Carroll Angeles

COLTS 7
TEXANS 34
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Reliant Stadium
2011 GAME REVIEWS
BROWNS 27
COLTS 19
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Lucas Oil Stadium
The Indianapolis Colts opened the regular season with a 34-7 loss
to the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium. It was all Houston most
of the way, with the Texans totaling 384 yards of total offense.
Quarterback Matt Schaub completed 17-of-24 passing attempts
for 220 yards, one touchdown and a passer rating of 78.5. Running
back Ben Tate added 116 rushing yards and one touchdown
on 24 carries while Jacoby Jones brought back a punt for a 79-
yard touchdown. The Colts lone score came on a six-yard touchdown
pass from Kerry Collins to Reggie Wayne. With his 197
passing yards, Collins surpassed Joe Montana (40,551) for 10th
place on the league’s all-time passing yardage list. Wayne finished
the day with seven receptions for 106 yards (15.1 avg.) and one
touchdown.
SCORING DRIVE
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play IND HOU
Texans 1 4:27 Rackers 25 yd. field goal 0 3
Texans 1 2:56 Ward 1 yd. run (Rackers kick) 0 10
Texans 1 1:41 Tate 2 yd. run (Rackers kick) 0 17
Texans 2 6:57 Johnson 4 yd. pass from Schaub 0 24
(Rackers kick)
Texans 2 1:34 Rackers 29 yard field goal 0 27
Texans 2 0:54 Jones 79 yd. punt return 0 34
(Rackers kick)
Colts 4 9:17 Wayne 6 yd. pass from Collins 7 34
(Vinatieri kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
Colts Texans
Total Net Yards 236 384
Net Yards Rushing 64 167
Net Yards Passing 172 217
Total First Downs 15 26
Third Down Efficiency 1-9-11% 5-11-45%
Punts (Number and Average) 6-46.8 2-44.5
Net Punting Average 25.0 34.5
Penalties 6-60 4-30
Fumbles (Number and Lost) 3-2 1-1
Touchdowns 1 4
Field Goals (Made and Attempted) 0-1 2-2
Red Zone Efficiency 1-3-33% 3-6-50%
Time of Possession 23:16 36:44
STARTERS
The Indianapolis Colts lost its home opener by a 27-19 margin
against the Cleveland Browns at Lucas Oil Stadium. Kicker Adam
Vinatieri split the uprights on all four field goal attempts, including
a 52-yarder, however two touchdowns from Browns running back
Peyton Hillis made the difference as Cleveland tallied 13 points in
the fourth quarter. Quarterback Kerry Collins completed 19 passes
for 191 yards and one touchdown while wide receiver Reggie
Wayne paced the team with four catches for 66 yards. Running
backs Joseph Addai and Delone Carter also combined for 110
rushing yards. Defensively, Dwight Freeney contributed with the
team’s lone sack while the unit forced four fumbles. Browns quarterback
Colt McCoy completed 22-of-32 passing attempts for 211
yards, one touchdown and a 97.3 passer rating.
SCORING DRIVE
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play CLE IND
Colts 1 10:31 Vinatieri 39 yd. field goal 0 3
Colts 2 14:15 Vinatieri 27 yd. field goal 0 6
Browns 2 7:53 Moore 16 yd. pass from McCoy 7 6
(Dawson kick)
Colts 2 3:53 Vinatieri 52 yd. field goal 7 9
Browns 2 0:15 Hillis 1 yd. run (Dawson kick) 14 9
Colts 3 6:52 Vinatieri 36 yd. field goal 14 12
Browns 4 10:57 Dawson 20 yd. field goal 17 12
Browns 4 3:55 Hillis 24 yd. field goal 24 12
Browns 4 2:59 Dawson 23 yd. field goal 27 12
Colts 4 0:24 Clark 6 yd. pass from Collins 27 19
(Vinatieri kick)
TEAM STATISTICS
Browns Colts
Total Net Yards 303 285
Net Yards Rushing 106 109
Net Yards Passing 197 176
Total First Downs 18 19
Third Down Efficiency 8-16-50% 4-14-29%
Punts (Number and Average) 5-40.2 4-52.0
Net Punting Average 40.2 39.0
Penalties 3-49 4-21
Fumbles (Number and Lost) 4-1 1-1
Touchdowns 3 1
Field Goals (Made and Attempted) 2-2 4-4
Red Zone Efficiency 2-4-50% 1-3-33%
Time of Possession 34:34 25:26
STARTERS
COLTS
WR Wayne LE Mathis
LT Castonzo LDT Moala
LG Reitz RDT Foster
C Saturday RE Freeney
RG Diem SLB Angerer
RT Linkenbach MLB Brackett
WR Garcon WLB Conner
TE Clark LCB Lacey
QB Collins RCB Powers
RB Addai SS Bullitt
TE Tamme FS Bethea
TEXANS
WR Johnson DE Watt
LT Brown DT Cody
LG W. Smith DE A. Smith
C Myers SLB Barwin
RG Brisiel ILB Cushing
RT Winston ILB Ryans
WR Walter WLB Williams
TE Daniels LCB Jackson
QB Schaub RCB Joseph
RB Ward SS Quin
FB Casey FS Manning
COLTS
WR Wayne LE Anderson
LT Castonzo LDT Moala
LG Reitz RDT Johnson
C Saturday RE Freeney
RG Diem SLB Wheeler
RT Linkenbach MLB Angerer
WR Garcon WLB Conner
TE Clark LCB Lacey
QB Collins RCB Powers
RB Addai SS Bullitt
TE Eldridge FS Bethea
BROWNS
WR Cribbs LE Sheard
LT Thomas DT Taylor
LG Pinkston DT Rubin
C Mack RE Mitchell
RG Lauvao SLB Fujita
RT Hicks MLB Jackson
WR Massaquoi WLB Gocong
TE Watson LCB Haden
QB McCoy RCB Brown
RB Hillis SS Ward
FB Marecic FS Adams