2011 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 11, 2011 · Reliant Stadium
Indianapolis Colts
7
at
Houston TexansWinner
34
HOU -9 ✓U 44 ✓
Houston Texans 34–7 — never really in doubt late.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · HOU
17/24, 220 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
3.6 expected points added · +6.1% completion over expected
Passing · IND
16/31, 197 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
-11.1 expected points added · -6.1% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Indianapolis Colts
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Collins | 16/31 | 197 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -11.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addai | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Delone Carter | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | -1.7 |
| Kerry Collins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -5.2 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Wayne | 7 | 11 | 106 | 1 | 37% | 3.8 |
| Dallas Clark | 4 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 17% | 0.9 |
| Pierre Garcon | 3 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 20% | 0.4 |
| Joseph Addai | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13% | -2.8 |
| Jacob Tamme | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.5 |
| Austin Collie | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10% | -1.9 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Angerer | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Brackett | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacob Lacey | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerraud Powers | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavell Conner | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Drake Nevis | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Bethea | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Foster | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Moten | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Mathis | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Texans
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Schaub | 17/24 | 220 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Tate | 24 | 116 | 4.8 | 1 | -6.4 |
| Derrick Ward | 11 | 39 | 3.5 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Steve Slaton | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Matt Schaub | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -0.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Johnson | 7 | 11 | 95 | 1 | 46% | -0.1 |
| Jacoby Jones | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 13% | 4.3 |
| James Casey | 3 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 13% | 2.9 |
| Joel Dreessen | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4% | 1.9 |
| Kevin Walter | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8% | 0.2 |
| Owen Daniels | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8% | 0.7 |
| Steve Slaton | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8% | -5.1 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Cushing | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeMeco Ryans | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glover Quin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.J. Watt | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Smith | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Joseph | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darryl Sharpton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Williams | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Allen | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danieal Manning | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- HOU -9
- Closing total
- 44
- IND moneyline
- +369
- HOU moneyline
- -430
Texans closed -9 and covered, winning by 27.
Total closed 44; the game landed 41 — under by 3.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Reliant Stadium
- Roof / surface
- open · grass
- Kickoff weather
- —
- Referee
- Walt Coleman
- 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.