Week 1, 2028

played in Houston, AL

66 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	13	3	3	10	-	29
Houston Texans	0	0	3	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:57 IND - Roger Thomas 24 field goal
1Q: 00:59 IND - Roger Thomas 19 field goal
1Q: 00:04 IND - Jaylen Waddle 9 pass from Derek Carr (Roger Thomas extra point)
2Q: 02:00 IND - Roger Thomas 39 field goal
3Q: 10:36 HOU - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
3Q: 06:57 IND - Roger Thomas 37 field goal
4Q: 14:06 IND - Jose McKnight 16 run (Roger Thomas extra point)
4Q: 10:46 HOU - Cody Parkey 44 field goal
4Q: 04:09 IND - Roger Thomas 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:57 IND - Roger Thomas 24 field goal
1Q: 00:59 IND - Roger Thomas 19 field goal
1Q: 00:04 IND - Jaylen Waddle 9 pass from Derek Carr (Roger Thomas extra point)
2Q: 02:00 IND - Roger Thomas 39 field goal
3Q: 10:36 HOU - Cody Parkey 32 field goal
3Q: 06:57 IND - Roger Thomas 37 field goal
4Q: 14:06 IND - Jose McKnight 16 run (Roger Thomas extra point)
4Q: 10:46 HOU - Cody Parkey 44 field goal
4Q: 04:09 IND - Roger Thomas 32 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 23 13
- by Rushing 5 1
- by Passing 17 12
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 415 285
- Offensive Plays 65 62
- Yards per Play 6.38 4.60
Net Rushing Yards 125 50
- Rushing Attempts 26 22
- Yards per Rush 4.81 2.27
Net Passing Yards 290 235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 27 - 0 36 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 290 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/28
- Yards per Pass Play 7.44 5.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/10 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.6 10.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/2
Penalties/Yards 3/25 8/53
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 2/43 3/76
Interception Ret./Yards 1/27 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 7 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/5 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 26
Time of Possession 30:38 29:22

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	23	13
- by Rushing	5	1
- by Passing	17	12
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	415	285
- Offensive Plays	65	62
- Yards per Play	6.38	4.60
Net Rushing Yards	125	50
- Rushing Attempts	26	22
- Yards per Rush	4.81	2.27
Net Passing Yards	290	235
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 27 - 0	36 - 26 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	290	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/28
- Yards per Pass Play	7.44	5.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/10	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.6	10.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/2
Penalties/Yards	3/25	8/53
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	2/43	3/76
Interception Ret./Yards	1/27	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	7	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/5	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 37	OWN 26
Time of Possession	30:38	29:22

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:08	OWN 30	12	63	Field Goal
1	6:39	5:45	OWN 20	10	78	Field Goal
1	0:46	0:46	OPP 11	2	11	Touchdown
2	13:25	0:06	OWN 28	1	15	Fumble
2	9:50	2:00	OWN 6	5	23	Punt
2	4:03	2:11	OWN 30	6	48	Field Goal
3	10:29	3:40	OWN 25	8	55	Field Goal
3	1:18	2:31	OWN 36	6	64	Touchdown
4	10:39	6:35	OWN 34	10	51	Field Goal
4	2:16	0:32	OWN 42	3	5	Punt
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 23	2	-3	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:52	2:13	OWN 21	5	22	Punt
1	0:54	0:08	OWN 25	1	0	Interception
2	15:00	1:35	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
2	13:19	3:29	OPP 43	5	1	Punt
2	7:50	3:47	OWN 13	6	14	Punt
2	1:52	1:52	OWN 25	7	24	Half
3	15:00	4:31	OWN 25	9	60	Field Goal
3	6:49	5:31	OWN 25	9	62	Missed FG
4	13:47	3:08	OWN 25	7	48	Field Goal
4	4:04	1:48	OWN 35	6	23	Fumble
4	1:44	0:57	OWN 18	4	5	Downs

Game MVP: Derek Carr, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Travis Etienne	17	96	5.65	22	4	0
RB Jose McKnight	6	24	4.00	16	1	1
QB Damian Andrews	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
QB Derek Carr	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Santiago Butler	12	17	1.42	8	0
RB Clyde Duffy	4	17	4.25	9	0
RB Ernie Kling	3	12	4.00	11	1
QB Wesley Brayshaw	1	0	0.00	0	0
QB Francisco Waldorf	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Clyde Doyle	1	5	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Derek Carr	39	27	290	0/0	1	23	0	99.3

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wesley Brayshaw	28	21	231	3/25	0	32	1	84.1
Francisco Waldorf	8	5	32	1/3	0	21	0	70.8

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jaylen Waddle	10	13	120	12.00	30	23	1
WR Isaiah Hodgins	5	6	40	8.00	12	16	0
RB Travis Etienne	3	4	35	11.67	4	15	0
TE Ben Mason	3	6	31	10.33	6	17	0
WR Herman Bishop	3	6	19	6.33	0	9	0
RB Jose McKnight	1	1	17	17.00	20	17	0
WR Malachi Maloney	1	2	20	20.00	12	20	0
TE Logan Hutton	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Caleb McConnell	8	10	100	12.50	53	29
WR Dexter Schneider	6	8	32	5.33	7	21
TE Dalton Keene	4	6	85	21.25	8	32
WR Clyde Doyle	3	3	20	6.67	0	18
TE Charlie Maxwell	2	2	12	6.00	13	16
WR Calvin Edwards	2	3	10	5.00	6	7
RB Ernie Kling	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
RB Santiago Butler	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Raul Escalante	1	27	27.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Travis Etienne	1	0	0
S Ricardo Perry	0	1	0
OLB Jackson Punzel	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Dexter Schneider	1	0	0
S Zach Stockman	0	1	0
S T.J. Peterson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kai Dodge	2	82	41.0	41.0	47	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sterling Hofrichter	4	187	46.8	39.3	57	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roger Thomas	5/5	0/0	0/0	39	2/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cody Parkey	2/3	1/1	0/0	44	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Herman Bishop	1	10	10.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Isaiah Hodgins	2	43	21.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bennett Devine	3	76	25.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jackson Punzel	9	0	0.0	17	30
DE Frankie Doyle	5	0	1.0	15	23
DT Thomas DaSilva	5	1	0.0	21	30
S Reggie Robinson	4	0	0.0	15	26
S Gage Pelletier	4	0	0.0	13	13
S Jay Hughes	3	1	0.0	10	29
CB Jamie Huntley	3	1	0.0	8	22
DT Brenden Harding	2	2	1.0	13	30
DE Ernest Jones	2	2	1.0	17	25
CB Raul Escalante	2	1	0.0	20	32
ILB Daelin Hayes	2	1	0.0	2	11
CB Anthony Roberts	2	1	0.0	16	21
S Dustin Mayes	2	0	0.0	7	20
S Ricardo Perry	2	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Gilbert Dawson	2	0	0.0	5	10
DE Jeremiah Carrasco	1	0	1.0	9	22
OLB Nick Bolton	1	1	0.0	5	10
DT Bravvion Roy	0	1	0.0	10	20

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jeff Okudah	7	1	0.0	26	39
S T.J. Peterson	6	3	0.0	25	38
OLB Monty Wilkes	5	1	0.0	12	13
OLB Christopher Jeffries	5	1	0.0	13	29
CB Tyrone Dolliver	5	0	0.0	26	39
S Roman Kemp	4	0	0.0	13	28
S Neil Watson	3	1	0.0	11	24
OLB Owen Bixler	2	3	0.0	13	14
DT Ted Jenkins	2	2	0.0	25	35
S Zach Stockman	2	1	0.0	11	14
CB Eric Stokes	2	0	0.0	5	8
DE Darien Weber	2	0	0.0	5	11
DE Walter Hou	1	2	0.0	23	31
DT Raul Burkhammer	1	1	0.0	17	30
OLB Kerry Meadows	1	1	0.0	21	27
WR Clyde Doyle	1	0	---	---	---
DT Tyrus Schweigert	0	1	0.0	10	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jeremiah Carrasco	1.0	1	1	0	22
DE Ernest Jones	1.0	0	2	1	25
DE Frankie Doyle	1.0	0	0	0	23
DT Brenden Harding	1.0	0	0	0	30
DT Thomas DaSilva	0.0	0	1	0	30
DT Bravvion Roy	0.0	0	1	0	20

Houston	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walter Hou	2	1	31
DE Jason Strowbridge	1	0	18
DT Ted Jenkins	1	0	35
DE Darien Weber	1	0	11

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jackson Punzel	6	0	0	30
CB Jamie Huntley	3	1	0	22
S Jay Hughes	3	0	0	29
S Gage Pelletier	3	0	0	13
CB Raul Escalante	2	0	1	32
S Dustin Mayes	2	0	0	20
ILB Daelin Hayes	2	0	0	11
CB Anthony Roberts	2	0	0	21
DE Frankie Doyle	1	0	0	23
DE Ernest Jones	1	0	0	25
OLB Gilbert Dawson	1	0	0	10

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tyrone Dolliver	4	1	39
S Roman Kemp	4	1	28
CB Jeff Okudah	4	0	39
S T.J. Peterson	4	0	38
OLB Monty Wilkes	4	0	13
OLB Christopher Jeffries	2	1	29
S Neil Watson	2	0	24
OLB Owen Bixler	1	0	14
S Zach Stockman	1	0	14
DE Darien Weber	1	0	11
OLB Kerry Meadows	0	1	27
CB Eric Stokes	0	1	8

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
T Michael Barnes	4	7	26	39
T Wayne Newsome	3	5	26	39
C Perry Serra	2	7	26	39
G Sedric Dodge	2	3	26	39
G Matt Peart	0	1	26	39

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C James Daniels	1	5	22	2	40
T Isaiah Wilson	1	4	22	1	40
G Neil Derosa	1	4	22	0	40
G Billy Rudebusch	1	1	22	1	40
T Nicholas Marler	0	6	22	0	40

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Ben Mason	2	11
Jackson Punzel	1	14

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Kerry Meadows	2	7
Eric Stokes	1	16

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Wayne Newsome	26	39	---	---	7	72
G Matt Peart	26	39	---	---	7	72
G Sedric Dodge	26	39	---	---	7	72
T Michael Barnes	26	39	---	---	7	72
WR Jaylen Waddle	24	39	---	---	3	66
WR Isaiah Hodgins	23	39	---	---	3	65
TE Ben Mason	22	32	---	---	11	65
C Perry Serra	26	39	---	---	---	65
QB Derek Carr	24	39	---	---	---	63
OLB Jackson Punzel	---	---	17	30	14	61
S Jay Hughes	---	---	10	29	16	55
DT Thomas DaSilva	---	---	21	30	2	53
CB Raul Escalante	---	---	20	32	1	53
DT Brenden Harding	---	---	13	30	7	50
WR Herman Bishop	13	29	---	---	5	47
CB Jamie Huntley	---	---	8	22	16	46
DE Ernest Jones	---	---	17	25	3	45
S Reggie Robinson	---	---	15	26	3	44
S Ricardo Perry	---	---	15	24	5	44
RB Travis Etienne	17	26	---	---	---	43
CB Oliver Booker	---	---	16	20	6	42
CB Anthony Roberts	---	---	16	21	2	39
DE Frankie Doyle	---	---	15	23	---	38
TE Logan Hutton	8	9	---	---	21	38
WR Malachi Maloney	8	8	---	---	20	36
DE Jeremiah Carrasco	---	---	9	22	4	35
DT Bravvion Roy	---	---	10	20	1	31
OLB Gilbert Dawson	---	---	5	10	16	31
FB Ted Benton	5	5	---	---	20	30
S Dustin Mayes	---	---	7	20	---	27
S Gage Pelletier	---	---	13	13	---	26
OLB Nick Bolton	---	---	5	10	7	22
RB Andy Walters	0	0	---	---	18	18
DE Zachary Brandon	---	---	3	12	3	18
ILB Daelin Hayes	---	---	2	11	3	16
OLB Josue Vanderjagt	---	---	5	10	---	15
RB Jose McKnight	8	6	---	---	---	14
K Roger Thomas	0	0	---	---	13	13
WR Matthew Hanks	0	2	---	---	10	12
C Jose Grier	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Kai Dodge	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Stephen Sullivan	2	0	---	---	---	2
QB Damian Andrews	2	0	---	---	---	2
C Billy Siever	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jack Petrie	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Terrence Beard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tyrone Dolliver	---	---	26	39	5	70
CB Jeff Okudah	---	---	26	39	5	70
T Nicholas Marler	22	40	---	---	7	69
S T.J. Peterson	---	---	25	38	4	67
DT Ted Jenkins	---	---	25	35	4	64
C James Daniels	22	40	---	---	---	62
G Billy Rudebusch	22	40	---	---	---	62
G Neil Derosa	22	40	---	---	---	62
T Isaiah Wilson	22	40	---	---	---	62
WR Dexter Schneider	17	28	---	---	17	62
WR Caleb McConnell	22	40	---	---	---	62
TE Dalton Keene	20	40	---	---	---	60
DE Walter Hou	---	---	23	31	2	56
OLB Kerry Meadows	---	---	21	27	7	55
DT Raul Burkhammer	---	---	17	30	5	52
QB Wesley Brayshaw	21	31	---	---	---	52
OLB Christopher Jeffries	---	---	13	29	5	47
OLB Owen Bixler	---	---	13	14	18	45
S Roman Kemp	---	---	13	28	4	45
S Neil Watson	---	---	11	24	4	39
DE Dave Bryant	---	---	13	19	6	38
WR Clyde Doyle	13	13	---	---	11	37
OLB Monty Wilkes	---	---	12	13	12	37
TE Charlie Maxwell	4	12	---	---	20	36
RB Ernie Kling	4	17	---	---	15	36
WR Calvin Edwards	4	15	---	---	16	35
DE Jason Strowbridge	---	---	11	18	1	30
CB Eric Stokes	---	---	5	8	16	29
RB Santiago Butler	12	16	---	---	---	28
S Zach Stockman	---	---	11	14	3	28
RB Clyde Duffy	5	6	---	---	14	25
S Horace Brockway	---	---	6	3	13	22
DT Tyrus Schweigert	---	---	10	9	3	22
DE Darien Weber	---	---	5	11	4	20
FB Philip Hines	6	12	---	---	---	18
QB Francisco Waldorf	1	9	---	---	---	10
WR Bennett Devine	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Blake Ferguson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Sterling Hofrichter	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Paul McCormick	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Christian Whiting	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Bennett Wilkerson	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Cody Parkey	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Clayton Feagles	0	0	---	---	5	5
WR Jackson Curtis	3	1	---	---	---	4
OLB Frankie Tuinei	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	41	4.6
Middle	11	65	5.9
Right	4	22	5.5
None	2	-3	-1.5

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-1	-0.3
Middle	14	27	1.9
Right	4	24	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Derek Carr	39	27	3	1	1	5	5	1	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wesley Brayshaw	28	21	6	0	1	1	3	1	1
Francisco Waldorf	8	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	17	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	123	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	10	131	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	19	19.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	25	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	68	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	76	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	8	4	94	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jaylen Waddle	13	10	0	120	2	39
WR Isaiah Hodgins	6	5	0	40	0	39
TE Ben Mason	6	3	0	31	0	32
WR Herman Bishop	6	3	1	19	0	29
RB Travis Etienne	4	3	0	35	0	26
WR Malachi Maloney	2	1	0	20	1	8
RB Jose McKnight	1	1	0	17	0	6
TE Logan Hutton	1	1	0	8	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Caleb McConnell	10	8	0	100	3	40
WR Dexter Schneider	8	6	0	32	1	28
TE Dalton Keene	6	4	0	85	3	40
WR Calvin Edwards	3	2	0	10	0	15
WR Clyde Doyle	3	3	0	20	0	13
RB Santiago Butler	2	0	1	0	0	16
TE Charlie Maxwell	2	2	0	12	0	12
RB Ernie Kling	2	1	0	4	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Travis Etienne	6	20	3.33	5.65
RB Jose McKnight	3	12	4.00	4.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Santiago Butler	2	5	2.50	1.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Derek Carr	8	3	19	2.38	7.44

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wesley Brayshaw	3	2	-6	-2.00	8.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ben Mason	2	0	0	0.00	5.17
WR Jaylen Waddle	2	1	9	4.50	9.23
WR Isaiah Hodgins	1	1	2	2.00	6.67
WR Malachi Maloney	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
TE Logan Hutton	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Herman Bishop	1	0	0	0.00	3.17

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Santiago Butler	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Charlie Maxwell	1	1	-4	-4.00	6.00
WR Dexter Schneider	1	1	-2	-2.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jose McKnight	2	0
RB Travis Etienne	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ernie Kling	2	1
QB Francisco Waldorf	1	0
WR Clyde Doyle	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Derek Carr	6	3	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wesley Brayshaw	9	6	3
Francisco Waldorf	1	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Travis Etienne	2	1	1
WR Malachi Maloney	1	0	0
WR Jaylen Waddle	1	0	0
TE Logan Hutton	1	1	1
WR Herman Bishop	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Caleb McConnell	4	2	1
TE Dalton Keene	3	2	2
TE Charlie Maxwell	1	1	0
WR Calvin Edwards	1	1	0
RB Ernie Kling	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (20,400)
End Zone 12,100 (14,800)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (13,100)
Club Seats 8,300 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (20,400)
End Zone	12,100 (14,800)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,500)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (13,100)
Club Seats	8,300 (9,200)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)