Week 1, 2023

played in Tennessee, TN

82 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	0	7	0	10	-	17
Tennessee Titans	3	0	0	6	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:38 TEN - George Price 31 field goal
2Q: 05:02 IND - Vince Sutter 9 pass from Deion Mahoney (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 08:05 IND - Ray Herndon 59 fumble return (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 07:57 TEN - Fred Finch 89 kickoff return (Russell Burke run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:37 IND - Kevin Matthews 32 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:38 TEN - George Price 31 field goal
2Q: 05:02 IND - Vince Sutter 9 pass from Deion Mahoney (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 08:05 IND - Ray Herndon 59 fumble return (Kevin Matthews extra point)
4Q: 07:57 TEN - Fred Finch 89 kickoff return (Russell Burke run for conversion failed)
4Q: 00:37 IND - Kevin Matthews 32 field goal

Team Statistics IND TEN
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 15 16
- by Rushing 9 6
- by Passing 5 10
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 230 299
- Offensive Plays 68 67
- Yards per Play 3.38 4.46
Net Rushing Yards 126 102
- Rushing Attempts 35 25
- Yards per Rush 3.60 4.08
Net Passing Yards 104 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 16 - 2 40 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards 109 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 3.15 4.69
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.6 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 4/20 3/24
Punt Returns/Yards 2/12 5/36
Kick Returns/Yards 3/60 4/155
Interception Ret./Yards 3/60 2/20
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 36 OWN 28
Time of Possession 29:28 30:32

Team Statistics	IND	TEN
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	15	16
- by Rushing	9	6
- by Passing	5	10
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	230	299
- Offensive Plays	68	67
- Yards per Play	3.38	4.46
Net Rushing Yards	126	102
- Rushing Attempts	35	25
- Yards per Rush	3.60	4.08
Net Passing Yards	104	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 16 - 2	40 - 19 - 3
- Gross Passing Yards	109	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	3.15	4.69
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.6	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	4/20	3/24
Punt Returns/Yards	2/12	5/36
Kick Returns/Yards	3/60	4/155
Interception Ret./Yards	3/60	2/20
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 36	OWN 28
Time of Possession	29:28	30:32

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:28	OWN 37	3	5	Punt
1	12:26	2:11	OWN 15	5	18	Punt
1	8:42	2:17	OWN 30	6	27	Interception
1	3:32	1:13	OWN 22	3	0	Punt
2	12:34	7:39	OWN 1	15	99	Touchdown
2	1:52	1:24	OWN 30	5	12	Punt
3	11:44	2:52	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
3	4:03	0:13	OPP 15	2	0	Interception
3	0:14	1:11	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
4	12:34	1:07	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	9:18	1:13	OWN 7	3	9	Punt
4	7:44	5:32	OWN 31	11	53	Fumble
4	1:39	1:09	OPP 16	3	1	Field Goal
4	0:01	0:01	OPP 25	1	-1	Game

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:32	1:06	OWN 35	3	-1	Punt
1	10:15	1:33	OWN 5	4	18	Punt
1	6:25	2:53	OPP 37	6	23	Field Goal
1	2:19	4:45	OWN 30	10	69	Downs
2	4:55	3:03	OWN 37	7	40	Missed FG
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 21	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:16	OWN 21	7	50	Interception
3	8:52	4:49	OWN 27	8	28	Interception
3	3:50	3:36	OWN 11	6	41	Fumble
4	14:03	1:29	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	11:27	2:09	OWN 24	5	19	Punt
4	8:05	0:08	OWN 48	1	11	Fumble
4	2:12	0:33	OWN 16	4	0	Downs
4	0:30	0:29	OWN 34	2	0	Interception

Game MVP: Vince Sutter, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Vince Sutter	19	75	3.95	12	2
Blaine Kirk	13	49	3.77	13	1
Deion Mahoney	2	3	1.50	4	0
Ellis Lyle	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Russell Burke	8	33	4.13	10	1
Ray Cousins	7	41	5.86	14	3
J.C. Devine	6	25	4.17	7	0
Bernie Welch	3	0	0.00	1	0
Ronald Brock	1	3	3.00	3	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Deion Mahoney	32	16	109	1/5	1	29	2	42.3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
J.C. Devine	40	19	213	2/16	0	38	3	32.6

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricardo McClurken	5	10	49	9.80	28	29	0
RB Vince Sutter	3	4	13	4.33	12	9	1
WR J.R. Leber	2	4	22	11.00	14	16	0
WR Jermaine Burton	2	3	17	8.50	1	11	0
FB Blaine Kirk	2	3	2	1.00	1	1	0
TE Aaron Giles	1	3	3	3.00	0	3	0
TE Tracy Wagner	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Junior Gibson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Ellis Lyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
TE Stan Mathews	4	6	24	6.00	0	15
WR Terry Fitzgerald	3	7	22	7.33	5	8
WR Russell Hill	3	6	39	13.00	0	15
FB Bernie Welch	2	2	18	9.00	3	11
WR Rufus Andre	2	6	56	28.00	21	38
RB Russell Burke	2	4	22	11.00	16	13
WR Peter LaGrange	1	1	14	14.00	2	14
TE Ronald Brock	1	3	7	7.00	0	7
RB Ray Cousins	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
RB Albert Rodgers	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Fred Finch	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg
ILB Mel Qualizza	1	3	3.00
S Ray Herndon	1	14	14.00
CB Stan Surcon	1	43	43.00

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Mitch Farmer	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Marty Springer	1	20	20.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Blaine Kirk	1	0	0	0
Ray Herndon	0	1	2	1
Horace Busby	0	1	0	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bernie Welch	1	0	0
J.C. Devine	1	0	0
Tom Olivas	0	1	0
Mitch Farmer	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Baxter	8	371	46.4	39.4	62	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Hugh Rogers	4	200	50.0	47.0	58	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	2/2

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
George Price	1/2	0/1	0/0	31	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Julio Watkins	2	12	6.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Peter LaGrange	5	36	7.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricardo McClurken	3	60	20.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Fred Finch	3	135	45.0	1
Peter LaGrange	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Tinoisamoa	6	2	0.0	24	37
DT Carl Pierce	4	0	1.0	16	26
ILB Mel Qualizza	4	3	0.0	20	36
S Ray Herndon	4	0	0.0	18	29
CB Terry Harper	4	0	0.0	13	29
CB Paul Talley	3	1	0.0	20	29
DT Horace Busby	3	0	0.0	17	25
DT Kenneth Wallace	2	0	1.0	17	33
OLB Ian Newsome	2	1	0.0	10	14
WR Ricardo McClurken	2	0	---	---	---
CB Stan Surcon	2	0	0.0	24	31
S Gene Moseley	2	0	0.0	11	16
S Ethan Wooden	1	2	0.0	13	30
DE Robert Leavy	1	1	0.0	18	23
S Tony Brody	1	0	0.0	7	17
ILB Zack Bunkley	1	0	0.0	5	4
CB Julio Watkins	1	0	0.0	6	18
OLB Marcus Rose	1	0	0.0	1	5
DE Julio Ferrett	1	0	0.0	17	34

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mitch Farmer	7	3	0.0	27	26
S Devin Matthews	7	1	0.0	22	24
S Devin Dallesandro	5	3	0.0	34	30
ILB Reuben Carnation	5	2	0.0	16	17
DT J.R. Sheldon	4	1	0.0	21	21
OLB Marty Springer	3	4	0.0	28	24
CB Amos Kennedy	3	0	0.0	15	15
DE Shannon O'Donnell	3	0	0.0	18	14
ILB Nate Navarro	2	0	0.0	9	7
DT Craig Harper	2	0	0.0	14	12
CB Butch Cascadden	2	0	0.0	11	11
OLB J.J. Newton	1	1	1.0	16	19
S William Chopper	1	1	0.0	15	12
ILB Phil Soares	1	1	0.0	5	3
WR Terry Fitzgerald	1	0	---	---	---
WR Rufus Andre	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Bobby Wagaman	1	0	0.0	19	14
RB Ray Cousins	1	0	---	---	---
DE Emmanuel Lyon	1	0	0.0	20	16
CB Lewis Chodzinski	1	0	0.0	30	27
CB Casey Rindfleisch	1	0	0.0	6	10
DE J.J. Roddy	0	2	0.0	25	29
CB Tom Olivas	0	1	0.0	25	21

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Kenneth Wallace	1.0	2	1	33
DT Carl Pierce	1.0	1	0	26
DT Horace Busby	0.0	2	0	25
DE Robert Leavy	0.0	1	0	23
OLB Ian Newsome	0.0	1	0	14
ILB Mel Qualizza	0.0	1	0	36
OLB John Tinoisamoa	0.0	1	0	37
ILB Zack Bunkley	0.0	1	0	4
DE Julio Ferrett	0.0	1	0	34

Tennessee	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB J.J. Newton	1.0	0	1	19
OLB Bobby Wagaman	0.0	4	2	14
DT J.R. Sheldon	0.0	2	1	21
DE J.J. Roddy	0.0	2	0	29
DE Emmanuel Lyon	0.0	1	0	16
ILB Mitch Farmer	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ray Herndon	3	0	1	29
CB Terry Harper	3	0	0	29
CB Paul Talley	2	2	0	29
ILB Mel Qualizza	2	0	1	36
OLB John Tinoisamoa	2	0	0	37
S Gene Moseley	1	1	0	16
OLB Ian Newsome	1	0	0	14
S Tony Brody	1	0	0	17
ILB Zack Bunkley	1	0	0	4
CB Julio Watkins	1	0	0	18
DE Julio Ferrett	1	0	0	34
DT Horace Busby	1	0	0	25
CB Stan Surcon	0	0	1	31

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Mitch Farmer	4	0	1	26
ILB Reuben Carnation	3	0	0	17
OLB Marty Springer	2	1	1	24
S Devin Dallesandro	2	0	0	30
CB Amos Kennedy	2	0	0	15
S Devin Matthews	1	0	0	24
CB Casey Rindfleisch	1	0	0	10
ILB Phil Soares	1	0	0	3
OLB Bobby Wagaman	0	1	0	14
CB Tom Olivas	0	1	0	21
OLB J.J. Newton	0	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lorenzo Knell	4	6	0	32	0	26
Kyle Morton	3	6	1	33	0	27
Monty Kratky	2	7	1	30	1	32
Stephen Butler	2	6	0	29	0	25
Gilbert Gaudino	1	2	0	27	0	26
Vernon Reno	1	2	0	6	0	8
Blaine Kirk	1	1	0	26	0	19
Adrian Williamson	0	2	0	13	0	8
Aaron Giles	0	1	0	21	0	13

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Buddy Coombs	2	2	0	24	0	40
Roman Gruber	1	5	0	23	1	38
Curtis Almanza	1	5	0	22	1	38
Reggie Matsko	1	3	1	20	0	37
Keith Blake	1	1	0	24	0	38
Bernie Welch	0	1	0	14	0	17
Stan Mathews	0	1	0	20	0	36
Alonzo Jones	0	1	0	5	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jermaine Burton	4	17
Tony Brody	2	9
Kelly Cunningham	1	20
Ricardo McClurken	1	7
Aaron Giles	0	15
Blaine Kirk	0	13
Marcus Rose	0	12
Tracy Wagner	0	11
Julio Watkins	0	11
Ellis Lyle	0	11
Terry Harper	0	9
Adrian Williamson	0	9
Bert Norton	0	9
Harris Rivera	0	9
Marco Baxter	0	8
Mitchell Maloney	0	8
Zack Bunkley	0	7
Julio Ferrett	0	6
Gilbert Gaudino	0	6
Vernon Reno	0	6
Kenneth Wallace	0	5
Kevin Matthews	0	5
Ian Newsome	0	4
Kyle Morton	0	3
Ray Herndon	0	3
Mel Qualizza	0	2
John Tinoisamoa	0	2
Paul Talley	0	2
Deion Urquiola	0	2
Stan Surcon	0	2
Horace Busby	0	2
Robert Leavy	0	1
J.R. Leber	0	1
Carl Pierce	0	1
Paul Singleton	0	1
Emmitt Miller	0	1
Ethan Wooden	0	1
Gene Moseley	0	1

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Russell Hill	2	6
Fred Finch	1	13
Bernie Welch	1	12
Ronald Brock	1	12
Ray Cousins	0	19
Peter LaGrange	0	17
Rufus Andre	0	12
Sean McGee	0	12
Rob Alcott	0	11
Stan Mathews	0	10
Reuben Carnation	0	8
Casey Rindfleisch	0	8
Amos Kennedy	0	7
William Chopper	0	7
Phil Soares	0	7
Terry Fitzgerald	0	6
Keith Blake	0	6
Dustin Buff	0	6
Alonzo Jones	0	6
Hugh Rogers	0	6
Allen Phillips	0	5
George Price	0	5
Mitch Farmer	0	5
Albert Rodgers	0	5
Nate Navarro	0	5
Marty Springer	0	5
J.R. Sheldon	0	4
J.J. Roddy	0	3
Reggie Matsko	0	2
Devin Dallesandro	0	2
J.J. Newton	0	2
Butch Cascadden	0	2
Bobby Wagaman	0	1
Russell Burke	0	1
Shannon O'Donnell	0	1
Tom Olivas	0	1
Devin Matthews	0	1
Lewis Chodzinski	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	21	4.2
Middle	17	46	2.7
Right	12	60	5.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	33	3.7
Middle	13	49	3.8
Right	2	22	11.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Deion Mahoney	32	16	1	0	1	4	9	5	2

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
J.C. Devine	40	19	1	4	0	3	11	1	3

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	3	10	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	11	90	5.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	2	9	1.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	29	9.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	63	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	19	7	83	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	38	7.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricardo McClurken	10	5	1	49	1	26
RB Vince Sutter	4	3	0	13	0	20
WR J.R. Leber	4	2	0	22	0	17
TE Aaron Giles	3	1	0	3	0	13
WR Jermaine Burton	3	2	0	17	0	12
WR Junior Gibson	3	0	0	0	0	18
FB Blaine Kirk	3	2	0	2	0	19
TE Tracy Wagner	1	1	0	3	0	16
RB Ellis Lyle	1	0	0	0	0	17

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Fitzgerald	7	3	22	0	22
TE Stan Mathews	6	4	24	0	36
WR Rufus Andre	6	2	56	1	21
WR Russell Hill	6	3	39	0	28
RB Russell Burke	4	2	22	0	31
TE Ronald Brock	3	1	7	0	18
RB Ray Cousins	3	1	11	0	11
FB Bernie Welch	2	2	18	0	17
WR Peter LaGrange	1	1	14	0	5
RB Albert Rodgers	1	0	0	0	10
WR Fred Finch	1	0	0	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Blaine Kirk	4	0	0.00	3.77
Vince Sutter	2	4	2.00	3.95

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Russell Burke	3	6	2.00	4.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Deion Mahoney	4	2	11	2.75	3.41

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
J.C. Devine	4	1	7	1.75	5.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricardo McClurken	2	1	2	1.00	4.90
TE Aaron Giles	1	0	0	0.00	1.00
RB Vince Sutter	1	1	9	9.00	3.25

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ronald Brock	2	1	7	3.50	2.33
WR Russell Hill	2	0	0	0.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Blaine Kirk	4	3
Ellis Lyle	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Russell Burke	1	0
J.C. Devine	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Deion Mahoney	10	4	4

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
J.C. Devine	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Junior Gibson	3	0	0
RB Vince Sutter	2	1	1
WR Jermaine Burton	2	1	1
WR Ricardo McClurken	1	1	1
FB Blaine Kirk	1	1	1
RB Ellis Lyle	1	0	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rufus Andre	3	1	1
TE Stan Mathews	2	2	0
WR Russell Hill	2	1	1
WR Terry Fitzgerald	1	1	1
RB Ray Cousins	1	1	1
WR Fred Finch	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 54,700 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,400 (19,000)
End Zone 10,900 (13,700)
Mezzanine 6,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (12,100)
Club Seats 9,800 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes 2,700 (3,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	54,700 (67,700 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,400 (19,000)
End Zone	10,900 (13,700)
Mezzanine	6,800 (7,900)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (12,100)
Club Seats	9,800 (11,500)
Luxury Boxes	2,700 (3,500)