Week 1, 2043

played in Indianapolis, MD

77 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	3	6	7	-	23
Indianapolis Colts	3	0	0	7	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 HOU - Toby Wycheck 15 run (Ernest Torres extra point)
1Q: 00:18 IND - Will Reichard 28 field goal
2Q: 10:33 HOU - Ernest Torres 33 field goal
3Q: 09:27 HOU - Ernest Torres 49 field goal
3Q: 05:31 HOU - Ernest Torres 34 field goal
4Q: 08:06 HOU - Shannon Donaldson 15 interception return (Ernest Torres extra point)
4Q: 00:54 IND - Howie Kerr 32 pass from Teddy O'Neal (Will Reichard extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:58 HOU - Toby Wycheck 15 run (Ernest Torres extra point)
1Q: 00:18 IND - Will Reichard 28 field goal
2Q: 10:33 HOU - Ernest Torres 33 field goal
3Q: 09:27 HOU - Ernest Torres 49 field goal
3Q: 05:31 HOU - Ernest Torres 34 field goal
4Q: 08:06 HOU - Shannon Donaldson 15 interception return (Ernest Torres extra point)
4Q: 00:54 IND - Howie Kerr 32 pass from Teddy O'Neal (Will Reichard extra point)

Team Statistics HOU IND
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 17
- by Rushing 6 3
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 276 337
- Offensive Plays 62 78
- Yards per Play 4.45 4.32
Net Rushing Yards 99 93
- Rushing Attempts 28 27
- Yards per Rush 3.54 3.44
Net Passing Yards 177 244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 2 46 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 185 286
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/8 5/42
- Yards per Pass Play 5.21 4.78
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/12 7/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.3 9.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 3/3
Penalties/Yards 7/55 5/39
Punt Returns/Yards 1/10 2/10
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 3/15 2/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 22
Time of Possession 28:00 32:00

Team Statistics	HOU	IND
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	17
- by Rushing	6	3
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	276	337
- Offensive Plays	62	78
- Yards per Play	4.45	4.32
Net Rushing Yards	99	93
- Rushing Attempts	28	27
- Yards per Rush	3.54	3.44
Net Passing Yards	177	244
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 2	46 - 23 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	185	286
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/8	5/42
- Yards per Pass Play	5.21	4.78
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/12	7/20
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.3	9.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	3/3
Penalties/Yards	7/55	5/39
Punt Returns/Yards	1/10	2/10
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	3/15	2/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 22
Time of Possession	28:00	32:00

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OWN 22	3	-4	Interception
1	11:41	4:53	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
1	0:10	4:42	OWN 27	9	57	Field Goal
2	5:37	2:01	OWN 11	5	17	Punt
2	1:53	0:33	OPP 45	3	-10	Punt
3	12:47	3:26	OWN 37	7	31	Field Goal
3	8:31	3:06	50	6	33	Field Goal
3	4:40	0:31	OPP 29	2	4	Interception
3	2:00	1:23	OWN 23	4	12	Punt
4	12:00	3:07	OWN 43	7	21	Punt
4	5:10	2:26	OWN 21	3	-1	Punt
4	0:44	0:44	OPP 45	4	11	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	1:59	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
1	6:48	6:38	OWN 25	14	64	Field Goal
2	10:28	4:51	OWN 25	9	35	Punt
2	3:36	1:43	OWN 26	4	-12	Punt
2	1:20	1:20	OWN 8	7	55	Half
3	15:00	2:13	OWN 25	4	-4	Punt
3	9:21	0:50	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
3	5:25	0:45	OWN 25	3	4	Fumble
3	4:09	2:09	OWN 7	5	27	Punt
3	0:37	3:37	OWN 21	7	29	Interception
4	8:53	0:58	OWN 20	3	-13	Interception
4	7:55	2:45	OWN 15	10	51	Interception
4	2:44	2:00	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown

Game MVP: Jaylan Ford, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Toby Wycheck	24	95	3.96	15	4	1
QB Don Meredith IV	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
RB Blake Corum	1	10	10.00	10	1	0
RB Dylan Sampson	1	-4	-4.00	-4	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Bryan Holmes	15	24	1.60	17	1
QB Brock Latimer	9	59	6.56	12	1
WR Shane Lester	2	2	1.00	3	0
RB TreVeyon Henderson	1	8	8.00	8	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	32	16	185	2/8	0	29	2	41.8

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Latimer	38	18	209	4/33	0	26	3	31.6
Teddy O'Neal	8	5	77	1/9	1	32	0	133.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	5	12	63	12.60	8	25
RB Toby Wycheck	4	4	48	12.00	27	22
TE Mason Cox	3	5	18	6.00	8	10
FB Clay Coats	1	1	13	13.00	0	13
WR Brett Jean	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Tre Terry	1	3	29	29.00	19	29
WR Travis Hunter	1	5	8	8.00	0	8

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Grant Shea	7	11	119	17.00	12	26	0
WR Shane Lester	6	15	63	10.50	7	17	0
WR Howie Kerr	4	6	54	13.50	35	32	1
TE Lenny Hancock	2	6	22	11.00	9	14	0
RB TreVeyon Henderson	2	2	17	8.50	8	11	0
TE Austin Tatum	1	2	6	6.00	3	6	0
WR Marvin Staiger	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Wade Marshall	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Bryan Holmes	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kenny Franckhauser	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Tyrus Farmer	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Shannon Donaldson	1	15	15.00	1

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Mercury O'Neal	1	0	0.00	0
CB Nate Wiggins	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
CB Jim Buckley	1	0
DE Jaylan Ford	0	1
DT Victor VanDervoort	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Teddy O'Neal	1	1	0	0
QB Brock Latimer	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	5	231	46.2	40.2	59	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Santiago Thornton	6	225	37.5	32.5	52	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Torres	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	2/2

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Will Reichard	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dylan Sampson	1	10	10.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamie King	2	10	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tai Felton	2	37	18.5	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bryan Holmes	2	34	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kenny Franckhauser	10	0	0.0	27	51
OLB Shannon Donaldson	6	2	0.0	23	43
CB Jim Buckley	5	1	0.0	25	48
DE Jaylan Ford	4	1	4.0	19	44
DT Victor VanDervoort	4	1	1.0	24	45
ILB Tyrus Farmer	4	3	0.0	25	48
CB Caleb Turner	4	3	0.0	23	44
CB Lewis Young	3	0	0.0	25	49
DE Quentin Palmer	2	1	0.0	8	8
DE Collin Starnes	2	0	0.0	17	37
S Jermaine Stephenson	2	0	0.0	7	20
S Charles Wheeler	2	0	0.0	18	29
OLB Rob Erickson	2	0	0.0	8	10
DT Billy Hembree	1	1	0.0	19	32
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	1	0	---	---	---
DT Vinny Lang	1	0	0.0	8	12
WR Tre Terry	1	0	---	---	---
CB Mac McWilliams	1	0	0.0	4	9
ILB Gene Burnett	0	1	0.0	8	10

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Andy Robbins	7	2	1.0	25	24
OLB Kobe King	7	2	0.0	26	32
ILB Marquis Frederick	7	1	0.0	25	22
S Phil Andersen	5	1	0.0	16	21
S Riley Harris	4	4	0.0	22	27
DE Graham Borders	3	0	1.0	25	24
OLB Olindo Flowers	3	0	0.0	18	14
CB Mercury O'Neal	2	0	0.0	4	13
CB Nate Wiggins	2	0	0.0	24	22
S Jamie King	1	1	0.0	18	20
WR Howie Kerr	1	0	---	---	---
DE Elliot Bernstein	1	0	0.0	3	11
TE Lenny Hancock	1	0	---	---	---
ILB David Reese	1	0	0.0	1	10
DT Miles Shea	0	3	0.0	26	32
OLB Steven Shireman	0	2	0.0	28	34
S J.R. Gowins	0	2	0.0	27	25
DT Rondell Fowler	0	1	0.0	3	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jaylan Ford	4.0	2	4	4	44
DT Victor VanDervoort	1.0	0	1	1	45
DE Quentin Palmer	0.0	1	0	0	8
DE Collin Starnes	0.0	0	1	0	37
DT Billy Hembree	0.0	0	1	0	32
OLB Rob Erickson	0.0	0	1	0	10

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Robbins	1.0	2	2	24
DE Graham Borders	1.0	1	2	24
DT Miles Shea	0.0	2	2	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	5	0	1	48
S Kenny Franckhauser	4	1	1	51
CB Jim Buckley	4	0	0	48
OLB Shannon Donaldson	3	1	1	43
CB Caleb Turner	3	0	0	44
OLB Rob Erickson	2	0	0	10
CB Lewis Young	1	1	0	49
CB Mac McWilliams	1	0	0	9
S Jermaine Stephenson	0	1	0	20

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Riley Harris	4	1	0	27
OLB Kobe King	4	0	0	32
S Phil Andersen	3	0	0	21
CB Mercury O'Neal	2	0	1	13
CB Nate Wiggins	1	1	1	22
ILB Marquis Frederick	1	0	0	22
ILB David Reese	1	0	0	10
CB Ron Martineau	0	2	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Julio Witt	2	6	28	0	34
C Carlton Threats	2	5	28	0	34
T J.C. Latham	2	4	9	0	7
T J.J. Lake	2	3	19	1	27
T Lenny Moschetti	1	4	28	0	34
G Adrian Mazurek	1	3	28	1	34
FB Clay Coats	0	1	6	0	11

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Phillip Abrams	1	5	27	0	51
T Ben Lyons	1	5	27	0	51
G Tyler Booker	1	3	27	1	51
T Andy Stitt	0	3	27	2	51
C Beaux Limmer	0	2	27	1	51
RB Bryan Holmes	0	0	22	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Clay Coats	1	23
Brett Jean	1	23
Dylan Sampson	1	12
Lenny Moschetti	1	8

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Branden Wiggins	1	20
Jackie Mayes	1	9
Wade Marshall	1	1

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Lewis Young	---	---	25	49	8	82
S Kenny Franckhauser	---	---	27	51	1	79
TE Mason Cox	26	31	---	---	22	79
RB Toby Wycheck	26	32	---	---	17	75
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	25	48	1	74
CB Jim Buckley	---	---	25	48	1	74
DE Jaylan Ford	---	---	19	44	7	70
G Adrian Mazurek	28	34	---	---	8	70
T Lenny Moschetti	28	34	---	---	8	70
G Julio Witt	28	34	---	---	8	70
DT Victor VanDervoort	---	---	24	45	1	70
CB Caleb Turner	---	---	23	44	1	68
OLB Shannon Donaldson	---	---	23	43	2	68
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	27	33	---	---	3	63
QB Don Meredith IV	28	34	---	---	---	62
C Carlton Threats	28	34	---	---	---	62
WR Travis Hunter	28	34	---	---	---	62
DE Collin Starnes	---	---	17	37	1	55
T J.J. Lake	19	27	---	---	8	54
DT Billy Hembree	---	---	19	32	---	51
S Charles Wheeler	---	---	18	29	---	47
S Jermaine Stephenson	---	---	7	20	16	43
FB Clay Coats	6	11	---	---	23	40
WR Brett Jean	2	4	---	---	23	29
WR Tre Terry	12	16	---	---	1	29
ILB Gene Burnett	---	---	8	10	9	27
CB Mac McWilliams	---	---	4	9	14	27
OLB Jeffery Wayne	---	---	2	3	19	24
DT Warren Roffmann	---	---	3	13	7	23
DT Vinny Lang	---	---	8	12	---	20
OLB Rob Erickson	---	---	8	10	---	18
TE Phil Lovstad	11	5	---	---	1	17
T J.C. Latham	9	7	---	---	---	16
DE Quentin Palmer	---	---	8	8	---	16
RB Dylan Sampson	1	0	---	---	12	13
DE Giovanni Booker	---	---	4	6	---	10
WR Silas Brown	0	2	---	---	8	10
K Ernest Torres	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Tai Felton	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	8	8
RB Blake Corum	1	2	---	---	---	3
G Kelvin Perez	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Greg Gepner	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Kirk Reid	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Elliot Naquin	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Andy Stitt	27	51	---	---	7	85
G Phillip Abrams	27	51	---	---	7	85
T Ben Lyons	27	51	---	---	7	85
G Tyler Booker	27	51	---	---	7	85
WR Shane Lester	27	49	---	---	8	84
C Beaux Limmer	27	51	---	---	---	78
WR Grant Shea	27	49	---	---	1	77
TE Lenny Hancock	26	49	---	---	---	75
RB Bryan Holmes	22	38	---	---	15	75
QB Brock Latimer	27	42	---	---	---	69
OLB Steven Shireman	---	---	28	34	4	66
DT Miles Shea	---	---	26	32	8	66
S Riley Harris	---	---	22	27	16	65
OLB Kobe King	---	---	26	32	1	59
WR Howie Kerr	21	35	---	---	---	56
DE Andy Robbins	---	---	25	24	5	54
DE Graham Borders	---	---	25	24	3	52
S J.R. Gowins	---	---	27	25	---	52
CB Nate Wiggins	---	---	24	22	5	51
S Jamie King	---	---	18	20	13	51
ILB Marquis Frederick	---	---	25	22	---	47
S Phil Andersen	---	---	16	21	2	39
CB Eddie Nixon	---	---	12	21	3	36
OLB Olindo Flowers	---	---	18	14	---	32
DE Elliot Bernstein	---	---	3	11	12	26
TE Austin Tatum	0	4	---	---	21	25
ILB David Reese	---	---	1	10	14	25
OLB Branden Wiggins	---	---	2	1	20	23
TE Jackie Mayes	6	8	---	---	9	23
RB TreVeyon Henderson	3	13	---	---	6	22
CB Mercury O'Neal	---	---	4	13	3	20
CB Ron Martineau	---	---	3	11	3	17
WR Oliver Erickson	0	1	---	---	15	16
FB J.J. Hardy	0	0	---	---	15	15
CB Happy Hank Gremminger	---	---	0	0	14	14
DT Rondell Fowler	---	---	3	10	1	14
QB Teddy O'Neal	0	9	---	---	---	9
RB Wade Marshall	1	6	---	---	1	8
C Randal Hansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Santiago Thornton	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Marvin Staiger	2	3	---	---	---	5
K Will Reichard	0	0	---	---	4	4
G Olumuyiwa Fashanu	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Alexander Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Blake Solis	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Trenton Donofrio	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	11	44	4.0
Right	9	30	3.3
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	26	5.2
Middle	19	72	3.8
Right	3	-5	-1.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	32	16	3	0	5	4	5	6	2

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Latimer	38	18	2	4	1	3	7	5	3
Teddy O'Neal	8	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	22	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	45	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	118	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	3	22	2.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	104	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	95	6.3
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	65	9.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	12	5	2	63	1	33
TE Mason Cox	5	3	1	18	0	31
WR Travis Hunter	5	1	1	8	0	34
RB Toby Wycheck	4	4	0	48	1	32
WR Tre Terry	3	1	0	29	1	16
WR Brett Jean	2	1	1	6	0	4
FB Clay Coats	1	1	0	13	0	11

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Shane Lester	15	6	1	63	0	49
WR Grant Shea	11	7	0	119	2	49
WR Howie Kerr	6	4	0	54	1	35
TE Lenny Hancock	6	2	0	22	0	49
TE Austin Tatum	2	1	0	6	0	4
RB Bryan Holmes	2	0	0	0	0	38
RB TreVeyon Henderson	2	2	0	17	0	13
RB Wade Marshall	1	0	0	0	0	6
WR Marvin Staiger	1	1	0	5	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Toby Wycheck	3	17	5.67	3.96

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Brock Latimer	1	7	7.00	6.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	4	2	11	2.75	5.78

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Latimer	1	0	0	0.00	5.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Travis Hunter	2	1	8	4.00	1.60
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	1	1	3	3.00	5.25
TE Mason Cox	1	0	0	0.00	3.60

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bryan Holmes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Toby Wycheck	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Brock Latimer	3	1
RB Bryan Holmes	1	0
RB TreVeyon Henderson	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	10	4	3

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Latimer	12	6	5
Teddy O'Neal	2	1	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rodolfo Wheatley	5	1	1
WR Brett Jean	2	1	1
TE Mason Cox	1	1	0
WR Tre Terry	1	1	1
WR Travis Hunter	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shane Lester	6	1	1
WR Howie Kerr	2	1	1
TE Lenny Hancock	2	1	1
WR Grant Shea	2	2	1
RB TreVeyon Henderson	2	2	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 98,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 25,000 (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 9,200 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	98,900 (99,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	25,000 (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	9,200 (9,900)