Week 1, 2016

played in Houston, AL

89 degrees, rain, 1 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	0	0	0	-	7
Houston Texans	0	20	3	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 IND - Carlos Hyde 7 pass from JaMarcus Russell (Nate Freese extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Stephen Sanders 16 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 07:36 HOU - Matt Prater 22 field goal
2Q: 02:32 HOU - Nelson Agholor 22 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Matt Prater 46 field goal
3Q: 00:05 HOU - Matt Prater 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:12 IND - Carlos Hyde 7 pass from JaMarcus Russell (Nate Freese extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Stephen Sanders 16 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 07:36 HOU - Matt Prater 22 field goal
2Q: 02:32 HOU - Nelson Agholor 22 run (Matt Prater extra point)
2Q: 00:03 HOU - Matt Prater 46 field goal
3Q: 00:05 HOU - Matt Prater 42 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 17
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 8 7
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 251 333
- Offensive Plays 64 67
- Yards per Play 3.92 4.97
Net Rushing Yards 106 149
- Rushing Attempts 22 37
- Yards per Rush 4.82 4.03
Net Passing Yards 145 184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 16 - 1 30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 167 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.45 6.13
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/16 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 6/49
Punt Returns/Yards 6/60 2/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/38 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/14
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 30
Time of Possession 25:55 34:05

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	17
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	8	7
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	251	333
- Offensive Plays	64	67
- Yards per Play	3.92	4.97
Net Rushing Yards	106	149
- Rushing Attempts	22	37
- Yards per Rush	4.82	4.03
Net Passing Yards	145	184
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 16 - 1	30 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	167	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.45	6.13
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/16	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	6/49
Punt Returns/Yards	6/60	2/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/38	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/14
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 30
Time of Possession	25:55	34:05

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	12:23	1:20	OWN 36	3	64	Touchdown
1	9:21	0:35	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	7:35	2:31	OWN 3	7	3	Punt
1	3:41	2:05	OWN 24	3	9	Punt
2	14:43	2:33	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
2	10:44	0:28	OWN 35	3	0	Interception
2	7:29	1:55	OWN 19	3	7	Punt
2	2:18	1:28	OWN 30	3	5	Punt
3	12:49	1:53	OWN 28	4	31	Punt
3	8:44	3:08	OWN 29	6	12	Punt
4	15:00	1:31	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
4	10:48	2:16	OWN 2	4	16	Punt
4	6:09	1:05	OWN 33	4	9	Downs
4	2:43	2:31	OWN 20	12	70	Fumble

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	1:09	OWN 30	3	6	Punt
1	11:03	1:42	OWN 25	4	28	Punt
1	8:46	1:11	OWN 36	3	8	Punt
1	5:04	1:23	OWN 36	3	0	Punt
1	1:36	1:53	OWN 28	5	72	Touchdown
2	12:10	1:26	OWN 7	3	-2	Punt
2	10:16	2:47	OPP 30	5	25	Field Goal
2	5:34	3:16	OWN 37	8	63	Touchdown
2	0:50	0:50	OWN 20	5	51	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:11	OWN 25	4	7	Punt
3	10:56	2:12	OWN 9	3	3	Punt
3	5:36	5:36	OWN 20	10	55	Field Goal
4	13:29	2:41	OWN 32	4	11	Punt
4	8:32	2:23	OWN 38	3	-1	Punt
4	5:04	2:21	OPP 42	3	1	Punt
4	0:12	0:12	OWN 20	2	7	Game

Game MVP: Tavaris Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Carlos Hyde	14	94	6.71	54	2
RB Daniel Thomas	5	6	1.20	5	0
RB Kenneth Dixon	3	6	2.00	3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Stephen Sanders	19	52	2.74	16	2	1
RB Bishop Sankey	14	65	4.64	21	3	0
QB Tavaris Jackson	3	10	3.33	6	0	0
RB Nelson Agholor	1	22	22.00	22	1	1

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
JaMarcus Russell	39	16	167	3/22	1	31	1	52.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tavaris Jackson	30	19	184	0/0	0	34	0	80.4

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Alejandro Akers	5	8	53	10.60	23	31	0
RB Daniel Thomas	4	5	39	9.75	19	13	0
WR David Anderson	3	7	29	9.67	7	17	0
RB Carlos Hyde	3	4	26	8.67	2	13	1
TE Kenneth Banks	1	6	20	20.00	0	20	0
WR Greg Little	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Morris Fields	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Kenny Stills	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Adam Thielen	6	8	49	8.17	25	23
RB Nelson Agholor	4	6	52	13.00	5	32
WR Dominique Edison	3	5	57	19.00	27	34
TE Julius Thomas	3	6	12	4.00	0	10
RB Bishop Sankey	2	2	9	4.50	0	12
WR Santonio Holmes	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
FB Rhett Ellison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
RB Stephen Sanders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	1	14	14.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB JaMarcus Russell	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	0	1	0	0
DE Danny Shelton	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Hodges	11	508	46.2	40.9	65	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dustin Colquitt	10	513	51.3	41.3	72	4

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Freese	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Matt Prater	3/3	2/2	0/0	46	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyreek Hill	6	60	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Nelson Agholor	2	18	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Thomas	2	38	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Denzel Perryman	11	2	0.0	34	30
CB Malcolm Jenkins	9	2	0.0	37	30
S Matt Johnson	4	2	0.0	31	26
OLB Sean Lee	4	1	0.0	21	13
DE Leonardo Tarpley	3	2	0.0	32	24
S Kendrick Lewis	3	2	0.0	33	25
DT Marvin Austin	3	2	0.0	17	11
OLB Barkevious Mingo	3	1	0.0	30	26
CB Pat Lee	3	0	0.0	33	28
DE Glenn Dorsey	2	2	0.0	20	23
DE Gavin Dishowitz	2	0	0.0	20	10
CB Tarell Brown	1	1	0.0	17	17
DE Justin Tuck	1	0	0.0	20	11
DT Sammie Lee Hill	1	0	0.0	16	21
S Alphonso Smith	1	0	0.0	6	5
C Duane Walsh	1	0	---	---	---
RB Daniel Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Chris Borland	1	0	0.0	3	0
CB Eli Apple	1	0	0.0	5	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Bobby Carpenter	6	3	0.0	19	29
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	5	1	0.0	21	39
DE Danny Shelton	4	0	1.5	20	38
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	4	1	0.0	20	41
CB Tharold Simon	3	3	0.0	18	40
OLB Benjamin Loyd	3	3	0.0	10	23
S Tyrell Johnson	3	0	0.0	13	24
DE Phil Taylor	2	1	0.0	18	30
CB Vincent Fuller	2	0	0.0	7	18
S Duron Harmon	2	0	0.0	9	18
OLB Keenan Robinson	1	1	1.0	11	12
DT Justin Ellis	1	1	0.5	9	15
DT Everson Griffen	1	1	0.0	6	16
CB Marcus Gilchrist	1	1	0.0	18	26
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	1	0.0	10	18
OLB Zak DeOssie	1	0	0.0	3	13
DT Alan Branch	0	1	0.0	11	26
CB Jason McCourty	0	1	0.0	13	32

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Sammie Lee Hill	1	0	0	21
DE Glenn Dorsey	0	1	1	23
OLB Monty Vinson	0	1	0	1

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Danny Shelton	1.5	1	2	2	38
OLB Keenan Robinson	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Justin Ellis	0.5	1	0	0	15
DT Everson Griffen	0.0	2	0	0	16
DT Alan Branch	0.0	0	2	1	26
OLB Benjamin Loyd	0.0	0	1	1	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Malcolm Jenkins	4	1	30
ILB Denzel Perryman	4	1	30
CB Pat Lee	3	1	28
OLB Barkevious Mingo	3	0	26
S Kendrick Lewis	2	0	25
CB Tarell Brown	1	0	17
OLB Sean Lee	1	0	13
CB Eli Apple	1	0	4
DT Marvin Austin	0	1	11

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	3	0	0	39
CB Vincent Fuller	2	1	0	18
ILB Bobby Carpenter	2	1	0	29
CB Tharold Simon	2	1	0	40
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	2	0	1	41
S Tyrell Johnson	1	0	0	24
OLB Jelani Jenkins	1	0	0	18
S Duron Harmon	1	0	0	18
OLB Benjamin Loyd	1	0	0	23
DE Danny Shelton	1	0	0	38

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Eric Winston	2	7	22	1	42
G Spencer Long	2	3	22	0	42
C Duane Walsh	1	5	22	1	42
T Joe Staley	1	3	22	0	42
G Rob Sims	0	4	22	1	42

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Ryan Pontbraind	4	10	0	37	30
G Cody Whitehair	4	8	0	37	30
T Jordan Mills	2	5	0	37	30
G Tre' Jackson	1	5	1	37	30
T Harvey Schwartz	0	5	0	37	30
FB Rhett Ellison	0	1	0	12	3

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Glenn Dorsey	2	24

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Zak DeOssie	2	28
Keenan Robinson	2	14
Stephen Sanders	1	20
Nelson Agholor	1	20
Cody Whitehair	1	18
Harvey Schwartz	1	13

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Pat Lee	---	---	33	28	29	90
TE Kenneth Banks	20	37	---	---	28	85
ILB Denzel Perryman	---	---	34	30	17	81
G Spencer Long	22	42	---	---	11	75
CB Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	37	30	3	70
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	20	23	24	67
G Rob Sims	22	42	---	---	---	64
T Eric Winston	22	42	---	---	---	64
QB JaMarcus Russell	22	42	---	---	---	64
T Joe Staley	22	42	---	---	---	64
C Duane Walsh	22	42	---	---	---	64
S Kendrick Lewis	---	---	33	25	2	60
S Matt Johnson	---	---	31	26	2	59
DE Leonardo Tarpley	---	---	32	24	2	58
OLB Barkevious Mingo	---	---	30	26	2	58
WR Greg Little	19	34	---	---	1	54
WR Alejandro Akers	17	36	---	---	---	53
DT Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	16	21	12	49
RB Daniel Thomas	5	14	---	---	28	47
DT Terrell McClain	---	---	23	20	1	44
WR David Anderson	12	24	---	---	5	41
RB Carlos Hyde	14	27	---	---	---	41
OLB Sean Lee	---	---	21	13	4	38
CB Tarell Brown	---	---	17	17	2	36
WR Kenny Stills	8	10	---	---	17	35
DE Justin Tuck	---	---	20	11	2	33
DE Gavin Dishowitz	---	---	20	10	2	32
OLB Monty Vinson	---	---	4	1	27	32
DT Marvin Austin	---	---	17	11	2	30
S Alphonso Smith	---	---	6	5	18	29
CB Eli Apple	---	---	5	4	17	26
TE Morris Fields	7	16	---	---	---	23
WR Tyreek Hill	0	0	---	---	16	16
TE Leonard Pope	5	9	---	---	---	14
RB Kenneth Dixon	3	3	---	---	7	13
P Reggie Hodges	0	0	---	---	11	11
S Jerraud Powers	---	---	4	5	2	11
T Dallas Thomas	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Brady Elliott	0	0	---	---	11	11
G A. J. Cann	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Germain Ifedi	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Chris Borland	---	---	3	0	---	3
ILB Tavaras Gooden	---	---	1	0	1	2
K Nate Freese	0	0	---	---	2	2
C Doug Datish	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Robert Griffin III	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Cody Whitehair	37	30	---	---	18	85
T Jordan Mills	37	30	---	---	13	80
G Tre' Jackson	37	30	---	---	13	80
T Harvey Schwartz	37	30	---	---	13	80
WR Dominique Edison	28	26	---	---	18	72
C Ryan Pontbraind	37	30	---	---	---	67
QB Tavaris Jackson	37	30	---	---	---	67
TE Julius Thomas	35	30	---	---	2	67
RB Nelson Agholor	22	23	---	---	20	65
WR Adam Thielen	31	30	---	---	3	64
OLB D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	21	39	1	61
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix	---	---	20	41	---	61
CB Tharold Simon	---	---	18	40	2	60
DE Danny Shelton	---	---	20	38	---	58
CB Jason McCourty	---	---	13	32	11	56
S Tyrell Johnson	---	---	13	24	18	55
RB Stephen Sanders	19	16	---	---	20	55
ILB Bobby Carpenter	---	---	19	29	---	48
DE Phil Taylor	---	---	18	30	---	48
OLB Zak DeOssie	---	---	3	13	28	44
CB Marcus Gilchrist	---	---	18	26	---	44
CB Vincent Fuller	---	---	7	18	18	43
OLB Jelani Jenkins	---	---	10	18	13	41
DT Alan Branch	---	---	11	26	---	37
OLB Keenan Robinson	---	---	11	12	14	37
FB Rhett Ellison	12	3	---	---	21	36
DT Justin Ellis	---	---	9	15	11	35
DT Everson Griffen	---	---	6	16	11	33
OLB Benjamin Loyd	---	---	10	23	---	33
RB Bishop Sankey	17	14	---	---	---	31
TE Lester Meerdink	0	0	---	---	29	29
S Duron Harmon	---	---	9	18	---	27
TE Zach Miller	15	7	---	---	---	22
P Dustin Colquitt	0	0	---	---	13	13
C Tommy Walsh	0	0	---	---	13	13
G Davin Joseph	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Matt Prater	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Santonio Holmes	5	1	---	---	---	6
S Richie Clark	---	---	2	2	---	4
DT Austin Johnson	---	---	2	1	---	3
ILB Brock Stewart	---	---	2	1	---	3
WR Julian Edelman	1	0	---	---	---	1
C Marvin Philip	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Joe Flacco	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Jose Quartucci	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Willie Philip	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	10	2.0
Middle	12	86	7.2
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	19	6.3
Middle	23	66	2.9
Right	10	65	6.5
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
JaMarcus Russell	39	16	2	8	2	3	5	4	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tavaris Jackson	30	19	3	2	2	4	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	19	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	74	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	54	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	20	2.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	7	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	7	49	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	96	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	32	8.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Alejandro Akers	8	5	0	53	1	36
WR David Anderson	7	3	0	29	0	24
TE Kenneth Banks	6	1	0	20	1	37
RB Daniel Thomas	5	4	1	39	0	14
TE Morris Fields	5	0	0	0	0	16
RB Carlos Hyde	4	3	1	26	0	27
WR Greg Little	3	0	0	0	0	34
WR Kenny Stills	1	0	0	0	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Adam Thielen	8	6	0	49	1	30
TE Julius Thomas	6	3	0	12	0	30
RB Nelson Agholor	6	4	0	52	1	23
WR Dominique Edison	5	3	1	57	1	26
RB Bishop Sankey	2	2	0	9	0	14
WR Santonio Holmes	1	1	0	5	0	1
FB Rhett Ellison	1	0	0	0	0	3
RB Stephen Sanders	1	0	1	0	0	16

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Tavaris Jackson	1	6	6.00	3.33
RB Stephen Sanders	1	16	16.00	2.74
RB Bishop Sankey	1	2	2.00	4.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
JaMarcus Russell	3	2	20	6.67	4.28

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tavaris Jackson	1	0	0	0.00	6.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Carlos Hyde	2	2	20	10.00	6.50
RB Daniel Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	7.80

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Stephen Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Daniel Thomas	3	0
RB Carlos Hyde	2	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tavaris Jackson	2	1
RB Bishop Sankey	2	0
RB Stephen Sanders	1	1
RB Nelson Agholor	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
JaMarcus Russell	11	4	1

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tavaris Jackson	11	6	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR David Anderson	3	1	0
TE Kenneth Banks	3	0	0
RB Daniel Thomas	2	2	1
WR Greg Little	1	0	0
WR Alejandro Akers	1	1	0
WR Kenny Stills	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Nelson Agholor	3	2	1
WR Dominique Edison	2	1	1
WR Adam Thielen	2	1	0
RB Bishop Sankey	2	2	0
TE Julius Thomas	1	0	0
FB Rhett Ellison	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,300 (20,400)
End Zone 14,600 (14,800)
Mezzanine 8,400 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats 9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,300 (20,400)
End Zone	14,600 (14,800)
Mezzanine	8,400 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,100)
Club Seats	9,200 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)