Week 4, 1980

played in Denver, CO

55 degrees, fair, 12 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	0	13	7	0	-	20
Denver Broncos	0	7	7	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:54 DEN - Cullen Bryant 3 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 10:34 IND - Earl Thomas 18 pass from Joe Theismann (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 03:00 IND - Allan Leavitt 41 field goal
2Q: 00:15 IND - Allan Leavitt 29 field goal
3Q: 11:35 IND - Lynn Cain 5 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
3Q: 06:54 DEN - Bill Barnett 97 interception return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)

Scoring Summary
2Q: 14:54 DEN - Cullen Bryant 3 run (Tim Mazzetti extra point)
2Q: 10:34 IND - Earl Thomas 18 pass from Joe Theismann (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 03:00 IND - Allan Leavitt 41 field goal
2Q: 00:15 IND - Allan Leavitt 29 field goal
3Q: 11:35 IND - Lynn Cain 5 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
3Q: 06:54 DEN - Bill Barnett 97 interception return (Tim Mazzetti extra point)

Team Statistics IND DEN
Record 2-2 0-4
First Downs 19 11
- by Rushing 6 4
- by Passing 12 7
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 358 168
- Offensive Plays 68 59
- Yards per Play 5.26 2.85
Net Rushing Yards 141 71
- Rushing Attempts 26 21
- Yards per Rush 5.42 3.38
Net Passing Yards 217 97
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 25 - 2 35 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 233 122
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/16 3/25
- Yards per Pass Play 5.17 2.55
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 6/60
Punt Returns/Yards 3/23 3/59
Kick Returns/Yards 3/47 2/59
Interception Ret./Yards 2/24 2/113
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 30
Time of Possession 33:02 26:58

Team Statistics	IND	DEN
Record	2-2	0-4
First Downs	19	11
- by Rushing	6	4
- by Passing	12	7
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	358	168
- Offensive Plays	68	59
- Yards per Play	5.26	2.85
Net Rushing Yards	141	71
- Rushing Attempts	26	21
- Yards per Rush	5.42	3.38
Net Passing Yards	217	97
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 25 - 2	35 - 17 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	233	122
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/16	3/25
- Yards per Pass Play	5.17	2.55
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	6/60
Punt Returns/Yards	3/23	3/59
Kick Returns/Yards	3/47	2/59
Interception Ret./Yards	2/24	2/113
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 30
Time of Possession	33:02	26:58

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:04	2:17	OWN 28	4	24	Punt
1	6:41	0:54	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
2	14:48	4:22	OWN 25	8	75	Touchdown
2	9:22	1:01	OPP 44	3	6	Punt
2	6:06	3:11	OWN 36	9	40	Field Goal
2	0:52	0:42	OPP 44	3	32	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:33	OWN 15	7	85	Touchdown
3	10:13	3:29	OPP 40	7	31	Interception
3	6:44	2:38	OWN 24	3	6	Punt
3	2:48	1:16	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
3	0:35	2:05	OWN 13	3	6	Punt
4	12:23	2:32	OWN 33	5	28	Interception
4	8:20	3:28	OWN 40	6	11	Punt
4	3:48	1:48	OWN 38	3	8	Punt
4	0:32	0:32	OPP 41	1	-1	Game

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:56	OWN 20	6	15	Punt
1	9:47	3:06	OWN 26	7	25	Punt
1	5:47	5:59	OWN 32	12	68	Touchdown
2	10:26	1:04	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
2	8:21	2:15	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
2	2:55	2:03	OWN 36	3	-14	Punt
3	11:27	1:14	OWN 20	3	-8	Punt
3	4:06	1:18	OPP 42	3	3	Punt
3	1:32	0:57	OWN 31	3	2	Punt
4	13:30	1:07	OWN 47	2	9	Interception
4	9:51	1:31	OWN 44	3	19	Interception
4	4:52	1:04	OWN 8	3	9	Punt
4	2:00	1:28	OWN 28	7	13	Downs

Game MVP: Mike Hammond, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Thompson	11	31	2.82	16	1	0
Lynn Cain	11	95	8.64	46	2	1
Joe Theismann	3	13	4.33	10	1	0
Dan Doornink	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Cullen Bryant	10	39	3.90	9	0	1
Rickey Claitt	9	25	2.78	10	1	0
George Franklin	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Turk Schonert	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	40	25	233	2/16	1	33	2	65.9

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Turk Schonert	35	17	122	3/25	0	21	2	33.3

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Largent	5	9	67	13.40	22	24	0
WR J.T. Smith	5	9	69	13.80	7	33	0
RB Tommy Thompson	3	5	18	6.00	11	12	0
WR Dave Logan	3	3	11	3.67	0	7	0
WR Dwight Clark	3	5	19	6.33	1	11	0
TE Earl Thomas	2	4	21	10.50	0	18	1
FB Dan Doornink	2	2	14	7.00	4	10	0
RB Lynn Cain	2	3	14	7.00	9	11	0

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Rick Upchurch	4	10	31	7.75	4	10
WR Ken Payne	3	6	15	5.00	5	12
WR Charlie Wade	3	7	21	7.00	0	8
FB Ted Brown	2	2	15	7.50	0	12
TE Earl Cooper	2	3	6	3.00	0	9
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	7	7.00	9	7
WR Doug Winslow	1	2	21	21.00	10	21
RB Rickey Claitt	1	1	6	6.00	0	6
WR Johnny Perkins	0	3	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Mike Hammond	2	24	12.00	0

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Ernie Jackson	1	16	16.00	0
DE Bill Barnett	1	97	97.00	1

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	8	310	38.8	28.9	46	3

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jim Miller	9	363	40.3	33.3	54	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allan Leavitt	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Tim Mazzetti	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	3	23	7.7	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	2	45	22.5	0
Rick Upchurch	1	14	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	2	32	16.0	0
Harold Jaeger	1	15	15.0	0

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cullen Bryant	1	30	30.0	0
George Franklin	1	29	29.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano	6	1	0.0	17	36
S Doug Wyatt	5	1	0.0	21	38
OLB Mike Douglass	4	2	0.0	15	24
CB Allan Ellis	4	1	0.0	16	32
S Mike Hammond	4	0	0.0	14	34
CB Pat Thomas	3	1	1.0	13	25
DT John Dutton	3	0	0.0	19	30
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	2	2	0.0	9	24
DT Wayne Hammond	2	0	0.0	15	14
DE Rubin Carter	1	2	1.0	16	36
DE Gary Burley	1	0	1.0	12	22
S Bruce Laird	1	2	0.0	16	18
DT Edgar Fields	1	1	0.0	12	14
CB Bruce Taylor	1	0	0.0	6	21
RB Tommy Thompson	1	0	---	---	---
ILB Keith Butler	1	0	0.0	4	2
OLB George Cumby	1	0	0.0	2	1

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bruce Huther	7	2	0.0	15	31
ILB Larry McGrew	5	4	0.0	19	28
S Bob Gregor	5	3	0.0	21	35
S Mike Davis	5	1	0.0	16	34
S William Semple	4	1	0.0	14	18
CB Ernie Jackson	4	0	0.0	22	29
CB Tony Leonard	3	2	0.0	12	23
CB Judson Flint	3	2	0.0	19	28
CB Mark Lee	3	0	0.0	21	29
DE Mario Nakamura	2	0	1.0	19	25
DT Jermaine Perkins	2	1	0.5	14	28
DT Steve Niehaus	2	1	0.0	15	27
DE Karl Lorch	2	0	0.0	19	35
DE Bill Barnett	1	0	0.5	10	23
OLB Larry Keller	1	2	0.0	11	18
WR Doug Winslow	1	0	---	---	---
RB Rickey Claitt	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Stan Holloway	1	0	0.0	2	3
ILB Terry Hopper	0	1	0.0	7	14
DE Mark Mullaney	0	1	0.0	7	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rubin Carter	1.0	1	36
DE Gary Burley	1.0	1	22
CB Pat Thomas	1.0	0	25
DT John Dutton	0.0	2	30
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	0.0	1	24
OLB John Tate	0.0	1	14

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Mario Nakamura	1.0	0	0	25
DT Jermaine Perkins	0.5	0	0	28
DE Bill Barnett	0.5	0	0	23
DE Karl Lorch	0.0	1	3	35
DE Mark Mullaney	0.0	0	1	7
DT Steve Niehaus	0.0	0	1	27
DE Doug Martin	0.0	0	1	19

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Allan Ellis	3	1	0	32
S Mike Hammond	3	0	2	34
ILB Phil Villapiano	3	0	0	36
OLB Mike Douglass	3	0	0	24
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	2	0	0	24
S Bruce Laird	1	1	0	18
CB Bruce Taylor	1	1	0	21
OLB George Cumby	1	0	0	1
S Doug Wyatt	0	2	0	38
CB Al Latimer	0	1	0	19

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bob Gregor	4	2	0	35
OLB Bruce Huther	4	0	0	31
CB Ernie Jackson	3	0	1	29
CB Tony Leonard	2	0	0	23
S Mike Davis	2	0	0	34
CB Mark Lee	2	0	0	29
ILB Larry McGrew	2	0	0	28
OLB Larry Keller	1	1	0	18
DE Karl Lorch	1	0	0	35
S William Semple	1	0	0	18
DT Steve Niehaus	1	0	0	27
CB Judson Flint	1	0	0	28
OLB Stan Holloway	1	0	0	3
DE Doug Martin	0	1	0	19
DE Bill Barnett	0	0	1	23

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Tim Stokes	1	7	0	21	0	33
Donnie Green	1	3	0	19	0	32
Cornell Forte	1	2	1	21	1	38
J.T. Turner	1	2	0	20	0	29
Earl Thomas	1	1	0	8	0	12
Cleveland Green	1	1	0	7	0	7
Dwight Stephenson	0	4	0	23	1	40
Conrad Dobler	0	1	0	7	0	10
Ted Fritsch	0	1	0	4	0	3
Dan Doornink	0	1	0	10	0	12

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jean Barrett	2	3	10	0	11
Sam Rohde	2	2	9	0	7
Leotis Harris	1	3	16	0	30
Willie Parker	1	2	15	1	28
Marcus Degley	1	1	14	1	26
Jeff Bostic	0	3	8	0	15
Daryl White	0	2	13	0	33
Burt Prince	0	2	15	0	32
Jim Leonard	0	1	5	1	8
Earl Cooper	0	1	13	0	18

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
John Tate	3	34
Jay Saldi	1	18
Lynn Cain	1	18

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Tony Leonard	1	35
Doug Winslow	1	13
William Semple	1	10
Willie Parker	1	9
Mike Guman	1	6
Judson Flint	1	5

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Theismann	26	42	---	---	---	68
Dwight Stephenson	23	40	---	---	1	64
Cornell Forte	21	38	---	---	1	60
Doug Wyatt	---	---	21	38	---	59
J.T. Turner	20	29	---	---	10	59
Bruce Taylor	---	---	6	21	31	58
J.T. Smith	20	37	---	---	1	58
Steve Largent	20	32	---	---	5	57
John Tate	---	---	7	14	34	55
Tim Stokes	21	33	---	---	---	54
Phil Villapiano	---	---	17	36	---	53
John Dutton	---	---	19	30	3	52
Rubin Carter	---	---	16	36	---	52
Donnie Green	19	32	---	---	---	51
Mike Hammond	---	---	14	34	2	50
Lynn Cain	12	19	---	---	18	49
Allan Ellis	---	---	16	32	---	48
Emery Moorehead	16	21	---	---	9	46
Gary Burley	---	---	12	22	9	43
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	9	24	6	39
Earl Thomas	8	12	---	---	19	39
Mike Douglass	---	---	15	24	---	39
Pat Thomas	---	---	13	25	---	38
Dwight Clark	11	26	---	---	---	37
John Fitzgerald	8	18	---	---	8	34
Bruce Laird	---	---	16	18	---	34
Dan Doornink	10	12	---	---	12	34
Tommy Thompson	13	20	---	---	---	33
Marv Hubbard	12	13	---	---	6	31
Al Latimer	---	---	9	19	3	31
Wayne Hammond	---	---	15	14	---	29
Conrad Dobler	7	10	---	---	10	27
Dave Logan	4	8	---	---	15	27
Jay Saldi	2	7	---	---	18	27
Edgar Fields	---	---	12	14	---	26
Cleveland Green	7	7	---	---	10	24
Charles McShane	---	---	7	7	8	22
Daniel Reiner	---	---	1	7	11	19
Ted Fritsch	4	3	---	---	10	17
Harold Jaeger	2	3	---	---	10	15
Keith Butler	---	---	4	2	5	11
John James	0	0	---	---	10	10
George Cumby	---	---	2	1	5	8
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Tony Leonard	---	---	12	23	35	70
Turk Schonert	21	38	---	---	---	59
Bob Gregor	---	---	21	35	2	58
Karl Lorch	---	---	19	35	3	57
Burt Prince	15	32	---	---	9	56
Daryl White	13	33	---	---	8	54
Ernie Jackson	---	---	22	29	2	53
Willie Parker	15	28	---	---	9	52
Judson Flint	---	---	19	28	5	52
Mark Lee	---	---	21	29	2	52
Mike Davis	---	---	16	34	---	50
Charlie Wade	9	25	---	---	15	49
Larry McGrew	---	---	19	28	2	49
Bruce Huther	---	---	15	31	2	48
Cullen Bryant	10	12	---	---	25	47
Mario Nakamura	---	---	19	25	2	46
Rick Upchurch	10	30	---	---	6	46
Leotis Harris	16	30	---	---	---	46
Jermaine Perkins	---	---	14	28	2	44
Steve Niehaus	---	---	15	27	2	44
Bill Barnett	---	---	10	23	10	43
William Semple	---	---	14	18	10	42
Marcus Degley	14	26	---	---	2	42
Lorenzo Jasso	9	16	---	---	17	42
Earl Cooper	13	18	---	---	8	39
Doug Martin	---	---	16	19	3	38
Ken Payne	15	19	---	---	1	35
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	7	8	20	35
Ted Brown	8	15	---	---	11	34
Terry Hopper	---	---	7	14	10	31
Larry Keller	---	---	11	18	2	31
Jeff Bostic	8	15	---	---	7	30
Mike Guman	9	13	---	---	6	28
Doug Winslow	3	10	---	---	13	26
Rickey Claitt	9	12	---	---	5	26
Johnny Perkins	8	9	---	---	7	24
Jim Leonard	5	8	---	---	9	22
Jean Barrett	10	11	---	---	---	21
George Franklin	2	11	---	---	7	20
Sam Rohde	9	7	---	---	1	17
Mark Mullaney	---	---	7	7	1	15
Stan Holloway	---	---	2	3	4	9
Jim Miller	0	0	---	---	9	9
Tim Mazzetti	0	0	---	---	3	3
Brandon Hermeling	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Gainey	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	13	1.4
Middle	15	125	8.3
Right	1	4	4.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	49	4.1
Middle	1	2	2.0
Right	8	20	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	40	25	2	2	0	4	6	0	2

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Turk Schonert	35	17	1	3	1	6	6	0	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	11	8	35	3.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	12	107	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	40	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	51	25.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	6	1.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	8	56	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	5	60	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	9	5	67	1	32
WR J.T. Smith	9	5	69	1	37
RB Tommy Thompson	5	3	18	0	20
WR Dwight Clark	5	3	19	0	26
TE Earl Thomas	4	2	21	0	12
WR Dave Logan	3	3	11	0	8
RB Lynn Cain	3	2	14	0	19
FB Dan Doornink	2	2	14	0	12

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rick Upchurch	10	4	0	31	0	30
WR Charlie Wade	7	3	0	21	0	25
WR Ken Payne	6	3	0	15	0	19
WR Johnny Perkins	3	0	0	0	0	9
TE Earl Cooper	3	2	1	6	0	18
WR Doug Winslow	2	1	0	21	1	10
FB Ted Brown	2	2	0	15	0	15
RB Cullen Bryant	1	1	0	7	0	12
RB Rickey Claitt	1	1	0	6	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lynn Cain	2	7	3.50	8.64
Tommy Thompson	1	3	3.00	2.82

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Cullen Bryant	2	11	5.50	3.90
George Franklin	1	5	5.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	4	3	28	7.00	5.83

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Turk Schonert	1	0	0	0.00	3.49

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Earl Thomas	1	1	18	18.00	5.25
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	3	3.00	3.60
WR Steve Largent	1	0	0	0.00	7.44
WR Dave Logan	1	1	7	7.00	3.67

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charlie Wade	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Theismann	1	0
Tommy Thompson	1	1
Lynn Cain	1	0

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
Cullen Bryant	2	2
George Franklin	1	1
Turk Schonert	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	12	7	4

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Turk Schonert	11	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	5	2	1
WR J.T. Smith	2	2	2
TE Earl Thomas	1	0	0
RB Tommy Thompson	1	0	0
WR Dave Logan	1	1	0
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	1
WR Dwight Clark	1	1	0

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rick Upchurch	6	2	2
WR Charlie Wade	4	2	1
TE Earl Cooper	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 64,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	64,800 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)