Week 1, 2037

played in Indianapolis, IN

58 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 HOU - Edgar Andrews 14 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Aidan Floyd extra point)
1Q: 06:53 IND - Damon Willis 6 pass from Landon Wallace (Cedric Hover extra point)
1Q: 01:01 HOU - Aidan Floyd 54 field goal
2Q: 04:13 IND - Cedric Hover 49 field goal
3Q: 07:55 HOU - Kerry Adams 14 run (Aidan Floyd extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:24 HOU - Edgar Andrews 14 pass from Mitchell Cheever (Aidan Floyd extra point)
1Q: 06:53 IND - Damon Willis 6 pass from Landon Wallace (Cedric Hover extra point)
1Q: 01:01 HOU - Aidan Floyd 54 field goal
2Q: 04:13 IND - Cedric Hover 49 field goal
3Q: 07:55 HOU - Kerry Adams 14 run (Aidan Floyd extra point)

Team Statistics HOU IND
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 19 13
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 13 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 318 291
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards per Play 4.61 4.48
Net Rushing Yards 81 142
- Rushing Attempts 22 28
- Yards per Rush 3.68 5.07
Net Passing Yards 237 149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 25 - 0 33 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 251 164
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/14 4/15
- Yards per Pass Play 5.04 4.03
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.8 8.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/50 10/63
Punt Returns/Yards 3/18 6/48
Kick Returns/Yards 2/42 2/53
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 29
Time of Possession 29:29 30:31

Team Statistics	HOU	IND
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	19	13
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	13	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	318	291
- Offensive Plays	69	65
- Yards per Play	4.61	4.48
Net Rushing Yards	81	142
- Rushing Attempts	22	28
- Yards per Rush	3.68	5.07
Net Passing Yards	237	149
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 25 - 0	33 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	251	164
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/14	4/15
- Yards per Pass Play	5.04	4.03
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	5/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.8	8.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/50	10/63
Punt Returns/Yards	3/18	6/48
Kick Returns/Yards	2/42	2/53
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 29
Time of Possession	29:29	30:31

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:00	2:47	OPP 33	5	33	Touchdown
1	6:42	1:23	OWN 25	4	35	Punt
1	4:08	3:14	OWN 49	6	14	Field Goal
2	13:11	1:54	OWN 15	5	26	Punt
2	9:17	1:15	OWN 33	3	-8	Punt
2	4:05	2:10	OWN 43	5	23	Missed FG
2	1:09	0:52	OWN 28	4	18	Punt
3	15:00	7:12	OWN 23	13	77	Touchdown
3	3:52	1:16	OWN 20	5	26	Punt
4	14:43	1:46	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	12:08	2:21	OWN 20	8	29	Punt
4	5:08	1:10	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	2:50	1:44	OWN 6	5	26	Punt
4	0:31	0:31	OPP 32	1	-1	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:00	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
1	10:13	3:31	OWN 25	6	75	Touchdown
1	5:19	1:11	OWN 4	3	3	Punt
1	0:54	2:43	OWN 26	4	29	Punt
2	11:17	2:00	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	8:02	3:57	OWN 36	8	32	Field Goal
2	1:55	0:46	OWN 41	2	-6	Punt
2	0:17	0:17	OWN 39	2	6	Half
3	7:48	3:56	OWN 25	9	33	Punt
3	2:36	2:53	OWN 25	6	12	Punt
4	12:57	0:49	OWN 40	3	6	Punt
4	9:47	4:39	OWN 4	9	49	Punt
4	3:58	1:08	OPP 48	3	-6	Punt
4	1:06	0:35	OWN 24	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Mitchell Cheever, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Kerry Adams	9	52	5.78	17	3	1
RB Teddy Burgess	7	25	3.57	6	0	0
QB Mitchell Cheever	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
FB Rufus Witt	2	4	2.00	3	0	0
RB Abraham Guajardo	2	3	1.50	5	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Roman Flynn	12	38	3.17	12	1
RB Karl Babic	9	55	6.11	34	1
QB Landon Wallace	3	15	5.00	8	0
RB Peter Matlock	3	30	10.00	21	1
WR Cooper Herndon	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mitchell Cheever	45	25	251	2/14	1	32	0	79.0

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Landon Wallace	33	16	164	4/15	1	29	0	73.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Edgar Andrews	6	11	56	9.33	2	14	1
WR Brett Ellis	5	7	39	7.80	19	27	0
RB Kerry Adams	4	8	28	7.00	1	7	0
WR Gavin Newsome	3	3	42	14.00	33	32	0
FB Rufus Witt	2	4	16	8.00	4	11	0
RB Abraham Guajardo	2	3	28	14.00	19	21	0
WR Evan Marquez	1	3	26	26.00	17	26	0
TE Keegan Prior	1	1	5	5.00	4	5	0
RB Teddy Burgess	1	2	11	11.00	3	11	0
TE Drew Armstrong	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Roman Flynn	3	4	16	5.33	3	6	0
TE Brady Mickens	3	4	34	11.33	21	24	0
WR Jamal Barton	2	4	27	13.50	22	25	0
TE Wesley Hanson	2	5	17	8.50	2	11	0
WR Jose McMorris	2	5	25	12.50	0	15	0
WR Damon Willis	2	2	13	6.50	0	7	1
RB Karl Babic	1	4	29	29.00	24	29	0
RB Peter Matlock	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Cooper Herndon	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Damien Roberts	0	0	1	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Landon Wallace	1	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Lenny Goricki	9	360	40.0	34.7	50	3

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Griffin Hughett	10	393	39.3	31.5	54	2

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Aidan Floyd	1/2	1/2	1/2	54	2/2

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Cedric Hover	1/1	1/1	0/0	49	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Elliot Sukova	3	18	6.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Damon Willis	3	42	14.0	0
Eugene Rice	3	6	2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rich Cox	2	42	21.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Burnett	2	53	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Owen Ross	11	1	0.5	28	37
S Omar Fregoso	11	0	0.0	26	28
OLB Willie Gillott	4	3	1.0	27	33
DE Alexander Moyer	3	0	0.5	27	31
S Quinn Hudson	3	2	0.0	28	37
CB Damien Roberts	3	1	0.0	27	37
DE Peyton Banuelos	2	2	1.0	26	26
DT Tyler Parker	2	0	1.0	15	24
DE Gage Nixon	2	1	0.0	19	30
DT Mario Mizrahi	1	1	0.0	15	23
CB Elliot Sukova	1	0	0.0	14	19
CB Rich Cox	1	0	0.0	1	0
OLB Casey Sutton	1	0	0.0	16	18
CB Edwin Hutton	1	0	0.0	24	27
DT Freddie Dahlquist	1	0	0.0	9	10
OLB Caden Randle	0	1	0.0	1	0

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dan Bernard	12	1	0.0	22	47
CB Scott Turner	7	2	0.0	21	46
CB Reuben Gomez	5	0	0.0	19	43
OLB Mackenzie Kamilewicz	4	4	1.0	21	46
S Larry Burnett	4	0	0.0	19	39
OLB Jonah LaRiche	3	0	0.0	20	40
ILB Joseph Gordon	3	0	0.0	14	14
ILB Matthew Brady	2	0	0.0	6	26
DT Mike Tucker	1	1	1.0	6	24
ILB Erik Talley	1	3	0.0	9	30
DE Neal Gaskin	1	1	0.0	20	46
DE Clay Davis	1	0	0.0	7	13
S Weston Perez	1	0	0.0	3	8
CB Cole Sierra	1	0	0.0	2	5
CB Tony Sanford	0	2	0.0	14	17
DT Ellis Ellard	0	2	0.0	16	21
DE Colin Lake	0	1	0.0	17	35

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Peyton Banuelos	1.0	0	2	0	26
DT Tyler Parker	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB Willie Gillott	1.0	0	0	0	33
DE Alexander Moyer	0.5	1	0	1	31
ILB Owen Ross	0.5	0	0	0	37
DE Gage Nixon	0.0	0	3	1	30

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Mike Tucker	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB Mackenzie Kamilewicz	1.0	0	0	0	46
DE Neal Gaskin	0.0	1	2	1	46

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Owen Ross	6	1	37
S Omar Fregoso	3	0	28
CB Damien Roberts	2	2	37
S Quinn Hudson	2	0	37
CB Elliot Sukova	1	0	19
DE Gage Nixon	1	0	30
OLB Casey Sutton	1	0	18
DE Peyton Banuelos	0	1	26

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Dan Bernard	6	2	47
CB Reuben Gomez	5	0	43
CB Scott Turner	3	4	46
OLB Mackenzie Kamilewicz	3	1	46
S Larry Burnett	2	1	39
ILB Matthew Brady	1	1	26
CB Leroy Hilliard	1	0	5
ILB Erik Talley	1	0	30
DE Neal Gaskin	1	0	46
S Weston Perez	1	0	8
CB Cole Sierra	1	0	5
CB Tony Sanford	0	2	17

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Kennedy Hill	2	8	22	0	47
T Richie Hardy	2	5	22	0	47
G Parker Wallace	2	3	22	0	47
T Michael Schwartz	1	2	22	1	47
G Lamar Griffith	0	1	22	1	47
TE Edgar Andrews	0	1	18	0	40
FB Rufus Witt	0	1	6	0	10

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Kenyon Griffin	3	6	28	1	37
G Bart Chang	2	5	28	1	37
C Leland Barlow	1	5	28	1	37
T Irving Butler	1	5	28	0	37
T Ryan Baker	1	3	28	1	37
TE Wesley Hanson	0	1	27	0	37

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Parker Wallace	3	15
Tyler Parker	2	24
Caden Randle	1	26
Brett Ellis	1	19
Kerry Adams	1	18

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Damon Willis	2	14
Roman Booker	1	26
Erik Talley	1	19
Dan Bernard	1	16

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Edgar Andrews	18	40	---	---	28	86
G Parker Wallace	22	47	---	---	15	84
C Kennedy Hill	22	47	---	---	9	78
QB Mitchell Cheever	22	47	---	---	---	69
T Michael Schwartz	22	47	---	---	---	69
G Lamar Griffith	22	47	---	---	---	69
T Richie Hardy	22	47	---	---	---	69
ILB Owen Ross	---	---	28	37	1	66
S Quinn Hudson	---	---	28	37	1	66
CB Damien Roberts	---	---	27	37	1	65
DT Tyler Parker	---	---	15	24	24	63
WR Gavin Newsome	19	42	---	---	---	61
WR Evan Marquez	16	41	---	---	3	60
OLB Willie Gillott	---	---	27	33	---	60
DE Alexander Moyer	---	---	27	31	---	58
WR Brett Ellis	18	20	---	---	19	57
S Omar Fregoso	---	---	26	28	---	54
CB Edwin Hutton	---	---	24	27	1	52
DE Peyton Banuelos	---	---	26	26	---	52
CB Elliot Sukova	---	---	14	19	18	51
RB Kerry Adams	11	22	---	---	18	51
DE Gage Nixon	---	---	19	30	1	50
DT Mario Mizrahi	---	---	15	23	1	39
FB Rufus Witt	6	10	---	---	19	35
OLB Casey Sutton	---	---	16	18	---	34
TE Drew Armstrong	7	23	---	---	---	30
S Mario Collette	---	---	2	9	18	29
OLB Caden Randle	---	---	1	0	26	27
CB Henry Santoki	---	---	2	14	11	27
DT Freddie Dahlquist	---	---	9	10	---	19
RB Teddy Burgess	9	10	---	---	---	19
WR Bryce Schultz	4	7	---	---	7	18
RB Abraham Guajardo	2	15	---	---	---	17
CB Rich Cox	---	---	1	0	13	14
ILB Lewis Freeman	---	---	0	0	13	13
C Montrae Patton	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Gabriel Pearson	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Gavin Dawkins	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Gabriel Joyner	0	0	---	---	11	11
DE Roderick Hansen	---	---	0	0	10	10
P Lenny Goricki	0	0	---	---	9	9
K Aidan Floyd	0	0	---	---	6	6
DE Griffin Altuna	---	---	1	4	1	6
TE Keegan Prior	0	5	---	---	---	5
QB Jeff Antonick	0	0	---	---	2	2
WR Jonah Humphrey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Dan Bernard	---	---	22	47	16	85
G Bart Chang	28	37	---	---	11	76
CB Scott Turner	---	---	21	46	2	69
OLB Mackenzie Kamilewicz	---	---	21	46	2	69
DE Neal Gaskin	---	---	20	46	2	68
C Leland Barlow	28	37	---	---	---	65
T Ryan Baker	28	37	---	---	---	65
G Kenyon Griffin	28	37	---	---	---	65
QB Landon Wallace	28	37	---	---	---	65
T Irving Butler	28	37	---	---	---	65
CB Reuben Gomez	---	---	19	43	2	64
TE Wesley Hanson	27	37	---	---	---	64
S Larry Burnett	---	---	19	39	4	62
OLB Jonah LaRiche	---	---	20	40	---	60
ILB Erik Talley	---	---	9	30	19	58
RB Roman Flynn	13	14	---	---	27	54
WR Jamal Barton	23	30	---	---	1	54
DE Colin Lake	---	---	17	35	---	52
WR Damon Willis	17	20	---	---	14	51
DT Ellis Ellard	---	---	16	21	11	48
CB Tony Sanford	---	---	14	17	16	47
WR Cooper Herndon	12	17	---	---	17	46
RB Karl Babic	13	22	---	---	---	35
TE Brady Mickens	15	18	---	---	1	34
WR Jose McMorris	10	17	---	---	7	34
TE Roman Booker	3	4	---	---	26	33
ILB Matthew Brady	---	---	6	26	---	32
DE Clay Davis	---	---	7	13	11	31
DT Mike Tucker	---	---	6	24	---	30
OLB Connor Carlson	---	---	1	1	26	28
ILB Joseph Gordon	---	---	14	14	---	28
S Weston Perez	---	---	3	8	17	28
RB Peter Matlock	7	5	---	---	8	20
CB Leroy Hilliard	---	---	3	5	9	17
T Alec Murphy	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Kenny Bowser	0	0	---	---	11	11
C Francisco Geason	0	0	---	---	11	11
OLB Zack Rosano	---	---	2	7	2	11
P Griffin Hughett	0	0	---	---	11	11
G Harvey Fletcher	0	0	---	---	11	11
CB Cole Sierra	---	---	2	5	2	9
WR Eugene Rice	0	1	---	---	7	8
K Cedric Hover	0	0	---	---	4	4
DT Martin Supple	---	---	0	2	---	2
CB Lonnie Nixon	---	---	0	2	---	2
QB Rodney Steptoe	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	38	9.5
Middle	10	35	3.5
Right	7	9	1.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	13	4.3
Middle	19	104	5.5
Right	6	25	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mitchell Cheever	45	25	4	3	3	11	2	1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Landon Wallace	33	16	3	1	5	4	5	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	32	32.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	30	18	155	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	64	5.3
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	5	42	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	84	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	38	4.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Edgar Andrews	11	6	0	56	0	40
RB Kerry Adams	8	4	1	28	0	22
WR Brett Ellis	7	5	0	39	1	20
FB Rufus Witt	4	2	0	16	0	10
WR Gavin Newsome	3	3	0	42	1	42
TE Drew Armstrong	3	0	0	0	0	23
WR Evan Marquez	3	1	2	26	1	41
RB Abraham Guajardo	3	2	0	28	1	15
RB Teddy Burgess	2	1	0	11	0	10
TE Keegan Prior	1	1	0	5	0	5

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Wesley Hanson	5	2	0	17	0	37
WR Jose McMorris	5	2	1	25	0	17
RB Roman Flynn	4	3	0	16	0	14
TE Brady Mickens	4	3	0	34	1	18
WR Jamal Barton	4	2	1	27	1	30
RB Karl Babic	4	1	2	29	1	22
WR Cooper Herndon	3	0	1	0	0	17
WR Damon Willis	2	2	0	13	0	20
RB Peter Matlock	1	1	0	3	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Kerry Adams	1	14	14.00	5.78

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mitchell Cheever	2	2	19	9.50	5.58

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Landon Wallace	1	1	6	6.00	4.97

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Edgar Andrews	1	1	14	14.00	5.09
FB Rufus Witt	1	1	5	5.00	4.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Damon Willis	1	1	6	6.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Kerry Adams	2	0
RB Abraham Guajardo	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
QB Landon Wallace	3	0
RB Karl Babic	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mitchell Cheever	11	6	3

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Landon Wallace	11	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Kerry Adams	3	2	1
TE Edgar Andrews	3	2	2
WR Brett Ellis	1	1	0
WR Gavin Newsome	1	1	0
TE Drew Armstrong	1	0	0
WR Evan Marquez	1	0	0
FB Rufus Witt	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Karl Babic	3	0	0
WR Jose McMorris	3	1	1
RB Roman Flynn	1	1	1
TE Brady Mickens	1	1	1
WR Jamal Barton	1	1	1
WR Damon Willis	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,200 (66,200 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (14,700)
End Zone 10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine 6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats 21,700 (21,700)
Luxury Boxes 3,900 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,200 (66,200 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (14,700)
End Zone	10,500 (10,500)
Mezzanine	6,100 (6,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (9,300)
Club Seats	21,700 (21,700)
Luxury Boxes	3,900 (3,900)