Week 2, 1981

played in Indianapolis, MD

57 degrees, rain, 10 mph wind

St. Louis Cardinals01000-10
Indianapolis Colts7730-17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:32 IND - J.T. Smith 2 run (Allan Leavitt extra point)
2Q: 13:26 STL - Billy Ryckman 18 pass from Joe Montana (Toni Linhart extra point)
2Q: 09:08 STL - Toni Linhart 53 field goal
2Q: 03:15 IND - Wayne Hammond 33 fumble return (Allan Leavitt extra point)
3Q: 09:58 IND - Allan Leavitt 36 field goal

Team StatisticsSTLIND
Record0-21-1
First Downs1619
- by Rushing310
- by Passing109
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards260315
- Offensive Plays6069
- Yards per Play4.334.57
Net Rushing Yards40151
- Rushing Attempts1142
- Yards per Rush3.643.60
Net Passing Yards220164
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt46 - 26 - 126 - 14 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards234169
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/141/5
- Yards per Pass Play4.496.07
Fumbles/Lost2/11/1
3rd Down Conversions1/136/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.18.3
4th Down Conversions0/10/1
Penalties/Yards2/168/60
Punt Returns/Yards2/-42/13
Kick Returns/Yards2/362/35
Interception Ret./Yards0/01/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits12
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/01/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 26OWN 25
Time of Possession25:5034:10

Drive Charts

St. Louis Cardinals
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:071:52OWN 3938Punt
17:321:18OWN 632Punt
12:224:05OWN 28872Touchdown
211:492:46OWN 36428Field Goal
25:001:51OWN 9524Fumble
23:091:27OWN 20526Interception
315:001:30OWN 2035Punt
39:531:57OWN 20649Missed FG
37:481:31OPP 4137Missed FG
35:302:23OWN 2052Punt
413:321:42OWN 36412Punt
45:211:59OWN 1939Punt
42:071:37OWN 32821Downs
Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:53OWN 263-12Punt
111:153:43OWN 8725Punt
16:143:52OWN 39761Touchdown
213:171:28OWN 2333Punt
29:034:03OWN 20938Punt
21:421:42OWN 21425Half
313:303:37OWN 21860Field Goal
37:560:08OWN 3813Fumble
36:170:47OWN 4132Punt
33:074:35OWN 31933Downs
411:506:29OWN 11036Punt
43:221:15OWN 1538Punt
40:300:30OWN 472-2Game

Game MVP: Dwight Stephenson, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Frank Pollard7233.291410
Joe Montana382.67300
Sherman Smith199.00900
IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Joe Delaney26893.421420
Lynn Cain8384.75900
Joe Theismann331.00500
Mike Augustyniak210.50200
Steve Largent188.00800
Dan Doornink11010.001010
J.T. Smith122.00201

Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Montana46262343/14138168.5
IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Theismann26141691/5032074.0

Receiving Statistics

St. LouisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Roy Green8119511.8814380
WR Freddie Scott59387.600110
WR Alfred Jenkins59295.809250
WR Melvin Wilber2284.00080
WR Billy Ryckman263216.000181
TE Brooks Williams24189.007130
RB Frank Pollard23147.00080
FB Roosevelt Leaks0100.00000
TE John Sawyer0100.00000
IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Steve Largent373913.0010170
WR J.T. Smith356622.0019320
WR Dwight Clark35258.332130
RB Joe Delaney222211.0020210
WR Dave Logan121313.000130
TE Emery Moorehead1133.00030
TE Mike Augustyniak1111.00010
FB Dan Doornink0200.00000
RB Lynn Cain0100.00000

Interception Statistics

St. LouisIntsYardsAvgTD
IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Allan Ellis100.000

Fumble Statistics

St. LouisFumbRecovForceTD
Bernie Jackson1000
Melvin Wilber1000
Brooks Williams0100
Kent Kremer0100
Mark Cooney0010
IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD
Lynn Cain1000
Wayne Hammond0101
Laverne Smith0010
Mike Douglass0010

Punting Statistics

St. LouisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Bucky Dilts631051.749.5633
IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John James731645.142.9573

Kicking Statistics

St. LouisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Toni Linhart1/31/31/2531/1
IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Allan Leavitt1/10/00/0362/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson2-4-2.00
IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
J.T. Smith2136.50

Kick Return Statistics

St. LouisRetYardsAvgTD
Bernie Jackson23618.00
IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Taylor23517.50

Defensive Statistics

St. LouisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Mark Cooney1220.03422
S John Sanders720.03121
CB Hugh Rodgers500.03117
OLB Marv Kellum410.0159
DE Harvey Martin301.02818
DT Gary Johnson300.02416
DE Keith Ferguson300.02922
DT Kent Kremer220.02313
CB Rufus Bess210.02919
DT John Grant200.01311
DE Stan Lewis200.0135
DT Dave Pear200.01911
S Marvin Switzer200.02012
OLB Kervin Wyatt200.085
OLB Bob Breunig140.03523
S Mike Jolly110.03122
WR Alfred Jenkins10---------
DE Elvis Franks100.0149
OLB Tom De Paso020.071
S Bernie Jackson010.03020
IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Mike Douglass711.0834
CB Pat Thomas600.5834
S Bruce Laird500.0741
ILB Keith Butler410.0518
S Doug Wyatt340.51047
DE Rubin Carter200.5746
ILB Phil Villapiano220.0631
OLB Charles McShane200.0517
CB Al Latimer200.0427
CB Bruce Taylor110.0329
S Daniel Reiner110.024
S Mike Hammond110.0634
OLB John Tate110.035
DT Wayne Hammond100.01026
DE Donnell Thompson010.5735
CB Allan Ellis010.0934

Pass Rush Statistics

St. LouisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Harvey Martin1.003118
DE Elvis Franks0.01009
DE Stan Lewis0.00205
DT Gary Johnson0.001016
IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Mike Douglass1.000034
DE Rubin Carter0.513046
DE Donnell Thompson0.512035
CB Pat Thomas0.501034
S Doug Wyatt0.500047
DT John Dutton0.001032
DE Gary Burley0.001020

Pass Defense Statistics

St. LouisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Mark Cooney50022
CB Hugh Rodgers30017
S John Sanders21021
OLB Marv Kellum2009
CB Rufus Bess10019
S Mike Jolly10022
S Bernie Jackson02020
IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Pat Thomas51034
OLB Mike Douglass50034
S Bruce Laird42041
CB Al Latimer21027
ILB Keith Butler20018
S Doug Wyatt12047
CB Bruce Taylor11029
CB Allan Ellis10134
S Mike Hammond10034
DE Rubin Carter10046
OLB John Tate1005
DT Wayne Hammond10026
OLB Charles McShane10017

Blocking Statistics

St. LouisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dan Dierdorf14010048
Larry McCarren11010045
Dennis Lick1108042
John Scully11011043
Aaron Meyer010203
Ed Fisher0007139
Roosevelt Leaks0002118
Tommie Ginn000114
IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Dwight Stephenson814039027
Tim Stokes36032122
J.T. Turner26031021
Donnie Green15032019
Conrad Dobler12020012
Kerry Webster1201107
Cornell Forte02036024
Ted Fritsch010300
Mike Augustyniak0102208

Special Teams Tackles

St. LouisTacklesSTPlays
Marvin Switzer121
John Sawyer115
Walt Downing19
Rufus Bess16
IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
Dan Doornink214
Laverne Smith115
Jay Saldi114

Participation

St. LouisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Mike Jolly------31221669
Bernie Jackson------30201262
John Scully1143------862
Larry McCarren1045------661
Joe Montana1149---------60
Bob Breunig------3523159
Dan Dierdorf1048---------58
Mark Cooney------3422157
Rufus Bess------2919654
Keith Ferguson------2922354
John Sanders------3121153
Freddie Scott933------1153
Marvin Switzer------20122153
Roy Green840------553
Hugh Rodgers------3117351
Dennis Lick842---------50
Wayne Smith------2821150
Harvey Martin------2818248
Ed Fisher739---------46
Billy Ryckman624------1545
Marv Kellum------1591943
Gary Johnson------2416343
Alfred Jenkins735---------42
Frank Pollard833---------41
Kent Kremer------2313440
Brooks Williams722------1039
Roosevelt Leaks218------1333
John Sawyer315------1533
Dave Pear------1911131
John Grant------1311529
Sherman Smith310------1629
Walt Downing314------926
Elvis Franks------149124
Stan Lewis------135119
Greg Koch37------919
Melvin Wilber110------718
Billy Taylor15------1016
Aaron Meyer23------914
Kervin Wyatt------85---13
Tom De Paso------71412
Bucky Dilts00------99
Toni Linhart00------66
Tommie Ginn14------16
Bill Troup00---------0
Quentin Vaughn00---------0
IndianapolisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Joe Theismann4227---------69
Dwight Stephenson3927---------66
Doug Wyatt------1047360
Cornell Forte3624---------60
J.T. Turner3121------860
Rubin Carter------746356
J.T. Smith2921------656
Tim Stokes3222---------54
Emery Moorehead2914------1154
Donnie Green3219---------51
Bruce Laird------741351
Bruce Taylor------3291749
Joe Delaney3019---------49
Steve Largent2420------347
Allan Ellis------934346
Mike Hammond------634545
Jay Saldi1812------1444
Pat Thomas------834244
Mike Douglass------834244
Donnell Thompson------735143
Wayne Hammond------1026642
Phil Villapiano------631441
Conrad Dobler2012------840
John Dutton------532340
Charles McShane------5171840
Dwight Clark2118---------39
Gary Burley------920837
Keith Butler------5181437
Mike Augustyniak228------737
Dan Doornink147------1435
Al Latimer------427334
Edgar Fields------523230
Dave Logan98------1229
Kerry Webster117------826
Isaac Curtis24------1521
Lynn Cain124------117
Cleveland Green63------817
Laverne Smith00------1515
John Tate------35614
Daniel Reiner------24612
Ted Fritsch30------811
John James00------88
George Cumby------2248
Allan Leavitt00------55
Marlon Elliott00---------0
Paul McDonald00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left2115.5
Middle8273.4
Right122.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left9475.2
Middle22773.5
Right9293.2
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Montana46262027801
IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Theismann26143113610

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53-4-0.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1814905.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)167925.8
Long (19+ Yds)72568.0
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen53234.6
Short (0-8 Yds)74324.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)95758.3
Long (19+ Yds)52397.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Roy Green118095140
WR Freddie Scott95038033
WR Alfred Jenkins95029135
WR Billy Ryckman62032024
TE Brooks Williams42118022
RB Frank Pollard32014033
WR Melvin Wilber2208010
FB Roosevelt Leaks1000018
TE John Sawyer1010015
IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Steve Largent73039020
WR J.T. Smith53066221
WR Dwight Clark53025018
WR Dave Logan2101308
FB Dan Doornink201007
RB Joe Delaney22022119
TE Emery Moorehead1103014
RB Lynn Cain100004
TE Mike Augustyniak110108

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. LouisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
J.T. Smith122.002.00
Lynn Cain155.004.75

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Montana111818.005.09
IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Billy Ryckman111818.005.33
IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. LouisRushesConversions
IndianapolisRushesConversions
Joe Delaney42
Dan Doornink11
Lynn Cain10

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. LouisAttCompConversions
Joe Montana1131
IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Joe Theismann843

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. LouisTargCatchConversions
WR Billy Ryckman300
WR Freddie Scott211
TE Brooks Williams200
WR Roy Green200
WR Melvin Wilber110
RB Frank Pollard110
IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
WR Steve Largent300
WR Dwight Clark321
WR Dave Logan111
WR J.T. Smith111

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck19,200 (21,400)
End Zone14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats6,600 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,100 (3,300)