Week 1, 1981

played in Houston, TX

92 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	0	0	3	-	6
Houston Oilers	0	0	7	7	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:32 IND - Allan Leavitt 21 field goal
3Q: 10:26 HOU - Duane Thomas 1 run (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 12:54 IND - Allan Leavitt 47 field goal
4Q: 10:11 HOU - Louis Carter 8 pass from Mike Moroski (John Smith extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:32 IND - Allan Leavitt 21 field goal
3Q: 10:26 HOU - Duane Thomas 1 run (John Smith extra point)
4Q: 12:54 IND - Allan Leavitt 47 field goal
4Q: 10:11 HOU - Louis Carter 8 pass from Mike Moroski (John Smith extra point)

Team Statistics IND HOU
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 21 19
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 15 13
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 373 286
- Offensive Plays 75 59
- Yards per Play 4.97 4.85
Net Rushing Yards 83 32
- Rushing Attempts 16 14
- Yards per Rush 5.19 2.29
Net Passing Yards 290 254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 57 - 35 - 1 39 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 300 300
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 6/46
- Yards per Pass Play 4.92 5.64
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/17 3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 6/42
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 2/9
Kick Returns/Yards 2/40 3/74
Interception Ret./Yards 2/11 1/19
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 25
Time of Possession 32:38 27:22

Team Statistics	IND	HOU
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	21	19
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	15	13
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	373	286
- Offensive Plays	75	59
- Yards per Play	4.97	4.85
Net Rushing Yards	83	32
- Rushing Attempts	16	14
- Yards per Rush	5.19	2.29
Net Passing Yards	290	254
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	57 - 35 - 1	39 - 22 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	300	300
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	6/46
- Yards per Pass Play	4.92	5.64
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/17	3/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	6/42
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	2/9
Kick Returns/Yards	2/40	3/74
Interception Ret./Yards	2/11	1/19
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 25
Time of Possession	32:38	27:22

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	5:22	OWN 24	10	38	Interception
1	8:03	5:37	OWN 20	12	76	Field Goal
2	13:58	1:19	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
2	11:17	1:46	OWN 34	4	27	Punt
2	7:36	0:54	OPP 48	3	-4	Punt
2	4:34	1:17	OWN 20	4	13	Punt
2	1:47	1:41	OWN 32	7	50	Missed FG
3	10:20	1:58	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
3	6:14	1:27	OPP 25	3	2	Missed FG
3	3:11	5:23	OWN 28	9	42	Field Goal
4	10:02	3:06	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
4	3:29	2:25	OWN 17	10	80	Downs

Houston Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	9:38	1:35	OWN 48	3	9	Punt
1	2:26	3:28	OWN 20	5	14	Punt
2	12:39	1:22	OWN 20	3	13	Punt
2	9:31	1:55	OWN 2	6	15	Punt
2	6:42	2:08	OWN 7	5	46	Punt
2	3:17	1:30	OWN 30	4	35	Interception
2	0:06	0:06	OWN 25	1	-2	Half
3	15:00	2:24	OWN 32	3	8	Punt
3	12:36	2:16	OPP 31	5	31	Touchdown
3	8:22	2:08	OWN 24	5	5	Interception
3	4:47	1:36	OWN 30	4	13	Punt
4	12:48	2:46	OWN 25	5	75	Touchdown
4	6:56	3:27	OWN 20	6	22	Punt
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 3	4	13	Game

Game MVP: Horace Jones, Houston Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Delaney	9	18	2.00	6	0
Tommy Thompson	4	49	12.25	19	3
Joe Theismann	3	16	5.33	7	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
Duane Thomas	8	24	3.00	5	1
Amos Lawrence	4	12	3.00	7	0
Mike Moroski	2	-4	-2.00	-2	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	57	35	300	2/10	0	28	1	67.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Moroski	39	22	300	6/46	1	39	2	68.3

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Steve Largent	8	13	75	9.38	13	17
WR J.T. Smith	6	11	32	5.33	0	10
WR Dwight Clark	6	9	77	12.83	14	28
TE Mike Augustyniak	3	4	19	6.33	14	14
RB Joe Delaney	3	4	6	2.00	0	4
WR Dave Logan	2	4	27	13.50	21	24
TE Jay Saldi	2	3	14	7.00	6	8
FB Dan Doornink	2	3	13	6.50	1	7
WR Isaac Curtis	1	3	10	10.00	0	10
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	15	15.00	15	15
TE Emery Moorehead	1	2	12	12.00	0	12

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Louis Carter	6	10	82	13.67	17	33	1
WR Terry Carrol	5	10	66	13.20	12	20	0
WR Lionel Summers	5	7	82	16.40	0	39	0
WR Danny Pittman	3	5	31	10.33	0	15	0
TE Terry Nelson	2	3	30	15.00	0	16	0
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	9	9.00	3	9	0
RB Duane Thomas	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Bob Fisher	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Phil Villapiano	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Charles McShane	1	11	11.00	0

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Nelson Munsey	1	19	19.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Joe Theismann	1	0	0
J.T. Smith	1	0	0
Joe Delaney	1	0	0
Dave Logan	0	1	0
Mike Augustyniak	0	1	0
Archie Reese	0	0	1
Al Latimer	0	0	1

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force
Mike Moroski	1	0	0
Danny Pittman	1	0	0
Bob Fisher	0	2	0
Terry Carrol	0	1	0
Ron Brandon	0	0	1
Horace Jones	0	0	1
Jewerl Thomas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	6	254	42.3	37.5	48	4

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Ray Stachowicz	8	314	39.3	31.5	47	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Allan Leavitt	2/4	1/2	0/0	47	0/0

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
John Smith	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	3	22	7.3	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Terry Carrol	1	4	4.0	0
Ron Brandon	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tommy Thompson	2	40	20.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kerry Reardon	3	74	24.7	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	5	1	0.0	13	44
DE Rubin Carter	3	0	2.0	13	32
S Bruce Laird	3	1	0.0	7	31
CB Allan Ellis	3	0	0.0	13	32
OLB Charles McShane	3	0	0.0	6	19
DT John Dutton	2	1	1.5	9	36
DE Donnell Thompson	2	1	1.5	12	34
DE Archie Reese	2	0	1.0	3	11
ILB Phil Villapiano	2	3	0.0	12	36
CB Pat Thomas	2	1	0.0	8	25
OLB Mike Douglass	2	1	0.0	9	34
CB Al Latimer	2	1	0.0	7	26
S Mike Hammond	2	0	0.0	9	28
OLB John Tate	2	0	0.0	5	10
DT Wayne Hammond	2	0	0.0	9	28
ILB Keith Butler	1	1	0.0	2	9
CB Bruce Taylor	1	0	0.0	2	20
RB Joe Delaney	1	0	---	---	---

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	10	1	0.0	15	44
OLB Robert Braziel	6	1	0.0	10	53
CB Jeris White	6	0	0.0	9	41
S Charlie Phillips	5	3	0.0	12	42
S Ron Brandon	5	2	0.0	13	41
CB Nelson Munsey	5	1	0.0	9	34
DE Horace Jones	4	0	1.5	11	28
DE Dexter Manley	2	1	0.5	9	35
DT Bill Acker	2	0	0.0	10	34
DE Frank Warren	2	0	0.0	11	45
S Steve Foley	1	1	0.0	5	27
OLB Scott Studwell	1	1	0.0	11	26
CB Kerry Reardon	1	0	0.0	11	39
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0.0	4	18
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0.0	1	3
CB David Gray	1	0	0.0	8	33
TE Bob Fisher	1	0	---	---	---
WR Danny Pittman	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Robin Cole	0	1	0.0	5	13

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rubin Carter	2.0	0	1	1	32
DE Donnell Thompson	1.5	1	0	0	34
DT John Dutton	1.5	0	1	0	36
DE Archie Reese	1.0	0	0	0	11
DE Gary Burley	0.0	1	1	1	20
DT Edgar Fields	0.0	1	1	1	16

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Horace Jones	1.5	0	2	28
DE Dexter Manley	0.5	0	1	35
DE Mike Bell	0.0	1	1	30
DE Dick Leftridge	0.0	0	2	15
OLB Robert Braziel	0.0	0	2	53
OLB Dale Mitchell	0.0	0	1	22
ILB Randy McClanahan	0.0	0	1	44
DT Bill Acker	0.0	0	1	34

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	4	0	0	44
S Bruce Laird	3	0	0	31
CB Allan Ellis	2	1	0	32
ILB Phil Villapiano	2	0	1	36
OLB Charles McShane	2	0	1	19
CB Al Latimer	2	0	0	26
S Mike Hammond	1	1	0	28
CB Pat Thomas	1	1	0	25
CB Bruce Taylor	1	0	0	20
OLB John Tate	1	0	0	10
ILB Keith Butler	1	0	0	9
OLB Mike Douglass	1	0	0	34
DE Archie Reese	1	0	0	11

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan	6	0	0	44
CB Nelson Munsey	5	0	1	34
S Charlie Phillips	5	0	0	42
OLB Robert Braziel	4	2	0	53
CB Jeris White	4	0	0	41
S Ron Brandon	3	0	0	41
S Steve Foley	2	0	0	27
CB Kerry Reardon	1	1	0	39
DE Frank Warren	1	1	0	45
DE Horace Jones	1	0	0	28
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0	18
ILB Frank Manumaleuga	1	0	0	3
DE Dexter Manley	1	0	0	35

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.T. Turner	1	3	15	0	49
Dwight Stephenson	1	2	14	0	59
Ted Fritsch	1	1	2	0	0
Emery Moorehead	1	1	8	0	24
Cleveland Green	1	1	4	0	10
Tim Stokes	0	3	13	0	50
Cornell Forte	0	1	12	1	49
Conrad Dobler	0	1	4	0	15
Donnie Green	0	0	12	1	44

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Ron Saul	2	2	13	2	44
Jewerl Thomas	1	1	6	0	4
Steve Wright	0	2	6	1	17
Desmond Cribbs	0	2	14	0	41
Robert Jackson	0	2	10	0	40
Louis Bullard	0	1	10	2	34
Jon Keyworth	0	1	5	0	16
Randy Clark	0	1	5	0	9
Ron Essink	0	0	11	1	38

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Keith Butler	3	11
Jay Saldi	1	12
John Tate	1	6

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
Vern Roberson	2	18
Jewerl Thomas	1	20
Terry Carrol	1	11
Robert Jackson	1	6

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Joe Theismann	16	59	---	---	---	75
J.T. Turner	15	49	---	---	10	74
Dwight Stephenson	14	59	---	---	---	73
J.T. Smith	14	47	---	---	8	69
Tim Stokes	13	50	---	---	---	63
Steve Largent	12	47	---	---	3	62
Cornell Forte	12	49	---	---	---	61
Doug Wyatt	---	---	13	44	---	57
Donnie Green	12	44	---	---	---	56
Mike Augustyniak	9	23	---	---	23	55
Joe Delaney	12	40	---	---	1	53
Phil Villapiano	---	---	12	36	1	49
Jay Saldi	9	28	---	---	12	49
Emery Moorehead	8	24	---	---	16	48
Rubin Carter	---	---	13	32	1	46
Mike Douglass	---	---	9	34	3	46
Donnell Thompson	---	---	12	34	---	46
John Dutton	---	---	9	36	---	45
Allan Ellis	---	---	13	32	---	45
Charles McShane	---	---	6	19	19	44
Dwight Clark	10	33	---	---	---	43
Bruce Laird	---	---	7	31	3	41
Mike Hammond	---	---	9	28	1	38
Bruce Taylor	---	---	2	20	15	37
Wayne Hammond	---	---	9	28	---	37
Dave Logan	0	20	---	---	14	34
Kerry Webster	4	19	---	---	10	33
Pat Thomas	---	---	8	25	---	33
Al Latimer	---	---	7	26	---	33
Dan Doornink	2	13	---	---	16	31
Conrad Dobler	4	15	---	---	10	29
Gary Burley	---	---	7	20	---	27
Edgar Fields	---	---	3	16	5	24
Cleveland Green	4	10	---	---	10	24
Isaac Curtis	0	8	---	---	15	23
Archie Reese	---	---	3	11	9	23
Keith Butler	---	---	2	9	11	22
John Tate	---	---	5	10	6	21
Tommy Thompson	4	12	---	---	3	19
Ted Fritsch	2	0	---	---	10	12
Daniel Reiner	---	---	3	3	6	12
John James	0	0	---	---	10	10
George Cumby	---	---	2	1	6	9
Allan Leavitt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Robert Braziel	---	---	10	53	10	73
Ron Saul	13	44	---	---	8	65
Frank Warren	---	---	11	45	9	65
Randy McClanahan	---	---	15	44	5	64
Kerry Reardon	---	---	11	39	10	60
Ron Brandon	---	---	13	41	5	59
Mike Moroski	14	45	---	---	---	59
Desmond Cribbs	14	41	---	---	2	57
Robert Jackson	10	40	---	---	6	56
Charlie Phillips	---	---	12	42	2	56
Jeris White	---	---	9	41	3	53
Terry Carrol	5	37	---	---	11	53
David Gray	---	---	8	33	11	52
Ron Essink	11	38	---	---	---	49
Dexter Manley	---	---	9	35	4	48
Nelson Munsey	---	---	9	34	4	47
Louis Carter	12	34	---	---	---	46
Bill Acker	---	---	10	34	2	46
Horace Jones	---	---	11	28	5	44
Louis Bullard	10	34	---	---	---	44
Amos Lawrence	8	35	---	---	---	43
Scott Studwell	---	---	11	26	5	42
Mike Bell	---	---	5	30	7	42
Duane Thomas	10	24	---	---	7	41
Vern Roberson	---	---	4	18	18	40
Steve Foley	---	---	5	27	7	39
Terry Nelson	10	21	---	---	6	37
Jon Keyworth	5	16	---	---	14	35
Lionel Summers	4	25	---	---	6	35
Mike Stensrud	---	---	6	26	3	35
Danny Pittman	5	20	---	---	10	35
Dale Mitchell	---	---	6	22	3	31
Steve Wright	6	17	---	---	8	31
Jewerl Thomas	6	4	---	---	20	30
Bob Fisher	5	9	---	---	14	28
Randy Clark	5	9	---	---	8	22
Dick Leftridge	---	---	5	15	---	20
Robin Cole	---	---	5	13	2	20
Melvin Jackson	1	2	---	---	8	11
Frank Manumaleuga	---	---	1	3	6	10
Ray Stachowicz	0	0	---	---	8	8
Mike Calhoun	---	---	0	0	4	4
John Smith	0	0	---	---	3	3
Steve Ramsey	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wade Wilson	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	54	9.0
Middle	9	28	3.1
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	11	5.5
Middle	4	8	2.0
Right	6	17	2.8
None	2	-4	-2.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	57	35	3	3	2	4	11	0	1

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Moroski	39	22	4	3	2	3	4	3	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	4	38	5.4
Short (0-8 Yds)	29	22	136	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	7	78	4.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	48	9.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	7	47	3.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	12	153	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	7	3	100	14.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Steve Largent	13	8	1	75	0	47
WR J.T. Smith	11	6	0	32	0	47
WR Dwight Clark	9	6	0	77	2	33
WR Dave Logan	4	2	0	27	1	20
TE Mike Augustyniak	4	3	0	19	0	23
RB Joe Delaney	4	3	0	6	0	40
WR Isaac Curtis	3	1	1	10	0	8
TE Jay Saldi	3	2	0	14	0	28
FB Dan Doornink	3	2	0	13	0	13
TE Emery Moorehead	2	1	0	12	0	24
RB Tommy Thompson	1	1	0	15	0	12

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Terry Carrol	10	5	0	66	1	37
WR Louis Carter	10	6	0	82	1	34
WR Lionel Summers	7	5	0	82	2	25
WR Danny Pittman	5	3	0	31	0	20
TE Terry Nelson	3	2	0	30	0	21
RB Duane Thomas	2	0	1	0	0	24
TE Bob Fisher	1	0	1	0	0	9
RB Amos Lawrence	1	1	0	9	0	35

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	1	4	4.00	2.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Duane Thomas	2	3	1.50	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	9	3	16	1.78	5.26

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Moroski	2	2	16	8.00	7.69

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dave Logan	2	0	0	0.00	6.75
WR J.T. Smith	2	1	6	3.00	2.91
WR Isaac Curtis	1	0	0	0.00	3.33
WR Steve Largent	1	0	0	0.00	5.77
TE Jay Saldi	1	1	6	6.00	4.67
FB Dan Doornink	1	0	0	0.00	4.33
WR Dwight Clark	1	1	4	4.00	8.56

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Louis Carter	2	2	16	8.00	8.20

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	2	0

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
Duane Thomas	5	1
Amos Lawrence	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	15	9	6

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Moroski	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Steve Largent	4	3	2
WR Isaac Curtis	3	1	1
FB Dan Doornink	2	2	1
WR J.T. Smith	2	1	0
WR Dwight Clark	2	1	1
TE Jay Saldi	1	1	1
RB Joe Delaney	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lionel Summers	2	1	0
RB Duane Thomas	1	0	0
WR Danny Pittman	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 15,800 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats 5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,100 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	15,800 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,000 (13,600)
Club Seats	5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,300 (3,300)