Week 4, 1979

played in Tennessee, AL

75 degrees, rain, 3 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts7773-24
Tennessee Titans10387-28

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:33 TEN - Benny Ricardo 41 field goal
1Q: 08:21 TEN - Donnie Thomas 70 fumble return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 04:50 IND - Bruce Taylor 94 punt return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 10:04 IND - Tommy Thompson 24 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 01:03 TEN - Benny Ricardo 20 field goal
3Q: 13:45 IND - J.T. Smith 75 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 02:30 TEN - Earl Campbell 3 pass from Gary Huff (Gary Huff pass to Earl Campbell for conversion)
4Q: 11:35 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 30 field goal
4Q: 04:27 TEN - Earl Campbell 32 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team StatisticsINDTEN
Record1-34-0
First Downs1219
- by Rushing47
- by Passing811
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards289343
- Offensive Plays5268
- Yards per Play5.565.04
Net Rushing Yards75137
- Rushing Attempts1630
- Yards per Rush4.694.57
Net Passing Yards214206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt30 - 19 - 036 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards251217
- Sacks/Yards Lost6/372/11
- Yards per Pass Play5.945.42
Fumbles/Lost3/21/1
3rd Down Conversions3/125/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.06.1
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards8/4512/90
Punt Returns/Yards3/1085/22
Kick Returns/Yards5/903/94
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/01/1
Red Zone Visits12
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/11/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 37
Time of Possession23:3836:22

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:282:17OWN 43527Fumble
18:111:44OWN 2031Punt
10:562:22OWN 20625Punt
210:040:12OPP 24124Touchdown
26:022:30OWN 4616Punt
22:301:14OWN 2033Fumble
20:560:56OWN 22217Half
315:001:29OWN 19281Touchdown
311:301:29OWN 2031Punt
31:565:28OWN 371050Field Goal
47:351:50OWN 1837Punt
44:120:55OWN 1738Punt
42:081:11OWN 23514Downs
Tennessee Titans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:32OWN 20756Field Goal
16:271:45OWN 3730Punt
14:423:46OWN 21638Punt
213:343:30OWN 8616Fumble
29:523:50OWN 4186Punt
23:321:02OWN 3334Punt
21:160:20OPP 330Field Goal
313:312:015035Punt
310:017:38OWN 171683Touchdown
411:283:53OWN 25618Punt
45:451:33OWN 40360Touchdown
43:171:09OWN 3139Punt
40:570:57OPP 372-2Game

Game MVP: Jack Ham, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tommy Thompson10646.402431
Lynn Cain6111.83300
TennesseeAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Earl Campbell14795.643241
Wilbert Montgomery13584.461120
Gary Huff2-2-1.00-100
John Riggins122.00200

Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Theismann30192516/371750100.8
TennesseeAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gary Huff36232172/11125089.6

Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
TE Earl Thomas445213.0020270
WR J.T. Smith4911929.7567751
WR Steve Odom34206.67080
FB Marv Hubbard23147.001390
RB Tommy Thompson2221.00030
WR Steve Largent232412.002130
WR Dwight Clark242010.000140
WR Harold Jaeger0100.00000
TennesseeCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Earl Campbell67233.831111
WR Hugh Stopek475914.754240
WR Calvin Hickman45338.254170
WR Wilbert Montgomery34217.0011110
WR Reggie Rucker22115.50090
TE Ken Garcia232512.507160
TE Marc Forbes234522.5016250
FB Boobie Clark0100.00000
FB John Riggins0100.00000
WR Edward McIntyre0300.00000

Interception Statistics

IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD
TennesseeIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Odom1000
Joe Theismann1000
Lynn Cain1000
Tommy Thompson0100
Phil Villapiano0100
Mike Douglass0010
TennesseeFumbRecovForceTD
Calvin Hickman1000
Donnie Thomas0101
Rickey McBeal0100
Jack Reynolds0010
Doug English0010
Frank Reed0010

Punting Statistics

IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John James629949.846.2612
TennesseePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Greg Coleman734549.330.6634

Kicking Statistics

IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mercury Tchaikovski1/10/00/0303/3
TennesseeFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benny Ricardo2/21/10/0412/2

Punt Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Taylor310836.01
TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Mack Herron4235.80
Ken Sawyer1-1-1.00

Kick Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Taylor47518.80
Harold Jaeger11515.00
TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Wilbert Montgomery39431.30

Defensive Statistics

IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Doug Wyatt920.02634
ILB Phil Villapiano720.02432
DE Steve Baumgartner411.02133
DE Rubin Carter430.01926
DT John Dutton321.02429
S Bruce Laird310.01012
S Mike Hammond300.02833
CB Pat Thomas300.02227
CB Al Latimer220.01826
CB Allan Ellis200.02130
OLB Ken Geddes200.088
CB Bruce Taylor200.01415
OLB Charles McShane200.01622
OLB Mike Douglass120.01112
G Donnie Green10---------
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton100.089
DT Wayne Hammond100.01420
DT Edgar Fields010.01112
TennesseeTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Jack Ham612.51530
S Bill Simpson510.01330
ILB Jack Reynolds500.01534
CB Earl Dvorak310.01229
CB Ronnie Covington310.01327
CB Johnny Lynn310.0421
CB Ken Sawyer300.01127
S Kendrick Sullivan201.0614
DE Bill Kollar210.51526
S Frank Reed210.01325
DT Doug English111.026
DT Rickey McBeal110.5615
DE Will Wynn100.5110
ILB Mike Hunt110.0811
OLB Frank LeMaster100.058
DT Craig Fulcher010.01021
OLB Donnie Thomas010.01124
OLB Reggie Mathis010.028

Pass Rush Statistics

IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Steve Baumgartner1.012033
DT John Dutton1.001029
DE Rubin Carter0.002026
DT Wayne Hammond0.001020
TennesseeSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Jack Ham2.501130
S Kendrick Sullivan1.000014
DT Doug English1.00006
DE Will Wynn0.510010
DE Bill Kollar0.501026
DT Rickey McBeal0.500015
DT Craig Fulcher0.002021
DE Lee Roy Selmon0.001030
OLB Reggie Mathis0.00108

Pass Defense Statistics

IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano30032
CB Pat Thomas30027
S Doug Wyatt21034
DE Steve Baumgartner20033
CB Allan Ellis20030
OLB Ken Geddes2008
S Mike Hammond20033
OLB Mike Douglass20012
S Bruce Laird11012
CB Al Latimer11026
CB Bruce Taylor10015
DE Rubin Carter10026
OLB Charles McShane10022
OLB Monte Johnson0106
TennesseeCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Bill Simpson40030
CB Earl Dvorak31029
CB Johnny Lynn31021
CB Ken Sawyer30027
ILB Jack Reynolds20034
CB Ronnie Covington20027
OLB Frank LeMaster1008
S Frank Reed10025

Blocking Statistics

IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Conrad Dobler28013029
J.T. Turner23012126
John Fitzgerald02013031
Tim Stokes01015432
Donnie Green01013028
Cornell Forte0107015
Ted Fritsch000317
TennesseeKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Kris Wheeler46025135
Carlton Malone25028130
Pete Adams24024031
Andy Dawson22024028
Keith Dorney15024032
Vincent Forbes140607
Dan Ryczek11011013
Juan Bruce110208

Special Teams Tackles

IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
John Tate327
Harold Jaeger217
Tim Baylor115
Charles McShane111
J.T. Turner16
TennesseeTacklesSTPlays
Donnie Thomas326
Todd Christensen220
Mack Herron125
Edward McIntyre113

Participation

IndianapolisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mike Hammond------2833263
Steve Largent1332------1863
Doug Wyatt------2634262
Bruce Taylor------14153160
Phil Villapiano------2432258
John Dutton------2429457
Steve Baumgartner------2133256
Allan Ellis------2130354
Joe Theismann1636---------52
Al Latimer------1826852
Conrad Dobler1329------749
Rubin Carter------1926449
Pat Thomas------2227---49
Charles McShane------16221149
John Tate------10112748
J.T. Smith1428------648
Tim Stokes1532---------47
Marv Hubbard1316------1645
John Fitzgerald1331---------44
J.T. Turner1226------644
Earl Thomas1116------1643
Lynn Cain612------2543
Jay Saldi718------1742
Donnie Green1328---------41
Wayne Hammond------1420236
Tommy Thompson1020---------30
Tim Baylor------371525
Dwight Clark421---------25
Edgar Fields------1112124
Mike Douglass------1112124
Billy Newsome------95923
Cornell Forte715------123
Sugar Bear Hamilton------89522
Bruce Laird------1012---22
Harold Jaeger04------1721
Kerry Webster38------718
Ted Fritsch37------717
Ken Geddes------88117
Monte Johnson------66416
Archie Reese------79---16
Steve Odom213---------15
Cleveland Green14------712
John James00------66
Mercury Tchaikovski00------66
Terry Luck00------11
Marlon Elliott00---------0
TennesseeRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Gary Huff3038---------68
Keith Dorney2432------965
Kris Wheeler2535------363
Donnie Thomas------11242661
Andy Dawson2428------759
Carlton Malone2830---------58
Pete Adams2431---------55
Hugh Stopek1622------1654
Ken Garcia2019------1453
Calvin Hickman2427---------51
Jack Reynolds------1534150
Jack Ham------1530348
Johnny Lynn------4212247
Bill Simpson------1330346
Lee Roy Selmon------1430246
Bill Kollar------1526243
Reggie Rucker2121------143
Ken Sawyer------1127442
Earl Dvorak------1229142
Ronnie Covington------1327141
Edward McIntyre918------1340
Earl Campbell1723---------40
Frank Reed------1325139
Boobie Clark711------1735
Kendrick Sullivan------6141535
Mack Herron35------2533
Wilbert Montgomery1315------533
Craig Fulcher------1021132
Dan Ryczek1113------630
Marc Forbes1117---------28
Rickey McBeal------615324
Frank LeMaster------581023
Sidney Thornton00------2323
Mike Hunt------811423
John Riggins712------322
Vincent Forbes67------922
Todd Christensen20------2022
Doug English------26715
Juan Bruce28------313
Dave Studdard66---------12
Will Wynn------110---11
Reggie Mathis------28---10
Benny Ricardo00------88
Greg Coleman00------77
Randy Hedberg00------22
Jim Zorn00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left320.7
Middle10313.1
Right34214.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5163.2
Middle16935.8
Right7304.3
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Theismann30192202610
TennesseeAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gary Huff36233114600

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen43133.3
Short (0-8 Yds)121014011.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)94657.2
Long (19+ Yds)52336.6
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen66294.8
Short (0-8 Yds)179502.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)757210.3
Long (19+ Yds)636611.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR J.T. Smith940119128
WR Steve Odom43020013
TE Earl Thomas44052116
WR Dwight Clark42020021
FB Marv Hubbard32014016
WR Steve Largent32024032
RB Tommy Thompson2202020
WR Harold Jaeger100004
TennesseeTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Hugh Stopek74059122
RB Earl Campbell76023023
WR Calvin Hickman54033027
WR Wilbert Montgomery43021015
WR Edward McIntyre3010018
TE Ken Garcia32025019
TE Marc Forbes32045217
WR Reggie Rucker22011021
FB Boobie Clark1000011
FB John Riggins1000012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Lynn Cain252.501.83
TennesseeAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Earl Campbell100.005.64

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
TennesseeAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Gary Huff52102.006.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
TennesseeTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Boobie Clark1000.000.00
FB John Riggins1000.000.00
TE Ken Garcia1000.008.33
WR Wilbert Montgomery1177.005.25
RB Earl Campbell1133.003.29

Third Down Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisRushesConversions
Lynn Cain10
TennesseeRushesConversions
Wilbert Montgomery10
Earl Campbell11

Third Down Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Joe Theismann943
TennesseeAttCompConversions
Gary Huff1164

Third Down Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
WR J.T. Smith311
WR Steve Largent211
WR Dwight Clark211
TE Earl Thomas110
WR Harold Jaeger100
TennesseeTargCatchConversions
WR Reggie Rucker221
TE Marc Forbes211
WR Hugh Stopek200
RB Earl Campbell222
TE Ken Garcia100
WR Calvin Hickman100
WR Wilbert Montgomery110

SectionAttendance
Stadium54,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck17,700 (21,400)
End Zone12,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats11,200 (13,600)
Club Seats5,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes400 (3,300)