Week 13, 1981

played in New England, MA

28 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts7007-14
New England Patriots01437-24

Scoring Summary
1Q: 02:36 IND - Tommy Thompson 2 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 12:33 NED - Chuck Foreman 6 run (Bucky Wallace extra point)
2Q: 01:21 NED - Reuben Gant 3 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
3Q: 09:42 NED - Bucky Wallace 39 field goal
4Q: 13:09 NED - Loaird McCreary 15 pass from Steve Bartkowski (Bucky Wallace extra point)
4Q: 06:47 IND - Dwight Clark 19 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Team StatisticsINDNED
Record8-47-5
First Downs1324
- by Rushing48
- by Passing915
- by Penalty01
Total Net Yards320351
- Offensive Plays6480
- Yards per Play5.004.39
Net Rushing Yards88154
- Rushing Attempts1934
- Yards per Rush4.634.53
Net Passing Yards232197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt45 - 21 - 142 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards232230
- Sacks/Yards Lost0/04/33
- Yards per Pass Play5.164.28
Fumbles/Lost0/02/1
3rd Down Conversions4/169/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.58.1
4th Down Conversions1/30/0
Penalties/Yards3/294/40
Punt Returns/Yards4/205/41
Kick Returns/Yards1/141/32
Interception Ret./Yards1/41/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits24
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/03/1
Avg. Drive StartOWN 24OWN 35
Time of Possession25:1034:50

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:432:29OWN 30647Missed FG
110:092:05OWN 243-2Punt
16:544:27OWN 16984Touchdown
212:231:03OWN 2035Punt
211:201:14OPP 4630Punt
28:342:02OWN 42513Punt
21:150:56OWN 2038Punt
315:001:08OWN 2035Punt
39:351:30OWN 2038Punt
36:122:41OWN 13619Punt
413:011:21OWN 16230Interception
49:222:43OWN 201080Touchdown
42:070:53OWN 2048Downs
40:380:20OWN 2540Downs
New England Patriots
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:17OWN 2032Punt
111:141:05OWN 3033Punt
18:041:10OWN 39410Punt
12:275:04OWN 371263Touchdown
210:061:32OWN 2632Punt
26:325:17OWN 201280Touchdown
20:190:19OWN 263-12Half
313:524:17OWN 33945Field Goal
38:051:53OWN 25423Punt
33:315:30OWN 141286Touchdown
411:402:18OWN 46514Punt
46:394:32OWN 37624Punt
41:140:36OPP 283-3Interception
40:180:18OPP 252-2Game

Game MVP: John Hannah, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Joe Delaney14795.643330
Tommy Thompson320.67201
Joe Theismann155.00500
Mike Augustyniak122.00200
New EnglandAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Chuck Foreman12766.331421
Jimmy Rogers11524.731820
John Brockington6193.17600
Steve Bartkowski451.25500
Mike Hawkins122.00200

Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Theismann45212320/0151160.6
New EnglandAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Steve Bartkowski42242304/33228178.4

Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR J.T. Smith611508.3330300
WR Dwight Clark51210320.6048511
WR Steve Largent37186.007130
WR Isaac Curtis2373.50040
WR Dave Logan243216.000190
TE Jay Saldi24157.502130
RB Joe Delaney1177.00970
TE Emery Moorehead0200.00000
FB Dan Doornink0100.00000
New EnglandCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Stanley Morgan612447.335160
WR Darryl Stingley566212.4023280
WR Lynn Swann585310.6013190
WR Reuben Gant353612.002191
FB John Brockington1111.00010
RB Chuck Foreman1411.00010
TE Mike Hawkins1399.00090
TE Loaird McCreary121515.000151
WR Mike Wilson1199.00090

Interception Statistics

IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Al Latimer144.000
New EnglandIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Luke Szorcsik100.000

Fumble Statistics

IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD
J.T. Turner0100
Rubin Carter0010
John Tate0010
New EnglandFumbRecovForceTD
Steve Bartkowski1000
Stanley Morgan1000
Darryl Stingley0100

Punting Statistics

IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John James836345.437.8562
New EnglandPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Rick Engles729442.033.4532

Kicking Statistics

IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mercury Tchaikovski0/10/10/002/2
New EnglandFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Bucky Wallace1/10/00/0393/3

Punt Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Laird4205.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Stanley Morgan44110.30
Lynn Swann100.00

Kick Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Laird11414.00
New EnglandRetYardsAvgTD
Edddie Brown13232.00

Defensive Statistics

IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano1010.03043
S Doug Wyatt941.03344
S Daniel Reiner800.01524
OLB Mike Douglass610.02631
CB Al Latimer400.02126
S Bruce Laird310.02434
OLB Charles McShane310.01115
OLB Monte Johnson211.01216
DE Rubin Carter211.03043
DT Wayne Hammond220.52219
CB Allan Ellis210.02337
DE Gary Burley100.51823
CB Pat Thomas150.02838
DT John Dutton130.02337
DT Edgar Fields100.02023
TE Emery Moorehead10---------
OLB George Cumby100.023
DE Donnell Thompson020.02127
S Mike Hammond010.01120
New EnglandTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
CB Luke Szorcsik700.01129
S Mike Davis410.01635
ILB John Anderson400.01833
S Edddie Brown310.01537
S Sandy Durko310.01137
ILB Shane Nelson310.01317
ILB Rick Kay210.0613
DT Jeff Lloyd210.01745
DE Barney Chavous200.01945
S Steve Luke200.01434
CB Mark Mitchell200.01031
DE Al Harris200.01942
OLB Gary Campbell120.01522
CB Herman Edwards110.01531
WR Stanley Morgan10---------
OLB Steve Nelson010.0424

Pass Rush Statistics

IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Rubin Carter1.002043
OLB Monte Johnson1.000016
S Doug Wyatt1.000044
DE Gary Burley0.520023
DT Wayne Hammond0.501019
DT John Dutton0.001037
ILB Phil Villapiano0.001043
DE Donnell Thompson0.001027
New EnglandSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Jeff Lloyd0.011045
DE Al Harris0.003042
DE Barney Chavous0.002345
OLB Gary Campbell0.002222
ILB Rick Kay0.001013
CB Luke Szorcsik0.001029
DE Jim Young0.00103
ILB Shane Nelson0.000117

Pass Defense Statistics

IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Daniel Reiner40024
CB Al Latimer31126
OLB Mike Douglass31031
CB Allan Ellis30037
ILB Phil Villapiano30043
OLB Charles McShane30015
S Bruce Laird11034
S Doug Wyatt11044
CB Pat Thomas11038
OLB Monte Johnson10016
OLB George Cumby1003
S Mike Hammond01020
New EnglandCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Luke Szorcsik70129
S Sandy Durko21037
CB Mark Mitchell21031
S Steve Luke20034
ILB John Anderson20033
CB Herman Edwards12031
ILB Rick Kay11013
S Glenn Buchanan11010
DT Jeff Lloyd10045
S Mike Davis10035
ILB Shane Nelson10017

Blocking Statistics

IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Tim Stokes24115036
Dwight Stephenson15019043
J.T. Turner12013037
Ken Lanier110409
Kerry Webster020608
Donnie Green01018030
Cornell Forte01017041
Emery Moorehead01015013
Dan Doornink0105014
New EnglandKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
John Hannah614334043
Wade Griffin16130243
Larry Tearry13029040
Joe Fields12029041
Leonard Mitchell110408
Irv Pankey02030241
John Brockington01022020
Lynn Boden01010011

Special Teams Tackles

IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
John Tate315
Dan Doornink117
Jay Saldi116
Cleveland Green19
New EnglandTacklesSTPlays
Cullen Bryant124
Reuben Gant116
Andy Bolton112
Jimmy Rogers110
Larry Tearry18

Participation

IndianapolisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Doug Wyatt------33441592
Phil Villapiano------3043174
Rubin Carter------3043174
Bruce Laird------24341270
Pat Thomas------2838268
Joe Theismann1945---------64
Dwight Stephenson1943---------62
John Dutton------2337161
Allan Ellis------2337---60
Joe Delaney1629------1459
Cornell Forte1741---------58
J.T. Turner1337------858
Mike Douglass------2631158
Daniel Reiner------15241756
Al Latimer------2126855
Tim Stokes1536---------51
J.T. Smith1437---------51
Gary Burley------1823849
Donnie Green1830---------48
Donnell Thompson------2127---48
Edgar Fields------2023447
Dwight Clark935------145
Wayne Hammond------2219344
Monte Johnson------12161543
Emery Moorehead1513------1139
Steve Largent1226---------38
Mike Hammond------1120536
Jay Saldi317------1636
Dan Doornink514------1736
Dave Logan623------635
Mike Augustyniak1110------1031
Charles McShane------1115430
Conrad Dobler115------925
Kerry Webster68------923
John Tate------431522
Isaac Curtis110------920
Harold Jaeger04------1418
Cleveland Green24------915
Ken Lanier49------114
George Cumby------23712
Ted Fritsch02------911
Tommy Thompson37---------10
John James00------99
Mercury Tchaikovski00------44
Marlon Elliott00---------0
Paul McDonald00---------0
New EnglandRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
John Hannah3443------380
Steve Bartkowski3446---------80
Joe Fields2941------777
Larry Tearry2940------877
Wade Griffin3043---------73
Jeff Lloyd------1745971
Irv Pankey3041---------71
Al Harris------1942970
Barney Chavous------1945165
Mark Mitchell------10312465
Lynn Swann2334------461
Edddie Brown------1537456
Darryl Stingley1937---------56
Steve Luke------1434856
Stanley Morgan1630------753
Reuben Gant1620------1652
Loaird McCreary1925------852
Mike Davis------1635152
John Anderson------1833152
Sandy Durko------1137250
John Brockington2220------648
Herman Edwards------1531147
Jimmy Rogers1716------1043
Chuck Foreman1725---------42
Mike Hawkins1615------1041
Luke Szorcsik------1129141
Gary Campbell------1522---37
Shane Nelson------1317636
Steve Nelson------424432
Rick Kay------613827
Lynn Boden1011------627
Milt McColl------161825
Cullen Bryant00------2424
Jim Kelly32------1621
Leonard Mitchell48------820
Mike Wilson26------1119
Vern Holland43------815
Glenn Buchanan------310---13
Andy Bolton00------1212
Rick Engles00------77
Garo Yepremian00------55
R.J. Reese------21---3
Jim Young------03---3
Larry Lawrence00------11
Bucky Wallace00------11
Joe Gilliam00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left5183.6
Middle12584.8
Right2126.0
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left17865.1
Middle10515.1
Right5193.8
None2-2-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Theismann452131461161
New EnglandAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Steve Bartkowski42241126601

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen76426.0
Short (0-8 Yds)199522.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)1141009.1
Long (19+ Yds)82384.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen1111.0
Short (0-8 Yds)2412853.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)16111449.0
Long (19+ Yds)1000.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dwight Clark1251103235
WR J.T. Smith116150137
WR Steve Largent73118026
WR Dave Logan42032023
TE Jay Saldi42015017
WR Isaac Curtis3207010
TE Emery Moorehead2010013
FB Dan Doornink1000014
RB Joe Delaney1107029
New EnglandTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan126044030
WR Lynn Swann85153034
WR Darryl Stingley65062137
WR Reuben Gant53036020
RB Chuck Foreman4111025
TE Mike Hawkins3109015
TE Loaird McCreary21015025
FB John Brockington1101020
WR Mike Wilson110906

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Joe Delaney2115.505.64
Tommy Thompson122.000.67
New EnglandAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Chuck Foreman166.006.33
Steve Bartkowski122.001.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Theismann21199.505.16
New EnglandAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Steve Bartkowski75375.295.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dwight Clark21199.508.58
New EnglandTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Darryl Stingley2163.0010.33
WR Reuben Gant1133.007.20
WR Lynn Swann1133.006.63
TE Mike Hawkins1000.003.00
TE Loaird McCreary111515.007.50
WR Stanley Morgan111010.003.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisRushesConversions
Joe Theismann10
Tommy Thompson11
New EnglandRushesConversions
Chuck Foreman10
Jimmy Rogers11

Third Down Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Joe Theismann1453
New EnglandAttCompConversions
Steve Bartkowski15108

Third Down Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
WR J.T. Smith410
TE Jay Saldi311
WR Dwight Clark321
WR Steve Largent200
WR Dave Logan111
FB Dan Doornink100
New EnglandTargCatchConversions
WR Lynn Swann433
WR Stanley Morgan410
WR Reuben Gant322
FB John Brockington111
RB Chuck Foreman110
TE Mike Hawkins111
TE Loaird McCreary111

SectionAttendance
Stadium67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck20,300 (21,400)
End Zone14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)