Week 16, 1979

played in Indianapolis, MD

34 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons3700-10
Indianapolis Colts7000-7

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:35 IND - Joe Theismann 2 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
1Q: 00:23 ATL - Chris Bahr 45 field goal
2Q: 06:05 ATL - Tony Dorsett 2 run (Chris Bahr extra point)

Team StatisticsATLIND
Record7-88-7
First Downs2015
- by Rushing126
- by Passing66
- by Penalty23
Total Net Yards333222
- Offensive Plays6749
- Yards per Play4.974.53
Net Rushing Yards16790
- Rushing Attempts4020
- Yards per Rush4.184.50
Net Passing Yards166132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt26 - 15 - 027 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards172146
- Sacks/Yards Lost1/62/14
- Yards per Pass Play6.154.55
Fumbles/Lost0/00/0
3rd Down Conversions7/154/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down6.79.0
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards6/4010/60
Punt Returns/Yards3/82/8
Kick Returns/Yards1/212/42
Interception Ret./Yards0/00/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits11
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 14OWN 29
Time of Possession33:3426:26

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
18:251:42OWN 2939Punt
13:493:32OWN 15957Field Goal
212:346:36OWN 111289Touchdown
22:332:33OWN 23731Half
315:001:59OWN 93-4Punt
311:523:23OWN 20618Punt
34:477:04OWN 31366Missed FG
49:464:31OWN 20735Punt
42:012:01OWN 4842Game
Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:006:35OWN 301270Touchdown
16:432:54OWN 23735Punt
10:172:43OWN 20624Punt
25:583:25OWN 26510Punt
313:011:09OPP 393-8Punt
38:293:42OWN 20520Punt
412:432:57OWN 38518Punt
45:153:14OWN 20734Punt

Game MVP: Tony Dorsett, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Tony Dorsett281033.681351
Mark Van Eeghen5102.00600
Ron Groce55410.802720
Robert Miller111.00100
Tommy Kramer1-1-1.00-100
IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Laverne Smith9515.671220
Tommy Thompson8313.881110
Joe Theismann382.67701

Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Tommy Kramer26151721/6030077.7
IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Theismann27181462/14023080.1

Receiving Statistics

AtlantaCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Tony Dorsett33165.33480
TE Kellen Winslow363010.0010130
FB Mark Van Eeghen233819.0028230
WR Lionel Summers23136.50880
TE Russ Francis232713.504140
WR Jerry Butler234120.5024300
RB Ron Groce1177.00070
WR Doug Winslow0100.00000
WR Robert Miller0300.00000
IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
RB Tommy Thompson45153.7512100
WR Steve Largent44369.007180
WR Steve Odom232613.0015210
TE Earl Thomas23189.0013180
WR Dwight Clark23147.001110
FB Marv Hubbard1155.00550
WR Harold Jaeger1188.00280
RB Laverne Smith1111.00010
WR J.T. Smith152323.000230
TE Jay Saldi0100.00000

Interception Statistics

AtlantaIntsYardsAvgTD
IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

AtlantaFumbRecovForceTD
IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD

Punting Statistics

AtlantaPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Larry Swider416842.035.0471
IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John James731144.437.6575

Kicking Statistics

AtlantaFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Chris Bahr1/21/20/0451/1
IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mercury Tchaikovski0/00/00/001/1

Punt Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson2-4-2.00
Henry Stuckey11212.00
IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Taylor284.00

Kick Return Statistics

AtlantaRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson12121.00
IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Laverne Smith12525.00
J.T. Smith11717.00

Defensive Statistics

AtlantaTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Bernie Jackson520.01626
CB Henry Stuckey520.01522
S Ralph McGill320.01526
CB Randy Logan310.01927
S Jeff Severson310.01221
DT Charlie Johnson310.01820
OLB Gary Cobb310.089
DT Randy Crowder211.01624
DT Joe Klecko220.51520
ILB Tom MacLeod210.01320
DE Harvey Martin210.01622
ILB Dirt Winston210.079
CB Rolland Lawrence120.51518
DE Gary Burley100.044
DE Lawrence Pillers100.01121
OLB Rob Niarne100.0812
IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano810.02926
DT John Dutton601.02724
S Mike Hammond630.03826
S Doug Wyatt550.03626
CB Allan Ellis520.03023
DE Steve Baumgartner310.02620
CB Pat Thomas310.02816
CB Bruce Taylor300.0138
DE Rubin Carter300.02218
S Bruce Laird210.02014
DT Wayne Hammond210.01815
OLB Charles McShane210.02617
CB Al Latimer210.01713
OLB John Tate200.0117
DE Billy Newsome110.0147
OLB Mike Douglass110.0179
DT Edgar Fields020.0199
OLB Ken Geddes010.054

Pass Rush Statistics

AtlantaSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Randy Crowder1.000024
DT Joe Klecko0.501020
CB Rolland Lawrence0.500018
DE Lawrence Pillers0.010021
DT Charlie Johnson0.001020
DE Harvey Martin0.000122
IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT John Dutton1.000124
DE Steve Baumgartner0.022020
ILB Phil Villapiano0.001026
DT Wayne Hammond0.001015

Pass Defense Statistics

AtlantaCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Randy Logan30027
CB Henry Stuckey30022
OLB Gary Cobb3009
S Bernie Jackson20026
ILB Tom MacLeod20020
ILB Dirt Winston2009
CB Rolland Lawrence10018
S Ralph McGill10026
S Jeff Severson10021
OLB Cecil Johnson01017
IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Bruce Taylor3008
CB Allan Ellis21023
ILB Phil Villapiano20026
CB Pat Thomas20016
OLB Charles McShane20017
S Mike Hammond12026
S Bruce Laird10014
OLB John Tate1007
CB Al Latimer10013

Blocking Statistics

AtlantaKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Jim Langer46037020
Emmanuel Zanders46033025
Jeff Van Note29038023
Mark Van Eeghen23034020
Karl Baldischwiler14034023
Keith Fahnhorst04034124
Russ Francis02021013
Louis Bullard0201207
Kellen Winslow02031020
J.T. Galles010202
IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Fitzgerald13019022
J.T. Turner13012024
Donnie Green12014022
Marv Hubbard12019013
Cornell Forte120807
Conrad Dobler11019027
Tim Stokes03015225
Kerry Webster010607

Special Teams Tackles

AtlantaTacklesSTPlays
Dirt Winston29
Eddie Lee Ivery27
IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
John Tate219
Marv Hubbard213

Participation

AtlantaRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Tommy Kramer4027---------67
Jeff Van Note3823------465
Emmanuel Zanders3325------563
Mark Van Eeghen3420------862
Bernie Jackson------16261860
Keith Fahnhorst3424---------58
Jim Langer3720---------57
Henry Stuckey------15222057
Karl Baldischwiler3423---------57
Kellen Winslow3120------152
Jerry Butler3318---------51
Randy Logan------1927248
Randy Crowder------1624747
Harvey Martin------1622745
Tony Dorsett3015---------45
Ralph McGill------1526---41
Russ Francis2113------741
Ron Groce1012------1840
Rob Niarne------8121939
Charlie Johnson------1820---38
Rolland Lawrence------1518235
Doug Winslow1216------735
Joe Klecko------1520---35
Tom MacLeod------1320---33
Jeff Severson------1221---33
Lawrence Pillers------1121---32
Robert Miller1712---------29
Cecil Johnson------1217---29
Lionel Summers96------1227
Dirt Winston------79925
Louis Bullard127------625
Gary Cobb------89---17
Derrel Gofourth37------616
J.T. Galles22------1115
Dan Alexander72------615
Gary Burley------44---8
Mark Slater24------28
Eddie Lee Ivery01------78
Chris Bahr00------55
Larry Swider00------44
Charles Alexander10------34
Virgil Carter00------22
Tom Cousineau------01---1
Terry Miller00---------0
Unknown00---------0
IndianapolisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mike Hammond------3826165
Doug Wyatt------3626264
Phil Villapiano------2926257
Allan Ellis------3023255
John Dutton------2724354
Conrad Dobler1927------753
Steve Baumgartner------2620349
Joe Theismann2029---------49
Charles McShane------2617548
Marv Hubbard1913------1345
Pat Thomas------2816---44
Rubin Carter------2218343
J.T. Smith1227------342
John Fitzgerald1922---------41
Tim Stokes1525---------40
Steve Largent1425------140
J.T. Turner1224------339
Bruce Taylor------1381738
John Tate------1171937
Jay Saldi1213------1237
Donnie Green1422---------36
Bruce Laird------2014236
Wayne Hammond------1815134
Al Latimer------1713434
Laverne Smith97------1632
Dwight Clark617------831
Earl Thomas1111------729
Edgar Fields------199129
Sugar Bear Hamilton------179228
Tommy Thompson1116---------27
Mike Douglass------179---26
Billy Newsome------147425
Kerry Webster67------720
Cornell Forte87------419
Harold Jaeger06------1218
Ted Fritsch27------716
Steve Odom610---------16
Archie Reese------133---16
Cleveland Green54------716
Monte Johnson------111315
Daniel Reiner------32712
Ken Geddes------54110
John James00------77
Mercury Tchaikovski00------22
Marlon Elliott00---------0
Terry Luck00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left14644.6
Middle10424.2
Right15624.1
None1-1-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left4256.3
Middle15533.5
Right11212.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Tommy Kramer26152203410
IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Theismann27182231210

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen223115.5
Short (0-8 Yds)14111128.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)92293.2
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen44215.3
Short (0-8 Yds)1612966.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)3162.0
Long (19+ Yds)41235.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow63030020
FB Mark Van Eeghen32038120
WR Lionel Summers3201306
TE Russ Francis32027013
WR Robert Miller3000012
RB Tony Dorsett33016015
WR Jerry Butler32041118
WR Doug Winslow1000016
RB Ron Groce1107012
IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
RB Tommy Thompson54115016
WR J.T. Smith51223127
WR Steve Largent44036025
WR Steve Odom32026110
TE Earl Thomas32018011
WR Dwight Clark32014017
FB Marv Hubbard1105013
WR Harold Jaeger110806
TE Jay Saldi1000013
RB Laverne Smith110107

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

AtlantaAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Ron Groce166.0010.80
Tony Dorsett122.003.68
IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Joe Theismann122.002.67
Tommy Thompson100.003.88
Laverne Smith100.005.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Tommy Kramer1188.006.62
IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Tony Dorsett1188.005.33
IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

AtlantaRushesConversions
Tony Dorsett44
Mark Van Eeghen10
Robert Miller10
IndianapolisRushesConversions
Laverne Smith20

Third Down Passing Statistics

AtlantaAttCompConversions
Tommy Kramer853
IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Joe Theismann954

Third Down Receiving Statistics

AtlantaTargCatchConversions
WR Jerry Butler222
FB Mark Van Eeghen111
WR Doug Winslow100
WR Lionel Summers100
WR Robert Miller100
RB Ron Groce110
TE Kellen Winslow110
IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
WR J.T. Smith311
WR Steve Odom211
WR Dwight Clark211
WR Steve Largent111
RB Laverne Smith110

SectionAttendance
Stadium56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck16,200 (21,400)
End Zone13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,000 (3,300)