Week 1, 2028

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts710073-27
Houston Texans37770-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:10 HOU - Ian Zupancic 50 field goal
1Q: 01:40 IND - Jacquizz Rodgers 7 run (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
2Q: 14:14 IND - Leo Mahe 2 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
2Q: 10:45 HOU - Jamal Gardner 12 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 01:18 IND - Jeff Kennedy 34 field goal
3Q: 05:26 HOU - A.J. Murray 6 pass from Gene Chandler (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 10:02 HOU - C.J. Spiller 27 run (Ian Zupancic extra point)
4Q: 00:54 IND - Leo Mahe 8 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Jeff Kennedy extra point)
OT: 09:36 IND - Jeff Kennedy 37 field goal

Team StatisticsINDHOU
Record1-00-1
First Downs2423
- by Rushing710
- by Passing1512
- by Penalty21
Total Net Yards443423
- Offensive Plays7568
- Yards per Play5.916.22
Net Rushing Yards173170
- Rushing Attempts3129
- Yards per Rush5.585.86
Net Passing Yards270253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 31 - 037 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards279269
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/92/16
- Yards per Pass Play6.146.49
Fumbles/Lost2/11/1
3rd Down Conversions8/165/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.310.1
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards4/405/40
Punt Returns/Yards1/121/13
Kick Returns/Yards4/1115/97
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits42
- Red Zone TDs/FGs3/12/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 29OWN 26
Time of Possession33:5031:42

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:035:20OWN 20918Punt
15:063:34OWN 19781Touchdown
11:262:18OPP 23523Touchdown
210:351:43OWN 4734Punt
25:334:23OWN 61177Field Goal
315:002:16OWN 38526Downs
311:521:54OWN 30435Fumble
35:162:35OWN 3238Punt
31:473:49OWN 11845Punt
49:471:56OWN 2736Punt
42:582:11OWN 201180Touchdown
OT112:022:34OWN 45635Field Goal
Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:57OWN 20647Field Goal
16:431:37OWN 3634Punt
214:083:33OWN 32768Touchdown
28:523:19OWN 3640Punt
21:101:10OWN 31514Half
312:440:52OWN 363-1Punt
39:584:42OWN 351165Touchdown
32:410:54OWN 3236Punt
412:583:11OWN 20680Touchdown
47:514:53OWN 26829Punt
40:470:47OWN 24523Punt
OT115:002:58OWN 29633Missed FG

Game MVP: Tyrell Terrell, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Myron Stargell251445.763430
Jacquizz Rodgers5244.801011
Clyde Benton155.00500
HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
C.J. Spiller231446.262761
Sammy Farrington5214.201110
Gene Chandler155.00500

Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tyrell Terrell42312792/92300107.1
HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gene Chandler37182692/16236090.9

Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Myron Stargell1011595.9035220
WR Leo Mahe610549.0010192
WR Lorenzo Banks464812.0017180
FB Mack Stevens33134.3312140
WR Torrey Smith356120.3320300
TE Richie Fuller2384.00050
WR Kealoha Pilares223115.5017200
FB Jerome Cunningham1155.00050
TE Charles Clay0100.00000
HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Jamal Gardner6118714.5027301
WR Jimmie Mahaffey41010225.5037360
RB C.J. Spiller24147.000100
TE Frank Fortune232010.0019230
FB A.J. Murray1166.00561
WR Dean Rivers1444.00040
TE Aaron Hernandez121313.004130
RB Sammy Farrington122323.0019230

Interception Statistics

IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD
HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD
Lorenzo Banks1000
Myron Stargell1000
Tyrell Terrell0100
Charles Clay0100
Leo Mahe0010
HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Dean Rivers1000
Lawrence Abbey0100
Ralph Livanis0010
Alonzo Conrady0010

Punting Statistics

IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Jay Couppas519839.633.0461
HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Sam Glover627846.341.0515

Kicking Statistics

IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Jeff Kennedy2/20/00/0373/3
HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ian Zupancic1/21/21/2503/3

Punt Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Johnny Uno11212.00
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers11313.00

Kick Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Jacquizz Rodgers27035.00
Dejon Gomes24120.50
HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Dean Rivers35518.30
Jamal Gardner24221.00

Defensive Statistics

IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
DT Lonnie Pehrson601.01724
ILB Mercury Mead410.01627
DT Conrad Peterson410.01723
CB Vinny Solwold400.02030
OLB Norm Bernstein330.02834
OLB Travis Ellard320.01817
OLB Heath Shelton310.01112
S Dejon Gomes300.02133
DT Sammy Barton201.01418
DE Donnie Johnson220.02333
ILB Bennie Wilmsmeyer200.038
CB Luther Haugh200.02328
DE Andy Ellison110.01417
DE Junior Harden110.01522
S Marco Franklin110.01818
CB Johnny Uno100.01416
S Reshad Jones100.01828
DE Brad Hardy100.01415
CB Rashad Carmichael100.01526
HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Aaron Curry740.03039
S Barry Towns710.01930
S Perry Coffin710.02130
ILB Alonzo Conrady600.02327
S Nate Allen540.02436
ILB Bob Hutton441.52636
ILB Teddy Jamison410.0820
WR Jose Ingram41---------
S Patrick Chung300.02128
CB Timothy Doxzon300.02332
DT Chris Zlotnik210.52234
CB Lawrence Abbey210.02436
DT Cris Batten210.0911
OLB Ralph Livanis200.099
DE Vernon Nichols110.02940
DE Bubba Gilroy100.02638
CB Victor Liotti010.025

Pass Rush Statistics

IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Sammy Barton1.001118
DT Lonnie Pehrson1.000024
DE Brad Hardy0.011015
DE Andy Ellison0.010017
DE Junior Harden0.001022
DE Donnie Johnson0.001033
ILB Mercury Mead0.001027
HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Bob Hutton1.502236
DT Chris Zlotnik0.501034
DE Artie Shorter0.00106
OLB Aaron Curry0.001039
ILB Teddy Jamison0.001020
DE Vernon Nichols0.001040
OLB Louie Shaw0.00014

Pass Defense Statistics

IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Luther Haugh21028
CB Rashad Carmichael21026
S Dejon Gomes21033
CB Vinny Solwold21030
S Reshad Jones20028
ILB Mercury Mead20027
OLB Travis Ellard10017
CB Johnny Uno10016
DT Lonnie Pehrson10024
OLB Norm Bernstein10034
DT Conrad Peterson10023
ILB Bennie Wilmsmeyer1008
HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Perry Coffin50030
ILB Teddy Jamison40020
ILB Alonzo Conrady40027
S Patrick Chung30028
S Nate Allen30036
OLB Aaron Curry20039
S Barry Towns20030
CB Timothy Doxzon20032
CB Lawrence Abbey10036
DT Chris Zlotnik10034
DT Cris Batten10011

Blocking Statistics

IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Matt Briles411031037
Rodney Hudson35027035
Daniel Miller15025034
Gilbert Cartwright14022139
Richie Fuller12021029
Hunter Winzenried1109013
Mack Stevens11018021
Kyle Eastman110905
Jerome Cunningham01013015
Chester Mullaney0006119
HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Walter Jelinek58129039
Alonzo Hansen47029139
Ethan Bowens37029038
Ernie Fitzgerald12029037
Leonard Gillespie03024134
A.J. Murray01020019

Special Teams Tackles

IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
Leo Mahe38
Johnny Uno118
Lorenzo Banks116
Travis Ellard112
HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Ralph Livanis118
Sammy Farrington118
Tandon Doss113
Jose Ingram110
Don Myers18

Participation

IndianapolisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tyrell Terrell3144---------75
Matt Briles3137------775
Leo Mahe2337------868
Rodney Hudson2735------466
Norm Bernstein------2834264
Vinny Solwold------20301464
Gilbert Cartwright2239---------61
Dejon Gomes------2133761
Daniel Miller2534---------59
Donnie Johnson------2333359
Richie Fuller2129------656
Marco Franklin------18182056
Myron Stargell2529---------54
Luther Haugh------2328253
Lorenzo Banks1124------1651
Donny Osborne2229---------51
Johnny Uno------14161848
Reshad Jones------1828248
Travis Ellard------18171247
Junior Harden------1522946
Jerome Cunningham1315------1745
Mercury Mead------1627245
Lonnie Pehrson------1724142
Conrad Peterson------1723242
Charles Clay915------1842
Rashad Carmichael------1526142
Mack Stevens1821------241
Torrey Smith1625---------41
Sammy Barton------1418234
Kealoha Pilares511------1834
Andy Ellison------1417233
Chester Mullaney619------732
Brad Hardy------1415130
Hunter Winzenried913------729
Heath Shelton------1112528
Clyde Benton13------2428
Bennie Wilmsmeyer------381223
Jacquizz Rodgers58------1023
Harvey McGarrahan49------720
Kyle Eastman95------317
Howard Hutek83---------11
Jeff Kennedy00------88
Jay Couppas00------77
Neil Harvey00---------0
Clarence Fleming00---------0
HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Alonzo Hansen2939------876
Vernon Nichols------2940675
Ernie Fitzgerald2937------874
Aaron Curry------3039473
Gene Chandler2939---------68
Walter Jelinek2939---------68
Ethan Bowens2938---------67
Bob Hutton------2636466
C.J. Spiller2327------1666
Bubba Gilroy------2638165
Jamal Gardner1933------1163
Barry Towns------19301261
Jimmie Mahaffey2135------561
Lawrence Abbey------2436161
Nate Allen------2436161
Frank Fortune2419------1861
Aaron Hernandez2433------259
Leonard Gillespie2434---------58
Chris Zlotnik------2234157
Timothy Doxzon------2332257
Alonzo Conrady------2327454
Perry Coffin------2130253
Patrick Chung------2128352
A.J. Murray2019------1352
Jose Ingram1219------1041
Dean Rivers716------1639
Teddy Jamison------8201038
Ralph Livanis------991836
Sammy Farrington612------1836
Cris Batten------911121
Don Myers55------818
Artie Shorter------56617
Tandon Doss11------1315
Louie Shaw------34512
Herb Hampton------001212
Roosevelt Prior02------810
Kent Chappell01------89
Jerome Murphy------3069
Mike McCulley------2417
Victor Liotti------25---7
Ian Zupancic00------77
Sam Glover00------66
Willie Collett------0055
Donald Butler------0044
Ricky Stanzi00------22
Kerry Blake00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left15573.8
Middle5132.6
Right111039.4
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6406.7
Middle161016.3
Right7294.1
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tyrell Terrell42314220730
HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gene Chandler37186354510

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen109545.4
Short (0-8 Yds)15131067.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)137796.1
Long (19+ Yds)424010.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44317.8
Short (0-8 Yds)126957.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)124373.1
Long (19+ Yds)9410611.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Myron Stargell1110159129
WR Leo Mahe106054037
WR Lorenzo Banks64148024
WR Torrey Smith53061225
TE Richie Fuller3208029
FB Mack Stevens33013021
WR Kealoha Pilares22031111
FB Jerome Cunningham1105015
TE Charles Clay1000015
HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Jamal Gardner116087133
WR Jimmie Mahaffey1041102335
WR Dean Rivers4114016
RB C.J. Spiller42214027
TE Frank Fortune32120119
TE Aaron Hernandez21013033
RB Sammy Farrington21023112
FB A.J. Murray1106019

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Myron Stargell5142.805.76
Jacquizz Rodgers177.004.80
HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tyrell Terrell66325.336.64
HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gene Chandler32186.007.27

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Leo Mahe22105.005.40
RB Myron Stargell22-1-0.505.36
WR Lorenzo Banks111212.008.00
WR Kealoha Pilares111111.0015.50
HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Jamal Gardner21126.007.91
FB A.J. Murray1166.006.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisRushesConversions
Myron Stargell32
Jacquizz Rodgers10
HoustonRushesConversions
C.J. Spiller10

Third Down Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Tyrell Terrell12106
HoustonAttCompConversions
Gene Chandler1375

Third Down Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
RB Myron Stargell331
WR Leo Mahe211
WR Kealoha Pilares222
WR Lorenzo Banks110
TE Richie Fuller100
FB Jerome Cunningham110
FB Mack Stevens111
WR Torrey Smith111
HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Jimmie Mahaffey522
WR Dean Rivers310
WR Jamal Gardner222
RB C.J. Spiller110
TE Frank Fortune100
RB Sammy Farrington111

SectionAttendance
Stadium54,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck16,200 (21,100)
End Zone11,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine6,700 (8,800)
Sideline Seats10,700 (13,400)
Club Seats5,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes3,700 (4,000)