Week 1, 2037

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans0738-18
Indianapolis Colts3101010-33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:07 IND - Claude Hopkins 25 field goal
2Q: 14:07 IND - Edwin Gorin 13 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Claude Hopkins extra point)
2Q: 07:52 HOU - Mercury Stokes 17 pass from Tim Tebow (Ian Zupancic extra point)
2Q: 00:10 IND - Claude Hopkins 46 field goal
3Q: 10:51 HOU - Ian Zupancic 45 field goal
3Q: 04:30 IND - Trevor Coleman 6 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Claude Hopkins extra point)
3Q: 01:20 IND - Claude Hopkins 40 field goal
4Q: 08:12 IND - Randy Atkins 2 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Claude Hopkins extra point)
4Q: 02:23 IND - Claude Hopkins 31 field goal
4Q: 01:14 HOU - Eric Bryant 16 pass from Tim Tebow (Darren Pigeon run for conversion)

Team StatisticsHOUIND
Record0-11-0
First Downs1621
- by Rushing04
- by Passing1517
- by Penalty10
Total Net Yards334400
- Offensive Plays5768
- Yards per Play5.865.88
Net Rushing Yards32102
- Rushing Attempts1233
- Yards per Rush2.673.09
Net Passing Yards302298
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 25 - 235 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards319298
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/170/0
- Yards per Pass Play6.718.51
Fumbles/Lost1/13/2
3rd Down Conversions4/1011/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.56.1
4th Down Conversions0/20/0
Penalties/Yards5/408/50
Punt Returns/Yards0/01/3
Kick Returns/Yards6/1223/94
Interception Ret./Yards0/02/9
2pt Conversions1/10/0
Red Zone Visits37
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/03/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 28OWN 44
Time of Possession25:4834:12

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
112:365:50OWN 31064Missed FG
12:020:53OWN 2033Punt
213:576:11OWN 171183Touchdown
22:441:53OWN 8627Fumble
315:004:17OWN 201052Field Goal
34:191:30OWN 37311Interception
31:140:36OWN 2810Interception
414:172:20OWN 2030Punt
48:041:41OWN 3441Downs
42:180:52OWN 33562Downs
41:190:15OPP 616Touchdown
Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:002:2450411Punt
16:464:44OWN 401052Field Goal
11:092:12OWN 26674Touchdown
27:465:02OWN 45847Fumble
20:510:47OPP 3546Field Goal
310:436:24OWN 361164Touchdown
32:491:35OWN 49428Field Goal
30:381:21OPP 4132Punt
411:573:53OWN 37863Touchdown
46:234:05OPP 35621Field Goal
41:260:07OWN 511Fumble
41:041:04OPP 443-4Game

Game MVP: Kyle Lincoln, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Darren Pigeon12322.67600
IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Burt Darkins16472.941510
Luther Richardson14564.001320
Gerald Tillman2-3-1.50-100
Kyle Lincoln122.00200

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tim Tebow42253193/17254279.3
IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Kyle Lincoln35262980/03340128.0

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Mercury Stokes915839.2217171
WR Eric Bryant6118313.8316241
RB Darren Pigeon669616.0074540
WR Howard Hutek264623.002380
TE Dwayne Allen1255.00050
WR Harry Rock1266.00460
IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Trevor Coleman67406.671131
WR Randy Atkins587214.4038341
TE Charles Shapiro346321.0036290
FB Edwin Gorin344816.0041211
TE Aaron Moss33289.330110
WR Frankie Boyd222412.004140
RB Burt Darkins2373.50680
WR Alvin McPhail131313.002130
RB Luther Richardson1133.00530

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD
S Chester Watson199.000
S Matt Griese100.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Tim Tebow1000
Michael Wheeler0100
Donald Morehead0100
Ernest Everett0020
Rod Torres0010
IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD
Burt Darkins2000
Randy Atkins1000
Kyle Eastman0100
Lester Cardwell0100
Phillip Mathis0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Brenden McDonald29748.547.0540
IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Drew Rhodes27537.527.5391

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Ian Zupancic1/21/20/1451/1
IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Claude Hopkins4/42/20/0463/3

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Frankie Boyd133.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Jonathan Collins36421.30
Lenny Bruce24020.00
Gene Ford11818.00
IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Alvin McPhail39431.30

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler1060.03335
OLB Donald Morehead610.02825
S Lenny Bruce420.02924
CB Jimmy Smith410.02622
DT C.J. Huffman400.01617
ILB Ernest Everett400.01912
S Dwight Marshall400.02123
CB Rod Torres300.02126
S Mack Rivers300.01110
S Joseph Wright200.0411
CB Adam Hawkins200.01426
DE Aldon Smith120.02126
OLB Heath Walsh120.01712
OLB Jim Washington100.099
DE Marcell Dareus100.02225
DT Kenrick Ellis100.01820
RB Darren Pigeon10---------
S Sammy Denoncourt100.001
FB Bennie Brister10---------
OLB Nate Harding100.01219
CB Wesley Crane020.01314
DE Bucky Gaden010.0129
IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Wesley Webster510.0936
OLB Phillip Mathis402.01240
OLB Terrell Walters400.0935
CB Shaun Casper400.0614
CB Rondell Goodrich330.0319
OLB Bryce Cardwell300.0510
OLB Troy Burns201.0415
CB J.R. Guthrie210.01032
CB Buddy Easy210.0537
ILB Ross Donohue200.0616
CB Bart Toohil200.0930
S Chester Watson150.0932
DE Nolan Breien100.0835
S Matt Griese100.0313
DE Tom Harris100.0825
DT Lester Cardwell100.0928

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Donald Morehead0.011425
DE Aldon Smith0.011026
OLB Nate Harding0.011019
DE Marcell Dareus0.002025
IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Phillip Mathis2.000040
OLB Troy Burns1.000015
OLB Terrell Walters0.012135
DE Ronnie Crossman0.002025
DE Nolan Breien0.001035
DE Tom Harris0.001025

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Michael Wheeler40035
ILB Ernest Everett40012
CB Rod Torres31026
S Mack Rivers30010
S Lenny Bruce20024
S Joseph Wright20011
OLB Jim Washington1009
DE Aldon Smith10026
CB Jimmy Smith10022
OLB Heath Walsh10012
S Dwight Marshall10023
S Sammy Denoncourt1001
OLB Donald Morehead10025
CB Adam Hawkins10026
IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Wesley Webster41036
CB Buddy Easy31037
CB Rondell Goodrich30019
CB Shaun Casper30014
OLB Phillip Mathis22040
OLB Terrell Walters20035
CB J.R. Guthrie20032
OLB Bryce Cardwell20010
S Chester Watson10132
S Matt Griese10113
OLB Troy Burns10015
DE Tom Harris10025
S Eugene Cooley01031

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Bruce Butler13012145
Bennie Brister1217011
Shannon Weinke04012136
Allen Reeves02011040
Lonnie Hitchcock01010033
Gene Forbes00012141
IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kyle Eastman37229031
Steven Smith27223018
Anthony Castonzo14028031
Kyle Long14027031
Keith Williams13028031
Alonzo Buchanan11015013
Charles Shapiro02018018
Edwin Gorin01016017
Aaron Moss01015017

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Sammy Denoncourt113
Donald Morehead19
Joseph Wright18
Ethan Brown14
IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
J.R. Guthrie214
Burt Darkins117
Rondell Goodrich115
Matt Griese112
Buddy Easy111

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Michael Wheeler------3335472
Lenny Bruce------29241063
Donald Morehead------2825962
Tim Tebow1245---------57
Gene Forbes1241------457
Dwayne Allen938------1057
Bruce Butler1245---------57
Shannon Weinke1236------452
Allen Reeves1140------152
Aldon Smith------2126451
Marcell Dareus------2225451
Jimmy Smith------2622351
Darren Pigeon1237---------49
Rod Torres------2126249
Mercury Stokes939---------48
Eric Bryant330------1447
Dwight Marshall------2123246
Lonnie Hitchcock1033------346
Adam Hawkins------1426343
Howard Hutek833---------41
Nate Harding------12191041
Kenrick Ellis------1820240
C.J. Huffman------1617336
Jim Washington------991634
Ernest Everett------1912334
Harry Rock526------233
Ethan Brown325------432
Wesley Crane------1314532
Jimmy Sherman78------1631
Heath Walsh------1712130
Jonathan Collins------691530
Bennie Brister711------826
Mack Rivers------1110425
Bucky Gaden------129324
Joseph Wright------411823
Adrian Robertson------1110---21
Dale Toviessi01------1819
Gene Ford01------1415
Sammy Denoncourt------011314
Jon Johnstone05------49
Ian Zupancic00------66
Shane Maier------0066
Brenden McDonald00------22
Tyrone Weaver00------22
A.J. Griffith01---------1
Andrew Luck00---------0
IndianapolisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Keith Williams2831------665
Anthony Castonzo2831------564
Kyle Lincoln2935---------64
Kyle Eastman2931------161
Kyle Long2731------260
Randy Atkins2829---------57
J.R. Guthrie------10321456
Phillip Mathis------1240355
Buddy Easy------5371153
Trevor Coleman2229------152
Edwin Gorin1617------1750
Burt Darkins1813------1748
Nolan Breien------835447
Wesley Webster------936247
Terrell Walters------935246
Alvin McPhail2116------643
Chester Watson------932243
Eugene Cooley------631542
Charles Shapiro1818------541
Steven Smith2318---------41
Bart Toohil------930140
Luther Richardson1522------138
Rondell Goodrich------3191537
Lester Cardwell------928---37
Troy Burns------4151635
Alonzo Buchanan1513------634
Aaron Moss1517------234
Ronnie Crossman------625334
Tom Harris------825134
Deron Grant916------530
Alex Quinn------522229
Frankie Boyd78------1328
Matt Griese------3131228
Ross Donohue------616325
Shaun Casper------614121
Fred Fitzgerald11------1618
Mitchell Bates00------1818
Bryce Cardwell------510318
Claude Hopkins00------1212
Rodney Hudson64---------10
Tommy Meyer45------110
Gerald Tillman40------48
Drew Rhodes00------22
Rob Dacosta00------22
Greg McElroy00---------0
J.C. Ogden00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left133.0
Middle5122.4
Right6172.8
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11514.6
Middle10353.5
Right10191.9
None2-3-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tim Tebow42254125612
IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Kyle Lincoln35264001540

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1155.0
Short (0-8 Yds)20151557.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)1681358.4
Long (19+ Yds)51244.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen77405.7
Short (0-8 Yds)16101328.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)12912610.5
Long (19+ Yds)0000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Mercury Stokes159183039
WR Eric Bryant116183130
WR Howard Hutek62046133
RB Darren Pigeon66096237
TE Dwayne Allen2105038
WR Harry Rock2106026
IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Randy Atkins85072229
WR Trevor Coleman76040029
TE Charles Shapiro43063118
FB Edwin Gorin43048117
WR Alvin McPhail31013016
RB Burt Darkins3207013
TE Aaron Moss33028017
WR Frankie Boyd2202408
RB Luther Richardson1103022

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Darren Pigeon133.002.67
IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Luther Richardson5132.604.00
Burt Darkins331.002.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tim Tebow63366.007.60
IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Kyle Lincoln117514.648.51

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Mercury Stokes32206.675.53
WR Eric Bryant21168.007.55
WR Howard Hutek1000.007.67
IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Randy Atkins3120.679.00
WR Trevor Coleman22157.505.71
RB Burt Darkins2184.002.33
TE Charles Shapiro1000.0015.75
RB Luther Richardson1133.003.00
FB Edwin Gorin111313.0012.00
TE Aaron Moss111010.009.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
IndianapolisRushesConversions
Luther Richardson21
Gerald Tillman10
Burt Darkins11

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Tim Tebow964
IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Kyle Lincoln13109

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Mercury Stokes431
WR Eric Bryant322
WR Howard Hutek100
RB Darren Pigeon111
IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
WR Alvin McPhail311
WR Trevor Coleman222
WR Randy Atkins221
TE Aaron Moss222
TE Charles Shapiro111
WR Frankie Boyd111
RB Burt Darkins100
FB Edwin Gorin111

SectionAttendance
Stadium37,000 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck12,400 (24,000)
End Zone9,400 (17,200)
Mezzanine6,300 (9,900)
Sideline Seats8,200 (15,300)
Luxury Boxes700 (2,400)