Week 16, 1979

played in Indianapolis, MD

34 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	3	7	0	0	-	10
Indianapolis Colts	7	0	0	0	-	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)

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 Statistics ATL IND
Record 7-8 8-7
First Downs 20 15
- by Rushing 12 6
- by Passing 6 6
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 333 222
- Offensive Plays 67 49
- Yards per Play 4.97 4.53
Net Rushing Yards 167 90
- Rushing Attempts 40 20
- Yards per Rush 4.18 4.50
Net Passing Yards 166 132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 26 - 15 - 0 27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 172 146
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 6.15 4.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.7 9.0
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/40 10/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/8 2/8
Kick Returns/Yards 1/21 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 14 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:34 26:26

Team Statistics	ATL	IND
Record	7-8	8-7
First Downs	20	15
- by Rushing	12	6
- by Passing	6	6
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	333	222
- Offensive Plays	67	49
- Yards per Play	4.97	4.53
Net Rushing Yards	167	90
- Rushing Attempts	40	20
- Yards per Rush	4.18	4.50
Net Passing Yards	166	132
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	26 - 15 - 0	27 - 18 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	172	146
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	6.15	4.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.7	9.0
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/40	10/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/8	2/8
Kick Returns/Yards	1/21	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 14	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:34	26:26

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:25	1:42	OWN 29	3	9	Punt
1	3:49	3:32	OWN 15	9	57	Field Goal
2	12:34	6:36	OWN 11	12	89	Touchdown
2	2:33	2:33	OWN 23	7	31	Half
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 9	3	-4	Punt
3	11:52	3:23	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
3	4:47	7:04	OWN 3	13	66	Missed FG
4	9:46	4:31	OWN 20	7	35	Punt
4	2:01	2:01	OWN 4	8	42	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:35	OWN 30	12	70	Touchdown
1	6:43	2:54	OWN 23	7	35	Punt
1	0:17	2:43	OWN 20	6	24	Punt
2	5:58	3:25	OWN 26	5	10	Punt
3	13:01	1:09	OPP 39	3	-8	Punt
3	8:29	3:42	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
4	12:43	2:57	OWN 38	5	18	Punt
4	5:15	3:14	OWN 20	7	34	Punt

Game MVP: Tony Dorsett, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tony Dorsett	28	103	3.68	13	5	1
Mark Van Eeghen	5	10	2.00	6	0	0
Ron Groce	5	54	10.80	27	2	0
Robert Miller	1	1	1.00	1	0	0
Tommy Kramer	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Laverne Smith	9	51	5.67	12	2	0
Tommy Thompson	8	31	3.88	11	1	0
Joe Theismann	3	8	2.67	7	0	1

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	26	15	172	1/6	0	30	0	77.7

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	27	18	146	2/14	0	23	0	80.1

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Tony Dorsett	3	3	16	5.33	4	8
TE Kellen Winslow	3	6	30	10.00	10	13
FB Mark Van Eeghen	2	3	38	19.00	28	23
WR Lionel Summers	2	3	13	6.50	8	8
TE Russ Francis	2	3	27	13.50	4	14
WR Jerry Butler	2	3	41	20.50	24	30
RB Ron Groce	1	1	7	7.00	0	7
WR Doug Winslow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Robert Miller	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
RB Tommy Thompson	4	5	15	3.75	12	10
WR Steve Largent	4	4	36	9.00	7	18
WR Steve Odom	2	3	26	13.00	15	21
TE Earl Thomas	2	3	18	9.00	13	18
WR Dwight Clark	2	3	14	7.00	1	11
FB Marv Hubbard	1	1	5	5.00	5	5
WR Harold Jaeger	1	1	8	8.00	2	8
RB Laverne Smith	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
WR J.T. Smith	1	5	23	23.00	0	23
TE Jay Saldi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	4	168	42.0	35.0	47	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	7	311	44.4	37.6	57	5

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	1/2	1/2	0/0	45	1/1

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

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	2	-4	-2.0	0
Henry Stuckey	1	12	12.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	2	8	4.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bernie Jackson	1	21	21.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Laverne Smith	1	25	25.0	0
J.T. Smith	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Bernie Jackson	5	2	0.0	16	26
CB Henry Stuckey	5	2	0.0	15	22
S Ralph McGill	3	2	0.0	15	26
CB Randy Logan	3	1	0.0	19	27
S Jeff Severson	3	1	0.0	12	21
DT Charlie Johnson	3	1	0.0	18	20
OLB Gary Cobb	3	1	0.0	8	9
DT Randy Crowder	2	1	1.0	16	24
DT Joe Klecko	2	2	0.5	15	20
ILB Tom MacLeod	2	1	0.0	13	20
DE Harvey Martin	2	1	0.0	16	22
ILB Dirt Winston	2	1	0.0	7	9
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	2	0.5	15	18
DE Gary Burley	1	0	0.0	4	4
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0.0	11	21
OLB Rob Niarne	1	0	0.0	8	12

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano	8	1	0.0	29	26
DT John Dutton	6	0	1.0	27	24
S Mike Hammond	6	3	0.0	38	26
S Doug Wyatt	5	5	0.0	36	26
CB Allan Ellis	5	2	0.0	30	23
DE Steve Baumgartner	3	1	0.0	26	20
CB Pat Thomas	3	1	0.0	28	16
CB Bruce Taylor	3	0	0.0	13	8
DE Rubin Carter	3	0	0.0	22	18
S Bruce Laird	2	1	0.0	20	14
DT Wayne Hammond	2	1	0.0	18	15
OLB Charles McShane	2	1	0.0	26	17
CB Al Latimer	2	1	0.0	17	13
OLB John Tate	2	0	0.0	11	7
DE Billy Newsome	1	1	0.0	14	7
OLB Mike Douglass	1	1	0.0	17	9
DT Edgar Fields	0	2	0.0	19	9
OLB Ken Geddes	0	1	0.0	5	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Randy Crowder	1.0	0	0	0	24
DT Joe Klecko	0.5	0	1	0	20
CB Rolland Lawrence	0.5	0	0	0	18
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	1	0	0	21
DT Charlie Johnson	0.0	0	1	0	20
DE Harvey Martin	0.0	0	0	1	22

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Dutton	1.0	0	0	1	24
DE Steve Baumgartner	0.0	2	2	0	20
ILB Phil Villapiano	0.0	0	1	0	26
DT Wayne Hammond	0.0	0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Randy Logan	3	0	27
CB Henry Stuckey	3	0	22
OLB Gary Cobb	3	0	9
S Bernie Jackson	2	0	26
ILB Tom MacLeod	2	0	20
ILB Dirt Winston	2	0	9
CB Rolland Lawrence	1	0	18
S Ralph McGill	1	0	26
S Jeff Severson	1	0	21
OLB Cecil Johnson	0	1	17

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Bruce Taylor	3	0	8
CB Allan Ellis	2	1	23
ILB Phil Villapiano	2	0	26
CB Pat Thomas	2	0	16
OLB Charles McShane	2	0	17
S Mike Hammond	1	2	26
S Bruce Laird	1	0	14
OLB John Tate	1	0	7
CB Al Latimer	1	0	13

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Langer	4	6	37	0	20
Emmanuel Zanders	4	6	33	0	25
Jeff Van Note	2	9	38	0	23
Mark Van Eeghen	2	3	34	0	20
Karl Baldischwiler	1	4	34	0	23
Keith Fahnhorst	0	4	34	1	24
Russ Francis	0	2	21	0	13
Louis Bullard	0	2	12	0	7
Kellen Winslow	0	2	31	0	20
J.T. Galles	0	1	2	0	2

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Fitzgerald	1	3	19	0	22
J.T. Turner	1	3	12	0	24
Donnie Green	1	2	14	0	22
Marv Hubbard	1	2	19	0	13
Cornell Forte	1	2	8	0	7
Conrad Dobler	1	1	19	0	27
Tim Stokes	0	3	15	2	25
Kerry Webster	0	1	6	0	7

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Dirt Winston	2	9
Eddie Lee Ivery	2	7

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
John Tate	2	19
Marv Hubbard	2	13

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tommy Kramer	40	27	---	---	---	67
Jeff Van Note	38	23	---	---	4	65
Emmanuel Zanders	33	25	---	---	5	63
Mark Van Eeghen	34	20	---	---	8	62
Bernie Jackson	---	---	16	26	18	60
Keith Fahnhorst	34	24	---	---	---	58
Jim Langer	37	20	---	---	---	57
Henry Stuckey	---	---	15	22	20	57
Karl Baldischwiler	34	23	---	---	---	57
Kellen Winslow	31	20	---	---	1	52
Jerry Butler	33	18	---	---	---	51
Randy Logan	---	---	19	27	2	48
Randy Crowder	---	---	16	24	7	47
Harvey Martin	---	---	16	22	7	45
Tony Dorsett	30	15	---	---	---	45
Ralph McGill	---	---	15	26	---	41
Russ Francis	21	13	---	---	7	41
Ron Groce	10	12	---	---	18	40
Rob Niarne	---	---	8	12	19	39
Charlie Johnson	---	---	18	20	---	38
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	15	18	2	35
Doug Winslow	12	16	---	---	7	35
Joe Klecko	---	---	15	20	---	35
Tom MacLeod	---	---	13	20	---	33
Jeff Severson	---	---	12	21	---	33
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	11	21	---	32
Robert Miller	17	12	---	---	---	29
Cecil Johnson	---	---	12	17	---	29
Lionel Summers	9	6	---	---	12	27
Dirt Winston	---	---	7	9	9	25
Louis Bullard	12	7	---	---	6	25
Gary Cobb	---	---	8	9	---	17
Derrel Gofourth	3	7	---	---	6	16
J.T. Galles	2	2	---	---	11	15
Dan Alexander	7	2	---	---	6	15
Gary Burley	---	---	4	4	---	8
Mark Slater	2	4	---	---	2	8
Eddie Lee Ivery	0	1	---	---	7	8
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	5	5
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	4	4
Charles Alexander	1	0	---	---	3	4
Virgil Carter	0	0	---	---	2	2
Tom Cousineau	---	---	0	1	---	1
Terry Miller	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mike Hammond	---	---	38	26	1	65
Doug Wyatt	---	---	36	26	2	64
Phil Villapiano	---	---	29	26	2	57
Allan Ellis	---	---	30	23	2	55
John Dutton	---	---	27	24	3	54
Conrad Dobler	19	27	---	---	7	53
Steve Baumgartner	---	---	26	20	3	49
Joe Theismann	20	29	---	---	---	49
Charles McShane	---	---	26	17	5	48
Marv Hubbard	19	13	---	---	13	45
Pat Thomas	---	---	28	16	---	44
Rubin Carter	---	---	22	18	3	43
J.T. Smith	12	27	---	---	3	42
John Fitzgerald	19	22	---	---	---	41
Tim Stokes	15	25	---	---	---	40
Steve Largent	14	25	---	---	1	40
J.T. Turner	12	24	---	---	3	39
Bruce Taylor	---	---	13	8	17	38
John Tate	---	---	11	7	19	37
Jay Saldi	12	13	---	---	12	37
Donnie Green	14	22	---	---	---	36
Bruce Laird	---	---	20	14	2	36
Wayne Hammond	---	---	18	15	1	34
Al Latimer	---	---	17	13	4	34
Laverne Smith	9	7	---	---	16	32
Dwight Clark	6	17	---	---	8	31
Earl Thomas	11	11	---	---	7	29
Edgar Fields	---	---	19	9	1	29
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	17	9	2	28
Tommy Thompson	11	16	---	---	---	27
Mike Douglass	---	---	17	9	---	26
Billy Newsome	---	---	14	7	4	25
Kerry Webster	6	7	---	---	7	20
Cornell Forte	8	7	---	---	4	19
Harold Jaeger	0	6	---	---	12	18
Ted Fritsch	2	7	---	---	7	16
Steve Odom	6	10	---	---	---	16
Archie Reese	---	---	13	3	---	16
Cleveland Green	5	4	---	---	7	16
Monte Johnson	---	---	11	1	3	15
Daniel Reiner	---	---	3	2	7	12
Ken Geddes	---	---	5	4	1	10
John James	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	2	2
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Terry Luck	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	64	4.6
Middle	10	42	4.2
Right	15	62	4.1
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	25	6.3
Middle	15	53	3.5
Right	1	12	12.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	26	15	2	2	0	3	4	1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	27	18	2	2	3	1	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	31	15.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	112	8.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	2	29	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	21	5.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	12	96	6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	6	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	23	5.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Kellen Winslow	6	3	30	0	20
FB Mark Van Eeghen	3	2	38	1	20
WR Lionel Summers	3	2	13	0	6
TE Russ Francis	3	2	27	0	13
WR Robert Miller	3	0	0	0	12
RB Tony Dorsett	3	3	16	0	15
WR Jerry Butler	3	2	41	1	18
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0	0	16
RB Ron Groce	1	1	7	0	12

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Tommy Thompson	5	4	1	15	0	16
WR J.T. Smith	5	1	2	23	1	27
WR Steve Largent	4	4	0	36	0	25
WR Steve Odom	3	2	0	26	1	10
TE Earl Thomas	3	2	0	18	0	11
WR Dwight Clark	3	2	0	14	0	17
FB Marv Hubbard	1	1	0	5	0	13
WR Harold Jaeger	1	1	0	8	0	6
TE Jay Saldi	1	0	0	0	0	13
RB Laverne Smith	1	1	0	1	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ron Groce	1	6	6.00	10.80
Tony Dorsett	1	2	2.00	3.68

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	1	2	2.00	2.67
Tommy Thompson	1	0	0.00	3.88
Laverne Smith	1	0	0.00	5.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	1	1	8	8.00	6.62

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Tony Dorsett	1	1	8	8.00	5.33

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Tony Dorsett	4	4
Mark Van Eeghen	1	0
Robert Miller	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Laverne Smith	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	8	5	3

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	9	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	2
FB Mark Van Eeghen	1	1	1
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	0
WR Lionel Summers	1	0	0
WR Robert Miller	1	0	0
RB Ron Groce	1	1	0
TE Kellen Winslow	1	1	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	3	1	1
WR Steve Odom	2	1	1
WR Dwight Clark	2	1	1
WR Steve Largent	1	1	1
RB Laverne Smith	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 16,200 (21,400)
End Zone 13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,000 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	56,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	16,200 (21,400)
End Zone	13,500 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,000 (3,300)