Week 1, 2016

played in Houston, TX

100 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	0	6	0	0	-	6
Houston Texans	3	14	14	7	-	38

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 HOU - Todd Sievers 20 field goal
2Q: 13:36 HOU - Riddick Thune 3 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 07:53 IND - Freddie Lott 45 field goal
2Q: 06:35 HOU - Riddick Thune 61 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 00:03 IND - Freddie Lott 23 field goal
3Q: 07:28 HOU - Tommy Bennett 22 fumble return (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 04:02 HOU - Russell Gillespie 9 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 13:20 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 23 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:29 HOU - Todd Sievers 20 field goal
2Q: 13:36 HOU - Riddick Thune 3 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 07:53 IND - Freddie Lott 45 field goal
2Q: 06:35 HOU - Riddick Thune 61 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
2Q: 00:03 IND - Freddie Lott 23 field goal
3Q: 07:28 HOU - Tommy Bennett 22 fumble return (Todd Sievers extra point)
3Q: 04:02 HOU - Russell Gillespie 9 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)
4Q: 13:20 HOU - Kenneth Pritchett 23 pass from Heath Brodie (Todd Sievers extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 10 14
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 311 380
- Offensive Plays 60 54
- Yards per Play 5.18 7.04
Net Rushing Yards 102 127
- Rushing Attempts 20 30
- Yards per Rush 5.10 4.23
Net Passing Yards 209 253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 3 23 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 209 258
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 5.23 10.54
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.7 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 11/85 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 1/0 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 2/39
Interception Ret./Yards 1/6 3/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 41
Time of Possession 29:12 30:48

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	10	14
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	311	380
- Offensive Plays	60	54
- Yards per Play	5.18	7.04
Net Rushing Yards	102	127
- Rushing Attempts	20	30
- Yards per Rush	5.10	4.23
Net Passing Yards	209	253
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 3	23 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	209	258
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	5.23	10.54
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	4/10
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.7	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	11/85	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	1/0	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	2/39
Interception Ret./Yards	1/6	3/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 41
Time of Possession	29:12	30:48

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:24	4:04	OWN 20	8	50	Missed FG
2	14:55	1:19	OWN 10	3	7	Interception
2	13:29	5:41	OWN 19	8	53	Field Goal
2	6:17	2:17	OWN 33	6	19	Punt
2	0:43	0:43	OWN 46	5	48	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 37	3	-13	Punt
3	10:53	3:34	OWN 1	6	21	Fumble
3	7:19	0:24	OWN 20	2	0	Interception
3	3:57	1:54	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
4	13:05	2:25	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
4	7:51	3:18	OWN 28	7	28	Interception
4	2:04	2:04	OWN 42	4	16	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:36	OWN 22	10	75	Field Goal
1	4:20	4:25	OWN 37	8	58	Fumble
2	13:36	0:07	OPP 3	1	3	Touchdown
2	7:48	1:31	OWN 35	2	65	Touchdown
2	4:00	3:17	OWN 20	8	38	Interception
3	12:56	2:03	OWN 44	4	11	Punt
3	6:55	2:58	OPP 41	6	41	Touchdown
3	2:03	3:58	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown
4	10:40	2:49	OWN 29	5	19	Punt
4	4:33	2:29	OWN 26	3	-3	Punt

Game MVP: Heath Brodie, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Gary Blake	8	65	8.13	24	3
Mike Ayodele	7	21	3.00	10	1
Geoff Nichols	3	9	3.00	4	0
Reuben Nelson	2	7	3.50	4	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Al Garrison	19	75	3.95	12	1
Russell Gillespie	10	52	5.20	22	2
Gerald Roberts	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Reuben Nelson	40	25	209	0/0	0	23	3	44.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Heath Brodie	23	20	258	1/5	4	61	1	134.9

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Ricardo McClurken	6	16	67	11.17	11	17
TE Desmond Franklin	4	4	34	8.50	0	18
RB Gary Blake	3	3	17	5.67	7	11
FB Otis Stotts	3	3	5	1.67	3	2
WR Nate Burton	3	3	32	10.67	0	23
WR Grady Fields	2	6	22	11.00	0	21
RB Mike Ayodele	2	2	9	4.50	1	7
WR Shaun Schwartz	1	2	8	8.00	5	8
WR Drew Avery	1	1	15	15.00	1	15

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Riddick Thune	8	9	134	16.75	41	61	2
RB Russell Gillespie	4	4	28	7.00	8	9	1
WR Kenneth Pritchett	4	5	51	12.75	23	23	1
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	2	12	12.00	6	12	0
TE Rick Hammond	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Bucky Organ	1	1	28	28.00	11	28	0
RB Gerald Roberts	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Will Poole	1	6	6.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Bennie Howe	1	0	0.00
S Jeffrey Beckwith	1	32	32.00
S Burt Morlando	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Ayodele	1	0	0
Will Poole	0	1	0
Ian Newsome	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Gerald Roberts	1	0	0	0
Tommy Bennett	0	1	0	1
Mitch Morrow	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Baxter	4	171	42.8	34.0	48	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Todd Sievers	2	59	29.5	29.5	35	0
Brady Kemp	1	44	44.0	44.0	44	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Lott	2/3	1/2	0/0	45	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Todd Sievers	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	5/5

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Drew Avery	1	0	0.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeffrey Beckwith	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Travis Schwant	3	65	21.7	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Al Garrison	2	39	19.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Orlando Flynn	9	4	0.0	28	24
ILB Mel Qualizza	7	4	0.0	30	24
OLB Ian Newsome	6	2	0.0	30	24
DE Billy Olin	4	1	0.0	27	23
DE Robert Leavy	3	0	1.0	28	22
DT Kenneth Wallace	3	2	0.0	26	23
CB Matt Getsy	3	1	0.0	14	17
CB Toby Wachter	2	1	0.0	26	23
DT Alan Ellis	2	0	0.0	22	15
OLB Jamal Schwartz	2	0	0.0	16	6
S Will Poole	1	3	0.0	22	20
WR Grady Fields	1	0	---	---	---
DE C.J. Doyle	1	0	0.0	2	2
WR Ricardo McClurken	1	0	---	---	---
DT Isaac Marsh	1	0	0.0	14	8
CB Sammy Stevenson	1	0	0.0	28	24
WR Drew Avery	1	0	---	---	---
CB Travis Schwant	1	0	0.0	5	0

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	7	2	0.0	20	39
S Jeffrey Beckwith	7	2	0.0	18	40
S Desmond Clancy	6	1	0.0	11	16
CB Tom Taves	3	3	0.0	16	34
S Burt Morlando	3	3	0.0	16	36
CB Bennie Howe	3	1	0.0	18	40
DT Earnest Maciel	3	0	0.0	16	40
ILB Ty Sanders	3	0	0.0	18	38
CB Corey Cortez	3	0	0.0	17	38
DT Mitch Morrow	2	0	0.0	6	3
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	0	---	---	---
DE Alan McIntyre	2	0	0.0	18	38
ILB Earnest Powell	2	0	0.0	6	7
DE Bryce Henry	1	0	0.0	18	37
OLB Harris Runyon	0	1	0.0	1	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Robert Leavy	1.0	0	1	0	22
OLB Ian Newsome	0.0	0	0	1	24

Houston	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bryce Henry	1	1	1	37
DT Earnest Maciel	0	1	0	40
OLB Tommy Chapman	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
S Orlando Flynn	5	0	24
OLB Ian Newsome	3	0	24
CB Matt Getsy	3	0	17
DE Billy Olin	2	0	23
CB Toby Wachter	2	0	23
DT Alan Ellis	1	0	15
DE C.J. Doyle	1	0	2
OLB Jamal Schwartz	1	0	6
CB Sammy Stevenson	1	0	24
ILB Mel Qualizza	1	0	24
S Will Poole	0	1	20

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jumbo Zellweger	6	0	0	39
S Jeffrey Beckwith	4	0	1	40
CB Corey Cortez	3	2	0	38
S Desmond Clancy	3	0	0	16
CB Bennie Howe	2	3	1	40
ILB Ty Sanders	2	0	0	38
CB Tom Taves	2	0	0	34
S Burt Morlando	1	0	1	36
DE Alan McIntyre	1	0	0	38
DE Bryce Henry	1	0	0	37

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Travis Keith	3	3	20	40
Walter Maroney	2	5	17	33
Stephen Butler	2	5	17	36
Walter Hastings	0	3	18	34
Lorenzo Knell	0	1	16	39
Tim Weimer	0	1	4	1

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sean Moss	5	9	26	1	19
Kyle Morton	2	5	23	0	18
Brent Newton	1	4	18	0	16
Billy Ah Yat	1	2	7	0	6
Roosevelt Beckinsale	1	2	22	0	18
Adrian McCotter	1	1	12	0	8
Bucky Ratini	0	4	23	0	17
Rick Hammond	0	1	16	0	13
Bart Varela	0	1	16	0	6
Ryan Sprague	0	1	4	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Ray Herndon	3	13
Monty Copeland	1	7
Walter Maroney	1	6
Geoff Nichols	0	19
Desmond Franklin	0	15
Travis Schwant	0	14
Shaun Schwartz	0	12
Ricky Sampson	0	11
Otis Stotts	0	10
Toby Wachter	0	10
Drew Avery	0	9
Will Poole	0	8
Robbie Cassidy	0	8
Jamal Schwartz	0	8
Jimmy Briggs	0	7
Jeffrey Emmons	0	7
Vernon Farr	0	7
Deron Conti	0	7
Freddie Lott	0	5
Marshall Owens	0	5
Grady Fields	0	4
Travis Keith	0	4
Marco Baxter	0	4
Heath Miller	0	3
Ricky Poffenroth	0	3
Ian Newsome	0	2
Kenneth Wallace	0	2
Gary Blake	0	1
Alan Ellis	0	1
Orlando Flynn	0	1
Billy Olin	0	1
C.J. Doyle	0	1
Mike Ayodele	0	1
Ricardo McClurken	0	1
Nate Burton	0	1
Tim Weimer	0	1
Mel Qualizza	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Organ	2	11
Tom Taves	1	20
Bart Varela	1	11
Russell Gillespie	0	16
Harris Runyon	0	15
Roy Dixon	0	13
Todd Sievers	0	10
Desmond Clancy	0	10
Riddick Thune	0	8
Sean Putsche	0	8
Jeffrey Beckwith	0	7
Tommy Bennett	0	7
Rick Hammond	0	6
Mitch Morrow	0	5
Bennie Howe	0	5
Jumbo Zellweger	0	5
Mack Waldteufel	0	5
Billy Ah Yat	0	4
Dusty Starks	0	4
Jimmie Donovan	0	4
Ryan Sprague	0	4
Roy Rodgers	0	4
Earnest Powell	0	4
Earnest Maciel	0	3
Tommy Chapman	0	3
Alan McIntyre	0	3
Ty Sanders	0	3
Corey Cortez	0	3
Bryce Henry	0	3
Gerald Roberts	0	3
Bucky Ratini	0	2
Al Garrison	0	2
Brady Kemp	0	2
Adrian McCotter	0	2
Burt Morlando	0	2
Kenneth Pritchett	0	1
Eddie Murkowski	0	1
Louis Sims	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	1	4	4.0
Middle	11	57	5.2
Right	8	41	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	12	72	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Reuben Nelson	40	25	2	1	2	5	3	1	3

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Heath Brodie	23	20	3	1	0	0	1	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	22	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	46	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	7	79	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	13	3	62	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	37	9.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	6	37	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	106	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	78	39.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricardo McClurken	16	6	2	67	0	36
WR Grady Fields	6	2	0	22	1	29
TE Desmond Franklin	4	4	0	34	0	24
RB Gary Blake	3	3	0	17	0	22
FB Otis Stotts	3	3	0	5	0	22
WR Nate Burton	3	3	0	32	1	20
RB Mike Ayodele	2	2	0	9	0	11
WR Shaun Schwartz	2	1	0	8	0	4
WR Drew Avery	1	1	0	15	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Riddick Thune	9	8	134	1	22
WR Kenneth Pritchett	5	4	51	1	15
RB Russell Gillespie	4	4	28	0	6
FB Mack Waldteufel	2	1	12	0	13
TE Rick Hammond	1	1	4	0	13
WR Bucky Organ	1	1	28	1	11
RB Gerald Roberts	1	1	1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Al Garrison	3	13	4.33	3.95
Russell Gillespie	1	2	2.00	5.20
Gerald Roberts	1	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Heath Brodie	5	5	28	5.60	11.22

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Russell Gillespie	2	2	15	7.50	7.00
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	3	3.00	14.89
WR Kenneth Pritchett	1	1	9	9.00	10.20
RB Gerald Roberts	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Blake	2	2

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Al Garrison	2	0
Gerald Roberts	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Reuben Nelson	10	4	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Heath Brodie	7	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricardo McClurken	6	1	0
WR Grady Fields	2	1	1
RB Gary Blake	2	2	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenneth Pritchett	2	1	1
RB Russell Gillespie	1	1	1
WR Riddick Thune	1	1	1
FB Mack Waldteufel	1	0	0
WR Bucky Organ	1	1	1
RB Gerald Roberts	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,400 (21,100)
End Zone 14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,700 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,400 (21,100)
End Zone	14,700 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,600 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (4,000)