Week 1, 2067

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Texans	7	3	3	6	-	19
Indianapolis Colts	6	14	3	0	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:51 IND - Carson Abrams 44 field goal
1Q: 07:33 HOU - J.J. Hennessee 13 pass from Brian Bernard (David Roose extra point)
1Q: 02:40 IND - Carson Abrams 42 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - David Roose 20 field goal
2Q: 14:22 IND - Daniel Gwozdz 6 run (Carson Abrams extra point)
2Q: 09:01 IND - Herman Thomas 11 pass from Joseph Branch (Carson Abrams extra point)
3Q: 08:36 IND - Carson Abrams 33 field goal
3Q: 06:35 HOU - David Roose 50 field goal
4Q: 11:08 HOU - David Roose 33 field goal
4Q: 07:29 HOU - David Roose 52 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:51 IND - Carson Abrams 44 field goal
1Q: 07:33 HOU - J.J. Hennessee 13 pass from Brian Bernard (David Roose extra point)
1Q: 02:40 IND - Carson Abrams 42 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - David Roose 20 field goal
2Q: 14:22 IND - Daniel Gwozdz 6 run (Carson Abrams extra point)
2Q: 09:01 IND - Herman Thomas 11 pass from Joseph Branch (Carson Abrams extra point)
3Q: 08:36 IND - Carson Abrams 33 field goal
3Q: 06:35 HOU - David Roose 50 field goal
4Q: 11:08 HOU - David Roose 33 field goal
4Q: 07:29 HOU - David Roose 52 field goal

Team Statistics HOU IND
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 14
- by Rushing 1 9
- by Passing 20 5
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 481 258
- Offensive Plays 67 60
- Yards per Play 7.18 4.30
Net Rushing Yards 11 128
- Rushing Attempts 7 25
- Yards per Rush 1.57 5.12
Net Passing Yards 470 130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 57 - 38 - 0 32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 487 144
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/17 3/14
- Yards per Pass Play 7.83 3.71
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 1/12 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.3 7.3
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/25 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 4/2 4/40
Kick Returns/Yards 2/34 4/166
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 17 OWN 43
Time of Possession 31:14 28:46

Team Statistics	HOU	IND
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	14
- by Rushing	1	9
- by Passing	20	5
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	481	258
- Offensive Plays	67	60
- Yards per Play	7.18	4.30
Net Rushing Yards	11	128
- Rushing Attempts	7	25
- Yards per Rush	1.57	5.12
Net Passing Yards	470	130
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	57 - 38 - 0	32 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	487	144
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/17	3/14
- Yards per Pass Play	7.83	3.71
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	1/12	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.3	7.3
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/25	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	4/2	4/40
Kick Returns/Yards	2/34	4/166
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 17	OWN 43
Time of Possession	31:14	28:46

Drive Charts

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:45	4:23	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
1	2:35	2:41	OWN 19	6	78	Field Goal
2	14:14	1:40	OWN 25	3	-5	Punt
2	8:54	1:56	OWN 17	3	-3	Punt
2	5:39	1:30	OWN 20	4	18	Punt
2	1:17	1:17	OWN 13	4	46	Missed FG
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 25	3	9	Punt
3	8:28	1:58	OWN 25	5	42	Field Goal
3	4:44	1:16	OWN 27	4	24	Punt
3	1:20	5:19	OWN 5	10	79	Field Goal
4	10:13	2:52	OWN 7	6	58	Field Goal
4	4:23	2:27	OWN 18	7	42	Missed FG
4	1:13	0:40	OWN 2	4	3	Downs

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:15	OWN 25	7	48	Field Goal
1	7:22	4:47	OWN 40	8	35	Field Goal
2	14:54	0:40	OPP 6	1	6	Touchdown
2	12:34	3:40	OWN 40	9	60	Touchdown
2	6:58	1:19	OPP 48	3	9	Punt
2	4:09	2:52	OWN 22	6	8	Punt
3	13:20	4:52	OWN 48	8	36	Field Goal
3	6:30	1:46	OWN 25	4	12	Punt
3	3:28	2:08	OWN 14	4	22	Punt
4	11:01	0:48	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
4	7:21	2:58	OWN 34	3	4	Punt
4	1:56	0:43	OWN 47	3	3	Punt
4	0:33	0:33	OPP 5	1	-2	Game

Game MVP: Brian Bernard, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Claude Heath	4	-7	-1.75	1	0
RB Danny Clinton	2	6	3.00	3	0
QB Brian Bernard	1	12	12.00	12	1

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Daniel Gwozdz	15	91	6.07	31	4	1
RB Daniel Ishler	4	18	4.50	7	0	0
RB Jim White	4	19	4.75	8	0	0
QB Joseph Branch	2	0	0.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brian Bernard	57	38	487	3/17	1	55	0	99.1

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joseph Branch	32	20	144	3/14	1	32	0	83.3

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Grant Dodson	15	24	218	14.53	99	55	0
WR J.J. Hennessee	9	12	71	7.89	20	15	1
WR Efrain Chestnut	6	11	82	13.67	21	26	0
TE Samuel Randell	3	3	6	2.00	0	6	0
WR Aaron Paoletti	2	2	57	28.50	51	36	0
TE Joel Spector	2	2	35	17.50	20	24	0
WR B.J. Alston	1	2	18	18.00	8	18	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Thomas	8	8	39	4.88	11	11	1
WR Jerald Erickson	6	9	47	7.83	12	15	0
TE Erik Mayes	2	4	34	17.00	0	32	0
TE Lorenzo Nybo	2	6	6	3.00	4	6	0
RB Daniel Ishler	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
RB Daniel Gwozdz	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
RB Jim White	0	2	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
S Amos Blair	0	0	1	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
QB Joseph Branch	1	0	0	0
RB Jim White	0	1	0	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Carlos McNeil	5	207	41.4	33.4	51	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jesse Cayea	7	346	49.4	46.3	64	5

Kicking Statistics

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Roose	4/6	2/4	2/4	52	1/1

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Carson Abrams	3/3	2/2	0/0	44	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Aaron Paoletti	4	2	0.5	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Mitch Wright	4	40	10.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alonzo Winslett	2	34	17.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerald Erickson	3	152	50.7	0
Dale D'Elisa	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Amos Blair	7	2	0.0	25	35
DT Casey Perrino	5	1	1.0	22	24
DE D.J. Myers	4	0	1.0	22	34
CB Jonathan Kerr	4	1	0.0	24	34
S Johnnie Oliver	4	1	0.0	22	35
OLB Brian Salazar	4	1	0.0	17	17
CB Kaden Hostetler	4	0	0.0	24	33
ILB Chandler Borders	3	1	0.0	22	35
DE Aidan Perry	2	0	1.0	20	20
CB Adam Hickman	2	1	0.0	10	21
OLB Kevin Daehnke	1	1	0.0	10	19
DT Enrique Schulz	1	1	0.0	9	14
ILB Salvador Kerr	1	0	0.0	5	0
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	1	0	0.0	12	17
S Norman Klecko	1	0	0.0	4	1
ILB Seth Clayton	1	0	0.0	12	15

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Dale D'Elisa	7	3	0.0	5	47
ILB Jeremiah Donovan	7	0	0.0	7	53
OLB Stan Hughes	6	3	0.0	6	40
S Warren Nunley	5	1	0.0	7	60
CB Gerald O'Neal	4	0	0.0	2	39
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	3	2	0.5	7	59
OLB Morris Rees	3	1	0.0	7	44
DE Cameron Wasserman	2	0	0.5	1	29
OLB Emmanuel Gerbasi	2	1	0.0	4	21
S Gerald Price	2	0	0.0	1	16
DT Toby Lawhorn	1	1	1.5	6	43
DE Ronald Carello	1	0	0.5	7	40
CB Bruce Brignac	1	1	0.0	2	21
ILB Ronnie Ballinger	1	0	0.0	2	13
OLB Earnest Pointer	1	0	0.0	0	7
S Duane Ekernas	1	0	0.0	5	42
DE Calvin Lofton	0	1	0.0	7	38

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE D.J. Myers	1.0	2	3	0	34
DT Casey Perrino	1.0	0	1	0	24
DE Aidan Perry	1.0	0	0	0	20
DT Mackenzie Okuyama	0.0	0	0	1	11

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Toby Lawhorn	1.5	0	2	0	43
DE Ronald Carello	0.5	1	1	0	40
DE Cameron Wasserman	0.5	0	2	0	29
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	0.5	0	0	0	59
DE J.C. Woodyshek	0.0	0	2	1	15
DE Calvin Lofton	0.0	0	2	0	38
OLB Frederick Vandam	0.0	0	1	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Kaden Hostetler	5	0	33
S Amos Blair	3	1	35
CB Jonathan Kerr	3	0	34
S Johnnie Oliver	3	0	35
CB Adam Hickman	2	0	21
OLB Brian Salazar	2	0	17
ILB Chandler Borders	1	1	35
OLB Kevin Daehnke	1	0	19

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dale D'Elisa	7	0	47
ILB Jeremiah Donovan	6	0	53
OLB Stan Hughes	6	0	40
S Warren Nunley	4	2	60
CB Gerald O'Neal	4	0	39
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	3	0	59
CB Bruce Brignac	2	1	21
S Gerald Price	2	0	16
OLB Emmanuel Gerbasi	2	0	21
OLB Earnest Pointer	1	1	7
S Duane Ekernas	1	0	42
DT Toby Lawhorn	0	1	43

Blocking Statistics

Houston	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Leland Monroe	3	7	0	60
G Cris Procop	2	7	1	60
T Bobby Richmond	1	7	2	60

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Jose Rosenkoetter	4	4	25	1	35
C Pete Williamson	3	10	25	0	35
G Malachi Ruoff	3	3	25	0	35
T Spencer Henselman	2	2	25	0	35
G Andy Tillery	0	2	25	2	35
TE Bobby Hartman	0	2	4	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Bobby Richmond	3	17
Damien Bush	2	30
Kevin Daehnke	1	26
Adam Hickman	1	21
Roberto Lynn	1	11

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Gage Edwards	1	27
Daniel Gwozdz	1	27
Earnest Pointer	1	24
Rich Pirrup	1	20
Duane Ekernas	1	19
Chad Irwin	1	10

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T Bobby Richmond	7	60	---	---	17	84
G Roberto Lynn	7	60	---	---	11	78
T Rickey Filar	7	60	---	---	11	78
G Leland Monroe	7	60	---	---	11	78
QB Brian Bernard	7	60	---	---	---	67
G Cris Procop	7	60	---	---	---	67
WR Grant Dodson	7	60	---	---	---	67
RB Claude Heath	5	37	---	---	23	65
TE Samuel Randell	7	57	---	---	---	64
S Amos Blair	---	---	25	35	3	63
CB Jonathan Kerr	---	---	24	34	3	61
CB Kaden Hostetler	---	---	24	33	3	60
S Johnnie Oliver	---	---	22	35	2	59
ILB Chandler Borders	---	---	22	35	2	59
DE D.J. Myers	---	---	22	34	2	58
OLB Kevin Daehnke	---	---	10	19	26	55
TE Joel Spector	1	23	---	---	30	54
CB Adam Hickman	---	---	10	21	21	52
DT Casey Perrino	---	---	22	24	1	47
WR Efrain Chestnut	3	41	---	---	2	46
WR J.J. Hennessee	6	35	---	---	---	41
DE Aidan Perry	---	---	20	20	1	41
OLB Brian Salazar	---	---	17	17	2	36
FB Damien Bush	0	1	---	---	30	31
DT Alejandro Bernhardt	---	---	12	17	---	29
WR Aaron Paoletti	0	3	---	---	25	28
DT Mackenzie Okuyama	---	---	6	11	10	27
ILB Seth Clayton	---	---	12	15	---	27
S Norman Klecko	---	---	4	1	20	25
WR B.J. Alston	0	7	---	---	18	25
RB Danny Clinton	2	17	---	---	6	25
DE Lee Glenn	---	---	4	9	10	23
DT Enrique Schulz	---	---	9	14	---	23
ILB Salvador Kerr	---	---	5	0	14	19
TE Patrick Carmody	4	12	---	---	---	16
CB Alonzo Winslett	---	---	1	1	13	15
DE Brady Rauch	---	---	3	9	2	14
WR Otis Nicol	0	7	---	---	5	12
K David Roose	0	0	---	---	12	12
C Ron Fellin	0	0	---	---	11	11
P Carlos McNeil	0	0	---	---	11	11
T Louis Marshall	0	0	---	---	5	5
CB Leo Clavell	---	---	1	1	---	2
OLB Salvador Alcott	---	---	0	0	---	0
QB Julian Bowler	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Levon Mosier	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Warren Nunley	---	---	7	60	6	73
CB Tanner Zeidenfeld	---	---	7	59	6	72
WR Herman Thomas	21	32	---	---	19	72
DE Ronald Carello	---	---	7	40	23	70
G Malachi Ruoff	25	35	---	---	10	70
G Andy Tillery	25	35	---	---	10	70
ILB Jeremiah Donovan	---	---	7	53	6	66
S Duane Ekernas	---	---	5	42	19	66
WR Jerald Erickson	24	35	---	---	6	65
RB Daniel Gwozdz	16	20	---	---	27	63
CB Dale D'Elisa	---	---	5	47	8	60
QB Joseph Branch	25	35	---	---	---	60
C Pete Williamson	25	35	---	---	---	60
T Spencer Henselman	25	35	---	---	---	60
T Jose Rosenkoetter	25	35	---	---	---	60
TE Erik Mayes	23	34	---	---	---	57
OLB Morris Rees	---	---	7	44	2	53
DT Toby Lawhorn	---	---	6	43	2	51
OLB Stan Hughes	---	---	6	40	2	48
DE Calvin Lofton	---	---	7	38	2	47
CB Gerald O'Neal	---	---	2	39	5	46
DT Juan Edwards	---	---	1	17	28	46
WR Mitch Wright	13	13	---	---	17	43
DE Cameron Wasserman	---	---	1	29	4	34
CB Bruce Brignac	---	---	2	21	9	32
OLB Earnest Pointer	---	---	0	7	24	31
RB Gage Edwards	0	0	---	---	27	27
TE Lorenzo Nybo	10	17	---	---	---	27
OLB Emmanuel Gerbasi	---	---	4	21	1	26
ILB Ronnie Ballinger	---	---	2	13	9	24
RB Daniel Ishler	4	11	---	---	9	24
WR Rich Pirrup	1	1	---	---	20	22
S Gerald Price	---	---	1	16	4	21
DE J.C. Woodyshek	---	---	0	15	5	20
OLB Frederick Vandam	---	---	0	16	4	20
RB Jim White	9	9	---	---	---	18
G Chad Irwin	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Jesse Cayea	0	0	---	---	10	10
T Marc Magnone	0	0	---	---	10	10
C Jared Lee	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Carson Abrams	0	0	---	---	9	9
TE Bobby Hartman	4	3	---	---	---	7
WR Antonio Fuller	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Hector Prescott	0	0	---	---	---	0
CB Henry Gochanour	---	---	0	0	---	0
ILB Kody Rhodes	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-6	-2.0
Middle	3	18	6.0
Right	1	-1	-1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	29	7.3
Middle	16	87	5.4
Right	4	14	3.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brian Bernard	57	38	9	0	2	5	10	1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joseph Branch	32	20	1	0	4	2	4	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	89	12.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	26	18	177	6.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	13	169	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	52	17.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	13	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	59	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	40	4.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	32	16.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Grant Dodson	24	15	2	218	4	60
WR J.J. Hennessee	12	9	0	71	0	35
WR Efrain Chestnut	11	6	0	82	2	41
TE Samuel Randell	3	3	0	6	0	57
WR Aaron Paoletti	2	2	0	57	2	3
WR B.J. Alston	2	1	0	18	0	7
TE Joel Spector	2	2	0	35	1	23

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jerald Erickson	9	6	0	47	0	35
WR Herman Thomas	8	8	0	39	0	32
TE Lorenzo Nybo	6	2	1	6	0	17
TE Erik Mayes	4	2	1	34	1	34
RB Jim White	2	0	2	0	0	9
RB Daniel Gwozdz	2	1	0	6	0	20
RB Daniel Ishler	1	1	0	12	0	11

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Claude Heath	2	-5	-2.50	-1.75

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB Joseph Branch	2	0	0.00	0.00
RB Daniel Gwozdz	2	12	6.00	6.07

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brian Bernard	5	3	24	4.80	8.54

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joseph Branch	1	1	11	11.00	4.50

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Grant Dodson	3	1	8	2.67	9.08
WR J.J. Hennessee	2	2	16	8.00	5.92

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Thomas	1	1	11	11.00	4.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
RB Claude Heath	2	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Daniel Ishler	2	1
RB Daniel Gwozdz	2	1
RB Jim White	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brian Bernard	9	5	1

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joseph Branch	11	6	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.J. Hennessee	4	4	1
WR Grant Dodson	3	0	0
TE Samuel Randell	1	1	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerald Erickson	3	2	0
TE Lorenzo Nybo	3	0	0
TE Erik Mayes	2	1	1
WR Herman Thomas	2	2	1
RB Daniel Ishler	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,700 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,200 (17,500)
End Zone 10,000 (12,600)
Mezzanine 5,700 (7,200)
Sideline Seats 9,100 (11,100)
Club Seats 9,100 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes 9,600 (9,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,700 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,200 (17,500)
End Zone	10,000 (12,600)
Mezzanine	5,700 (7,200)
Sideline Seats	9,100 (11,100)
Club Seats	9,100 (10,500)
Luxury Boxes	9,600 (9,900)