Week 1, 2034

played in Houston, TX

67 degrees, rain, 11 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	0	0	0	-	7
Houston Texans	7	17	6	6	-	36

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 HOU - Owen Howe 34 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
1Q: 03:49 IND - Jake Caldwell 13 pass from Tyler Gerhardt (Cedric Hover extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Mitchell Cheever 81 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 10:40 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 48 field goal
2Q: 03:35 HOU - Owen Howe 6 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 03:40 HOU - Adrian Chatham 16 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point failed)
4Q: 07:32 HOU - Quinn Hudson 50 interception return (Edwin Ruschak extra point failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 HOU - Owen Howe 34 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
1Q: 03:49 IND - Jake Caldwell 13 pass from Tyler Gerhardt (Cedric Hover extra point)
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Mitchell Cheever 81 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
2Q: 10:40 HOU - Edwin Ruschak 48 field goal
2Q: 03:35 HOU - Owen Howe 6 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Edwin Ruschak extra point)
3Q: 03:40 HOU - Adrian Chatham 16 run (Edwin Ruschak extra point failed)
4Q: 07:32 HOU - Quinn Hudson 50 interception return (Edwin Ruschak extra point failed)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 17 18
- by Rushing 8 4
- by Passing 6 12
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 261 400
- Offensive Plays 66 57
- Yards per Play 3.95 7.02
Net Rushing Yards 159 185
- Rushing Attempts 33 27
- Yards per Rush 4.82 6.85
Net Passing Yards 102 215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 18 - 4 30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 106 215
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 3.09 7.17
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.9 4.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 13/106 10/75
Punt Returns/Yards 1/19 3/14
Kick Returns/Yards 2/48 1/20
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/50
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 28
Time of Possession 30:21 29:39

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	17	18
- by Rushing	8	4
- by Passing	6	12
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	261	400
- Offensive Plays	66	57
- Yards per Play	3.95	7.02
Net Rushing Yards	159	185
- Rushing Attempts	33	27
- Yards per Rush	4.82	6.85
Net Passing Yards	102	215
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 18 - 4	30 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	106	215
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	3.09	7.17
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	2/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.9	4.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	13/106	10/75
Punt Returns/Yards	1/19	3/14
Kick Returns/Yards	2/48	1/20
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/50
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 28
Time of Possession	30:21	29:39

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:16	OWN 26	3	9	Punt
1	9:09	5:30	OWN 25	12	75	Touchdown
1	2:48	2:35	OWN 11	4	23	Punt
2	14:39	1:02	OWN 21	2	7	Interception
2	10:32	3:52	OWN 25	7	31	Punt
2	3:25	2:30	OWN 21	5	-1	Punt
3	11:34	3:42	OWN 41	8	27	Interception
3	3:26	3:37	OWN 25	8	37	Punt
4	13:17	1:27	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	9:34	2:13	OWN 18	7	9	Interception
4	7:21	1:35	OWN 25	4	6	Interception
4	3:29	0:49	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	0:20	0:20	OWN 20	1	2	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:44	3:35	OWN 29	8	71	Touchdown
1	3:39	0:51	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
1	0:13	0:34	OWN 17	2	83	Touchdown
2	13:37	3:05	OPP 46	5	15	Field Goal
2	6:40	3:15	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
2	0:55	0:55	OWN 15	2	9	Half
3	15:00	3:26	OWN 21	5	15	Punt
3	7:52	4:26	OWN 23	9	77	Touchdown
4	14:49	1:32	OWN 20	6	23	Punt
4	11:50	2:16	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
4	5:46	2:17	OPP 46	3	7	Punt
4	2:40	2:20	OWN 41	3	4	Punt

Game MVP: Mitchell Cheever, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Adam Fitchie	13	67	5.15	11	1
RB Roman Flynn	13	66	5.08	10	1
QB Tyler Gerhardt	3	10	3.33	7	0
QB Landon Wallace	3	9	3.00	4	0
WR Emiliano Mares	1	7	7.00	7	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Adrian Chatham	13	58	4.46	16	2	1
RB Moses Waters	9	41	4.56	11	1	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	4	85	21.25	81	1	1
RB Lukas Vaughn	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Landon Wallace	17	9	47	0/0	0	12	2	19.1
Tyler Gerhardt	15	9	59	1/4	1	14	2	51.1

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	30	22	215	0/0	2	34	0	115.2

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Jake Caldwell	7	13	40	5.71	21	14	1
RB Roman Flynn	3	4	17	5.67	2	7	0
TE Colin Cordell	2	6	11	5.50	3	6	0
RB Adam Fitchie	2	2	10	5.00	10	9	0
WR Ethan Bensen	2	3	8	4.00	0	5	0
WR Sergio Bruce	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Emiliano Mares	1	2	8	8.00	6	8	0
WR Teddy Dobson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Victor Duffy	6	7	70	11.67	21	23	0
WR Owen Howe	5	6	63	12.60	26	34	2
TE Kelly Nichols	3	3	28	9.33	5	13	0
WR Gavin Newsome	2	3	8	4.00	0	7	0
WR Craig Margolies	2	5	13	6.50	0	12	0
TE Buddy Irwin	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Lukas Vaughn	1	1	10	10.00	1	10	0
RB Adrian Chatham	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Moses Waters	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Devon Ligeski	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jason Manley	1	0	0.00	0
ILB Owen Ross	1	0	0.00	0
CB Elliot Sukova	1	0	0.00	0
S Quinn Hudson	1	50	50.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
QB Tyler Gerhardt	1	0	0
C Leland Barlow	0	1	0
S Brady Seguin	0	0	1
S Dan Bernard	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
RB Adrian Chatham	1	1	0
TE Kelly Nichols	1	0	0
T Richie Hardy	0	1	0
OLB Damien Bennett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Griffin Hughett	7	330	47.1	39.4	67	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tommy Munro	6	298	49.7	36.5	57	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Hover	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Edwin Ruschak	1/1	1/1	0/0	48	3/5

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Emiliano Mares	1	19	19.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damien Roberts	2	12	6.0	0
Quinn Hudson	1	2	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Zachary Finch	2	48	24.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Craig Margolies	1	20	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ty Dillon	8	1	0.0	23	26
OLB Ryan Gowins	7	3	0.0	25	29
ILB Hayden Lee	6	1	0.0	20	29
S Dan Bernard	6	1	0.0	17	25
S Brady Seguin	4	2	0.0	26	25
DE Gustavo Dayton	4	0	0.0	17	22
CB Scott Turner	3	1	0.0	27	30
ILB Carter McInerney	2	1	0.0	13	18
TE Colin Cordell	2	0	---	---	---
DT Arnold Welch	2	0	0.0	16	22
OLB Connor Carlson	1	2	0.0	19	29
S Wesley Garrison	1	2	0.0	13	9
WR Teddy Dobson	1	0	---	---	---
DE Harvey Peters	1	0	0.0	10	5
OLB Carson Horton	0	1	0.0	8	1
DE Clay Davis	0	1	0.0	15	19
CB Chase McConnell	0	1	0.0	13	10

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Damien Bennett	7	2	0.0	30	26
CB Elliot Sukova	7	1	0.0	26	29
DT Tyler Parker	6	0	0.5	29	29
S Quinn Hudson	6	1	0.0	33	33
ILB Owen Ross	5	2	0.0	33	33
DT Ellis Ellard	4	3	0.0	14	12
CB Jumbo Lyon	3	0	0.0	17	21
CB Damien Roberts	3	0	0.0	18	12
DE Colin Lake	2	2	0.5	17	22
DT Justin Linder	2	1	0.0	22	25
S Mario Collette	2	0	0.0	8	7
OLB Ellis Riggins	1	2	0.0	17	21
CB Joseph Barber	1	1	0.0	21	14
DT Corey Metzelaars	1	1	0.0	13	7
DE Martin Murphy	1	1	0.0	4	3
S Richard Ford	0	3	0.0	25	26
DE Gage Nixon	0	1	0.0	27	26

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Connor Carlson	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Theodore Kemp	0.0	0	1	0	14

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Tyler Parker	0.5	0	0	0	29
DE Colin Lake	0.5	0	0	0	22
DT Justin Linder	0.0	1	0	0	25
DT Corey Metzelaars	0.0	0	1	1	7
OLB Ellis Riggins	0.0	0	1	0	21
DE Gage Nixon	0.0	0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ty Dillon	6	0	26
S Dan Bernard	5	0	25
ILB Hayden Lee	4	1	29
OLB Ryan Gowins	2	1	29
ILB Carter McInerney	2	0	18
OLB Connor Carlson	1	0	29
S Wesley Garrison	1	0	9
CB Scott Turner	1	0	30
S Brady Seguin	0	1	25
S Shannon Hess	0	1	5

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Elliot Sukova	4	0	1	29
CB Jumbo Lyon	3	0	0	21
OLB Damien Bennett	2	2	0	26
ILB Owen Ross	2	0	1	33
DE Colin Lake	2	0	0	22
CB Joseph Barber	1	1	0	14
DT Tyler Parker	1	0	0	29
DE Martin Murphy	1	0	0	3
DT Ellis Ellard	1	0	0	12
CB Damien Roberts	1	0	0	12
S Quinn Hudson	0	1	1	33
CB Jason Manley	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Leland Barlow	4	10	0	32	0	26
T Ryan Baker	4	6	0	33	1	33
G Axel Deane	2	5	1	32	0	26
G O.J. Green	1	5	0	33	0	33
T Lonnie Ackerman	1	2	0	33	0	33
TE Jake Caldwell	0	2	0	29	0	27

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
G Parker Wallace	2	5	21	30
G Neal Kinney	1	5	27	30
T Michael Schwartz	1	5	27	30
T Richie Hardy	1	5	27	30
C Kennedy Hill	1	5	21	30
TE Victor Duffy	0	1	23	28
T Gavin Dawkins	0	1	6	0

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Christopher Newman	2	22
Colin Cordell	1	22
Clifton Alcott	1	7

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Buddy Irwin	1	23
Adrian Chatham	1	16
Owen Howe	1	2

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G O.J. Green	33	33	---	---	---	66
T Lonnie Ackerman	33	33	---	---	---	66
T Ryan Baker	33	33	---	---	---	66
CB Scott Turner	---	---	27	30	8	65
G Axel Deane	32	26	---	---	---	58
C Leland Barlow	32	26	---	---	---	58
WR Sergio Bruce	28	29	---	---	---	57
TE Jake Caldwell	29	27	---	---	---	56
OLB Ryan Gowins	---	---	25	29	1	55
TE Colin Cordell	13	20	---	---	22	55
S Brady Seguin	---	---	26	25	1	52
WR Ethan Bensen	16	19	---	---	16	51
ILB Hayden Lee	---	---	20	29	1	50
OLB Connor Carlson	---	---	19	29	1	49
CB Ty Dillon	---	---	23	26	---	49
DT Arnold Welch	---	---	16	22	7	45
S Dan Bernard	---	---	17	25	---	42
RB Adam Fitchie	18	20	---	---	3	41
QB Tyler Gerhardt	24	16	---	---	---	40
WR Teddy Dobson	18	13	---	---	9	40
DE Gustavo Dayton	---	---	17	22	---	39
WR Emiliano Mares	16	9	---	---	13	38
S Wesley Garrison	---	---	13	9	15	37
DE Clay Davis	---	---	15	19	---	34
FB Christopher Newman	4	7	---	---	22	33
DE Theodore Kemp	---	---	12	14	7	33
ILB Carter McInerney	---	---	13	18	---	31
OLB Carson Horton	---	---	8	1	22	31
DE Harvey Peters	---	---	10	5	14	29
RB Roman Flynn	15	12	---	---	---	27
WR Zachary Finch	4	7	---	---	15	26
QB Landon Wallace	9	17	---	---	---	26
CB Chase McConnell	---	---	13	10	1	24
CB Lonnie Nixon	---	---	3	4	15	22
DT Adam Shaw	---	---	11	8	---	19
C Lamar Stewart	1	7	---	---	7	15
T Zachery Gulden	1	7	---	---	7	15
RB Lonnie Ferguson	0	0	---	---	15	15
S Shannon Hess	---	---	9	5	1	15
C Kenny Bowser	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Irving Butler	0	0	---	---	7	7
G Clifton Alcott	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Griffin Hughett	0	0	---	---	7	7
TE Wesley Hanson	4	2	---	---	---	6
K Cedric Hover	0	0	---	---	2	2
DE Stanley Peters	---	---	0	0	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	33	33	16	82
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	33	33	---	66
G Parker Wallace	21	30	---	---	14	65
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	29	29	---	58
G Neal Kinney	27	30	---	---	---	57
T Michael Schwartz	27	30	---	---	---	57
T Richie Hardy	27	30	---	---	---	57
C Kennedy Hill	21	30	---	---	6	57
OLB Damien Bennett	---	---	30	26	---	56
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	26	29	---	55
QB Mitchell Cheever	24	30	---	---	---	54
DT Justin Linder	---	---	22	25	7	54
CB Jumbo Lyon	---	---	17	21	16	54
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	27	26	---	53
TE Victor Duffy	23	28	---	---	---	51
S Richard Ford	---	---	25	26	---	51
WR Gavin Newsome	26	22	---	---	---	48
RB Adrian Chatham	14	13	---	---	16	43
DE Colin Lake	---	---	17	22	---	39
OLB Ellis Riggins	---	---	17	21	---	38
WR Owen Howe	12	22	---	---	2	36
WR Derek Newton	16	3	---	---	16	35
CB Joseph Barber	---	---	21	14	---	35
CB Damien Roberts	---	---	18	12	4	34
WR Craig Margolies	16	16	---	---	2	34
OLB Brock Peterson	---	---	4	6	22	32
S Mario Collette	---	---	8	7	16	31
FB Jonathan Wilcox	5	8	---	---	17	30
TE Buddy Irwin	0	6	---	---	23	29
DT Ellis Ellard	---	---	14	12	---	26
CB Jason Manley	---	---	5	9	7	21
DT Corey Metzelaars	---	---	13	7	---	20
RB Moses Waters	9	11	---	---	---	20
TE Kelly Nichols	5	13	---	---	---	18
WR Devon Ligeski	8	1	---	---	8	17
DE Martin Murphy	---	---	4	3	7	14
G Cris Gossage	6	0	---	---	7	13
T Gavin Dawkins	6	0	---	---	7	13
RB Lukas Vaughn	1	7	---	---	2	10
ILB Derek Tauscher	---	---	0	0	9	9
K Edwin Ruschak	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Rob Carbone	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Gabriel Pearson	0	0	---	---	7	7
P Tommy Munro	0	0	---	---	7	7
QB Willie Wayne	3	0	---	---	---	3
OLB Myron Farr	---	---	0	2	---	2

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	17	4.3
Middle	21	99	4.7
Right	8	43	5.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	124	10.3
Middle	9	46	5.1
Right	6	15	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Landon Wallace	17	9	0	1	2	1	1	2	2
Tyler Gerhardt	15	9	0	0	0	3	1	0	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	30	22	2	1	0	4	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	34	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	48	3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	24	3.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	14	98	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	8	117	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
TE Jake Caldwell	13	7	1	40	27
TE Colin Cordell	6	2	0	11	20
RB Roman Flynn	4	3	0	17	12
WR Ethan Bensen	3	2	1	8	19
RB Adam Fitchie	2	2	0	10	20
WR Emiliano Mares	2	1	0	8	9
WR Teddy Dobson	1	0	0	0	13
WR Sergio Bruce	1	1	0	12	29

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Victor Duffy	7	6	70	1	28
WR Owen Howe	6	5	63	1	22
WR Craig Margolies	5	2	13	0	16
TE Kelly Nichols	3	3	28	0	13
WR Gavin Newsome	3	2	8	0	22
TE Buddy Irwin	2	1	12	0	6
RB Lukas Vaughn	1	1	10	0	7
RB Adrian Chatham	1	1	4	0	13
WR Devon Ligeski	1	0	0	0	1
RB Moses Waters	1	1	7	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Tyler Gerhardt	2	10	5.00	3.33

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Adrian Chatham	1	16	16.00	4.46
RB Moses Waters	1	4	4.00	4.56

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyler Gerhardt	1	1	13	13.00	3.93

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	1	1	6	6.00	7.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Jake Caldwell	1	1	13	13.00	3.08

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Owen Howe	1	1	6	6.00	10.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adam Fitchie	3	2
QB Landon Wallace	1	1
WR Emiliano Mares	1	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Adrian Chatham	3	1
RB Moses Waters	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyler Gerhardt	5	3	1
Landon Wallace	4	2	0

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	5	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jake Caldwell	5	1	0
TE Colin Cordell	1	1	1
RB Adam Fitchie	1	1	0
RB Roman Flynn	1	1	0
WR Emiliano Mares	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Victor Duffy	2	1	1
WR Craig Margolies	2	1	0
WR Gavin Newsome	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 59,900 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,000 (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	59,900 (59,900 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,000 (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)