Week 5, 1979

played in Indianapolis, MD

62 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	0	0	0	-	0
Indianapolis Colts	3	0	3	0	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:47 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 41 field goal
3Q: 04:49 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 51 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 00:47 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 41 field goal
3Q: 04:49 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 51 field goal

Team Statistics BUF IND
Record 1-4 2-3
First Downs 8 20
- by Rushing 0 10
- by Passing 7 8
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 149 286
- Offensive Plays 49 74
- Yards per Play 3.04 3.86
Net Rushing Yards 53 149
- Rushing Attempts 20 33
- Yards per Rush 2.65 4.52
Net Passing Yards 96 137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 15 - 0 39 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 108 152
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/12 2/15
- Yards per Pass Play 3.31 3.34
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.0 6.9
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/47 3/30
Punt Returns/Yards 5/41 4/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/78 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 0/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 25
Time of Possession 23:41 36:19

Team Statistics	BUF	IND
Record	1-4	2-3
First Downs	8	20
- by Rushing	0	10
- by Passing	7	8
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	149	286
- Offensive Plays	49	74
- Yards per Play	3.04	3.86
Net Rushing Yards	53	149
- Rushing Attempts	20	33
- Yards per Rush	2.65	4.52
Net Passing Yards	96	137
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 15 - 0	39 - 20 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	108	152
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/12	2/15
- Yards per Pass Play	3.31	3.34
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	4/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.0	6.9
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/47	3/30
Punt Returns/Yards	5/41	4/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/78	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	0
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	0/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 25
Time of Possession	23:41	36:19

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:18	3:30	OWN 37	6	23	Punt
1	0:41	2:03	OWN 41	3	6	Punt
2	9:38	5:03	OWN 1	8	48	Punt
2	2:19	1:05	OWN 16	3	-8	Punt
2	0:11	0:11	OWN 15	1	2	Half
3	15:00	2:04	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
3	10:51	3:38	OWN 3	9	37	Fumble
3	4:41	1:47	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
3	0:51	1:48	OWN 20	5	13	Punt
4	12:41	0:52	OPP 47	3	3	Punt
4	10:50	1:29	OWN 24	3	8	Punt
4	7:34	1:33	OWN 38	3	3	Punt

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:42	OWN 19	12	51	Missed FG
1	5:48	5:07	OWN 6	12	70	Field Goal
2	13:38	4:00	OWN 10	8	45	Punt
2	4:35	2:16	OWN 7	5	29	Punt
2	1:14	1:03	OWN 42	3	3	Punt
3	12:56	2:05	OWN 30	5	17	Punt
3	7:13	2:32	OPP 40	5	6	Field Goal
3	2:54	2:03	50	5	13	Punt
4	14:03	1:22	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
4	11:49	0:59	OWN 12	3	8	Punt
4	9:21	1:47	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
4	6:01	6:01	OWN 21	11	58	Game

Game MVP: Doug Wyatt, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Walter Payton	13	23	1.77	8
Mike Franckowiak	4	18	4.50	7
Richard Todd	2	10	5.00	5
Bob Klein	1	2	2.00	2

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommy Thompson	19	72	3.79	22	1
Laverne Smith	8	42	5.25	11	1
Joe Theismann	4	17	4.25	6	0
Marv Hubbard	2	18	9.00	11	1

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Richard Todd	28	15	108	1/12	0	17	0	62.8

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	39	20	152	2/15	0	17	0	61.0

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Walter Payton	4	5	12	3.00	4	6
WR Wally Henry	4	4	28	7.00	6	13
WR Tony Hill	2	3	24	12.00	9	14
WR Ken Burrough	1	6	7	7.00	0	7
WR James Scott	1	2	17	17.00	11	17
WR Archie Griffin	1	2	10	10.00	0	10
TE Gary Shirk	1	4	13	13.00	3	13
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3
TE Andrew James	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steve Largent	7	10	34	4.86	10	10
WR Harold Jaeger	3	6	34	11.33	12	17
TE Jay Saldi	3	3	25	8.33	3	12
WR J.T. Smith	3	7	33	11.00	12	14
RB Tommy Thompson	2	5	14	7.00	7	7
TE Earl Thomas	1	4	13	13.00	6	13
RB Laverne Smith	1	2	-1	-1.00	0	-1
WR Steve Odom	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Fumb	Recov	Force
Richard Todd	1	0	0
Wally Henry	1	0	0
Bob Barber	0	1	0
Mike Franckowiak	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bruce Taylor	1	0	0
Steve Baumgartner	0	1	0
Monte Johnson	0	1	0
Ted Fritsch	0	0	1
Doug Wyatt	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McInally	10	415	41.5	40.1	50	5

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	8	371	46.4	38.8	57	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/3	2/3	1/1	51	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	5	41	8.2	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	4	14	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wally Henry	3	78	26.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Jerry Moore	9	1	0.0	31	40
CB Dwight Harrison	8	2	0.0	27	41
ILB Don Rives	5	3	0.0	27	33
DE Andy Dorris	4	2	0.5	31	30
OLB Tom Toner	4	4	0.0	24	38
CB Gerard Williams	4	1	0.0	27	32
DT Mike Dawson	3	0	0.5	17	25
S Bryant Salter	3	2	0.0	29	39
OLB Mel Land	3	0	0.0	12	10
DE Walt Patulski	2	0	0.5	24	32
OLB Ken Hutcherson	2	0	0.0	13	17
S Tommy Casanova	1	1	0.0	32	41
DE Bob Barber	1	1	0.0	9	9
DT Carl Barisich	1	0	0.0	11	11
ILB Mike Cofer	1	0	0.0	4	1
DT Ronnie Moore	1	0	0.0	17	15
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	0.0	6	8
DE Leroy Jones	1	0	0.0	16	16
DE Byron Alexander	0	2	0.5	2	11
CB Jeff Wright	0	1	0.0	4	2

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano	6	2	0.0	20	28
CB Allan Ellis	6	0	0.0	13	24
S Doug Wyatt	3	0	1.0	15	26
CB Pat Thomas	3	1	0.0	13	20
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	3	0	0.0	9	13
OLB Ken Geddes	2	1	0.0	3	4
CB Bruce Taylor	2	0	0.0	10	12
S Mike Hammond	2	0	0.0	19	26
DT Edgar Fields	2	0	0.0	6	17
OLB Charles McShane	1	2	0.0	16	16
OLB Mike Douglass	1	2	0.0	10	10
DE Steve Baumgartner	1	1	0.0	9	21
OLB John Tate	1	0	0.0	3	12
DT Wayne Hammond	1	0	0.0	10	15
DE Archie Reese	1	0	0.0	7	6
CB Al Latimer	1	0	0.0	8	10
DE Rubin Carter	0	2	0.0	14	12
S Bruce Laird	0	1	0.0	9	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Walt Patulski	0.5	1	1	0	32
DE Andy Dorris	0.5	0	4	4	30
DT Mike Dawson	0.5	0	0	3	25
DE Byron Alexander	0.5	0	0	0	11
DT Ronnie Moore	0.0	0	1	0	15
DE Bob Barber	0.0	0	1	0	9

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	1.0	0	26
DE Steve Baumgartner	0.0	1	21
DT John Dutton	0.0	1	23
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	0.0	1	13
OLB Mike Douglass	0.0	1	10

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Dwight Harrison	4	0	41
S Jerry Moore	3	2	40
ILB Don Rives	3	0	33
CB Gerard Williams	2	2	32
OLB Mel Land	2	0	10
S Tommy Casanova	1	1	41
OLB Ken Hutcherson	1	1	17
DE Andy Dorris	1	0	30
S Bryant Salter	1	0	39
OLB Tom Toner	1	0	38
ILB Terry Hopper	1	0	8

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Allan Ellis	4	1	24
ILB Phil Villapiano	3	0	28
CB Pat Thomas	2	1	20
OLB Ken Geddes	2	0	4
CB Bruce Taylor	2	0	12
OLB John Tate	1	0	12
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	10
S Bruce Laird	0	1	12
S Doug Wyatt	0	1	26
OLB Charles McShane	0	1	16

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Don Macek	1	5	17	0	27
Ken Huff	0	4	16	0	24
Gary Shirk	0	3	13	0	20
Reggie McKenzie	0	2	18	1	26
Buddy Cutler	0	2	7	0	7
Russ Washington	0	1	11	0	20
Ted McKnight	0	1	11	0	12

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Stokes	4	4	2	22	1	33
John Fitzgerald	3	5	0	30	0	34
J.T. Turner	3	5	0	23	0	27
Conrad Dobler	2	10	0	23	0	32
Marv Hubbard	1	1	0	27	0	27
Cornell Forte	1	1	0	17	0	21
Cleveland Green	1	1	0	11	0	8
Ted Fritsch	0	1	0	5	0	8
Kerry Webster	0	1	0	11	0	9
Donnie Green	0	0	0	23	1	33

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Mike Franckowiak	1	22
Earl Gant	1	10
Ted McKnight	1	9
James Scott	1	6

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Laverne Smith	2	25
Ted Fritsch	2	11
John Tate	1	28
Marv Hubbard	1	23
Harold Jaeger	1	14
Jay Saldi	1	12

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Casanova	---	---	32	41	19	92
Dwight Harrison	---	---	27	41	11	79
Jerry Moore	---	---	31	40	8	79
Bryant Salter	---	---	29	39	3	71
Andy Dorris	---	---	31	30	5	66
Gerard Williams	---	---	27	32	7	66
Tom Toner	---	---	24	38	3	65
Don Rives	---	---	27	33	2	62
Walt Patulski	---	---	24	32	5	61
Ken Huff	16	24	---	---	10	50
Richard Todd	20	29	---	---	---	49
Don Macek	17	27	---	---	4	48
Reggie McKenzie	18	26	---	---	3	47
Mike Dawson	---	---	17	25	4	46
Gary Shirk	13	20	---	---	12	45
Ken Hutcherson	---	---	13	17	13	43
Steve Riley	17	26	---	---	---	43
Leroy Jones	---	---	16	16	5	37
Wally Henry	12	14	---	---	11	37
Ken Burrough	6	19	---	---	11	36
Walter Payton	14	22	---	---	---	36
Ronnie Moore	---	---	17	15	2	34
Steve Courson	11	12	---	---	10	33
Mike Franckowiak	6	4	---	---	22	32
Ted McKnight	11	12	---	---	9	32
Russ Washington	11	20	---	---	---	31
Archie Griffin	12	18	---	---	---	30
Carl Barisich	---	---	11	11	5	27
Andrew James	6	7	---	---	14	27
Bob Klein	5	7	---	---	14	26
Bob Barber	---	---	9	9	8	26
Tony Hill	8	14	---	---	4	26
Buddy Cutler	7	7	---	---	9	23
Mel Land	---	---	12	10	---	22
James Scott	7	8	---	---	6	21
Brad Benson	3	3	---	---	10	16
Terry Hopper	---	---	6	8	1	15
Byron Alexander	---	---	2	11	1	14
Pat McInally	0	0	---	---	10	10
Earl Gant	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Cofer	---	---	4	1	3	8
Jeff Wright	---	---	4	2	---	6
Carson Long	0	0	---	---	1	1
Carl Wafer	---	---	0	0	---	0
Marcus Mickus	0	0	---	---	---	0
Dave Mays	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Marv Hubbard	27	27	---	---	23	77
Joe Theismann	33	41	---	---	---	74
Conrad Dobler	23	32	---	---	11	66
John Fitzgerald	30	34	---	---	1	65
Steve Largent	24	36	---	---	---	60
J.T. Smith	26	34	---	---	---	60
J.T. Turner	23	27	---	---	7	57
Donnie Green	23	33	---	---	---	56
Tim Stokes	22	33	---	---	---	55
Bruce Taylor	---	---	10	12	30	52
Laverne Smith	12	14	---	---	25	51
Harold Jaeger	14	22	---	---	14	50
Jay Saldi	16	21	---	---	12	49
Phil Villapiano	---	---	20	28	---	48
Mike Hammond	---	---	19	26	1	46
Tommy Thompson	21	22	---	---	1	44
John Tate	---	---	3	12	28	43
Earl Thomas	20	13	---	---	9	42
Doug Wyatt	---	---	15	26	---	41
Cornell Forte	17	21	---	---	3	41
John Dutton	---	---	13	23	2	38
Allan Ellis	---	---	13	24	---	37
Charles McShane	---	---	16	16	4	36
Pat Thomas	---	---	13	20	1	34
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	9	21	1	31
Kerry Webster	11	9	---	---	11	31
Cleveland Green	11	8	---	---	11	30
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	9	13	7	29
Billy Newsome	---	---	11	8	10	29
Edgar Fields	---	---	6	17	4	27
Rubin Carter	---	---	14	12	---	26
Wayne Hammond	---	---	10	15	---	25
Ted Fritsch	5	8	---	---	11	24
Bruce Laird	---	---	9	12	---	21
Mike Douglass	---	---	10	10	---	20
Dwight Clark	0	5	---	---	14	19
Al Latimer	---	---	8	10	---	18
Steve Odom	5	11	---	---	---	16
Archie Reese	---	---	7	6	---	13
Ken Geddes	---	---	3	4	3	10
Monte Johnson	---	---	0	1	9	10
Daniel Reiner	---	---	2	3	5	10
John James	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	6	6
Terry Luck	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	12	2.4
Middle	14	40	2.9
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	71	7.9
Middle	17	60	3.5
Right	6	19	3.2
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Richard Todd	28	15	0	0	4	5	4	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	39	20	0	1	4	6	7	7	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	12	1.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	8	66	4.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	3	30	10.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	7	21	2.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	8	65	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	66	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Ken Burrough	6	1	3	7	19
RB Walter Payton	5	4	0	12	22
TE Gary Shirk	4	1	0	13	20
WR Wally Henry	4	4	0	28	14
WR Tony Hill	3	2	0	24	14
WR James Scott	2	1	1	17	8
WR Archie Griffin	2	1	0	10	18
TE Andrew James	1	0	0	0	7
FB Ted McKnight	1	1	0	-3	12

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	10	7	0	34	36
WR J.T. Smith	7	3	1	33	34
WR Harold Jaeger	6	3	1	34	22
RB Tommy Thompson	5	2	1	14	22
TE Earl Thomas	4	1	0	13	13
TE Jay Saldi	3	3	0	25	21
WR Steve Odom	2	0	1	0	11
RB Laverne Smith	2	1	0	-1	14

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	1	-1	-1.00	4.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Mike Franckowiak	2	0
Richard Todd	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Marv Hubbard	1	1
Laverne Smith	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Richard Todd	9	3	2

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	13	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ken Burrough	2	0	0
RB Walter Payton	2	1	0
WR James Scott	2	1	1
WR Archie Griffin	1	0	0
TE Gary Shirk	1	0	0
WR Tony Hill	1	1	1

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	4	2	1
WR J.T. Smith	4	1	1
WR Harold Jaeger	2	1	0
WR Steve Odom	1	0	0
TE Jay Saldi	1	1	1
RB Laverne Smith	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,800 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,200 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,800 (3,300)