Week 1, 2031

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	7	0	7	-	21
Indianapolis Colts	0	10	14	0	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:44 HOU - Jamal Lemke 16 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 13:47 IND - Bennie Fanwick 7 pass from Walt Andrews (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 07:32 HOU - Earl Rader 26 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 00:05 IND - Emmitt Savoie 42 field goal
3Q: 12:16 IND - Clay Lincoln 9 pass from Walt Andrews (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
3Q: 02:55 IND - Preston Evers 30 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 11:37 HOU - Frankie Blincoe 6 run (Darrin Borders extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:44 HOU - Jamal Lemke 16 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 13:47 IND - Bennie Fanwick 7 pass from Walt Andrews (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
2Q: 07:32 HOU - Earl Rader 26 pass from Frankie Blincoe (Darrin Borders extra point)
2Q: 00:05 IND - Emmitt Savoie 42 field goal
3Q: 12:16 IND - Clay Lincoln 9 pass from Walt Andrews (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
3Q: 02:55 IND - Preston Evers 30 run (Emmitt Savoie extra point)
4Q: 11:37 HOU - Frankie Blincoe 6 run (Darrin Borders extra point)

Team Statistics HOU IND
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 25 17
- by Rushing 10 4
- by Passing 15 12
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 427 323
- Offensive Plays 69 53
- Yards per Play 6.19 6.09
Net Rushing Yards 162 156
- Rushing Attempts 34 28
- Yards per Rush 4.76 5.57
Net Passing Yards 265 167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 20 - 0 24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 270 171
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.57 6.68
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 8/13 7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.0 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/52 5/45
Punt Returns/Yards 3/37 2/6
Kick Returns/Yards 3/61 2/34
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 24
Time of Possession 33:59 26:01

Team Statistics	HOU	IND
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	25	17
- by Rushing	10	4
- by Passing	15	12
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	427	323
- Offensive Plays	69	53
- Yards per Play	6.19	6.09
Net Rushing Yards	162	156
- Rushing Attempts	34	28
- Yards per Rush	4.76	5.57
Net Passing Yards	265	167
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 20 - 0	24 - 19 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	270	171
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.57	6.68
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	8/13	7/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.0	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/52	5/45
Punt Returns/Yards	3/37	2/6
Kick Returns/Yards	3/61	2/34
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 24
Time of Possession	33:59	26:01

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:19	OWN 19	9	80	Downs
1	7:45	5:10	OWN 31	9	69	Touchdown
1	1:09	0:54	OWN 20	2	9	Fumble
2	13:36	6:19	OWN 8	11	92	Touchdown
2	4:06	1:24	OWN 37	3	-10	Punt
3	12:05	4:20	OWN 20	8	38	Punt
3	2:42	6:18	OWN 32	13	68	Touchdown
4	9:44	2:36	OWN 13	4	31	Punt
4	4:30	1:06	OPP 46	3	2	Punt
4	1:17	1:17	OWN 2	7	38	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:41	1:56	OWN 1	3	8	Punt
1	2:35	1:26	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	0:15	1:39	OPP 29	4	29	Touchdown
2	7:17	3:11	OWN 23	4	14	Punt
2	2:42	2:42	OWN 16	9	59	Field Goal
3	15:00	2:55	OWN 38	5	62	Touchdown
3	7:45	5:03	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	11:24	1:40	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	7:08	2:38	OWN 15	3	1	Punt
4	3:24	2:07	OWN 20	11	26	Punt

Game MVP: Walt Andrews, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Jackie Barber	17	83	4.88	12	2	0
Michael Whitley	11	59	5.36	19	2	0
Frankie Blincoe	6	20	3.33	6	0	1

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Preston Evers	19	103	5.42	30	2	1
Bennie Fanwick	6	20	3.33	7	0	0
Shannon Bryant	2	-2	-1.00	0	0	0
Walt Andrews	1	35	35.00	35	1	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Frankie Blincoe	34	20	270	1/5	2	30	0	103.8

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Walt Andrews	24	19	171	1/4	2	24	0	124.1

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jamal Lemke	6	11	105	17.50	29	30	1
TE Brian Bullock	4	5	56	14.00	11	22	0
RB Jackie Barber	3	4	12	4.00	1	11	0
WR Scottie Walters	3	3	33	11.00	10	18	0
WR Earl Rader	2	6	54	27.00	13	28	1
RB Michael Whitley	2	3	10	5.00	1	5	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Toby Castanie	4	6	35	8.75	5	15	0
WR Clay Lincoln	4	6	32	8.00	8	15	1
WR Harvey Johnson	3	3	37	12.33	1	14	0
RB Preston Evers	2	3	14	7.00	0	7	0
WR Roman Rivers	2	2	27	13.50	2	24	0
RB Bennie Fanwick	1	1	7	7.00	2	7	1
TE Lawrence Hopkins	1	1	11	11.00	0	11	0
RB Shannon Bryant	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Stephen Kluge	1	1	8	8.00	2	8	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Frankie Blincoe	1	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Brady Thomason	0	1	0	0
Ethan Schrempf	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Bo Janis	4	190	47.5	36.0	62	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Darrell Shepherd	6	299	49.8	43.7	59	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Darrin Borders	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	3/3

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Emmitt Savoie	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earl Rader	2	37	18.5	0
Jackie Barber	1	0	0.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clay Lincoln	2	6	3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jamal Lemke	3	61	20.3	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Clay Lincoln	1	12	12.0	0
Riddick Montgomery	1	22	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	8	0	1.0	22	20
S Alan Cutler	7	3	0.0	16	19
OLB Carl Ingram	6	2	0.0	15	19
DE Oscar Battle	3	1	0.0	17	21
CB Rufus Hodson	3	1	0.0	14	17
ILB Norman Nixon	3	1	0.0	6	5
DT Daryl Poly	2	2	0.0	19	11
S Norman Barker	2	1	0.0	12	6
DT Keith Small	2	1	0.0	15	12
CB Joey Boose	2	0	0.0	4	6
CB Jackie Bruseloff	2	0	0.0	26	24
S Donovan Juckett	1	1	0.0	27	21
DE Terry Jarvis	1	1	0.0	11	6
DT Lamont Elliott	1	0	0.0	11	11
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	0.0	24	21
OLB Nolan Duncan	1	0	0.0	5	4
S Stan Wilkens	0	2	0.0	3	8
DT Wendell Giefeke	0	1	0.0	9	11
OLB Lonnie Kinney	0	1	0.0	9	3
DE Lance Garrison	0	1	0.0	17	19

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Wally Reed	10	1	0.0	34	32
ILB Ethan Schrempf	8	1	0.0	33	32
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	5	3	0.0	27	25
DE Perry Bradford	5	1	0.0	26	26
OLB Heath McBeal	3	0	1.0	22	25
S Donny Blackburn	3	2	0.0	17	22
DT Gary Caldwell	3	0	0.0	20	19
CB Robert Cassidy	3	0	0.0	21	23
CB Marco Nager	2	2	0.0	22	18
CB Stan Surcon	2	0	0.0	22	23
ILB Glen Wiggins	2	0	0.0	12	13
DE Luke Prior	1	2	0.0	27	27
OLB Bernard Jerome	1	2	0.0	6	10
ILB Joe Carrubba	1	0	0.0	4	6
DE Austin Rodriguez	1	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Keith Finley	1	0	0.0	8	7
S Riddick Montgomery	1	0	0.0	26	23
DT Doug Fretty	0	1	0.0	14	16
S Brady Thomason	0	1	0.0	17	18

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	1.0	0	1	0	20
DT Daryl Poly	0.0	1	0	0	11

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Heath McBeal	1.0	1	2	25
S Donny Blackburn	0.0	0	1	22
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	0.0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Raymond Wilcox	4	0	20
CB Rufus Hodson	3	0	17
S Alan Cutler	3	0	19
OLB Carl Ingram	3	0	19
CB Jackie Bruseloff	3	0	24
ILB Norman Nixon	1	1	5
DE Oscar Battle	1	0	21
CB Hunter Russell	1	0	21

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Wally Reed	7	0	32
OLB Bernard Jerome	3	0	10
CB Robert Cassidy	2	1	23
CB Stan Surcon	2	0	23
OLB Charlie Eichhorst	2	0	25
S Donny Blackburn	1	1	22
ILB Joe Carrubba	1	1	6
CB Marco Nager	1	0	18
OLB Heath McBeal	1	0	25

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Alan Singleton	5	7	30	0	29
Nick Diaz	2	6	31	0	32
Kent Niechniedowicz	1	5	16	0	15
Darren Coles	1	3	25	1	29
Cole Bennett	1	3	29	0	30
Lee Murray	1	2	9	0	10
Darryl Akiyama	1	1	8	0	15
Ernest Occean	0	2	31	0	25
Joey Crawford	0	1	14	0	16

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Isaac Herzog	2	5	1	28	0	25
Rich Shepherd	2	4	0	26	1	22
Lawrence Hopkins	2	3	0	21	0	17
Albert Emerson	1	8	0	27	0	23
Pete Silverstein	1	5	0	28	0	24
Vernon Reno	0	1	0	23	0	19
Stephen Kluge	0	1	0	14	0	8

Special Teams Statistics

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jackie Barber	1	17
Kurt Snyder	1	16
Michael Whitley	1	12
Alan Cutler	1	9
Joey Crawford	0	18
Lee Murray	0	11
Earl Rader	0	10
Raymond Wilcox	0	9
Joey Boose	0	9
Hunter Shelton	0	9
Rufus Hodson	0	8
Trent Prewett	0	6
Lonnie Kinney	0	6
Stan Wilkens	0	5
Carl Ingram	0	5
Bo Janis	0	4
Ernest Occean	0	4
Nick Diaz	0	4
Daryl Poly	0	4
Lance Garrison	0	4
Darryl Akiyama	0	4
Jamal Lemke	0	4
Kent Niechniedowicz	0	4
Eddie Daniels	0	4
Keith Small	0	3
Norman Nixon	0	3
Alan Singleton	0	2
Terrell Fulkerson	0	2
Lamont Elliott	0	2
Brian Bullock	0	2
Darren Coles	0	2
Terry Jarvis	0	2
Oscar Battle	0	1
Norman Barker	0	1
Hunter Russell	0	1
Donovan Juckett	0	1
Jackie Bruseloff	0	1

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Joe Carrubba	3	14
Rickey Thomason	2	15
Blaine Kirk	1	15
Bennie Fanwick	0	19
Lawrence Hopkins	0	13
Stan Surcon	0	12
Roman Rivers	0	12
Stephen Kluge	0	10
Bernard Jerome	0	10
Clay Lincoln	0	9
Brady Thomason	0	8
Albert Emerson	0	7
Billy Lehman	0	7
Percy Richard	0	7
Darrell Shepherd	0	6
Emmitt Savoie	0	5
Pete Silverstein	0	5
Glen Wiggins	0	4
Ike Ellard	0	4
Riddick Montgomery	0	4
Gary Caldwell	0	3
Dan Irwin	0	3
Harvey Johnson	0	3
Vernon Reno	0	2
Isaac Herzog	0	2
Joey Medrano	0	2
Ethan Schrempf	0	2
Austin Rodriguez	0	2
Shannon Bryant	0	1
Perry Bradford	0	1
Doug Fretty	0	1
Leroy Donovan	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	23	89	3.9
Right	5	42	8.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	65	6.5
Middle	10	59	5.9
Right	8	32	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Frankie Blincoe	34	20	5	2	2	3	4	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Walt Andrews	24	19	1	1	1	1	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	6	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	121	8.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	61	7.6
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	82	13.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	22	4.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	9	74	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	51	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	24	24.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jamal Lemke	11	6	0	105	2	35
WR Earl Rader	6	2	1	54	2	31
TE Brian Bullock	5	4	0	56	1	17
RB Jackie Barber	4	3	0	12	0	17
RB Michael Whitley	3	2	1	10	0	19
WR Scottie Walters	3	3	0	33	0	26

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Toby Castanie	6	4	1	35	0	24
WR Clay Lincoln	6	4	0	32	0	17
RB Preston Evers	3	2	0	14	0	16
WR Harvey Johnson	3	3	0	37	0	9
WR Roman Rivers	2	2	0	27	1	10
RB Bennie Fanwick	1	1	0	7	0	3
TE Lawrence Hopkins	1	1	0	11	0	17
RB Shannon Bryant	1	1	0	0	0	10
FB Stephen Kluge	1	1	0	8	0	8

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jackie Barber	5	23	4.60	4.88
Frankie Blincoe	2	11	5.50	3.33
Michael Whitley	2	11	5.50	5.36

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Preston Evers	2	8	4.00	5.42

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Frankie Blincoe	2	1	16	8.00	7.94

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Walt Andrews	4	4	31	7.75	7.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Jackie Barber	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
WR Jamal Lemke	1	1	16	16.00	9.55

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Bennie Fanwick	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
RB Preston Evers	1	1	7	7.00	4.67
FB Stephen Kluge	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
WR Clay Lincoln	1	1	9	9.00	5.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	4	3
Jackie Barber	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Shannon Bryant	2	0
Bennie Fanwick	1	1
Preston Evers	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Frankie Blincoe	8	5	4

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Walt Andrews	9	9	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earl Rader	2	1	1
WR Scottie Walters	2	2	2
WR Jamal Lemke	2	0	0
RB Jackie Barber	1	1	0
TE Brian Bullock	1	1	1

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Clay Lincoln	2	2	2
WR Roman Rivers	2	2	1
WR Toby Castanie	1	1	0
TE Lawrence Hopkins	1	1	1
RB Shannon Bryant	1	1	0
RB Preston Evers	1	1	1
WR Harvey Johnson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 32,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,100 (21,800)
End Zone 7,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine 4,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 7,300 (13,900)
Club Seats 500 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	32,200 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,100 (21,800)
End Zone	7,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine	4,600 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	7,300 (13,900)
Club Seats	500 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (3,200)