Week 1, 2016

played in Houston, TX

91 degrees, fair, calm

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

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:55 HOU - Randal Browne 27 field goal
2Q: 03:20 HOU - Keshawn Martin 8 pass from T.J. Yates (Randal Browne extra point)
3Q: 09:45 IND - John Barnes 44 field goal
3Q: 03:06 IND - Matt Forte 15 run (John Barnes extra point)
4Q: 00:48 HOU - Cecil Shorts 2 pass from T.J. Yates (Randal Browne extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:55 HOU - Randal Browne 27 field goal
2Q: 03:20 HOU - Keshawn Martin 8 pass from T.J. Yates (Randal Browne extra point)
3Q: 09:45 IND - John Barnes 44 field goal
3Q: 03:06 IND - Matt Forte 15 run (John Barnes extra point)
4Q: 00:48 HOU - Cecil Shorts 2 pass from T.J. Yates (Randal Browne extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 15
- by Rushing 4 5
- by Passing 11 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 273 281
- Offensive Plays 64 72
- Yards per Play 4.27 3.90
Net Rushing Yards 71 128
- Rushing Attempts 19 28
- Yards per Rush 3.74 4.57
Net Passing Yards 202 153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 42 - 22 - 2 42 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 223 169
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/21 2/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.49 3.48
Fumbles/Lost 3/3 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/16 4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.0 9.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/55 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/38 6/69
Kick Returns/Yards 4/100 1/25
Interception Ret./Yards 2/13 2/26
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 39
Time of Possession 27:57 32:03

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	15
- by Rushing	4	5
- by Passing	11	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	273	281
- Offensive Plays	64	72
- Yards per Play	4.27	3.90
Net Rushing Yards	71	128
- Rushing Attempts	19	28
- Yards per Rush	3.74	4.57
Net Passing Yards	202	153
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	42 - 22 - 2	42 - 24 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	223	169
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/21	2/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.49	3.48
Fumbles/Lost	3/3	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/16	4/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.0	9.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/55	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/38	6/69
Kick Returns/Yards	4/100	1/25
Interception Ret./Yards	2/13	2/26
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 39
Time of Possession	27:57	32:03

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:25	1:39	OWN 20	3	15	Interception
1	9:30	1:10	OWN 20	3	-7	Punt
1	6:59	1:39	OWN 15	4	18	Punt
1	0:52	3:01	OWN 32	6	14	Punt
2	9:05	2:48	OWN 39	7	52	Interception
2	3:13	1:53	OWN 41	3	2	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 11	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	5:20	OWN 31	9	42	Field Goal
3	6:30	3:30	OWN 37	7	63	Touchdown
3	1:28	0:28	OWN 41	3	0	Punt
4	14:42	3:22	OWN 19	6	21	Punt
4	9:23	1:16	OWN 24	3	-5	Punt
4	6:11	2:05	OPP 49	5	10	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OWN 34	4	29	Game

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:35	OWN 32	5	19	Punt
1	10:46	1:16	OPP 15	3	-1	Interception
1	8:20	1:21	OWN 44	3	5	Punt
1	5:20	2:32	OPP 48	6	38	Field Goal
1	2:38	1:46	OPP 21	3	-4	Missed FG
2	12:51	3:46	OWN 9	7	17	Punt
2	6:17	2:14	OWN 20	4	22	Punt
2	4:03	0:50	OPP 12	2	12	Touchdown
2	1:20	1:07	OWN 21	4	25	Punt
3	9:40	1:46	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
3	7:54	1:24	OPP 36	3	6	Missed FG
3	3:00	1:32	OWN 20	3	-2	Punt
3	1:00	1:18	OWN 28	3	-8	Punt
4	11:20	1:57	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	8:07	1:56	OWN 28	5	29	Interception
4	4:06	3:28	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Whitney Mercilus, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chris Johnson	11	51	4.64	20	2	0
Matt Forte	7	21	3.00	15	1	1
Andrew Luck	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Alfred Blue	16	63	3.94	20	3
Dustin Wheeler	10	46	4.60	9	0
T.J. Yates	1	9	9.00	9	0
Kenny Hilliard	1	10	10.00	10	1

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	42	22	223	3/21	0	29	2	48.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
T.J. Yates	42	24	169	2/16	2	33	2	62.5

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Donte Moncrief	7	13	85	12.14	23	29
RB Chris Johnson	6	7	28	4.67	10	8
WR T.Y. Hilton	5	7	46	9.20	26	18
RB Matt Forte	1	3	21	21.00	21	21
WR Percy Harvin	1	7	14	14.00	0	14
RB Jonathan Grimes	1	1	3	3.00	0	3
WR Phillip Dorsett	1	2	26	26.00	16	26
TE Vernon Davis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Cecil Shorts	10	13	83	8.30	52	33	1
WR Keshawn Martin	4	7	37	9.25	0	13	1
RB Alfred Blue	4	4	4	1.00	2	3	0
TE Levine Toilolo	3	6	20	6.67	14	16	0
WR Jaelen Strong	2	5	25	12.50	0	22	0
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Demarcus Dobbs	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Keith Mumphery	0	5	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	1	0	0.00	0
S Winston Guy	1	13	13.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Whitney Mercilus	1	0	0.00	0
CB Kevin Johnson	1	26	26.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Matt Forte	2	0	0	0
Robert Parker	1	0	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force
Derek Newton	1	0
Kenny Hilliard	1	0
Dale Everett	1	0
Benardrick McKinney	0	2
Jay Wilcox	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McAfee	8	391	48.9	35.3	60	3

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Clyde Austin	9	405	45.0	38.6	49	3

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Barnes	1/1	1/1	0/0	44	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Randal Browne	1/3	0/2	0/0	27	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Forte	4	38	9.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kevin Johnson	5	68	13.6	0
Keith Mumphery	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Matt Forte	3	79	26.3	0
Robert Parker	1	21	21.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brent Terrell	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	10	0	0.0	25	43
OLB Bjoern Werner	7	3	1.0	25	31
CB Sean Smith	5	2	0.0	26	40
S Winston Guy	4	3	0.0	24	43
CB D'Joun Smith	4	0	0.0	27	41
ILB Michael Mauti	3	1	0.0	9	22
CB Lardarius Webb	3	0	0.0	15	26
DT Nick Fairley	3	0	0.0	15	17
OLB Junior Galette	2	0	0.5	14	13
S Clayton Geathers	2	2	0.0	25	40
DE Billy Winn	2	1	0.0	19	24
ILB Lamin Barrow	2	1	0.0	12	15
OLB Sio Moore	2	0	0.0	10	17
DT David Parry	1	2	0.5	13	27
DE Kendall Langford	1	0	0.0	7	11
CB Vontae Davis	1	0	0.0	3	9
QB Andrew Luck	1	0	---	---	---
WR Griff Whalen	1	0	---	---	---
DE Henry Anderson	0	1	0.0	21	33
S Aaron Osborne	0	1	0.0	9	12

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	9	2	0.0	19	43
OLB Whitney Mercilus	4	1	3.0	16	29
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	4	2	0.0	11	44
S Mark Barron	4	1	0.0	19	42
S Andre Hal	4	1	0.0	4	15
ILB Jerrell Freeman	4	0	0.0	7	7
DE Jared Crick	3	1	0.0	13	33
S Rahim Moore	2	1	0.0	18	44
CB Charles James	2	0	0.0	12	37
DE Riddick Farley	2	0	0.0	8	8
CB Kareem Jackson	1	2	0.0	19	42
DT Brandon Mebane	1	1	0.0	7	15
WR Cecil Shorts	1	0	---	---	---
DE J.J. Watt	1	0	0.0	11	37
QB T.J. Yates	1	0	---	---	---
CB Kevin Johnson	1	0	0.0	18	45
DT Brandon Thompson	0	1	0.0	6	12
DT Christian Covington	0	1	0.0	12	30

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Bjoern Werner	1.0	0	0	3	31
OLB Junior Galette	0.5	0	0	0	13
DT David Parry	0.5	0	0	0	27
DE Billy Winn	0.0	1	1	0	24
DE Thomas Parks	0.0	0	2	0	20
DE Henry Anderson	0.0	0	1	0	33

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Whitney Mercilus	3.0	1	3	4	29
DE J.J. Watt	0.0	0	7	5	37
DE Jared Crick	0.0	0	1	0	33
OLB John Simon	0.0	0	0	1	6
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	0.0	0	0	1	44

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	6	0	1	43
OLB Bjoern Werner	3	2	0	31
CB Sean Smith	3	1	0	40
CB D'Joun Smith	3	1	0	41
S Winston Guy	3	0	1	43
CB Lardarius Webb	2	0	0	26
CB Vontae Davis	1	0	0	9
ILB Michael Mauti	1	0	0	22
OLB Sio Moore	1	0	0	17
ILB Lamin Barrow	1	0	0	15
S Clayton Geathers	0	2	0	40

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Brian Cushing	5	0	0	43
OLB Jadeveon Clowney	4	0	0	44
S Andre Hal	3	0	0	15
S Mark Barron	2	1	0	42
ILB Jerrell Freeman	2	1	0	7
S Rahim Moore	2	0	0	44
CB Charles James	2	0	0	37
OLB Whitney Mercilus	1	0	1	29
CB Kareem Jackson	1	0	0	42
CB Kevin Johnson	0	3	1	45

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ramon Foster	1	5	19	0	45
David DeCastro	1	4	19	0	45
Khaled Holmes	1	3	19	0	45
Tyler Varga	1	1	12	0	21
Joe Reitz	0	4	19	2	45
Anthony Castonzo	0	1	19	1	45

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Xavier Su'a-Filo	3	7	0	28	0	44
Duane Brown	3	6	1	28	0	44
Derek Newton	2	7	0	21	0	32
James Lewis	2	3	0	5	0	9
Kendall Lamm	1	1	0	28	1	44
Greg Mancz	0	3	0	28	0	44
Ted Larsen	0	0	0	2	1	3

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Matt Forte	3	25
Vontae Davis	2	33
Phillip Dorsett	2	11
Wilbur Dolan	1	9

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Benardrick McKinney	4	15
Jay Wilcox	2	19
Keith Mumphery	1	11
Andre Hal	1	10

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Sean Smith	---	---	26	40	12	78
David DeCastro	19	45	---	---	9	73
D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	25	43	3	71
Winston Guy	---	---	24	43	4	71
D'Joun Smith	---	---	27	41	3	71
Clayton Geathers	---	---	25	40	3	68
Ramon Foster	19	45	---	---	---	64
Anthony Castonzo	19	45	---	---	---	64
Joe Reitz	19	45	---	---	---	64
Andrew Luck	19	45	---	---	---	64
Khaled Holmes	19	45	---	---	---	64
Bjoern Werner	---	---	25	31	3	59
Donte Moncrief	18	40	---	---	---	58
Henry Anderson	---	---	21	33	3	57
Junior Galette	---	---	14	13	25	52
T.Y. Hilton	15	35	---	---	---	50
Billy Winn	---	---	19	24	6	49
Lardarius Webb	---	---	15	26	6	47
Vernon Davis	11	26	---	---	9	46
Chris Johnson	11	34	---	---	---	45
Vontae Davis	---	---	3	9	33	45
Percy Harvin	5	23	---	---	16	44
Thomas Parks	---	---	9	20	13	42
David Parry	---	---	13	27	---	40
Matt Forte	8	6	---	---	25	39
Tyler Varga	12	21	---	---	6	39
Nick Fairley	---	---	15	17	5	37
Michael Mauti	---	---	9	22	6	37
Phillip Dorsett	2	18	---	---	11	31
Sio Moore	---	---	10	17	1	28
Lamin Barrow	---	---	12	15	---	27
Aaron Osborne	---	---	9	12	6	27
Jonathan Grimes	4	7	---	---	15	26
Earnest Pierce	7	7	---	---	8	22
Logan Paulsen	1	2	---	---	16	19
Kendall Langford	---	---	7	11	---	18
Griff Whalen	1	6	---	---	8	15
Matt Overton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jack Mewhort	0	0	---	---	9	9
Devante Page	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wilbur Dolan	0	0	---	---	9	9
Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	8	8
Robert Parker	0	0	---	---	4	4
John Barnes	0	0	---	---	4	4
Charlie Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	1	1
Lewis McKeown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Xavier Su'a-Filo	28	44	---	---	12	84
Kendall Lamm	28	44	---	---	12	84
Kevin Johnson	---	---	18	45	11	74
Duane Brown	28	44	---	---	---	72
T.J. Yates	28	44	---	---	---	72
Greg Mancz	28	44	---	---	---	72
Cecil Shorts	25	40	---	---	1	66
Derek Newton	21	32	---	---	12	65
Levine Toilolo	21	34	---	---	10	65
Brian Cushing	---	---	19	43	1	63
Rahim Moore	---	---	18	44	1	63
Kareem Jackson	---	---	19	42	1	62
Mark Barron	---	---	19	42	1	62
Jadeveon Clowney	---	---	11	44	2	57
Charles James	---	---	12	37	4	53
Jaelen Strong	17	36	---	---	---	53
J.J. Watt	---	---	11	37	3	51
Jared Crick	---	---	13	33	4	50
Alfred Blue	17	31	---	---	1	49
Keshawn Martin	14	19	---	---	14	47
Whitney Mercilus	---	---	16	29	1	46
Christian Covington	---	---	12	30	3	45
Jay Prosch	15	17	---	---	8	40
Jay Wilcox	5	9	---	---	19	33
Kenny Hilliard	1	3	---	---	26	30
Andre Hal	---	---	4	15	10	29
Keith Mumphery	6	11	---	---	11	28
Brent Terrell	---	---	1	4	23	28
Brandon Thompson	---	---	6	12	9	27
Demarcus Dobbs	9	9	---	---	5	23
Juan Moss	---	---	6	1	16	23
Brandon Mebane	---	---	7	15	---	22
Jerrell Freeman	---	---	7	7	8	22
Dustin Wheeler	10	8	---	---	4	22
Benardrick McKinney	---	---	0	1	15	16
Riddick Farley	---	---	8	8	---	16
James Lewis	5	9	---	---	2	16
John Simon	---	---	2	6	7	15
Dale Everett	0	3	---	---	10	13
Jon Weeks	0	0	---	---	12	12
Cody Wallace	0	0	---	---	9	9
Clyde Austin	0	0	---	---	9	9
Randal Browne	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ted Larsen	2	3	---	---	1	6
Joseph Clark	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ricky Stanzi	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	25	4.2
Middle	7	30	4.3
Right	5	17	3.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	44	5.5
Middle	10	38	3.8
Right	10	46	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	42	22	4	0	1	5	11	11	2

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
T.J. Yates	42	24	2	3	2	6	4	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	39	7.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	126	7.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	3	29	2.2
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	29	4.1

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	32	10.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	13	60	3.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	7	55	3.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	22	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donte Moncrief	13	7	1	85	2	40
RB Chris Johnson	7	6	0	28	0	34
WR Percy Harvin	7	1	0	14	0	23
WR T.Y. Hilton	7	5	0	46	0	35
RB Matt Forte	3	1	0	21	1	6
TE Vernon Davis	2	0	0	0	0	26
WR Phillip Dorsett	2	1	0	26	1	18
RB Jonathan Grimes	1	1	0	3	0	7

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Cecil Shorts	13	10	1	83	1	40
WR Keshawn Martin	7	4	0	37	0	19
TE Levine Toilolo	6	3	0	20	0	34
WR Keith Mumphery	5	0	1	0	0	11
WR Jaelen Strong	5	2	0	25	1	36
RB Alfred Blue	4	4	0	4	0	31
TE Demarcus Dobbs	1	0	0	0	0	9
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	0	0	0	17

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Forte	2	12	6.00	3.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dustin Wheeler	4	23	5.75	4.60
T.J. Yates	1	9	9.00	9.00
Alfred Blue	1	-4	-4.00	3.94

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	1	0	0	0.00	5.31

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
T.J. Yates	6	4	13	2.17	4.02

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Vernon Davis	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Keith Mumphery	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Cecil Shorts	1	1	2	2.00	6.38
WR Keshawn Martin	1	1	8	8.00	5.29
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	0	0.00	0.00
WR Jaelen Strong	1	1	3	3.00	5.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Chris Johnson	2	1
Matt Forte	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Alfred Blue	1	0
Kenny Hilliard	1	0
Dustin Wheeler	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	13	7	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
T.J. Yates	14	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Donte Moncrief	5	3	3
WR Percy Harvin	3	1	1
RB Matt Forte	2	0	0
RB Chris Johnson	1	1	1
RB Jonathan Grimes	1	1	0
WR Phillip Dorsett	1	1	1

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Keshawn Martin	4	2	2
TE Levine Toilolo	3	1	0
WR Cecil Shorts	2	2	1
WR Keith Mumphery	2	0	0
WR Jaelen Strong	2	1	1
FB Jay Prosch	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,400 (21,400)
End Zone 15,100 (15,500)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats 7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,100)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,600 (71,100 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,400 (21,400)
End Zone	15,100 (15,500)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,700 (13,700)
Club Seats	7,500 (7,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,100)