Week 11, 1981

played in Indianapolis, MD

37 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Houston Oilers0206-8
Indianapolis Colts310614-33

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:25 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 24 field goal
2Q: 11:48 HOU - Safety: Scott Studwell tackled ball carrier in end zone
2Q: 02:29 IND - Joe Delaney 5 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 01:00 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 32 field goal
3Q: 10:45 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 47 field goal
3Q: 02:55 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 19 field goal
4Q: 14:18 IND - Dwight Clark 4 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 07:42 IND - Steve Largent 14 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 05:09 HOU - Dexter Manley 43 fumble return (Wade Wilson pass for conversion failed)

Team StatisticsHOUIND
Record5-58-2
First Downs920
- by Rushing36
- by Passing513
- by Penalty11
Total Net Yards113339
- Offensive Plays5676
- Yards per Play2.024.46
Net Rushing Yards45118
- Rushing Attempts945
- Yards per Rush5.002.62
Net Passing Yards68221
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt42 - 13 - 429 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards102243
- Sacks/Yards Lost5/342/22
- Yards per Pass Play1.457.13
Fumbles/Lost4/34/4
3rd Down Conversions4/148/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down8.75.1
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards5/405/30
Punt Returns/Yards1/03/23
Kick Returns/Yards7/1532/33
Interception Ret./Yards1/134/29
2pt Conversions1/00/0
Red Zone Visits07
- Red Zone TDs/FGs0/03/3
Avg. Drive StartOWN 27OWN 46
Time of Possession20:0439:56

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:003:19OWN 25914Punt
18:050:08OWN 112Fumble
16:191:27OWN 36218Interception
13:490:58OPP 2930Fumble
10:553:30OWN 22735Punt
211:421:55OPP 49410Punt
24:581:36OWN 205-3Punt
22:230:29OWN 281-8Fumble
20:540:38OWN 3835Punt
310:401:46OWN 20410Interception
37:220:25OWN 2620Interception
36:370:54OWN 1133Punt
32:490:21OWN 2020Interception
414:102:12OWN 2843Punt
410:001:17OWN 2041Downs
47:321:31OWN 2138Punt
Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
111:413:36OWN 19880Fumble
17:571:38OPP 33-4Field Goal
14:521:03OWN 3532Interception
12:511:56OWN 2939Punt
212:250:43OWN 12-1Safety
29:474:49OWN 20826Punt
23:220:59OWN 47453Touchdown
21:541:00OPP 2035Field Goal
20:160:16OWN 1715Half
315:004:20OWN 26644Field Goal
38:541:32OPP 39413Fumble
36:570:20OPP 1726Fumble
35:432:54OPP 26624Field Goal
32:283:18OPP 29829Touchdown
411:581:58OWN 433-1Punt
48:431:11OPP 21321Touchdown
46:011:02OWN 3627Fumble
44:594:59OWN 21716Game

Game MVP: Rubin Carter, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Amos Lawrence7405.711310
Otis Armstrong133.00300
Duane Thomas122.00200
IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Joe Delaney26642.461021
Tommy Thompson12242.00600
Mike Augustyniak4174.25800
Joe Theismann284.00600
Dan Doornink155.00500

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Wade Wilson42131025/3401840.8
IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Theismann29212432/222301105.9

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Ronald Fitzgerald49369.000180
WR Karl Farmer282010.000150
WR Tinker Owens2384.00050
RB Amos Lawrence24136.50080
FB Jon Keyworth1188.00080
WR Louis Carter191212.000120
TE Bob Fisher1155.00050
TE Terry Nelson0200.00000
RB Duane Thomas0100.00000
WR Terry Carrol0400.00000
IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR J.T. Smith799012.8633270
WR Dwight Clark455313.259301
WR Dave Logan23178.500180
TE Mike Augustyniak22157.508100
WR Isaac Curtis1177.00370
RB Tommy Thompson122424.0019240
WR Harold Jaeger1155.00050
WR Steve Largent141414.002141
FB Dan Doornink111414.0014140
RB Joe Delaney1144.00040

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
S Charlie Phillips11313.000
IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Pat Thomas22412.000
S Doug Wyatt155.000
OLB Charles McShane100.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Wade Wilson3000
Amos Lawrence1000
Horace Jones0110
Dexter Manley0101
Jeris White0100
Harris Malinowski0100
Desmond Cribbs0100
Randy McClanahan0020
Nelson Munsey0010
IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD
Joe Delaney3000
J.T. Smith1000
Rubin Carter0220
Edgar Fields0100
Bruce Laird0010
Phil Villapiano0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ray Stachowicz829536.931.5422
IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John James315250.737.3580

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mercury Tchaikovski4/41/10/0473/3

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Terry Carrol100.00
IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Laird2168.00
J.T. Smith177.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Kerry Reardon715321.90
IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Laird12121.00
Tommy Thompson11212.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan1340.03527
S Steve Foley730.02618
S Ron Brandon610.03525
DE Horace Jones520.53727
OLB Scott Studwell510.03516
OLB Robert Braziel420.03525
CB Jeris White400.02319
DE Mike Stensrud400.03928
DE Dick Leftridge301.02621
OLB Robin Cole310.01815
CB Kerry Reardon300.02719
DT Harris Malinowski220.53717
CB Nelson Munsey200.03224
WR Terry Carrol20---------
DE Dexter Manley120.03215
S Charlie Phillips110.03123
RB Duane Thomas10---------
WR Karl Farmer10---------
S Vern Roberson100.01111
OLB Dale Mitchell020.0128
IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano601.0938
DE Rubin Carter302.0843
S Bruce Laird211.0730
DT John Dutton201.0832
CB Pat Thomas220.0838
S Doug Wyatt200.0945
S Daniel Reiner200.0324
S Mike Hammond200.0538
CB Al Latimer200.0631
CB Allan Ellis100.0731
DE Gary Burley100.0738
ILB Keith Butler100.009
FB Dan Doornink10---------
OLB Mike Douglass100.0638
DT Edgar Fields010.0519
DE Donnell Thompson010.0320

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Dick Leftridge1.000021
DT Harris Malinowski0.500017
DE Horace Jones0.500027
ILB Randy McClanahan0.001027
IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Rubin Carter2.014243
DT John Dutton1.000032
S Bruce Laird1.000030
ILB Phil Villapiano1.000038
DE Donnell Thompson0.010020
DE Gary Burley0.001038
DT Wayne Hammond0.001028
OLB Charles McShane0.001012
ILB Keith Butler0.00109

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Randy McClanahan41027
CB Jeris White40019
CB Nelson Munsey20024
CB Kerry Reardon20019
OLB Robert Braziel20025
OLB Scott Studwell20016
S Charlie Phillips10123
DE Dick Leftridge10021
S Ron Brandon10025
S Steve Foley10018
OLB Robin Cole10015
S Vern Roberson01011
IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano33038
CB Pat Thomas21238
CB Al Latimer21031
CB Allan Ellis10031
S Daniel Reiner10024
S Mike Hammond10038
DE Rubin Carter10043
DE Gary Burley10038
ILB Keith Butler1009
S Bruce Laird02030
S Doug Wyatt00145
OLB Charles McShane00112

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Ron Saul2318041
Desmond Cribbs1208242
Ron Essink1209239
Robert Jackson0107039
Steve Wright0102020
Randy Clark0004118
IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Mike Augustyniak35023011
Dwight Stephenson29043031
Cornell Forte24036125
Donnie Green15028024
Dan Doornink13016010
Kerry Webster1101606
Jay Saldi1101908
Tim Stokes07034025
J.T. Turner06033126
Conrad Dobler02022012

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Vern Roberson321
Otis Armstrong119
Bob Fisher119
IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
Jay Saldi214
Keith Butler214
Harold Jaeger119
Isaac Curtis118
John Tate111
Al Latimer110

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Robert Braziel------35251575
Mike Stensrud------3928471
Ron Brandon------3525868
Horace Jones------3727468
Randy McClanahan------3527163
Kerry Reardon------27191460
Harris Malinowski------3717660
Steve Foley------26181458
Nelson Munsey------3224157
Ron Saul841------756
Charlie Phillips------3123256
Scott Studwell------3516556
Wade Wilson947---------56
Robert Jackson739------854
Jeris White------23191153
Terry Carrol533------1553
Desmond Cribbs842------151
Dexter Manley------3215451
Dick Leftridge------2621249
Ron Essink939---------48
Jon Keyworth421------1843
Vern Roberson------11112143
Louis Bullard733---------40
Karl Farmer528------336
Amos Lawrence729---------36
Robin Cole------1815235
Bob Fisher312------1934
Louis Carter528---------33
Terry Nelson821------332
Ronald Fitzgerald427---------31
Dale Mitchell------1281131
Randy Clark418------830
Steve Wright220------830
Otis Armstrong14------1924
Wayne Wilson210------1224
Duane Thomas117---------18
Tinker Owens05------1217
Frank Manumaleuga------43815
Melvin Jackson03------811
Ray Stachowicz00------88
John Smith00------22
Van Green------0011
John Small------0011
Steve Ramsey00---------0
Tommie Burns------00---0
Mike Moroski00---------0
IndianapolisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Joe Theismann4531---------76
Dwight Stephenson4331---------74
Doug Wyatt------9451670
J.T. Turner3326------564
J.T. Smith3329------163
Cornell Forte3625---------61
Emery Moorehead2415------2160
Tim Stokes3425---------59
Joe Delaney3312------1156
Gary Burley------738853
Donnie Green2824---------52
Rubin Carter------843---51
Mike Augustyniak2311------1448
Phil Villapiano------938---47
Mike Hammond------538447
Pat Thomas------838147
Al Latimer------6311047
Bruce Laird------730845
Mike Douglass------638145
Dwight Clark2421---------45
Steve Largent2717---------44
Dan Doornink1610------1844
Conrad Dobler2212------741
Jay Saldi198------1441
John Dutton------832---40
Allan Ellis------731---38
Daniel Reiner------3241138
Wayne Hammond------228636
Charles McShane------5121835
Kerry Webster166------729
Tommy Thompson1213------328
Isaac Curtis27------1827
Edgar Fields------519226
Dave Logan1210------123
Keith Butler------091423
Donnell Thompson------320---23
Cleveland Green96------722
Harold Jaeger02------1921
Mercury Tchaikovski00------1313
John Tate------021113
Ted Fritsch40------711
John James00------77
George Cumby------1113
Ken Lanier00------22
Marlon Elliott00---------0
Paul McDonald00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left3134.3
Middle284.0
Right4246.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6233.8
Middle30602.0
Right9353.9
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Wade Wilson42130447824
IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Theismann29214132101

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)158412.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)174432.5
Long (19+ Yds)101181.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen434310.8
Short (0-8 Yds)1511785.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)85749.3
Long (19+ Yds)224824.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ronald Fitzgerald94136027
WR Louis Carter91112028
WR Karl Farmer82120028
WR Terry Carrol4000033
RB Amos Lawrence42113029
WR Tinker Owens320805
TE Terry Nelson2000021
FB Jon Keyworth1108021
RB Duane Thomas1000017
TE Bob Fisher1105012
IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR J.T. Smith97090229
WR Dwight Clark54153121
WR Steve Largent41114017
WR Dave Logan32017010
RB Tommy Thompson21124113
TE Mike Augustyniak22015011
WR Isaac Curtis110707
WR Harold Jaeger110502
FB Dan Doornink11014010
RB Joe Delaney1104012

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Joe Delaney8141.752.46
Tommy Thompson221.002.00
Joe Theismann166.004.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Theismann86536.638.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Steve Largent31144.673.50
WR Dwight Clark22178.5010.60
WR Dave Logan11-1-1.005.67
FB Dan Doornink111414.0014.00
WR J.T. Smith1199.0010.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Amos Lawrence53
Otis Armstrong10
IndianapolisRushesConversions
Joe Delaney31
Tommy Thompson21
Joe Theismann10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Wade Wilson631
IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Joe Theismann1096

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
RB Amos Lawrence210
FB Jon Keyworth110
WR Ronald Fitzgerald111
WR Louis Carter100
WR Karl Farmer100
IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
WR J.T. Smith320
WR Dwight Clark222
WR Isaac Curtis111
WR Harold Jaeger111
WR Steve Largent111
WR Dave Logan110
FB Dan Doornink111

SectionAttendance
Stadium68,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,500 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,400 (13,600)
Club Seats7,100 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)