Week 1, 1979

played in Jacksonville, FL

75 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	0	3	0	10	0	-	13
Jacksonville Jaguars	7	3	0	3	6	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:51 JAX - Broderick Van Pelt 11 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 06:16 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 41 field goal
2Q: 01:32 JAX - Allan Leavitt 51 field goal
4Q: 08:23 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 29 field goal
4Q: 02:00 JAX - Allan Leavitt 32 field goal
4Q: 00:22 IND - J.T. Smith 3 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
OT: 03:22 JAX - James Betterson 10 run

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:51 JAX - Broderick Van Pelt 11 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 06:16 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 41 field goal
2Q: 01:32 JAX - Allan Leavitt 51 field goal
4Q: 08:23 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 29 field goal
4Q: 02:00 JAX - Allan Leavitt 32 field goal
4Q: 00:22 IND - J.T. Smith 3 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
OT: 03:22 JAX - James Betterson 10 run

Team Statistics IND JAX
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 23 19
- by Rushing 7 8
- by Passing 14 10
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 343 313
- Offensive Plays 84 65
- Yards per Play 4.08 4.82
Net Rushing Yards 104 147
- Rushing Attempts 26 34
- Yards per Rush 4.00 4.32
Net Passing Yards 239 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 53 - 37 - 1 28 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 273 184
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/34 3/18
- Yards per Pass Play 4.12 5.35
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 7/19 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.5 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/68 12/92
Punt Returns/Yards 4/8 1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards 1/37 4/123
Interception Ret./Yards 1/25 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 32 OWN 35
Time of Possession 41:53 29:52

Team Statistics	IND	JAX
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	23	19
- by Rushing	7	8
- by Passing	14	10
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	343	313
- Offensive Plays	84	65
- Yards per Play	4.08	4.82
Net Rushing Yards	104	147
- Rushing Attempts	26	34
- Yards per Rush	4.00	4.32
Net Passing Yards	239	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	53 - 37 - 1	28 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	273	184
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/34	3/18
- Yards per Pass Play	4.12	5.35
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	7/19	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.5	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/68	12/92
Punt Returns/Yards	4/8	1/-2
Kick Returns/Yards	1/37	4/123
Interception Ret./Yards	1/25	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 32	OWN 35
Time of Possession	41:53	29:52

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:40	5:41	OWN 20	10	61	Fumble
1	6:10	2:54	OWN 13	5	11	Punt
1	1:23	7:44	OWN 20	15	54	Missed FG
2	8:25	2:17	OPP 39	4	15	Field Goal
2	5:31	1:42	OPP 28	4	-9	Punt
2	1:26	1:26	OWN 21	7	30	Half
3	15:00	3:48	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	8:39	1:49	OWN 22	3	-11	Punt
3	5:33	0:58	OWN 34	3	14	Interception
4	15:00	6:45	OWN 31	12	57	Field Goal
4	6:18	2:15	OWN 31	5	21	Punt
4	1:54	1:38	OWN 42	8	58	Touchdown
OT1	10:51	1:40	OWN 33	4	14	Punt

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:20	OPP 27	2	27	Touchdown
1	7:59	1:49	OWN 19	3	-4	Punt
1	3:16	1:53	OWN 32	5	19	Punt
2	8:39	0:14	OWN 44	1	-5	Fumble
2	6:08	0:37	OWN 36	1	-8	Fumble
2	3:49	2:23	OWN 20	8	46	Field Goal
3	11:12	2:33	OWN 20	4	28	Punt
3	6:50	1:17	OWN 23	3	2	Punt
3	4:35	4:35	OWN 43	10	48	Interception
4	8:15	1:57	OWN 26	3	-10	Punt
4	4:03	2:09	OPP 36	6	21	Field Goal
4	0:16	0:16	OWN 23	1	19	Half
OT1	15:00	4:09	OWN 9	6	11	Punt
OT1	9:11	5:56	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown

Game MVP: Matt Blair, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommy Thompson	16	68	4.25	17	1
Laverne Smith	7	30	4.29	15	1
Marv Hubbard	3	6	2.00	4	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bruce Harper	20	94	4.70	19	3	0
James Betterson	13	54	4.15	10	1	1
Wes Chandler	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	53	37	273	5/34	1	35	1	80.1

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	28	19	184	3/18	1	28	1	83.0

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
FB Marv Hubbard	9	10	32	3.56	6	9	0
WR Steve Largent	8	12	84	10.50	46	21	0
WR J.T. Smith	7	9	52	7.43	2	17	1
WR Harold Jaeger	5	9	60	12.00	24	35	0
RB Tommy Thompson	4	4	24	6.00	18	9	0
TE Jay Saldi	2	2	6	3.00	0	6	0
WR Steve Odom	1	4	10	10.00	0	10	0
WR Dwight Clark	1	2	5	5.00	0	5	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wes Chandler	7	8	113	16.14	39	28	0
RB Bruce Harper	3	4	12	4.00	5	7	0
FB Robert Newhouse	2	2	14	7.00	9	11	0
WR Broderick Van Pelt	2	6	17	8.50	0	11	1
TE Artie Francis	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB James Betterson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0
WR Butch Johnson	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Steve Watson	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bruce Laird	1	25	25.00	0

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Wagner	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tommy Thompson	1	1	0
Marv Hubbard	1	0	0
Harold Jaeger	1	0	0
Steve Baumgartner	0	1	0
Allan Ellis	0	1	0
Joe Theismann	0	1	0
Edgar Fields	0	0	1
Mike Douglass	0	0	1

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force
Steve Bartkowski	2	0	0
Rusty Tillman	0	1	2
Randal Rhett	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	6	234	39.0	32.7	60	0

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Zenon Andrusyshyn	6	290	48.3	43.7	62	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/3	1/2	0/0	41	1/1

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allan Leavitt	2/2	1/1	1/1	51	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	4	8	2.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Harper	1	-2	-2.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Laverne Smith	1	37	37.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tony Greene	3	100	33.3	0
Bruce Harper	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Monte Johnson	8	2	0.0	23	24
S Bruce Laird	8	2	0.0	21	21
OLB Guy Roberts	4	0	0.0	11	14
CB Al Latimer	4	0	0.0	23	14
DT Edgar Fields	3	2	2.0	22	22
OLB Mike Douglass	3	0	1.0	9	11
DE Rubin Carter	3	1	0.0	26	23
CB Allan Ellis	3	0	0.0	29	26
CB Bruce Taylor	3	0	0.0	13	8
S Mike Hammond	3	0	0.0	29	29
S Tim Baylor	2	1	0.0	20	8
CB Pat Thomas	2	1	0.0	24	26
DE Archie Reese	2	1	0.0	20	17
DT Wayne Hammond	2	0	0.0	13	11
OLB Charles McShane	1	2	0.0	18	16
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	0	0.0	24	26
OLB Ken Geddes	1	0	0.0	13	11
ILB Keith Butler	1	0	0.0	11	7
WR Dwight Clark	1	0	---	---	---

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Wagner	9	1	0.0	22	55
S Ken Schroy	7	2	0.0	18	31
ILB Randal Rhett	6	3	0.0	16	32
OLB Matt Blair	5	3	2.0	24	54
ILB Rusty Tillman	5	2	0.0	17	36
S Gary Barbaro	5	0	0.0	23	43
DE Ed Jones	4	5	1.5	22	51
CB Antonio Dodge	4	1	0.0	17	47
CB Tony Greene	4	0	0.0	8	37
ILB Amos Martin	3	1	0.5	10	16
CB Ron Bolton	3	2	0.0	16	41
DT Wilson Faumuina	3	1	0.0	12	31
OLB Joel Williams	3	0	0.0	14	30
DE Harry Weis	2	0	1.0	10	16
OLB Bob Swenson	2	1	0.0	5	7
CB Mike McCoy	1	1	0.0	18	33
WR Broderick Van Pelt	1	0	---	---	---
DE Royce Berry	0	3	0.0	16	42

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Knock	PPlay
DT Edgar Fields	2.0	0	1	22
OLB Mike Douglass	1.0	0	0	11
DE Archie Reese	0.0	1	0	17

Jacksonville	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Matt Blair	2.0	0	1	1	54
DE Ed Jones	1.5	0	2	2	51
DE Harry Weis	1.0	1	0	1	16
ILB Amos Martin	0.5	1	0	0	16
OLB Joel Williams	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Royce Berry	0.0	0	1	0	42
DT Paul Godfrey	0.0	0	1	0	29

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Monte Johnson	3	1	0	24
OLB Guy Roberts	3	0	0	14
CB Pat Thomas	3	0	0	26
CB Allan Ellis	2	2	0	26
S Bruce Laird	2	1	1	21
CB Al Latimer	2	1	0	14
DE Rubin Carter	2	0	0	23
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	0	0	26
S Tim Baylor	1	0	0	8
CB Bruce Taylor	0	1	0	8

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Wagner	6	0	1	55
ILB Randal Rhett	5	0	0	32
CB Ron Bolton	3	1	0	41
S Ken Schroy	3	1	0	31
CB Tony Greene	3	0	0	37
ILB Rusty Tillman	3	0	0	36
CB Antonio Dodge	3	0	0	47
S Gary Barbaro	3	0	0	43
OLB Matt Blair	2	0	0	54
OLB Bob Swenson	2	0	0	7
OLB Joel Williams	2	0	0	30
ILB Amos Martin	1	0	0	16
CB Mike McCoy	1	0	0	33

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Fitzgerald	2	5	25	1	48
Tim Stokes	2	3	25	0	49
Cornell Forte	2	2	14	0	15
Donnie Green	1	3	23	2	49
Marv Hubbard	1	2	20	0	35
Kerry Webster	1	2	3	0	9
J.T. Turner	1	2	15	0	47
Conrad Dobler	0	7	21	2	53

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Joe De Lamielleure	4	6	1	31	0	28
Dennis Nelson	3	6	0	20	1	22
Jon Kolb	3	3	0	25	0	25
John Yarno	2	2	0	9	0	6
Rich Saul	1	5	0	34	1	31
Mike Hogan	1	4	0	11	0	6
Jim Nicholson	1	3	0	14	0	9
Ed Fisher	0	2	0	15	0	10
Tom Lynch	0	1	0	22	1	24
Robert Newhouse	0	1	0	13	0	15
Artie Francis	0	1	0	16	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Harold Jaeger	2	21
Francis Hartings	1	17
Jay Saldi	1	10
J.T. Turner	1	8

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
James Betterson	1	17
Tony Samuels	1	17
Robert Newhouse	1	13
Hank Bauer	1	8
John Yarno	1	8

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Theismann	26	58	---	---	---	84
Conrad Dobler	21	53	---	---	9	83
Tim Stokes	25	49	---	---	---	74
John Fitzgerald	25	48	---	---	---	73
Donnie Green	23	49	---	---	---	72
Steve Largent	19	46	---	---	5	70
J.T. Turner	15	47	---	---	8	70
Marv Hubbard	20	35	---	---	14	69
Harold Jaeger	11	30	---	---	21	62
J.T. Smith	17	45	---	---	---	62
Mike Hammond	---	---	29	29	2	60
Laverne Smith	8	28	---	---	24	60
Allan Ellis	---	---	29	26	2	57
Charles McShane	---	---	18	16	21	55
Francis Hartings	17	20	---	---	17	54
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	24	26	3	53
Jay Saldi	14	28	---	---	10	52
Rubin Carter	---	---	26	23	2	51
Pat Thomas	---	---	24	26	---	50
Monte Johnson	---	---	23	24	2	49
Bruce Taylor	---	---	13	8	28	49
Edgar Fields	---	---	22	22	---	44
Bruce Laird	---	---	21	21	1	43
Al Latimer	---	---	23	14	6	43
Tommy Thompson	18	24	---	---	---	42
Archie Reese	---	---	20	17	2	39
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	14	18	4	36
Tim Baylor	---	---	20	8	8	36
Cornell Forte	14	15	---	---	1	30
Guy Roberts	---	---	11	14	2	27
Steve Odom	4	22	---	---	---	26
Wayne Hammond	---	---	13	11	1	25
Mike Douglass	---	---	9	11	5	25
Dwight Clark	0	8	---	---	17	25
Ken Geddes	---	---	13	11	---	24
Ted Fritsch	3	11	---	---	9	23
Billy Newsome	---	---	10	5	8	23
Keith Butler	---	---	11	7	5	23
Kerry Webster	3	9	---	---	9	21
Cleveland Green	1	9	---	---	9	19
Lynn Cain	2	4	---	---	11	17
Daniel Reiner	---	---	1	4	3	8
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	8	8
John James	0	0	---	---	6	6
Terry Luck	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Antonio Dodge	---	---	17	47	21	85
Matt Blair	---	---	24	54	3	81
Mike Wagner	---	---	22	55	3	80
Ed Jones	---	---	22	51	4	77
Gary Barbaro	---	---	23	43	3	69
Joe De Lamielleure	31	28	---	---	8	67
Rich Saul	34	31	---	---	---	65
Steve Bartkowski	34	31	---	---	---	65
Royce Berry	---	---	16	42	4	62
Tony Greene	---	---	8	37	17	62
Ken Schroy	---	---	18	31	10	59
Ron Bolton	---	---	16	41	1	58
Rusty Tillman	---	---	17	36	2	55
Mike McCoy	---	---	18	33	3	54
Tom Lynch	22	24	---	---	8	54
Bruce Harper	21	21	---	---	11	53
Butch Johnson	19	18	---	---	15	52
Jon Kolb	25	25	---	---	---	50
Randal Rhett	---	---	16	32	1	49
Raymond Chester	17	15	---	---	16	48
Wilson Faumuina	---	---	12	31	5	48
Paul Godfrey	---	---	14	29	1	44
Joel Williams	---	---	14	30	---	44
Dennis Nelson	20	22	---	---	---	42
Robert Newhouse	13	15	---	---	13	41
Broderick Van Pelt	20	21	---	---	---	41
Wes Chandler	20	21	---	---	---	41
James Betterson	13	10	---	---	17	40
Amos Martin	---	---	10	16	10	36
Ed Fisher	15	10	---	---	8	33
Harry Weis	---	---	10	16	7	33
Jim Nicholson	14	9	---	---	8	31
Artie Francis	16	14	---	---	---	30
Bob Swenson	---	---	5	7	17	29
Mike Hogan	11	6	---	---	10	27
Steve Watson	14	11	---	---	---	25
John Yarno	9	6	---	---	8	23
Tony Samuels	2	3	---	---	17	22
Irving Royer	4	0	---	---	13	17
Louis Ross	---	---	4	7	---	11
Hank Bauer	0	0	---	---	8	8
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	6	6
Zenon Andrusyshyn	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marty Domres	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lincoln Garrison	0	0	---	---	---	0
June Jones	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	28	4.0
Middle	11	36	3.3
Right	8	40	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	46	5.1
Middle	14	59	4.2
Right	11	42	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	53	37	2	1	3	2	5	4	1

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	28	19	1	0	1	6	0	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	10	49	4.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	25	21	123	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	6	101	6.7
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	3	16	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	8	61	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	8	107	10.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	12	8	0	84	1	46
FB Marv Hubbard	10	9	0	32	0	35
WR Harold Jaeger	9	5	1	60	1	30
WR J.T. Smith	9	7	0	52	0	45
WR Steve Odom	4	1	2	10	0	22
RB Tommy Thompson	4	4	0	24	0	24
TE Jay Saldi	2	2	0	6	0	28
WR Dwight Clark	2	1	0	5	0	8

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wes Chandler	8	7	0	113	1	21
WR Broderick Van Pelt	6	2	1	17	0	21
RB Bruce Harper	4	3	0	12	0	21
WR Steve Watson	3	1	0	9	0	11
FB Robert Newhouse	2	2	0	14	0	15
RB James Betterson	2	1	0	6	0	10
TE Artie Francis	1	1	0	8	0	14
FB Mike Hogan	1	1	0	3	0	6
WR Butch Johnson	1	1	0	2	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Thompson	1	1	1.00	4.25
Laverne Smith	1	1	1.00	4.29

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bruce Harper	4	10	2.50	4.70
James Betterson	2	14	7.00	4.15

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	6	3	12	2.00	5.15

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	2	1	11	5.50	6.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Smith	2	2	10	5.00	5.78
FB Marv Hubbard	1	1	2	2.00	3.20
WR Steve Odom	1	0	0	0.00	2.50
WR Steve Largent	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Broderick Van Pelt	2	1	11	5.50	2.83

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Laverne Smith	2	0
Tommy Thompson	1	1

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Bruce Harper	3	2
James Betterson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	13	10	6

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	7	5	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	5	4	3
FB Marv Hubbard	3	3	2
WR Harold Jaeger	2	1	0
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	0
WR Dwight Clark	1	1	1

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Bruce Harper	2	2	1
WR Steve Watson	2	0	0
FB Robert Newhouse	1	1	1
RB James Betterson	1	1	0
WR Butch Johnson	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 42,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 12,800 (21,400)
End Zone 9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,600 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	42,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	12,800 (21,400)
End Zone	9,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	5,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	8,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,600 (3,300)