Week 1, 1980

played in Tennessee, AL

94 degrees, fair, 3 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	0	0	0	0	-	0
Tennessee Titans	10	14	3	0	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:30 TEN - Earl Campbell 2 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 00:38 TEN - Benny Ricardo 26 field goal
2Q: 09:24 TEN - Earl Campbell 15 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 00:58 TEN - Hugh Stopek 8 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 05:18 TEN - Benny Ricardo 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:30 TEN - Earl Campbell 2 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
1Q: 00:38 TEN - Benny Ricardo 26 field goal
2Q: 09:24 TEN - Earl Campbell 15 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 00:58 TEN - Hugh Stopek 8 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 05:18 TEN - Benny Ricardo 20 field goal

Team Statistics IND TEN
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 15 19
- by Rushing 7 6
- by Passing 6 11
- by Penalty 2 2
Total Net Yards 245 340
- Offensive Plays 67 63
- Yards per Play 3.66 5.40
Net Rushing Yards 98 106
- Rushing Attempts 26 34
- Yards per Rush 3.77 3.12
Net Passing Yards 147 234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 20 - 4 26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 147 253
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 3/19
- Yards per Pass Play 3.59 8.07
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.3
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/65 5/30
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-1 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 6/156 1/23
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 4/27
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 0 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 29
Time of Possession 28:52 31:08

Team Statistics	IND	TEN
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	15	19
- by Rushing	7	6
- by Passing	6	11
- by Penalty	2	2
Total Net Yards	245	340
- Offensive Plays	67	63
- Yards per Play	3.66	5.40
Net Rushing Yards	98	106
- Rushing Attempts	26	34
- Yards per Rush	3.77	3.12
Net Passing Yards	147	234
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 20 - 4	26 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	147	253
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	3/19
- Yards per Pass Play	3.59	8.07
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	3/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.3
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/65	5/30
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-1	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	6/156	1/23
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	4/27
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	0	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 25	OWN 29
Time of Possession	28:52	31:08

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:06	OWN 37	7	13	Punt
1	8:23	3:26	OWN 17	5	14	Punt
1	0:30	1:22	OWN 38	3	2	Interception
2	13:05	1:24	OWN 9	3	43	Interception
2	9:14	2:11	OWN 23	6	14	Punt
2	6:07	2:34	OWN 19	6	28	Punt
2	1:51	0:09	OWN 38	1	0	Interception
2	0:47	0:43	OPP 45	3	18	Missed FG
3	13:10	2:58	OWN 23	6	28	Punt
3	8:29	0:44	OWN 24	3	-4	Interception
3	5:11	3:03	OWN 11	5	16	Punt
3	0:17	3:35	OWN 20	9	34	Downs
4	10:21	0:56	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
4	5:26	3:31	OWN 20	7	30	Punt

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:54	2:31	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
1	4:57	4:27	OWN 10	11	81	Field Goal
2	14:08	1:03	OWN 49	3	7	Punt
2	11:41	2:27	OPP 47	6	47	Touchdown
2	7:03	0:56	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	3:33	1:42	OWN 8	3	6	Punt
2	1:42	0:55	OPP 49	4	49	Touchdown
2	0:04	0:04	OWN 34	1	-6	Half
3	15:00	1:50	OWN 21	3	8	Punt
3	10:12	1:43	OWN 3	4	19	Punt
3	7:45	2:34	OPP 34	5	31	Field Goal
3	2:08	1:51	OWN 24	4	28	Punt
4	11:42	1:21	OWN 46	3	-7	Punt
4	9:25	3:59	OWN 34	6	14	Punt
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 1	3	1	Game

Game MVP: Gary Huff, Tennessee Titans

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Thompson	17	54	3.18	9	0	0
Lynn Cain	9	44	4.89	13	2	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	28	85	3.04	20	3	1
Jumbo Asher	5	22	4.40	19	1	0
Gary Huff	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Paul McDonald	38	18	140	0/0	0	33	4	17.3
Marlon Elliott	3	2	7	0/0	0	6	0	70.1

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Gary Huff	26	16	253	3/19	2	51	0	119.5

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Dwight Clark	5	9	62	12.40	26	33
FB Marv Hubbard	3	4	2	0.67	0	2
WR Steve Largent	3	9	12	4.00	3	8
RB Lynn Cain	2	3	19	9.50	8	10
RB Tommy Thompson	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Dave Logan	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Jay Saldi	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
TE Emery Moorehead	1	1	9	9.00	0	9
RB Laverne Smith	1	1	13	13.00	3	13
FB Dan Doornink	1	1	1	1.00	1	1
WR J.T. Smith	1	6	11	11.00	0	11
TE Earl Thomas	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	7	53	13.25	0	15	0
FB Boobie Clark	3	5	50	16.67	28	28	0
WR Calvin Hickman	3	6	81	27.00	42	51	0
RB Earl Campbell	3	3	33	11.00	16	15	1
WR Hugh Stopek	2	3	31	15.50	13	23	1
WR Edward McIntyre	1	1	5	5.00	1	5	0
WR Ron Cassidy	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg
CB Ken Sawyer	1	1	1.00
S Bill Simpson	1	9	9.00
CB Ronnie Covington	1	17	17.00
CB Jerome Dove	1	0	0.00

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Steve Largent	1	1	0	0
John Tate	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
Earl Campbell	1	0	0
Kris Wheeler	0	1	0
Jack Reynolds	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	8	373	46.6	45.3	58	4

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Greg Coleman	8	374	46.8	41.9	52	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allan Leavitt	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	0/0

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	2/2	0/0	0/0	26	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	2	-4	-2.0	0
J.T. Smith	1	3	3.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edward McIntyre	2	3	1.5	0
Jumbo Asher	1	8	8.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Laverne Smith	4	121	30.3	0
Bruce Taylor	2	35	17.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	1	23	23.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	6	2	0.0	26	16
OLB John Tate	6	2	0.0	15	10
CB Pat Thomas	4	0	0.0	23	17
DE Gary Burley	3	0	0.5	27	24
S Bruce Laird	3	4	0.0	16	13
CB Allan Ellis	3	1	0.0	22	21
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	3	0	0.0	22	10
DT Wayne Hammond	3	0	0.0	23	14
OLB Mike Douglass	2	2	1.5	13	11
DT John Dutton	2	1	1.0	21	22
ILB Phil Villapiano	2	5	0.0	22	22
OLB Charles McShane	2	2	0.0	18	17
DE Rubin Carter	2	1	0.0	28	23
S Mike Hammond	2	0	0.0	17	18
CB Al Latimer	2	0	0.0	16	23
ILB Keith Butler	1	1	0.0	21	12
CB Bruce Taylor	1	0	0.0	18	11
TE Earl Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
S Daniel Reiner	1	0	0.0	14	16
WR Steve Largent	1	0	---	---	---
DT Edgar Fields	1	0	0.0	12	19
WR J.T. Smith	1	0	---	---	---
WR Dwight Clark	1	0	---	---	---

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jack Reynolds	7	1	21	34
S Bill Simpson	5	0	21	33
CB Ken Sawyer	4	2	24	39
OLB Jack Ham	4	1	12	23
S Frank Reed	4	0	20	33
DE Bill Kollar	3	3	19	34
DT Dave Pureifory	3	2	15	26
OLB Donnie Thomas	3	1	14	23
CB Jerry Holmes	3	1	23	33
CB Jerome Dove	2	2	17	31
DT Rickey McBeal	2	0	11	15
OLB Reggie Mathis	2	0	3	4
S Kendrick Sullivan	1	1	18	29
DE Phil Dokes	1	1	4	12
DE Lee Roy Selmon	1	0	22	29
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	7	8
DT Craig Fulcher	0	1	7	7
DT Dominic Winstead	0	1	12	13
CB Ronnie Covington	0	1	11	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Mike Douglass	1.5	0	0	0	11
DT John Dutton	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Gary Burley	0.5	1	0	0	24
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	0.0	1	0	0	10
ILB Phil Villapiano	0.0	1	0	0	22
DE Rubin Carter	0.0	0	2	1	23

Tennessee	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Phil Dokes	1	1	0	12
DE Bill Kollar	0	3	0	34
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0	2	1	29
OLB Jack Ham	0	1	0	23
DT Dave Pureifory	0	0	2	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	PPlay
CB Pat Thomas	3	17
CB Al Latimer	3	23
S Bruce Laird	2	13
CB Allan Ellis	1	21
CB Bruce Taylor	1	11
ILB Phil Villapiano	1	22
S Doug Wyatt	1	16
S Mike Hammond	1	18
OLB John Tate	1	10
OLB Charles McShane	1	17
OLB Mike Douglass	1	11

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Sawyer	4	0	1	39
OLB Donnie Thomas	3	0	0	23
S Frank Reed	2	1	0	33
OLB Jack Ham	2	0	0	23
ILB Jack Reynolds	2	0	0	34
OLB Reggie Mathis	2	0	0	4
CB Jerry Holmes	2	0	0	33
CB Jerome Dove	1	1	1	31
S Bill Simpson	1	0	1	33
ILB Mike Hunt	1	0	0	8
CB Ronnie Covington	0	0	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Donnie Green	2	4	14	22
Ted Fritsch	2	3	9	9
Cornell Forte	1	7	20	32
Conrad Dobler	1	2	13	21
Kerry Webster	1	2	19	30
John Fitzgerald	1	1	13	18
Marv Hubbard	1	1	7	18
Dan Doornink	1	1	8	12
Cleveland Green	1	1	8	11
Dwight Stephenson	1	1	17	33
Tim Stokes	0	3	17	29

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Kris Wheeler	2	6	26	0	24
Stephen Johnstone	2	6	31	0	23
Vincent Forbes	2	2	8	0	2
Pete Adams	1	7	26	3	27
Andy Dawson	1	4	30	0	25
Keith Dorney	1	4	27	0	23
John Riggins	0	3	19	0	16
Mark Dennard	0	1	4	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Saldi	1	16
Harold Jaeger	1	15
Keith Butler	1	14
Marv Hubbard	1	8

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Sullivan	2	24
Ron Cassidy	2	9
Ken Sawyer	2	7
Todd Christensen	1	17
John Riggins	1	15
Stephen Johnstone	1	10

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Paul McDonald	24	38	---	---	---	62
Rubin Carter	---	---	28	23	10	61
Bruce Taylor	---	---	18	11	30	59
Kerry Webster	19	30	---	---	9	58
Cornell Forte	20	32	---	---	1	53
Dwight Stephenson	17	33	---	---	3	53
Gary Burley	---	---	27	24	1	52
Charles McShane	---	---	18	17	17	52
Pat Thomas	---	---	23	17	7	47
Keith Butler	---	---	21	12	14	47
Tim Stokes	17	29	---	---	---	46
Phil Villapiano	---	---	22	22	2	46
John Dutton	---	---	21	22	2	45
Allan Ellis	---	---	22	21	2	45
Doug Wyatt	---	---	26	16	3	45
Conrad Dobler	13	21	---	---	9	43
Steve Largent	16	26	---	---	1	43
Mike Hammond	---	---	17	18	6	41
Emery Moorehead	14	19	---	---	8	41
J.T. Smith	13	26	---	---	2	41
Dwight Clark	18	22	---	---	1	41
Al Latimer	---	---	16	23	1	40
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	22	10	7	39
Earl Thomas	12	16	---	---	10	38
Daniel Reiner	---	---	14	16	8	38
Wayne Hammond	---	---	23	14	1	38
Dave Logan	9	15	---	---	14	38
John Fitzgerald	13	18	---	---	5	36
Donnie Green	14	22	---	---	---	36
Tommy Thompson	17	17	---	---	---	34
Edgar Fields	---	---	12	19	3	34
Marv Hubbard	7	18	---	---	8	33
John Tate	---	---	15	10	8	33
Jay Saldi	5	10	---	---	16	31
Lynn Cain	9	17	---	---	5	31
Bruce Laird	---	---	16	13	---	29
Dan Doornink	8	12	---	---	8	28
Mike Douglass	---	---	13	11	4	28
Cleveland Green	8	11	---	---	9	28
Ted Fritsch	9	9	---	---	9	27
Laverne Smith	0	7	---	---	16	23
Harold Jaeger	2	0	---	---	15	17
John James	0	0	---	---	9	9
Marlon Elliott	2	3	---	---	---	5
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	2	2
Joe Theismann	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	18	29	24	71
Ken Sawyer	---	---	24	39	7	70
Andy Dawson	30	25	---	---	9	64
Stephen Johnstone	31	23	---	---	10	64
Gary Huff	34	29	---	---	---	63
Jerry Holmes	---	---	23	33	7	63
Wilbert Montgomery	24	23	---	---	15	62
Boobie Clark	26	21	---	---	13	60
Keith Dorney	27	23	---	---	7	57
Bill Kollar	---	---	19	34	3	56
Bill Simpson	---	---	21	33	2	56
Jack Reynolds	---	---	21	34	---	55
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	22	29	4	55
Frank Reed	---	---	20	33	1	54
Pete Adams	26	27	---	---	---	53
Earl Campbell	29	23	---	---	---	52
Kris Wheeler	26	24	---	---	1	51
John Riggins	19	16	---	---	15	50
Jerome Dove	---	---	17	31	---	48
Dave Pureifory	---	---	15	26	3	44
Calvin Hickman	24	20	---	---	---	44
Mike Hunt	---	---	7	8	27	42
Todd Christensen	13	11	---	---	17	41
Ronnie Covington	---	---	11	12	17	40
Donnie Thomas	---	---	14	23	1	38
Jack Ham	---	---	12	23	2	37
Jumbo Asher	5	6	---	---	22	33
Rickey McBeal	---	---	11	15	3	29
Dominic Winstead	---	---	12	13	1	26
Edward McIntyre	10	7	---	---	7	24
Doug English	---	---	5	13	4	22
Sidney Thornton	4	8	---	---	9	21
Hugh Stopek	13	7	---	---	---	20
Phil Dokes	---	---	4	12	3	19
Angelo Fields	3	6	---	---	10	19
Aaron Buchanan	8	5	---	---	5	18
Craig Fulcher	---	---	7	7	3	17
Ron Cassidy	3	3	---	---	9	15
Dave Studdard	7	6	---	---	---	13
Reggie Mathis	---	---	3	4	6	13
Vincent Forbes	8	2	---	---	---	10
Mark Dennard	4	4	---	---	1	9
Greg Coleman	0	0	---	---	8	8
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	8	8
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	2	2
Jim Zorn	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	6	1.0
Middle	12	36	3.0
Right	8	56	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	32	4.6
Middle	14	22	1.6
Right	12	53	4.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Paul McDonald	38	18	1	2	4	2	7	3	4
Marlon Elliott	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Gary Huff	26	16	4	0	5	0	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	9	7	13	1.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	7	73	5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	61	4.7
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	88	8.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	8	114	10.4
Long (19+ Yds)	5	1	51	10.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	9	3	1	12	0	26
WR Dwight Clark	9	5	0	62	1	22
WR J.T. Smith	6	1	1	11	0	26
FB Marv Hubbard	4	3	0	2	0	18
RB Lynn Cain	3	2	0	19	0	17
RB Tommy Thompson	2	1	0	6	0	17
WR Dave Logan	2	1	1	6	0	15
TE Jay Saldi	2	1	1	6	0	10
TE Earl Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	16
TE Emery Moorehead	1	1	0	9	0	19
RB Laverne Smith	1	1	0	13	0	7
FB Dan Doornink	1	1	0	1	0	12

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wilbert Montgomery	7	4	1	53	0	23
WR Calvin Hickman	6	3	1	81	2	20
FB Boobie Clark	5	3	1	50	1	21
WR Hugh Stopek	3	2	1	31	1	7
RB Earl Campbell	3	3	0	33	0	23
WR Edward McIntyre	1	1	0	5	0	7
WR Ron Cassidy	1	0	1	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	4	0	0.00	3.04
Jumbo Asher	1	-1	-1.00	4.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Gary Huff	4	3	35	8.75	9.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Earl Campbell	2	2	27	13.50	11.00
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0	0.00	10.00
WR Hugh Stopek	1	1	8	8.00	10.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Tommy Thompson	1	0
Lynn Cain	1	1

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Earl Campbell	4	1
Jumbo Asher	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Paul McDonald	13	9	3
Marlon Elliott	1	1	0

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Gary Huff	9	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Dwight Clark	5	3	1
WR Steve Largent	3	2	1
FB Marv Hubbard	2	2	0
WR J.T. Smith	2	1	0
RB Laverne Smith	1	1	1
FB Dan Doornink	1	1	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	1	0
FB Boobie Clark	2	0	0
WR Calvin Hickman	2	1	1
WR Hugh Stopek	1	0	0
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,900 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,900 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	400 (3,300)