Week 1, 2025

played in Indianapolis, IN

51 degrees, rain, 4 mph wind

Houston Texans	7	3	0	3	-	13
Indianapolis Colts	0	3	0	0	-	3

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 HOU - Cedric Nyland 8 pass from Garrett Grayson (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 12:40 IND - Joey Gellar 32 field goal
2Q: 08:23 HOU - Samuel Stallings 26 field goal
4Q: 01:47 HOU - Samuel Stallings 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:08 HOU - Cedric Nyland 8 pass from Garrett Grayson (Samuel Stallings extra point)
2Q: 12:40 IND - Joey Gellar 32 field goal
2Q: 08:23 HOU - Samuel Stallings 26 field goal
4Q: 01:47 HOU - Samuel Stallings 19 field goal

Team Statistics HOU IND
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 15
- by Rushing 5 7
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 236 236
- Offensive Plays 63 70
- Yards per Play 3.75 3.37
Net Rushing Yards 80 120
- Rushing Attempts 30 30
- Yards per Rush 2.67 4.00
Net Passing Yards 156 116
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 1 37 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 167 135
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/11 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 4.73 2.90
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 2/10 7/42
Punt Returns/Yards 1/8 4/30
Kick Returns/Yards 2/36 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/24
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 32
Time of Possession 27:37 32:23

Team Statistics	HOU	IND
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	15
- by Rushing	5	7
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	236	236
- Offensive Plays	63	70
- Yards per Play	3.75	3.37
Net Rushing Yards	80	120
- Rushing Attempts	30	30
- Yards per Rush	2.67	4.00
Net Passing Yards	156	116
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 1	37 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	167	135
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/11	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	4.73	2.90
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	7/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	2/10	7/42
Punt Returns/Yards	1/8	4/30
Kick Returns/Yards	2/36	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/24
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 32
Time of Possession	27:37	32:23

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:59	OWN 22	11	78	Touchdown
1	6:30	3:53	OWN 6	7	25	Punt
2	12:33	4:15	OWN 18	12	73	Field Goal
2	4:16	1:48	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
2	1:02	1:02	OWN 2	3	15	Half
3	13:08	1:28	OWN 21	3	1	Punt
3	9:15	1:22	OWN 20	4	23	Interception
3	6:06	1:11	OWN 33	3	-1	Punt
3	3:24	1:22	OWN 46	3	0	Punt
4	10:39	1:05	OWN 34	3	2	Punt
4	6:38	4:02	OWN 20	6	20	Punt
4	2:12	0:32	OPP 9	3	7	Field Goal
4	1:19	1:19	OPP 34	3	-6	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:01	3:31	OWN 25	6	19	Punt
1	2:37	5:04	OWN 32	10	53	Field Goal
2	8:18	4:02	OWN 25	8	38	Punt
2	2:28	1:26	OWN 42	4	18	Punt
3	15:00	1:52	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
3	11:40	2:25	OWN 49	6	15	Punt
3	7:53	1:47	OPP 34	4	1	Downs
3	4:55	1:31	OWN 31	3	-20	Punt
3	2:02	6:23	OWN 26	12	47	Missed FG
4	9:34	2:56	OWN 26	7	26	Punt
4	2:36	0:24	OWN 16	3	-2	Fumble
4	1:40	0:21	OWN 25	4	9	Downs

Game MVP: Ike Baumgardner, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Thomas Chapman	19	55	2.89	28	2
RB Pedro Bronson	6	11	1.83	12	1
QB Garrett Grayson	3	15	5.00	8	0
WR Rod Barlow	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0
RB Evan Douglas	1	1	1.00	1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
TE Devante Stanton	27	107	3.96	15	3
QB Andrew Luck	2	14	7.00	8	0
WR Donte Moncrief	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Garrett Grayson	31	19	167	2/11	1	34	1	72.9

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	37	23	135	3/19	0	14	0	69.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Thomas Chapman	6	8	61	10.17	37	34	0
FB Cedric Nyland	4	5	34	8.50	4	13	1
WR Gary Burgess	2	5	11	5.50	0	8	0
TE Cary Williams	2	2	28	14.00	0	15	0
RB Pedro Bronson	2	2	8	4.00	0	5	0
TE Moe Hancock	1	2	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Landon Meier	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Bert Keen	1	3	16	16.00	0	16	0
WR Rod Barlow	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Gage Darnick	12	17	68	5.67	21	13
TE Tony Rosenkrantz	4	7	18	4.50	1	8
WR Donte Moncrief	3	7	15	5.00	3	7
WR Norm Schroeder	2	2	17	8.50	3	13
WR Timothy Gitler	2	3	17	8.50	0	14
WR Kristopher Kraemer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Antonio Azumah	1	24	24.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Thomas Chapman	1	0	0
T Lewis Turnbull	0	1	0
S Elias Campbell	0	1	0
CB Jimmy Burnett	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Gage Darnick	1	0	0	0
ILB Shannon Brinsfield	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	7	275	39.3	35.0	48	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Scottie Benson	7	307	43.9	34.1	55	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Samuel Stallings	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	1/1

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Joey Gellar	1/2	0/1	0/0	32	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	1	8	8.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mercury Burnett	4	30	7.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	1	22	22.0	0
Bert Keen	1	14	14.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Jimmy Burnett	6	4	0.0	26	33
OLB Clayton St. Clair	6	3	0.0	30	40
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	6	2	0.0	27	37
OLB Deron Collette	6	1	0.0	29	31
DE Ike Baumgardner	5	1	2.0	26	30
CB Lester Reese	4	1	0.0	18	22
ILB Jackie Schenck	4	0	0.0	8	7
DE Ben Lund	3	2	1.0	28	29
DT Angel Ferguson	3	1	0.0	22	26
CB Nolan Madison	3	1	0.0	27	29
S Elias Campbell	2	0	0.0	26	28
CB Brody Fisher	2	0	0.0	21	26
OLB Edgar Stecker	2	0	0.0	5	4
DT Noah Garrison	1	1	0.0	11	16
S Cody Fields	1	0	0.0	4	12
WR Bert Keen	1	0	---	---	---
CB Justics Kellenberger	1	0	0.0	1	14
S Omar Austin	0	2	0.0	16	26
ILB Marcus Downs	0	1	0.0	3	3

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Shannon Brinsfield	12	1	0.0	29	33
DT Ty Miller	6	1	1.0	28	28
S Donnell Ballard	6	3	0.0	27	28
S Bryan Boyd	4	1	0.0	30	32
CB Lawrence Robinson	4	1	0.0	27	27
OLB Antonio Azumah	3	2	0.0	30	33
DE David Parry	2	1	1.0	27	32
OLB Eduardo Coles	2	1	0.0	28	31
CB Mercury Burnett	2	0	0.0	3	6
CB Patrick Barker	2	0	0.0	28	28
OLB Dustin Peterson	2	0	0.0	10	16
OLB Michael Benton	1	1	0.0	4	5
G Jack Mewhort	1	0	---	---	---
S Clayton Geathers	1	0	0.0	4	7
DE Braden Phillips	1	0	0.0	12	12
CB Alexis Maniecki	1	0	0.0	19	15
S Renaldo Ranek	0	1	0.0	1	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Ike Baumgardner	2.0	0	2	2	30
DE Ben Lund	1.0	0	0	0	29
DE Andrew Cowles	0.0	1	0	0	9

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE David Parry	1.0	0	0	0	32
DT Ty Miller	1.0	0	0	0	28
CB Patrick Barker	0.0	1	0	0	28
DE Andre Fisk	0.0	0	1	1	23
OLB Eduardo Coles	0.0	0	1	1	31
DE Braden Phillips	0.0	0	1	0	12
OLB Antonio Azumah	0.0	0	0	3	33

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Deron Collette	4	2	31
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	4	0	37
CB Jimmy Burnett	3	2	33
CB Lester Reese	3	0	22
OLB Clayton St. Clair	2	2	40
S Elias Campbell	2	1	28
ILB Jackie Schenck	1	0	7
DE Ike Baumgardner	1	0	30
S Cody Fields	1	0	12
CB Justics Kellenberger	1	0	14
CB Nolan Madison	1	0	29

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Lawrence Robinson	4	1	0	27
ILB Shannon Brinsfield	4	0	0	33
S Donnell Ballard	2	1	0	28
S Bryan Boyd	2	0	0	32
CB Mercury Burnett	1	0	0	6
DT Ty Miller	1	0	0	28
OLB Eduardo Coles	1	0	0	31
CB Patrick Barker	1	0	0	28
OLB Michael Benton	1	0	0	5
CB Alexis Maniecki	1	0	0	15
OLB Dustin Peterson	1	0	0	16
OLB Antonio Azumah	0	1	1	33
S Renaldo Ranek	0	1	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T C.J. Riemersma	1	7	30	1	33
C Steven Kirk	1	4	30	0	33
FB Cedric Nyland	1	2	27	0	27
T Lewis Turnbull	0	6	30	0	33
G Cedric Ellison	0	4	30	1	33
T Alexis Pettway	0	2	30	0	33
TE Moe Hancock	0	2	9	0	14

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Levon Jarvis	5	9	30	0	40
T Taylor Godfrey	2	5	30	0	40
C Mitchell Diblasio	2	5	30	0	40
G Diego Lake	1	6	30	1	40
G Jack Mewhort	1	2	30	2	40
TE Tony Rosenkrantz	0	1	29	0	33

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Deron Collette	2	13
Evan Douglas	1	22
Carson Biletnikoff	1	14

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Benton	1	20
A.J. Jamison	1	20
Donnell Ballard	1	9

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Carson Biletnikoff	---	---	27	37	14	78
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	29	31	13	73
T Alexis Pettway	30	33	---	---	9	72
T Lewis Turnbull	30	33	---	---	9	72
G Cedric Ellison	30	33	---	---	9	72
OLB Clayton St. Clair	---	---	30	40	2	72
T C.J. Riemersma	30	33	---	---	9	72
WR Gary Burgess	27	33	---	---	6	66
QB Garrett Grayson	30	33	---	---	---	63
C Steven Kirk	30	33	---	---	---	63
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	26	33	1	60
DE Ben Lund	---	---	28	29	1	58
CB Nolan Madison	---	---	27	29	2	58
CB Brody Fisher	---	---	21	26	10	57
DT Angel Ferguson	---	---	22	26	9	57
S Omar Austin	---	---	16	26	14	56
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	26	30	---	56
S Elias Campbell	---	---	26	28	1	55
FB Cedric Nyland	27	27	---	---	---	54
WR Bert Keen	22	17	---	---	15	54
WR Rod Barlow	19	25	---	---	8	52
RB Thomas Chapman	22	25	---	---	---	47
CB Lester Reese	---	---	18	22	1	41
DT Noah Garrison	---	---	11	16	1	28
OLB Edgar Stecker	---	---	5	4	19	28
CB Justics Kellenberger	---	---	1	14	12	27
RB Pedro Bronson	7	9	---	---	9	25
TE Moe Hancock	9	14	---	---	1	24
RB Evan Douglas	1	1	---	---	22	24
TE Joseph Gomez	2	0	---	---	22	24
WR Landon Meier	12	8	---	---	---	20
DE Marshall Akiyama	---	---	1	9	8	18
S Cody Fields	---	---	4	12	1	17
ILB Jackie Schenck	---	---	8	7	1	16
DE Andrew Cowles	---	---	1	9	1	11
OLB Damian Lyon	---	---	0	9	1	10
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Miles Andrews	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Cary Williams	2	6	---	---	1	9
ILB Lenny Matson	---	---	0	0	8	8
K Samuel Stallings	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Marcus Downs	---	---	3	3	---	6
QB Riley Grinnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Nick Compton	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Luke Mayes	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Chance Osterhaus	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Jack Mewhort	30	40	---	---	9	79
T Taylor Godfrey	30	40	---	---	9	79
G Diego Lake	30	40	---	---	9	79
G Levon Jarvis	30	40	---	---	9	79
TE Devante Stanton	29	38	---	---	8	75
WR Gage Darnick	30	39	---	---	2	71
QB Andrew Luck	30	40	---	---	---	70
C Mitchell Diblasio	30	40	---	---	---	70
OLB Antonio Azumah	---	---	30	33	3	66
ILB Shannon Brinsfield	---	---	29	33	2	64
S Donnell Ballard	---	---	27	28	9	64
S Bryan Boyd	---	---	30	32	1	63
TE Tony Rosenkrantz	29	33	---	---	---	62
WR Donte Moncrief	22	35	---	---	4	61
DE David Parry	---	---	27	32	1	60
OLB Eduardo Coles	---	---	28	31	1	60
DT Ty Miller	---	---	28	28	1	57
CB Patrick Barker	---	---	28	28	1	57
CB Lawrence Robinson	---	---	27	27	1	55
WR Norm Schroeder	25	26	---	---	---	51
DE Andre Fisk	---	---	20	23	2	45
CB Alexis Maniecki	---	---	19	15	1	35
OLB Michael Benton	---	---	4	5	20	29
OLB Dustin Peterson	---	---	10	16	1	27
S Clayton Geathers	---	---	4	7	14	25
DE Braden Phillips	---	---	12	12	1	25
WR Kristopher Kraemer	1	8	---	---	15	24
RB Luke Lane	0	0	---	---	22	22
TE A.J. Jamison	2	0	---	---	20	22
CB Quentin Henry	---	---	0	0	20	20
CB Mercury Burnett	---	---	3	6	10	19
TE Mel Barbee	7	6	---	---	2	15
WR Timothy Gitler	4	6	---	---	4	14
DT Gustavo Flannery	---	---	1	3	9	13
ILB Robbie Farley	---	---	0	0	11	11
FB Amir Schmitz	1	9	---	---	---	10
C Raymond Whitmire	0	0	---	---	9	9
CB Zachary Greer	---	---	1	0	8	9
DE Lorenzo Hastings	---	---	1	0	7	8
P Scottie Benson	0	0	---	---	7	7
S Renaldo Ranek	---	---	1	4	1	6
K Joey Gellar	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Donte Concerto	---	---	0	0	4	4
QB Pedro Dennis	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Eric Wheeler	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Bubba Meadows	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	2	0.5
Middle	14	58	4.1
Right	11	21	1.9
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	37	4.6
Middle	17	73	4.3
Right	5	10	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Garrett Grayson	31	19	1	1	2	4	3	5	1

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	37	23	0	1	3	7	2	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	4	18	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	84	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	65	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	13	55	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	3	33	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	14	14.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Thomas Chapman	8	6	0	61	1	25
FB Cedric Nyland	5	4	1	34	0	27
WR Gary Burgess	5	2	0	11	0	33
WR Bert Keen	3	1	0	16	0	17
TE Moe Hancock	2	1	0	3	0	14
WR Landon Meier	2	1	0	6	0	8
WR Rod Barlow	2	0	1	0	0	25
TE Cary Williams	2	2	0	28	0	6
RB Pedro Bronson	2	2	0	8	0	9

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Gage Darnick	17	12	1	68	39
WR Donte Moncrief	7	3	0	15	35
TE Tony Rosenkrantz	7	4	1	18	33
WR Timothy Gitler	3	2	0	17	6
WR Norm Schroeder	2	2	0	17	26
WR Kristopher Kraemer	1	0	1	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Thomas Chapman	5	12	2.40	2.89

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
TE Devante Stanton	2	-4	-2.00	3.96

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Garrett Grayson	4	2	13	3.25	5.39

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Cedric Nyland	2	1	8	4.00	6.80
TE Moe Hancock	1	0	0	0.00	1.50
RB Pedro Bronson	1	1	5	5.00	4.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Garrett Grayson	2	1
RB Thomas Chapman	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
TE Devante Stanton	3	3
QB Andrew Luck	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Garrett Grayson	10	6	3

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	14	8	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Thomas Chapman	4	3	1
WR Gary Burgess	3	1	0
TE Cary Williams	2	2	2
WR Landon Meier	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Gage Darnick	6	3	1
WR Donte Moncrief	4	2	1
TE Tony Rosenkrantz	3	2	2
WR Norm Schroeder	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (19,800)
End Zone 14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 9,900 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	75,000 (75,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (19,800)
End Zone	14,300 (14,300)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,300)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (12,700)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	9,900 (9,900)