Week 1, 2028

played in Houston, TX

97 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	3	10	0	-	16
Houston Texans	3	3	7	7	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 IND - Devonte Cichanski 30 field goal
1Q: 00:46 HOU - Bernard Hitchcock 26 field goal
2Q: 10:44 IND - Devonte Cichanski 38 field goal
2Q: 05:40 HOU - Bernard Hitchcock 21 field goal
3Q: 11:31 HOU - Jumbo Lyon 44 interception return (Bernard Hitchcock extra point)
3Q: 06:49 IND - Devonte Cichanski 24 field goal
3Q: 06:00 IND - Les Myers 33 interception return (Devonte Cichanski extra point)
4Q: 05:37 HOU - Victor Duffy 3 pass from Marquis Stanton (Bernard Hitchcock extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:32 IND - Devonte Cichanski 30 field goal
1Q: 00:46 HOU - Bernard Hitchcock 26 field goal
2Q: 10:44 IND - Devonte Cichanski 38 field goal
2Q: 05:40 HOU - Bernard Hitchcock 21 field goal
3Q: 11:31 HOU - Jumbo Lyon 44 interception return (Bernard Hitchcock extra point)
3Q: 06:49 IND - Devonte Cichanski 24 field goal
3Q: 06:00 IND - Les Myers 33 interception return (Devonte Cichanski extra point)
4Q: 05:37 HOU - Victor Duffy 3 pass from Marquis Stanton (Bernard Hitchcock extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 13
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 9 8
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 273 235
- Offensive Plays 65 58
- Yards per Play 4.20 4.05
Net Rushing Yards 103 71
- Rushing Attempts 24 24
- Yards per Rush 4.29 2.96
Net Passing Yards 170 164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 37 - 20 - 2 32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 195 175
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/25 2/11
- Yards per Pass Play 4.15 4.82
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.3 8.1
4th Down Conversions 0/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 8/65 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/27 3/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/90 2/37
Interception Ret./Yards 1/33 2/57
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time of Possession 30:32 29:28

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	13
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	9	8
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	273	235
- Offensive Plays	65	58
- Yards per Play	4.20	4.05
Net Rushing Yards	103	71
- Rushing Attempts	24	24
- Yards per Rush	4.29	2.96
Net Passing Yards	170	164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	37 - 20 - 2	32 - 22 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	195	175
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/25	2/11
- Yards per Pass Play	4.15	4.82
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.3	8.1
4th Down Conversions	0/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	8/65	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/27	3/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/90	2/37
Interception Ret./Yards	1/33	2/57
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 31
Time of Possession	30:32	29:28

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:46	OWN 40	4	-1	Punt
1	10:27	4:02	OWN 34	9	53	Field Goal
1	0:38	5:00	OWN 25	10	54	Field Goal
2	5:35	1:44	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
2	3:51	0:27	OPP 34	3	0	Punt
2	1:53	1:17	OWN 30	3	-7	Punt
3	12:16	0:55	OWN 24	2	17	Interception
3	11:21	4:39	OWN 36	8	57	Field Goal
3	3:05	2:10	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
4	14:07	3:35	OWN 34	7	27	Downs
4	9:07	1:25	OWN 22	3	12	Interception
4	5:26	2:01	OWN 29	3	-1	Punt
4	2:13	1:30	OWN 19	5	19	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:14	1:47	OWN 9	3	9	Punt
1	6:25	5:47	OWN 28	13	63	Field Goal
2	10:38	5:03	OWN 25	9	71	Field Goal
2	3:24	1:31	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OWN 28	3	-1	Punt
3	15:00	2:44	OWN 18	5	17	Punt
3	6:42	0:50	OWN 25	2	5	Interception
3	5:52	2:47	OWN 25	6	23	Punt
3	0:55	1:48	OWN 23	4	16	Punt
4	10:32	1:25	OWN 39	3	2	Punt
4	7:42	2:16	OPP 27	4	27	Touchdown
4	3:25	1:12	OWN 32	3	6	Punt
4	0:43	0:43	OPP 38	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Jumbo Lyon, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Dillon Scheid	12	32	2.67	8	0
QB Tyler Gerhardt	6	29	4.83	14	1
RB Chuck Creech	5	39	7.80	15	2
WR Russell Herndon	1	3	3.00	3	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Antonio Ramirez	20	65	3.25	10	1
RB Andrew Ireland	3	7	2.33	3	0
QB Marquis Stanton	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyler Gerhardt	37	20	195	4/25	0	26	2	46.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Marquis Stanton	32	22	175	2/11	1	32	1	79.5

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Leonardo Daliere	5	8	63	12.60	28	22
TE Heath Benaroya	5	8	33	6.60	6	12
WR Jordan Farr	4	4	55	13.75	31	26
WR Russell Herndon	3	9	35	11.67	17	17
TE Morris Franklin	2	3	9	4.50	1	10
RB Dillon Scheid	1	2	0	0.00	0	0
RB Chuck Creech	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Timothy Rice	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Jumbo Bryant	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Bert Garrard	10	14	87	8.70	25	21	0
TE Victor Duffy	4	5	41	10.25	11	32	1
RB Antonio Ramirez	3	5	30	10.00	26	23	0
WR Denzel Alexandre	2	3	7	3.50	3	8	0
WR Hunter Wynn	2	3	11	5.50	0	12	0
RB Andrew Ireland	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Les Myers	1	33	33.00	1

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jumbo Lyon	2	57	28.50	1

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
WR Russell Herndon	1	0	0
RB Dillon Scheid	1	0	0
WR Leonardo Daliere	0	1	0
G Axel Deane	0	1	0
TE Heath Benaroya	0	1	0
G Juan Collins	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Force
CB Oscar Gomez	1	0
DT Tony Hatcher	0	1
CB Rick Tolbert	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Perry Copeland	6	269	44.8	39.0	57	2

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Adam Fitzgerald	8	347	43.4	37.5	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Devonte Cichanski	3/3	0/0	0/0	38	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bernard Hitchcock	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damon Warren	4	27	6.8	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Oscar Gomez	3	15	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edgar Geis	4	90	22.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rick Tolbert	2	37	18.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Liam Purkayastha	10	2	0.0	24	34
OLB Connor Carlson	5	0	0.0	23	33
OLB Les Myers	4	5	0.0	20	20
DT James Manumaleuna	3	0	1.0	23	31
S Frank Van Fleet	3	0	0.0	23	22
CB Edgar Geis	3	0	0.0	10	16
CB Lionel McKinnis	3	0	0.0	6	16
OLB Dwayne Kebsch	3	0	0.0	13	18
OLB Harry Freeman	2	2	1.0	24	34
CB Damon Warren	2	3	0.0	19	22
DE Gustavo Dayton	2	0	0.0	23	19
CB Lincoln Massare	2	0	0.0	15	19
CB Dwight Anderson	2	0	0.0	9	12
OLB Randall Elliott	1	0	0.0	5	14
WR Timothy Rice	1	0	---	---	---
DT Colin Morton	0	2	0.0	6	23

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Devin Blackledge	8	1	0.0	23	36
DE Louis Rice	7	0	1.0	23	36
S Vernon Cales	5	1	0.0	24	41
CB Rick Tolbert	5	0	0.0	24	38
DE Tre' Burgess	4	2	1.5	21	33
OLB Ellis Riggins	4	2	1.0	23	36
DT Tony Hatcher	3	2	0.5	15	34
S Cooper Peppers	3	1	0.0	22	26
S Isaac Arnold	2	0	0.0	2	15
CB Randal Frederick	2	0	0.0	2	17
CB Jumbo Lyon	2	0	0.0	24	39
CB Oscar Gomez	1	0	0.0	12	23
OLB Bennett Stelick	1	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Wally Castillo	1	0	0.0	10	8
ILB Marshall Talbert	0	1	0.0	1	5
DE Jose Lewis	0	1	0.0	10	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT James Manumaleuna	1.0	0	2	31
OLB Harry Freeman	1.0	0	1	34
OLB Connor Carlson	0.0	1	1	33

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tre' Burgess	1.5	1	2	33
DE Louis Rice	1.0	1	0	36
OLB Ellis Riggins	1.0	0	0	36
DT Tony Hatcher	0.5	2	0	34
DT Quentin Irwin	0.0	2	2	33
DE Barry Woodson	0.0	1	1	14
OLB Wally Castillo	0.0	1	0	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Liam Purkayastha	4	1	0	34
CB Edgar Geis	4	1	0	16
OLB Connor Carlson	3	0	0	33
CB Lionel McKinnis	3	0	0	16
CB Lincoln Massare	2	1	0	19
OLB Les Myers	2	0	1	20
OLB Dwayne Kebsch	2	0	0	18
CB Dwight Anderson	2	0	0	12
S Darnell Kerley	0	1	0	12

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rick Tolbert	4	3	0	38
S Vernon Cales	3	1	0	41
ILB Devin Blackledge	3	0	0	36
DE Louis Rice	2	0	0	36
S Isaac Arnold	2	0	0	15
S Cooper Peppers	2	0	0	26
CB Jumbo Lyon	1	0	2	39
DT Tony Hatcher	1	0	0	34
CB Randal Frederick	1	0	0	17
DE Tre' Burgess	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Tracy Boyer	4	4	24	1	41
C Leland Barlow	2	5	12	0	19
G O.J. Green	1	7	24	0	41
T Tito Szabo	1	4	24	1	41
G Axel Deane	1	1	24	0	41
G Juan Collins	0	0	12	1	22
TE Heath Benaroya	0	0	21	1	36

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Chance Boyer	3	5	24	0	34
G Reuben Moore	2	7	24	1	34
T Michael Schwartz	2	3	24	0	34
T Isaiah Bensen	1	3	24	1	34
TE Victor Duffy	1	1	22	0	29
FB Gregory Woodson	0	2	8	0	9
C Gerald Peterson	0	2	24	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Dwight Anderson	2	11
Randall Elliott	1	26
O.J. Green	1	14
Juan Collins	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Reuben Moore	5	15
Wally Castillo	2	13
Marco Liu	1	8

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G O.J. Green	24	41	---	---	14	79
T Tracy Boyer	24	41	---	---	9	74
G Axel Deane	24	41	---	---	6	71
T Tito Szabo	24	41	---	---	---	65
QB Tyler Gerhardt	24	41	---	---	---	65
S Liam Purkayastha	---	---	24	34	7	65
WR Russell Herndon	15	24	---	---	21	60
WR Leonardo Daliere	22	38	---	---	---	60
OLB Harry Freeman	---	---	24	34	2	60
OLB Connor Carlson	---	---	23	33	2	58
TE Heath Benaroya	21	36	---	---	1	58
DT James Manumaleuna	---	---	23	31	2	56
OLB Les Myers	---	---	20	20	13	53
CB Lincoln Massare	---	---	15	19	18	52
CB Damon Warren	---	---	19	22	8	49
S Frank Van Fleet	---	---	23	22	---	45
OLB Randall Elliott	---	---	5	14	26	45
G Juan Collins	12	22	---	---	9	43
DE Gustavo Dayton	---	---	23	19	---	42
RB Dillon Scheid	15	25	---	---	---	40
WR Jordan Farr	12	24	---	---	---	36
FB Jumbo Bryant	5	9	---	---	21	35
DE K.C. Stephan	---	---	18	16	---	34
S Darnell Kerley	---	---	1	12	20	33
CB Edgar Geis	---	---	10	16	7	33
OLB Dwayne Kebsch	---	---	13	18	2	33
CB Lionel McKinnis	---	---	6	16	10	32
CB Dwight Anderson	---	---	9	12	11	32
DT Colin Morton	---	---	6	23	2	31
WR Timothy Rice	10	21	---	---	---	31
C Leland Barlow	12	19	---	---	---	31
TE Nick Steele	1	2	---	---	26	29
TE Morris Franklin	10	13	---	---	---	23
DE Howard Bell	---	---	1	10	10	21
RB Chuck Creech	7	12	---	---	1	20
RB Gabriel Ah Yat	1	1	---	---	18	20
WR Deron Rudis	1	0	---	---	10	11
DT Edwin Mahoney	---	---	1	1	8	10
P Perry Copeland	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Braxton Andersen	0	0	---	---	9	9
T Reginald Robbins	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Devonte Cichanski	0	0	---	---	8	8
DT Marcos Webb	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Elliot Norris	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Cristian Welch	0	0	---	---	---	0
WR Kirk Madison	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Reuben Moore	24	34	---	---	15	73
S Vernon Cales	---	---	24	41	3	68
CB Rick Tolbert	---	---	24	38	6	68
T Isaiah Bensen	24	34	---	---	10	68
G Chance Boyer	24	34	---	---	10	68
T Michael Schwartz	24	34	---	---	10	68
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	24	39	2	65
ILB Devin Blackledge	---	---	23	36	2	61
DE Louis Rice	---	---	23	36	2	61
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	23	36	2	61
QB Marquis Stanton	24	34	---	---	---	58
C Gerald Peterson	24	34	---	---	---	58
WR Bert Garrard	22	34	---	---	---	56
DE Tre' Burgess	---	---	21	33	---	54
WR Denzel Alexandre	13	21	---	---	18	52
DT Tony Hatcher	---	---	15	34	3	52
TE Victor Duffy	22	29	---	---	---	51
DT Quentin Irwin	---	---	14	33	3	50
S Cooper Peppers	---	---	22	26	---	48
RB Antonio Ramirez	21	25	---	---	1	47
WR Amir Forbes	15	24	---	---	6	45
CB Oscar Gomez	---	---	12	23	8	43
OLB Bennett Stelick	---	---	2	7	27	36
FB Gregory Woodson	8	9	---	---	18	35
DE Barry Woodson	---	---	11	14	8	33
OLB Wally Castillo	---	---	10	8	13	31
WR Hunter Wynn	8	11	---	---	9	28
CB Randal Frederick	---	---	2	17	8	27
TE Clifton Biodrowski	0	0	---	---	26	26
RB Andrew Ireland	3	4	---	---	19	26
DE Jose Lewis	---	---	10	8	6	24
CB Dale Boulware	---	---	1	2	18	21
S Isaac Arnold	---	---	2	15	4	21
ILB Marshall Talbert	---	---	1	5	12	18
TE Paul Owens	6	10	---	---	---	16
S Calvin Wayne	---	---	0	0	15	15
C Harry Carter	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Adam Fitzgerald	0	0	---	---	10	10
G Marco Liu	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Bernard Hitchcock	0	0	---	---	7	7
WR Roderick Dillon	0	3	---	---	---	3
TE Jon Seaman	2	0	---	---	---	2
RB Casey Holliday	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Mike Hartwig	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Peyton Randle	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	57	6.3
Middle	12	29	2.4
Right	3	17	5.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	10	5.0
Middle	15	43	2.9
Right	6	19	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyler Gerhardt	37	20	3	2	1	4	8	5	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Marquis Stanton	32	22	3	2	2	4	1	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	39	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	10	68	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	62	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	26	13.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	45	6.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	12	1.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	9	86	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	32	10.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Russell Herndon	9	3	1	35	0	24
WR Leonardo Daliere	8	5	0	63	1	38
TE Heath Benaroya	8	5	0	33	0	36
WR Jordan Farr	4	4	0	55	2	24
TE Morris Franklin	3	2	0	9	0	13
RB Dillon Scheid	2	1	0	0	0	25
RB Chuck Creech	1	0	0	0	0	12
WR Timothy Rice	1	0	0	0	0	21
FB Jumbo Bryant	1	0	0	0	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bert Garrard	14	10	1	87	1	34
RB Antonio Ramirez	5	3	1	30	1	25
TE Victor Duffy	5	4	0	41	1	29
WR Denzel Alexandre	3	2	0	7	0	21
WR Hunter Wynn	3	2	0	11	0	11
RB Andrew Ireland	2	1	0	-1	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Tyler Gerhardt	2	4	2.00	4.83

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Antonio Ramirez	3	-2	-0.67	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyler Gerhardt	4	2	3	0.75	5.27

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Marquis Stanton	5	3	22	4.40	5.47

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Russell Herndon	1	0	0	0.00	3.89
RB Dillon Scheid	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
FB Jumbo Bryant	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Heath Benaroya	1	1	3	3.00	4.13

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Bert Garrard	2	2	19	9.50	6.21
RB Antonio Ramirez	1	0	0	0.00	6.00
TE Victor Duffy	1	1	3	3.00	8.20
RB Andrew Ireland	1	0	0	0.00	-0.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Tyler Gerhardt	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Antonio Ramirez	3	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyler Gerhardt	11	6	2

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Marquis Stanton	11	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Heath Benaroya	4	2	1
WR Russell Herndon	3	0	0
WR Jordan Farr	2	2	1
RB Dillon Scheid	1	1	0
WR Leonardo Daliere	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bert Garrard	5	2	1
WR Hunter Wynn	3	2	0
TE Victor Duffy	2	1	1
WR Denzel Alexandre	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,400 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,500 (16,000)
End Zone 11,400 (11,400)
Mezzanine 6,600 (6,600)
Sideline Seats 10,100 (10,100)
Club Seats 11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	59,400 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,500 (16,000)
End Zone	11,400 (11,400)
Mezzanine	6,600 (6,600)
Sideline Seats	10,100 (10,100)
Club Seats	11,800 (11,800)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)