Week 13, 1981

played in New England, MA

28 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	0	0	7	-	14
New England Patriots	0	14	3	7	-	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)

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 Statistics IND NED
Record 8-4 7-5
First Downs 13 24
- by Rushing 4 8
- by Passing 9 15
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 320 351
- Offensive Plays 64 80
- Yards per Play 5.00 4.39
Net Rushing Yards 88 154
- Rushing Attempts 19 34
- Yards per Rush 4.63 4.53
Net Passing Yards 232 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 45 - 21 - 1 42 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 232 230
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 4/33
- Yards per Pass Play 5.16 4.28
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/16 9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.5 8.1
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/29 4/40
Punt Returns/Yards 4/20 5/41
Kick Returns/Yards 1/14 1/32
Interception Ret./Yards 1/4 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 3/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 35
Time of Possession 25:10 34:50

Team Statistics	IND	NED
Record	8-4	7-5
First Downs	13	24
- by Rushing	4	8
- by Passing	9	15
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	320	351
- Offensive Plays	64	80
- Yards per Play	5.00	4.39
Net Rushing Yards	88	154
- Rushing Attempts	19	34
- Yards per Rush	4.63	4.53
Net Passing Yards	232	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	45 - 21 - 1	42 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	232	230
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	4/33
- Yards per Pass Play	5.16	4.28
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/16	9/19
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.5	8.1
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/29	4/40
Punt Returns/Yards	4/20	5/41
Kick Returns/Yards	1/14	1/32
Interception Ret./Yards	1/4	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	3/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 35
Time of Possession	25:10	34:50

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:43	2:29	OWN 30	6	47	Missed FG
1	10:09	2:05	OWN 24	3	-2	Punt
1	6:54	4:27	OWN 16	9	84	Touchdown
2	12:23	1:03	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	11:20	1:14	OPP 46	3	0	Punt
2	8:34	2:02	OWN 42	5	13	Punt
2	1:15	0:56	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	15:00	1:08	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	9:35	1:30	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	6:12	2:41	OWN 13	6	19	Punt
4	13:01	1:21	OWN 16	2	30	Interception
4	9:22	2:43	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
4	2:07	0:53	OWN 20	4	8	Downs
4	0:38	0:20	OWN 25	4	0	Downs

New England Patriots
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:17	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	11:14	1:05	OWN 30	3	3	Punt
1	8:04	1:10	OWN 39	4	10	Punt
1	2:27	5:04	OWN 37	12	63	Touchdown
2	10:06	1:32	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
2	6:32	5:17	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
2	0:19	0:19	OWN 26	3	-12	Half
3	13:52	4:17	OWN 33	9	45	Field Goal
3	8:05	1:53	OWN 25	4	23	Punt
3	3:31	5:30	OWN 14	12	86	Touchdown
4	11:40	2:18	OWN 46	5	14	Punt
4	6:39	4:32	OWN 37	6	24	Punt
4	1:14	0:36	OPP 28	3	-3	Interception
4	0:18	0:18	OPP 25	2	-2	Game

Game MVP: John Hannah, New England Patriots

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	14	79	5.64	33	3	0
Tommy Thompson	3	2	0.67	2	0	1
Joe Theismann	1	5	5.00	5	0	0
Mike Augustyniak	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Chuck Foreman	12	76	6.33	14	2	1
Jimmy Rogers	11	52	4.73	18	2	0
John Brockington	6	19	3.17	6	0	0
Steve Bartkowski	4	5	1.25	5	0	0
Mike Hawkins	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	45	21	232	0/0	1	51	1	60.6

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Bartkowski	42	24	230	4/33	2	28	1	78.4

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	6	11	50	8.33	30	30	0
WR Dwight Clark	5	12	103	20.60	48	51	1
WR Steve Largent	3	7	18	6.00	7	13	0
WR Isaac Curtis	2	3	7	3.50	0	4	0
WR Dave Logan	2	4	32	16.00	0	19	0
TE Jay Saldi	2	4	15	7.50	2	13	0
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	7	7.00	9	7	0
TE Emery Moorehead	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Dan Doornink	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New England	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Stanley Morgan	6	12	44	7.33	5	16	0
WR Darryl Stingley	5	6	62	12.40	23	28	0
WR Lynn Swann	5	8	53	10.60	13	19	0
WR Reuben Gant	3	5	36	12.00	2	19	1
FB John Brockington	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
RB Chuck Foreman	1	4	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Mike Hawkins	1	3	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Loaird McCreary	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	1
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Al Latimer	1	4	4.00	0

New England	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Luke Szorcsik	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Recov	Force
J.T. Turner	1	0
Rubin Carter	0	1
John Tate	0	1

New England	Fumb	Recov
Steve Bartkowski	1	0
Stanley Morgan	1	0
Darryl Stingley	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	8	363	45.4	37.8	56	2

New England	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Engles	7	294	42.0	33.4	53	2

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	0/1	0/1	0/0	0	2/2

New England	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bucky Wallace	1/1	0/0	0/0	39	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Laird	4	20	5.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stanley Morgan	4	41	10.3	0
Lynn Swann	1	0	0.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Laird	1	14	14.0	0

New England	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Edddie Brown	1	32	32.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Phil Villapiano	10	1	0.0	30	43
S Doug Wyatt	9	4	1.0	33	44
S Daniel Reiner	8	0	0.0	15	24
OLB Mike Douglass	6	1	0.0	26	31
CB Al Latimer	4	0	0.0	21	26
S Bruce Laird	3	1	0.0	24	34
OLB Charles McShane	3	1	0.0	11	15
OLB Monte Johnson	2	1	1.0	12	16
DE Rubin Carter	2	1	1.0	30	43
DT Wayne Hammond	2	2	0.5	22	19
CB Allan Ellis	2	1	0.0	23	37
DE Gary Burley	1	0	0.5	18	23
CB Pat Thomas	1	5	0.0	28	38
DT John Dutton	1	3	0.0	23	37
DT Edgar Fields	1	0	0.0	20	23
TE Emery Moorehead	1	0	---	---	---
OLB George Cumby	1	0	0.0	2	3
DE Donnell Thompson	0	2	0.0	21	27
S Mike Hammond	0	1	0.0	11	20

New England	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Luke Szorcsik	7	0	0.0	11	29
S Mike Davis	4	1	0.0	16	35
ILB John Anderson	4	0	0.0	18	33
S Edddie Brown	3	1	0.0	15	37
S Sandy Durko	3	1	0.0	11	37
ILB Shane Nelson	3	1	0.0	13	17
ILB Rick Kay	2	1	0.0	6	13
DT Jeff Lloyd	2	1	0.0	17	45
DE Barney Chavous	2	0	0.0	19	45
S Steve Luke	2	0	0.0	14	34
CB Mark Mitchell	2	0	0.0	10	31
DE Al Harris	2	0	0.0	19	42
OLB Gary Campbell	1	2	0.0	15	22
CB Herman Edwards	1	1	0.0	15	31
WR Stanley Morgan	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Steve Nelson	0	1	0.0	4	24

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Rubin Carter	1.0	0	2	43
OLB Monte Johnson	1.0	0	0	16
S Doug Wyatt	1.0	0	0	44
DE Gary Burley	0.5	2	0	23
DT Wayne Hammond	0.5	0	1	19
DT John Dutton	0.0	0	1	37
ILB Phil Villapiano	0.0	0	1	43
DE Donnell Thompson	0.0	0	1	27

New England	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	1	0	45
DE Al Harris	0	3	0	42
DE Barney Chavous	0	2	3	45
OLB Gary Campbell	0	2	2	22
ILB Rick Kay	0	1	0	13
CB Luke Szorcsik	0	1	0	29
DE Jim Young	0	1	0	3
ILB Shane Nelson	0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Daniel Reiner	4	0	0	24
CB Al Latimer	3	1	1	26
OLB Mike Douglass	3	1	0	31
CB Allan Ellis	3	0	0	37
ILB Phil Villapiano	3	0	0	43
OLB Charles McShane	3	0	0	15
S Bruce Laird	1	1	0	34
S Doug Wyatt	1	1	0	44
CB Pat Thomas	1	1	0	38
OLB Monte Johnson	1	0	0	16
OLB George Cumby	1	0	0	3
S Mike Hammond	0	1	0	20

New England	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Luke Szorcsik	7	0	1	29
S Sandy Durko	2	1	0	37
CB Mark Mitchell	2	1	0	31
S Steve Luke	2	0	0	34
ILB John Anderson	2	0	0	33
CB Herman Edwards	1	2	0	31
ILB Rick Kay	1	1	0	13
S Glenn Buchanan	1	1	0	10
DT Jeff Lloyd	1	0	0	45
S Mike Davis	1	0	0	35
ILB Shane Nelson	1	0	0	17

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Tim Stokes	2	4	1	15	36
Dwight Stephenson	1	5	0	19	43
J.T. Turner	1	2	0	13	37
Ken Lanier	1	1	0	4	9
Kerry Webster	0	2	0	6	8
Donnie Green	0	1	0	18	30
Cornell Forte	0	1	0	17	41
Emery Moorehead	0	1	0	15	13
Dan Doornink	0	1	0	5	14

New England	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
John Hannah	6	14	3	34	0	43
Wade Griffin	1	6	1	30	2	43
Larry Tearry	1	3	0	29	0	40
Joe Fields	1	2	0	29	0	41
Leonard Mitchell	1	1	0	4	0	8
Irv Pankey	0	2	0	30	2	41
John Brockington	0	1	0	22	0	20
Lynn Boden	0	1	0	10	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
John Tate	3	15
Dan Doornink	1	17
Jay Saldi	1	16
Cleveland Green	1	9

New England	Tackles	STPlays
Cullen Bryant	1	24
Reuben Gant	1	16
Andy Bolton	1	12
Jimmy Rogers	1	10
Larry Tearry	1	8

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Doug Wyatt	---	---	33	44	15	92
Phil Villapiano	---	---	30	43	1	74
Rubin Carter	---	---	30	43	1	74
Bruce Laird	---	---	24	34	12	70
Pat Thomas	---	---	28	38	2	68
Joe Theismann	19	45	---	---	---	64
Dwight Stephenson	19	43	---	---	---	62
John Dutton	---	---	23	37	1	61
Allan Ellis	---	---	23	37	---	60
Joe Delaney	16	29	---	---	14	59
Cornell Forte	17	41	---	---	---	58
J.T. Turner	13	37	---	---	8	58
Mike Douglass	---	---	26	31	1	58
Daniel Reiner	---	---	15	24	17	56
Al Latimer	---	---	21	26	8	55
Tim Stokes	15	36	---	---	---	51
J.T. Smith	14	37	---	---	---	51
Gary Burley	---	---	18	23	8	49
Donnie Green	18	30	---	---	---	48
Donnell Thompson	---	---	21	27	---	48
Edgar Fields	---	---	20	23	4	47
Dwight Clark	9	35	---	---	1	45
Wayne Hammond	---	---	22	19	3	44
Monte Johnson	---	---	12	16	15	43
Emery Moorehead	15	13	---	---	11	39
Steve Largent	12	26	---	---	---	38
Mike Hammond	---	---	11	20	5	36
Jay Saldi	3	17	---	---	16	36
Dan Doornink	5	14	---	---	17	36
Dave Logan	6	23	---	---	6	35
Mike Augustyniak	11	10	---	---	10	31
Charles McShane	---	---	11	15	4	30
Conrad Dobler	1	15	---	---	9	25
Kerry Webster	6	8	---	---	9	23
John Tate	---	---	4	3	15	22
Isaac Curtis	1	10	---	---	9	20
Harold Jaeger	0	4	---	---	14	18
Cleveland Green	2	4	---	---	9	15
Ken Lanier	4	9	---	---	1	14
George Cumby	---	---	2	3	7	12
Ted Fritsch	0	2	---	---	9	11
Tommy Thompson	3	7	---	---	---	10
John James	0	0	---	---	9	9
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0

New England	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
John Hannah	34	43	---	---	3	80
Steve Bartkowski	34	46	---	---	---	80
Joe Fields	29	41	---	---	7	77
Larry Tearry	29	40	---	---	8	77
Wade Griffin	30	43	---	---	---	73
Jeff Lloyd	---	---	17	45	9	71
Irv Pankey	30	41	---	---	---	71
Al Harris	---	---	19	42	9	70
Barney Chavous	---	---	19	45	1	65
Mark Mitchell	---	---	10	31	24	65
Lynn Swann	23	34	---	---	4	61
Edddie Brown	---	---	15	37	4	56
Darryl Stingley	19	37	---	---	---	56
Steve Luke	---	---	14	34	8	56
Stanley Morgan	16	30	---	---	7	53
Reuben Gant	16	20	---	---	16	52
Loaird McCreary	19	25	---	---	8	52
Mike Davis	---	---	16	35	1	52
John Anderson	---	---	18	33	1	52
Sandy Durko	---	---	11	37	2	50
John Brockington	22	20	---	---	6	48
Herman Edwards	---	---	15	31	1	47
Jimmy Rogers	17	16	---	---	10	43
Chuck Foreman	17	25	---	---	---	42
Mike Hawkins	16	15	---	---	10	41
Luke Szorcsik	---	---	11	29	1	41
Gary Campbell	---	---	15	22	---	37
Shane Nelson	---	---	13	17	6	36
Steve Nelson	---	---	4	24	4	32
Rick Kay	---	---	6	13	8	27
Lynn Boden	10	11	---	---	6	27
Milt McColl	---	---	1	6	18	25
Cullen Bryant	0	0	---	---	24	24
Jim Kelly	3	2	---	---	16	21
Leonard Mitchell	4	8	---	---	8	20
Mike Wilson	2	6	---	---	11	19
Vern Holland	4	3	---	---	8	15
Glenn Buchanan	---	---	3	10	---	13
Andy Bolton	0	0	---	---	12	12
Rick Engles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Garo Yepremian	0	0	---	---	5	5
R.J. Reese	---	---	2	1	---	3
Jim Young	---	---	0	3	---	3
Larry Lawrence	0	0	---	---	1	1
Bucky Wallace	0	0	---	---	1	1
Joe Gilliam	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	18	3.6
Middle	12	58	4.8
Right	2	12	6.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	86	5.1
Middle	10	51	5.1
Right	5	19	3.8
None	2	-2	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	45	21	3	1	4	6	11	6	1

New England	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Bartkowski	42	24	1	1	2	6	6	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	6	42	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	9	52	2.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	100	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	8	2	38	4.8

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	1	1.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	12	85	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	11	144	9.0
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Dwight Clark	12	5	1	103	2	35
WR J.T. Smith	11	6	1	50	1	37
WR Steve Largent	7	3	1	18	0	26
WR Dave Logan	4	2	0	32	0	23
TE Jay Saldi	4	2	0	15	0	17
WR Isaac Curtis	3	2	0	7	0	10
TE Emery Moorehead	2	0	1	0	0	13
FB Dan Doornink	1	0	0	0	0	14
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	0	7	0	29

New England	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Stanley Morgan	12	6	0	44	0	30
WR Lynn Swann	8	5	1	53	0	34
WR Darryl Stingley	6	5	0	62	1	37
WR Reuben Gant	5	3	0	36	0	20
RB Chuck Foreman	4	1	1	1	0	25
TE Mike Hawkins	3	1	0	9	0	15
TE Loaird McCreary	2	1	0	15	0	25
FB John Brockington	1	1	0	1	0	20
WR Mike Wilson	1	1	0	9	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Joe Delaney	2	11	5.50	5.64
Tommy Thompson	1	2	2.00	0.67

New England	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chuck Foreman	1	6	6.00	6.33
Steve Bartkowski	1	2	2.00	1.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	2	1	19	9.50	5.16

New England	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Bartkowski	7	5	37	5.29	5.48

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Clark	2	1	19	9.50	8.58

New England	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Darryl Stingley	2	1	6	3.00	10.33
WR Reuben Gant	1	1	3	3.00	7.20
WR Lynn Swann	1	1	3	3.00	6.63
TE Mike Hawkins	1	0	0	0.00	3.00
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	15	15.00	7.50
WR Stanley Morgan	1	1	10	10.00	3.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Theismann	1	0
Tommy Thompson	1	1

New England	Rushes	Conversions
Chuck Foreman	1	0
Jimmy Rogers	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	14	5	3

New England	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Bartkowski	15	10	8

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	4	1	0
TE Jay Saldi	3	1	1
WR Dwight Clark	3	2	1
WR Steve Largent	2	0	0
WR Dave Logan	1	1	1
FB Dan Doornink	1	0	0

New England	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Lynn Swann	4	3	3
WR Stanley Morgan	4	1	0
WR Reuben Gant	3	2	2
FB John Brockington	1	1	1
RB Chuck Foreman	1	1	0
TE Mike Hawkins	1	1	1
TE Loaird McCreary	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,300 (21,400)
End Zone 14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	67,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,300 (21,400)
End Zone	14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)