Week 15, 1982

played in Tennessee, AL

68 degrees, fair, 11 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	0	10	3	3	-	16
Tennessee Titans	7	0	0	10	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:54 TEN - Earl Campbell 5 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 03:07 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 33 field goal
2Q: 00:40 IND - Steve Largent 17 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 09:20 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 47 field goal
4Q: 07:39 TEN - Benny Ricardo 21 field goal
4Q: 01:04 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 35 field goal
4Q: 00:06 TEN - Wilbert Montgomery 12 pass from Steve Ramsey (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:54 TEN - Earl Campbell 5 run (Benny Ricardo extra point)
2Q: 03:07 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 33 field goal
2Q: 00:40 IND - Steve Largent 17 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 09:20 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 47 field goal
4Q: 07:39 TEN - Benny Ricardo 21 field goal
4Q: 01:04 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 35 field goal
4Q: 00:06 TEN - Wilbert Montgomery 12 pass from Steve Ramsey (Benny Ricardo extra point)

Team Statistics IND TEN
Record 8-6 6-8
First Downs 15 13
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 8 10
- by Penalty 3 0
Total Net Yards 297 294
- Offensive Plays 64 56
- Yards per Play 4.64 5.25
Net Rushing Yards 78 71
- Rushing Attempts 24 17
- Yards per Rush 3.25 4.18
Net Passing Yards 219 223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 38 - 30 - 1 37 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 232 236
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/13 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 5.48 5.72
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/15 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.6 8.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 8/50 9/60
Punt Returns/Yards 2/33 3/17
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 3/91
Interception Ret./Yards 2/17 1/16
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 35 OWN 31
Time of Possession 36:15 23:45

Team Statistics	IND	TEN
Record	8-6	6-8
First Downs	15	13
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	8	10
- by Penalty	3	0
Total Net Yards	297	294
- Offensive Plays	64	56
- Yards per Play	4.64	5.25
Net Rushing Yards	78	71
- Rushing Attempts	24	17
- Yards per Rush	3.25	4.18
Net Passing Yards	219	223
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	38 - 30 - 1	37 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	232	236
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/13	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	5.48	5.72
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/15	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.6	8.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	8/50	9/60
Punt Returns/Yards	2/33	3/17
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	3/91
Interception Ret./Yards	2/17	1/16
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 35	OWN 31
Time of Possession	36:15	23:45

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:30	3:05	OWN 41	5	10	Punt
1	9:09	2:13	OWN 24	3	5	Punt
1	5:46	1:49	OWN 39	3	-3	Punt
1	2:13	2:10	OWN 30	3	8	Punt
2	14:31	1:25	OWN 40	3	12	Interception
2	10:27	4:22	OWN 20	8	50	Missed FG
2	5:25	2:25	OPP 39	4	23	Field Goal
2	1:52	1:18	OWN 41	6	59	Touchdown
2	0:03	0:03	OPP 33	0	0	Missed FG
3	15:00	5:45	OWN 31	8	39	Field Goal
3	7:50	3:37	OWN 6	6	24	Punt
3	1:57	3:22	OWN 6	6	18	Punt
4	7:32	2:57	OWN 33	3	7	Punt
4	3:16	2:20	OPP 43	6	25	Field Goal

Tennessee Titans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:30	OWN 36	3	7	Punt
1	10:25	1:16	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
1	6:56	1:10	OPP 20	4	20	Touchdown
1	3:57	1:44	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
1	0:03	0:32	OWN 26	3	1	Punt
2	13:06	2:39	OPP 47	5	13	Punt
2	6:05	0:40	OWN 37	2	2	Fumble
2	3:00	1:08	OWN 12	3	-3	Punt
2	0:34	0:31	OWN 33	2	11	Interception
3	9:15	1:25	OWN 20	4	20	Punt
3	4:13	2:16	OWN 21	5	64	Interception
4	13:35	6:03	OWN 34	12	62	Field Goal
4	4:35	1:19	OWN 9	3	-4	Punt
4	0:56	0:56	OWN 32	4	68	Touchdown

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Joe Delaney	13	52	4.00	18	2
Lynn Cain	5	16	3.20	8	0
Dan Doornink	2	5	2.50	4	0
Mike Augustyniak	2	2	1.00	1	0
Jay Saldi	1	4	4.00	4	0
J.T. Smith	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Earl Campbell	10	56	5.60	36	2	1
Will Scarpitto	3	2	0.67	4	0	0
Steve Ramsey	1	2	2.00	2	0	0
Wilbert Montgomery	1	9	9.00	9	0	0
Matt Suhey	1	3	3.00	3	0	0
Barry Redden	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	38	30	232	2/13	1	23	1	89.9

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Steve Ramsey	37	19	236	2/13	1	54	2	57.9

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR J.T. Smith	7	10	65	9.29	28	23	0
WR Steve Largent	5	7	55	11.00	2	20	1
WR Dwight Clark	5	7	19	3.80	0	7	0
RB Joe Delaney	5	5	59	11.80	28	22	0
TE Jay Saldi	2	2	2	1.00	0	3	0
FB Dan Doornink	2	2	16	8.00	3	8	0
WR Rick Parros	2	3	9	4.50	0	6	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	2	7	3.50	9	6	0

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Calvin Hickman	4	6	82	20.50	46	54	0
WR Wilbert Montgomery	4	10	65	16.25	8	31	1
WR Gerald Carter	3	3	46	15.33	18	23	0
WR James Carlson	2	5	6	3.00	0	6	0
RB Earl Campbell	2	4	17	8.50	8	15	0
FB Boobie Clark	1	3	4	4.00	0	4	0
WR Darrin Baker	1	3	1	1.00	0	1	0
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	4	4.00	5	4	0
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	11	11.00	4	11	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Bruce Laird	1	0	0.00	0
OLB Mike Douglass	1	17	17.00	0

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Tom De Paso	1	16	16.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Allan Ellis	0	1	0	0
Rubin Carter	0	0	1	0

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Calvin Hickman	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John James	7	249	35.6	33.1	49	2

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Craig Colquitt	8	344	43.0	36.4	50	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	3/5	1/3	0/1	47	1/1

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Benny Ricardo	1/1	0/0	0/0	21	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Laird	2	33	16.5	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ken Sawyer	3	17	5.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	3	69	23.0	0

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wilbert Montgomery	2	58	29.0	0
Ken Sawyer	1	33	33.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Doug Wyatt	6	1	0.0	17	36
OLB Mike Douglass	6	1	0.0	15	29
CB Pat Thomas	3	0	0.0	11	23
ILB Keith Butler	3	0	0.0	12	32
CB Rod Hill	3	0	0.0	7	22
DT John Dutton	2	1	1.0	8	30
DE John Banaszak	2	0	1.0	12	35
S Bruce Laird	2	0	0.0	10	27
DT James White	2	0	0.0	14	27
DT Edgar Fields	1	2	0.0	7	10
S Mike Hammond	1	1	0.0	7	17
CB Wentford Gaines	1	1	0.0	12	28
CB Allan Ellis	1	0	0.0	11	34
ILB Phil Villapiano	1	0	0.0	5	7
OLB John Tate	1	0	0.0	6	6
WR J.T. Smith	1	0	---	---	---
DE Rubin Carter	0	1	0.0	13	37

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mike Hunt	10	1	0.0	18	32
CB Ken Sawyer	8	2	0.0	15	32
CB Billy Hardee	5	0	0.0	12	21
S Kendrick Sullivan	4	0	0.0	11	19
CB Jerry Holmes	4	0	0.0	18	28
S Russell Gary	3	4	0.0	20	32
S Bill Simpson	3	2	0.0	17	30
OLB Rusty Rebowe	3	1	0.0	17	20
CB Bobby Watkins	3	1	0.0	16	26
DE Bill Kollar	2	0	1.0	17	27
DE Fletcher Jenkins	2	0	1.0	7	16
DT Rickey McBeal	2	0	0.0	9	13
OLB Ed Judie	2	0	0.0	6	8
OLB Ted Choma	1	1	0.0	7	8
ILB Ted Washington	1	0	0.0	5	15
WR Darrin Baker	1	0	---	---	---
WR Wilbert Montgomery	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Tom De Paso	1	0	0.0	6	9
DE Bill Neill	1	0	0.0	19	21
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0	2	0.0	17	32
DE Bruce Clark	0	2	0.0	14	22

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE John Banaszak	1.0	0	1	0	35
DT John Dutton	1.0	0	0	0	30
DE Rubin Carter	0.0	2	1	2	37
DT James White	0.0	1	1	0	27
DT Edgar Fields	0.0	1	0	0	10
DE Donnell Thompson	0.0	0	1	0	4

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Bill Kollar	1.0	1	0	0	27
DE Fletcher Jenkins	1.0	0	0	0	16
DT Dave Pureifory	0.0	0	1	1	21
DE Bruce Clark	0.0	0	1	0	22
DE Lee Roy Selmon	0.0	0	0	1	32

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mike Douglass	6	1	1	29
ILB Keith Butler	3	0	0	32
CB Allan Ellis	2	0	0	34
CB Pat Thomas	2	0	0	23
S Bruce Laird	1	1	1	27
S Mike Hammond	1	0	0	17
DE Rubin Carter	1	0	0	37
CB Wentford Gaines	1	0	0	28
DT James White	1	0	0	27
CB Rod Hill	1	0	0	22
OLB Jimmy Williams	0	1	0	11

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Ken Sawyer	6	0	0	32
ILB Mike Hunt	6	0	0	32
CB Billy Hardee	4	0	0	21
CB Jerry Holmes	4	0	0	28
S Bill Simpson	3	1	0	30
S Kendrick Sullivan	3	1	0	19
CB Bobby Watkins	2	1	0	26
OLB Rusty Rebowe	1	1	0	20
DT Rickey McBeal	1	0	0	13
OLB Tom De Paso	0	0	1	9

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight Stephenson	2	8	0	21	1	36
Conrad Dobler	1	3	0	22	0	31
Jay Saldi	1	1	0	12	0	20
Tim Stokes	0	5	1	18	1	28
Cornell Forte	0	3	0	20	0	24
J.T. Turner	0	3	0	19	0	29
Donnie Green	0	1	0	12	0	21

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Andy Dawson	2	5	16	1	38
Pete Adams	1	2	14	0	37
Todd Christensen	1	1	5	0	10
Kris Wheeler	0	3	16	0	31
Keith Dorney	0	2	14	0	33
Angelo Fields	0	1	7	1	16
Boobie Clark	0	1	12	0	18
Keith Wortman	0	1	13	0	32

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Hill	1	28
Lynn Cain	1	17
Steve Largent	1	16
Jay Saldi	1	16
Dave Logan	1	13
Conrad Dobler	1	12

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Kendrick Sullivan	3	19
Todd Christensen	1	16
Bill Simpson	1	7

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Stephenson	21	36	---	---	12	69
Conrad Dobler	22	31	---	---	12	65
Joe Theismann	24	40	---	---	---	64
Rod Hill	---	---	7	22	28	57
J.T. Smith	22	34	---	---	---	56
Doug Wyatt	---	---	17	36	1	54
Tim Stokes	18	28	---	---	7	53
Emery Moorehead	13	20	---	---	20	53
Keith Butler	---	---	12	32	8	52
Rubin Carter	---	---	13	37	1	51
Steve Largent	11	24	---	---	16	51
John Banaszak	---	---	12	35	3	50
J.T. Turner	19	29	---	---	1	49
Bruce Laird	---	---	10	27	11	48
Jay Saldi	12	20	---	---	16	48
Allan Ellis	---	---	11	34	2	47
Mike Augustyniak	15	21	---	---	11	47
Mike Douglass	---	---	15	29	2	46
James White	---	---	14	27	4	45
Joe Delaney	16	25	---	---	4	45
Cornell Forte	20	24	---	---	---	44
Wentford Gaines	---	---	12	28	4	44
John Dutton	---	---	8	30	3	41
Donnie Green	12	21	---	---	5	38
Dwight Clark	15	22	---	---	---	37
Cleveland Green	6	19	---	---	11	36
Pat Thomas	---	---	11	23	1	35
Dan Doornink	8	10	---	---	16	34
Lynn Cain	5	9	---	---	17	31
Jimmy Williams	---	---	4	11	16	31
Daniel Reiner	---	---	4	12	12	28
Mike Hammond	---	---	7	17	3	27
Ken Lanier	2	12	---	---	12	26
Phil Villapiano	---	---	5	7	7	19
Edgar Fields	---	---	7	10	1	18
Donnell Thompson	---	---	6	4	7	17
Rick Parros	3	13	---	---	---	16
John Tate	---	---	6	6	3	15
Dave Logan	0	2	---	---	13	15
John James	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	10	10
Gary Burley	---	---	6	2	---	8
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	0	0	4	4
E.J. Junior	---	---	0	0	3	3
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	---	0
Paul McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ken Sawyer	---	---	15	32	17	64
Billy Hardee	---	---	12	21	30	63
Andy Dawson	16	38	---	---	7	61
Russell Gary	---	---	20	32	5	57
Steve Ramsey	17	39	---	---	---	56
Keith Dorney	14	33	---	---	9	56
Pete Adams	14	37	---	---	3	54
Bill Simpson	---	---	17	30	7	54
Mike Hunt	---	---	18	32	4	54
Lee Roy Selmon	---	---	17	32	4	53
Kris Wheeler	16	31	---	---	4	51
Bill Neill	---	---	19	21	11	51
Jerry Holmes	---	---	18	28	4	50
Kendrick Sullivan	---	---	11	19	19	49
Bill Kollar	---	---	17	27	4	48
Keith Wortman	13	32	---	---	---	45
Bobby Watkins	---	---	16	26	2	44
Wilbert Montgomery	10	28	---	---	5	43
Boobie Clark	12	18	---	---	12	42
Ted Washington	---	---	5	15	20	40
Rusty Rebowe	---	---	17	20	3	40
Will Scarpitto	3	13	---	---	24	40
Darrin Baker	8	16	---	---	15	39
Earl Campbell	14	25	---	---	---	39
Calvin Hickman	10	26	---	---	---	36
Bruce Clark	---	---	14	22	---	36
Dave Pureifory	---	---	9	21	5	35
James Carlson	9	26	---	---	---	35
Todd Christensen	5	10	---	---	16	31
Angelo Fields	7	16	---	---	8	31
Matt Suhey	7	19	---	---	5	31
Rickey McBeal	---	---	9	13	7	29
Barry Redden	7	5	---	---	13	25
Fletcher Jenkins	---	---	7	16	1	24
Don Kanell	5	8	---	---	9	22
Ed Judie	---	---	6	8	8	22
Tom De Paso	---	---	6	9	6	21
Bo Cornell	---	---	4	8	8	20
Gerald Carter	0	9	---	---	9	18
Ted Choma	---	---	7	8	2	17
Craig Colquitt	0	0	---	---	8	8
Benny Ricardo	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rich Campbell	0	0	---	---	1	1
Randy Hedberg	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	11	2.8
Middle	16	37	2.3
Right	4	30	7.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	20	2.5
Middle	7	17	2.4
Right	2	34	17.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	38	30	3	0	0	4	2	2	1

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Steve Ramsey	37	19	3	2	2	3	4	2	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	41	5.9
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	15	88	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	1	17	8.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	8	1.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	100	6.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	4	97	8.1
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	31	7.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	10	7	65	1	34
WR Steve Largent	7	5	55	1	24
WR Dwight Clark	7	5	19	0	22
RB Joe Delaney	5	5	59	1	25
WR Rick Parros	3	2	9	0	13
TE Jay Saldi	2	2	2	0	20
FB Dan Doornink	2	2	16	0	10
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	2	7	0	21

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wilbert Montgomery	10	4	0	65	1	28
WR Calvin Hickman	6	4	0	82	1	26
WR James Carlson	5	2	1	6	0	26
RB Earl Campbell	4	2	0	17	0	25
FB Boobie Clark	3	1	0	4	0	18
WR Darrin Baker	3	1	1	1	0	16
WR Gerald Carter	3	3	0	46	1	9
TE Todd Christensen	1	1	0	4	0	10
FB Matt Suhey	1	1	0	11	0	19

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Earl Campbell	2	2	1.00	5.60
Matt Suhey	1	3	3.00	3.00
Will Scarpitto	1	-2	-2.00	0.67

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	3	2	18	6.00	6.11

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Steve Ramsey	10	4	44	4.40	6.38

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Largent	1	1	17	17.00	7.86
WR J.T. Smith	1	0	0	0.00	6.50
RB Joe Delaney	1	1	1	1.00	11.80

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	1	12	4.00	6.50
RB Earl Campbell	3	2	17	5.67	4.25
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0	0.00	1.33
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0	0.00	13.67
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	15	15.00	15.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Delaney	3	1
Dan Doornink	1	0
Lynn Cain	1	0

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	1	0
Earl Campbell	1	0
Barry Redden	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	9	8	3

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Steve Ramsey	10	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Joe Delaney	3	3	2
WR Steve Largent	2	1	0
WR Dwight Clark	2	2	1
WR J.T. Smith	1	1	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	1	0

Tennessee	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wilbert Montgomery	3	2	1
WR James Carlson	2	1	1
FB Boobie Clark	1	0	0
WR Darrin Baker	1	1	0
WR Calvin Hickman	1	0	0
RB Earl Campbell	1	1	1
WR Gerald Carter	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	63,500 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,300 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,300 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)