Week 1, 2058

played in Houston, TX

64 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	0	0	0	-	7
Houston Texans	13	10	7	10	-	40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:15 HOU - Vince Parham 24 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Donny Murray extra point)
1Q: 14:05 IND - Stevie Garcia 90 kickoff return (Marco Burden extra point)
1Q: 07:38 HOU - Brody Kernbach 47 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Donny Murray extra point failed)
2Q: 12:43 HOU - Donny Murray 24 field goal
2Q: 03:18 HOU - Brody Kernbach 1 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Donny Murray extra point)
3Q: 02:50 HOU - Duane Bradford 1 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Donny Murray extra point)
4Q: 13:16 HOU - Donny Murray 45 field goal
4Q: 04:34 HOU - Jim Hamilton 6 run (Donny Murray extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 14:15 HOU - Vince Parham 24 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Donny Murray extra point)
1Q: 14:05 IND - Stevie Garcia 90 kickoff return (Marco Burden extra point)
1Q: 07:38 HOU - Brody Kernbach 47 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Donny Murray extra point failed)
2Q: 12:43 HOU - Donny Murray 24 field goal
2Q: 03:18 HOU - Brody Kernbach 1 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Donny Murray extra point)
3Q: 02:50 HOU - Duane Bradford 1 pass from Earnest Upshaw (Donny Murray extra point)
4Q: 13:16 HOU - Donny Murray 45 field goal
4Q: 04:34 HOU - Jim Hamilton 6 run (Donny Murray extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 8 21
- by Rushing 2 10
- by Passing 4 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 106 385
- Offensive Plays 55 74
- Yards per Play 1.93 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 40 167
- Rushing Attempts 13 43
- Yards per Rush 3.08 3.88
Net Passing Yards 66 218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 13 - 3 31 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 92 218
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/26 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 1.57 7.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/13 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 11.3 6.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/43 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 1/2 8/130
Kick Returns/Yards 6/195 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 43
Time of Possession 21:24 38:36

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	8	21
- by Rushing	2	10
- by Passing	4	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	106	385
- Offensive Plays	55	74
- Yards per Play	1.93	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	40	167
- Rushing Attempts	13	43
- Yards per Rush	3.08	3.88
Net Passing Yards	66	218
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 13 - 3	31 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	92	218
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/26	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	1.57	7.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/13	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	11.3	6.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/43	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	1/2	8/130
Kick Returns/Yards	6/195	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 43
Time of Possession	21:24	38:36

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:45	OWN 30	1	0	Interception
1	12:04	2:45	OWN 21	5	26	Punt
1	7:21	1:37	OWN 36	3	3	Punt
1	4:09	1:13	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	12:37	1:24	OWN 25	3	4	Punt
2	10:24	0:44	OWN 27	3	0	Punt
2	7:39	1:38	OWN 2	4	2	Punt
2	5:26	1:03	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	3:07	2:02	OWN 23	5	18	Punt
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 20	1	5	Half
3	12:58	1:59	OWN 33	4	14	Punt
3	7:54	2:12	OWN 11	5	5	Punt
3	2:42	2:14	OWN 12	4	12	Punt
4	13:09	1:47	OWN 27	3	-5	Punt
4	9:14	0:14	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
4	4:25	1:05	OWN 25	3	1	Interception
4	1:11	1:11	OWN 20	3	23	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:15	0:10	OPP 24	1	24	Touchdown
1	13:52	1:48	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
1	9:19	1:58	OWN 19	4	81	Touchdown
1	5:44	1:35	OWN 38	4	12	Punt
1	2:56	5:19	OWN 41	12	52	Field Goal
2	11:13	0:49	OWN 26	3	5	Punt
2	9:40	2:01	OWN 41	4	11	Punt
2	6:01	0:35	OWN 49	3	0	Punt
2	4:23	1:16	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
2	1:05	0:59	OWN 42	4	19	Punt
3	15:00	2:02	OWN 25	3	8	Punt
3	10:59	3:05	OWN 12	6	47	Punt
3	5:42	3:00	OPP 39	6	39	Touchdown
3	0:28	2:19	OPP 44	5	16	Field Goal
4	11:22	2:08	OWN 34	3	1	Punt
4	9:00	4:35	OPP 31	7	31	Touchdown
4	3:20	2:09	OPP 43	3	2	Punt

Game MVP: Earnest Upshaw, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
QB Dusty Cruse	5	10	2.00	10	1
RB George Madison	3	0	0.00	1	0
WR Craig Harvey	2	2	1.00	4	0
QB Moe Rollo	2	30	15.00	24	1
WR Christopher Ivy	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Hardy Haynesworth	18	54	3.00	11	1	0
RB Jim Hamilton	17	39	2.29	12	1	1
QB Earnest Upshaw	4	38	9.50	14	2	0
RB Shannon Walters	4	36	9.00	22	2	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dusty Cruse	34	13	92	3/26	0	15	1	34.2
Moe Rollo	5	0	0	0/0	0	0	2	0.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Earnest Upshaw	31	14	218	0/0	4	47	0	108.6

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Stan Barber	3	8	17	5.67	0	9
WR Stevie Garcia	3	8	16	5.33	1	11
RB Ian Wilkerson	3	3	22	7.33	0	12
WR Craig Harvey	2	5	12	6.00	1	6
WR Dusty Nybo	2	7	25	12.50	1	15
RB George Madison	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Griffin Borders	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Ivan Riley	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
TE Levon Francis	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
WR Christopher Ivy	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vince Parham	7	15	99	14.14	19	24	1
WR Duane Bradford	2	6	7	3.50	0	6	1
WR Brody Kernbach	2	5	48	24.00	39	47	2
RB Jim Hamilton	2	2	37	18.50	16	21	0
WR Heath Schmidtke	1	1	27	27.00	17	27	0
RB Hardy Haynesworth	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Junior Jarzyna	1	0	0.00
S Erick Strong	1	0	0.00
CB Jeremy Gameau	1	16	16.00

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rob Van Pelt	12	503	41.9	31.1	49	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Damian England	10	426	42.6	34.4	51	3

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Marco Burden	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Donny Murray	2/2	1/1	0/0	45	4/5

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stevie Garcia	1	2	2.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Vince Parham	8	130	16.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stevie Garcia	6	195	32.5	1

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bruce Kellenberger	7	5	0.0	43	31
DT Roy Clouse	7	0	0.0	24	27
ILB Norbert Bronson	6	3	0.0	34	19
CB Giovanni Coles	6	1	0.0	43	31
DE Bill Zwillinger	5	1	0.0	25	11
OLB Tony Egan	4	1	0.0	26	19
S Logan Powe	3	0	0.0	20	9
DE Joel Dearth	3	0	0.0	26	26
DT Thurman Lukacic	2	3	0.0	29	12
DE Terrell Richmond	2	2	0.0	33	23
S Jaylen Valle	2	2	0.0	41	31
OLB Heath Gerhardt	2	0	0.0	27	23
TE Stan Barber	1	0	---	---	---
WR Craig Harvey	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Shannon O'Neill	1	0	0.0	14	12
CB Bruce Wynn	1	0	0.0	23	19
WR Christopher Ivy	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Robbie Hogendoorn	0	1	0.0	9	0

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tanner Cichanski	4	1	0.0	13	42
DT Dominic Gunn	4	0	0.0	9	15
S Vinny Person	3	2	0.0	9	37
S Erick Strong	3	0	0.0	12	22
ILB Geoff Monroe	2	2	1.0	10	35
DE Mike Walsh	2	1	1.0	10	12
CB Jesse Radda	2	1	0.0	10	19
ILB Blaine Stone	2	0	0.0	10	40
DE Demetrius Tynes	1	1	0.5	3	29
DT Monty Rounds	1	0	0.5	4	27
S Junior Jarzyna	1	0	0.0	4	24
DE Damian Law	1	0	0.0	7	11
OLB Trenton Brimberry	1	0	0.0	6	30
CB Jeremy Gameau	1	0	0.0	4	29
CB Efrain Cyr	1	0	0.0	7	27
DE Everett Harrison	0	3	0.0	13	24
OLB Shaquille George	0	2	0.0	3	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Joel Dearth	2	1	26
DE Terrell Richmond	2	0	23
DE Mitch Whipkey	1	0	19

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Geoff Monroe	1.0	0	1	0	35
DE Mike Walsh	1.0	0	0	0	12
DT Monty Rounds	0.5	0	1	2	27
DE Demetrius Tynes	0.5	0	1	0	29
ILB Blaine Stone	0.0	1	2	0	40
DE Caiden White	0.0	1	0	0	20
OLB Trenton Brimberry	0.0	1	0	0	30
CB Jeremy Gameau	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Bruce Kellenberger	4	1	31
CB Giovanni Coles	3	2	31
OLB Tony Egan	3	2	19
CB Bruce Wynn	1	2	19
S Logan Powe	1	0	9
ILB Norbert Bronson	1	0	19
DE Bill Zwillinger	1	0	11

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tanner Cichanski	3	1	0	42
S Erick Strong	2	2	1	22
ILB Blaine Stone	2	1	0	40
CB Jesse Radda	2	0	0	19
ILB Geoff Monroe	1	2	0	35
CB Jeremy Gameau	1	1	1	29
OLB Trenton Brimberry	1	0	0	30
S Vinny Person	1	0	0	37
ILB Doug Solano	0	1	0	7
CB Efrain Cyr	0	1	0	27
S Junior Jarzyna	0	0	1	24

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Scottie Patton	1	4	13	1	42
C J.R. Marvel	1	3	13	1	42
T Cody Poore	0	2	10	1	39
TE Stan Barber	0	1	8	0	34
G Tristan Mueller	0	1	13	0	42
G Caleb White	0	1	10	0	39

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Cristian Cunningham	3	9	43	31
T Archie Stuart	2	10	43	31
C Logan Woodard	2	8	43	31
T Cory Miller	2	6	43	31
G Blaine Levine	2	5	34	31
TE Hunter Palmer	0	1	38	28
TE Jake Grillo	0	1	2	1

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Terrell Richmond	4	26
Stan Barber	2	15
Tristan Mueller	1	12
Caleb White	1	12

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Hunter Palmer	3	20
Blaine Stone	1	32
Mack Hammond	1	24
Duane Bradford	1	10

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Bruce Kellenberger	---	---	43	31	22	96
CB Giovanni Coles	---	---	43	31	13	87
OLB Heath Gerhardt	---	---	27	23	34	84
DE Terrell Richmond	---	---	33	23	26	82
S Jaylen Valle	---	---	41	31	2	74
G Tristan Mueller	13	42	---	---	12	67
T Scottie Patton	13	42	---	---	12	67
T Cody Poore	10	39	---	---	12	61
G Caleb White	10	39	---	---	12	61
WR Stevie Garcia	8	34	---	---	18	60
TE Stan Barber	8	34	---	---	15	57
C J.R. Marvel	13	42	---	---	---	55
CB Daquan Cobb	---	---	17	17	21	55
DE Joel Dearth	---	---	26	26	2	54
WR Craig Harvey	12	40	---	---	1	53
ILB Norbert Bronson	---	---	34	19	---	53
DT Roy Clouse	---	---	24	27	2	53
DE Bill Zwillinger	---	---	25	11	12	48
QB Dusty Cruse	10	37	---	---	---	47
OLB Tony Egan	---	---	26	19	1	46
CB Bruce Wynn	---	---	23	19	1	43
DT Thurman Lukacic	---	---	29	12	---	41
TE Ivan Riley	4	5	---	---	31	40
DE Mitch Whipkey	---	---	20	19	---	39
RB George Madison	11	22	---	---	---	33
CB Marcos Meadows	---	---	19	12	---	31
S Logan Powe	---	---	20	9	1	30
FB Malik Weber	2	7	---	---	20	29
RB Ian Wilkerson	1	20	---	---	8	29
ILB Shannon O'Neill	---	---	14	12	2	28
WR Dusty Nybo	4	23	---	---	1	28
WR Griffin Borders	2	3	---	---	19	24
TE Levon Francis	9	15	---	---	---	24
RB Gavin Houshmandzadeh	0	0	---	---	22	22
WR Christopher Ivy	4	7	---	---	9	20
ILB Kendrick Sheldon	---	---	0	0	17	17
C Van Harrison	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Rob Van Pelt	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Robbie Hogendoorn	---	---	9	0	---	9
QB Moe Rollo	3	5	---	---	---	8
C Carl Van Pelt	3	3	---	---	---	6
T Andy Cerda	3	3	---	---	---	6
K Marco Burden	0	0	---	---	2	2
G Camden Grim	0	0	---	---	---	0
DT Levon Hartman	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Dave Stargell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Hunter Palmer	38	28	---	---	20	86
T Cory Miller	43	31	---	---	10	84
ILB Blaine Stone	---	---	10	40	32	82
WR Vince Parham	38	26	---	---	14	78
G Blaine Levine	34	31	---	---	12	77
C Logan Woodard	43	31	---	---	---	74
G Cristian Cunningham	43	31	---	---	---	74
T Archie Stuart	43	31	---	---	---	74
QB Earnest Upshaw	38	31	---	---	---	69
S Vinny Person	---	---	9	37	22	68
WR Duane Bradford	29	24	---	---	10	63
CB Tanner Cichanski	---	---	13	42	---	55
RB Jim Hamilton	18	15	---	---	22	55
TE Elliot Jarvis	14	7	---	---	34	55
WR Brody Kernbach	19	11	---	---	24	54
CB Jesse Radda	---	---	10	19	22	51
ILB Geoff Monroe	---	---	10	35	---	45
ILB Doug Solano	---	---	5	7	32	44
DT Monty Rounds	---	---	4	27	12	43
RB Hardy Haynesworth	21	16	---	---	2	39
WR Tre Whiting	18	20	---	---	---	38
DE Everett Harrison	---	---	13	24	---	37
OLB Trenton Brimberry	---	---	6	30	---	36
S Erick Strong	---	---	12	22	---	34
DE Mike Walsh	---	---	10	12	12	34
CB Efrain Cyr	---	---	7	27	---	34
CB Jeremy Gameau	---	---	4	29	---	33
DE Caiden White	---	---	0	20	12	32
DE Demetrius Tynes	---	---	3	29	---	32
S Junior Jarzyna	---	---	4	24	---	28
FB Mack Hammond	1	1	---	---	24	26
DT Dominic Gunn	---	---	9	15	---	24
T Kurt Henson	9	0	---	---	12	21
DE Damian Law	---	---	7	11	---	18
WR Heath Schmidtke	11	6	---	---	---	17
C Devan Harrison	0	0	---	---	12	12
G Braden Hickman	0	0	---	---	12	12
P Damian England	0	0	---	---	12	12
OLB Shaquille George	---	---	3	9	---	12
K Donny Murray	0	0	---	---	10	10
CB Brock Raag	---	---	4	3	---	7
QB Weston Swolley	5	0	---	---	---	5
RB Shannon Walters	4	0	---	---	---	4
TE Jake Grillo	2	1	---	---	---	3
WR Tom Bush	2	0	---	---	---	2
CB Kevin Stargell	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	4	1.3
Middle	5	10	2.0
Right	5	26	5.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	32	3.6
Middle	27	88	3.3
Right	7	47	6.7
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dusty Cruse	34	13	0	2	1	8	6	2	1
Moe Rollo	5	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Earnest Upshaw	31	14	5	0	5	7	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	2	4	0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	6	31	2.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	5	57	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	8	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	116	11.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	46	4.2
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	48	6.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Stan Barber	8	3	0	17	34
WR Stevie Garcia	8	3	0	16	34
WR Dusty Nybo	7	2	1	25	23
WR Craig Harvey	5	2	0	12	40
TE Levon Francis	3	0	1	0	15
RB Ian Wilkerson	3	3	0	22	20
WR Christopher Ivy	2	0	0	0	7
RB George Madison	1	0	0	0	22
WR Griffin Borders	1	0	0	0	3
TE Ivan Riley	1	0	0	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Vince Parham	15	7	1	99	2	26
WR Duane Bradford	6	2	2	7	0	24
WR Brody Kernbach	5	2	1	48	1	11
RB Jim Hamilton	2	2	0	37	1	15
RB Hardy Haynesworth	2	0	1	0	0	16
WR Heath Schmidtke	1	1	0	27	1	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jim Hamilton	4	15	3.75	2.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Earnest Upshaw	5	3	4	0.80	7.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Duane Bradford	2	1	1	0.50	1.17
WR Vince Parham	2	1	2	1.00	6.60
WR Brody Kernbach	1	1	1	1.00	9.60

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Dusty Cruse	2	0
RB George Madison	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jim Hamilton	4	1
QB Earnest Upshaw	1	1
RB Hardy Haynesworth	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dusty Cruse	8	2	0
Moe Rollo	1	0	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Earnest Upshaw	12	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch
WR Stevie Garcia	3	1
TE Stan Barber	1	0
WR Craig Harvey	1	1
WR Griffin Borders	1	0
TE Ivan Riley	1	0
TE Levon Francis	1	0
WR Christopher Ivy	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vince Parham	7	3	2
WR Duane Bradford	2	0	0
WR Heath Schmidtke	1	1	1
WR Brody Kernbach	1	0	0
RB Jim Hamilton	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,400 (21,800)
End Zone 12,800 (15,700)
Mezzanine 7,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 11,800 (13,900)
Club Seats 10,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,400 (21,800)
End Zone	12,800 (15,700)
Mezzanine	7,500 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	11,800 (13,900)
Club Seats	10,800 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)