Week 17, 1981

played in Tennessee, AL

29 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts73310-23
Tennessee Titans07014-21

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:55 IND - Tommy Thompson 1 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 10:26 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 29 field goal
2Q: 01:01 TEN - Jack Reynolds 31 fumble return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
3Q: 11:47 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 47 field goal
4Q: 14:37 IND - Joe Delaney 2 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 12:31 TEN - Darrin Baker 36 pass from Gary Huff (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 10:08 TEN - Jumbo Asher 60 punt return (Benny Ricardo extra point)
4Q: 03:22 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 30 field goal

Team StatisticsINDTEN
Record12-410-6
First Downs239
- by Rushing91
- by Passing128
- by Penalty20
Total Net Yards342227
- Offensive Plays9153
- Yards per Play3.764.28
Net Rushing Yards15869
- Rushing Attempts3814
- Yards per Rush4.164.93
Net Passing Yards184158
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt51 - 20 - 035 - 14 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards193188
- Sacks/Yards Lost2/94/30
- Yards per Pass Play3.474.05
Fumbles/Lost1/13/2
3rd Down Conversions5/201/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down9.110.6
4th Down Conversions0/10/0
Penalties/Yards9/707/58
Punt Returns/Yards5/557/65
Kick Returns/Yards4/804/91
Interception Ret./Yards2/120/0
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits40
- Red Zone TDs/FGs2/20/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 34OWN 21
Time of Possession38:1121:49

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
113:282:28OWN 24718Punt
110:054:16OWN 46954Touchdown
12:512:14OWN 21636Punt
213:132:54OPP 34622Field Goal
28:562:42OWN 23733Punt
25:141:07OWN 37411Punt
22:440:59OWN 2232Punt
20:500:50OWN 2812Half
315:001:34OWN 4038Punt
313:141:32OPP 3333Field Goal
310:511:21OWN 243-10Punt
38:281:07OWN 736Punt
35:281:54OWN 27515Punt
31:312:01OWN 47953Touchdown
412:152:14OWN 9512Punt
410:012:49OWN 28619Punt
47:013:47OPP 24611Field Goal
42:152:15OWN 21724Downs
Tennessee Titans
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:001:32OWN 3533Punt
111:000:55OWN 631Punt
15:492:58OWN 3655Punt
10:372:24OWN 7827Fumble
210:191:23OWN 313-4Punt
26:141:00OWN 2035Punt
24:071:23OWN 17426Punt
21:450:55OWN 3034Punt
313:260:12OWN 1510Interception
311:420:51OWN 2039Punt
39:301:02OWN 3337Punt
37:211:53OWN 37436Fumble
33:342:03OWN 1337Punt
414:302:15OWN 13487Touchdown
47:120:11OWN 1710Interception
43:140:59OWN 203-4Punt

Game MVP: Joe Delaney, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Joe Delaney23853.701231
Tommy Thompson11605.451620
Joe Theismann4133.251010
TennesseeAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Earl Campbell10656.504110
George Franklin351.67400
Sidney Thornton1-1-1.00-100

Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Theismann51201932/9139057.0
TennesseeAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Gary Huff35141884/30136243.5

Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR J.T. Smith512346.804100
WR Steve Largent4134611.505150
WR Dwight Clark485313.253390
RB Joe Delaney48348.5027200
RB Tommy Thompson2373.50061
WR Isaac Curtis121919.004190
WR Dave Logan0200.00000
TE Jay Saldi0100.00000
TE Mike Augustyniak0200.00000
TennesseeCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Calvin Hickman687011.670320
RB Earl Campbell335016.6742290
WR Darrin Baker284120.5023361
WR Hugh Stopek1455.00050
FB Sidney Thornton111010.0010100
WR Ron Cassidy1101212.002120
TE Todd Christensen0100.00000

Interception Statistics

IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD
OLB Mike Douglass2126.000
TennesseeIntsYardsAvgTD

Fumble Statistics

IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD
Bruce Laird1000
Charles McShane0120
Edgar Fields0100
Jay Saldi0010
TennesseeFumbRecovForceTD
Earl Campbell2000
Jumbo Asher1000
Jack Reynolds0101
Rickey McBeal0100
Kendrick Sullivan0010

Punting Statistics

IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
John James1147443.137.3596
TennesseePuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Greg Coleman1150445.840.8614

Kicking Statistics

IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mercury Tchaikovski3/31/10/0472/2
TennesseeFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Benny Ricardo0/00/00/003/3

Punt Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Laird55511.00
TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Jumbo Asher7659.31

Kick Return Statistics

IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Laird37324.30
Isaac Curtis177.00
TennesseeRetYardsAvgTD
Ken Sawyer49122.80

Defensive Statistics

IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Charles McShane510.01024
S Doug Wyatt410.01438
DT Edgar Fields311.51027
S Bruce Laird310.01027
ILB Phil Villapiano310.0933
S Mike Hammond310.0930
DT Wayne Hammond201.0615
ILB Keith Butler200.056
DT John Dutton121.5826
CB Allan Ellis110.01128
CB Al Latimer110.01027
S Daniel Reiner100.0722
DE Rubin Carter100.01231
OLB John Tate100.026
OLB Mike Douglass010.0819
TennesseeTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Frank Reed920.02647
CB Ronnie Covington600.02535
OLB Donnie Thomas510.02632
ILB Mike Hunt420.02736
OLB Jack Ham400.02434
DE Bill Kollar400.03145
S Bill Simpson321.03141
DT Craig Fulcher310.02017
CB Johnny Lynn310.02333
ILB Jack Reynolds300.01115
DE Lee Roy Selmon300.02739
DT Rickey McBeal231.01724
OLB Reggie Mathis210.0109
S Kendrick Sullivan110.01426
CB Ken Sawyer100.02438
WR Darrin Baker10---------
WR Ron Cassidy10---------
DE Bruce Clark100.01114
CB Jerry Holmes100.02534

Pass Rush Statistics

IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DT Edgar Fields1.503027
DT John Dutton1.501026
DT Wayne Hammond1.001015
DE Donnell Thompson0.010029
DE Rubin Carter0.003031
DE Gary Burley0.002016
ILB Phil Villapiano0.001033
TennesseeSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
S Bill Simpson1.000041
DT Rickey McBeal1.000024
DE Bill Kollar0.014145
DT Dave Pureifory0.013233
DE Lem Burnham0.01009
DE Lee Roy Selmon0.004139
DT Craig Fulcher0.001017
ILB Mike Hunt0.001036
DE Bill Neill0.001022

Pass Defense Statistics

IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
S Doug Wyatt31038
OLB Charles McShane21024
S Bruce Laird20027
OLB John Tate2006
CB Allan Ellis10028
S Daniel Reiner10022
S Mike Hammond10030
ILB Keith Butler1006
CB Al Latimer10027
ILB Phil Villapiano01033
OLB Mike Douglass00219
TennesseeCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Ronnie Covington61035
S Frank Reed61047
OLB Reggie Mathis2009
CB Johnny Lynn20033
S Bill Simpson12041
CB Ken Sawyer11038
OLB Donnie Thomas11032
DT Craig Fulcher10017
DE Bill Kollar01045
S Kendrick Sullivan01026
ILB Mike Hunt01036
CB Jerry Holmes01034

Blocking Statistics

IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
J.T. Turner410032036
Dwight Stephenson26035050
Cornell Forte15033143
Tim Stokes14028040
Conrad Dobler12016028
Kerry Webster11010117
Ted Fritsch110304
Donnie Green11028037
Jay Saldi11036040
Dan Doornink1109020
Cleveland Green1105010
Mike Augustyniak01016020
TennesseeKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Pete Adams13110131
Don Kanell1203014
Kris Wheeler05013035
Billy Ard02013133
Andy Dawson010106
Stephen Johnstone01012031
Keith Dorney00013233

Special Teams Tackles

IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
Jay Saldi221
Isaac Curtis124
Dan Doornink124
Joe Delaney124
Keith Butler121
Conrad Dobler114
J.T. Turner111
Daniel Reiner110
Pat Thomas11
TennesseeTacklesSTPlays
Kendrick Sullivan332
Jack Ham211
Jack Reynolds141
Jumbo Asher128
Ron Cassidy110
Kris Wheeler17

Participation

IndianapolisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Jay Saldi3640------2197
Joe Theismann3853---------91
Dwight Stephenson3550------186
Joe Delaney2630------2480
J.T. Turner3236------1179
J.T. Smith3544---------79
Cornell Forte3343---------76
Doug Wyatt------14382274
Tim Stokes2840---------68
Donnie Green2837---------65
Dwight Clark2831---------59
Conrad Dobler1628------1458
Steve Largent2036---------56
Charles McShane------10242256
Mike Augustyniak1620------1955
Dan Doornink920------2453
Bruce Laird------10271552
Mike Hammond------9301150
Al Latimer------1027946
Edgar Fields------1027845
Rubin Carter------1231---43
Phil Villapiano------933---42
Tommy Thompson1219------1041
Kerry Webster1017------1441
Allan Ellis------1128---39
Daniel Reiner------7221039
John Dutton------826337
Donnell Thompson------829---37
Gary Burley------8161135
Keith Butler------562132
Pat Thomas------723131
Isaac Curtis05------2429
Cleveland Green510------1429
Mike Douglass------819---27
Dave Logan714------425
Harold Jaeger02------2123
Ted Fritsch34------1421
Wayne Hammond------615---21
John Tate------261018
John James00------1414
Mercury Tchaikovski00------99
Emery Moorehead14------27
George Cumby------02---2
Ken Lanier00------22
Marlon Elliott00---------0
Paul McDonald00---------0
TennesseeRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Johnny Lynn------23333591
Bill Kollar------3145278
Bill Simpson------3141476
Frank Reed------2647376
Ken Sawyer------24381072
Kendrick Sullivan------14263272
Lee Roy Selmon------2739470
Jack Ham------24341169
Jack Reynolds------11154167
Mike Hunt------2736366
Dave Pureifory------2533664
Ronnie Covington------2535363
Jerry Holmes------2534362
Jumbo Asher724------2859
Donnie Thomas------2632159
Keith Dorney1333------1157
Darrin Baker1222------2155
Kris Wheeler1335------755
Billy Ard1333------955
Stephen Johnstone1231------1154
Gary Huff1439---------53
Rickey McBeal------1724647
Ron Cassidy729------1046
Craig Fulcher------2017845
Earl Campbell1131---------42
Pete Adams1031---------41
Todd Christensen514------2039
George Franklin38------2536
Bill Neill------1422---36
Bruce Clark------1114934
John Riggins47------2031
Calvin Hickman922---------31
Ken Garcia715------830
Sidney Thornton317------323
Don Kanell314------219
Reggie Mathis------109---19
Lem Burnham------79117
Aaron Buchanan14------1116
Vincent Forbes48---------12
Greg Coleman00------1111
Andy Dawson16------29
Hugh Stopek26---------8
Benny Ricardo00------44
Randy Hedberg00---------0
Rich Campbell00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left12342.8
Middle171086.4
Right7182.6
None2-2-1.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left111.0
Middle11222.0
Right24623.0
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Theismann5120222101440
TennesseeAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Gary Huff351430431102

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen85313.9
Short (0-8 Yds)259502.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)145735.2
Long (19+ Yds)41399.8
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen333110.3
Short (0-8 Yds)105616.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)135644.9
Long (19+ Yds)91323.6

Detailed Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Steve Largent134146036
WR J.T. Smith125034044
WR Dwight Clark84053131
RB Joe Delaney84034130
RB Tommy Thompson3207019
WR Isaac Curtis2101905
WR Dave Logan2010014
TE Mike Augustyniak2000020
TE Jay Saldi1000040
TennesseeTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Ron Cassidy101212029
WR Darrin Baker82141122
WR Calvin Hickman86070122
WR Hugh Stopek410506
RB Earl Campbell33050131
FB Sidney Thornton11010017
TE Todd Christensen1010014

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Joe Delaney420.503.70
Tommy Thompson3103.335.45
Joe Theismann11010.003.25
TennesseeAttYardsAvgOverall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Theismann94121.333.78
TennesseeAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
RB Tommy Thompson2273.502.33
WR Steve Largent2000.003.54
WR J.T. Smith2163.002.83
WR Dwight Clark1000.006.63
TE Mike Augustyniak1000.000.00
RB Joe Delaney11-1-1.004.25
TennesseeTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg

Third Down Rushing Statistics

IndianapolisRushesConversions
Joe Delaney31
Joe Theismann21
Tommy Thompson11
TennesseeRushesConversions
George Franklin10

Third Down Passing Statistics

IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Joe Theismann1422
TennesseeAttCompConversions
Gary Huff1131

Third Down Receiving Statistics

IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
WR Steve Largent300
WR J.T. Smith311
WR Isaac Curtis211
WR Dwight Clark200
RB Joe Delaney200
RB Tommy Thompson100
TE Jay Saldi100
TennesseeTargCatchConversions
WR Hugh Stopek310
WR Darrin Baker200
WR Calvin Hickman211
WR Ron Cassidy200
RB Earl Campbell110
TE Todd Christensen100

SectionAttendance
Stadium64,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,100 (21,400)
End Zone14,600 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats5,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes1,200 (3,300)