Week 1, 2043

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	0	0	0	-	0
Indianapolis Colts	17	7	7	0	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 IND - Kirk Sell 18 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Stephen Boyd extra point)
1Q: 09:12 IND - Tim Brennan 5 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
1Q: 01:24 IND - Stephen Boyd 36 field goal
2Q: 10:18 IND - Levi Scialabba 9 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Stephen Boyd extra point)
3Q: 03:37 IND - Levi Scialabba 48 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Stephen Boyd extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:17 IND - Kirk Sell 18 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Stephen Boyd extra point)
1Q: 09:12 IND - Tim Brennan 5 run (Stephen Boyd extra point)
1Q: 01:24 IND - Stephen Boyd 36 field goal
2Q: 10:18 IND - Levi Scialabba 9 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Stephen Boyd extra point)
3Q: 03:37 IND - Levi Scialabba 48 pass from Kyle Lincoln (Stephen Boyd extra point)

Team Statistics HOU IND
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 19
- by Rushing 5 9
- by Passing 9 9
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 191 366
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 3.03 5.81
Net Rushing Yards 82 157
- Rushing Attempts 20 39
- Yards per Rush 4.10 4.03
Net Passing Yards 109 209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 20 - 3 23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 136 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/27 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 2.53 8.71
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 6.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/55 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/-4 3/13
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 1/37
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/67
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 38
Time of Possession 27:21 32:39

Team Statistics	HOU	IND
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	19
- by Rushing	5	9
- by Passing	9	9
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	191	366
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	3.03	5.81
Net Rushing Yards	82	157
- Rushing Attempts	20	39
- Yards per Rush	4.10	4.03
Net Passing Yards	109	209
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 20 - 3	23 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	136	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/27	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	2.53	8.71
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	6.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/55	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/-4	3/13
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	1/37
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/67
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 38
Time of Possession	27:21	32:39

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:11	1:21	OWN 23	2	-6	Interception
1	9:03	3:29	OWN 33	5	5	Punt
1	1:16	3:21	OWN 20	8	28	Fumble
2	12:24	1:26	OWN 1	4	12	Interception
2	10:07	2:38	OWN 26	5	22	Punt
2	6:21	3:22	OWN 23	8	42	Punt
2	1:09	0:30	OPP 45	3	0	Punt
3	15:00	2:20	OWN 31	3	9	Punt
3	9:23	3:00	OWN 39	7	25	Punt
3	3:23	2:03	OWN 20	4	16	Punt
4	12:53	2:22	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	6:42	1:41	OWN 13	5	28	Punt
4	2:37	0:51	OWN 14	3	10	Interception

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:49	OWN 42	6	58	Touchdown
1	9:50	0:47	OPP 7	2	7	Touchdown
1	5:34	4:18	OWN 16	8	65	Field Goal
2	12:55	0:31	OPP 48	3	0	Punt
2	10:58	0:51	OPP 6	3	6	Touchdown
2	7:29	1:08	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	2:59	1:50	OWN 20	5	25	Fumble
2	0:39	0:39	OWN 20	4	35	Punt
3	12:40	3:17	OWN 39	5	29	Missed FG
3	6:23	3:00	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
3	1:20	3:27	OWN 23	6	25	Punt
4	10:31	3:49	OWN 8	6	22	Punt
4	5:01	2:24	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
4	1:46	1:46	OPP 26	3	3	Game

Game MVP: Levi Scialabba, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
C.J. Grant	16	52	3.25	10	1	0
Cary Hicks	4	30	7.50	11	1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Levi Scialabba	31	123	3.97	19	4	0
Tim Brennan	7	29	4.14	9	0	1
Kyle Lincoln	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hayden Covington	39	20	136	4/27	0	27	3	27.3

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kyle Lincoln	23	14	215	1/6	3	48	0	131.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB C.J. Grant	7	10	35	5.00	17	11
WR Cedric Allison	3	5	0	0.00	1	1
WR Dixon Edwards	3	8	36	12.00	6	15
WR Gene Banks	2	5	16	8.00	0	11
TE B.J. Lincoln	2	3	13	6.50	8	9
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Joseph de Marco	1	1	6	6.00	1	6
WR Dusty Harvey	1	5	27	27.00	28	27
TE Blake Holliman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Levi Scialabba	4	4	103	25.75	71	48	2
WR Grady Ellard	3	6	35	11.67	0	14	0
WR Vince Richmond	3	3	38	12.67	24	30	0
TE Omar Murray	2	4	5	2.50	5	8	0
WR Kirk Sell	2	2	34	17.00	2	18	1
WR Shaun Reiser	0	4	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Harvey Hopkins	1	27	27.00
ILB Andrew Winborn	1	16	16.00
CB Will Pierce	1	24	24.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
C.J. Grant	1	0	0
Hayden Covington	1	0	0
Abel Kurtz	0	1	0
Xavier Su'a-Filo	0	1	0
Darnell Dietz	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Kyle Lincoln	1	0	0
Chester Oliver	0	1	0
Anthony Barr	0	0	1
Archie Baxter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marlon Maki	9	377	41.9	33.8	52	4

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Matt Burroughs	6	280	46.7	44.0	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Stephen Boyd	1/2	0/1	0/0	36	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Torres	1	-4	-4.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tim Brennan	2	8	4.0	0
Kirk Sell	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dixon Edwards	3	75	25.0	0
Rod Torres	1	15	15.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Sell	1	37	37.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Leonardo Ramirez	5	1	0.0	19	16
OLB Darnell Dietz	4	1	1.0	23	20
CB Jaiden Matthews	4	1	0.0	19	16
CB Percy Van DeWege	4	0	0.0	27	22
DT Lee Kirkaldie	4	0	0.0	24	10
DT Luther Bates	4	0	0.0	15	14
DE Francisco Reeves	3	1	0.0	19	5
ILB Donte Dennis	3	1	0.0	15	8
S Alexis Carmazzi	3	0	0.0	30	21
ILB Jerome Henry	3	0	0.0	24	17
S Dwayne Hildreth	3	0	0.0	13	3
ILB Emmett Cable	2	0	0.0	16	3
DE Rodney Tylke	1	2	0.0	19	16
DE Abel Kurtz	1	1	0.0	20	8
OLB Trent Steiner	1	1	0.0	14	5
S Brian Van Hoose	1	1	0.0	16	8
CB Rod Torres	1	0	0.0	31	22
OLB Donald Morehead	1	0	0.0	13	4
WR Dixon Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
TE Sammie Gwinn	1	0	---	---	---
DT Herb Brady	1	0	0.0	21	7
WR Dusty Harvey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Michael Hoy	1	0	0.0	14	12
DE Johnny Lester	0	1	0.0	20	19

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Edgar Vanderkellen	6	2	0.0	16	33
ILB Jarvis Jones	5	0	0.0	5	12
OLB Anthony Barr	4	2	1.0	18	34
OLB Charles Shimada	4	3	0.0	13	28
CB Harvey Hopkins	4	2	0.0	20	42
S Jimmy Ward	4	1	0.0	19	43
OLB Jerome Wagner	3	1	2.0	13	23
ILB Andrew Winborn	3	2	0.0	15	29
S Warren Pascasio	3	0	0.0	6	24
CB Archie Baxter	2	2	0.0	15	32
CB Will Pierce	2	0	0.0	15	31
DE Diego Van Diver	2	0	0.0	14	21
DT Bucky Melnick	1	1	1.0	11	19
DE Chester Oliver	1	1	0.0	9	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Darnell Dietz	1.0	0	0	1	20
DE Rodney Tylke	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Abel Kurtz	0.0	0	2	0	8
CB Percy Van DeWege	0.0	0	1	0	22
ILB Jerome Henry	0.0	0	1	0	17
DT Herb Brady	0.0	0	1	0	7

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Jerome Wagner	2.0	0	1	0	23
OLB Anthony Barr	1.0	0	1	1	34
DT Bucky Melnick	1.0	0	0	0	19
DT Randall Horner	0.0	1	1	0	24
DE Chester Oliver	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Diego Van Diver	0.0	1	0	0	21
DE Avery Weimer	0.0	0	2	1	22

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	PPlay
CB Percy Van DeWege	3	22
CB Jaiden Matthews	3	16
CB Rod Torres	2	22
OLB Donald Morehead	1	4
DE Abel Kurtz	1	8
S Alexis Carmazzi	1	21
ILB Jerome Henry	1	17
S Brian Van Hoose	1	8
S Leonardo Ramirez	1	16

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Jarvis Jones	4	0	0	12
CB Harvey Hopkins	3	0	1	42
S Jimmy Ward	3	0	0	43
S Warren Pascasio	3	0	0	24
OLB Charles Shimada	2	0	0	28
ILB Andrew Winborn	1	0	1	29
CB Will Pierce	1	0	1	31
S Edgar Vanderkellen	1	0	0	33
OLB Jerome Wagner	1	0	0	23
OLB Anthony Barr	1	0	0	34
CB Archie Baxter	0	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Doug Beasley	3	7	16	0	38
Broderick Kelley	2	4	20	2	39
Xavier Su'a-Filo	1	4	19	1	41
Shawn Houston	1	3	18	0	34
Buddy Brandon	1	1	19	1	39
B.J. Lincoln	0	1	12	0	28

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Henry James	4	6	0	35	0	24
Kyle Long	3	7	0	22	0	20
Tito Lysne	2	5	0	37	0	23
Seth Malone	1	4	0	15	0	1
Devonte DaSilva	1	2	0	30	1	24
Jace Prior	1	2	0	10	0	0
Aaron Moss	1	1	0	26	0	17
Amos Dotson	0	7	1	39	0	24
Omar Murray	0	2	0	22	0	11
Mack Wheeler	0	2	0	17	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Sam Bishop	1	24
C.J. Grant	1	22
Rod Torres	1	15
Joseph de Marco	1	4

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Harvey Hopkins	3	13
Levi Scialabba	1	24
Brody Rodgers	1	13

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
C.J. Grant	16	32	---	---	22	70
Rod Torres	---	---	31	22	15	68
Broderick Kelley	20	39	---	---	8	67
Dixon Edwards	18	34	---	---	13	65
Jerome Henry	---	---	24	17	23	64
Hayden Covington	20	43	---	---	---	63
Shawn Houston	18	34	---	---	9	61
Xavier Su'a-Filo	19	41	---	---	1	61
Buddy Brandon	19	39	---	---	---	58
B.J. Lincoln	12	28	---	---	16	56
Doug Beasley	16	38	---	---	---	54
Alexis Carmazzi	---	---	30	21	1	52
Percy Van DeWege	---	---	27	22	2	51
Sam Bishop	---	---	17	8	24	49
Darnell Dietz	---	---	23	20	2	45
Johnny Lester	---	---	20	19	6	45
Cedric Allison	13	30	---	---	1	44
Leonardo Ramirez	---	---	19	16	8	43
Rodney Tylke	---	---	19	16	6	41
Abel Kurtz	---	---	20	8	9	37
Blake Holliman	8	17	---	---	11	36
Jaiden Matthews	---	---	19	16	1	36
Lee Kirkaldie	---	---	24	10	2	36
Dusty Harvey	11	17	---	---	7	35
Gene Banks	7	18	---	---	5	30
Luther Bates	---	---	15	14	1	30
Herb Brady	---	---	21	7	1	29
Sammie Gwinn	6	15	---	---	7	28
Michael Hoy	---	---	14	12	1	27
Donte Dennis	---	---	15	8	4	27
Donald Morehead	---	---	13	4	8	25
Francisco Reeves	---	---	19	5	1	25
Charles Pruett	3	13	---	---	9	25
Earl Gietzen	5	11	---	---	9	25
Brian Van Hoose	---	---	16	8	---	24
Trent Steiner	---	---	14	5	3	22
Emmett Cable	---	---	16	3	3	22
Dwayne Hildreth	---	---	13	3	2	18
Cary Hicks	4	11	---	---	---	15
Joseph de Marco	2	7	---	---	4	13
Kelvin Benjamin	3	6	---	---	---	9
Ernie Kaplan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marlon Maki	0	0	---	---	9	9
Angel McTermid	0	0	---	---	1	1
Jerald Newman	0	0	---	---	---	0
Norman Gordon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Levi Scialabba	32	21	---	---	24	77
Harvey Hopkins	---	---	20	42	13	75
Archie Baxter	---	---	15	32	23	70
Jimmy Ward	---	---	19	43	7	69
Henry James	35	24	---	---	7	66
Amos Dotson	39	24	---	---	1	64
Kyle Lincoln	39	24	---	---	---	63
Tito Lysne	37	23	---	---	3	63
Anthony Barr	---	---	18	34	10	62
Devonte DaSilva	30	24	---	---	---	54
Andrew Winborn	---	---	15	29	7	51
Aaron Moss	26	17	---	---	8	51
Edgar Vanderkellen	---	---	16	33	1	50
Shaun Reiser	17	15	---	---	17	49
Kyle Long	22	20	---	---	5	47
Will Pierce	---	---	15	31	1	47
Diego Van Diver	---	---	14	21	10	45
Omar Murray	22	11	---	---	9	42
Grady Ellard	23	19	---	---	---	42
Charles Shimada	---	---	13	28	---	41
Warren Pascasio	---	---	6	24	9	39
Malcolm Alexander	---	---	11	22	4	37
Jerome Wagner	---	---	13	23	---	36
Chester Oliver	---	---	9	21	5	35
Avery Weimer	---	---	6	22	6	34
Randall Horner	---	---	9	24	---	33
Edwin Gorin	15	12	---	---	5	32
Bucky Melnick	---	---	11	19	1	31
Mack Wheeler	17	4	---	---	8	29
Victor McKenzie	11	3	---	---	14	28
Seth Malone	15	1	---	---	8	24
Tim Brennan	7	3	---	---	14	24
Vince Richmond	15	8	---	---	---	23
Brody Rodgers	7	2	---	---	13	22
Kirk Sell	10	9	---	---	2	21
Jarvis Jones	---	---	5	12	1	18
Joshua Clements	---	---	5	13	---	18
Jace Prior	10	0	---	---	3	13
Stephen Boyd	0	0	---	---	8	8
Corwin Welch	0	0	---	---	8	8
Matt Burroughs	0	0	---	---	6	6
Julio Burgess	0	0	---	---	2	2
Sherman Shaw	0	0	---	---	1	1
Tyrell Hilbert	---	---	0	0	---	0
Jayden Flora	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rylan Ginste	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	38	6.3
Middle	10	25	2.5
Right	4	19	4.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	31	3.9
Middle	21	84	4.0
Right	10	42	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hayden Covington	39	20	1	6	1	1	5	2	3

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kyle Lincoln	23	14	3	1	2	0	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	19	13	70	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	3	17	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	4	49	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	7	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	-3	-1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	7	110	13.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	90	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB C.J. Grant	10	7	0	35	0	32
WR Dixon Edwards	8	3	0	36	0	34
WR Cedric Allison	5	3	0	0	0	30
WR Gene Banks	5	2	0	16	0	18
WR Dusty Harvey	5	1	1	27	1	17
TE B.J. Lincoln	3	2	0	13	0	28
TE Blake Holliman	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Cary Hicks	1	1	0	3	0	11
RB Joseph de Marco	1	1	0	6	0	7

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Grady Ellard	6	3	2	35	0	19
RB Levi Scialabba	4	4	0	103	2	21
TE Omar Murray	4	2	0	5	0	11
WR Shaun Reiser	4	0	0	0	0	15
WR Vince Richmond	3	3	0	38	1	8
WR Kirk Sell	2	2	0	34	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Levi Scialabba	2	3	1.50	3.97
Tim Brennan	1	5	5.00	4.14

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kyle Lincoln	5	3	24	4.80	9.35

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Levi Scialabba	1	1	9	9.00	25.75
TE Omar Murray	1	1	-3	-3.00	1.25
WR Grady Ellard	1	0	0	0.00	5.83
WR Kirk Sell	1	1	18	18.00	17.00
WR Shaun Reiser	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Cary Hicks	1	0
C.J. Grant	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Levi Scialabba	6	2
Tim Brennan	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hayden Covington	8	3	1

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kyle Lincoln	5	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB C.J. Grant	4	3	1
WR Dixon Edwards	2	0	0
TE B.J. Lincoln	1	0	0
WR Dusty Harvey	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Shaun Reiser	2	0	0
RB Levi Scialabba	1	1	1
WR Grady Ellard	1	0	0
WR Kirk Sell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,800 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (17,500)
End Zone 12,600 (12,600)
Mezzanine 7,200 (7,200)
Sideline Seats 11,100 (11,100)
Club Seats 10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,800 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (17,500)
End Zone	12,600 (12,600)
Mezzanine	7,200 (7,200)
Sideline Seats	11,100 (11,100)
Club Seats	10,500 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)