Indianapolis 31 to Houston 17

STATISTICS:

Rushing: Indianapolis - BackupRB: 2 for 0 yards (0 ave, 0 TD), Carter: 12 for 25 yards (2.1 ave, 0 TD), Mason: 1 for 5 yards (5 ave, 0 TD), Ford: 15 for 105 yards (7 ave, 1 TD), Tucker: 3 for 57 yards (1 TD)
Houston - Williams:11 for 28 yards (2.5 ave, 0 TD), Williams:4 for 6 yards (1.5 ave, 0 TD), Burton:1 for 4 yards (4 ave, 0 TD), Mallory:0 for 0 yards (NAN ave, 0 TD), Stroud: 3 for 1 yards (0 TD), Moore: 1 for 5 yards (0 TD)

Passing: Indianapolis - Goff: 19-for-23, 278 yards, 2 TD / 1 INT
Houston - Stroud: 22-for-36, 301 yards, 2 TD / 0 INT


Receptions: Indianapolis - Darden:3-41yds, Woods:6-95yds, Crowder:1-19yds, Harris:1-14yards, Tucker:0-0yards, Hockenson:6-78yds, Bellinger:0-0yards, BackupRB:0-0yds, Carter:0-0yards, Mason:0-0yards, Ford:2-31yards
Houston - London:7-90yards, Moore:3-40yds, Watkins:2-17yards, Toure:1-11yds, Backup WR:1-9yds, Manhertz:1-13yards, Schoonmaker:1-11yds, Williams:1-20yards, Williams:2-16yds, Burton:0-0yards, Mallory:3-74yards

Kick Returns: Indianapolis - King: 1 for 10 yards (10 ave), Carter: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)
Houston - Toure: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave), London: 1 for 12 yards (12 ave)

Punt Returns: Indianapolis - King: 3 for 7 yards (2 ave), Woods: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)
Houston - Toure: 3 for 4 yards (1 ave), London: 0 for 0 yards (NAN ave)

Kickers: Indianapolis - Lutz: 1-for-1; Houston - Blankenship: 1-for-2
Punters: Indianapolis - Sanchez: 3-37 ave. (in20:2, blocks:0)
Houston - Baringer: 3-48 ave. (in20:1, blocks:0)

PLAY-BY-PLAY:
Welcome to Houston. Following the coin toss, Houston will receive the ball first.

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
14:53 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... C.J. Stroud (1-for-1 23 yds | 100%:59) passes complete to Drake London for 23 yards.
14:09 | 1 and 10 @ 48 (48)... Incomplete pass.
14:00 | 2 and 10 @ 48 (48)... C.J. Stroud (2-for-3 38 yds | 67%:59) passes complete to Will Mallory for 15 yards.
13:27 | 1 and 10 @ 37 (63)... Incomplete pass.
13:21 | 2 and 10 @ 37 (63)... Indianapolis defense gets the sack!
13:14 | 3 and 17 @ 44 (56)... C.J. Stroud (3-for-5 49 yds | 60%:59) passes complete to Drake London for 11 yards.
12:28 | 4 and 6 @ 33 (67)...
Here's a 50 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 3 to 0

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
12:22 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (75)... Michael Carter runs for 4 yards (1-4yds | 4 ave:4.1).
11:57 | 2 and 6 @ 29 (71)... Houston defense gets the sack!
11:51 | 3 and 7 @ 28 (72)... Jared Goff (1-for-1 11 yds | 100%:79) passes complete to T.J. Hockenson for 11 yards.
11:18 | 1 and 10 @ 39 (61)... Jared Goff (2-for-2 23 yds | 100%:79) passes complete to Robert Woods for 12 yards.
10:44 | 1 and 10 @ 49 (49)... Houston gets the interception!
10:31 | 1 and 10 @ 28 (28)... Incomplete pass.
10:21 | 2 and 10 @ 28 (28)... C.J. Stroud (4-for-7 64 yds | 57%:59) passes complete to Elijah Moore for 15 yards.
9:43 | 1 and 10 @ 43 (43)... C.J. Stroud (5-for-8 75 yds | 63%:59) passes complete to Drake London for 11 yards.
9:13 | 1 and 10 @ 46 (54)... Incomplete pass.
9:05 | 2 and 10 @ 46 (54)... C.J. Stroud (6-for-10 87 yds | 60%:59) passes complete to Elijah Moore for 12 yards.
8:17 | 1 and 10 @ 34 (66)... Darrel Williams runs for 6 yards (1-6yds | 6 ave:2.5).
7:47 | 2 and 4 @ 28 (72)... Indianapolis needs to call a TIMEOUT (2 left). Incomplete pass.
7:33 | 3 and 4 @ 28 (72)... C.J. Stroud (7-for-12 105 yds | 58%:59) passes complete to Will Mallory for 18 yards.
6:46 | 1 and 10 @ 10 (90)... Stroud throws a 10 yard TOUCHDOWN to Drake London!

TOUCHDOWN Houston!! Houston 10 to Indianapolis 0

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
6:33 | 1 and 10 @ 75 (75)...
6:33 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (75)... Ben Mason runs for 5 yards (1-5yds | 5 ave:2.6).
5:49 | 2 and 5 @ 30 (70)... Houston defense gets the sack!
5:37 | 3 and 13 @ 22 (78)... Incomplete pass.
5:32 | 4 and 13 @ 22 (78)... Rigoberto Sanchez punts the ball 48 yards (48:44)
Samori Toure returns the ball 0 yards.
5:10 | 1 and 10 @ 30 (30)... Darrel Williams runs for -2 yards (2-4yds | 2 ave:2.5).
4:27 | 2 and 12 @ 28 (28)... Darrel Williams runs for 6 yards (3-10yds | 3.3 ave:2.5).
3:44 | 3 and 6 @ 34 (34)... Incomplete pass.
3:38 | 4 and 6 @ 34 (34)... Bryce Baringer punts the ball 51 yards (51:48)
Desmond King returns the ball 5 yards.
3:14 | 1 and 10 @ 20 (80)... Jerome Ford runs for 6 yards (1-6yds | 6 ave:6.7).
2:35 | 2 and 4 @ 26 (74)... Jared Goff (3-for-4 34 yds | 75%:79) passes complete to T.J. Hockenson for 11 yards.
2:07 | 1 and 10 @ 37 (63)... Jerome Ford runs for 6 yards (2-12yds | 6 ave:6.7).
1:34 | 2 and 4 @ 43 (57)... Jerome Ford runs for 7 yards (3-19yds | 6.3 ave:6.7).
1:09 | 1 and 10 @ 50 (50)... Jerome Ford runs for 4 yards (4-23yds | 5.8 ave:6.7).
0:28 | 2 and 6 @ 46 (46)... Jared Goff (4-for-5 46 yds | 80%:79) passes complete to Robert Woods for 12 yards.
0:00 | 1 and 10 @ 34 (34)...

End of Quarter 1 (Indianapolis 0 to Houston 10)

Incomplete pass.
14:51 | 2 and 10 @ 34 (34)... Jared Goff (5-for-7 57 yds | 71%:79) passes complete to T.J. Hockenson for 11 yards.
14:22 | 1 and 10 @ 23 (23)... Jared Goff (6-for-8 69 yds | 75%:79) passes complete to Robert Woods for 12 yards.
13:52 | 1 and 10 @ 11 (11)... Jerome Ford runs for 8 yards (5-31yds | 6.2 ave:6.7).
13:21 | 2 and 2 @ 3 (3)... Goff throws a 3 yard TOUCHDOWN to T.J. Hockenson!

TOUCHDOWN Indianapolis!! Indianapolis 7 to Houston 10

The kick comes to Drake London at the 2, returned to 14.
13:13 | 1 and 10 @ 14 (14)...
13:13 | 1 and 10 @ 14 (14)... Darrel Williams runs for -2 yards (4-8yds | 2 ave:2.5).
12:43 | 2 and 12 @ 12 (12)... Trayveon Williams runs for 4 yards (1-4yds | 4 ave:2.5).
12:06 | 3 and 8 @ 16 (16)... C.J. Stroud (9-for-15 127 yds | 60%:59) passes complete to Drake London for 12 yards.
11:32 | 1 and 10 @ 28 (28)... Darrel Williams runs for 5 yards (5-13yds | 2.6 ave:2.5).
11:02 | 2 and 5 @ 33 (33)... C.J. Stroud FUMBLES! Indianapolis recovers! C.J. Stroud ran for 3 yards on the play before being stripped of the ball (1-3yds | 3 ave:0.3).
10:37 | 1 and 10 @ (36)...
10:37 | 1 and 10 @ 36 (36)... Jerome Ford runs for 9 yards (6-40yds | 6.7 ave:6.7).
9:57 | 2 and 1 @ 27 (27)... Tre Tucker runs for 22 yards (1-22yds | 22 ave:34).
9:10 | 1 and 5 @ 5 (5)... Jerome Ford runs for 3 yards (7-43yds | 6.1 ave:6.7).
8:31 | 2 and 2 @ 2 (2)... Jerome Ford runs for 2 yards (8-45yds | 5.6 ave:6.7).
TOUCHDOWN Indianapolis!! Indianapolis 14 to Houston 10

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
7:44 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)...
7:44 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Michael Burton runs for 4 yards (1-4yds | 4 ave:2.5).
7:14 | 2 and 6 @ 29 (29)... C.J. Stroud runs for 0 yards (2-3yds | 1.5 ave:0.3).
6:41 | 3 and 6 @ 29 (29)... Incomplete pass.
6:27 | 4 and 6 @ 29 (29)... Bryce Baringer punts the ball 45 yards (48:48)
Desmond King returns the ball 1 yards.
5:57 | 1 and 10 @ 27 (73)... Jerome Ford runs for 68 yards (9-113yds | 12.6 ave:6.7).
5:13 | 1 and 5 @ 5 (5)... Tre Tucker runs for 5 yards (2-27yds | 13.5 ave:34).
TOUCHDOWN Indianapolis!! Indianapolis 21 to Houston 10

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
4:24 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)...
4:24 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Darrel Williams runs for -1 yards (6-12yds | 2 ave:2.5).
3:51 | 2 and 11 @ 24 (24)... C.J. Stroud runs for -2 yards (3-1yds | 0.3 ave:0.3).
3:12 | 3 and 13 @ 22 (22)... C.J. Stroud (10-for-17 168 yds | 59%:59) passes complete to Will Mallory for 41 yards.
2:32 | 1 and 10 @ 37 (63)... C.J. Stroud (11-for-18 173 yds | 61%:59) passes complete to Quez Watkins for 5 yards.
2:05 | 2 and 5 @ 32 (68)... Incomplete pass. TWO-MINUTE WARNING
1:57 | 3 and 5 @ 32 (68)... C.J. Stroud (12-for-20 176 yds | 60%:59) passes complete to Trayveon Williams for 3 yards. TIMEOUT Houston (2 left)
1:52 | 4 and 2 @ 29 (71)...
Here's a 46 fieldgoal attempt... MISS!
1:52 | 1 and 10 @ 36 (64)... Jared Goff (8-for-10 82 yds | 80%:79) passes complete to Jaelon Darden for 10 yards.
1:15 | 1 and 10 @ 46 (54)... Jared Goff (9-for-11 94 yds | 82%:79) passes complete to Robert Woods for 12 yards.
0:47 | 1 and 10 @ 42 (42)... Incomplete pass.
0:37 | 2 and 10 @ 42 (42)... Houston defense gets the sack!
0:23 | 3 and 20 @ 48 (52)... Jared Goff (10-for-13 105 yds | 77%:79) passes complete to Jerome Ford for 11 yards.
0:00 | 4 and 9 @ 41 (41)...

End of Quarter 2 (Indianapolis 21 to Houston 10)

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
14:53 | 1 and 10 @ 75 (75)... Tre Tucker runs for 30 yards (3-57yds | 19 ave:34).
14:05 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (45)... Michael Carter runs for 4 yards (2-8yds | 4 ave:4.1).
13:32 | 2 and 6 @ 41 (41)... Penalty on Indianapolis.
13:32 | 2 and 16 @ 49 (51)... Some BackupRB runs for 0 yards (1-0yds | 0 ave:0.1).
12:55 | 3 and 16 @ 49 (51)... Jared Goff (11-for-14 128 yds | 79%:82) passes complete to T.J. Hockenson for 23 yards.
12:29 | 1 and 10 @ 28 (28)... Jerome Ford runs for -2 yards (10-111yds | 11.1 ave:6.7).
12:00 | 2 and 12 @ 30 (30)... Jerome Ford runs for 0 yards (11-111yds | 10.1 ave:6.7).
11:20 | 3 and 12 @ 30 (30)... Jared Goff (12-for-15 158 yds | 80%:82) passes complete to Robert Woods for 30 yards.
TOUCHDOWN Indianapolis!! Indianapolis 28 to Houston 10

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
10:34 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)...
10:34 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Darrel Williams runs for 6 yards (7-18yds | 2.6 ave:2.5).
9:50 | 2 and 4 @ 31 (31)... Elijah Moore runs for 5 yards (1-5yds | 5 ave:5).
9:16 | 1 and 10 @ 36 (36)... Darrel Williams runs for 1 yards (8-19yds | 2.4 ave:2.5).
8:44 | 2 and 9 @ 37 (37)... Trayveon Williams runs for -3 yards (2-1yds | 0.5 ave:2.5).
8:13 | 3 and 12 @ 34 (34)... Incomplete pass.
8:05 | 4 and 12 @ 34 (34)... Bryce Baringer punts the ball 49 yards (48.3:48)
Desmond King returns the ball 1 yards.
7:37 | 1 and 10 @ 18 (82)... Some BackupRB runs for 0 yards (2-0yds | 0 ave:0.1).
7:12 | 2 and 10 @ 18 (82)... Jerome Ford runs for -3 yards (12-108yds | 9 ave:6.7).
6:36 | 3 and 13 @ 15 (85)... Jared Goff (13-for-16 178 yds | 81%:82) passes complete to Jerome Ford for 20 yards.
5:48 | 1 and 10 @ 35 (65)... Jerome Ford runs for -2 yards (13-106yds | 8.2 ave:6.7).
5:05 | 2 and 12 @ 33 (67)... Jerome Ford runs for 0 yards (14-106yds | 7.6 ave:6.7).
4:26 | 3 and 12 @ 33 (67)... Jared Goff (14-for-17 191 yds | 82%:82) passes complete to Jaelon Darden for 13 yards.
3:46 | 1 and 10 @ 46 (54)... Michael Carter runs for 2 yards (3-10yds | 3.3 ave:2).
3:12 | 2 and 8 @ 48 (52)... Jerome Ford runs for -1 yards (15-105yds | 7 ave:6.7).
2:39 | 3 and 9 @ 47 (53)... Incomplete pass.
2:31 | 4 and 9 @ 47 (53)... Rigoberto Sanchez punts the ball 39 yards (43.5:44)
Samori Toure returns the ball 3 yards.
2:06 | 1 and 10 @ 17 (17)... Darrel Williams runs for 4 yards (9-23yds | 2.6 ave:2.5).
1:28 | 2 and 6 @ 21 (21)... Trayveon Williams runs for 7 yards (3-8yds | 2.7 ave:2.5).
1:01 | 1 and 10 @ 28 (28)... Penalty on Houston.
1:01 | 1 and 20 @ 18 (18)... Darrel Williams runs for -1 yards (10-22yds | 2.2 ave:2.5).
0:20 | 2 and 21 @ 17 (17)... Trayveon Williams runs for -2 yards (4-6yds | 1.5 ave:2.5).
0:00 | 3 and 23 @ 15 (15)...

End of Quarter 3 (Indianapolis 28 to Houston 10)

C.J. Stroud (13-for-22 189 yds | 59%:59) passes complete to Drake London for 13 yards.
14:33 | 4 and 10 @ 28 (28)... Going for it on 4th down... incomplete pass.
Ball turned over on downs.
14:33 | 1 and 10 @ 28 (28)... Michael Carter runs for 2 yards (4-12yds | 3 ave:2).
13:54 | 2 and 8 @ 26 (26)... Jared Goff (15-for-19 210 yds | 79%:82) passes complete to Jamison Crowder for 19 yards.
13:04 | 1 and 7 @ 7 (7)... Michael Carter runs for 2 yards (5-14yds | 2.8 ave:2).
12:20 | 2 and 5 @ 5 (5)... Michael Carter runs for 1 yards (6-15yds | 2.5 ave:2).
11:44 | 3 and 4 @ 4 (4)... Michael Carter runs for 1 yards (7-16yds | 2.3 ave:2).
11:12 | 4 and 3 @ 3 (3)...
Here's a 20 fieldgoal attempt... GOOD! 31 to 10

The kickoff goes deep into the endzone for a touchback.
11:05 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Darrel Williams runs for 6 yards (11-28yds | 2.5 ave:2.5).
10:32 | 2 and 4 @ 31 (31)... C.J. Stroud (14-for-24 202 yds | 58%:59) passes complete to Chris Manhertz for 13 yards.
9:48 | 1 and 10 @ 44 (44)... C.J. Stroud (15-for-25 215 yds | 60%:59) passes complete to Elijah Moore for 13 yards.
9:00 | 1 and 10 @ 43 (57)... Incomplete pass.
8:52 | 2 and 10 @ 43 (57)... C.J. Stroud (16-for-27 235 yds | 59%:59) passes complete to Darrel Williams for 20 yards.
8:21 | 1 and 10 @ 23 (77)... Incomplete pass.
8:13 | 2 and 10 @ 23 (77)... C.J. Stroud (17-for-29 247 yds | 59%:59) passes complete to Quez Watkins for 12 yards.
7:41 | 1 and 10 @ 11 (89)... Stroud throws a 11 yard TOUCHDOWN to Luke Schoonmaker!

TOUCHDOWN Houston!! Houston 17 to Indianapolis 31

The kick comes to Desmond King at the -2. Penalty on the return brings the ball back to the 8.

7:29 | 1 and 10 @ 92 (92)...
7:29 | 1 and 10 @ 8 (92)... Michael Carter runs for 1 yards (8-17yds | 2.1 ave:2).
6:48 | 2 and 9 @ 9 (91)... Jared Goff (16-for-20 229 yds | 80%:82) passes complete to T.J. Hockenson for 19 yards.
6:00 | 1 and 10 @ 28 (72)... Michael Carter runs for 3 yards (9-20yds | 2.2 ave:2).
5:18 | 2 and 7 @ 31 (69)... Jared Goff (17-for-21 243 yds | 81%:82) passes complete to Deonte Harris for 14 yards.
4:39 | 1 and 10 @ 45 (55)... Penalty on Indianapolis.
4:39 | 1 and 20 @ 35 (65)... Michael Carter runs for 1 yards (10-21yds | 2.1 ave:2).
3:57 | 2 and 19 @ 36 (64)... Jared Goff (18-for-22 261 yds | 82%:82) passes complete to Jaelon Darden for 18 yards.
3:07 | 3 and 1 @ 46 (46)... Michael Carter runs for 3 yards (11-24yds | 2.2 ave:2). TIMEOUT Houston (2 left)
3:00 | 1 and 10 @ 43 (43)... Penalty on Indianapolis.
3:00 | 1 and 20 @ 47 (53)... Michael Carter runs for 1 yards (12-25yds | 2.1 ave:2).
2:10 | 2 and 19 @ 48 (52)... Houston defense gets the sack! TWO-MINUTE WARNING
2:00 | 3 and 22 @ 45 (55)... Jared Goff (19-for-23 278 yds | 83%:82) passes complete to Robert Woods for 17 yards.
1:14 | 4 and 5 @ 38 (38)... Rigoberto Sanchez punts the ball 25 yards (37.3:44)
Samori Toure returns the ball 1 yards.
0:46 | 1 and 10 @ 14 (14)... Incomplete pass.
0:38 | 2 and 10 @ 14 (14)... C.J. Stroud (19-for-32 269 yds | 59%:59) passes complete to Samori Toure for 11 yards. TIMEOUT Houston (1 left)
0:30 | 1 and 10 @ 25 (25)... Incomplete pass.
0:20 | 2 and 10 @ 25 (25)... C.J. Stroud (20-for-34 278 yds | 59%:59) passes complete to Backup WR for 9 yards. TIMEOUT Houston (0 left)
0:11 | 3 and 1 @ 34 (34)... C.J. Stroud (21-for-35 291 yds | 60%:59) passes complete to Trayveon Williams for 13 yards.
0:03 | 1 and 10 @ 47 (47)... C.J. Stroud (22-for-36 301 yds | 61%:59) passes complete to Drake London for 10 yards.
0:00 | 1 and 10 @ 43 (57)...

End of Quarter 4 (Indianapolis 31 to Houston 17)

CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS: ADJUSTMENTS TO WEEKLY UPDATE STATS
Indianapolis Offensive Line Grade (5.8) vs. Houston Front Seven (5.7) = 0.1 in the trenches
Houston Offensive Line (5.3) vs. Indianapolis Front Seven (5.8) = -0.5 adjustments to running averages
Indianapolis QB Completion % Impacts (x.1): WR (5.8) + OL (5.8) - Houston F7 (5.7) - SEC (6) = -0.01
Houston QB Completion % Impacts (x.1): WR (5.5) + OL (5.3) - Indianapolis F7 (5.8) - SEC (5.5) = -0.05
These adjustments will not always apply completely, such as in cases where QBs have high completion percentages already and get more yard rewards for strong adjustments instead and smaller (7%) percentage boost. Max 15%. WR collective grades increase .5 for 25+ catches in a week IRL in updates. Max OL/F7 difference for RB averages +/- 1.5yd ave.

Indianapolis QB1: update 28-for-35 (80%, -0.01 adj) 323-yds (11.5 ypc) 3/1 | SIM: 19-for-23 (83%) 278-yds (14.6 ypc), 2 TD / 1 INT
Houston QB1 update :30-for-47 (64%, -0.05 adj) 384-yds (12.8 ypc) 2/0 | SIM: 22-for-36 (61%) 301-yds (13.7 ypc), 2 TD / 0 INT
Indianapolis RB1: 1-0 (0.1 adj) | SIM: 2-0 (0 ave) ; RB2: 2-8 (4.1 adj) | SIM: 12-25 (2.1 ave) ; RB3: 2-5 (2.6 adj) | SIM: 1-5 (5 ave) ; RB4: 16-106 (6.7 adj) | SIM: 15-105 (7 ave)
Houston RB1: 10-30 (2.5 adj) | SIM: 11-28 (2.5 ave) ; RB2: 4-12 (2.5 adj) | SIM: 4-6 (1.5 ave) ; RB3: 1-3 (2.5 adj) | SIM: 1-4 (4 ave) ; RB4: 1-2 (1.5 adj) | SIM: 0-0 (NAN ave)
Indianapolis WR1: 3-20 (6.7) | S: 3-41yds (13.7) ; WR2: 6-74 (12.3) | S: 6-95yds (15.8) ; WR3: 2-8 (4) | S: 1-19yds (19) ; WR4: 2-4 (2) | S: 1-14yds (14) ; WR5: 1-2 (2) | S: 0-0yds (NAN) ; TE1: 7-66 (9.4) | S: 6-78yds (13) ; TE2: - (NAN) | S: 0-0yds (NAN)
Houston WR1: 6-67 (11.2) | S: 7-90yds (12.9) ; WR2: 3-36 (12) | S: 3-40yds (13.3) ; WR3: 2-8 (4) | S: 2-17yds (8.5) ; WR4: 1-6 (6) | S: 1-11yds (11) ; WR5: 1-2 (2) | S: 1-9yds (9) ; TE1: 2-10 (5) | S: 1-13yds (13) ; TE2: - (NAN) | S: 1-11yds (11)
RB averages may shift in the game when they use up their weekly update carries, or if any unused TDs later in the game. WR and QB averages per completion are split between both player projections.