Week 15, 1980

played in Indianapolis, MD

39 degrees, fair, calm

Houston Oilers	7	0	0	0	-	7
Indianapolis Colts	10	7	7	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 IND - Allan Leavitt 40 field goal
1Q: 03:24 HOU - Steve Rogers 9 run (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 02:17 IND - Tommy Thompson 55 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 13:25 IND - Steve Largent 27 pass from Joe Theismann (Allan Leavitt extra point)
3Q: 14:07 IND - Lynn Cain 5 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
4Q: 03:22 IND - Lynn Cain 3 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:18 IND - Allan Leavitt 40 field goal
1Q: 03:24 HOU - Steve Rogers 9 run (John Smith extra point)
1Q: 02:17 IND - Tommy Thompson 55 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 13:25 IND - Steve Largent 27 pass from Joe Theismann (Allan Leavitt extra point)
3Q: 14:07 IND - Lynn Cain 5 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
4Q: 03:22 IND - Lynn Cain 3 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)

Team Statistics HOU IND
Record 6-8 8-6
First Downs 21 23
- by Rushing 3 13
- by Passing 16 7
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 285 403
- Offensive Plays 68 57
- Yards per Play 4.19 7.07
Net Rushing Yards 69 224
- Rushing Attempts 18 31
- Yards per Rush 3.83 7.23
Net Passing Yards 216 179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 23 - 3 25 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 224 187
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.32 6.88
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 7.5
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 7/55
Punt Returns/Yards 3/10 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 6/119 1/13
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 3/1
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 33
Time of Possession 26:38 33:22

Team Statistics	HOU	IND
Record	6-8	8-6
First Downs	21	23
- by Rushing	3	13
- by Passing	16	7
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	285	403
- Offensive Plays	68	57
- Yards per Play	4.19	7.07
Net Rushing Yards	69	224
- Rushing Attempts	18	31
- Yards per Rush	3.83	7.23
Net Passing Yards	216	179
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 23 - 3	25 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	224	187
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.32	6.88
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	5/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	7.5
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	7/55
Punt Returns/Yards	3/10	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	6/119	1/13
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	3/1
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 33
Time of Possession	26:38	33:22

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:13	5:58	OWN 27	11	73	Touchdown
1	1:56	0:33	OWN 43	1	0	Interception
2	13:12	2:59	OWN 29	6	28	Interception
2	7:48	3:26	OWN 20	8	21	Punt
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 16	4	13	Half
3	14:00	4:08	OWN 20	9	37	Interception
3	6:01	3:59	OWN 17	10	30	Punt
4	14:50	2:39	OWN 24	6	28	Punt
4	10:12	1:31	OWN 18	5	43	Downs
4	3:12	1:43	OWN 20	8	17	Downs

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:47	OWN 20	12	57	Field Goal
1	3:15	1:19	OWN 20	2	80	Touchdown
1	1:23	3:11	OWN 31	6	69	Touchdown
2	10:13	2:25	OWN 36	5	29	Punt
2	4:22	3:22	OWN 15	6	29	Punt
3	14:51	0:51	OPP 13	2	13	Touchdown
3	9:52	3:51	OWN 23	6	27	Punt
3	2:02	2:12	OWN 15	4	21	Punt
4	12:11	1:59	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	8:41	5:29	OWN 39	10	61	Touchdown
4	1:29	1:29	OPP 37	2	2	Game

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Steve Rogers	9	37	4.11	9	0	1
Wilbur Jackson	7	26	3.71	11	1	0
Dale Zorn	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Mike Thomas	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Tommy Thompson	15	137	9.13	55	4	1
Lynn Cain	13	69	5.31	25	1	2
Joe Theismann	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Dave Logan	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Laverne Smith	1	8	8.00	8	0	0

Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dale Zorn	45	23	224	1/8	0	25	3	37.6
Mike Moroski	4	0	0	0/0	0	0	0	39.6

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	25	21	187	1/8	1	27	0	111.2

Receiving Statistics

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Mike Thomas	8	14	100	12.50	19	21
RB Wilbur Jackson	4	4	21	5.25	5	11
WR Butch Stark	4	10	29	7.25	4	11
WR Billy Campfield	4	13	53	13.25	15	25
FB Jon Keyworth	1	2	1	1.00	0	1
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	8	8.00	0	8
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	4	12	12.00	0	12
WR Isaac Curtis	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	6	6	39	6.50	1	13	0
WR Steve Largent	4	4	62	15.50	20	27	1
WR Dwight Clark	3	4	34	11.33	7	19	0
FB Marv Hubbard	2	2	12	6.00	11	14	0
RB Tommy Thompson	2	2	10	5.00	2	7	0
TE Earl Thomas	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
WR Harold Jaeger	1	1	15	15.00	0	15	0
TE Emery Moorehead	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Dan Doornink	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Dave Logan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Lynn Cain	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg
S Mike Hammond	1	0	0.00
CB Pat Thomas	1	0	0.00
OLB Charles McShane	1	1	1.00

Fumble Statistics

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Orlando Whiteman	1	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charles McShane	0	1	0	0
Jay Saldi	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Michel	3	130	43.3	36.7	48	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	5	212	42.4	36.4	59	3

Kicking Statistics

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

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allan Leavitt	1/1	1/1	0/0	40	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	3	10	3.3	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Orlando Whiteman	4	88	22.0	0
Isaac Curtis	2	31	15.5	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Laverne Smith	1	13	13.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	10	3	0.5	26	22
OLB Scott Studwell	7	1	0.0	25	17
DT Bill Acker	5	3	0.5	24	15
CB Jeris White	4	0	0.0	22	21
S Charlie Phillips	3	2	0.0	27	19
OLB Robert Braziel	3	1	0.0	19	16
CB Nelson Munsey	3	0	0.0	16	16
S Vern Roberson	2	3	0.0	12	16
ILB Randy McClanahan	2	2	0.0	20	23
CB Tommie Burns	2	1	0.0	17	17
CB David Gray	2	0	0.0	18	13
DT Perry Brooks	1	2	0.0	18	20
DE Mike Bell	1	1	0.0	19	17
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	0	---	---	---
WR Mike Thomas	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mike St. Clair	1	0	0.0	21	20
WR Billy Campfield	1	0	---	---	---
DE Mike Stensrud	1	0	0.0	17	9
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0.0	11	3
DE Mike Calhoun	0	1	0.0	14	7

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano	7	1	0.0	16	38
S Doug Wyatt	6	1	0.0	18	47
S Bruce Laird	5	0	0.0	12	33
OLB Charles McShane	5	0	0.0	5	21
DT John Dutton	3	0	0.5	15	42
CB Allan Ellis	3	2	0.0	16	39
CB Al Latimer	3	1	0.0	8	28
S Mike Hammond	2	1	0.0	12	43
OLB Mike Douglass	2	1	0.0	15	34
CB Bruce Taylor	1	1	0.0	6	23
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	1	0	0.0	10	24
DE Rubin Carter	1	0	0.0	13	46
OLB John Tate	1	0	0.0	5	2
CB Pat Thomas	1	0	0.0	11	37
DE Archie Reese	0	1	0.5	7	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Houston	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	0.5	0	22
DT Bill Acker	0.5	0	15
CB David Gray	0.0	1	13

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Dutton	0.5	1	2	0	42
DE Archie Reese	0.5	0	1	0	22
DE Rubin Carter	0.0	2	2	2	46
ILB Phil Villapiano	0.0	1	0	0	38
DE Gary Burley	0.0	1	0	0	5
DT Sugar Bear Hamilton	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Wayne Hammond	0.0	0	1	0	18
DT Edgar Fields	0.0	0	1	0	26

Pass Defense Statistics

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Ron Brandon	5	0	22
CB Jeris White	4	0	21
OLB Scott Studwell	3	0	17
CB Nelson Munsey	2	2	16
OLB Robert Braziel	2	0	16
S Charlie Phillips	1	0	19
ILB Randy McClanahan	1	0	23
S Vern Roberson	1	0	16
CB David Gray	1	0	13
DT Bill Acker	1	0	15

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Charles McShane	5	0	1	21
S Bruce Laird	4	0	0	33
ILB Phil Villapiano	3	1	0	38
CB Al Latimer	3	0	0	28
CB Allan Ellis	2	1	0	39
S Doug Wyatt	2	1	0	47
OLB Mike Douglass	1	1	0	34
S Mike Hammond	1	0	1	43
CB Pat Thomas	1	0	1	37
CB Bruce Taylor	1	0	0	23

Blocking Statistics

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Desmond Cribbs	1	4	1	17	0	49
Ron Essink	1	3	0	10	0	31
Ron Saul	1	2	1	17	0	48
Ted Petersen	1	1	0	11	0	19
Wayne Wilson	1	1	0	2	0	5
Robert Jackson	0	2	0	16	0	47
Dave Lafary	0	1	0	8	1	33
Jon Keyworth	0	1	0	8	0	24
Terry Nelson	0	1	0	13	0	27
Melvin Jackson	0	1	0	10	0	22

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Fitzgerald	4	8	25	1	20
Donnie Green	3	6	26	0	22
Dwight Stephenson	3	6	30	0	25
Cleveland Green	2	2	11	0	2
Earl Thomas	1	2	12	0	8
Cornell Forte	1	2	20	0	24
J.T. Turner	1	2	23	0	24
Emery Moorehead	1	1	19	0	9
Kerry Webster	0	1	15	0	8

Special Teams Tackles

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Dale Mitchell	1	15
Wayne Wilson	1	9

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Saldi	3	13
Keith Butler	2	12
Harold Jaeger	1	13
Charles McShane	1	13
Dave Logan	1	11
Dwight Stephenson	1	6

Participation

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ron Saul	17	48	---	---	1	66
Desmond Cribbs	17	49	---	---	---	66
Robert Jackson	16	47	---	---	3	66
Dale Zorn	18	46	---	---	---	64
Ron Brandon	---	---	26	22	7	55
Mike Thomas	13	35	---	---	7	55
Wilbur Jackson	8	34	---	---	11	53
Butch Stark	10	31	---	---	12	53
Charlie Phillips	---	---	27	19	1	47
Billy Campfield	13	33	---	---	---	46
Jeris White	---	---	22	21	1	44
Dave Lafary	8	33	---	---	3	44
Randy McClanahan	---	---	20	23	1	44
Jon Keyworth	8	24	---	---	11	43
Mike St. Clair	---	---	21	20	2	43
Scott Studwell	---	---	25	17	1	43
Ron Essink	10	31	---	---	2	43
Tommie Burns	---	---	17	17	8	42
David Gray	---	---	18	13	11	42
Bill Acker	---	---	24	15	3	42
Terry Nelson	13	27	---	---	1	41
Perry Brooks	---	---	18	20	3	41
Mike Bell	---	---	19	17	1	37
Orlando Whiteman	4	21	---	---	11	36
Robert Braziel	---	---	19	16	1	36
Melvin Jackson	10	22	---	---	3	35
Vern Roberson	---	---	12	16	7	35
Bob Fisher	6	17	---	---	11	34
Nelson Munsey	---	---	16	16	1	33
Ted Petersen	11	19	---	---	---	30
Mike Stensrud	---	---	17	9	1	27
Steve Rogers	10	16	---	---	---	26
Mike Calhoun	---	---	14	7	3	24
Dale Mitchell	---	---	2	2	15	19
Dick Leftridge	---	---	7	8	3	18
Isaac Curtis	3	6	---	---	8	17
Robin Cole	---	---	6	5	6	17
Wayne Wilson	2	5	---	---	9	16
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	11	3	---	14
Jewerl Thomas	0	1	---	---	10	11
Randy Clark	1	1	---	---	3	5
Mike Moroski	0	4	---	---	---	4
Mike Michel	0	0	---	---	3	3
John Smith	0	0	---	---	2	2
Dan Pastorini	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Wyatt	---	---	18	47	---	65
Dwight Stephenson	30	25	---	---	6	61
Rubin Carter	---	---	13	46	---	59
John Dutton	---	---	15	42	---	57
Joe Theismann	31	26	---	---	---	57
Mike Hammond	---	---	12	43	1	56
Allan Ellis	---	---	16	39	---	55
Phil Villapiano	---	---	16	38	1	55
J.T. Turner	23	24	---	---	6	53
Pat Thomas	---	---	11	37	1	49
Mike Douglass	---	---	15	34	---	49
Donnie Green	26	22	---	---	---	48
Bruce Taylor	---	---	6	23	17	46
John Fitzgerald	25	20	---	---	---	45
Bruce Laird	---	---	12	33	---	45
Cornell Forte	20	24	---	---	---	44
Steve Largent	20	23	---	---	1	44
J.T. Smith	20	22	---	---	---	42
Charles McShane	---	---	5	21	13	39
Al Latimer	---	---	8	28	1	37
Sugar Bear Hamilton	---	---	10	24	2	36
Edgar Fields	---	---	8	26	1	35
Archie Reese	---	---	7	22	3	32
Earl Thomas	12	8	---	---	11	31
Emery Moorehead	19	9	---	---	3	31
Dwight Clark	18	12	---	---	---	30
Marv Hubbard	13	11	---	---	5	29
Kerry Webster	15	8	---	---	6	29
Wayne Hammond	---	---	11	18	---	29
Keith Butler	---	---	3	12	12	27
Tommy Thompson	15	11	---	---	---	26
Dave Logan	9	6	---	---	11	26
Dan Doornink	10	7	---	---	9	26
Lynn Cain	15	9	---	---	1	25
Jay Saldi	3	6	---	---	13	22
Daniel Reiner	---	---	1	10	8	19
Cleveland Green	11	2	---	---	6	19
Laverne Smith	1	3	---	---	14	18
Conrad Dobler	5	5	---	---	6	16
Harold Jaeger	0	3	---	---	13	16
Gary Burley	---	---	6	5	---	11
John Tate	---	---	5	2	3	10
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
John James	0	0	---	---	6	6
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	13	2.2
Middle	7	33	4.7
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	33	6.6
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	14	142	10.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dale Zorn	45	23	2	4	1	4	6	2	3
Mike Moroski	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	25	21	1	1	0	2	1	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	18	3.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	9	74	5.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	20	9	111	5.6
Long (19+ Yds)	11	1	21	1.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	-2	-2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	13	91	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	98	12.3
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Mike Thomas	14	8	1	100	1	35
WR Billy Campfield	13	4	0	53	1	33
WR Butch Stark	10	4	0	29	0	31
RB Wilbur Jackson	4	4	0	21	0	34
WR Orlando Whiteman	4	1	0	12	0	21
FB Jon Keyworth	2	1	0	1	0	24
WR Isaac Curtis	1	0	0	0	0	6
TE Terry Nelson	1	1	0	8	0	27

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	6	6	39	0	22
WR Steve Largent	4	4	62	1	23
WR Dwight Clark	4	3	34	0	12
FB Marv Hubbard	2	2	12	0	11
RB Tommy Thompson	2	2	10	0	11
TE Emery Moorehead	2	1	7	0	9
TE Earl Thomas	1	1	-1	0	8
WR Harold Jaeger	1	1	15	0	3
WR Dave Logan	1	0	0	0	6
FB Dan Doornink	1	1	9	0	7
RB Lynn Cain	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Steve Rogers	2	11	5.50	4.11

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lynn Cain	5	18	3.60	5.31
Joe Theismann	1	8	8.00	8.00
Tommy Thompson	1	6	6.00	9.13

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Wilbur Jackson	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Lynn Cain	2	2
Tommy Thompson	1	1
Laverne Smith	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dale Zorn	11	5	5
Mike Moroski	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	7	5	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Mike Thomas	4	3	3
WR Billy Campfield	3	1	1
WR Butch Stark	2	0	0
RB Wilbur Jackson	1	1	1
FB Jon Keyworth	1	0	0
WR Orlando Whiteman	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	2	2	0
WR Dwight Clark	2	2	1
WR Harold Jaeger	1	1	0
WR Dave Logan	1	0	0
RB Lynn Cain	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,400 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,400 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)