Colts’ Alec Pierce has career-best day in loss to Texans: Numbers count

The Indianapolis Colts (0-1) hosted AFC South division rival Houston Texans (1-0) on Sunday, looking to get their 2024 season off to a strong start. While there were some notable positives to take from the game, the Colts were ultimately unable to defend their home turf, losing to the visitors 29-27.

On the positive side, the team had an excellent passing game, particularly from quarterback Anthony Richardson and wide receiver Alec Pierce.

The following Colts performance results were provided after the game by Colts Communications.

Passing: QB Anthony Richardson | 212 yards

Violent: QB Anthony Richardson | 56 yards

Recipient: WR Alec Pierce | 125 yards

Equipment: FS Nick Cross | 14

Bags: DT DeForest Buckner | 1.5

Conclusions: S Trevor Denbow | 1 blocked punt recovery

Digging: K Spencer Shrader | 3 of 3 bonus points (100.0%)

Scoring: P Rigoberto Sanchez | 3 pts, 50.7 yards average

Returns: Anthony Gould | 4 kickoff returns, 27.3 yards average.

Quarterback Anthony Richardson he was 9-of-19 passing (47.4%) for 212 yards (11.2 YPA), 2 touchdowns, 1 interception, 2 sacks and a passer rating of 101.2. He also ran the ball 6 times for 56 yards (9.3 avg.) and 1 touchdown.

Running back Jonathan Taylor ran the ball 16 times for 48 yards (3.0 average) and scored 1 touchdown.

Wide receiver Alec Pierce caught 3 of 3 targets for 125 yards (41.7 average) and 1 touchdown.

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Defender Tyquan Lewis had 6 tackles (1 for loss), 1.0 sack, and 1 quarterback hit.

Nick Cross Security had 14 charges.

Kicker Spencer Shrader 3 out of 3 bonus points converted (100%)

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