Week 8, 1979

played in Miami, FL

70 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	3	0	0	-	6
Miami Dolphins	3	3	3	0	-	9

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 19 field goal
1Q: 03:49 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 24 field goal
2Q: 09:31 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 25 field goal
2Q: 00:12 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 29 field goal
3Q: 00:39 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 19 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:35 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 19 field goal
1Q: 03:49 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 24 field goal
2Q: 09:31 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 25 field goal
2Q: 00:12 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 29 field goal
3Q: 00:39 MIA - Freddie Steinfort 19 field goal

Team Statistics IND MIA
Record 3-5 5-3
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 12 8
- by Passing 5 7
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 336 284
- Offensive Plays 62 66
- Yards per Play 5.42 4.30
Net Rushing Yards 191 143
- Rushing Attempts 29 32
- Yards per Rush 6.59 4.47
Net Passing Yards 145 141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 32 - 14 - 1 33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 153 144
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/3
- Yards per Pass Play 4.39 4.15
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/14 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.1 7.1
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/25 3/25
Punt Returns/Yards 4/12 5/42
Kick Returns/Yards 1/17 2/46
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 0/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 18 OWN 32
Time of Possession 27:29 32:31

Team Statistics	IND	MIA
Record	3-5	5-3
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	12	8
- by Passing	5	7
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	336	284
- Offensive Plays	62	66
- Yards per Play	5.42	4.30
Net Rushing Yards	191	143
- Rushing Attempts	29	32
- Yards per Rush	6.59	4.47
Net Passing Yards	145	141
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	32 - 14 - 1	33 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	153	144
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/3
- Yards per Pass Play	4.39	4.15
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.1	7.1
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/25	3/25
Punt Returns/Yards	4/12	5/42
Kick Returns/Yards	1/17	2/46
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	0/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 18	OWN 32
Time of Possession	27:29	32:31

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:31	OWN 30	10	68	Field Goal
1	3:42	3:42	OWN 6	6	38	Punt
2	12:01	0:13	OWN 10	1	0	Interception
2	9:23	2:23	OWN 20	5	44	Missed FG
2	4:41	0:32	OWN 20	3	-5	Punt
2	2:27	2:20	OWN 18	9	70	Field Goal
3	11:21	1:29	OWN 24	3	0	Punt
3	9:01	0:49	OWN 27	3	2	Punt
3	7:42	2:23	OWN 6	5	16	Punt
3	0:33	5:07	OWN 20	8	64	Missed FG
4	7:01	4:01	OWN 20	9	24	Punt

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:29	6:47	OWN 31	12	62	Field Goal
2	15:00	2:59	OWN 18	5	26	Punt
2	11:48	2:25	OPP 40	4	32	Field Goal
2	7:00	2:19	OWN 43	4	16	Punt
2	4:09	1:42	OWN 33	3	-4	Punt
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 20	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	3:39	OWN 28	6	8	Punt
3	9:52	0:51	OWN 23	3	-1	Punt
3	8:12	0:30	OWN 43	3	0	Punt
3	5:19	4:46	OWN 42	9	56	Field Goal
4	10:26	3:25	OWN 23	8	36	Punt
4	3:00	3:00	OWN 25	8	34	Downs

Game MVP: Mercury Morris, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Tommy Thompson	20	141	7.05	25	7
Laverne Smith	8	42	5.25	24	1
Joe Theismann	1	8	8.00	8	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Mercury Morris	18	108	6.00	27	4
Sam Green	9	35	3.89	13	2
Bob Griese	3	-4	-1.33	-1	0
Larry Csonka	2	4	2.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	32	14	153	1/8	0	35	1	45.5

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Bob Griese	33	18	144	1/3	0	21	0	65.7

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR J.T. Smith	4	7	58	14.50	26	35
WR Harold Jaeger	3	5	42	14.00	13	24
WR Steve Largent	3	8	23	7.67	0	9
TE Earl Thomas	2	5	15	7.50	1	8
FB Marv Hubbard	1	1	2	2.00	0	2
TE Jay Saldi	1	2	13	13.00	6	13
RB Tommy Thompson	0	3	0	0.00	0	0
RB Laverne Smith	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rich Martini	5	6	25	5.00	0	11
WR Wally Francis	3	12	37	12.33	0	21
WR Nat Moore	2	3	28	14.00	12	17
RB Mercury Morris	2	2	7	3.50	0	6
WR Sammy White	2	3	21	10.50	3	17
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	10	10.00	0	10
TE Len Garrett	1	2	5	5.00	5	5
RB Sam Green	1	2	4	4.00	0	4
TE Dana McKenzie	1	2	7	7.00	0	7

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tommy Thompson	1	0	0
Tim Stokes	0	1	0
Rubin Carter	0	0	1
John Tate	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force
Sam Green	1	0	0
Keith Moody	1	0	0
Dwight Lewis	0	1	0
Sammy White	0	1	0
Willie Buchanon	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	6	280	46.7	39.7	58	3

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Eddie Hare	7	335	47.9	40.4	55	4

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	2/4	0/1	0/1	29	0/0

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Freddie Steinfort	3/3	0/0	0/0	25	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	4	12	3.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Keith Moody	5	42	8.4	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	1	17	17.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Sam Green	2	46	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Charles McShane	9	2	0.0	19	25
S Doug Wyatt	5	2	0.0	32	31
S Mike Hammond	5	2	0.0	29	29
ILB Phil Villapiano	4	1	0.0	13	13
OLB Mike Douglass	4	1	0.0	15	7
CB Allan Ellis	3	2	0.0	22	25
OLB Monte Johnson	3	2	0.0	19	21
S Bruce Laird	3	1	0.0	12	24
DE Steve Baumgartner	2	2	0.5	26	25
DT Edgar Fields	2	1	0.5	21	21
DE Rubin Carter	2	1	0.0	21	21
CB Bruce Taylor	1	1	0.0	11	13
OLB John Tate	1	1	0.0	11	6
OLB Ken Geddes	1	0	0.0	4	5
TE Earl Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
S Daniel Reiner	1	0	0.0	4	5
DT Wayne Hammond	1	0	0.0	6	8
CB Pat Thomas	1	0	0.0	22	24
DT John Dutton	0	1	0.0	21	23

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ed Bradley	7	1	0.0	16	22
OLB Fred McNeil	5	1	0.0	27	32
OLB Dwight Lewis	5	0	0.0	8	4
OLB Mike Varty	4	2	0.0	14	13
S Chris Farasopoulos	4	0	0.0	27	31
DE Dwight White	3	2	0.0	23	29
CB Lester Hayes	3	1	0.0	25	28
DE Tony McGee	2	0	1.0	22	27
S Jake Scott	2	2	0.0	25	25
ILB Brian Kelley	2	1	0.0	24	27
CB Willie Buchanon	2	0	0.0	17	20
DT Donnie Ostrowski	2	0	0.0	14	25
CB Bobby Jackson	1	2	0.0	11	16
S Clarence Ellis	1	0	0.0	7	10
CB Doug Nettles	1	0	0.0	4	6
DT Mike Kadish	0	1	0.0	21	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Steve Baumgartner	0.5	0	1	25
DT Edgar Fields	0.5	0	0	21
DT John Dutton	0.0	1	2	23
OLB Charles McShane	0.0	1	0	25

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony McGee	1.0	1	1	0	27
DE Dwight White	0.0	0	3	2	29
ILB Brian Kelley	0.0	0	1	1	27
CB Lester Hayes	0.0	0	1	1	28
OLB Fred McNeil	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Charles McShane	8	0	25
CB Allan Ellis	2	0	25
OLB Mike Douglass	2	0	7
CB Pat Thomas	1	1	24
OLB Monte Johnson	1	0	21
ILB Phil Villapiano	1	0	13
S Mike Hammond	1	0	29
OLB John Tate	1	0	6
DT Wayne Hammond	1	0	8
S Doug Wyatt	0	3	31
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	0	1	16
S Bruce Laird	0	1	24
CB Bruce Taylor	0	1	13

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Fred McNeil	3	2	0	32
ILB Ed Bradley	2	0	0	22
OLB Mike Varty	2	0	0	13
CB Lester Hayes	2	0	0	28
S Chris Farasopoulos	1	1	1	31
CB Willie Buchanon	1	1	0	20
S Clarence Ellis	1	0	0	10
DT Donnie Ostrowski	1	0	0	25
CB Bobby Jackson	1	0	0	16
CB Ronald Cinkovsky	0	1	0	22
ILB Kurt Allerman	0	1	0	1

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.T. Turner	3	5	20	0	28
Cornell Forte	3	3	14	0	9
Earl Thomas	2	2	17	0	21
John Fitzgerald	1	5	25	0	30
Tim Stokes	1	5	24	0	31
Kerry Webster	1	2	5	0	8
Cleveland Green	1	2	5	0	2
Marv Hubbard	1	1	20	0	16
Donnie Green	0	3	24	1	25

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dennis Harrah	3	5	29	1	30
Bob Kuechenberg	2	6	26	0	31
Greg Sampson	1	5	24	0	31
Guy Morriss	1	4	27	0	26
Larry Little	1	3	8	0	6
Robert Woods	1	2	23	0	29
Dana McKenzie	1	1	25	0	21
Sylvester Croom	0	2	7	0	9
Mike Vardell	0	1	4	0	3

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
John Tate	4	22
Jay Saldi	1	21
Laverne Smith	1	17
Dwight Clark	1	16

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Clarence Ellis	2	11
Rich Martini	1	18
Sammy White	1	14
Bob Kuechenberg	1	10

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Wyatt	---	---	32	31	3	66
Joe Theismann	29	33	---	---	---	62
Conrad Dobler	23	28	---	---	10	61
Mike Hammond	---	---	29	29	3	61
Marv Hubbard	20	16	---	---	21	57
J.T. Turner	20	28	---	---	9	57
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	26	25	5	56
John Fitzgerald	25	30	---	---	1	56
Tim Stokes	24	31	---	---	---	55
Charles McShane	---	---	19	25	10	54
Bruce Taylor	---	---	11	13	29	53
Jay Saldi	16	15	---	---	21	52
Earl Thomas	17	21	---	---	13	51
Steve Largent	22	29	---	---	---	51
John Dutton	---	---	21	23	6	50
Allan Ellis	---	---	22	25	2	49
Donnie Green	24	25	---	---	---	49
Pat Thomas	---	---	22	24	3	49
J.T. Smith	24	25	---	---	---	49
Edgar Fields	---	---	21	21	4	46
Rubin Carter	---	---	21	21	3	45
Monte Johnson	---	---	19	21	4	44
Tommy Thompson	21	20	---	---	1	42
Harold Jaeger	12	16	---	---	14	42
John Tate	---	---	11	6	22	39
Bruce Laird	---	---	12	24	1	37
Laverne Smith	8	11	---	---	17	36
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	15	16	4	35
Phil Villapiano	---	---	13	13	2	28
Al Latimer	---	---	12	12	4	28
Billy Newsome	---	---	6	9	8	23
Cornell Forte	14	9	---	---	---	23
Kerry Webster	5	8	---	---	10	23
Mike Douglass	---	---	15	7	1	23
Archie Reese	---	---	11	11	---	22
Dwight Clark	1	3	---	---	16	20
Ted Fritsch	5	4	---	---	10	19
Daniel Reiner	---	---	4	5	8	17
Cleveland Green	5	2	---	---	10	17
Wayne Hammond	---	---	6	8	1	15
Ken Geddes	---	---	4	5	4	13
Steve Odom	4	9	---	---	---	13
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	7	7
John James	0	0	---	---	6	6
Terry Luck	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bob Kuechenberg	26	31	---	---	10	67
Dennis Harrah	29	30	---	---	8	67
Bob Griese	32	34	---	---	---	66
Fred McNeil	---	---	27	32	5	64
Chris Farasopoulos	---	---	27	31	4	62
Rich Martini	21	23	---	---	18	62
Dana McKenzie	25	21	---	---	15	61
Tony McGee	---	---	22	27	10	59
Greg Sampson	24	31	---	---	2	57
Lester Hayes	---	---	25	28	3	56
Jake Scott	---	---	25	25	5	55
Brian Kelley	---	---	24	27	3	54
Dwight White	---	---	23	29	2	54
Guy Morriss	27	26	---	---	---	53
Robert Woods	23	29	---	---	---	52
Wally Francis	21	23	---	---	5	49
Sammy White	18	17	---	---	14	49
Larry Csonka	15	19	---	---	14	48
Willie Buchanon	---	---	17	20	9	46
Mercury Morris	20	23	---	---	---	43
Ronald Cinkovsky	---	---	16	22	5	43
Mike Kadish	---	---	21	12	9	42
Donnie Ostrowski	---	---	14	25	3	42
Ed Bradley	---	---	16	22	3	41
Nat Moore	16	19	---	---	1	36
Leon Gray	16	8	---	---	10	34
Mike Varty	---	---	14	13	4	31
Bobby Jackson	---	---	11	16	4	31
Len Garrett	8	11	---	---	11	30
Dave Simmons	---	---	6	7	16	29
Clarence Ellis	---	---	7	10	11	28
Sam Green	12	11	---	---	3	26
Sylvester Croom	7	9	---	---	10	26
Larry Little	8	6	---	---	10	24
Monroe Eley	0	0	---	---	17	17
Dwight Lewis	---	---	8	4	5	17
Doug Nettles	---	---	4	6	7	17
Mike Vardell	4	3	---	---	9	16
Bill Gergory	---	---	9	6	---	15
Keith Moody	---	---	2	0	9	11
Kurt Allerman	---	---	1	1	6	8
Eddie Hare	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ronald Dunk	0	0	---	---	4	4
Freddie Steinfort	0	0	---	---	3	3
Dan Manucci	0	0	---	---	3	3
David Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	21	2.6
Middle	10	62	6.2
Right	11	108	9.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	15	83	5.5
Middle	10	24	2.4
Right	4	40	10.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	32	14	2	3	1	6	6	5	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Bob Griese	33	18	1	0	3	7	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	2	12	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	79	7.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	62	6.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	51	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	50	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	21	4.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	8	3	0	23	0	29
WR J.T. Smith	7	4	0	58	1	25
TE Earl Thomas	5	2	0	15	0	21
WR Harold Jaeger	5	3	0	42	1	16
RB Tommy Thompson	3	0	1	0	0	20
TE Jay Saldi	2	1	0	13	0	15
FB Marv Hubbard	1	1	0	2	0	16
RB Laverne Smith	1	0	0	0	0	11

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wally Francis	12	3	2	37	1	23
WR Rich Martini	6	5	0	25	0	23
WR Nat Moore	3	2	0	28	0	19
WR Sammy White	3	2	1	21	0	17
TE Len Garrett	2	1	0	5	0	11
RB Mercury Morris	2	2	0	7	0	23
RB Sam Green	2	1	0	4	0	11
TE Dana McKenzie	2	1	0	7	0	21
FB Larry Csonka	1	1	0	10	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Laverne Smith	2	-1	-0.50	5.25
Tommy Thompson	1	-3	-3.00	7.05

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Sam Green	2	5	2.50	3.89
Mercury Morris	1	-1	-1.00	6.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	4	2	15	3.75	4.78

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Bob Griese	4	1	6	1.50	4.36

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Smith	3	2	15	5.00	8.29
WR Steve Largent	1	0	0	0.00	2.88

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wally Francis	3	0	0	0.00	3.08
WR Rich Martini	1	1	6	6.00	4.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Tommy Thompson	4	2
Laverne Smith	2	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Bob Griese	1	0
Mercury Morris	1	0
Sam Green	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	7	2	2

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Bob Griese	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Harold Jaeger	3	1	1
WR Steve Largent	3	0	0
TE Jay Saldi	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wally Francis	5	2	1
RB Sam Green	2	1	1
WR Rich Martini	2	2	1
TE Len Garrett	1	0	0
WR Nat Moore	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,100 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,000 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)