Week 14, 1979

played in Tampa Bay, FL

49 degrees, rain, 8 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts31063-22
Tampa Bay Buccaneers10300-13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:02 TBY - Garo Yepremian 29 field goal
1Q: 06:18 TBY - Pat Tilley 1 pass from Chuck Fusina (Garo Yepremian extra point)
1Q: 01:38 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 25 field goal
2Q: 10:46 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 43 field goal
2Q: 04:45 IND - Steve Largent 2 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 01:01 TBY - Garo Yepremian 24 field goal
3Q: 06:07 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 40 field goal
3Q: 01:11 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 51 field goal
4Q: 08:27 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 44 field goal

Team StatisticsINDTBY
Record7-65-8
First Downs2012
- by Rushing43
- by Passing137
- by Penalty32
Total Net Yards343194
- Offensive Plays7356
- Yards per Play4.703.46
Net Rushing Yards9050
- Rushing Attempts3116
- Yards per Rush2.903.13
Net Passing Yards253144
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 29 - 038 - 18 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards253155
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/02/11
- Yards per Pass Play6.023.60
Fumbles/Lost3/10/0
3rd Down Conversions6/182/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.59.8
4th Down Conversions0/00/1
Penalties/Yards9/6510/90
Punt Returns/Yards3/372/2
Kick Returns/Yards2/436/139
Interception Ret./Yards1/410/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits23
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/11/2
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 30
Time of Possession38:2521:35

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
110:550:56OWN 20422Fumble
16:074:34OWN 311061Field Goal
214:434:02OWN 23851Field Goal
29:354:57OWN 401060Touchdown
20:530:53OWN 8410Half
315:002:28OWN 2538Punt
311:255:25OWN 91168Field Goal
34:073:03OWN 37529Field Goal
414:322:44OWN 42736Missed FG
410:352:13OWN 47526Field Goal
46:572:37OWN 2335Punt
42:580:35OPP 3032Missed FG
41:521:52OPP 2930Game
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:004:05OWN 35553Field Goal
19:593:52OPP 42842Touchdown
11:331:50OWN 2137Punt
210:411:06OWN 1830Punt
24:383:45OWN 201373Field Goal
312:321:07OWN 3146Punt
36:001:53OWN 333-2Punt
31:041:32OWN 313-10Punt
411:481:13OWN 2932Punt
48:221:25OWN 353-7Punt
44:201:22OWN 21526Interception
42:230:31OWN 354-6Downs

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tommy Thompson19542.841110
Laverne Smith8334.131710
Joe Theismann320.67400
Marv Hubbard111.00100
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Wayne Mosley14402.86800
Moe Dixon188.00800
Deacon Turner122.00200

Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Theismann42292530/0128092.6
Tampa BayAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Chuck Fusina38181552/11139156.3

Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Steve Largent911839.2210281
WR Dwight Clark68549.0012200
FB Marv Hubbard35124.00050
WR Steve Odom365217.330230
TE Earl Thomas33175.670150
WR J.T. Smith34206.678100
RB Tommy Thompson1200.00200
TE Jay Saldi121515.007150
WR Harold Jaeger0100.00000
Tampa BayCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Wayne Mosley99283.118100
WR Pat Tilley4115814.5028211
WR Larry Mucker35206.67380
TE Larry Brown111010.002100
WR John Gilliam163939.000390
TE Jim Mitchell0200.00000
RB Steve Owens0100.00000
WR Ronald Fitzgerald0200.00000
WR Ken Bailey0100.00000

Interception Statistics

IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD
ILB Phil Villapiano14141.000
Tampa BayIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD
Tommy Thompson2000
Steve Largent1000
Marv Hubbard0100
Cornell Forte0100
Tampa BayFumbRecovForceTD
Louie Walker0110
Mark Arneson0010
Andy Buffone0010

Punting Statistics

IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John James29447.046.0550
Tampa BayPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Max Runager731444.939.6582

Kicking Statistics

IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mercury Tchaikovski5/74/51/1511/1
Tampa BayFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Garo Yepremian2/20/00/0291/1

Punt Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Taylor33712.30
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
Virgil Livers221.00

Kick Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Taylor11818.00
Laverne Smith12525.00
Tampa BayRetYardsAvgTD
John Gilliam37625.30
Virgil Livers36321.00

Defensive Statistics

IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Doug Wyatt700.01636
ILB Phil Villapiano421.01639
CB Pat Thomas400.01427
DT John Dutton320.01430
DE Rubin Carter200.5828
S Bruce Laird220.01225
CB Allan Ellis210.01031
OLB Charles McShane200.01327
DE Steve Baumgartner110.51131
DT Edgar Fields110.0812
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton100.0917
DE Billy Newsome100.059
CB Bruce Taylor100.0618
S Mike Hammond100.01637
DT Wayne Hammond100.0616
CB Al Latimer100.0319
OLB John Tate010.037
Tampa BayTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Burgess Owens820.02840
CB Everett Allen520.02133
OLB Louie Walker510.01010
DT Andy Buffone510.02531
ILB Mark Arneson400.03033
CB Virgil Livers400.02027
S Ed Jones320.02434
CB Jim Stienke310.01827
DE Julius Adams300.02130
DT Dave Pureifory300.0919
OLB Mike McGraw300.01612
DE Tom Beasley230.02027
OLB Rick Kingrea220.02133
S Doug Jones200.01922
S Robert Giblin200.01317
G Revie Sorey10---------
ILB James Harrell100.0110
DT John Woodcock020.02429
DE Ben Williams010.02128

Pass Rush Statistics

IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano1.000039
DE Steve Baumgartner0.502031
DE Rubin Carter0.500028
DT John Dutton0.020030
DT Wayne Hammond0.001016
DT Edgar Fields0.001012
DE Archie Reese0.001010
Tampa BaySackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Julius Adams0.010030
DT Andy Buffone0.004031
DT Dave Pureifory0.001119
DE Ben Williams0.001028
DT John Woodcock0.001029
DE Tom Beasley0.001027
OLB Mike McGraw0.000112

Pass Defense Statistics

IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Pat Thomas42027
CB Allan Ellis31031
ILB Phil Villapiano21139
S Bruce Laird20025
S Doug Wyatt20036
OLB Charles McShane11027
DT John Dutton10030
DE Billy Newsome1009
CB Bruce Taylor10018
DT Edgar Fields10012
S Mike Hammond01037
Tampa BayCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Burgess Owens40040
CB Everett Allen40033
ILB Mark Arneson32033
CB Virgil Livers30027
OLB Rick Kingrea20033
CB Jim Stienke20027
OLB Louie Walker20010
S Ed Jones20034
OLB Mike McGraw20012
ILB James Harrell20010
DE Julius Adams10030
S Doug Jones10022
S Robert Giblin10017

Blocking Statistics

IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Fitzgerald39126034
Tim Stokes15027034
J.T. Turner15026032
Conrad Dobler13028037
Ted Fritsch110609
Marv Hubbard02020025
Donnie Green01024037
Earl Thomas01018025
Kerry Webster010705
Cleveland Green010408
Tampa BayKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Claude Minor3308031
Charles Goodrum13015028
Kenny Frame13012024
Kyle Davis1202013
Revie Sorey02014033
Tom Forrest0101012
Ken Mendenhall01014027
Bill Ellenbogen010809
Buddy Hardaway0004216

Special Teams Tackles

IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
John Tate322
Marv Hubbard225
Jay Saldi215
Daniel Reiner112
Tampa BayTacklesSTPlays
Doug Jones224
James Harrell119
Tom Forrest19
Steve Owens19

Participation

IndianapolisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Steve Largent2633------1877
Conrad Dobler2837------974
Joe Theismann3142---------73
Marv Hubbard2025------2570
J.T. Turner2632------765
Donnie Green2437---------61
Tim Stokes2734---------61
John Fitzgerald2634---------60
Earl Thomas1825------1760
Phil Villapiano------1639257
Mike Hammond------1637255
Doug Wyatt------1636254
Bruce Taylor------6182953
Laverne Smith916------2752
J.T. Smith2130---------51
John Dutton------1430549
Jay Saldi1616------1547
Tommy Thompson2223------146
Steve Baumgartner------1131244
Allan Ellis------1031243
Pat Thomas------1427243
Charles McShane------1327343
Rubin Carter------828339
Bruce Laird------1225138
Dwight Clark1522---------37
John Tate------372232
Sugar Bear Hamilton------917531
Al Latimer------319426
Ted Fritsch69------924
Billy Newsome------591024
Steve Odom816---------24
Harold Jaeger04------2024
Cornell Forte714------223
Wayne Hammond------616---22
Edgar Fields------812222
Mike Douglass------2101022
Kerry Webster75------921
Cleveland Green48------921
Daniel Reiner------151218
Mercury Tchaikovski00------1414
Archie Reese------210---12
Ken Geddes------16411
Terry Luck00------77
Monte Johnson------0066
John James00------22
Marlon Elliott00---------0
Tampa BayRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Burgess Owens------28401078
Rick Kingrea------21332276
Everett Allen------21331771
Mark Arneson------3033568
Doug Jones------19222465
Ed Jones------2434664
Andy Buffone------2531763
Virgil Livers------20271461
John Woodcock------2429861
Revie Sorey1433------956
Ben Williams------2128756
Chuck Fusina1640---------56
Julius Adams------2130455
Tom Beasley------2027552
John Gilliam1327------747
Jim Stienke------1827247
Charles Goodrum1528---------43
Ronald Fitzgerald823------1243
Ken Mendenhall1427---------41
Wayne Mosley1426---------40
Claude Minor831---------39
Robert Giblin------1317939
Pat Tilley928------138
Kenny Frame1224---------36
Larry Mucker925------135
Larry Brown76------2033
Moe Dixon56------2132
Jim Mitchell723---------30
James Harrell------1101930
Dave Pureifory------919129
Mike McGraw------1612129
Buddy Hardaway416------929
Steve Owens514------928
Bill Ellenbogen89------926
Kyle Davis213------924
Ken Bailey19------1323
Tom Forrest112------922
Louie Walker------1010121
Deacon Turner112------114
Tim Wilson10------1112
Thurman Cowley27---------9
Max Runager00------77
Garo Yepremian00------66
Rich Caster01------12
Vince Ferragamo00------22
Dennis McKenzie00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left11575.2
Middle15261.7
Right393.0
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5122.4
Middle5153.0
Right6233.8
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Theismann42293112820
Tampa BayAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Chuck Fusina38183336501

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen85202.5
Short (0-8 Yds)2115783.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)9710411.6
Long (19+ Yds)425112.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen55102.0
Short (0-8 Yds)128625.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)153241.6
Long (19+ Yds)62599.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Steve Largent119083133
WR Dwight Clark86154122
WR Steve Odom63052116
FB Marv Hubbard53012025
WR J.T. Smith43020030
TE Earl Thomas33017025
RB Tommy Thompson2100023
TE Jay Saldi21015016
WR Harold Jaeger100004
Tampa BayTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Pat Tilley114258228
RB Wayne Mosley99028026
WR John Gilliam61139127
WR Larry Mucker53020025
TE Jim Mitchell2000023
WR Ronald Fitzgerald2000023
TE Larry Brown1101006
RB Steve Owens1000014
WR Ken Bailey100009

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Tommy Thompson1-1-1.002.84
Tampa BayAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Wayne Mosley393.002.86
Moe Dixon188.008.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Theismann5271.406.02
Tampa BayAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Chuck Fusina65223.674.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
FB Marv Hubbard1155.002.40
WR Steve Odom1000.008.67
WR Steve Largent1122.007.55
TE Jay Saldi1000.007.50
WR J.T. Smith1000.005.00
Tampa BayTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Wayne Mosley33134.333.11
TE Jim Mitchell1000.000.00
WR Pat Tilley1111.005.27
WR Larry Mucker1188.004.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisRushesConversions
Tommy Thompson31
Laverne Smith31
Joe Theismann10
Tampa BayRushesConversions
Wayne Mosley10

Third Down Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Joe Theismann1174
Tampa BayAttCompConversions
Chuck Fusina1052

Third Down Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
WR Steve Largent643
WR Dwight Clark221
RB Tommy Thompson100
TE Jay Saldi100
WR J.T. Smith110
Tampa BayTargCatchConversions
WR Pat Tilley422
RB Wayne Mosley330
WR John Gilliam200
TE Jim Mitchell100

SectionAttendance
Stadium66,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,300 (21,400)
End Zone14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats7,000 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)