Defense struggles as Colts fall to Texans in season opener

A battle between division opponents isn’t with out stress and drama, and the Colts’ season opener in opposition to the Houston Texans was no completely different, because the Texans beat the Colts 29-27 at Lucas Oil Stadium Sunday afternoon.

After the Colts’ first drive stalled at Houston’s 46-yard line on a excessive throw supposed for extensive receiver Adonai Mitchell and an eight-play, 22-yard drive led to a 51-yard subject objective for the Texans, quarterback Anthony Richardson determined to indicate simply what he was able to in his first NFL recreation since final October.

On the primary play of the Colts’ second drive, Richardson carried the ball himself for an eight-yard achieve. The second play was a five-yard carry by working again Jonathan Taylor. The third play was a 60-yard landing move to extensive receiver Alec Pierce. The move – which traveled precisely 65.3 yards within the air – is the third-longest completion within the Subsequent Gen Stats period.

Pierce, extensive open within the downfield, navigated round two Texans defenders and caught the ball in stride, simply bounding into the tip zone. As Lucas Oil Stadium roared in approval, kicker Spencer Shrader made the primary further level of his NFL profession, and the Colts took a 7-3 lead over their division rivals.