Week 1, 2040

played in Houston, AL

56 degrees, rain, 14 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	0	3	0	0	-	3
Houston Texans	7	14	7	0	-	28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:28 HOU - Mason Cox 3 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 10:38 HOU - Phil Lovstad 1 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 08:07 HOU - Blake Corum 21 run (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 04:16 IND - Will Reichard 25 field goal
3Q: 04:59 HOU - Ted Hickman 3 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:28 HOU - Mason Cox 3 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 10:38 HOU - Phil Lovstad 1 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 08:07 HOU - Blake Corum 21 run (A.J. Dingle extra point)
2Q: 04:16 IND - Will Reichard 25 field goal
3Q: 04:59 HOU - Ted Hickman 3 pass from Don Meredith IV (A.J. Dingle extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 12 20
- by Rushing 3 6
- by Passing 9 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 256 379
- Offensive Plays 65 58
- Yards per Play 3.94 6.53
Net Rushing Yards 41 127
- Rushing Attempts 20 30
- Yards per Rush 2.05 4.23
Net Passing Yards 215 252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 43 - 24 - 2 26 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 225 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 4.78 9.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/25 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/2 3/32
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 1/31
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:48 31:12

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	12	20
- by Rushing	3	6
- by Passing	9	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	256	379
- Offensive Plays	65	58
- Yards per Play	3.94	6.53
Net Rushing Yards	41	127
- Rushing Attempts	20	30
- Yards per Rush	2.05	4.23
Net Passing Yards	215	252
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	43 - 24 - 2	26 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	225	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	4.78	9.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	7/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/25	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/2	3/32
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	1/31
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:48	31:12

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:45	OWN 25	6	35	Punt
1	6:17	5:06	OWN 21	8	36	Punt
1	0:25	1:40	OPP 28	3	9	Missed FG
2	10:28	0:45	OWN 25	3	-3	Punt
2	7:53	3:45	OWN 26	12	66	Field Goal
2	2:34	1:03	OPP 47	3	2	Punt
3	12:57	3:10	OWN 15	7	23	Punt
3	4:49	3:14	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	14:51	2:15	OWN 29	3	6	Punt
4	10:50	1:01	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
4	7:32	2:47	OWN 7	8	44	Interception
4	0:23	0:23	OWN 5	3	0	Interception

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:15	4:58	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
1	1:11	0:46	OWN 20	2	8	Fumble
2	13:45	3:17	OWN 26	7	74	Touchdown
2	9:43	1:50	OPP 48	4	48	Touchdown
2	4:08	1:34	OWN 13	2	24	Interception
2	1:31	1:31	OWN 2	4	13	Half
3	15:00	2:03	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	9:47	4:58	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
3	1:35	1:44	OWN 19	3	-8	Punt
4	12:36	1:46	OWN 21	4	20	Punt
4	9:49	2:17	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
4	4:45	4:22	OWN 37	6	11	Punt

Game MVP: Don Meredith IV, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Wade Marshall	9	10	1.11	7	0
RB Ray Davis	4	-1	-0.25	1	0
RB Jim Hayes	2	18	9.00	13	1
QB Randall Cagle	2	11	5.50	9	0
QB Justin Robustelli	1	9	9.00	9	0
WR Carlton Hicks	1	-6	-6.00	-6	0
TE Austin Tatum	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Blake Corum	24	102	4.25	21	4	1
RB Chase Weinberg	4	11	2.75	15	1	0
QB Don Meredith IV	1	6	6.00	6	0	0
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cagle	25	16	159	2/10	0	36	0	81.9
Justin Robustelli	18	8	66	0/0	0	20	2	14.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	26	20	262	2/10	3	46	1	130.6

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Amos Martin	7	9	40	5.71	2	13
WR Howie Kerr	4	10	111	27.75	56	36
WR Jon Courage	4	9	24	6.00	7	9
WR Carlton Hicks	3	3	12	4.00	1	6
RB Jim Hayes	2	3	11	5.50	2	6
RB Wade Marshall	2	3	1	0.50	0	3
WR Perry Small	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE James Pierson	1	4	20	20.00	0	20

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jason Brockermeyer	5	5	60	12.00	32	24	0
FB Ted Hickman	4	5	24	6.00	7	7	1
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	3	3	72	24.00	11	37	0
WR John David Crow	3	5	67	22.33	32	46	0
TE Mason Cox	3	6	33	11.00	20	29	1
TE Phil Lovstad	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Brett Jean	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Randy Sutter	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Frank Finley	1	0	0.00	0
S Kenny Franckhauser	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Recov	Force
DE Graham Borders	1	0
ILB Randy Sutter	0	1
DE Elliot Bernstein	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov
QB Don Meredith IV	1	0
WR Brock Kolosa	1	0
WR Brett Jean	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Gillespie	8	343	42.9	33.9	52	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	5	269	53.8	49.4	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Will Reichard	1/2	0/0	0/0	25	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
A.J. Dingle	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie King	3	2	0.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brock Kolosa	3	32	10.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim Hayes	3	61	20.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cedric Hinton	1	31	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jamie King	8	1	0.0	25	25
S Brent Reeves	7	0	0.0	29	28
OLB Steven Shireman	7	0	0.0	28	28
ILB Randy Sutter	6	2	1.0	28	26
DE Elliot Bernstein	3	1	0.0	19	15
DE Graham Borders	3	1	0.0	28	24
CB David Tharp	3	0	0.0	28	27
CB Nate Wiggins	3	0	0.0	26	26
DE Freddy C. Krueger	2	3	1.0	28	26
CB Chidi Schwandt	2	1	0.0	11	17
OLB Jerry Watson	2	0	0.0	8	2
OLB Olindo Flowers	1	2	0.0	27	26
WR Howie Kerr	1	0	---	---	---
TE James Pierson	1	0	---	---	---
S Ezekiel Stringer	0	2	0.0	7	1
DE Roderick Dennis	0	1	0.0	10	13
DT Miles Shea	0	1	0.0	24	19

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	10	3	1.0	19	43
S Frank Finley	6	2	0.0	20	45
OLB Van Henson	6	0	0.0	20	39
CB Teddy Tasker	5	0	0.0	20	45
DT Kerry Chadwick	3	0	0.0	10	22
DT Camden Holleran	3	0	0.0	18	29
DT Vinny Lang	2	1	1.0	12	39
S Kenny Franckhauser	2	4	0.0	19	45
DE Giovanni Booker	2	0	0.0	15	19
CB Terrence Wolfe	2	0	0.0	8	14
CB Caleb Turner	2	0	0.0	2	15
DE Collin Starnes	1	1	0.0	18	33
CB Eddie Nixon	1	1	0.0	2	16
FB Ted Hickman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Jorge Crawford	1	0	0.0	10	15
CB Eli Jamison	0	4	0.0	14	14
S Spencer Krieger	0	1	0.0	5	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Freddy C. Krueger	1.0	1	0	0	26
ILB Randy Sutter	1.0	0	0	0	26

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Vinny Lang	1.0	1	0	0	39
ILB Tyrus Farmer	1.0	0	0	0	43
DE Jermaine Schwartz	0.0	1	1	0	20
S Spencer Krieger	0.0	1	0	0	23
DT Kerry Chadwick	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Collin Starnes	0.0	0	2	1	33
DE Giovanni Booker	0.0	0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Brent Reeves	4	0	0	28
CB David Tharp	3	0	0	27
S Jamie King	3	0	0	25
OLB Steven Shireman	2	1	0	28
CB Chidi Schwandt	2	0	0	17
CB Nate Wiggins	2	0	0	26
OLB Olindo Flowers	1	1	0	26
ILB Randy Sutter	1	0	1	26
DE Elliot Bernstein	1	0	0	15
OLB Mark Battle	1	0	0	2

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	6	1	0	43
CB Teddy Tasker	5	1	0	45
S Frank Finley	4	0	1	45
OLB Van Henson	3	0	0	39
CB Eddie Nixon	1	1	0	16
DT Kerry Chadwick	1	0	0	22
DE Collin Starnes	1	0	0	33
CB Terrence Wolfe	1	0	0	14
DT Vinny Lang	1	0	0	39
CB Caleb Turner	1	0	0	15
OLB Jorge Crawford	0	1	0	15
S Kenny Franckhauser	0	0	1	45

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Sawyer Kramer	1	4	20	1	45
T Elliot Hernandez	1	2	20	0	45
G Olumuyiwa Fashanu	1	2	20	0	45
G Marc Hall	0	4	20	0	45
G Phillip Abrams	0	3	20	1	45
TE Amos Martin	0	1	20	0	41
TE Austin Tatum	0	1	7	0	13

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T J.C. Latham	2	8	30	0	28
C Zak Zinter	2	4	30	0	28
T Joe Alt	2	3	30	1	28
G Patrick Robustelli	1	6	30	1	28
G Adrian Mazurek	1	5	30	0	28
TE Mason Cox	1	2	28	0	24
TE Phil Lovstad	0	1	11	0	5

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Elliot Bernstein	2	10
Ezekiel Stringer	1	11
Phillip Abrams	1	10

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Mason Cox	3	19
Van Henson	2	22
Ted Hickman	1	20

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Marc Hall	20	45	---	---	10	75
G Phillip Abrams	20	45	---	---	10	75
C Sawyer Kramer	20	45	---	---	---	65
T Elliot Hernandez	20	45	---	---	---	65
G Olumuyiwa Fashanu	20	45	---	---	---	65
ILB Randy Sutter	---	---	28	26	10	64
OLB Olindo Flowers	---	---	27	26	10	63
CB Nate Wiggins	---	---	26	26	11	63
TE Amos Martin	20	41	---	---	1	62
WR Jon Courage	20	41	---	---	---	61
DE Freddy C. Krueger	---	---	28	26	5	59
S Brent Reeves	---	---	29	28	1	58
OLB Steven Shireman	---	---	28	28	2	58
CB David Tharp	---	---	28	27	---	55
S Jamie King	---	---	25	25	5	55
DE Graham Borders	---	---	28	24	---	52
WR Howie Kerr	13	31	---	---	---	44
DE Elliot Bernstein	---	---	19	15	10	44
DT Miles Shea	---	---	24	19	---	43
QB Randall Cagle	15	27	---	---	---	42
TE Austin Tatum	7	13	---	---	22	42
RB Wade Marshall	13	22	---	---	5	40
TE James Pierson	10	22	---	---	4	36
WR Carlton Hicks	10	23	---	---	1	34
CB Chidi Schwandt	---	---	11	17	6	34
RB Ray Davis	4	8	---	---	22	34
RB Jim Hayes	3	17	---	---	9	29
DE Roderick Dennis	---	---	10	13	---	23
QB Justin Robustelli	5	18	---	---	---	23
WR Perry Small	0	7	---	---	14	21
OLB Mark Battle	---	---	1	2	18	21
S Ezekiel Stringer	---	---	7	1	11	19
OLB Jerry Watson	---	---	8	2	---	10
T Harrison Lubbers	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Steve Gillespie	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Randal Hansen	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Alexander Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Luther Rhodes	0	0	---	---	6	6
DT Paul Warren	---	---	0	0	5	5
K Will Reichard	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB J.C. Caroline	---	---	2	1	---	3
S Korey Gamboa	---	---	1	2	---	3
C Jonathan Famie	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Marcus Perkins	0	0	---	---	---	0
RB Cedric Edelstein	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Jose Gordon	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Van Henson	---	---	20	39	22	81
TE Mason Cox	28	24	---	---	19	71
S Frank Finley	---	---	20	45	2	67
CB Teddy Tasker	---	---	20	45	2	67
S Kenny Franckhauser	---	---	19	45	2	66
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	19	43	2	64
G Patrick Robustelli	30	28	---	---	5	63
T J.C. Latham	30	28	---	---	5	63
T Joe Alt	30	28	---	---	5	63
G Adrian Mazurek	30	28	---	---	5	63
C Zak Zinter	30	28	---	---	---	58
WR John David Crow	29	28	---	---	---	57
QB Don Meredith IV	27	28	---	---	---	55
DE Collin Starnes	---	---	18	33	2	53
DT Vinny Lang	---	---	12	39	2	53
DT Camden Holleran	---	---	18	29	2	49
RB Blake Corum	25	21	---	---	---	46
S Spencer Krieger	---	---	5	23	15	43
WR Jason Brockermeyer	23	19	---	---	---	42
FB Ted Hickman	10	10	---	---	20	40
DE Giovanni Booker	---	---	15	19	1	35
CB Eddie Nixon	---	---	2	16	15	33
DT Kerry Chadwick	---	---	10	22	---	32
CB Eli Jamison	---	---	14	14	1	29
DE Sammie Pearson	---	---	1	18	9	28
DE Jermaine Schwartz	---	---	6	20	---	26
OLB Jorge Crawford	---	---	10	15	1	26
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	9	15	---	---	---	24
CB Terrence Wolfe	---	---	8	14	1	23
TE Phil Lovstad	11	5	---	---	6	22
ILB Gene Burnett	---	---	1	1	20	22
WR Cedric Hinton	8	9	---	---	2	19
WR Brett Jean	1	2	---	---	15	18
CB Caleb Turner	---	---	2	15	1	18
RB Skip Keeler	1	0	---	---	12	13
RB Chase Weinberg	5	7	---	---	---	12
CB Phillip Burton	---	---	0	0	10	10
ILB Louis Haroldson	---	---	0	0	8	8
WR Brock Kolosa	0	0	---	---	8	8
TE Greg Gepner	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	5	5
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	5	5
K A.J. Dingle	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Joe Milton	3	0	---	---	---	3
G Julio Witt	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Sebastian Switzer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	17	45	2.6
Right	3	-4	-1.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	36	6.0
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	10	48	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cagle	25	16	3	1	0	2	3	2	0
Justin Robustelli	18	8	1	2	3	2	0	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	26	20	5	1	1	2	0	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	42	10.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	74	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	55	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	54	9.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	100	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	25	3.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	117	29.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Howie Kerr	10	4	1	111	3	31
TE Amos Martin	9	7	0	40	0	41
WR Jon Courage	9	4	1	24	0	41
TE James Pierson	4	1	0	20	1	22
WR Carlton Hicks	3	3	0	12	0	23
RB Jim Hayes	3	2	1	11	0	17
RB Wade Marshall	3	2	0	1	0	22
WR Perry Small	2	1	0	6	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mason Cox	6	3	1	33	1	24
FB Ted Hickman	5	4	0	24	0	10
WR Jason Brockermeyer	5	5	0	60	1	19
WR John David Crow	5	3	0	67	1	28
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	3	3	0	72	2	15
TE Phil Lovstad	1	1	0	1	0	5
WR Brett Jean	1	1	0	5	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Blake Corum	6	12	2.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cagle	3	0	0	0.00	6.36

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	4	4	16	4.00	10.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jon Courage	2	0	0	0.00	2.67
WR Howie Kerr	1	0	0	0.00	11.10

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Ted Hickman	1	1	3	3.00	4.80
WR John David Crow	1	1	9	9.00	13.40
TE Phil Lovstad	1	1	1	1.00	1.00
TE Mason Cox	1	1	3	3.00	5.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Ray Davis	1	0
RB Jim Hayes	1	1
QB Randall Cagle	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Chase Weinberg	3	1
RB Blake Corum	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cagle	11	9	5
Justin Robustelli	5	2	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	7	6	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Howie Kerr	5	4	4
WR Jon Courage	3	1	0
RB Jim Hayes	3	2	1
TE Amos Martin	2	2	2
WR Carlton Hicks	2	2	0
TE James Pierson	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	2	2	2
WR John David Crow	2	1	1
FB Ted Hickman	1	1	1
WR Jason Brockermeyer	1	1	1
WR Brett Jean	1	1	1

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)