Week 1, 2028

played in Houston, TX

84 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	3	7	0	0	-	10
Houston Texans	10	10	0	13	-	33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 34 field goal
1Q: 09:03 HOU - Ernesto Sisinni 11 run (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
1Q: 02:41 IND - Renaldo Lorz 39 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 24 field goal
2Q: 14:53 IND - Lonnie Parrish 82 kickoff return (Renaldo Lorz extra point)
2Q: 10:12 HOU - Trent Walton 31 pass from Kevin Jackson (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
4Q: 12:35 HOU - Peter Veighey 15 pass from Kevin Jackson (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
4Q: 05:36 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 23 field goal
4Q: 02:16 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 27 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:07 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 34 field goal
1Q: 09:03 HOU - Ernesto Sisinni 11 run (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
1Q: 02:41 IND - Renaldo Lorz 39 field goal
2Q: 15:00 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 24 field goal
2Q: 14:53 IND - Lonnie Parrish 82 kickoff return (Renaldo Lorz extra point)
2Q: 10:12 HOU - Trent Walton 31 pass from Kevin Jackson (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
4Q: 12:35 HOU - Peter Veighey 15 pass from Kevin Jackson (Shawn Makredkakis extra point)
4Q: 05:36 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 23 field goal
4Q: 02:16 HOU - Shawn Makredkakis 27 field goal

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 16 22
- by Rushing 4 7
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 3
Total Net Yards 240 366
- Offensive Plays 68 67
- Yards per Play 3.53 5.46
Net Rushing Yards 77 129
- Rushing Attempts 19 32
- Yards per Rush 4.05 4.03
Net Passing Yards 163 237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 17 - 1 33 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 187 259
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/24 2/22
- Yards per Pass Play 3.33 6.77
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 5.2
4th Down Conversions 0/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/48 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 2/13 4/33
Kick Returns/Yards 6/189 3/78
Interception Ret./Yards 1/10 1/17
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 2/4
Avg. Drive Start OWN 22 OWN 42
Time of Possession 23:57 36:03

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	16	22
- by Rushing	4	7
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	3
Total Net Yards	240	366
- Offensive Plays	68	67
- Yards per Play	3.53	5.46
Net Rushing Yards	77	129
- Rushing Attempts	19	32
- Yards per Rush	4.05	4.03
Net Passing Yards	163	237
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 17 - 1	33 - 25 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	187	259
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/24	2/22
- Yards per Pass Play	3.33	6.77
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	5.2
4th Down Conversions	0/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/48	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	2/13	4/33
Kick Returns/Yards	6/189	3/78
Interception Ret./Yards	1/10	1/17
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	6
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	2/4
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 22	OWN 42
Time of Possession	23:57	36:03

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:59	0:34	OWN 34	1	0	Interception
1	8:55	3:50	OWN 23	8	35	Punt
1	4:27	1:51	OPP 40	6	18	Field Goal
2	9:56	1:23	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
2	4:54	1:09	OWN 7	5	11	Punt
2	2:34	2:16	OWN 9	8	37	Punt
3	15:00	1:39	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
3	11:58	4:34	OWN 7	9	39	Fumble
3	4:31	2:28	OWN 17	6	43	Punt
4	12:26	1:47	OWN 27	6	16	Fumble
4	5:29	1:14	OWN 22	4	7	Downs
4	2:11	1:49	OWN 23	7	13	Downs

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:01	OWN 48	7	35	Field Goal
1	10:25	1:30	OPP 23	3	23	Touchdown
1	5:05	0:38	OWN 20	2	7	Interception
1	2:36	2:43	OWN 36	5	57	Field Goal
2	14:36	4:40	OWN 19	8	81	Touchdown
2	8:33	3:39	OWN 33	6	20	Punt
2	3:45	1:11	OWN 40	3	9	Punt
2	0:18	0:18	OWN 21	1	-1	Half
3	13:21	1:23	OWN 41	3	4	Punt
3	7:24	2:53	OPP 46	5	3	Punt
3	2:03	4:37	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	10:39	5:10	OPP 43	8	37	Field Goal
4	4:15	2:04	OPP 29	4	19	Field Goal
4	0:22	0:22	OPP 36	2	-3	Game

Game MVP: Kevin Jackson, Houston Texans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
O.J. Grandon	9	26	2.89	10	1
Matt Winslett	4	26	6.50	11	1
Mario Fulcher	2	8	4.00	6	0
Freddie Villagomez	2	11	5.50	8	0
Milo Tucker	1	4	4.00	4	0
Blake Moss	1	2	2.00	2	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ernesto Sisinni	16	84	5.25	13	5	1
Desmond Ferguson	11	46	4.18	11	2	0
Shannon McCadam	2	-3	-1.50	-1	0	0
Marcus Hodges	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Kevin Jackson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
Darryl Horton	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Blake Moss	43	17	187	3/19	0	26	1	43.4
Milo Tucker	2	0	0	1/5	0	0	0	39.6

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Kevin Jackson	32	25	259	2/22	2	35	1	108.2
Shannon McCadam	1	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB O.J. Grandon	8	14	68	8.50	35	17
WR Tommy Ogden	4	11	72	18.00	36	26
WR Kris Doherty	2	5	27	13.50	8	16
WR Courtney Brady	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
WR Earnest Horner	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Walt Martin	1	6	10	10.00	2	10
RB Mario Fulcher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
FB Matt Winslett	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Roderick Carlisle	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Antonio Shrader	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanford Morris	5	6	53	10.60	2	23	0
TE Dixon Mullis	4	4	37	9.25	0	16	0
WR Marcus Hodges	3	3	24	8.00	0	13	0
RB Desmond Ferguson	3	3	9	3.00	4	7	0
FB Trent Walton	3	3	45	15.00	31	31	1
WR Peter Veighey	2	3	22	11.00	2	15	1
RB Ernesto Sisinni	2	2	42	21.00	39	35	0
TE Heath Moore	2	3	14	7.00	0	8	0
WR Darryl Horton	1	4	13	13.00	3	13	0
WR D.J. Spencer	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Kim Lyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rashad Bradley	1	10	10.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Arturo Horn	1	17	17.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Blake Moss	1	0	0	0
Mario Fulcher	1	0	0	0

Houston	Recov	Force
Quinn Johnson	1	1
Leland Perez	1	0
Roderick Garrett	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dante' Lavoie	6	260	43.3	31.2	52	1

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kennedy Szabo	4	157	39.3	36.0	46	4

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Renaldo Lorz	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	1/1

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Shawn Makredkakis	4/4	0/0	0/0	34	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Horner	2	13	6.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Arturo Horn	4	33	8.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lonnie Parrish	4	150	37.5	1
Tommy Ogden	2	39	19.5	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Darryl Horton	2	45	22.5	0
Arturo Horn	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rashad Bradley	7	3	0.0	30	27
CB Dexter Stanton	7	2	0.0	30	31
OLB Tyler Jacobs	6	2	1.0	26	31
S Kerry Hoyle	6	3	0.0	23	26
ILB Nick Candelaria	4	0	0.0	16	17
CB Matthew Spruce	3	1	0.0	13	19
ILB Stan Spindler	3	1	0.0	25	27
DT Edwin Thomason	3	1	0.0	30	32
DT Cornelius Mowen	3	0	0.0	8	12
DE Danny O'Neill	2	2	0.5	29	26
OLB Norman Joseph	2	2	0.0	22	27
CB Daryl Haynes	2	1	0.0	31	30
ILB Lance Bates	2	0	0.0	12	9
DE Tyrone Boxx	1	0	0.5	16	21
S Brock Rivera	1	2	0.0	14	18
RB O.J. Grandon	1	0	---	---	---
DT Gary Martinez	1	0	0.0	13	14
ILB Perry Cole	0	1	0.0	12	13

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Quinn Johnson	9	1	0.5	18	42
DT Troy Branch	4	0	1.5	8	24
S Roderick Garrett	4	0	1.0	15	46
CB Wade Roberson	4	1	0.0	9	39
OLB Edwin Stone	3	2	0.0	19	49
CB Shannon Briggs	3	0	0.0	10	36
DT Trey Tanner	2	0	0.0	13	31
S Teddy Baxter	2	0	0.0	10	17
DE Martin Corbett	1	0	1.0	12	36
S Daniel Myers	1	1	0.0	13	39
CB Arturo Horn	1	1	0.0	14	32
DT J.C. Morton	1	1	0.0	6	4
CB Torrence White	1	1	0.0	11	24
OLB Lance Stone	1	0	0.0	11	9
OLB Mel Russell	1	0	0.0	3	6
DE Wade Connell	1	0	0.0	10	22
ILB Randy Strong	1	0	0.0	1	5
TE Heath Moore	1	0	---	---	---
DT Roderick Walton	0	1	0.0	13	27

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Tyler Jacobs	1.0	0	31
DE Tyrone Boxx	0.5	1	21
DE Danny O'Neill	0.5	0	26
ILB Nick Candelaria	0.0	1	17
OLB Norman Joseph	0.0	1	27

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Troy Branch	1.5	0	0	0	24
DE Martin Corbett	1.0	0	3	0	36
S Roderick Garrett	1.0	0	0	0	46
ILB Quinn Johnson	0.5	0	1	0	42
DT Trey Tanner	0.0	1	2	1	31
CB Torrence White	0.0	1	0	0	24
DT Roderick Walton	0.0	1	0	0	27
DE Leland Perez	0.0	0	3	0	37
DE Wade Connell	0.0	0	2	0	22
OLB Mel Russell	0.0	0	1	0	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dexter Stanton	7	0	0	31
ILB Nick Candelaria	4	0	0	17
OLB Tyler Jacobs	4	0	0	31
S Rashad Bradley	2	0	1	27
S Kerry Hoyle	2	0	0	26
CB Daryl Haynes	2	0	0	30
CB Matthew Spruce	1	0	0	19
ILB Stan Spindler	1	0	0	27
DT Edwin Thomason	1	0	0	32
DT Cornelius Mowen	1	0	0	12
S Brock Rivera	0	1	0	18

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Wade Roberson	4	1	0	39
CB Shannon Briggs	3	1	0	36
OLB Edwin Stone	2	0	0	49
ILB Quinn Johnson	2	0	0	42
S Teddy Baxter	2	0	0	17
CB Arturo Horn	1	1	1	32
OLB Lance Stone	1	0	0	9
S Roderick Garrett	1	0	0	46
ILB Randy Strong	1	0	0	5
DT Trey Tanner	0	1	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Amos Marion	2	3	18	1	43
Chester Simmons	1	1	4	0	5
Jake Cooper	1	1	3	0	12
Matt Winslett	1	1	11	0	25
Freddie Villagomez	1	1	9	0	16
Cornell Farnsworth	0	3	16	2	42
Isaac Williams	0	3	15	0	44
Benjamin Erickson	0	2	16	0	37
Norbert Jones	0	1	17	0	47
Randall Poppe	0	1	3	0	7
Charles Henley	0	0	1	1	6

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dominic Bullock	3	5	1	25	0	29
Clay Hudson	2	5	0	24	1	28
Omar Vilimek	2	4	0	18	0	16
B.J. DeVine	1	5	0	27	0	28
Tyrus Vaughn	1	4	0	24	1	29
Marlon Blue	1	1	0	25	0	28
Robert Hicks	0	3	0	14	0	14
Amos Sanderson	0	1	0	3	0	3
Trent Walton	0	1	0	20	0	18

Special Teams Statistics

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Amadou Tubbs	4	16
Lance Bates	2	18
Courtney Brady	1	16
Mario Fulcher	0	22
Brock Rivera	0	19
Earnest Horner	0	15
Lonnie Parrish	0	14
Matthew Spruce	0	12
Nick Candelaria	0	12
Freddie Villagomez	0	10
Norman Joseph	0	10
Tommy Ogden	0	9
Dexter Stanton	0	9
Edwin Thomason	0	8
Tyrone Boxx	0	8
Matt Winslett	0	8
Chester Simmons	0	7
Bryce Thornton	0	7
Cornell Farnsworth	0	7
Jake Cooper	0	7
Isaac Williams	0	7
Roderick Carlisle	0	7
Walt Martin	0	6
Dante' Lavoie	0	6
Danny O'Neill	0	4
Stan Spindler	0	3
Kerry Hoyle	0	3
Lamont Warren	0	3
Rashad Bradley	0	3
Tyler Jacobs	0	3
Daryl Haynes	0	3
Perry Cole	0	2
Renaldo Lorz	0	1
Trent Ackerman	0	1

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Edwin Stone	3	13
Trent Walton	1	25
Shannon Briggs	1	20
Heath Moore	1	18
Peter Veighey	1	9
D.J. Spencer	0	19
Desmond Ferguson	0	19
Marcus Hodges	0	17
Lance Stone	0	15
Kennedy Szabo	0	12
Daniel Myers	0	12
Mel Russell	0	10
Arturo Horn	0	10
Dixon Mullis	0	10
Dominic Bullock	0	8
Robert Hicks	0	8
Amos Sanderson	0	8
Omar Vilimek	0	8
Wade Connell	0	7
Emmanuel Fishman	0	5
Shawn Makredkakis	0	4
Nathan Farley	0	4
Trey Tanner	0	3
Darryl Horton	0	3
Kim Lyle	0	3
Troy Branch	0	2
Tyrus Vaughn	0	2
Martin Corbett	0	2
Quinn Johnson	0	2
Randy Strong	0	2
Roderick Walton	0	2
Leland Perez	0	1
Roderick Garrett	0	1
Torrence White	0	1
Wade Roberson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	13	6.5
Middle	11	43	3.9
Right	6	21	3.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	42	6.0
Middle	13	52	4.0
Right	9	39	4.3
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Blake Moss	43	17	2	1	5	4	12	1	1
Milo Tucker	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Kevin Jackson	32	25	3	2	1	1	2	0	1
Shannon McCadam	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	22	3.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	7	90	6.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	6	75	3.8
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	13	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	133	7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	75	9.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	2	38	12.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB O.J. Grandon	14	8	1	68	0	34
WR Tommy Ogden	11	4	1	72	2	41
TE Walt Martin	6	1	1	10	0	38
WR Kris Doherty	5	2	1	27	0	36
WR Roderick Carlisle	4	0	2	0	0	20
WR Courtney Brady	1	1	0	5	0	9
WR Earnest Horner	1	1	0	5	0	1
RB Mario Fulcher	1	0	0	0	0	14
FB Matt Winslett	1	0	0	0	0	25
WR Antonio Shrader	1	0	0	0	0	9

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanford Morris	6	5	0	53	1	23
TE Dixon Mullis	4	4	0	37	0	15
WR Darryl Horton	4	1	0	13	0	19
WR Marcus Hodges	3	3	0	24	0	16
WR Peter Veighey	3	2	0	22	0	24
TE Heath Moore	3	2	1	14	0	17
RB Desmond Ferguson	3	3	0	9	0	13
FB Trent Walton	3	3	0	45	1	18
RB Ernesto Sisinni	2	2	0	42	1	22
WR D.J. Spencer	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Kim Lyle	1	0	0	0	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Desmond Ferguson	4	16	4.00	4.18
Ernesto Sisinni	3	9	3.00	5.25
Darryl Horton	1	2	2.00	2.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Kevin Jackson	6	3	24	4.00	8.09
Shannon McCadam	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Peter Veighey	2	1	15	7.50	7.33
WR Darryl Horton	2	0	0	0.00	3.25
WR Marcus Hodges	1	1	3	3.00	8.00
TE Dixon Mullis	1	1	6	6.00	9.25
TE Heath Moore	1	0	0	0.00	4.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
O.J. Grandon	1	1
Blake Moss	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Ernesto Sisinni	1	0
Desmond Ferguson	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Blake Moss	12	5	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Kevin Jackson	9	6	5
Shannon McCadam	1	0	0

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tommy Ogden	5	2	1
WR Kris Doherty	3	1	1
RB O.J. Grandon	2	2	2
WR Roderick Carlisle	2	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Stanford Morris	3	2	1
WR Darryl Horton	3	1	1
WR Peter Veighey	2	1	1
RB Ernesto Sisinni	1	1	1
RB Desmond Ferguson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck 21,100 (21,100)
End Zone 15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats 7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes 4,000 (4,000)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,500 (69,500 capacity)
Upper Deck	21,100 (21,100)
End Zone	15,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,800 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	13,400 (13,400)
Club Seats	7,000 (7,000)
Luxury Boxes	4,000 (4,000)