Week 1, 2073

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	0	3	0	11	-	14
Indianapolis Colts	10	9	3	0	-	22

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 IND - Carson Abrams 23 field goal
1Q: 05:26 IND - Abraham Berry 66 fumble return (Carson Abrams extra point)
2Q: 09:47 HOU - Angel Graham 38 field goal
2Q: 06:21 IND - Carson Abrams 26 field goal
2Q: 02:16 IND - Carson Abrams 45 field goal
2Q: 00:03 IND - Carson Abrams 19 field goal
3Q: 08:04 IND - Carson Abrams 25 field goal
4Q: 09:17 HOU - Buddy Ratto 50 pass from Hershel Compton (Hershel Compton pass to Vinny Kirkaldie for conversion)
4Q: 02:41 HOU - Angel Graham 43 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:58 IND - Carson Abrams 23 field goal
1Q: 05:26 IND - Abraham Berry 66 fumble return (Carson Abrams extra point)
2Q: 09:47 HOU - Angel Graham 38 field goal
2Q: 06:21 IND - Carson Abrams 26 field goal
2Q: 02:16 IND - Carson Abrams 45 field goal
2Q: 00:03 IND - Carson Abrams 19 field goal
3Q: 08:04 IND - Carson Abrams 25 field goal
4Q: 09:17 HOU - Buddy Ratto 50 pass from Hershel Compton (Hershel Compton pass to Vinny Kirkaldie for conversion)
4Q: 02:41 HOU - Angel Graham 43 field goal

Team Statistics HOU IND
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 17
- by Rushing 3 10
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 363 317
- Offensive Plays 58 64
- Yards per Play 6.26 4.95
Net Rushing Yards 93 172
- Rushing Attempts 24 37
- Yards per Rush 3.88 4.65
Net Passing Yards 270 145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 16 - 1 26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 270 150
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 7.94 5.37
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.6 5.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 12/75 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/26 2/42
Kick Returns/Yards 5/91 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/9
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 0/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 26:58 33:02

Team Statistics	HOU	IND
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	17
- by Rushing	3	10
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	363	317
- Offensive Plays	58	64
- Yards per Play	6.26	4.95
Net Rushing Yards	93	172
- Rushing Attempts	24	37
- Yards per Rush	3.88	4.65
Net Passing Yards	270	145
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 16 - 1	26 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	270	150
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	7.94	5.37
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	3/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.6	5.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	12/75	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/26	2/42
Kick Returns/Yards	5/91	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/9
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	0/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	26:58	33:02

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:23	OWN 23	3	-4	Punt
1	8:51	3:34	OWN 16	7	50	Fumble
1	5:17	5:01	OWN 20	9	27	Punt
2	13:58	4:19	OPP 40	10	19	Field Goal
2	6:15	1:57	OWN 23	3	1	Punt
2	2:11	1:36	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	7:58	1:43	OWN 16	3	26	Interception
3	4:47	1:57	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	0:52	1:49	OWN 22	5	17	Punt
4	11:17	2:14	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
4	7:31	1:25	OWN 20	3	29	Fumble
4	3:44	1:10	OWN 20	4	54	Field Goal

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:37	4:46	OPP 46	9	40	Field Goal
1	0:16	1:18	OWN 8	3	1	Punt
2	9:39	3:24	OWN 46	6	45	Field Goal
2	4:18	2:07	OWN 40	5	32	Field Goal
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 43	3	55	Field Goal
3	15:00	7:02	OWN 33	12	59	Field Goal
3	6:15	1:28	OPP 36	3	0	Punt
3	2:50	1:58	OWN 44	5	27	Interception
4	14:03	2:46	OWN 17	5	19	Punt
4	9:03	1:32	OWN 25	3	5	Punt
4	6:06	2:22	OPP 49	3	9	Punt
4	2:34	2:34	OWN 21	7	20	Game

Game MVP: Carson Abrams, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	17	43	2.53	9	0
RB Kim Robinson	6	46	7.67	15	3
QB Hershel Compton	1	4	4.00	4	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Harris Cicci	20	109	5.45	32	2
RB Levon Inman	13	41	3.15	10	1
QB Wade Irvin	3	18	6.00	16	1
WR Herman Thomas	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Hershel Compton	34	16	270	0/0	1	56	1	71.9

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Wade Irvin	26	18	150	1/5	0	49	1	67.8

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	5	6	84	16.80	46	29	0
TE Buddy Ratto	4	7	123	30.75	56	56	1
RB Kim Robinson	3	4	33	11.00	24	27	0
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	4	17	8.50	0	11	0
WR Gilbert Loukas	2	6	13	6.50	0	10	0
TE Francisco Guzy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Demetrius Reynolds	0	6	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dominic Blair	5	6	41	8.20	22	21
RB Levon Inman	5	6	24	4.80	9	8
WR Herman Thomas	4	5	26	6.50	0	23
WR Norbert Parrish	2	4	52	26.00	36	49
TE Carlton Walsh	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
TE Devonte Kerr	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1
RB Harris Cicci	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Dylan Klecko	1	0	0.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dave Godwin	1	9	9.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	1	0	0	0
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	1	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Recov	Force	TD
S Abraham Berry	2	0	1
ILB Chandler Borders	0	1	0
OLB Steven Caldwell	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roberto Alston	6	257	42.8	35.8	62	3

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Joel Myers	5	220	44.0	30.8	61	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Angel Graham	2/2	1/1	0/0	43	0/0

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Abrams	5/5	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Gilmore	2	26	13.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dominic Blair	2	42	21.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Demetrius Reynolds	5	91	18.2	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Norbert Parrish	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Dylan Klecko	12	2	0.0	32	19
S Dylan Floyd	7	0	0.0	31	17
DT Enrique Schulz	5	4	0.0	29	16
OLB Marvin Taylor	5	2	0.0	6	8
OLB Wes Woodard	4	3	1.0	34	25
CB Trent Corbett	4	0	0.0	34	23
ILB Josue Baxter	3	1	0.0	17	8
CB Marlon Aspell	3	0	0.0	23	24
OLB Salvador Alcott	3	0	0.0	32	24
S Adam Sutter	2	2	0.0	37	27
DE Riley King	2	1	0.0	27	24
DE Ethan Rogero	2	0	0.0	28	16
DE Vince Coward	1	1	0.0	19	15
S Efrain Boatright	1	0	0.0	5	8
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	1	0	0.0	11	13
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	0	---	---	---
CB Rick Fink	0	1	0.0	33	22

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dave Godwin	6	2	0.0	23	34
OLB Archie Cohn	6	1	0.0	20	28
ILB Chandler Borders	5	4	0.0	23	34
S Duane Ekernas	5	0	0.0	23	32
DT Jeffrey Henderson	3	1	0.0	22	19
S Abraham Berry	3	0	0.0	24	34
OLB Steven Caldwell	2	1	0.0	24	34
CB Rob Barton	2	0	0.0	24	33
CB Jonah Anderson	1	1	0.0	6	17
OLB Chance McNeil	1	1	0.0	6	6
ILB Ivan Humphrey	1	1	0.0	5	6
DE Rondell Harden	1	0	0.0	23	34
WR Norbert Parrish	1	0	---	---	---
DE Corey Bernard	1	0	0.0	3	11
DE Ezra Vilimek	0	1	0.0	20	23

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Wes Woodard	1.0	0	0	25
DT Enrique Schulz	0.0	1	1	16
DE Riley King	0.0	1	0	24

Indianapolis	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Archie Cohn	1	1	28
DE Rondell Harden	1	0	34
DT Jeffrey Henderson	1	0	19
DE Ezra Vilimek	1	0	23
OLB Steven Caldwell	1	0	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Marvin Taylor	3	0	0	8
ILB Dylan Klecko	2	1	1	19
CB Marlon Aspell	2	1	0	24
S Adam Sutter	2	1	0	27
S Dylan Floyd	2	0	0	17
CB Trent Corbett	2	0	0	23
OLB Wes Woodard	2	0	0	25
S Efrain Boatright	1	0	0	8
OLB Salvador Alcott	1	0	0	24
DE Riley King	1	0	0	24

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Duane Ekernas	3	2	0	32
OLB Archie Cohn	3	0	0	28
S Dave Godwin	2	1	1	34
OLB Steven Caldwell	2	1	0	34
ILB Chandler Borders	2	0	0	34
S Abraham Berry	2	0	0	34
DE Corey Bernard	1	0	0	11
CB Rob Barton	1	0	0	33
CB Jonah Anderson	0	1	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
C Josue Arcenaux	4	8	1	24	34
G Caden VanderLey	2	6	0	24	34
T Sean Doan	1	3	0	24	34
T Rickey Filar	1	3	0	24	34
G Leland Monroe	1	3	0	24	34

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Pete Williamson	6	11	0	37	0	27
G Sammy Poston	4	7	0	37	0	27
T Micah Winslett	2	8	1	37	0	27
T Jose Rosenkoetter	1	6	0	37	0	27
G Paul Cortez	0	2	0	37	1	27

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Efrain Boatright	2	18
Marvin Taylor	1	25
Galloping Gene Vallet	1	18
Caden VanderLey	1	8

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Archie Cohn	3	23
Herman Thomas	2	26
Levi Duran	1	21
Grady Kaufman	1	15

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Adam Sutter	---	---	37	27	5	69
G Caden VanderLey	24	34	---	---	8	66
OLB Wes Woodard	---	---	34	25	4	63
CB Trent Corbett	---	---	34	23	5	62
OLB Salvador Alcott	---	---	32	24	4	60
T Sean Doan	24	34	---	---	---	58
QB Hershel Compton	24	34	---	---	---	58
T Rickey Filar	24	34	---	---	---	58
G Leland Monroe	24	34	---	---	---	58
CB Rick Fink	---	---	33	22	3	58
WR Gilbert Loukas	24	33	---	---	1	58
C Josue Arcenaux	24	34	---	---	---	58
CB Marlon Aspell	---	---	23	24	10	57
DE Riley King	---	---	27	24	5	56
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	17	18	---	---	18	53
TE Buddy Ratto	23	30	---	---	---	53
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	22	30	---	---	---	52
DE Vince Coward	---	---	19	15	18	52
ILB Dylan Klecko	---	---	32	19	1	52
S Dylan Floyd	---	---	31	17	1	49
DT Enrique Schulz	---	---	29	16	2	47
DE Ethan Rogero	---	---	28	16	2	46
WR Demetrius Reynolds	17	17	---	---	6	40
TE Francisco Guzy	6	10	---	---	23	39
OLB Marvin Taylor	---	---	6	8	25	39
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	---	---	11	13	9	33
S Efrain Boatright	---	---	5	8	18	31
FB Ethan Nykolaiszyn	2	12	---	---	17	31
ILB Josue Baxter	---	---	17	8	2	27
OLB Brody Austin	---	---	3	2	22	27
CB Brendan Mahnken	---	---	3	4	16	23
RB Kim Robinson	7	16	---	---	---	23
WR Christopher Vance	0	0	---	---	17	17
WR Kevin Gilmore	0	0	---	---	14	14
C Chase Asquith	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Roberto Alston	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Santiago Oxenby	0	0	---	---	8	8
G Jessie Giles	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Weston Thiele	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Angel Graham	0	0	---	---	6	6
OLB Jordan Whalen	---	---	3	2	1	6
CB Zachary Burke	---	---	0	0	5	5
TE Ernie Giles	1	2	---	---	---	3
WR Kristopher Jennings	1	2	---	---	---	3
DT Johnny Barnes	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Heath Galvan	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
WR Dominic Blair	34	27	---	---	26	87
S Abraham Berry	---	---	24	34	18	76
G Paul Cortez	37	27	---	---	10	74
G Sammy Poston	37	27	---	---	10	74
RB Harris Cicci	24	22	---	---	26	72
WR Norbert Parrish	33	23	---	---	16	72
OLB Archie Cohn	---	---	20	28	23	71
C Pete Williamson	37	27	---	---	---	64
T Jose Rosenkoetter	37	27	---	---	---	64
QB Wade Irvin	37	27	---	---	---	64
T Micah Winslett	37	27	---	---	---	64
WR Herman Thomas	18	16	---	---	26	60
TE Carlton Walsh	36	24	---	---	---	60
OLB Steven Caldwell	---	---	24	34	2	60
DE Rondell Harden	---	---	23	34	2	59
S Dave Godwin	---	---	23	34	2	59
ILB Chandler Borders	---	---	23	34	2	59
CB Rob Barton	---	---	24	33	2	59
S Duane Ekernas	---	---	23	32	2	57
CB Levi Duran	---	---	14	13	21	48
DE Ezra Vilimek	---	---	20	23	---	43
DT Jeffrey Henderson	---	---	22	19	---	41
CB Jonah Anderson	---	---	6	17	8	31
RB Levon Inman	18	10	---	---	---	28
TE Damien Buchanan	15	8	---	---	---	23
DE Corey Bernard	---	---	3	11	8	22
RB Grady Kaufman	3	2	---	---	15	20
DT Byron Loeffler	---	---	2	15	2	19
OLB Chance McNeil	---	---	6	6	1	13
DE Kody Preston	---	---	1	0	11	12
K Carson Abrams	0	0	---	---	11	11
ILB Ivan Humphrey	---	---	5	6	---	11
P Joel Myers	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Jared Lee	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Cooper Harvill	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Arturo Rotzell	0	0	---	---	10	10
OLB Harrison Michalewicz	---	---	0	0	10	10
TE Devonte Kerr	4	2	---	---	4	10
RB Vincent Richard	0	1	---	---	6	7
WR Terrence Jaster	0	0	---	---	4	4
CB Dakota Schlidt	---	---	1	1	---	2
QB Mark Rigby	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Eli Fletcher	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Jon Holliday	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Zachary Henderson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	0	0	0.0
Middle	16	52	3.3
Right	8	41	5.1
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	14	4.7
Middle	18	88	4.9
Right	15	71	4.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Hershel Compton	34	16	4	3	4	5	5	1	1

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Wade Irvin	26	18	3	1	1	3	2	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	38	7.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	94	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	32	4.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	2	106	17.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	7	14	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	54	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	59	14.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	23	23.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Buddy Ratto	7	4	2	123	2	30
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	6	5	0	84	1	30
WR Gilbert Loukas	6	2	0	13	0	33
WR Demetrius Reynolds	6	0	0	0	0	17
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	4	2	1	17	0	18
RB Kim Robinson	4	3	0	33	1	16
TE Francisco Guzy	1	0	1	0	0	10

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dominic Blair	6	5	0	41	1	27
RB Levon Inman	6	5	0	24	0	10
WR Herman Thomas	5	4	0	26	1	16
WR Norbert Parrish	4	2	0	52	1	23
RB Harris Cicci	3	0	1	0	0	22
TE Carlton Walsh	1	1	0	8	0	24
TE Devonte Kerr	1	1	0	-1	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Galloping Gene Vallet	2	3	1.50	2.53

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Levon Inman	2	4	2.00	3.15
RB Harris Cicci	1	6	6.00	5.45
QB Wade Irvin	1	3	3.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Hershel Compton	1	0	0	0.00	7.94

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Wade Irvin	7	3	-5	-0.71	5.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Thomas	2	1	-4	-2.00	5.20
RB Harris Cicci	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Dominic Blair	1	0	0	0.00	6.83
RB Levon Inman	1	1	0	0.00	4.00
TE Devonte Kerr	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Hershel Compton	1	0
RB Kim Robinson	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Harris Cicci	3	1
QB Wade Irvin	1	0
RB Levon Inman	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Hershel Compton	12	6	5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Wade Irvin	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Buddy Ratto	3	2	2
WR Gilbert Loukas	3	0	0
RB Kim Robinson	3	2	1
WR Vinny Kirkaldie	2	2	2
WR Demetrius Reynolds	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dominic Blair	2	1	1
WR Norbert Parrish	2	1	1
WR Herman Thomas	1	1	0
RB Harris Cicci	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,200 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,300 (17,500)
End Zone 10,000 (12,600)
Mezzanine 5,700 (7,200)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (11,100)
Club Seats 9,000 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 9,100 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,200 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,300 (17,500)
End Zone	10,000 (12,600)
Mezzanine	5,700 (7,200)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (11,100)
Club Seats	9,000 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	9,100 (9,900)