2024 · Week 1
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts
Sep 8, 2024 · Lucas Oil Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Houston Texans edged Indianapolis Colts 29–27. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Texans had just a 48% chance going in. Texans improve to 1-0; Colts fall to 0-1. Joe Mixon led the way with 159 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; 3 catches for 19 yards. Texans out-gained the opponent 447–316 in total yards.
Team stats
| HOU | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | First downs | 13 |
| 447 | Total yards | 316 |
| 234 | Passing yards | 212 |
| 213 | Rushing yards | 104 |
| 24/32 | Comp / Att | 9/19 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 4 | Sacks taken | 2 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(6:48) 15-K.Fairbairn 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q1(5:20) (Shotgun) 5-A.Richardson pass deep middle to 14-A.Pierce for 60 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q13-S.Shrader extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q1(1:42) 15-K.Fairbairn 50 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q2(11:35) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short middle to 1-S.Diggs for 9 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q3(11:00) 15-K.Fairbairn 51 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q3(5:43) (Shotgun) 28-J.Taylor up the middle for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q4(13:45) 28-J.Mixon left end for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q415-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(12:22) (Shotgun) 5-A.Richardson pass deep right to 16-A.Dulin for 54 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q43-S.Shrader extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(4:45) (Shotgun) 7-C.Stroud pass short left to 1-S.Diggs for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q415-K.Fairbairn extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Weeks, Holder-6-T.Townsend.
- Q4(2:20) (Shotgun) 5-A.Richardson scrambles right end for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q43-S.Shrader extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
Box score
HOU
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 24/32 | 234 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Joe Mixon | 30 | 159 | 1 |
| Tank Dell | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Dameon Pierce | 3 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mixon | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| Nico Collins | 6 | 8 | 117 | 0 |
| Tank Dell | 3 | 7 | 40 | 0 |
| Stefon Diggs | 6 | 6 | 33 | 2 |
| Dalton Schultz | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Brevin Jordan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Xavier Hutchinson | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dare Ogunbowale | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Richardson | 9/19 | 212 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Richardson | 6 | 56 | 1 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 16 | 48 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Pierce | 3 | 3 | 125 | 1 |
| Ashton Dulin | 1 | 1 | 54 | 1 |
| Michael Pittman | 4 | 8 | 31 | 0 |
| Adonai Mitchell | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Kylen Granson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |