Week 1, 2034

played in Houston, TX

94 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	3	3	0	14	-	20
Houston Texans	17	0	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:13 HOU - Dan Erickson 21 run (Phillip Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 09:23 HOU - Phillip Jacobs 31 field goal
1Q: 04:36 IND - Claude Cunningham 50 field goal
1Q: 01:12 HOU - Winston Curtis 12 run (Phillip Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 04:56 IND - Claude Cunningham 48 field goal
4Q: 12:58 IND - Claude Cunningham 55 field goal
4Q: 11:08 IND - Doug Beyer 33 interception return (Ron Sgroi pass to Desmond Terry for conversion)
4Q: 02:38 HOU - Phillip Jacobs 26 field goal
4Q: 01:02 IND - Claude Cunningham 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:13 HOU - Dan Erickson 21 run (Phillip Jacobs extra point)
1Q: 09:23 HOU - Phillip Jacobs 31 field goal
1Q: 04:36 IND - Claude Cunningham 50 field goal
1Q: 01:12 HOU - Winston Curtis 12 run (Phillip Jacobs extra point)
2Q: 04:56 IND - Claude Cunningham 48 field goal
4Q: 12:58 IND - Claude Cunningham 55 field goal
4Q: 11:08 IND - Doug Beyer 33 interception return (Ron Sgroi pass to Desmond Terry for conversion)
4Q: 02:38 HOU - Phillip Jacobs 26 field goal
4Q: 01:02 IND - Claude Cunningham 38 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-0-1 0-0-1
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 364 362
- Offensive Plays 84 80
- Yards per Play 4.33 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 60 149
- Rushing Attempts 21 40
- Yards per Rush 2.86 3.73
Net Passing Yards 304 213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 58 - 27 - 1 40 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 334 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/30 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.83 5.33
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/20 1/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.4 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/70 12/97
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 6/43
Kick Returns/Yards 3/58 5/118
Interception Ret./Yards 1/33 1/2
2pt Conversions 1/1 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 36
Time of Possession 36:30 38:30

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-0-1	0-0-1
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	364	362
- Offensive Plays	84	80
- Yards per Play	4.33	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	60	149
- Rushing Attempts	21	40
- Yards per Rush	2.86	3.73
Net Passing Yards	304	213
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	58 - 27 - 1	40 - 20 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	334	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/30	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.83	5.33
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/20	1/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.4	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/70	12/97
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	6/43
Kick Returns/Yards	3/58	5/118
Interception Ret./Yards	1/33	1/2
2pt Conversions	1/1	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 36
Time of Possession	36:30	38:30

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:05	OWN 20	2	-5	Interception
1	12:56	1:20	OWN 22	3	6	Fumble
1	9:18	4:47	OWN 22	8	45	Field Goal
1	1:02	1:22	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
2	12:13	2:51	OWN 2	8	25	Punt
2	7:24	2:33	OWN 1	6	68	Field Goal
2	2:48	1:15	OWN 25	6	15	Punt
3	11:43	5:13	OWN 29	12	65	Missed FG
3	5:15	1:04	OWN 45	3	-7	Punt
3	1:04	3:13	OWN 19	6	43	Field Goal
4	7:10	2:05	OWN 18	5	26	Fumble
4	2:30	1:35	OWN 39	8	40	Field Goal
4	0:03	0:03	OWN 20	1	0	Half
OT1	13:30	2:24	OWN 15	4	21	Punt
OT1	9:42	1:49	OWN 39	3	-8	Punt
OT1	6:26	1:28	OWN 20	5	41	Punt
OT1	1:44	1:33	OWN 16	3	-2	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:55	0:59	OPP 21	2	21	Touchdown
1	11:36	2:18	OPP 28	5	14	Field Goal
1	4:31	3:29	OWN 40	6	60	Touchdown
2	14:40	2:27	OWN 29	5	19	Punt
2	9:22	1:58	OWN 48	3	7	Punt
2	4:51	2:03	OWN 39	6	36	Fumble
2	1:33	1:33	OWN 26	3	6	Half
3	15:00	3:17	OWN 12	5	30	Punt
3	6:30	1:15	OWN 14	3	3	Punt
3	4:11	3:07	OWN 21	6	15	Punt
4	12:51	1:56	OWN 27	3	-2	Interception
4	10:55	3:45	OWN 19	5	17	Punt
4	5:05	2:35	OPP 35	4	26	Field Goal
4	0:55	0:52	OWN 20	5	28	Punt
OT1	15:00	1:30	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
OT1	11:06	1:24	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
OT1	7:53	1:27	OWN 36	3	14	Punt
OT1	4:58	3:14	OWN 20	8	32	Punt
OT1	0:11	0:11	OWN 32	2	0	Game

Game MVP: Winston Curtis, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Desmond Terry	14	60	4.29	11	2	0
Leon Fisher	7	0	0.00	7	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Winston Curtis	29	101	3.48	23	2	1
Lawrence Svrcek	7	21	3.00	9	0	0
Grady Barrett	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Jesse White	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Jack Tayer	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
Dan Erickson	1	21	21.00	21	1	1

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ron Sgroi	58	27	334	5/30	0	29	1	57.7

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jesse White	40	20	213	0/0	0	34	1	55.5

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Desmond Terry	7	9	80	11.43	51	26
WR Tim Lane	6	13	50	8.33	8	16
RB Leon Fisher	5	7	103	20.60	68	29
WR Darnell Kidwell	3	5	19	6.33	0	9
WR Bernie Lecuona	3	13	22	7.33	3	14
TE Winston Thibodeaux	2	7	49	24.50	29	28
TE Andre Mahoney	1	3	11	11.00	0	11
WR Ellis Krawczyk	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Donovan Conley	6	11	72	12.00	27	28
RB Lawrence Svrcek	4	4	44	11.00	33	34
WR Ronald Corbett	3	7	31	10.33	13	20
RB Winston Curtis	3	5	28	9.33	8	22
TE Luke Glenn	2	4	11	5.50	0	6
FB Grady Barrett	1	1	20	20.00	0	20
FB Dan Erickson	1	1	7	7.00	3	7
WR Duane Smilanich	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Jack Tayer	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
TE Gus Jeffery	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Lewis Shoals	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Doug Beyer	1	33	33.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Levon Walsh	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tim Lane	1	0	0
Winston Thibodeaux	1	0	0
Junior Jones	0	1	0
Jack Sherman	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jack Tayer	1	0	0
Mauricio Kong	0	2	1
Jackie Mahoney	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Julio Ross	8	370	46.3	38.4	58	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brandon Schechter	11	496	45.1	40.0	52	4

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Claude Cunningham	4/5	3/3	2/2	55	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Phillip Jacobs	2/2	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Doug Beyer	3	16	5.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Fiume	6	43	7.2	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jason Guerra	3	58	19.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jack Tayer	5	118	23.6	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S William Stanton	11	4	0.0	37	36
S Adam Hatcher	5	1	0.0	29	24
ILB Mark Durham	5	1	0.0	29	31
OLB Aaron Kenfield	5	1	0.0	39	38
S Junior Jones	4	0	0.0	13	18
DT Drew Tripodi	3	2	0.0	25	24
ILB Jack Sherman	3	1	0.0	11	9
CB Ted Zolnoski	3	1	0.0	24	23
DE Colin Blackburn	3	0	0.0	25	25
CB Ernest Cunningham	3	0	0.0	32	32
DE Wesley Leonas	2	1	0.0	35	33
CB Doug Beyer	2	1	0.0	38	36
DE Blaine Sullivan	2	1	0.0	25	21
WR Tim Lane	2	0	---	---	---
DE Phil Lowe	2	0	0.0	25	24
OLB Skip Shah	2	0	0.0	17	19
CB John Banks	2	0	0.0	7	9
DT Lorenzo Rathbone	1	2	0.0	23	27
S Aaron Shepherd	0	1	0.0	1	4

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Adrian Grinnell	8	0	1.0	18	51
S Neal Norwood	7	1	0.0	17	56
ILB Kurt Maxwell	5	2	0.0	13	48
CB Mauricio Kong	4	2	0.0	6	35
DE Dwight Blanchard	3	2	1.5	16	53
S Ernest Hasselbeck	3	1	0.0	10	26
DT Tyrone Hermsen	3	1	0.0	20	57
OLB Emmitt Angelo	3	0	0.0	7	15
CB Moe Bennett	3	0	0.0	13	43
DT Christian Schlidt	2	0	1.5	7	19
S William Meza	2	1	0.0	14	42
OLB Jumbo Walsh	1	2	1.0	8	16
DT Danny Barkley	1	3	0.0	10	23
CB Billy Joe Hoover	1	2	0.0	7	18
DE Calvin Palazzo	1	1	0.0	14	40
ILB Lewis Borders	1	1	0.0	8	15
CB Levon Walsh	1	0	0.0	10	41
DE Randal MacLean	1	0	0.0	14	44

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Colin Blackburn	1	1	0	25
DT Drew Tripodi	1	1	0	24
DT Lorenzo Rathbone	1	0	0	27
DE Wesley Leonas	0	2	0	33
DE Phil Lowe	0	1	1	24
OLB Aaron Kenfield	0	1	1	38

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dwight Blanchard	1.5	1	3	0	53
DT Christian Schlidt	1.5	0	0	0	19
OLB Jumbo Walsh	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Adrian Grinnell	1.0	0	0	0	51
ILB Kurt Maxwell	0.0	1	0	0	48
DE Calvin Palazzo	0.0	0	1	3	40
DE Randal MacLean	0.0	0	1	1	44
S Neal Norwood	0.0	0	1	0	56
DT Tyrone Hermsen	0.0	0	1	0	57

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S William Stanton	4	0	0	36
ILB Mark Durham	3	0	0	31
CB Ted Zolnoski	3	0	0	23
CB Doug Beyer	2	1	1	36
CB Ernest Cunningham	2	0	0	32
OLB Aaron Kenfield	2	0	0	38
S Junior Jones	2	0	0	18
OLB Skip Shah	1	0	0	19
DE Blaine Sullivan	1	0	0	21
S Adam Hatcher	0	2	0	24
CB John Banks	0	2	0	9
ILB Jack Sherman	0	1	0	9

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Adrian Grinnell	5	3	0	51
CB Mauricio Kong	4	0	0	35
S Neal Norwood	3	2	0	56
CB Moe Bennett	2	3	0	43
ILB Kurt Maxwell	2	0	0	48
OLB Emmitt Angelo	2	0	0	15
S William Meza	2	0	0	42
CB Jackie Mahoney	1	2	0	51
CB Billy Joe Hoover	1	1	0	18
CB Levon Walsh	1	0	1	41
DE Calvin Palazzo	1	0	0	40
S Ernest Hasselbeck	1	0	0	26
DE Dwight Blanchard	1	0	0	53
ILB Lewis Borders	1	0	0	15
DT Danny Barkley	0	1	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Arnie Hudson	2	2	19	2	56
Antoine Stephens	2	2	19	0	54
Byron Andersen	1	4	17	0	52
Cory Goga	1	2	14	2	50
Winston Thibodeaux	1	2	18	0	48
Andre Mahoney	1	1	9	0	17
Courtney Schneider	0	5	17	0	55
Dustin Hoffman	0	2	9	0	18
Les Bryner	0	1	4	1	9

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Neal Austin	4	9	35	39
Dennis Sizemore	3	4	36	37
Desmond Ainsworth	2	4	31	36
Scottie Daniels	1	8	39	37
J.J. Andersen	1	6	34	34
Dan Erickson	0	3	26	23
Grady Barrett	0	2	11	12
Mickey Asturias	0	1	14	8
Luke Glenn	0	1	15	19
Gus Jeffery	0	1	31	17

Special Teams Statistics

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Doug Beyer	5	26
John Banks	3	21
Stan Sunderland	2	13
Jason Guerra	1	25
Vernon Hitchcock	0	34
Andre Mahoney	0	25
Darnell Kidwell	0	22
Winston Thibodeaux	0	22
Wesley Leonas	0	18
Desmond Terry	0	18
Ellis Krawczyk	0	18
Ted Zolnoski	0	14
Les Bryner	0	13
Donald Gavadza	0	13
Dustin Hoffman	0	13
Claude Cunningham	0	12
Courtney Schneider	0	12
Junior Jones	0	11
Tim Lane	0	10
B.J. Forsey	0	9
Julio Ross	0	8
Mitchell Carter	0	8
Adam Hatcher	0	7
Skip Shah	0	7
Leon Fisher	0	5
Cedric Marshall	0	5
Mark Durham	0	4
Jack Sherman	0	4
Aaron Shepherd	0	4
Ernest Cunningham	0	3
Colin Blackburn	0	2
William Stanton	0	2
Aaron Kenfield	0	2
Lorenzo Rathbone	0	2
Blaine Sullivan	0	2
Arnie Hudson	0	1
Drew Tripodi	0	1
Sean Robledo	0	1
Bernie Lecuona	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Luke Glenn	2	25
Lewis Shoals	2	18
Dan Erickson	1	20
William Meza	1	19
Lawrence Svrcek	0	33
Moe Bennett	0	31
Emmitt Angelo	0	24
Duane Smilanich	0	23
Billy Joe Hoover	0	14
Jumbo Walsh	0	13
Gus Jeffery	0	13
J.J. Andersen	0	13
Robert Zimmerman	0	13
Colin Lewis	0	13
Scottie Daniels	0	12
Neal Austin	0	12
Brandon Schechter	0	11
Levon Walsh	0	11
Randal MacLean	0	11
Grady Barrett	0	10
Tyrone Hermsen	0	10
Jumbo Fiume	0	8
Jack Tayer	0	7
Ernest Hasselbeck	0	6
Lewis Borders	0	6
Jackie Mahoney	0	5
Victor Shimada	0	5
Dwight Blanchard	0	5
Neal Norwood	0	4
Kurt Maxwell	0	4
Adrian Grinnell	0	4
Mauricio Kong	0	4
Danny Barkley	0	3
Calvin Palazzo	0	2
Daniel Boyles	0	2
Phillip Jacobs	0	2
Christian Schlidt	0	1
Dennis Sizemore	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	7	1.8
Middle	9	18	2.0
Right	8	35	4.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	15	3.8
Middle	22	70	3.2
Right	14	64	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ron Sgroi	58	27	7	4	5	12	7	4	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jesse White	40	20	6	2	2	6	6	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	71	11.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	21	12	146	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	27	10	117	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	109	7.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	5	84	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	20	5.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tim Lane	13	6	1	50	0	55
WR Bernie Lecuona	13	3	2	22	0	54
RB Desmond Terry	9	7	0	80	1	37
RB Leon Fisher	7	5	0	103	4	24
TE Winston Thibodeaux	7	2	0	49	2	48
WR Darnell Kidwell	5	3	1	19	0	24
TE Andre Mahoney	3	1	1	11	0	17
WR Ellis Krawczyk	1	0	0	0	0	5

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donovan Conley	11	6	1	72	2	26
WR Ronald Corbett	7	3	0	31	1	28
RB Winston Curtis	5	3	0	28	1	31
TE Luke Glenn	4	2	0	11	0	19
RB Lawrence Svrcek	4	4	0	44	1	9
WR Jack Tayer	3	0	1	0	0	15
WR Lewis Shoals	2	0	0	0	0	15
FB Grady Barrett	1	1	0	20	1	12
WR Duane Smilanich	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Gus Jeffery	1	0	0	0	0	17
FB Dan Erickson	1	1	0	7	0	23

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Desmond Terry	2	4	2.00	4.29

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Winston Curtis	4	11	2.75	3.48
Lawrence Svrcek	1	3	3.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ron Sgroi	1	0	0	0.00	5.76

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jesse White	2	1	5	2.50	5.33

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Andre Mahoney	1	0	0	0.00	3.67

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Donovan Conley	1	0	0	0.00	6.55
RB Lawrence Svrcek	1	1	5	5.00	11.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Leon Fisher	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Winston Curtis	7	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ron Sgroi	18	7	3

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jesse White	9	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tim Lane	7	3	0
TE Winston Thibodeaux	3	1	0
RB Leon Fisher	2	1	1
WR Darnell Kidwell	2	1	1
WR Bernie Lecuona	2	1	1
TE Andre Mahoney	1	0	0
RB Desmond Terry	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donovan Conley	2	0	0
WR Duane Smilanich	1	0	0
WR Jack Tayer	1	0	0
TE Gus Jeffery	1	0	0
WR Ronald Corbett	1	0	0
RB Winston Curtis	1	0	0
WR Lewis Shoals	1	0	0
FB Dan Erickson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,600 (21,100)
End Zone 14,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 6,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,800 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,600 (21,100)
End Zone	14,800 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	6,800 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (4,000)