Week 1, 2065

played in Tennessee, MI

75 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	17	0	3	-	23
Tennessee Titans	3	0	6	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 TEN - Preston McElroy 32 field goal
1Q: 02:42 IND - Carson Abrams 18 field goal
2Q: 13:17 IND - Gage Edwards 13 run (Carson Abrams extra point)
2Q: 09:05 IND - Carson Abrams 43 field goal
2Q: 00:33 IND - Herman Thomas 7 pass from Andrew Sammons (Carson Abrams extra point)
3Q: 11:24 TEN - Preston McElroy 49 field goal
3Q: 01:09 TEN - Preston McElroy 21 field goal
4Q: 02:48 IND - Carson Abrams 39 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:50 TEN - Preston McElroy 32 field goal
1Q: 02:42 IND - Carson Abrams 18 field goal
2Q: 13:17 IND - Gage Edwards 13 run (Carson Abrams extra point)
2Q: 09:05 IND - Carson Abrams 43 field goal
2Q: 00:33 IND - Herman Thomas 7 pass from Andrew Sammons (Carson Abrams extra point)
3Q: 11:24 TEN - Preston McElroy 49 field goal
3Q: 01:09 TEN - Preston McElroy 21 field goal
4Q: 02:48 IND - Carson Abrams 39 field goal

Team Statistics IND TEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 21 16
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 12 10
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 383 269
- Offensive Plays 65 71
- Yards per Play 5.89 3.79
Net Rushing Yards 132 72
- Rushing Attempts 30 23
- Yards per Rush 4.40 3.13
Net Passing Yards 251 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 20 - 1 46 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 261 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 2/18
- Yards per Pass Play 7.17 4.10
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 8/75 11/97
Punt Returns/Yards 4/30 4/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/5
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 0/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 27
Time of Possession 29:23 30:37

Team Statistics	IND	TEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	21	16
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	12	10
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	383	269
- Offensive Plays	65	71
- Yards per Play	5.89	3.79
Net Rushing Yards	132	72
- Rushing Attempts	30	23
- Yards per Rush	4.40	3.13
Net Passing Yards	251	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 20 - 1	46 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	261	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	2/18
- Yards per Pass Play	7.17	4.10
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	8/75	11/97
Punt Returns/Yards	4/30	4/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/5
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	0/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 27
Time of Possession	29:23	30:37

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:24	OWN 34	4	33	Interception
1	12:14	1:54	OWN 32	4	9	Fumble
1	7:43	5:07	OWN 25	11	74	Field Goal
1	1:44	1:02	OWN 47	3	1	Punt
2	14:46	1:35	OWN 26	3	74	Touchdown
2	11:53	2:54	OWN 38	6	36	Field Goal
2	6:10	1:35	OWN 5	4	24	Punt
2	2:38	2:15	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
3	11:19	1:20	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
3	7:29	1:38	OWN 14	4	8	Punt
3	1:03	1:37	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	9:16	6:36	OWN 6	10	72	Field Goal
4	1:26	1:17	OWN 33	3	3	Punt

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:36	1:22	OWN 32	3	2	Punt
1	10:20	2:37	OPP 41	6	26	Field Goal
1	2:36	0:52	OWN 25	3	-12	Punt
1	0:42	0:56	OWN 6	3	-4	Punt
2	13:11	1:18	OWN 25	3	3	Punt
2	8:59	2:49	OWN 25	5	26	Punt
2	4:35	1:57	OWN 21	5	16	Punt
2	0:23	0:23	OWN 25	1	-11	Half
3	15:00	3:41	OWN 25	6	43	Field Goal
3	9:59	2:30	OWN 12	6	27	Punt
3	5:51	4:48	OWN 30	13	66	Field Goal
4	14:26	5:10	OWN 27	9	25	Punt
4	2:40	1:14	OWN 25	7	42	Downs
4	0:09	0:09	OWN 42	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Herman Thomas, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Gage Edwards	22	81	3.68	19	3	1
RB Daniel Ishler	6	45	7.50	28	2	0
QB Andrew Sammons	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
WR Mitch Wright	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Terrell Harman	11	36	3.27	10	1
RB Willie Jarvis	10	35	3.50	10	1
QB Steven Strickland	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0
WR Bucky Clements	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Sammons	33	20	261	2/10	1	70	1	83.0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steven Strickland	46	23	215	2/18	0	26	0	63.2

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Erik Mayes	5	10	35	7.00	6	20	0
WR Herman Thomas	5	8	90	18.00	68	70	1
WR Jerald Erickson	4	6	54	13.50	27	22	0
WR Mitch Wright	3	3	31	10.33	5	15	0
RB Daniel Ishler	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
TE Dustin Schwartz	1	1	27	27.00	17	27	0
TE Luther Franklin	1	1	16	16.00	6	16	0
RB Gage Edwards	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Eddie Masterson	7	12	93	13.29	43	26
WR Fernando Curie	6	13	51	8.50	25	25
RB Terrell Harman	5	11	21	4.20	3	11
TE Jameson Cassell	4	7	47	11.75	18	22
WR Bucky Clements	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
RB Willie Jarvis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Winfred Holmes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
DE Donnie Meyer	1	5	5.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Andrew Sammons	2	0	0
WR Herman Thomas	0	1	0
CB Leo Hutton	0	0	1

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Eddie Masterson	1	0	0
WR Fernando Curie	0	1	0
DT Perry Riley	0	1	0
DE Shaun Castillo	0	0	1
DT Kody Shelton	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Cayea	6	310	51.7	49.3	69	3

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Parker Sawyer	8	375	46.9	43.1	63	3

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Abrams	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston McElroy	3/3	1/1	0/0	49	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitch Wright	4	30	7.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonah Prescott	4	14	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jonah Lowe	2	36	18.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Leo Hutton	9	1	0.0	23	42
OLB Stan Hughes	8	2	0.0	22	28
OLB Morris Rees	5	0	0.0	23	42
ILB Ronnie Ballinger	4	0	0.0	13	12
CB Gerald O'Neal	4	0	0.0	9	28
DE Ronald Carello	3	0	0.0	22	43
OLB Floyd Keith	2	1	1.0	20	28
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	2	1	1.0	23	48
CB Dale D'Elisa	2	2	0.0	23	48
DE Andy Hartwig	2	0	0.0	21	37
S Devonte Greer	2	0	0.0	11	44
DT Juan Edwards	2	0	0.0	20	27
S Gerald Price	1	1	0.0	12	10
WR Herman Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Roberto Giles	1	0	0.0	1	20

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DT Ernest Markwald	7	1	0.5	29	35
OLB Daryl Pierce	7	4	0.0	27	26
S Carson Rohrbacher	7	1	0.0	29	35
OLB Leland Hansen	5	2	0.0	16	24
ILB Caden Flynn	5	1	0.0	30	35
CB Clifton Robertson	5	0	0.0	17	21
DE Shaun Castillo	4	0	1.0	29	35
DE Donnie Meyer	2	2	0.0	29	35
DT Perry Riley	2	2	0.0	25	22
DT Kody Shelton	1	0	0.5	3	8
CB Hugh Talley	1	1	0.0	29	35
CB Broderick Mace	1	0	0.0	16	11
S Johnathan Stevens	1	0	0.0	12	16
DE Derrick Singleton	1	0	0.0	4	5
CB Zack Poole	0	1	0.0	14	10

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Floyd Keith	1.0	0	1	0	28
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	1.0	0	1	0	48
DE Ronald Carello	0.0	1	4	4	43
DE Andy Hartwig	0.0	0	2	0	37
DT Devan Middleton	0.0	0	1	1	15
DT Toby Lawhorn	0.0	0	1	0	11
DT Juan Edwards	0.0	0	0	1	27

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Shaun Castillo	1.0	0	2	0	35
DT Ernest Markwald	0.5	0	1	0	35
DT Kody Shelton	0.5	0	0	0	8
DE Donnie Meyer	0.0	1	2	2	35

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Stan Hughes	6	0	28
CB Leo Hutton	5	1	42
CB Gerald O'Neal	3	1	28
OLB Morris Rees	3	0	42
CB Dale D'Elisa	2	1	48
S Devonte Greer	1	1	44
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	1	0	48
ILB Roberto Giles	1	0	20
DT Juan Edwards	1	0	27
S Gerald Price	0	1	10

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Clifton Robertson	4	0	0	21
ILB Caden Flynn	3	2	0	35
S Carson Rohrbacher	3	1	0	35
OLB Daryl Pierce	2	0	0	26
OLB Leland Hansen	2	0	0	24
CB Hugh Talley	2	0	0	35
CB Broderick Mace	1	1	0	11
DT Ernest Markwald	1	0	0	35
DE Shaun Castillo	1	0	0	35
DE Derrick Singleton	1	0	0	5
S Johnathan Stevens	0	1	0	16
DE Donnie Meyer	0	0	1	35

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Chad Irwin	3	8	30	0	35
T Myles McGinnis	3	6	30	1	35
T Marc Magnone	2	6	30	0	35
C Pete Williamson	1	5	30	0	35
G Andy Tillery	0	4	30	1	35

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
G B.J. Burns	2	6	0	23	1	48
G Gus Rafie	2	5	1	23	0	48
T Everett Patterson	2	4	0	23	1	48
T Brody Kiss	1	2	0	23	0	48
C Neal Montgomery	0	5	0	23	0	48

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Herman Thomas	3	13
Luther Franklin	1	26

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
C.J. Booker	2	23
Gus Rafie	2	11
Eddie Masterson	1	19
Daryl Pierce	1	3

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	---	---	23	48	4	75
S Devonte Greer	---	---	11	44	20	75
CB Dale D'Elisa	---	---	23	48	3	74
G Chad Irwin	30	35	---	---	9	74
WR Herman Thomas	28	33	---	---	13	74
T Myles McGinnis	30	35	---	---	9	74
G Andy Tillery	30	35	---	---	9	74
T Marc Magnone	30	35	---	---	9	74
DE Andy Hartwig	---	---	21	37	15	73
WR Jerald Erickson	30	35	---	---	4	69
CB Leo Hutton	---	---	23	42	4	69
DE Ronald Carello	---	---	22	43	3	68
OLB Morris Rees	---	---	23	42	3	68
QB Andrew Sammons	30	35	---	---	---	65
C Pete Williamson	30	35	---	---	---	65
RB Gage Edwards	24	21	---	---	13	58
TE Erik Mayes	19	34	---	---	1	54
CB Gerald O'Neal	---	---	9	28	17	54
OLB Stan Hughes	---	---	22	28	---	50
OLB Floyd Keith	---	---	20	28	---	48
RB Daniel Ishler	6	15	---	---	27	48
TE Luther Franklin	16	6	---	---	26	48
DT Juan Edwards	---	---	20	27	---	47
WR Mitch Wright	16	18	---	---	11	45
ILB Roberto Giles	---	---	1	20	15	36
CB Bruce Brignac	---	---	1	20	11	32
ILB Jeremiah Donovan	---	---	2	1	24	27
DT Devan Middleton	---	---	1	15	11	27
ILB Ronnie Ballinger	---	---	13	12	---	25
OLB Frederick Vandam	---	---	1	19	3	23
S Gerald Price	---	---	12	10	---	22
WR Jonah Lowe	0	0	---	---	21	21
TE Dustin Schwartz	9	11	---	---	---	20
DT Toby Lawhorn	---	---	4	11	---	15
DE Calvin Lofton	---	---	1	5	8	14
WR Graham Buckner	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Drew Kaplan	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Jesse Cayea	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Carson Abrams	0	0	---	---	9	9
RB Gustavo Freestone	2	2	---	---	---	4
QB Max Buchanan	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Jace Raymond	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Owen Emerson	0	0	---	---	---	0
TE Lorenzo Nybo	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Reginald Pierce	0	0	---	---	---	0
S Warren Nunley	---	---	0	0	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Everett Patterson	23	48	---	---	11	82
G Gus Rafie	23	48	---	---	11	82
G B.J. Burns	23	48	---	---	11	82
T Brody Kiss	23	48	---	---	11	82
WR Fernando Curie	19	45	---	---	18	82
ILB Caden Flynn	---	---	30	35	15	80
QB Steven Strickland	23	48	---	---	---	71
C Neal Montgomery	23	48	---	---	---	71
RB Terrell Harman	13	44	---	---	12	69
S Carson Rohrbacher	---	---	29	35	4	68
TE Jameson Cassell	22	45	---	---	---	67
DE Donnie Meyer	---	---	29	35	3	67
DT Ernest Markwald	---	---	29	35	3	67
CB Hugh Talley	---	---	29	35	3	67
DE Shaun Castillo	---	---	29	35	3	67
WR Eddie Masterson	12	31	---	---	19	62
WR Bucky Clements	15	34	---	---	10	59
OLB Daryl Pierce	---	---	27	26	3	56
CB Clifton Robertson	---	---	17	21	17	55
DT Perry Riley	---	---	25	22	2	49
OLB Leland Hansen	---	---	16	24	3	43
CB Broderick Mace	---	---	16	11	16	43
CB Alec Jeffries	---	---	15	23	3	41
TE Winfred Holmes	5	5	---	---	26	36
RB Willie Jarvis	10	4	---	---	21	35
TE Broderick Barton	10	19	---	---	1	30
FB Jimmie Duckett	7	4	---	---	19	30
CB Zack Poole	---	---	14	10	6	30
S Johnathan Stevens	---	---	12	16	1	29
WR Jonah Prescott	2	9	---	---	12	23
OLB C.J. Booker	---	---	0	0	23	23
DT Kody Shelton	---	---	3	8	7	18
DE Derrick Singleton	---	---	4	5	6	15
CB Anthony Mealey	---	---	4	9	1	14
C Myles Crum	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Parker Sawyer	0	0	---	---	11	11
K Preston McElroy	0	0	---	---	7	7
OLB Philip Grossman	---	---	1	0	---	1
DE Kenyon Holmes	---	---	1	0	---	1
RB Norbert Bragg	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Cesar Lake	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Donnie Reynolds	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Clay McWilliams	---	---	0	0	---	0
C Greg Eason	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Quentin Farley	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Dustin Levine	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	47	5.9
Middle	14	35	2.5
Right	8	50	6.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	22	4.4
Middle	13	56	4.3
Right	4	-5	-1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Sammons	33	20	4	1	0	5	5	2	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steven Strickland	46	23	5	3	4	5	10	6	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	65	8.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	12	134	9.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	62	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	4	31	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	13	95	4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	67	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	22	5.5

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Erik Mayes	10	5	35	1	34
WR Herman Thomas	8	5	90	1	33
WR Jerald Erickson	6	4	54	1	35
WR Mitch Wright	3	3	31	0	18
RB Daniel Ishler	2	1	8	0	15
RB Gage Edwards	2	0	0	0	21
TE Dustin Schwartz	1	1	27	1	11
TE Luther Franklin	1	1	16	0	6

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Fernando Curie	13	6	1	51	1	45
WR Eddie Masterson	12	7	1	93	3	31
RB Terrell Harman	11	5	1	21	0	44
TE Jameson Cassell	7	4	1	47	1	45
RB Willie Jarvis	1	0	0	0	0	4
TE Winfred Holmes	1	0	0	0	0	5
WR Bucky Clements	1	1	0	3	0	34

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Gage Edwards	3	16	5.33	3.68
QB Andrew Sammons	1	5	5.00	5.00

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Terrell Harman	1	5	5.00	3.27
RB Willie Jarvis	1	2	2.00	3.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Sammons	3	1	7	2.33	7.91

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steven Strickland	6	2	3	0.50	4.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerald Erickson	1	0	0	0.00	9.00
TE Erik Mayes	1	0	0	0.00	3.50
WR Herman Thomas	1	1	7	7.00	11.25

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Terrell Harman	4	2	3	0.75	1.91
WR Fernando Curie	2	0	0	0.00	3.92

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Daniel Ishler	4	2
RB Gage Edwards	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
RB Willie Jarvis	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Sammons	9	6	3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steven Strickland	14	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Erik Mayes	3	1	0
WR Herman Thomas	3	2	0
WR Jerald Erickson	2	2	2
WR Mitch Wright	1	1	1

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Fernando Curie	6	1	0
WR Eddie Masterson	3	3	3
TE Jameson Cassell	2	1	1
RB Terrell Harman	2	0	0
TE Winfred Holmes	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 12,900 (50,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 4,300 (17,200)
End Zone 3,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine 1,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 2,600 (11,000)
Club Seats 400 (1,600)
Luxury Boxes 500 (700)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	12,900 (50,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	4,300 (17,200)
End Zone	3,200 (12,400)
Mezzanine	1,900 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	2,600 (11,000)
Club Seats	400 (1,600)
Luxury Boxes	500 (700)