Week 3, 1979

played in San Diego, CA

79 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	3	0	9	-	15
San Diego Chargers	0	7	3	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:44 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 26 field goal
2Q: 09:01 SDO - Johnny Rodgers 7 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 01:51 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 24 field goal
3Q: 09:01 SDO - Chester Marcol 22 field goal
4Q: 13:28 SDO - Gene Washington 9 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 10:27 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 47 field goal
4Q: 07:49 IND - Tommy Thompson 4 run (Joe Theismann pass for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:44 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 26 field goal
2Q: 09:01 SDO - Johnny Rodgers 7 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
2Q: 01:51 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 24 field goal
3Q: 09:01 SDO - Chester Marcol 22 field goal
4Q: 13:28 SDO - Gene Washington 9 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
4Q: 10:27 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 47 field goal
4Q: 07:49 IND - Tommy Thompson 4 run (Joe Theismann pass for conversion failed)

Team Statistics IND SDO
Record 1-2 2-1
First Downs 18 20
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 11 14
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 342 324
- Offensive Plays 55 65
- Yards per Play 6.22 4.98
Net Rushing Yards 129 92
- Rushing Attempts 23 27
- Yards per Rush 5.61 3.41
Net Passing Yards 213 232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 19 - 1 37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 213 238
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 6.66 6.11
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.7
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 10/70 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 3/66
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 26:37 33:23

Team Statistics	IND	SDO
Record	1-2	2-1
First Downs	18	20
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	11	14
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	342	324
- Offensive Plays	55	65
- Yards per Play	6.22	4.98
Net Rushing Yards	129	92
- Rushing Attempts	23	27
- Yards per Rush	5.61	3.41
Net Passing Yards	213	232
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 19 - 1	37 - 25 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	213	238
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	6.66	6.11
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	9/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	5.7
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	10/70	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	3/66
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	26:37	33:23

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:06	OWN 20	10	40	Punt
1	7:48	5:10	OWN 15	9	76	Field Goal
1	1:02	1:02	OWN 25	3	-4	Punt
2	8:50	1:43	OWN 18	3	5	Interception
2	4:39	2:54	OWN 39	10	54	Field Goal
2	1:02	0:59	OWN 15	3	5	Punt
3	8:55	4:48	OWN 22	8	41	Punt
4	13:17	2:57	OWN 20	7	50	Field Goal
4	9:13	1:31	OPP 45	3	45	Touchdown

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:54	2:06	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
1	2:38	1:36	OWN 34	3	-6	Punt
2	15:00	6:10	OWN 39	11	61	Touchdown
2	7:07	2:28	OPP 38	5	6	Missed FG
2	1:45	0:43	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
2	0:03	0:03	OWN 32	1	4	Half
3	15:00	6:05	OWN 30	11	65	Field Goal
3	4:07	5:50	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
4	10:20	1:07	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
4	7:42	7:42	OWN 20	13	74	Game

Game MVP: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Thompson	15	93	6.20	42	3	1
Lynn Cain	5	10	2.00	5	0	0
Joe Theismann	3	26	8.67	14	1	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Stan Fritts	13	54	4.15	28	1
Jim Jensen	11	35	3.18	8	0
Dan Fouts	2	3	1.50	4	0
Ronnie Coleman	1	0	0.00	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	32	19	213	0/0	0	30	1	66.3

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	37	25	238	1/6	2	39	0	103.2

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR J.T. Smith	5	8	53	10.60	28	22
WR Steve Largent	4	8	75	18.75	29	30
WR Dwight Clark	3	7	26	8.67	2	13
FB Marv Hubbard	2	2	13	6.50	8	7
WR Steve Odom	1	3	8	8.00	0	8
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	9	9.00	4	9
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	5	5.00	0	5
TE Jay Saldi	1	1	15	15.00	2	15
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	9	9.00	4	9

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gene Washington	10	13	84	8.40	13	20	1
WR Johnny Rodgers	5	7	72	14.40	16	39	1
WR Aundra Thompson	3	5	28	9.33	7	17	0
RB Jim Jensen	2	3	12	6.00	0	8	0
WR Dennis Pearson	2	2	27	13.50	7	21	0
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bob Moore	1	2	8	8.00	0	8	0
RB Stan Fritts	1	2	7	7.00	7	7	0
TE Paul Seymour	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dick Conn	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Theismann	1	0	0
Dwight Clark	0	1	0
Bruce Laird	0	0	1

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force
Stan Fritts	1	0	0
Dennis Pearson	0	1	0
Dick Conn	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	4	165	41.3	31.3	48	0

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Bragg	4	196	49.0	44.8	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	1/2	0/1	0/0	22	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	2	18	9.0	0
J.T. Smith	1	-1	-1.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Harold Jaeger	1	21	21.0	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	2	42	21.0	0
Aundra Thompson	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Hammond	8	0	0.0	23	36
OLB Monte Johnson	6	2	0.0	19	25
OLB Guy Roberts	6	0	0.0	10	14
DT John Dutton	4	1	1.0	17	31
S Bruce Laird	4	3	0.0	21	29
CB Allan Ellis	4	2	0.0	18	30
CB Al Latimer	4	0	0.0	18	23
ILB Keith Butler	3	1	0.0	8	13
S Tim Baylor	2	1	0.0	13	22
OLB Charles McShane	2	1	0.0	13	14
DE Steve Baumgartner	2	0	0.0	19	22
CB Bruce Taylor	1	1	0.0	14	17
DT Wayne Hammond	1	1	0.0	12	16
OLB Mike Douglass	1	1	0.0	11	8
OLB Ken Geddes	1	0	0.0	9	16
WR Steve Odom	1	0	---	---	---
DE Archie Reese	1	0	0.0	11	7
CB Pat Thomas	0	1	0.0	17	32

San Diego	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB John Ebersole	5	3	19	24
S Dick Conn	5	0	17	27
S Charlie Babb	4	1	10	12
CB J.C. Wilson	3	2	20	26
CB Curtis Johnson	3	1	12	16
OLB Ray Kiddoo	3	1	8	9
OLB Don Goode	3	0	13	20
S Sam Williams	3	0	15	21
DE Ron Carpenter	2	2	14	16
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	11	19
S Roderick Vance	2	0	8	11
DT Calvin Miller	2	0	12	19
OLB Charles Anthony	1	0	8	8
DT Charles Davis	1	0	20	25
DT Ron Fernandes	1	0	15	17
DE Eddie Edwards	0	2	14	20
CB Monte Jackson	0	1	16	24
OLB Jim Kovach	0	1	4	8

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Dutton	1.0	0	0	1	31
DT Wayne Hammond	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Archie Reese	0.0	1	0	0	7
DE Billy Newsome	0.0	0	2	0	16
DT Edgar Fields	0.0	0	1	1	20
DE Rubin Carter	0.0	0	0	1	18

San Diego	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Edwards	1	2	1	20
DE Mel Lunsford	0	2	0	16
DT Ron Fernandes	0	1	0	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Allan Ellis	4	1	30
OLB Guy Roberts	4	0	14
CB Al Latimer	4	0	23
OLB Charles McShane	2	1	14
OLB Monte Johnson	2	0	25
S Mike Hammond	2	0	36
S Tim Baylor	2	0	22
OLB Ken Geddes	1	1	16
S Bruce Laird	1	1	29
DT John Dutton	1	0	31
CB Bruce Taylor	1	0	17
ILB Keith Butler	1	0	13
CB Pat Thomas	0	1	32
OLB Mike Douglass	0	1	8

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Dick Conn	2	1	1	27
S Charlie Babb	2	0	0	12
CB Bobby Brooks	2	0	0	19
ILB John Ebersole	2	0	0	24
CB Curtis Johnson	2	0	0	16
S Sam Williams	2	0	0	21
DT Calvin Miller	2	0	0	19
OLB Ray Kiddoo	1	1	0	9
CB Monte Jackson	1	1	0	24
OLB Charles Anthony	1	0	0	8
OLB Don Goode	1	0	0	20
CB J.C. Wilson	1	0	0	26
S Roderick Vance	0	1	0	11

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
John Fitzgerald	2	4	0	21	30
J.T. Turner	2	2	2	20	21
Donnie Green	1	5	0	21	25
Conrad Dobler	1	3	0	16	23
Cornell Forte	1	2	0	8	16
Tim Stokes	0	2	0	20	28
Ted Fritsch	0	1	0	4	6
Marv Hubbard	0	1	0	14	20

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sid Smith	3	8	22	0	32
Tom Condon	2	3	27	0	38
Mark Koncar	1	4	21	1	26
Seth Hallen	1	3	24	0	31
Solomon Freelon	1	2	19	0	34
Paul Seymour	1	2	12	0	14
Amos Montgomery	1	1	8	0	4
Bob Moore	0	1	15	0	22
Chester Brennan	0	1	5	0	6

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Harold Jaeger	1	16
Keith Butler	1	13
Jay Saldi	1	10

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Curtis Johnson	2	19
Ronnie Coleman	1	19
Sid Smith	1	5

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Hammond	---	---	23	36	3	62
Joe Theismann	23	32	---	---	---	55
Bruce Taylor	---	---	14	17	21	52
Pat Thomas	---	---	17	32	3	52
John Fitzgerald	21	30	---	---	---	51
Bruce Laird	---	---	21	29	1	51
Steve Largent	17	21	---	---	13	51
John Dutton	---	---	17	31	2	50
Allan Ellis	---	---	18	30	1	49
J.T. Smith	16	23	---	---	10	49
Tim Stokes	20	28	---	---	---	48
J.T. Turner	20	21	---	---	6	47
Conrad Dobler	16	23	---	---	7	46
Donnie Green	21	25	---	---	---	46
Tim Baylor	---	---	13	22	11	46
Marv Hubbard	14	20	---	---	11	45
Monte Johnson	---	---	19	25	1	45
Al Latimer	---	---	18	23	4	45
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	19	22	---	41
Rubin Carter	---	---	20	18	3	41
Lynn Cain	5	14	---	---	20	39
Francis Hartings	9	14	---	---	15	38
Guy Roberts	---	---	10	14	13	37
Tommy Thompson	18	18	---	---	---	36
Jay Saldi	11	13	---	---	10	34
Keith Butler	---	---	8	13	13	34
Dwight Clark	14	19	---	---	---	33
Charles McShane	---	---	13	14	4	31
Billy Newsome	---	---	8	16	6	30
Edgar Fields	---	---	7	20	2	29
Wayne Hammond	---	---	12	16	---	28
Ken Geddes	---	---	9	16	1	26
Steve Odom	11	15	---	---	---	26
Cornell Forte	8	16	---	---	1	25
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	9	9	6	24
Mike Douglass	---	---	11	8	2	21
Harold Jaeger	0	3	---	---	16	19
Archie Reese	---	---	11	7	---	18
Ted Fritsch	4	6	---	---	7	17
Kerry Webster	2	7	---	---	7	16
Cleveland Green	3	4	---	---	7	14
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	8	8
John James	0	0	---	---	4	4
Terry Luck	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Stan Blinka	---	---	0	0	---	0

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tom Condon	27	38	---	---	6	71
Dan Fouts	27	38	---	---	---	65
Sid Smith	22	32	---	---	5	59
Gene Washington	23	34	---	---	---	57
Seth Hallen	24	31	---	---	---	55
Solomon Freelon	19	34	---	---	---	53
Bob Moore	15	22	---	---	11	48
J.C. Wilson	---	---	20	26	2	48
Dick Conn	---	---	17	27	3	47
Charles Davis	---	---	20	25	2	47
Curtis Johnson	---	---	12	16	19	47
Mark Koncar	21	26	---	---	---	47
John Ebersole	---	---	19	24	3	46
Jim Jensen	12	20	---	---	13	45
Bo Matthews	15	18	---	---	11	44
Monte Jackson	---	---	16	24	3	43
Johnny Rodgers	15	25	---	---	---	40
Paul Seymour	12	14	---	---	13	39
Sam Williams	---	---	15	21	2	38
Bobby Brooks	---	---	11	19	7	37
Ronnie Coleman	7	10	---	---	19	36
Don Goode	---	---	13	20	3	36
Stan Fritts	15	20	---	---	1	36
Aundra Thompson	11	14	---	---	11	36
Eddie Edwards	---	---	14	20	2	36
Dennis Pearson	10	13	---	---	13	36
Charlie Babb	---	---	10	12	13	35
Ron Carpenter	---	---	14	16	5	35
Ron Fernandes	---	---	15	17	3	35
Ray Kiddoo	---	---	8	9	17	34
Calvin Miller	---	---	12	19	2	33
Mel Lunsford	---	---	9	16	5	30
Roderick Vance	---	---	8	11	5	24
Jim Kovach	---	---	4	8	7	19
Kurt Surratt	---	---	6	11	1	18
Wes Phillips	6	12	---	---	---	18
Charles Anthony	---	---	8	8	1	17
Chester Brennan	5	6	---	---	6	17
Billy Lindstrom	3	7	---	---	6	16
Amos Montgomery	8	4	---	---	---	12
Willie Harper	---	---	2	3	4	9
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	6	6
Tim Vogler	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Bragg	0	0	---	---	4	4
J.J. Jones	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	22	7.3
Middle	15	84	5.6
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	46	7.7
Middle	13	36	2.8
Right	7	11	1.6
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	32	19	3	1	1	4	5	1	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	37	25	3	0	1	6	3	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	47	9.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	84	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	6	82	6.8
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	29	4.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	14	83	4.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	67	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	59	11.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	8	4	0	75	2	21
WR J.T. Smith	8	5	0	53	1	23
WR Dwight Clark	7	3	1	26	0	19
WR Steve Odom	3	1	0	8	0	15
FB Marv Hubbard	2	2	0	13	0	20
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	0	9	0	18
TE Francis Hartings	1	1	0	5	0	14
TE Jay Saldi	1	1	0	15	0	13
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	0	9	0	14

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Gene Washington	13	10	0	84	1	34
WR Johnny Rodgers	7	5	0	72	1	25
WR Aundra Thompson	5	3	0	28	0	14
RB Jim Jensen	3	2	0	12	0	20
TE Bob Moore	2	1	1	8	0	22
TE Paul Seymour	2	0	0	0	0	14
RB Stan Fritts	2	1	0	7	0	20
WR Dennis Pearson	2	2	0	27	1	13
FB Bo Matthews	1	1	0	0	0	18

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Thompson	2	4	2.00	6.20
Joe Theismann	1	6	6.00	8.67
Lynn Cain	1	1	1.00	2.00

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Fritts	4	10	2.50	4.15
Jim Jensen	3	7	2.33	3.18
Dan Fouts	1	-1	-1.00	1.50

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	4	1	8	2.00	6.66

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	7	5	31	4.43	6.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Odom	2	1	8	4.00	2.67
WR Steve Largent	2	0	0	0.00	9.38

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Gene Washington	4	3	18	4.50	6.46
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	1	7	7.00	10.29
RB Jim Jensen	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
WR Dennis Pearson	1	1	6	6.00	13.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Tommy Thompson	2	0

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
Jim Jensen	5	4

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	10	5	4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	9	6	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Odom	3	1	0
FB Marv Hubbard	2	2	2
WR J.T. Smith	2	0	0
WR Steve Largent	1	0	0
TE Jay Saldi	1	1	1
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	1

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jim Jensen	2	1	0
WR Aundra Thompson	2	1	1
WR Dennis Pearson	2	2	2
TE Bob Moore	1	0	0
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	1	1
WR Gene Washington	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,300 (21,400)
End Zone 12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,900 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,300 (21,400)
End Zone	12,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,900 (3,300)