Week 1, 2025

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	6	14	3	-	23
Indianapolis Colts	0	10	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:28 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 36 field goal
2Q: 09:01 IND - Jimmie Mahaffey 16 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
2Q: 04:51 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 44 field goal
2Q: 00:13 IND - Jeff Kennedy 54 field goal
3Q: 12:51 HOU - R.J. Cote 35 pass from Gene Chandler (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 10:40 HOU - Dean Rivers 77 punt return (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 07:59 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 39 field goal
4Q: 06:23 IND - Knowshon Moreno 43 run (Jeff Kennedy extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:28 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 36 field goal
2Q: 09:01 IND - Jimmie Mahaffey 16 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
2Q: 04:51 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 44 field goal
2Q: 00:13 IND - Jeff Kennedy 54 field goal
3Q: 12:51 HOU - R.J. Cote 35 pass from Gene Chandler (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
3Q: 10:40 HOU - Dean Rivers 77 punt return (Jack Kemnitzer extra point)
4Q: 07:59 HOU - Jack Kemnitzer 39 field goal
4Q: 06:23 IND - Knowshon Moreno 43 run (Jeff Kennedy extra point)

Team Statistics HOU IND
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 13 18
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 9 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 238 405
- Offensive Plays 67 58
- Yards per Play 3.55 6.98
Net Rushing Yards 91 151
- Rushing Attempts 26 19
- Yards per Rush 3.50 7.95
Net Passing Yards 147 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 21 - 1 39 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 173 254
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.59 6.51
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 10/20 2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 4.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/45 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/135 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/58 3/61
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/7
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 20
Time of Possession 32:16 27:44

Team Statistics	HOU	IND
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	13	18
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	9	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	238	405
- Offensive Plays	67	58
- Yards per Play	3.55	6.98
Net Rushing Yards	91	151
- Rushing Attempts	26	19
- Yards per Rush	3.50	7.95
Net Passing Yards	147	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 21 - 1	39 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	173	254
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.59	6.51
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	10/20	2/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	4.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/45	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/135	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/58	3/61
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/7
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 20
Time of Possession	32:16	27:44

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:01	OWN 20	5	17	Punt
1	10:20	1:32	OWN 20	3	-14	Punt
1	8:14	0:47	OWN 31	2	-6	Interception
1	6:16	1:38	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
1	2:14	2:52	OWN 39	6	42	Field Goal
2	8:51	4:08	50	9	23	Field Goal
2	2:42	1:12	OWN 44	6	11	Punt
3	13:44	1:04	OWN 46	3	54	Touchdown
3	5:52	4:06	OWN 28	9	27	Punt
3	0:32	1:11	OPP 41	3	5	Punt
4	11:14	3:23	OPP 47	6	25	Field Goal
4	6:02	6:02	OWN 20	12	41	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:59	1:39	OWN 12	4	48	Punt
1	8:48	0:34	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
1	7:27	1:11	OPP 44	3	4	Punt
1	4:38	2:24	OWN 29	5	15	Punt
2	14:22	5:31	OWN 24	9	76	Touchdown
2	4:43	2:01	OWN 11	3	7	Punt
2	1:30	1:25	OWN 9	4	54	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:16	OWN 20	3	34	Fumble
3	12:18	1:46	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	10:32	4:40	OWN 22	8	61	Fumble
3	1:46	1:14	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	14:21	3:07	OWN 4	4	17	Punt
4	7:51	1:49	OWN 20	7	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Jack Kemnitzer, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
J.T. Garrison	12	51	4.25	7
LeSean McCoy	10	32	3.20	7
Hugh Cooper	2	0	0.00	1
Jessie Johannsen	1	4	4.00	4
Gene Chandler	1	4	4.00	4

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Knowshon Moreno	9	99	11.00	43	3	1
Dixon Gifford	6	17	2.83	10	1	0
Tyrell Terrell	2	23	11.50	15	1	0
Bruce Ryder	1	7	7.00	7	0	0
Brent Randle	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gene Chandler	35	20	167	3/26	1	42	1	67.2
Hugh Cooper	3	1	6	0/0	0	6	0	42.4

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrell Terrell	39	23	254	0/0	1	35	0	86.9

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Dean Rivers	5	9	21	4.20	1	9	0
FB Darrell Erickson	5	6	19	3.80	1	9	0
TE Frank Fortune	4	4	30	7.50	20	19	0
WR Jessie Johannsen	3	6	65	21.67	18	42	0
RB LeSean McCoy	1	2	2	2.00	2	2	0
TE R.J. Cote	1	1	35	35.00	25	35	1
WR Jamal Gardner	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Max Castillo	1	1	-2	-2.00	0	-2	0
WR Tim Lincoln	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jerome Dove	6	8	74	12.33	29	23	0
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	4	7	51	12.75	30	18	1
WR Leo Mahe	4	9	21	5.25	7	8	0
WR Jerome Cowsette	2	4	19	9.50	5	11	0
WR Donnie Bentsen	2	4	28	14.00	8	21	0
TE Thomas Bensen	2	2	12	6.00	7	11	0
RB Knowshon Moreno	1	1	6	6.00	3	6	0
FB Brent Randle	1	1	8	8.00	5	8	0
WR Jerome Caldwell	1	2	35	35.00	11	35	0
FB Bruce Ryder	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Malcolm Jenkins	1	7	7.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Recov	Force
Joey Sims	1	0
Luke Hartland	1	0
Chad Jones	0	1
Perry Coffin	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Tyrell Terrell	1	0	0	0
Brent Randle	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Steve Watanabe	6	268	44.7	42.3	55	4

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Wesley Lyons	8	325	40.6	22.3	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jack Kemnitzer	3/3	1/1	0/0	44	2/2

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jeff Kennedy	1/1	1/1	1/1	54	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dean Rivers	5	135	27.0	1

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Cowsette	2	7	3.5	0
Donnie Bentsen	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Gardner	2	58	29.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Cowsette	2	37	18.5	0
Donnie Bentsen	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	8	1	0.0	16	34
OLB Herb Hampton	6	2	0.0	15	31
CB Tyrell Johnson	4	1	0.0	13	25
S Luke Hartland	4	0	0.0	13	28
CB D.J. Moore	3	1	0.0	15	33
DT Levon Jacobs	3	0	0.0	17	28
ILB Bucky Baxter	3	0	0.0	5	8
S Chad Jones	2	1	0.0	11	22
ILB Bob Hutton	1	2	0.0	11	28
CB Lawrence Abbey	1	1	0.0	16	22
CB Jon Wolfe	1	1	0.0	7	25
WR Jessie Johannsen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Joey Sims	1	0	0.0	9	14
S Perry Coffin	1	0	0.0	8	17
DE Carlos Dunlap	0	1	0.0	15	32
DE Kendrick Hussey	0	1	0.0	10	25

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Robert James	6	1	0.0	19	35
CB Vinny Washington	5	0	0.5	15	29
DE Donnie Johnson	5	2	0.0	20	30
OLB Brandon Graham	4	3	1.5	13	18
S Kelvin Jefferson	4	2	0.0	14	18
S Corwin Wunsch	4	1	0.0	15	30
CB George Stinson	4	0	0.0	14	29
ILB Jasper Brinkley	3	0	0.0	7	6
CB Malcolm Jenkins	3	0	0.0	21	27
DT Lonnie Pehrson	2	1	0.0	19	29
DT Perry Covey	2	0	0.0	14	23
DE Luther Dotson	1	0	1.0	20	29
S Chester Dern	1	3	0.0	13	15
DE Brad Hardy	1	2	0.0	12	23
CB Rich Labbe	1	1	0.0	15	27
S Richie Maloney	1	1	0.0	17	30
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Navorro Bowman	1	0	0.0	8	5

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Carlos Dunlap	2	1	1	32
DT Levon Jacobs	2	1	0	28
OLB Ralph Livanis	1	0	0	6
OLB Herb Hampton	0	2	0	31
ILB Bob Hutton	0	1	0	28

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	1.5	0	0	0	18
DE Luther Dotson	1.0	1	0	0	29
CB Vinny Washington	0.5	0	0	0	29
DT Gerald McCoy	0.0	1	1	1	22
DE Donnie Johnson	0.0	0	2	0	30
ILB Robert James	0.0	0	1	0	35
ILB Shawn Mulhollon	0.0	0	1	0	23

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Lawrence Fisk	6	0	34
OLB Herb Hampton	4	1	31
S Luke Hartland	4	0	28
S Chad Jones	3	2	22
CB Tyrell Johnson	3	0	25
CB Jon Wolfe	1	2	25
DT Levon Jacobs	1	0	28
ILB Bob Hutton	1	0	28
CB Lawrence Abbey	0	1	22

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Malcolm Jenkins	3	1	1	27
CB George Stinson	3	1	0	29
S Corwin Wunsch	2	0	0	30
ILB Jasper Brinkley	2	0	0	6
S Kelvin Jefferson	2	0	0	18
OLB Brandon Graham	1	1	0	18
ILB Robert James	1	0	0	35
DT Perry Covey	1	0	0	23
CB Vinny Washington	1	0	0	29
DT Lonnie Pehrson	1	0	0	29
DE Brad Hardy	1	0	0	23
CB Rich Labbe	1	0	0	27
S Richie Maloney	1	0	0	30
S Chester Dern	1	0	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mickey Brandon	2	3	15	1	15
Walter Jelinek	1	7	26	0	41
Antoine Caldwell	1	4	17	1	29
Ethan Bowens	1	2	9	0	12
Alonzo Hansen	1	2	26	0	41
Gosder Cherilus	1	1	15	1	32
Darrell Erickson	1	1	14	0	22
R.J. Cote	1	1	10	0	12
Mitch Petrus	0	2	22	0	35

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Matt Tennant	2	4	14	25
Daniel Miller	2	2	14	29
Ernie Fitzgerald	2	2	13	23
Morris Poor	1	3	5	14
Tyronne Green	1	2	14	30
Joe Horner	0	1	11	25
Jerome Dove	0	1	15	22
Otis Hudson	0	1	11	22
Leland Carver	0	1	13	27

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Ralph Livanis	3	23
Alonzo Conrady	1	19
Daryl Barricelli	1	18
Darrell Erickson	1	15

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Winborn	2	12
Dixon Gifford	1	19
Kim Wooden	1	19
Kelvin Jefferson	1	15
Matt Tennant	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alonzo Hansen	26	41	---	---	9	76
Walter Jelinek	26	41	---	---	---	67
Jamal Gardner	21	34	---	---	10	65
Dean Rivers	15	27	---	---	21	63
Mitch Petrus	22	35	---	---	---	57
Antoine Caldwell	17	29	---	---	9	55
Lawrence Fisk	---	---	16	34	3	53
Gene Chandler	14	38	---	---	---	52
Darrell Erickson	14	22	---	---	15	51
Jon Wolfe	---	---	7	25	19	51
D.J. Moore	---	---	15	33	1	49
Herb Hampton	---	---	15	31	3	49
Gosder Cherilus	15	32	---	---	1	48
Levon Jacobs	---	---	17	28	2	47
Carlos Dunlap	---	---	15	32	---	47
Clarence Mankey	---	---	11	24	11	46
Tim Lincoln	14	19	---	---	12	45
Luke Hartland	---	---	13	28	1	42
J.T. Garrison	15	26	---	---	1	42
Tyrell Johnson	---	---	13	25	3	41
Bob Hutton	---	---	11	28	2	41
Kendrick Hussey	---	---	10	25	5	40
Mickey Brandon	15	15	---	---	9	39
Lawrence Abbey	---	---	16	22	1	39
Frank Fortune	12	20	---	---	4	36
Chad Jones	---	---	11	22	2	35
Jessie Johannsen	11	20	---	---	2	33
Max Castillo	2	4	---	---	27	33
Joey Sims	---	---	9	14	8	31
Ralph Livanis	---	---	2	6	23	31
R.J. Cote	10	12	---	---	8	30
LeSean McCoy	12	17	---	---	---	29
Ethan Bowens	9	12	---	---	8	29
Perry Coffin	---	---	8	17	1	26
Daryl Barricelli	4	4	---	---	18	26
Bucky Baxter	---	---	5	8	7	20
Alonzo Conrady	---	---	1	0	19	20
Emmitt Vilnit	---	---	3	5	10	18
Sedrick Harvey	---	---	4	11	---	15
Hugh Cooper	12	3	---	---	---	15
Calvin Green	---	---	4	7	3	14
Wayne Snyder	---	---	3	4	3	10
Branden Albert	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jack Kemnitzer	0	0	---	---	9	9
Steve Watanabe	0	0	---	---	6	6
Vernon Marroquin	0	0	---	---	3	3

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rich Labbe	---	---	15	27	19	61
Robert James	---	---	19	35	5	59
Tyrell Terrell	19	39	---	---	---	58
Donnie Johnson	---	---	20	30	8	58
Shawn Mulhollon	---	---	13	23	18	54
Luther Dotson	---	---	20	29	3	52
Richie Maloney	---	---	17	30	4	51
Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	21	27	2	50
Lonnie Pehrson	---	---	19	29	2	50
Leland Carver	13	27	---	---	9	49
Jerome Cowsette	8	25	---	---	15	48
Corwin Wunsch	---	---	15	30	3	48
Vinny Washington	---	---	15	29	4	48
Matt Tennant	14	25	---	---	9	48
Tyronne Green	14	30	---	---	3	47
Kelvin Jefferson	---	---	14	18	15	47
Joe Horner	11	25	---	---	9	45
George Stinson	---	---	14	29	2	45
Daniel Miller	14	29	---	---	---	43
Jerome Dove	15	22	---	---	5	42
Perry Covey	---	---	14	23	5	42
Gerald McCoy	---	---	15	22	4	41
Dixon Gifford	6	16	---	---	19	41
Otis Hudson	11	22	---	---	7	40
Donnie Bentsen	8	19	---	---	12	39
Ernie Fitzgerald	13	23	---	---	---	36
Leo Mahe	12	24	---	---	---	36
Brad Hardy	---	---	12	23	1	36
Brandon Graham	---	---	13	18	4	35
Bruce Ryder	6	11	---	---	18	35
Jimmie Mahaffey	11	23	---	---	---	34
Knowshon Moreno	13	20	---	---	---	33
Brent Randle	8	14	---	---	9	31
Thomas Bensen	6	7	---	---	15	28
Chester Dern	---	---	13	15	---	28
Morris Poor	5	14	---	---	8	27
Jerome Caldwell	2	13	---	---	11	26
Navorro Bowman	---	---	8	5	10	23
Kim Wooden	0	1	---	---	19	20
Jasper Brinkley	---	---	7	6	4	17
Curtis Winborn	0	0	---	---	12	12
Wesley Lyons	0	0	---	---	8	8
Heath Shelton	---	---	2	3	1	6
Jeff Kennedy	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jason Rioux	0	0	---	---	1	1
Dan LeFevour	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	13	45	3.5
Right	5	23	4.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	76	15.2
Middle	12	76	6.3
Right	2	-1	-0.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gene Chandler	35	20	2	3	2	3	4	1	1
Hugh Cooper	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrell Terrell	39	23	3	0	0	6	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	15	2.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	94	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	2	22	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	42	10.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	42	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	13	111	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	5	66	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	35	17.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dean Rivers	9	5	1	21	0	27
WR Tim Lincoln	6	0	1	0	0	19
WR Jessie Johannsen	6	3	1	65	1	20
FB Darrell Erickson	6	5	0	19	0	22
TE Frank Fortune	4	4	0	30	0	20
WR Jamal Gardner	3	1	0	3	0	34
RB LeSean McCoy	2	1	0	2	0	17
TE R.J. Cote	1	1	0	35	1	12
RB Max Castillo	1	1	0	-2	0	4

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Leo Mahe	9	4	21	0	24
TE Jerome Dove	8	6	74	1	22
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	7	4	51	0	23
WR Jerome Cowsette	4	2	19	0	25
WR Donnie Bentsen	4	2	28	1	19
TE Thomas Bensen	2	2	12	0	7
WR Jerome Caldwell	2	1	35	1	13
RB Knowshon Moreno	1	1	6	0	20
FB Bruce Ryder	1	0	0	0	11
FB Brent Randle	1	1	8	0	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
LeSean McCoy	1	2	2.00	3.20

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dixon Gifford	1	2	2.00	2.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrell Terrell	1	1	16	16.00	6.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	1	16	16.00	7.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
LeSean McCoy	3	2
Hugh Cooper	1	0
J.T. Garrison	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Knowshon Moreno	2	0
Dixon Gifford	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gene Chandler	11	8	6
Hugh Cooper	2	1	1

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrell Terrell	7	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jessie Johannsen	4	3	3
WR Dean Rivers	4	3	2
RB LeSean McCoy	2	1	1
WR Tim Lincoln	1	0	0
FB Darrell Erickson	1	1	1
RB Max Castillo	1	1	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leo Mahe	3	1	0
WR Jerome Cowsette	2	0	0
WR Donnie Bentsen	1	1	1
WR Jerome Caldwell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 48,500 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (24,000)
End Zone 12,500 (17,200)
Mezzanine 7,400 (9,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (15,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	48,500 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (24,000)
End Zone	12,500 (17,200)
Mezzanine	7,400 (9,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (15,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,400)