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2010 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 12, 2010 · Reliant Stadium

Indianapolis Colts

24

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

Peyton ManningQB

40/57, 433 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

18.8 expected points added · +7.6% completion over expected

Passing · HOU

Matt SchaubQB

9/17, 107 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

-3.9 expected points added · -11.0% completion over expected

Rushing · HOU

Arian FosterRB

33 att, 231 yds, 3 TD

16.0 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · IND

Joseph AddaiRB

10 att, 44 yds, 0 TD

-0.4 expected points added on the ground

Receiving · IND

Austin CollieWR

10/11 for 131 yds, 1 TD

19% of team targets · 11.1 expected points added

Receiving · IND

Reggie WayneWR

7/10 for 99 yds, 1 TD

18% of team targets · 8.8 expected points added

Full stat lines

Box score

Indianapolis Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Peyton Manning40/5743330218.8

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Joseph Addai10444.40-0.4

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Austin Collie1011131119%11.1
Reggie Wayne71099118%8.8
Dallas Clark111380123%5.1
Pierre Garcon41175019%-5.4
Joseph Addai6629011%-0.2
Anthony Gonzalez131205%-2.0
Donald Brown13705%-1.1

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Antoine Bethea550.001
Philip Wheeler250.000
Jerraud Powers420.001
Melvin Bullitt320.011
Kelvin Hayden320.001
Justin Tryon310.001
Daniel Muir210.000
Dwight Freeney111.000
Robert Mathis201.000
Pierre Garcon100.000

Houston Texans

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Matt Schaub9/17107112-3.9

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Arian Foster332317.0316.0
Steve Slaton6294.800.1
Matt Schaub3-3-1.00-1.6

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTDTgt shareEPA
Andre Johnson3533029%-3.3
Jacoby Jones2629035%-1.2
Kevin Walter2229112%2.9
Owen Daniels129012%0.1
Arian Foster11706%0.5
Vonta Leach01006%-0.6

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
DeMeco Ryans720.002
Bernard Pollard810.000
Zac Diles630.000
Brice McCain420.000
Mario Williams221.000
Amobi Okoye220.000
Eugene Wilson130.000
Joel Dreessen300.000
Glover Quin210.001
Jesse Nading020.500

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.