Week 1, 2043

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	6	10	0	3	-	19
Indianapolis Colts	3	7	7	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 HOU - Henry Ramsey 8 pass from Quentin Slechta (Ed Norton extra point failed)
1Q: 03:38 IND - Melvin Downs 34 field goal
2Q: 13:38 HOU - Ed Norton 35 field goal
2Q: 07:32 IND - Caiden Poulsen 21 pass from Cornelius Gillespie (Melvin Downs extra point)
2Q: 03:43 HOU - Earnest Stadtmauer 12 pass from Quentin Slechta (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 02:32 IND - Caiden Poulsen 2 pass from Cornelius Gillespie (Melvin Downs extra point)
4Q: 06:22 HOU - Ed Norton 47 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:32 HOU - Henry Ramsey 8 pass from Quentin Slechta (Ed Norton extra point failed)
1Q: 03:38 IND - Melvin Downs 34 field goal
2Q: 13:38 HOU - Ed Norton 35 field goal
2Q: 07:32 IND - Caiden Poulsen 21 pass from Cornelius Gillespie (Melvin Downs extra point)
2Q: 03:43 HOU - Earnest Stadtmauer 12 pass from Quentin Slechta (Ed Norton extra point)
3Q: 02:32 IND - Caiden Poulsen 2 pass from Cornelius Gillespie (Melvin Downs extra point)
4Q: 06:22 HOU - Ed Norton 47 field goal

Team Statistics HOU IND
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 17
- by Rushing 9 1
- by Passing 7 14
- by Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 316 294
- Offensive Plays 63 61
- Yards per Play 5.02 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 173 22
- Rushing Attempts 39 26
- Yards per Rush 4.44 0.85
Net Passing Yards 143 272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 24 - 11 - 0 32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 143 296
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 5.96 7.77
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 12.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/46 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 3/20
Kick Returns/Yards 1/29 3/89
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 31
Time of Possession 31:49 28:11

Team Statistics	HOU	IND
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	17
- by Rushing	9	1
- by Passing	7	14
- by Penalty	0	2
Total Net Yards	316	294
- Offensive Plays	63	61
- Yards per Play	5.02	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	173	22
- Rushing Attempts	39	26
- Yards per Rush	4.44	0.85
Net Passing Yards	143	272
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	24 - 11 - 0	32 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	143	296
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	5.96	7.77
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	12.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/46	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	3/20
Kick Returns/Yards	1/29	3/89
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 31
Time of Possession	31:49	28:11

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:35	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
1	3:33	2:30	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
1	0:17	1:45	OWN 25	5	57	Field Goal
2	7:21	3:38	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
2	3:43	0:06	OPP 12	1	12	Touchdown
2	1:49	0:31	OWN 39	3	0	Punt
2	0:16	0:16	OWN 19	1	-2	Half
3	13:11	3:45	OWN 40	7	22	Punt
3	8:15	1:00	OPP 31	3	0	Missed FG
3	2:25	5:33	OWN 20	10	44	Downs
4	10:13	3:59	OWN 33	8	37	Field Goal
4	3:52	2:12	OWN 12	5	4	Punt

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:25	5:52	OWN 20	10	63	Field Goal
1	1:03	0:46	OWN 43	3	1	Punt
2	13:32	6:11	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	3:37	1:48	OWN 35	3	-15	Punt
2	1:18	1:02	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
3	15:00	1:49	OWN 33	3	-3	Punt
3	9:26	1:11	OWN 20	3	11	Fumble
3	7:15	4:50	OWN 38	11	62	Touchdown
4	11:52	1:39	OWN 36	3	-5	Punt
4	6:14	2:22	OWN 39	3	7	Punt
4	1:40	1:40	OWN 37	6	46	Game

Game MVP: Cornelius Gillespie, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ben Whiting	25	94	3.76	19	2
Quentin Slechta	9	49	5.44	9	0
Earnest Stadtmauer	5	30	6.00	11	2

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Rickey Elias	18	19	1.06	7
James Chustz	6	-5	-0.83	2
Cornelius Gillespie	2	8	4.00	4

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Quentin Slechta	24	11	143	0/0	2	44	0	92.8

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cornelius Gillespie	32	22	296	3/24	2	33	0	118.7

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Henry Ramsey	4	6	26	6.50	0	11	1
RB Ben Whiting	2	2	8	4.00	0	11	0
WR Jon Moss	2	7	36	18.00	20	21	0
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	1	1	12	12.00	6	12	1
WR DeAndre Greer	1	5	17	17.00	3	17	0
WR Bart Mandzuk	1	2	44	44.00	26	44	0
TE Leslie Johnston	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Caiden Poulsen	6	8	73	12.17	38	21	2
WR Dennis Rubin	6	9	82	13.67	26	33	0
WR Vincent Battle	5	6	92	18.40	29	30	0
WR Bo Lester	3	6	40	13.33	9	20	0
RB Rickey Elias	1	1	6	6.00	2	6	0
FB Earnest Beverly	1	1	3	3.00	1	3	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ben Whiting	1	0	0
Carson Wagner	1	0	0
Bryce Shula	0	1	0
Ricky Wretzky	0	1	0
Marcus Szypulski	0	1	0
Leslie Mozart	0	1	0
Corwin Hicks	0	0	1
Dustin Kuszewski	0	0	1
Camden Cox	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
James Chustz	1	0	1
Cornelius Gillespie	1	0	0
Chad Riley	1	0	0
Luis Myers	0	1	0
Irving Horner	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mack Petry	5	225	45.0	37.0	56	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Hemler	6	246	41.0	37.2	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ed Norton	2/3	1/2	0/0	47	1/2

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Melvin Downs	1/1	0/0	0/0	34	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Carson Wagner	3	23	7.7	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chad Riley	3	20	6.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
DeAndre Greer	1	29	29.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Chustz	3	89	29.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	13	1	0.0	26	35
CB Marcus Szypulski	4	1	0.0	16	29
CB J.R. Robbins	4	1	0.0	23	27
S Shawn Hickman	4	0	0.0	25	29
CB Zach Jacquet	4	0	0.0	26	35
DT Camden Cox	3	0	1.0	11	15
OLB Korey Fichialos	3	0	0.0	14	11
DE Rusty Ansara	2	2	1.0	15	20
OLB J.T. Phillips	2	0	1.0	22	33
ILB Lorenzo Walton	2	2	0.0	11	8
DE Oliver Shire	2	1	0.0	18	25
S Terrence Kelly	2	1	0.0	25	34
S Richard Parrish	1	2	0.0	7	24
OLB Melvin Craig	1	0	0.0	4	2
DT Rex Hauer	1	0	0.0	16	21
OLB Zachary Coffey	1	0	0.0	7	3
DE Ricky Wretzky	0	1	0.0	19	25

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Iker Wiseman	7	0	18	13
ILB Brock Donovan	6	4	36	20
S Willie Wainright	5	3	37	21
OLB Irving Horner	5	3	35	21
CB Orlando Stuart	4	2	36	19
CB Tyrone Russell	4	0	19	12
S Dana Mauricia	3	0	13	10
DT Bobby Patton	2	1	17	12
DE Emmett Caldwell	2	1	18	15
OLB Roy Lyle	2	1	22	9
ILB Tim Stokes	2	0	3	4
S Larry Walters	1	1	37	23
DE Kerry Kerns	1	1	21	9
CB Roberto Dimick	1	1	37	21
DE Damian Mills	1	1	27	16
S Dashawn Godfrey	1	0	5	10
DT Jeffrey Escamilla	0	1	22	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB J.T. Phillips	1.0	1	2	3	33
DT Camden Cox	1.0	0	1	0	15
DE Rusty Ansara	1.0	0	0	0	20
OLB Melvin Craig	0.0	1	0	0	2
DE Ricky Wretzky	0.0	0	0	1	25

Indianapolis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Harrison Bridges	1	0	0	8
OLB Irving Horner	0	1	1	21
DT Bobby Patton	0	1	0	12
OLB Brad Cochrane	0	1	0	7
DE Emmett Caldwell	0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Dustin Kuszewski	5	0	35
CB Marcus Szypulski	3	1	29
CB Zach Jacquet	2	1	35
ILB Lorenzo Walton	2	0	8
S Shawn Hickman	2	0	29
OLB Korey Fichialos	2	0	11
S Terrence Kelly	2	0	34
CB J.R. Robbins	1	1	27
DE Oliver Shire	1	0	25
DE Rusty Ansara	1	0	20
DE Ricky Wretzky	1	0	25

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Iker Wiseman	3	2	13
ILB Brock Donovan	2	1	20
S Larry Walters	2	0	23
CB Roberto Dimick	1	0	21
S Willie Wainright	1	0	21
OLB Irving Horner	1	0	21
S Dana Mauricia	1	0	10
CB Orlando Stuart	0	1	19

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Frankie Hardy	4	8	1	39	24
Bernie Flowers	2	9	0	39	24
Jimmy Greene	2	6	0	39	24
Leslie Mozart	2	4	0	39	24
Henry Ramsey	1	1	0	38	17
Zane Duran	0	2	0	39	24

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Luis Myers	1	5	26	2	35
Arnie Monaghan	1	5	26	1	35
Miles Blackburn	0	7	26	0	35
Nathaniel McQuaig	0	4	26	0	35
Caiden Poulsen	0	1	26	0	34
Lukas Bauer	0	1	26	0	35
Earnest Beverly	0	1	16	0	15

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Chris Terry	1	22
Trevor Davis	1	17
Bart Mandzuk	1	15
Zachary Coffey	1	14
Corwin Hicks	1	8
Luther Willbrandt	1	8

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
James Chustz	1	16
Caiden Poulsen	1	15
Vincent Battle	1	14
Larry Walters	1	11

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bernie Flowers	39	24	---	---	8	71
DeAndre Greer	39	24	---	---	5	68
Quentin Slechta	39	24	---	---	---	63
Frankie Hardy	39	24	---	---	---	63
Leslie Mozart	39	24	---	---	---	63
Jimmy Greene	39	24	---	---	---	63
Zane Duran	39	24	---	---	---	63
Dustin Kuszewski	---	---	26	35	1	62
Zach Jacquet	---	---	26	35	1	62
Henry Ramsey	38	17	---	---	7	62
Ben Whiting	32	18	---	---	11	61
Terrence Kelly	---	---	25	34	1	60
Jon Moss	36	22	---	---	---	58
J.T. Phillips	---	---	22	33	2	57
Marcus Szypulski	---	---	16	29	12	57
Shawn Hickman	---	---	25	29	1	55
Trevor Davis	20	14	---	---	17	51
Ricky Wretzky	---	---	19	25	7	51
J.R. Robbins	---	---	23	27	1	51
Oliver Shire	---	---	18	25	1	44
Richard Parrish	---	---	7	24	10	41
Rex Hauer	---	---	16	21	1	38
Rusty Ansara	---	---	15	20	---	35
Camden Cox	---	---	11	15	6	32
Bart Mandzuk	10	7	---	---	15	32
Leslie Johnston	10	10	---	---	11	31
Chris Terry	3	2	---	---	22	27
Lorenzo Walton	---	---	11	8	7	26
Korey Fichialos	---	---	14	11	1	26
Zachary Coffey	---	---	7	3	14	24
Earnest Stadtmauer	7	6	---	---	5	18
Leonard O'Donnell	---	---	1	7	9	17
Ed Demyan	---	---	0	1	12	13
Melvin Craig	---	---	4	2	7	13
B.J. Randle	0	0	---	---	12	12
Corwin Hicks	0	0	---	---	8	8
Bryce Shula	0	0	---	---	8	8
Luther Willbrandt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Devin Gerhardt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ed Norton	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mack Petry	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carson Wagner	---	---	0	0	5	5
T.J. Womack	0	0	---	---	4	4
Howard Heupel	0	0	---	---	3	3
Jimmy Murray	---	---	0	1	---	1
Emmanuel O'Dwyer	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Caiden Poulsen	26	34	---	---	15	75
Larry Walters	---	---	37	23	11	71
Miles Blackburn	26	35	---	---	7	68
Orlando Stuart	---	---	36	19	12	67
Cornelius Gillespie	26	35	---	---	---	61
Lukas Bauer	26	35	---	---	---	61
Nathaniel McQuaig	26	35	---	---	---	61
Roberto Dimick	---	---	37	21	3	61
Arnie Monaghan	26	35	---	---	---	61
Luis Myers	26	35	---	---	---	61
Willie Wainright	---	---	37	21	2	60
Brock Donovan	---	---	36	20	3	59
Irving Horner	---	---	35	21	3	59
Dennis Rubin	22	31	---	---	2	55
Earnest Beverly	16	15	---	---	21	52
Damian Mills	---	---	27	16	8	51
Vincent Battle	12	23	---	---	14	49
Bo Lester	14	24	---	---	10	48
Tyrone Russell	---	---	19	12	13	44
Rickey Elias	18	22	---	---	1	41
Jeffrey Escamilla	---	---	22	12	5	39
Emmett Caldwell	---	---	18	15	2	35
Iker Wiseman	---	---	18	13	3	34
Roy Lyle	---	---	22	9	1	32
Kerry Kerns	---	---	21	9	1	31
James Chustz	8	7	---	---	16	31
Bobby Patton	---	---	17	12	1	30
Ricardo Williamson	---	---	6	2	19	27
Teddy Caldwell	7	8	---	---	10	25
Dana Mauricia	---	---	13	10	2	25
Harrison Bridges	---	---	12	8	2	22
Tim Stokes	---	---	3	4	15	22
Mitch Lefebvre	7	7	---	---	5	19
Brad Cochrane	---	---	8	7	3	18
Dashawn Godfrey	---	---	5	10	1	16
Derek Kleinecke	0	4	---	---	8	12
Benjamin Fry	0	0	---	---	7	7
Bart Ferreira	0	0	---	---	7	7
Vernon Zimmerman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ben Cunningham	0	0	---	---	7	7
Jeff Hemler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Melvin Downs	0	0	---	---	5	5
Chad Riley	0	0	---	---	5	5
Jeffery Roden	0	0	---	---	1	1
Adam Tubbs	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Lyle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	6	1.5
Middle	27	136	5.0
Right	7	33	4.7
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	-2	-0.3
Middle	13	13	1.0
Right	6	11	1.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Quentin Slechta	24	11	2	2	3	4	3	2	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cornelius Gillespie	32	22	6	0	1	3	3	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-3	-3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	70	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	3	76	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	7	1.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	118	10.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	118	9.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	53	13.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jon Moss	7	2	0	36	1	22
TE Henry Ramsey	6	4	1	26	0	17
WR DeAndre Greer	5	1	2	17	0	24
RB Ben Whiting	2	2	0	8	0	18
WR Bart Mandzuk	2	1	0	44	1	7
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	1	1	0	12	0	6
TE Leslie Johnston	1	0	0	0	0	10

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dennis Rubin	9	6	1	82	2	31
TE Caiden Poulsen	8	6	0	73	1	34
WR Bo Lester	6	3	0	40	1	24
WR Vincent Battle	6	5	0	92	2	23
RB Rickey Elias	1	1	0	6	0	22
FB Earnest Beverly	1	1	0	3	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ben Whiting	1	2	2.00	3.76

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rickey Elias	2	0	0.00	1.06
James Chustz	1	-4	-4.00	-0.83

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Quentin Slechta	3	2	20	6.67	5.96

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cornelius Gillespie	4	2	15	3.75	9.25

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Earnest Stadtmauer	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
WR Bart Mandzuk	1	0	0	0.00	22.00
TE Henry Ramsey	1	1	8	8.00	4.33

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Caiden Poulsen	1	1	2	2.00	9.13
WR Dennis Rubin	1	0	0	0.00	9.11
WR Bo Lester	1	0	0	0.00	6.67
WR Vincent Battle	1	1	13	13.00	15.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ben Whiting	4	3
Quentin Slechta	2	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Rickey Elias	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Quentin Slechta	8	3	2

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cornelius Gillespie	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jon Moss	3	2	1
WR DeAndre Greer	3	1	1
WR Bart Mandzuk	1	0	0
TE Henry Ramsey	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Vincent Battle	4	4	3
WR Bo Lester	3	2	1
TE Caiden Poulsen	2	2	2
WR Dennis Rubin	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 21,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 6,100 (21,800)
End Zone 4,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine 3,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 4,400 (13,900)
Club Seats 400 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	21,000 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	6,100 (21,800)
End Zone	4,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine	3,000 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	4,400 (13,900)
Club Seats	400 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,200)