Week 8, 1981

played in Cleveland, OH

66 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	0	7	14	3	-	24
Cleveland Browns	3	7	0	0	-	10

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 CLE - Ross Robertson 38 field goal
2Q: 15:00 IND - Joe Delaney 7 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 00:42 CLE - Ray Bradley 8 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
3Q: 09:07 IND - Pat Thomas 31 fumble return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 00:29 IND - J.T. Smith 40 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 09:37 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 28 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:13 CLE - Ross Robertson 38 field goal
2Q: 15:00 IND - Joe Delaney 7 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 00:42 CLE - Ray Bradley 8 pass from Mike Kruczek (Ross Robertson extra point)
3Q: 09:07 IND - Pat Thomas 31 fumble return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 00:29 IND - J.T. Smith 40 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 09:37 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 28 field goal

Team Statistics IND CLE
Record 6-2 2-6
First Downs 19 20
- by Rushing 9 5
- by Passing 9 13
- by Penalty 1 2
Total Net Yards 360 344
- Offensive Plays 61 69
- Yards per Play 5.90 4.99
Net Rushing Yards 157 113
- Rushing Attempts 32 26
- Yards per Rush 4.91 4.35
Net Passing Yards 203 231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 19 - 0 42 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 207 235
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/4 1/4
- Yards per Pass Play 7.00 5.37
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/12 5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.3 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/40 0/0
Punt Returns/Yards 1/14 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/65 4/76
Interception Ret./Yards 2/14 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 29 OWN 22
Time of Possession 30:32 29:28

Team Statistics	IND	CLE
Record	6-2	2-6
First Downs	19	20
- by Rushing	9	5
- by Passing	9	13
- by Penalty	1	2
Total Net Yards	360	344
- Offensive Plays	61	69
- Yards per Play	5.90	4.99
Net Rushing Yards	157	113
- Rushing Attempts	32	26
- Yards per Rush	4.91	4.35
Net Passing Yards	203	231
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 19 - 0	42 - 23 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	207	235
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/4	1/4
- Yards per Pass Play	7.00	5.37
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/12	5/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.3	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/40	0/0
Punt Returns/Yards	1/14	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/65	4/76
Interception Ret./Yards	2/14	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 29	OWN 22
Time of Possession	30:32	29:28

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:05	2:51	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
1	3:48	3:54	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	12:32	1:42	OWN 34	3	-1	Punt
2	6:30	2:35	OWN 35	5	15	Punt
2	0:32	0:32	OWN 33	2	28	Half
3	15:00	0:54	OWN 32	3	0	Punt
3	12:29	2:48	OPP 45	5	32	Fumble
3	7:49	3:23	OWN 14	8	40	Downs
3	3:45	3:31	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
4	12:28	2:59	OWN 45	6	44	Field Goal
4	6:28	2:27	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
4	2:27	2:27	OWN 3	7	32	Game

Cleveland Browns
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:55	OWN 23	9	56	Field Goal
1	7:14	3:26	OWN 13	8	31	Punt
2	14:54	2:22	OWN 13	3	9	Punt
2	10:50	4:20	OWN 29	9	43	Missed FG
2	3:55	3:23	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
3	14:06	1:37	OWN 9	3	7	Punt
3	9:41	0:40	OWN 13	3	18	Fumble
3	9:01	1:12	OWN 29	3	7	Punt
3	4:26	0:41	OWN 46	2	4	Interception
3	0:14	2:46	OWN 24	6	32	Interception
4	9:29	3:01	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
4	4:01	1:34	OWN 34	7	63	Downs

Game MVP: Keith Butler, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	17	98	5.76	19	3	1
Tommy Thompson	9	33	3.67	12	1	0
Joe Theismann	5	26	5.20	9	0	0
Mike Augustyniak	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Franco Harris	16	63	3.94	11	1
Freeman McNeil	7	41	5.86	23	2
Brad Kimberly	1	3	3.00	3	0
Mike Kruczek	1	4	4.00	4	0
Vince Thompson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	28	19	207	1/4	1	40	0	101.3

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mike Kruczek	42	23	235	1/4	1	31	2	59.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	8	14	108	13.50	35	40	1
WR Dwight Clark	5	5	75	15.00	5	35	0
WR Dave Logan	2	2	11	5.50	0	6	0
WR Steve Largent	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
TE Emery Moorehead	1	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Dan Doornink	1	1	3	3.00	2	3	0
RB Joe Delaney	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
TE Jay Saldi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Cleveland	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Bennie Cunningham	5	8	51	10.20	6	12	0
WR Charlie Wade	4	10	34	8.50	0	24	0
WR Ray Bradley	4	6	45	11.25	0	31	1
WR Carlos Stevens	4	7	51	12.75	3	24	0
WR Brad Kimberly	3	6	28	9.33	0	15	0
RB Franco Harris	2	3	17	8.50	14	11	0
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
FB Vince Thompson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bruce Laird	1	4	4.00	0
ILB Keith Butler	1	10	10.00	0

Cleveland	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Joe Theismann	1	0	0	0
Pat Thomas	0	1	1	1
Laverne Smith	0	0	1	0

Cleveland	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brad Kimberly	2	0	0
Frank Byrne	0	1	0
Kurt Allerman	0	1	0
Thom Darden	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	5	225	45.0	42.8	59	3

Cleveland	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Wittum	5	222	44.4	37.6	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	1/1	0/0	0/0	28	3/3

Cleveland	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ross Robertson	1/2	0/1	0/0	38	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	1	14	14.0	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Brad Kimberly	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Laverne Smith	3	65	21.7	0

Cleveland	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
James Hunter	3	59	19.7	0
Ray Bradley	1	17	17.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Douglass	10	0	0.0	21	28
S Mike Hammond	7	3	0.0	25	40
CB Allan Ellis	6	0	0.0	20	32
ILB Keith Butler	5	2	1.0	20	37
S Bruce Laird	3	2	0.0	23	38
CB Al Latimer	3	1	0.0	18	31
DE Archie Reese	3	0	0.0	22	34
DT Wayne Hammond	2	1	0.0	16	22
DT John Dutton	2	0	0.0	19	32
DT Edgar Fields	2	0	0.0	14	27
CB Pat Thomas	1	4	0.0	17	37
S Daniel Reiner	1	2	0.0	16	34
DE Rubin Carter	1	2	0.0	14	29
OLB Monte Johnson	1	1	0.0	6	6
OLB Charles McShane	1	1	0.0	6	19

Cleveland	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Thom Darden	10	4	0.0	31	29
OLB George Andrews	6	1	0.0	23	25
OLB A.J. Duhe	4	3	0.0	27	20
OLB Lucius Sanford	4	0	0.0	15	9
S Todd Bell	4	0	0.0	28	27
S Roland James	3	3	1.0	22	28
CB James Hunter	3	0	0.0	26	26
DT Frank Byrne	2	1	0.0	30	27
DT J.T. Montgomery	2	1	0.0	31	26
DE Art Still	2	0	0.0	18	19
ILB Daryl Hunt	2	0	0.0	5	9
CB Steve Wilson	1	1	0.0	19	22
WR Charlie Wade	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ray Bradley	1	0	---	---	---
DE John Lee	1	0	0.0	15	15
ILB Kurt Allerman	1	0	0.0	9	4
ILB Gary Spani	1	0	0.0	4	1
DE Casey Merrill	1	0	0.0	14	10
CB Johnnie Poe	1	0	0.0	4	2
S Clarence Duren	0	1	0.0	14	6
DE John Banaszak	0	1	0.0	17	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
ILB Keith Butler	1.0	0	0	37
DE Gary Burley	0.0	5	0	19
DT Edgar Fields	0.0	2	0	27
DE Rubin Carter	0.0	0	2	29

Cleveland	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Roland James	1.0	0	0	28
DE John Banaszak	0.0	2	1	14
DE Art Still	0.0	2	1	19
DT J.T. Montgomery	0.0	1	0	26
DE John Lee	0.0	1	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Allan Ellis	6	1	0	32
OLB Mike Douglass	6	0	0	28
S Mike Hammond	4	0	0	40
CB Al Latimer	3	0	0	31
ILB Keith Butler	1	2	1	37
CB Pat Thomas	1	1	0	37
S Bruce Laird	1	0	1	38
S Daniel Reiner	1	0	0	34
OLB John Tate	0	1	0	8

Cleveland	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB George Andrews	5	0	25
S Thom Darden	3	0	29
CB James Hunter	3	0	26
S Todd Bell	2	1	27
OLB Lucius Sanford	2	0	9
ILB Daryl Hunt	2	0	9
OLB A.J. Duhe	1	0	20
S Roland James	1	0	28
S Clarence Duren	0	1	6

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight Stephenson	3	7	1	32	0	29
Tim Stokes	3	5	1	28	1	22
J.T. Turner	2	5	0	24	0	22
Mike Augustyniak	1	2	0	20	0	9
Donnie Green	1	1	0	24	0	22
Ken Lanier	1	1	0	6	0	5
Cornell Forte	0	3	0	26	0	24
Conrad Dobler	0	2	0	16	0	17
Emery Moorehead	0	1	0	22	0	10

Cleveland	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Vince Thompson	2	4	0	14	0	25
Jim Ritcher	1	5	0	25	0	37
John Ayers	1	4	0	21	0	33
Roger Finnie	1	2	1	22	0	36
Keith Van Horne	1	2	0	18	1	33
Larry Brown	1	2	0	4	0	7
Jim Clack	0	3	0	25	0	41
Steve Knutson	0	2	0	14	0	26
Bennie Cunningham	0	1	0	24	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Laverne Smith	3	14
Mike Augustyniak	1	16
Greg LaFleur	1	14
Isaac Curtis	1	13
Daniel Reiner	1	10

Cleveland	Tackles	STPlays
Jim Mandich	2	15
Greg Hawthorne	1	20
Larry Brown	1	7

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bruce Laird	---	---	23	38	12	73
Pat Thomas	---	---	17	37	15	69
Mike Hammond	---	---	25	40	1	66
J.T. Smith	31	28	---	---	5	64
Archie Reese	---	---	22	34	7	63
Dwight Stephenson	32	29	---	---	2	63
Joe Theismann	32	29	---	---	---	61
Daniel Reiner	---	---	16	34	10	60
Keith Butler	---	---	20	37	2	59
Allan Ellis	---	---	20	32	2	54
John Dutton	---	---	19	32	1	52
J.T. Turner	24	22	---	---	5	51
Mike Douglass	---	---	21	28	2	51
Tim Stokes	28	22	---	---	---	50
Cornell Forte	26	24	---	---	---	50
Al Latimer	---	---	18	31	1	50
Donnie Green	24	22	---	---	---	46
Mike Augustyniak	20	9	---	---	16	45
Rubin Carter	---	---	14	29	1	44
Wayne Hammond	---	---	16	22	6	44
Edgar Fields	---	---	14	27	1	42
Dwight Clark	16	25	---	---	---	41
Conrad Dobler	16	17	---	---	6	39
Joe Delaney	20	17	---	---	2	39
Charles McShane	---	---	6	19	13	38
Gary Burley	---	---	15	19	2	36
Steve Largent	20	14	---	---	1	35
Dan Doornink	7	12	---	---	14	33
Emery Moorehead	22	10	---	---	---	32
Jay Saldi	8	8	---	---	11	27
John Tate	---	---	10	8	8	26
Tommy Thompson	12	9	---	---	---	21
Greg LaFleur	1	2	---	---	14	17
Isaac Curtis	0	3	---	---	13	16
Ken Lanier	6	5	---	---	5	16
Ted Fritsch	4	4	---	---	6	14
Harold Jaeger	0	1	---	---	13	14
Laverne Smith	0	0	---	---	14	14
Monte Johnson	---	---	6	6	---	12
Dave Logan	3	7	---	---	2	12
John James	0	0	---	---	6	6
Kerry Webster	0	0	---	---	6	6
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	6	6
George Cumby	---	---	4	0	---	4
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Cleveland	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jim Clack	25	41	---	---	7	73
Bennie Cunningham	24	34	---	---	11	69
Mike Kruczek	26	43	---	---	---	69
Jim Ritcher	25	37	---	---	2	64
Todd Bell	---	---	28	27	7	62
Thom Darden	---	---	31	29	1	61
James Hunter	---	---	26	26	9	61
Charlie Wade	19	30	---	---	11	60
John Ayers	21	33	---	---	5	59
Roger Finnie	22	36	---	---	---	58
Frank Byrne	---	---	30	27	1	58
J.T. Montgomery	---	---	31	26	1	58
Steve Wilson	---	---	19	22	15	56
Franco Harris	18	37	---	---	---	55
Roland James	---	---	22	28	2	52
Vince Thompson	14	25	---	---	12	51
Keith Van Horne	18	33	---	---	---	51
A.J. Duhe	---	---	27	20	2	49
George Andrews	---	---	23	25	1	49
Steve Knutson	14	26	---	---	7	47
Ray Bradley	13	21	---	---	10	44
Brad Kimberly	12	18	---	---	13	43
Carlos Stevens	10	30	---	---	1	41
Art Still	---	---	18	19	1	38
John Banaszak	---	---	17	14	1	32
Kurt Allerman	---	---	9	4	18	31
John Lee	---	---	15	15	---	30
Casey Merrill	---	---	14	10	5	29
Lucius Sanford	---	---	15	9	4	28
Clarence Duren	---	---	14	6	5	25
Jim Mandich	4	5	---	---	15	24
Greg Hawthorne	0	0	---	---	20	20
Larry Brown	4	7	---	---	7	18
Willie McClendon	3	6	---	---	9	18
Daryl Hunt	---	---	5	9	1	15
Freeman McNeil	8	6	---	---	---	14
Charles White	5	3	---	---	3	11
Chris Foote	1	2	---	---	7	10
Johnnie Poe	---	---	4	2	---	6
Tom Wittum	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ross Robertson	0	0	---	---	5	5
Gary Spani	---	---	4	1	---	5
Steve Fuller	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mark Malone	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	64	9.1
Middle	21	87	4.1
Right	3	7	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	25	3.1
Middle	14	70	5.0
Right	4	18	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	28	19	3	0	1	2	6	2	0

Cleveland	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mike Kruczek	42	23	3	1	4	5	7	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	112	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	4	48	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	35	11.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	2	17	4.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	8	33	3.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	21	10	106	5.0
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	79	13.2

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	14	8	1	108	2	28
WR Dwight Clark	5	5	0	75	1	25
WR Dave Logan	2	2	0	11	0	7
RB Joe Delaney	2	1	0	4	0	17
WR Steve Largent	1	1	0	6	0	14
TE Jay Saldi	1	0	0	0	0	8
TE Emery Moorehead	1	1	0	0	0	10
FB Dan Doornink	1	1	0	3	0	12
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	0	0	0	0	9

Cleveland	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Charlie Wade	10	4	3	34	1	30
TE Bennie Cunningham	8	5	0	51	0	34
WR Carlos Stevens	7	4	0	51	1	30
WR Ray Bradley	6	4	1	45	1	21
WR Brad Kimberly	6	3	0	28	0	18
RB Franco Harris	3	2	0	17	0	37
RB Freeman McNeil	1	1	0	9	0	6
FB Vince Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	25

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Tommy Thompson	1	6	6.00	3.67
Joe Delaney	1	7	7.00	5.76

Cleveland	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	1	4	4.00	4.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	2	1	-1	-0.50	7.39

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mike Kruczek	5	3	18	3.60	5.60

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR J.T. Smith	2	1	-1	-0.50	7.71

Cleveland	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Charlie Wade	2	1	1	0.50	3.40
RB Franco Harris	1	0	0	0.00	5.67
WR Ray Bradley	1	1	8	8.00	7.50
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	9	9.00	6.38

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Theismann	2	1
Tommy Thompson	2	1

Cleveland	Rushes	Conversions
Franco Harris	2	0
Freeman McNeil	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	8	5	2

Cleveland	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mike Kruczek	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	5	2	1
WR Steve Largent	1	1	0
WR Dave Logan	1	1	1
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	0

Cleveland	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Charlie Wade	3	1	0
WR Carlos Stevens	2	2	2
WR Brad Kimberly	2	2	1
RB Franco Harris	1	1	0
WR Ray Bradley	1	0	0
TE Bennie Cunningham	1	1	1
FB Vince Thompson	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,200 (21,400)
End Zone 14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,200 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,200 (21,400)
End Zone	14,700 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)