963
DE Dwight Freeney------2433461
DT Tommy Kelly------20281159
TE John Gilmore1541------157
S Deon Grant------2231255
WR Willie Ponder627------1952
S Eugene Wilson------1927450
DE Aaron Kampman------17211149
WR Laurent Robinson727------842
FB Jarrod Baxter613------1938
S Scott Shields------891936
TE Leonard Pope628---------34
TE Dean Shepard18------2534
CB Ike Taylor------1016228
DE Fred Evans------1016127
CB Willie Andrews------271827
S Will Demps------1013---23
DT Christopher Rios------912122
RB Albert Willingham00------1818
ILB James Farrior------101314
CB Tarell Brown------13812
WR Grant Gomez37---------10
C Mike Schneck00------99
OLB Ben Leber------2529
P Don Silvestri00------77
T Joe Staley00------77
K Matt Bryant00------66
G J.P. Machado00---------0
C Hank Fraley00---------0
QB Matt Schaub00---------0
RB Dwayne Wright00---------0
G Cameron Stephenson00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2157.5
Middle18724.0
Right8253.1
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left382.7
Middle13755.8
Right2126.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Mark Brunell36162343631
IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kurt Kittner50255029823

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)2191065.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)84405.0
Long (19+ Yds)3000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
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Short (0-8 Yds)23141496.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)147916.5
Long (19+ Yds)61223.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Todd Heap104025037
WR Nigea Carter82216021
WR Terrell Owens53033035
TE Tony Stewart42136116
WR Miles Austin3206032
TE Matt Kranchick200003
RB Cedric Benson22029114
RB Brian Leonard1010016
WR Robert Meachem110303
IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Laurent Robinson105048127
WR Marcus Maxwell93148144
TE John Gilmore75087241
RB Domanick Williams63017050
WR Devin Hester63058140
WR Willie Ponder43014027
TE Dean Shepard4303308
WR Grant Gomez300007
TE Leonard Pope1010028

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
RB Cedric Benson231.502.64
QB Mark Brunell155.005.83
RB Sammy Morris133.003.38
RB Brian Leonard177.005.50
IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
QB Kurt Kittner11212.007.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Mark Brunell3000.004.11
IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kurt Kittner7191.296.10

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE Todd Heap1000.002.50
TE Matt Kranchick1000.000.00
WR Miles Austin1000.002.00
IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TE John Gilmore2194.5012.43
RB Domanick Williams2000.002.83
WR Devin Hester2000.009.67
WR Grant Gomez1000.000.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
QB Mark Brunell22
RB Cedric Benson10
IndianapolisRushesConversions
RB Domanick Williams21

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Mark Brunell1484
IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Kurt Kittner1011

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
TE Todd Heap741
WR Nigea Carter411
TE Tony Stewart222
WR Miles Austin110
IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
WR Devin Hester311
WR Marcus Maxwell200
WR Laurent Robinson200
WR Grant Gomez100
TE John Gilmore100
RB Domanick Williams100

SectionAttendance
Stadium60,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,500 (21,400)
End Zone12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,800 (13,600)
Club Seats6,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)