Week 11, 1980

played in Houston, TX

59 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	17	3	0	-	27
Houston Oilers	7	0	10	7	-	24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 HOU - Wilbur Jackson 9 run (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 03:59 IND - Steve Largent 4 pass from Joe Theismann (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 09:21 IND - Allan Leavitt 21 field goal
2Q: 03:05 IND - Lynn Cain 3 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 00:34 IND - Lynn Cain 1 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
3Q: 11:33 HOU - John Smith 23 field goal
3Q: 05:51 IND - Allan Leavitt 41 field goal
3Q: 00:26 HOU - Steve Rogers 16 pass from Dale Zorn (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 02:20 HOU - Butch Stark 4 pass from Dale Zorn (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:14 HOU - Wilbur Jackson 9 run (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 03:59 IND - Steve Largent 4 pass from Joe Theismann (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 09:21 IND - Allan Leavitt 21 field goal
2Q: 03:05 IND - Lynn Cain 3 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 00:34 IND - Lynn Cain 1 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
3Q: 11:33 HOU - John Smith 23 field goal
3Q: 05:51 IND - Allan Leavitt 41 field goal
3Q: 00:26 HOU - Steve Rogers 16 pass from Dale Zorn (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 02:20 HOU - Butch Stark 4 pass from Dale Zorn (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 6-4 5-5
First Downs 26 18
- by Rushing 9 3
- by Passing 15 15
- by Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 420 272
- Offensive Plays 66 58
- Yards per Play 6.36 4.69
Net Rushing Yards 135 75
- Rushing Attempts 37 17
- Yards per Rush 3.65 4.41
Net Passing Yards 285 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 22 - 1 40 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 291 203
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 1/6
- Yards per Pass Play 9.83 4.80
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/11 6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.6 6.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/60 5/26
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 2/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/70 4/98
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/1 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 28
Time of Possession 35:19 24:41

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	6-4	5-5
First Downs	26	18
- by Rushing	9	3
- by Passing	15	15
- by Penalty	2	0
Total Net Yards	420	272
- Offensive Plays	66	58
- Yards per Play	6.36	4.69
Net Rushing Yards	135	75
- Rushing Attempts	37	17
- Yards per Rush	3.65	4.41
Net Passing Yards	285	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 22 - 1	40 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	291	203
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	1/6
- Yards per Pass Play	9.83	4.80
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/11	6/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.6	6.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/60	5/26
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	2/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/70	4/98
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/1	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 28
Time of Possession	35:19	24:41

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:34	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
1	8:07	4:16	OWN 28	6	72	Touchdown
1	1:22	7:09	OWN 31	12	65	Field Goal
2	7:37	4:40	OWN 30	11	70	Touchdown
2	2:21	1:57	OWN 38	9	62	Touchdown
3	11:26	5:43	OWN 32	8	44	Field Goal
3	0:18	5:03	OWN 23	10	52	Interception
4	7:22	2:26	OWN 21	3	9	Punt
4	2:10	0:43	OWN 16	3	9	Punt
4	1:00	1:00	OPP 30	2	-2	Game

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:26	5:19	OWN 24	11	76	Touchdown
1	3:51	2:29	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	9:13	1:36	OWN 30	3	2	Punt
2	2:57	0:36	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
2	0:24	0:24	OWN 22	1	-1	Half
3	15:00	3:34	OPP 40	6	34	Field Goal
3	5:43	5:25	OWN 12	10	88	Touchdown
4	10:15	2:53	OWN 27	6	10	Punt
4	4:56	2:46	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
4	1:27	0:27	OWN 33	4	-3	Downs

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Thompson	21	94	4.48	15	3	0
Lynn Cain	13	37	2.85	10	1	2
Joe Theismann	2	1	0.50	2	0	0
Steve Largent	1	3	3.00	3	0	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Rogers	13	59	4.54	16	2	0
Wilbur Jackson	2	15	7.50	9	0	1
Dale Zorn	2	1	0.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	28	22	291	1/6	1	41	1	107.0

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	40	21	203	1/6	2	32	0	83.6

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Largent	8	11	93	11.63	29	21	1
WR J.T. Smith	7	8	129	18.43	34	41	0
WR Dwight Clark	4	4	26	6.50	6	12	0
FB Marv Hubbard	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0
TE Emery Moorehead	1	1	23	23.00	13	23	0
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	16	16.00	16	16	0
WR Dave Logan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Dan Doornink	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Billy Campfield	6	11	64	10.67	6	19	0
WR Mike Thomas	4	8	47	11.75	22	32	0
WR Butch Stark	3	9	16	5.33	3	8	1
TE Terry Nelson	2	3	27	13.50	7	14	0
WR Orlando Whiteman	2	3	19	9.50	0	10	0
RB Steve Rogers	2	2	20	10.00	16	16	1
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	2	6	6.00	1	6	0
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	4	4.00	0	4	0
FB Jon Keyworth	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tommy Thompson	1	0	0
J.T. Turner	0	1	0
John Dutton	0	0	1
Charles McShane	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Dale Zorn	1	0	0
Steve Rogers	1	0	0
Desmond Cribbs	0	1	0
Melvin Jackson	0	1	0
Bill Acker	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	3	142	47.3	45.7	51	0

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	4	164	41.0	41.0	42	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allan Leavitt	2/2	1/1	0/0	41	3/3

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	1/1	0/0	0/0	23	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	2	5	2.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Taylor	3	53	17.7	0
Harold Jaeger	1	17	17.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	3	83	27.7	0
Wilbur Jackson	1	15	15.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	6	1	0.0	16	40
CB Pat Thomas	5	0	0.0	12	30
ILB Phil Villapiano	4	5	0.0	17	33
OLB Charles McShane	3	2	0.0	10	17
DT John Dutton	2	0	1.0	14	32
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	2	1	0.0	10	22
CB Al Latimer	2	1	0.0	7	22
S Mike Hammond	2	0	0.0	10	33
CB Allan Ellis	1	1	0.0	13	34
OLB Mike Douglass	1	1	0.0	7	10
CB Bruce Taylor	1	0	0.0	8	17
S Daniel Reiner	1	0	0.0	2	6
DE Rubin Carter	1	0	0.0	13	40
OLB John Tate	1	0	0.0	6	19
DE Gary Burley	1	0	0.0	8	9
DT Wayne Hammond	1	0	0.0	7	16
FB Dan Doornink	1	0	---	---	---
DE Archie Reese	1	0	0.0	5	13
S Bruce Laird	0	2	0.0	15	30
DT Edgar Fields	0	1	0.0	7	19

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Scott Studwell	9	0	0.0	29	20
ILB Randy McClanahan	8	2	0.0	29	26
DT Curley Culp	6	1	0.0	29	18
CB Jeris White	5	0	0.0	22	21
S Ron Brandon	4	3	0.0	32	27
S Terry Jackson	3	0	0.0	26	23
DT Bill Acker	3	0	0.0	17	10
DE Mike St. Clair	2	1	1.0	26	19
CB Nelson Munsey	2	2	0.0	20	13
OLB Robert Braziel	2	1	0.0	16	12
S Vern Roberson	2	1	0.0	19	14
DE Dick Leftridge	2	0	0.0	22	18
OLB Robin Cole	2	0	0.0	10	3
DE Mike Calhoun	1	2	0.0	11	10
S Charlie Phillips	1	1	0.0	29	21
OLB Dale Mitchell	1	0	0.0	3	5
DE Mike Bell	1	0	0.0	15	11
CB David Gray	1	0	0.0	20	20

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Dutton	1.0	0	3	1	32
DT Edgar Fields	0.0	1	1	0	19
DT Wayne Hammond	0.0	1	0	0	16
DE Rubin Carter	0.0	0	1	0	40

Houston	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Mike St. Clair	1.0	0	0	19
DE Dick Leftridge	0.0	1	0	18
ILB Randy McClanahan	0.0	0	1	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	4	2	40
CB Pat Thomas	4	2	30
CB Al Latimer	2	1	22
DE Rubin Carter	2	0	40
OLB Charles McShane	2	0	17
CB Allan Ellis	1	1	34
S Mike Hammond	1	1	33
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	0	22
CB Bruce Taylor	1	0	17
ILB Phil Villapiano	1	0	33
S Daniel Reiner	1	0	6
DT Wayne Hammond	1	0	16
S Bruce Laird	0	1	30
OLB John Tate	0	1	19

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	4	1	0	27
CB Jeris White	4	0	0	21
ILB Randy McClanahan	3	1	1	26
CB Nelson Munsey	3	1	0	13
OLB Robert Braziel	2	0	0	12
S Terry Jackson	2	0	0	23
S Vern Roberson	1	1	0	14
DE Dick Leftridge	1	0	0	18
S Charlie Phillips	1	0	0	21
OLB Scott Studwell	1	0	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.T. Turner	4	6	0	29	0	23
Tim Stokes	3	9	1	32	0	22
Donnie Green	2	3	0	23	0	21
Dwight Stephenson	1	8	0	36	0	28
Kerry Webster	1	2	0	8	0	6
John Fitzgerald	1	1	0	5	0	7
Marv Hubbard	1	1	0	13	0	16
Cornell Forte	0	1	0	32	1	22
Conrad Dobler	0	1	0	14	0	8
Jay Saldi	0	1	0	16	0	12
Emery Moorehead	0	1	0	24	0	15
Dan Doornink	0	1	0	11	0	8

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jon Keyworth	1	3	1	11	0	22
Ron Saul	1	3	0	16	0	40
Desmond Cribbs	1	3	0	17	0	39
Jeff Bleamer	1	2	0	12	1	31
Dave Lafary	1	1	0	3	0	10
Robert Jackson	0	2	0	14	0	29
Ted Petersen	0	1	0	15	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
John Tate	3	22
Daniel Reiner	2	14
Marv Hubbard	1	4

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Jewerl Thomas	1	17
Bob Fisher	1	16
Orlando Whiteman	1	14
Vern Roberson	1	13

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Theismann	37	29	---	---	---	66
Dwight Stephenson	36	28	---	---	---	64
Doug Wyatt	---	---	16	40	1	57
J.T. Turner	29	23	---	---	5	57
Tim Stokes	32	22	---	---	---	54
Cornell Forte	32	22	---	---	---	54
Rubin Carter	---	---	13	40	1	54
Phil Villapiano	---	---	17	33	2	52
Steve Largent	25	26	---	---	1	52
Emery Moorehead	24	15	---	---	12	51
J.T. Smith	26	25	---	---	---	51
Allan Ellis	---	---	13	34	1	48
Bruce Taylor	---	---	8	17	23	48
Mike Hammond	---	---	10	33	4	47
John Tate	---	---	6	19	22	47
John Dutton	---	---	14	32	---	46
Bruce Laird	---	---	15	30	1	46
Donnie Green	23	21	---	---	---	44
Pat Thomas	---	---	12	30	2	44
Lynn Cain	14	10	---	---	20	44
Jay Saldi	16	12	---	---	14	42
Tommy Thompson	23	18	---	---	---	41
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	10	22	1	33
Marv Hubbard	13	16	---	---	4	33
Dwight Clark	19	10	---	---	4	33
Al Latimer	---	---	7	22	4	33
Dave Logan	13	4	---	---	15	32
Dan Doornink	11	8	---	---	12	31
Edgar Fields	---	---	7	19	4	30
Charles McShane	---	---	10	17	2	29
Conrad Dobler	14	8	---	---	5	27
Wayne Hammond	---	---	7	16	2	25
Daniel Reiner	---	---	2	6	14	22
Archie Reese	---	---	5	13	4	22
Kerry Webster	8	6	---	---	5	19
Keith Butler	---	---	0	9	10	19
Gary Burley	---	---	8	9	---	17
Mike Douglass	---	---	7	10	---	17
Cleveland Green	5	7	---	---	5	17
Harold Jaeger	1	1	---	---	13	15
John Fitzgerald	5	7	---	---	---	12
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Ted Fritsch	1	1	---	---	5	7
John James	0	0	---	---	5	5
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Terry Jackson	---	---	26	23	18	67
Ron Brandon	---	---	32	27	4	63
Ron Saul	16	40	---	---	3	59
Dale Zorn	17	41	---	---	---	58
Randy McClanahan	---	---	29	26	3	58
Desmond Cribbs	17	39	---	---	---	56
Charlie Phillips	---	---	29	21	2	52
Scott Studwell	---	---	29	20	2	51
Curley Culp	---	---	29	18	3	50
Mike Thomas	9	30	---	---	9	48
Butch Stark	6	29	---	---	12	47
Ted Petersen	15	32	---	---	---	47
Mike St. Clair	---	---	26	19	1	46
Vern Roberson	---	---	19	14	13	46
Jon Keyworth	11	22	---	---	12	45
Jeris White	---	---	22	21	2	45
Jeff Bleamer	12	31	---	---	2	45
Robert Jackson	14	29	---	---	---	43
Dick Leftridge	---	---	22	18	2	42
David Gray	---	---	20	20	1	41
Terry Nelson	14	23	---	---	2	39
Steve Rogers	15	24	---	---	---	39
Billy Campfield	12	26	---	---	---	38
Wilbur Jackson	2	18	---	---	16	36
Orlando Whiteman	8	13	---	---	14	35
Bob Fisher	5	14	---	---	16	35
Nelson Munsey	---	---	20	13	1	34
Mike Stensrud	---	---	15	14	2	31
Bill Acker	---	---	17	10	4	31
Robert Braziel	---	---	16	12	1	29
Mike Bell	---	---	15	11	3	29
Dale Mitchell	---	---	3	5	14	22
Mike Calhoun	---	---	11	10	1	22
Perry Brooks	---	---	9	11	---	20
Melvin Jackson	3	12	---	---	5	20
Wayne Wilson	2	5	---	---	13	20
Ron Essink	5	10	---	---	5	20
Robin Cole	---	---	10	3	6	19
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	---	---	17	19
Dave Lafary	3	10	---	---	5	18
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	8	3	1	12
Randy Clark	0	2	---	---	5	7
John Smith	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	4	4
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Moroski	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	25	5.0
Middle	26	104	4.0
Right	5	7	1.4
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	24	8.0
Middle	9	33	3.7
Right	4	19	4.8
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	28	22	4	0	0	4	1	1	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	40	21	1	0	3	9	5	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	20	6.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	13	160	9.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	4	52	13.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	3	59	14.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	9	2.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	7	51	4.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	10	143	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	4	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	11	8	93	1	26
WR J.T. Smith	8	7	129	2	25
WR Dwight Clark	4	4	26	0	10
FB Marv Hubbard	1	1	4	0	16
WR Dave Logan	1	0	0	0	4
TE Emery Moorehead	1	1	23	1	15
FB Dan Doornink	1	0	0	0	8
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	16	0	10

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Billy Campfield	11	6	1	64	0	26
WR Butch Stark	9	3	1	16	0	29
WR Mike Thomas	8	4	0	47	1	30
TE Terry Nelson	3	2	0	27	0	23
WR Orlando Whiteman	3	2	0	19	0	13
RB Wilbur Jackson	2	1	0	6	0	18
RB Steve Rogers	2	2	0	20	0	24
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	1	0	0	22
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	0	4	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lynn Cain	4	5	1.25	2.85
Tommy Thompson	2	0	0.00	4.48

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Wilbur Jackson	2	15	7.50	7.50
Steve Rogers	2	5	2.50	4.54

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	4	3	23	5.75	10.39

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dale Zorn	4	2	20	5.00	5.08

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Largent	1	1	4	4.00	8.45
WR Dave Logan	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	16	16.00	16.00
WR Dwight Clark	1	1	3	3.00	6.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Butch Stark	2	1	4	2.00	1.78
RB Steve Rogers	1	1	16	16.00	10.00
WR Mike Thomas	1	0	0	0.00	5.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Lynn Cain	3	2
Tommy Thompson	1	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	7	7	4

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	13	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	4	4	3
FB Marv Hubbard	1	1	0
RB Lynn Cain	1	1	1
WR Dwight Clark	1	1	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Butch Stark	5	2	2
WR Mike Thomas	4	3	1
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	1	1
RB Steve Rogers	1	1	1
WR Billy Campfield	1	0	0
FB Wayne Wilson	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 14,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	14,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	10,400 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,200 (3,300)