Week 1, 2046

played in Houston, AL

86 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	6	13	0	0	-	19
Houston Texans	10	7	7	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 HOU - Ernest Torres 42 field goal
1Q: 08:56 IND - Earnest Levine 3 pass from Giovanni Money (Ruben Serra extra point failed)
1Q: 04:22 HOU - Don Meredith IV 7 run (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 13:50 IND - Ruben Serra 36 field goal
2Q: 12:55 IND - Floyd Swindle 32 interception return (Ruben Serra extra point)
2Q: 02:19 HOU - Quinn Cella 9 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 00:03 IND - Ruben Serra 38 field goal
3Q: 01:12 HOU - Greg Gepner 24 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:09 HOU - Ernest Torres 42 field goal
1Q: 08:56 IND - Earnest Levine 3 pass from Giovanni Money (Ruben Serra extra point failed)
1Q: 04:22 HOU - Don Meredith IV 7 run (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 13:50 IND - Ruben Serra 36 field goal
2Q: 12:55 IND - Floyd Swindle 32 interception return (Ruben Serra extra point)
2Q: 02:19 HOU - Quinn Cella 9 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)
2Q: 00:03 IND - Ruben Serra 38 field goal
3Q: 01:12 HOU - Greg Gepner 24 pass from Don Meredith IV (Ernest Torres extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 7 5
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 275 369
- Offensive Plays 70 70
- Yards per Play 3.93 5.27
Net Rushing Yards 99 113
- Rushing Attempts 23 28
- Yards per Rush 4.30 4.04
Net Passing Yards 176 256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 46 - 27 - 0 41 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 183 263
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 1/7
- Yards per Pass Play 3.74 6.10
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/17 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.4 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/15 9/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/32 6/54
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 2/32 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 30:04 29:56

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	7	5
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	275	369
- Offensive Plays	70	70
- Yards per Play	3.93	5.27
Net Rushing Yards	99	113
- Rushing Attempts	23	28
- Yards per Rush	4.30	4.04
Net Passing Yards	176	256
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	46 - 27 - 0	41 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	183	263
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	1/7
- Yards per Pass Play	3.74	6.10
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/17	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.4	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/15	9/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/32	6/54
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	2/32	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 36
Time of Possession	30:04	29:56

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:29	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	11:02	2:16	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
1	4:14	5:29	OWN 25	10	56	Field Goal
2	10:38	1:50	OWN 3	4	11	Punt
2	7:15	2:15	OWN 20	3	-3	Punt
2	2:10	0:35	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	1:05	1:05	OWN 34	3	45	Field Goal
3	13:56	1:34	OWN 28	3	3	Punt
3	11:07	2:55	OWN 20	6	24	Fumble
3	7:43	2:51	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	1:00	1:00	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
4	13:10	2:20	OWN 42	6	14	Punt
4	7:40	0:59	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	4:17	1:40	OWN 37	4	-4	Downs
4	2:01	1:46	OWN 20	10	38	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:31	2:29	OWN 38	6	37	Field Goal
1	8:46	4:32	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	13:45	0:58	OWN 25	3	3	Interception
2	12:47	2:09	OWN 25	4	16	Punt
2	8:48	1:33	OPP 45	3	5	Punt
2	5:00	2:50	OPP 44	7	44	Touchdown
2	1:35	0:30	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	1:04	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	12:22	1:15	OWN 46	3	8	Punt
3	8:12	0:29	OPP 44	3	0	Punt
3	4:52	3:52	OWN 26	8	74	Touchdown
4	15:00	1:50	OWN 32	4	15	Interception
4	10:50	3:10	OWN 12	8	47	Punt
4	6:41	2:24	OWN 21	3	7	Punt
4	2:37	0:36	OPP 33	3	2	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OWN 42	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Giovanni Money, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tony Donaldson	9	52	5.78	18	2
RB Earnest Levine	7	15	2.14	13	1
QB Giovanni Money	3	16	5.33	8	0
WR Donnie Lacey	2	4	2.00	6	0
RB Bryan Holmes	1	10	10.00	10	1
WR Shane Lester	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Dylan Sampson	18	67	3.72	12	3	0
RB Barry Webb	7	33	4.71	10	1	0
QB Don Meredith IV	3	13	4.33	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Giovanni Money	46	27	183	1/7	1	37	0	74.8

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Don Meredith IV	41	19	263	1/7	2	42	2	63.3

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Tony Donaldson	8	11	45	5.63	25	16	0
TE Elijah Arroyo	5	8	35	7.00	2	13	0
WR Grant Shea	4	7	39	9.75	29	37	0
WR Shane Lester	4	10	25	6.25	6	14	0
WR Donnie Lacey	3	5	26	8.67	4	16	0
RB Earnest Levine	2	2	10	5.00	0	7	1
FB J.J. Hardy	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Jackie Mayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Travis Hunter	8	23	123	15.38	32	42	0
TE Greg Gepner	3	3	42	14.00	15	24	1
WR Elliot Naquin	2	4	11	5.50	0	8	0
FB Quinn Cella	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	1
WR Tre Terry	1	2	14	14.00	3	14	0
RB Dylan Sampson	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Tai Felton	1	1	37	37.00	23	37	0
TE Horace Burgess	1	4	13	13.00	7	13	0
WR Howard Banks	1	1	11	11.00	2	11	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Floyd Swindle	1	32	32.00	1
CB J.T. Gerhardt	1	0	0.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Earnest Levine	1	0	0	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
DE Quentin Palmer	0	1	0	0
CB Martin Tate	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Connor Harding	9	377	41.9	35.9	56	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Richie Schneider	9	399	44.3	29.7	56	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ruben Serra	2/2	0/0	0/0	38	1/2

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ernest Torres	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Peterson	3	32	10.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dylan Sampson	6	54	9.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S J.R. Gowins	7	0	0.0	28	42
S Korey Gamboa	6	1	0.0	16	22
ILB Marquis Frederick	5	2	0.0	23	24
CB J.T. Gerhardt	5	0	0.0	28	42
OLB Kobe King	3	1	0.0	14	30
S Floyd Swindle	3	1	0.0	14	24
ILB Wesley Krohn	3	1	0.0	11	8
DE Andy Robbins	2	1	1.0	24	24
DE Jacob Sanford	2	2	0.0	24	38
OLB Carson Fitzgerald	2	1	0.0	26	27
CB Eddie Nixon	2	1	0.0	15	31
DT Miles Shea	2	1	0.0	22	34
DT Rondell Fowler	1	0	0.0	3	16
CB Van Roberts	1	0	0.0	4	13
CB Jeremy Sanford	0	2	0.0	24	30

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	13	1	0.0	19	40
OLB Gage Singleton	7	3	0.0	21	40
S Jim Buckley	7	2	0.0	23	42
DE Jerry Garcia	4	0	0.5	14	34
CB Jonas Sanker	4	0	0.0	13	26
CB Lewis Young	3	1	0.0	18	45
CB Caleb Turner	2	1	0.0	10	26
CB Martin Tate	2	0	0.0	17	25
DT Donald Summerlin	1	1	0.5	15	33
S Nicky Monroe	1	3	0.0	19	27
DE Quentin Palmer	1	2	0.0	17	24
DT Victor VanDervoort	1	2	0.0	21	37
WR Tre Terry	1	0	---	---	---
DT Hector Stanton	1	0	0.0	5	11
CB Mac McWilliams	1	0	0.0	6	19
ILB Morris Romero	1	0	0.0	4	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andy Robbins	1.0	1	2	1	24
DT Miles Shea	0.0	0	3	2	34
DE Jacob Sanford	0.0	0	1	1	38
DT Rondell Fowler	0.0	0	1	0	16
CB J.T. Gerhardt	0.0	0	1	0	42

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jerry Garcia	0.5	1	1	1	34
DT Donald Summerlin	0.5	0	0	0	33
DE Darren Raggio	0.0	1	2	0	31
ILB Tyrus Farmer	0.0	1	1	0	40
OLB Rob Erickson	0.0	0	1	0	11
DT Victor VanDervoort	0.0	0	0	1	37

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB J.T. Gerhardt	6	2	1	42
S Korey Gamboa	2	1	0	22
S Floyd Swindle	2	0	1	24
ILB Marquis Frederick	2	0	0	24
OLB Kobe King	2	0	0	30
S J.R. Gowins	1	1	0	42
OLB Carson Fitzgerald	1	0	0	27
CB Eddie Nixon	1	0	0	31
CB Van Roberts	1	0	0	13
DE Jacob Sanford	1	0	0	38

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Tyrus Farmer	9	0	40
CB Lewis Young	3	2	45
CB Jonas Sanker	3	1	26
OLB Gage Singleton	2	1	40
DE Quentin Palmer	2	0	24
DE Jerry Garcia	2	0	34
CB Martin Tate	2	0	25
S Jim Buckley	1	1	42
CB Caleb Turner	1	0	26
CB Mac McWilliams	1	0	19
S Nicky Monroe	1	0	27

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Phillip Abrams	3	8	23	0	47
T Ben Lyons	3	4	23	0	47
G Tyler Booker	1	5	23	0	47
C Olumuyiwa Fashanu	1	2	23	0	47
T Dana Clayton	1	1	23	1	47

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Zachery Upshaw	3	7	0	28	0	42
G Blake Robinson	2	3	0	28	0	42
T J.J. Lake	1	6	0	28	1	42
C Carlton Threats	1	4	1	28	0	42
TE Horace Burgess	1	2	0	26	0	38
T Irving Palmer	0	3	0	28	0	42

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Junior McIntyre	3	26
Bryan Holmes	2	20
Jackie Mayes	1	29

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Morris Romero	1	28
Horace Burgess	1	14
Zachery Upshaw	1	10

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Phillip Abrams	23	47	---	---	11	81
T Ben Lyons	23	47	---	---	11	81
G Tyler Booker	23	47	---	---	11	81
T Dana Clayton	23	47	---	---	11	81
WR Grant Shea	22	47	---	---	5	74
WR Shane Lester	23	47	---	---	1	71
S J.R. Gowins	---	---	28	42	1	71
CB J.T. Gerhardt	---	---	28	42	1	71
C Olumuyiwa Fashanu	23	47	---	---	---	70
DT Miles Shea	---	---	22	34	14	70
QB Giovanni Money	23	47	---	---	---	70
CB Eddie Nixon	---	---	15	31	19	65
CB Jeremy Sanford	---	---	24	30	10	64
TE Elijah Arroyo	20	43	---	---	---	63
DE Jacob Sanford	---	---	24	38	1	63
OLB Junior McIntyre	---	---	13	24	26	63
S Floyd Swindle	---	---	14	24	18	56
OLB Carson Fitzgerald	---	---	26	27	2	55
WR Donnie Lacey	17	37	---	---	---	54
ILB Marquis Frederick	---	---	23	24	1	48
DE Andy Robbins	---	---	24	24	---	48
OLB Kobe King	---	---	14	30	1	45
RB Tony Donaldson	14	31	---	---	---	45
TE Jackie Mayes	4	8	---	---	29	41
DE Graham Borders	---	---	14	17	9	40
S Korey Gamboa	---	---	16	22	1	39
ILB David Reese	---	---	5	16	14	35
FB J.J. Hardy	4	4	---	---	20	28
RB Bryan Holmes	1	4	---	---	20	25
WR Myron Gelbaugh	1	4	---	---	17	22
DT Rondell Fowler	---	---	3	16	1	20
WR Ray Peterson	0	0	---	---	20	20
ILB Wesley Krohn	---	---	11	8	---	19
RB Earnest Levine	8	10	---	---	---	18
CB Van Roberts	---	---	4	13	---	17
TE Cesar Sherman	1	0	---	---	13	14
C Stan Weems	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Connor Harding	0	0	---	---	11	11
DT Adrian Buysse	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Ruben Serra	0	0	---	---	6	6
RB Colton Newman	0	0	---	---	5	5
QB Curtis Compton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Danny Houston	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Kyle Brayshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Courtney McGarity	---	---	0	0	---	0
DT Devante Prichard	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Irving Palmer	28	42	---	---	10	80
T J.J. Lake	28	42	---	---	10	80
RB Dylan Sampson	21	31	---	---	28	80
G Blake Robinson	28	42	---	---	10	80
G Zachery Upshaw	28	42	---	---	10	80
TE Horace Burgess	26	38	---	---	14	78
WR Elliot Naquin	28	42	---	---	5	75
QB Don Meredith IV	28	42	---	---	---	70
C Carlton Threats	28	42	---	---	---	70
WR Travis Hunter	28	42	---	---	---	70
S Jim Buckley	---	---	23	42	1	66
CB Lewis Young	---	---	18	45	2	65
OLB Gage Singleton	---	---	21	40	1	62
ILB Tyrus Farmer	---	---	19	40	1	60
DT Victor VanDervoort	---	---	21	37	2	60
DT Donald Summerlin	---	---	15	33	10	58
S Nicky Monroe	---	---	19	27	5	51
DE Quentin Palmer	---	---	17	24	9	50
DE Jerry Garcia	---	---	14	34	2	50
CB Jonas Sanker	---	---	13	26	10	49
DE Darren Raggio	---	---	13	31	1	45
CB Martin Tate	---	---	17	25	---	42
S Mack Cunningham	---	---	4	19	19	42
ILB Morris Romero	---	---	4	7	28	39
CB Caleb Turner	---	---	10	26	2	38
WR Tre Terry	11	21	---	---	---	32
WR Tai Felton	3	7	---	---	19	29
FB Quinn Cella	4	5	---	---	19	28
TE Mason Cox	0	0	---	---	28	28
CB Upton Stout	---	---	2	7	19	28
OLB Olindo Flowers	---	---	0	0	27	27
CB Mac McWilliams	---	---	6	19	2	27
TE Greg Gepner	10	10	---	---	---	20
OLB Rob Erickson	---	---	7	11	1	19
DT Kim Tate	---	---	5	13	---	18
RB Barry Webb	7	11	---	---	---	18
DT Hector Stanton	---	---	5	11	1	17
P Richie Schneider	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Roy Bernstein	0	0	---	---	10	10
WR Damian Heemskerk	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Ernest Torres	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Howard Banks	2	3	---	---	---	5
G Adrian Mazurek	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Terrance Ross	0	0	---	---	---	0
DE Tyler O'Donnell	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Shaun Upshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	22	3.7
Middle	13	60	4.6
Right	4	17	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	39	3.3
Middle	8	46	5.8
Right	7	29	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Giovanni Money	46	27	1	1	4	5	5	2	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Don Meredith IV	41	19	4	3	4	4	8	4	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	20	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	17	109	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	6	54	3.9
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	11	102	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	119	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	42	8.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Tony Donaldson	11	8	0	45	0	31
WR Shane Lester	10	4	1	25	0	47
TE Elijah Arroyo	8	5	1	35	0	43
WR Grant Shea	7	4	0	39	1	47
WR Donnie Lacey	5	3	2	26	0	37
RB Earnest Levine	2	2	0	10	0	10
TE Jackie Mayes	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB J.J. Hardy	1	1	0	3	0	4

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Travis Hunter	23	8	3	123	2	42
WR Elliot Naquin	4	2	0	11	0	42
TE Horace Burgess	4	1	0	13	0	38
TE Greg Gepner	3	3	0	42	1	10
WR Tre Terry	2	1	0	14	0	21
RB Dylan Sampson	2	1	1	3	0	31
FB Quinn Cella	1	1	0	9	0	5
WR Tai Felton	1	1	0	37	1	7
WR Howard Banks	1	1	0	11	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Don Meredith IV	1	7	7.00	4.33
RB Dylan Sampson	1	3	3.00	3.72

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Giovanni Money	2	2	19	9.50	3.98

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Don Meredith IV	1	1	9	9.00	6.41

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donnie Lacey	1	1	16	16.00	5.20
RB Earnest Levine	1	1	3	3.00	5.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Quinn Cella	1	1	9	9.00	9.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tony Donaldson	2	2
QB Giovanni Money	1	1
RB Earnest Levine	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Barry Webb	1	0
RB Dylan Sampson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Giovanni Money	12	5	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Don Meredith IV	15	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Tony Donaldson	6	5	2
WR Grant Shea	2	0	0
WR Shane Lester	2	0	0
TE Elijah Arroyo	2	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Travis Hunter	10	3	3
TE Horace Burgess	3	0	0
TE Greg Gepner	1	1	1
WR Elliot Naquin	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)