WEEK 1 · FINAL
THE READ
Colts run away with it, 49-28
Colts 49, Texans 28, and it was not that close. Anthony Richardson Sr threw for Colts — 23/39, 444 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT. C.J. Stroud was steady for Texans — 14/40, 324 yards, 2 TD, 6 INT — in a losing effort. Total yards: Colts 521, Texans 351.
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THE WIDER PICTURE
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IN THE BOOTH
Marcus Reyes
The numbers guy
Richardson threw for 444 yards and 5 touchdowns because Houston's secondary couldn't cover anybody and Stroud's 6 interceptions meant the Colts got the ball back to do it again.
Riley Parker
The chaos merchant
· replying
Houston abandoned the run so completely—82% pass plays on 9 rushing attempts—that even Nico Collins' 181 yards couldn't save a team that gave the ball away 6 times and managed just 27 yards on the ground; you can't win a football game that lopsided.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
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did not happen.
Anthony Richardson Sr
Colts
23/39, 444 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
C.J. Stroud
Texans
14/40, 324 yards, 2 TD, 6 INT
Nico Collins
Texans
7 catches, 181 yards, 2 TD
WHAT DECIDED IT
Total yards
Colts 521, Texans 351
Colts
Through the air
Colts 444, Texans 324
Colts
On the ground
Colts 77, Texans 27
Colts
Giveaways
Texans 6, Colts 4
Colts
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 69% · Rush 31% · 49.0 scored, 28.0 allowed
11.1 yds/att
57.5% completions
4.3 yds/carry
521.0 yds/game
4.0 giveaways/game
4.8% sack rate
last 1: 1-0
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 64 · Aggressive
Balance 58
Ball security 0
Back usage 24%
QB runs 4.0/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 4.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 85
WR 86
TE 86
RB 89
OL 85
DL 80
LB 81
DB 87
Best: Jonathan Taylor HB 97
Fastest: Jonathan Taylor HB 94 SPD
8 at star dev or better
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 82% · Rush 18% · 28.0 scored, 49.0 allowed
8.1 yds/att
35.0% completions
3.0 yds/carry
351.0 yds/game
6.0 giveaways/game
4.8% sack rate
last 1: 0-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 44 · Aggressive
Balance 27
Ball security 0
Back usage 18%
Most exposed: ball security -- 6.0 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 86
WR 86
TE 84
RB 86
OL 78
DL 86
LB 79
DB 90
Best: Will Anderson Jr LEDG 95
Fastest: Peter Richmond WR 94 SPD
6 at star dev or better
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MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Colts receivers vs Texans secondary
86 v 90
TEXANS
Texans receivers vs Colts secondary
86 v 87
EVEN
Colts line vs Texans front
85 v 86
EVEN
Texans line vs Colts front
78 v 80
EVEN
Colts backs vs Texans run defence
89 v 83
COLTS
Texans backs vs Colts run defence
86 v 80
TEXANS
Colts passer vs Texans secondary
85 v 90
TEXANS
Texans passer vs Colts secondary
86 v 87
EVEN
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Richardson Sr QB | 23/39 | 444 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 116.8 |
| Daniel Jones QB | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud QB | 14/40 | 324 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 77 | 42 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 14 | 70 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 44 | 20 | 0 |
| Tyreek Hill WR | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Anthony Richardson Sr QB | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Jeanty HB | 9 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Pierce WR | 5 | 148 | 29.6 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 77 |
| Tyreek Hill WR | 8 | 82 | 10.2 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 28 |
| Tyler Warren TE | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 34 |
| Josh Downs WR | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
| Jonathan Taylor HB | 3 | 54 | 18 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 27 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Collins WR | 7 | 181 | 25.9 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 77 |
| Jayden Higgins WR | 2 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
| Peter Richmond WR | 1 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| Ashton Jeanty HB | 1 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 35 |
| Tank Dell WR | 3 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
COLTS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauce Gardner CB | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camryn Bynum FS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laiatu Latu LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Curry LEDG | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charvarius Ward Sr CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart DT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Okereke MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Blackmon CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Haulcy SS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEXANS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Anderson Jr LEDG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calen Bullock FS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Ramsey CB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Lassiter CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sheldon Rankins DT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pitre SS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry To'oTo'o WILL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Simmons MIKE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danielle Hunter REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Stingley Jr CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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TEAM STATS
| Colts | Texans | |
|---|---|---|
| 521 | TOTAL YARDS | 351 |
| 444 | PASSING YARDS | 324 |
| 77 | RUSHING YARDS | 27 |
| 2 | SACKS ALLOWED | 2 |
| 2 | SACKS MADE | 2 |
| 4 | GIVEAWAYS | 6 |
| 6 | TAKEAWAYS | 3 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
1
COLTS
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0
TEXANS