Regular Season Week 1: Houston at Indianapolis
September 03, 2073 64° Indianapolis Stadium
Attendance: 53,180 (84%)
Houston 0 3 3 3 - 9
Indianapolis 10 6 0 3 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Indianapolis: 4-7-HOU 18 (9:56) 18-Brian Bullock 35 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 3 HOU 0
(Qtr 1) Indianapolis: 3-5-HOU 5 (1:49) 2-Christopher Bonner pass complete to 16-Frank Townsend for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 18-Brian Bullock. IND 10 HOU 0
(Qtr 2) Houston: 4-1-IND 12 (10:08) 15-Ian Asbury 30 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 10 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Indianapolis: 4-9-HOU 26 (5:06) 18-Brian Bullock 43 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 13 HOU 3
(Qtr 2) Indianapolis: 4-10-HOU 35 (1:27) 18-Brian Bullock 53 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 16 HOU 3
(Qtr 3) Houston: 4-4-IND 9 (1:25) 15-Ian Asbury 27 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 91-Patrick Frankel was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. IND 16 HOU 6
(Qtr 4) Houston: 4-22-IND 38 (2:42) 15-Ian Asbury 56 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 16 HOU 9
(Qtr 4) Indianapolis: 4-5-HOU 29 (1:15) 18-Brian Bullock 46 yard field goal is GOOD. IND 19 HOU 9
Team Statistics
Indianapolis Houston
First Downs 11 14
- Rushing 8 4
- Passing 2 10
- Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 220 202
- Offensive Plays 51 63
- Yards Per Play 4.31 3.21
Net Rushing Yards 163 59
- Rushing Attempts 35 25
- Yards Per Rush 4.66 2.36
Net Passing Yards 57 143
- Att/Comp/Int 15 / 7 / 1 31 / 21 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 67 198
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 10 7 / 55
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.56 3.76
- Yards Per Completion 9.57 9.43
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 2 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 7 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 4.2 10.3
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 1
Penalties/Yards 4 / 20 4 / 25
Punt Returns/Yards 4 / 48 1 / 2
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 19 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 0 1 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 1 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 48 OWN 19
Time of Possession 27:24 32:37
Drive Charts
Indianapolis
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:08 OWN 25 9 57 Field Goal
1 8:20 2:22 OWN 46 3 7 Punt
1 5:13 3:27 OPP 13 6 13 Touchdown
2 10:05 5:02 OWN 22 9 52 Field Goal
2 2:54 1:32 OPP 36 3 0 Field Goal
3 11:50 2:02 OPP 49 5 29 Interception
3 8:54 1:23 OPP 44 3 9 Fumble
3 1:22 3:28 OWN 25 6 25 Punt
4 11:30 1:33 OWN 47 3 3 Punt
4 2:38 1:27 OPP 45 4 15 Field Goal
Houston
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:52 1:33 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
1 5:58 0:44 OWN 5 2 2 Interception
1 1:46 6:42 OWN 25 10 63 Field Goal
2 5:03 2:08 OWN 25 3 -7 Punt
2 1:22 1:22 OWN 25 3 0 Half
3 15:00 3:10 OWN 25 6 12 Interception
3 9:48 0:54 OWN 12 3 -10 Punt
3 7:32 6:10 OWN 30 10 61 Field Goal
4 12:54 1:24 OWN 11 3 -3 Punt
4 9:57 7:19 OWN 6 15 56 Field Goal
4 1:11 1:11 OWN 25 5 30 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Indianapolis
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 David Trull 20 69 3.45 20 3 0
#37 John Staples 11 53 4.82 10 2 0
#43 Ricky Alexander 3 22 7.33 10 1 0
#2 Christopher Bonner 1 19 19.00 19 1 0
Houston
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Rico Carter 13 48 3.69 16 1 0
#49 Robert Howard 11 11 1.00 9 0 0
#28 Michael Landry 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Indianapolis
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#2 Christopher Bonner 15 7 67 1 / 10 1 36 1 54.03
Houston
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Robert Densmore 31 21 198 7 / 55 0 26 2 58.27
Receiving Stats
Indianapolis
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#16 Frank Townsend 2 41 20.50 36 1
#86 Robert Tavares 2 16 8.00 9 0
#87 Thomas Vaughn 1 4 4.00 4 0
#31 David Trull 1 3 3.00 3 0
#37 John Staples 1 3 3.00 3 0
Houston
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Randy Hall 4 47 11.75 18 0
#16 Thomas Velazquez 5 46 9.20 26 0
#14 Kurtis Stewart 5 44 8.80 14 0
#28 Michael Landry 1 21 21.00 21 0
#49 Robert Howard 2 21 10.50 17 0
#12 David McHugh 1 10 10.00 10 0
#17 Ken Eisenhauer 1 6 6.00 6 0
#26 Rico Carter 2 3 1.50 2 0
Blocking Stats
Indianapolis
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#78 George Collins 25 40 1 6
#70 Walter Wall 25 36 0 1
#72 Robert Pimental 25 35 0 2
#86 Robert Tavares 2 28 0 1
#16 Frank Townsend 0 15 0 2
#73 Donald Briggs 25 35 0 2
#77 John Sample 25 39 0 1
#87 Fabian Gabriele 0 13 0 0
#87 Thomas Vaughn 0 18 0 0
#43 Ricky Alexander 2 7 0 0
#37 John Staples 5 12 0 0
#26 Scott Entwistle 8 17 0 0
#75 Robert Kelly 8 1 0 1
#69 Jason Jones 5 0 0 0
#66 Darren Spangler 6 1 0 0
#79 Hector Hein 5 0 0 0
#55 David Smith 1 5 0 1
#57 Craig Canton 0 3 0 0
#25 Chad Cooney 0 3 0 0
#52 Brandon Biron 0 6 0 0
#65 Miguel Williams 0 6 0 1
#20 Robert Engel 0 4 0 0
#42 Julian Cooke 0 5 0 1
#97 Michael Denny 0 6 0 0
#36 Erwin McNair 0 7 0 0
#31 David Trull 3 3 0 1
#22 Larry Campbell 1 3 0 0
#69 Daniel Harkins 0 1 0 0
#63 Charles Bullard 0 1 0 0
#54 Charles Borja 0 1 0 1
#4 Bobby Scalf 0 1 0 0
Houston
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#75 Steven White 44 35 4 6
#82 Randy Hall 12 26 2 2
#68 Fernando Cobb 42 31 1 4
#26 Rico Carter 8 4 0 0
#66 David Henderson 45 30 0 1
#50 Brian Raby 38 26 0 0
#72 Herman Demmer 45 33 0 4
#24 William Stier 8 13 0 2
#28 Michael Landry 18 25 0 1
#74 Leonard Byers 7 2 0 0
#58 Wayne Wooden 10 2 0 0
#71 Randall Simmon 5 0 0 0
#14 Kurtis Stewart 0 9 0 0
#16 Thomas Velazquez 0 9 0 0
#49 Robert Howard 6 3 0 0
#46 Richard Padilla 3 2 0 0
#61 Jack Lovejoy 3 1 0 0
#96 Anthony Johnson 4 1 0 0
#78 Henry White 1 0 0 0
#52 Edgar Horan 0 2 0 0
#31 Stephan Hargis 0 1 0 0
#5 Tom Hummell 0 1 0 0
#44 Branden Dixon 0 1 0 0
#73 Harold Barron 0 1 0 0
#36 Peter Barker 0 1 0 0
#17 Ken Eisenhauer 0 3 0 0
#12 David McHugh 0 1 0 0
#58 David Perez 0 1 0 1
#89 Robert Scott 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Indianapolis
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#20 Robert Engel 2 0 0.00 0
Houston
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#47 Ricky Cole 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Indianapolis
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#43 Ricky Alexander 1 0 0 0
#63 Charles Bullard 0 0 2 0
#16 Frank Townsend 0 1 0 0
Houston
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#26 Rico Carter 1 0 0 0
#49 Robert Howard 1 0 0 0
#82 Randy Hall 0 1 0 0
#47 Ricky Cole 0 1 1 0
#50 Brian Raby 0 1 0 0
Punting
Indianapolis
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#5 Ray Faber 3 126 42.00 41.67 44 3
Houston
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Charles Deleon 4 187 46.75 35.25 53 0
Kicking
Indianapolis
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#18 Brian Bullock 4 / 4 3 / 3 1 / 1 53 1 / 1
Houston
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#15 Ian Asbury 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 56 0 / 0
Punt Return
Indianapolis
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#31 David Trull 4 48 12.0 28 0
Houston
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#49 Robert Howard 1 2 2.0 2 0
Kick Return
Indianapolis
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#43 Ricky Alexander 1 19 19.0 0
Houston
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Indianapolis
Name Tackles Sacks
#52 Brandon Biron 8 0
#55 David Smith 6 3
#36 Erwin McNair 6 0
#20 Robert Engel 6 0
#57 Craig Canton 4 1
#63 Charles Bullard 4 1
#42 Julian Cooke 4 0
#22 Larry Campbell 3 0
#97 Michael Denny 3 0
#50 Brandon Smith 3 1
#28 Gerald Hamil 3 0
#87 Fabian Gabriele 2 0
#65 Miguel Williams 2 1
#98 Luis Medina 1 0
#25 Chad Cooney 1 0
Houston
Name Tackles Sacks
#31 Stephan Hargis 8 0
#61 Jack Lovejoy 6 1
#52 Edgar Horan 5 0
#94 Kenneth Thomas 5 0
#47 Ricky Cole 4 0
#44 Branden Dixon 3 0
#70 Herman Ruiz 3 0
#36 Peter Barker 3 0
#59 Jeffery Preston 2 0
#74 Leonard Byers 2 0
#17 Ken Eisenhauer 2 0
#73 Harold Barron 1 0
#14 Kurtis Stewart 1 0
#96 Anthony Johnson 1 0
#7 Charles Deleon 1 0
#72 Herman Demmer 1 0