Week 1, 2055

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	14	0	10	-	31
Indianapolis Colts	3	3	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 IND - Malachi Patterson 34 field goal
1Q: 07:25 HOU - Alexis DeNeff 7 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 13:55 IND - Malachi Patterson 35 field goal
2Q: 05:42 HOU - Hayden Bryner 1 run (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 04:18 HOU - Marcus Reinhardt 45 interception return (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 08:15 IND - Weston Flannery 4 pass from D.J. Ford (Malachi Patterson extra point)
4Q: 14:30 HOU - Lamont Martin 48 field goal
4Q: 11:00 IND - Malachi Patterson 38 field goal
4Q: 07:22 HOU - Wally Rivera 3 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:57 IND - Malachi Patterson 34 field goal
1Q: 07:25 HOU - Alexis DeNeff 7 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 13:55 IND - Malachi Patterson 35 field goal
2Q: 05:42 HOU - Hayden Bryner 1 run (Lamont Martin extra point)
2Q: 04:18 HOU - Marcus Reinhardt 45 interception return (Lamont Martin extra point)
3Q: 08:15 IND - Weston Flannery 4 pass from D.J. Ford (Malachi Patterson extra point)
4Q: 14:30 HOU - Lamont Martin 48 field goal
4Q: 11:00 IND - Malachi Patterson 38 field goal
4Q: 07:22 HOU - Wally Rivera 3 pass from Roman Steinmetz (Lamont Martin extra point)

Team Statistics HOU IND
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 25 25
- by Rushing 8 5
- by Passing 12 19
- by Penalty 5 1
Total Net Yards 305 435
- Offensive Plays 66 75
- Yards per Play 4.62 5.80
Net Rushing Yards 105 104
- Rushing Attempts 26 17
- Yards per Rush 4.04 6.12
Net Passing Yards 200 331
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 25 - 0 55 - 36 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards 204 348
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 3/17
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 5.71
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/12 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/22 8/62
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/11
Kick Returns/Yards 2/49 2/62
Interception Ret./Yards 5/72 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 26
Time of Possession 29:31 30:29

Team Statistics	HOU	IND
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	25	25
- by Rushing	8	5
- by Passing	12	19
- by Penalty	5	1
Total Net Yards	305	435
- Offensive Plays	66	75
- Yards per Play	4.62	5.80
Net Rushing Yards	105	104
- Rushing Attempts	26	17
- Yards per Rush	4.04	6.12
Net Passing Yards	200	331
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 25 - 0	55 - 36 - 5
- Gross Passing Yards	204	348
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	3/17
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	5.71
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/12	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/22	8/62
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/11
Kick Returns/Yards	2/49	2/62
Interception Ret./Yards	5/72	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 26
Time of Possession	29:31	30:29

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:52	4:37	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	4:40	2:30	OWN 5	8	21	Punt
2	13:48	8:16	OWN 9	17	91	Touchdown
2	1:55	0:56	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
3	15:00	1:42	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
3	8:09	2:56	OWN 39	6	14	Punt
3	2:47	3:24	OWN 37	9	32	Field Goal
4	10:54	3:39	OWN 40	8	60	Touchdown
4	4:10	1:56	OWN 45	4	28	Missed FG
4	0:19	0:19	OWN 20	1	-2	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:08	OWN 25	6	58	Field Goal
1	7:15	2:35	OWN 25	6	20	Punt
1	2:10	3:22	OWN 37	6	45	Field Goal
2	5:32	1:27	OWN 33	2	-1	Interception
2	4:05	2:10	OWN 25	8	40	Punt
2	0:59	0:59	OWN 17	4	17	Interception
3	13:18	5:09	OWN 24	10	76	Touchdown
3	5:13	2:26	OWN 20	6	29	Interception
4	14:23	3:29	OWN 30	9	49	Field Goal
4	7:15	3:05	OWN 25	9	31	Interception
4	2:14	1:55	OWN 34	9	61	Interception

Game MVP: Roman Steinmetz, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Hayden Bryner	20	85	4.25	25	5	1
QB Roman Steinmetz	3	7	2.33	6	0	0
RB Carl Martin	3	13	4.33	10	1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Tracy Gaines	15	96	6.40	20	4
QB D.J. Ford	1	5	5.00	5	0
RB Juan Castagnola	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Roman Steinmetz	39	25	204	1/4	2	28	0	94.4

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
D.J. Ford	55	36	348	3/17	1	50	5	51.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Wally Rivera	6	8	34	5.67	11	17	1
WR Alexis DeNeff	6	7	42	7.00	17	19	1
RB Hayden Bryner	4	9	44	11.00	25	28	0
WR Toby Bennett	3	3	13	4.33	0	7	0
WR Jonah Prescott	3	8	36	12.00	7	18	0
TE Donald Fleming	2	2	31	15.50	19	17	0
RB Carl Martin	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cornelius Battle	8	10	54	6.75	11	15	0
WR Hardy Perez	7	10	93	13.29	28	19	0
RB Tracy Gaines	7	13	52	7.43	24	12	0
WR Denzel Skelly	4	5	70	17.50	23	50	0
WR Weston Flannery	4	5	11	2.75	12	12	1
TE Ryan Hudson	3	4	55	18.33	32	35	0
RB Juan Castagnola	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
RB Archie Hicks	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Kirk Pritchett	1	4	11	11.00	0	11	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Omar Mendes	1	4	4.00	0
S Marcus Reinhardt	1	45	45.00	1
CB Ted Geffen	1	0	0.00	0
S Bryant Lindsay	1	19	19.00	0
OLB Jay Blades	1	4	4.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edwin Ogden	4	164	41.0	38.3	49	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mitchell Dielman	2	85	42.5	32.5	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lamont Martin	1/2	1/2	0/0	48	4/4

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Malachi Patterson	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shaun Reiser	2	11	5.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Reinhardt	2	49	24.5	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cornelius Battle	2	62	31.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Byron Sims	8	1	0.0	17	58
OLB Randal Mare	5	2	0.0	9	32
ILB Tommy Buchanan	5	1	0.0	15	45
OLB Jay Blades	5	1	0.0	8	30
CB Gilbert Peterson	4	1	0.5	10	28
S Bryant Lindsay	4	0	0.0	8	33
CB Ted Geffen	3	1	0.0	12	32
OLB Omar Mendes	3	0	0.0	8	31
S Cameron Heise	3	0	0.0	10	28
S Marcus Reinhardt	3	0	0.0	17	50
DT Emmett Flowers	2	1	1.0	15	44
DT Glen Kemp	2	1	1.0	11	38
DE Harvey Handley	2	0	0.5	14	41
CB Tanner Dobler	2	3	0.0	7	33
CB Al Endzell	2	3	0.0	13	56
ILB Caden Roetzheim	1	0	0.0	2	3
CB Garrett Bennett	1	0	0.0	0	5

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB R.J. Ashmore	7	2	0.0	23	35
ILB Neal Pentasuglio	7	0	0.0	24	33
OLB Chris Price	5	3	0.0	23	28
S Jon Rebers	5	0	0.0	24	33
DT Derrick Holmes	4	0	0.0	22	27
DT Jeremy Johnston	3	2	1.0	26	39
OLB Darien St. Amal	3	1	0.0	22	31
S Marcus Peters	3	0	0.0	26	40
S Xavier Blanchard	2	1	0.0	8	12
S Levon Crane	2	1	0.0	25	35
CB Marquis D'Eramo	2	0	0.0	16	28
WR Hardy Perez	2	0	---	---	---
CB Connor Cumming	2	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Cornell Foley	1	1	0.0	8	19
QB D.J. Ford	1	0	---	---	---
WR Cornelius Battle	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Riddick Walsh	1	0	0.0	2	7
DE Sam Clayton	0	2	0.0	26	40

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Emmett Flowers	1.0	1	0	44
DT Glen Kemp	1.0	0	0	38
DE Harvey Handley	0.5	2	2	41
CB Gilbert Peterson	0.5	0	0	28
CB Ted Geffen	0.0	1	0	32
OLB Omar Mendes	0.0	0	1	31

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jeremy Johnston	1.0	1	1	1	39
DT Derrick Holmes	0.0	0	2	2	27
DE Sam Clayton	0.0	0	1	0	40
OLB Cornell Foley	0.0	0	1	0	19
DT George Lofton	0.0	0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Byron Sims	5	1	0	58
ILB Tommy Buchanan	4	1	0	45
S Bryant Lindsay	4	0	1	33
OLB Jay Blades	4	0	1	30
CB Ted Geffen	3	2	1	32
S Marcus Reinhardt	3	0	1	50
CB Gilbert Peterson	3	0	0	28
OLB Randal Mare	2	1	0	32
OLB Omar Mendes	2	0	1	31
CB Al Endzell	2	0	0	56
DT Emmett Flowers	1	0	0	44
S Cameron Heise	1	0	0	28
CB Tanner Dobler	1	0	0	33
CB Garrett Bennett	1	0	0	5

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Neal Pentasuglio	8	0	33
CB R.J. Ashmore	5	0	35
OLB Darien St. Amal	3	0	31
CB Marquis D'Eramo	2	1	28
CB Connor Cumming	2	0	7
OLB Chris Price	1	2	28
S Marcus Peters	1	0	40
S Xavier Blanchard	1	0	12
OLB Cornell Foley	1	0	19
OLB Riddick Walsh	1	0	7
DE Sam Clayton	0	1	40
S Jon Rebers	0	1	33

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Amari Fredrickson	3	4	0	26	0	40
C Edgar Moorman	2	6	0	26	0	40
T Dean Beyer	2	5	0	26	0	40
T Desmond Blake	1	8	1	26	1	40
G Wyatt Hickman	1	2	0	26	0	40

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kevin Hanlin	2	6	17	0	58
T Bernie Banks	2	3	17	1	58
TE Ryan Hudson	1	1	7	0	24
T Evan Troy	1	1	17	0	42
G Leslie Washington	0	3	17	1	58
G Caden Coughlin	0	2	17	1	58

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Al Endzell	2	15
Dean Beyer	1	12
Carl Martin	1	11

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Connor Cumming	1	19
Martin Barreras	1	18

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Al Endzell	---	---	13	56	15	84
OLB Byron Sims	---	---	17	58	3	78
T Dean Beyer	26	40	---	---	12	78
S Marcus Reinhardt	---	---	17	50	10	77
RB Hayden Bryner	22	33	---	---	19	74
G Wyatt Hickman	26	40	---	---	6	72
WR Alexis DeNeff	25	34	---	---	13	72
ILB Tommy Buchanan	---	---	15	45	9	69
WR Toby Bennett	22	34	---	---	11	67
QB Roman Steinmetz	26	40	---	---	---	66
C Edgar Moorman	26	40	---	---	---	66
G Amari Fredrickson	26	40	---	---	---	66
T Desmond Blake	26	40	---	---	---	66
DT Emmett Flowers	---	---	15	44	5	64
OLB Omar Mendes	---	---	8	31	20	59
DE Harvey Handley	---	---	14	41	3	58
TE Wally Rivera	25	30	---	---	1	56
DT Glen Kemp	---	---	11	38	3	52
S Cameron Heise	---	---	10	28	13	51
WR Jonah Prescott	21	30	---	---	---	51
CB Gilbert Peterson	---	---	10	28	13	51
CB Ted Geffen	---	---	12	32	---	44
S Bryant Lindsay	---	---	8	33	3	44
CB Tanner Dobler	---	---	7	33	3	43
OLB Randal Mare	---	---	9	32	---	41
OLB Jay Blades	---	---	8	30	3	41
DE Rufus Grisso	---	---	5	31	2	38
DT Herman Jarvis	---	---	6	20	---	26
RB Carl Martin	4	6	---	---	11	21
RB Sawyer Zessin	0	2	---	---	19	21
TE Donald Fleming	5	15	---	---	---	20
WR Jose Burke	5	11	---	---	---	16
TE Jumbo Barnes	1	5	---	---	10	16
K Lamont Martin	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Chad Webb	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Amari Rose	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Caden Roetzheim	---	---	2	3	1	6
G Edward Wallace	0	0	---	---	6	6
CB Garrett Bennett	---	---	0	5	---	5
P Edwin Ogden	0	0	---	---	4	4
T Irving Page	0	0	---	---	2	2
QB Hardy Cusano	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Roy Sutter	0	0	---	---	---	0
T John Huie	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chad Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Marlon Jordan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Marcus Peters	---	---	26	40	17	83
G Caden Coughlin	17	58	---	---	5	80
T Bernie Banks	17	58	---	---	5	80
G Leslie Washington	17	58	---	---	5	80
TE Kirk Pritchett	17	54	---	---	6	77
C Kevin Hanlin	17	58	---	---	---	75
QB D.J. Ford	17	58	---	---	---	75
RB Tracy Gaines	16	40	---	---	15	71
T Evan Troy	17	42	---	---	10	69
WR Cornelius Battle	13	45	---	---	11	69
DE Sam Clayton	---	---	26	40	2	68
OLB Chris Price	---	---	23	28	17	68
WR Hardy Perez	13	54	---	---	---	67
DT Jeremy Johnston	---	---	26	39	2	67
S Jon Rebers	---	---	24	33	9	66
CB R.J. Ashmore	---	---	23	35	2	60
S Levon Crane	---	---	25	35	---	60
ILB Neal Pentasuglio	---	---	24	33	---	57
DT Derrick Holmes	---	---	22	27	4	53
OLB Darien St. Amal	---	---	22	31	---	53
CB Marquis D'Eramo	---	---	16	28	2	46
WR Weston Flannery	11	24	---	---	---	35
TE Ryan Hudson	7	24	---	---	---	31
OLB Cornell Foley	---	---	8	19	2	29
FB Matthew Carrier	6	7	---	---	15	28
CB Connor Cumming	---	---	2	7	19	28
TE Charlie Kerchner	1	4	---	---	20	25
S Xavier Blanchard	---	---	8	12	2	22
OLB Riddick Walsh	---	---	2	7	12	21
WR Martin Barreras	0	1	---	---	18	19
WR Denzel Skelly	0	17	---	---	---	17
RB Juan Castagnola	1	15	---	---	1	17
T Jackson Stamper	0	16	---	---	---	16
OLB Wyatt Lutzen	---	---	3	8	1	12
DE Jesse Glenn	---	---	2	4	5	11
DT George Lofton	---	---	2	6	2	10
DT Zach Roberson	---	---	2	8	---	10
K Malachi Patterson	0	0	---	---	8	8
WR Parker Cruise	0	0	---	---	6	6
WR Shaun Reiser	0	2	---	---	4	6
RB Archie Hicks	0	3	---	---	3	6
C Gary Conley	0	0	---	---	5	5
P Mitchell Dielman	0	0	---	---	5	5
G Allen Van Anden	0	0	---	---	2	2
K Darrell Lohr	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Bryce Petty	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	52	5.8
Middle	10	28	2.8
Right	6	27	4.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	7	23	3.3
Right	4	51	12.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Roman Steinmetz	39	25	1	0	2	5	6	3	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
D.J. Ford	55	36	3	3	1	5	4	3	5

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	6	14	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	13	110	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	62	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	18	18.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	13	10	35	2.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	15	137	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	107	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	69	17.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Hayden Bryner	9	4	0	44	1	33
TE Wally Rivera	8	6	1	34	0	30
WR Jonah Prescott	8	3	1	36	0	30
WR Alexis DeNeff	7	6	0	42	0	34
WR Toby Bennett	3	3	0	13	0	34
TE Donald Fleming	2	2	0	31	0	15
RB Carl Martin	2	1	0	4	0	6

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Tracy Gaines	13	7	1	52	0	40
WR Hardy Perez	10	7	0	93	0	54
WR Cornelius Battle	10	8	0	54	0	45
WR Denzel Skelly	5	4	0	70	2	17
WR Weston Flannery	5	4	0	11	0	24
TE Ryan Hudson	4	3	0	55	1	24
TE Kirk Pritchett	4	1	0	11	0	54
RB Juan Castagnola	2	1	0	3	0	15
RB Archie Hicks	1	1	0	-1	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Hayden Bryner	5	16	3.20	4.25
QB Roman Steinmetz	1	6	6.00	2.33

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Tracy Gaines	4	12	3.00	6.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Roman Steinmetz	4	3	20	5.00	5.23

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
D.J. Ford	7	4	8	1.14	6.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Wally Rivera	3	2	13	4.33	4.25
WR Alexis DeNeff	1	1	7	7.00	6.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Cornelius Battle	2	2	1	0.50	5.40
WR Denzel Skelly	1	0	0	0.00	14.00
WR Weston Flannery	1	1	4	4.00	2.20
RB Juan Castagnola	1	1	3	3.00	1.50
RB Tracy Gaines	1	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Hayden Bryner	3	2

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Tracy Gaines	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Roman Steinmetz	9	6	3

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
D.J. Ford	14	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Alexis DeNeff	3	2	1
TE Wally Rivera	2	1	1
WR Toby Bennett	2	2	0
RB Hayden Bryner	1	0	0
WR Jonah Prescott	1	1	1

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Hardy Perez	4	3	3
WR Cornelius Battle	4	2	1
RB Juan Castagnola	2	1	0
TE Kirk Pritchett	2	0	0
WR Denzel Skelly	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,200 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,900 (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	68,200 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,900 (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)