2010 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 2010 · Reliant Stadium
Indianapolis Colts
24
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Houston TexansWinner
34
IND -1 upsetO 47.5 ✓Dome
Houston Texans 34–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · IND
40/57, 433 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
18.8 expected points added · +7.6% completion over expected
Passing · HOU
9/17, 107 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
-3.9 expected points added · -11.0% completion over expected
Receiving · IND
10/11 for 131 yds, 1 TD
19% of team targets · 11.1 expected points added
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 40/57 | 433 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18.8 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addai | 10 | 44 | 4.4 | 0 | -0.4 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Collie | 10 | 11 | 131 | 1 | 19% | 11.1 |
| Reggie Wayne | 7 | 10 | 99 | 1 | 18% | 8.8 |
| Dallas Clark | 11 | 13 | 80 | 1 | 23% | 5.1 |
| Pierre Garcon | 4 | 11 | 75 | 0 | 19% | -5.4 |
| Joseph Addai | 6 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 11% | -0.2 |
| Anthony Gonzalez | 1 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5% | -2.0 |
| Donald Brown | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5% | -1.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Bethea | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Philip Wheeler | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerraud Powers | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Melvin Bullitt | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kelvin Hayden | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Justin Tryon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Muir | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwight Freeney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Mathis | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre Garcon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 9/17 | 107 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3.9 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arian Foster | 33 | 231 | 7.0 | 3 | 16.0 |
| Steve Slaton | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Matt Schaub | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | -1.6 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 3 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 29% | -3.3 |
| Jacoby Jones | 2 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 35% | -1.2 |
| Kevin Walter | 2 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 12% | 2.9 |
| Owen Daniels | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 12% | 0.1 |
| Arian Foster | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6% | 0.5 |
| Vonta Leach | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6% | -0.6 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMeco Ryans | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bernard Pollard | 8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zac Diles | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice McCain | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amobi Okoye | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Wilson | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Dreessen | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jesse Nading | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- IND -1
- Closing total
- 47.5
- IND moneyline
- -117
- HOU moneyline
- +106
Colts closed -1 and lost outright — an upset against the closing number.
Total closed 47.5; the game landed 58 — over by 10.5.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- closed · grass
- Kickoff weather
- Indoors — weather neutralized
- Referee
- Ed Hochuli
- Rest
- IND 7 days · HOU 7 days
- Coaches
- Jim Caldwell vs Gary Kubiak
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.