Week 1 of the 2022 NFL Jordan Zimmermann Jersey season featured lots of chaos, but there can't be true chaos in the league without a tie. The Texans and Colts fit the bill, with the AFC South showdown ending 20-20 after a scorele s 10-minute overtime.It was a gritty, grueling game that meant different things for each team. For the Texans, it was an indication that perhaps they aren't as bad most thought coming into the year. For the Colts, it showed they have a lot of work to do.It took a bit of luck for this game to end in a draw. The Colts' true final drive of the game was a knock-down drag-out affair. Indianapolis moved to the Houston 24 after 13-play, 45-yard drive that took 6:30 off the clock. The Texans were only saved by Rodrigo Blankenship mi sing a 42-yard field goal kick.MORE:Houston eventually gave the Colts the ball back with 20 seconds remaining after punting on fourth-and-3 from the Indianapolis 49. The Texans effectively conceded a tie. While not perfect math, the Surrender Jackie Robinson Jersey Index graded the punt harshly.HOU decided to punt to IND from the IND 49 on 4th & 3 with 0:20 remaining in OT while tied 20 to 20.With a Surrender Index of 72.12, this punt ranks at the 100th percentile of cowardly punts of the 2022 season, and the 99.6th percentile of all punts since 1999. Surrender Index 90 (@surrender_idx90) MORE:So, why would the Texans do something like that? Put simply: Coach Lovie Smith was surrendering."I Dixon Machado Jersey felt like a tie was better than a lo s in that situation, Smith told reporters after the game, .Its a decision that you make. If you would guarantee that we were going to get (the first down), then it was good. But if you mi s it right there and they had stuffed us on the play, they have one play and theyre in (field goal) position.Smith called back to his team's struggles James McCann Jersey on the previous Colts drive.Its not like we were playing our best defense at the time," he said. "We were drained. We were ga sed a little bit. Thats how it goes.In an ideal world, you dont want a lo s, you want a win, but if you cant get the win, sometimes you settle for the tie. A lot of football left to go in the season.Not everyone on the Texans agreed with Smith's take."Were devastated," offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil said, "It feels like we took an L, but it's better than a lo s. It was our fault. Theres some things on film weve got to fix. We've got 24 hours to let it go. You've got to give respect to us. Youve got to earn it.""It's very bittersweet," said Sparky Anderson Jersey defensive end Ogbo Okoronkwo. "We've been working really hard and we wanted to get a win and finish the game out. We didn't get it done, but a lot of bright spots."While none of this means much for Smith's long-term prospects in Houston, it is an ominous start to his return to the NFL. The Texans' next game will be Sept. 18 against Ru sell Wilson and the Broncos.