Week 5, 1983

played in Indianapolis, MD

50 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

San Diego Chargers	3	3	10	7	-	23
Indianapolis Colts	0	14	10	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 SDO - Chester Marcol 47 field goal
2Q: 10:56 IND - Joe Delaney 6 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 06:38 SDO - Chester Marcol 32 field goal
2Q: 00:42 IND - Lynn Cain 10 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 12:20 IND - Lynn Cain 1 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 10:20 SDO - Aundra Thompson 4 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 06:16 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 42 field goal
3Q: 01:57 SDO - Chester Marcol 33 field goal
4Q: 12:47 IND - J.T. Smith 33 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 00:57 SDO - Johnny Rodgers 10 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 07:58 SDO - Chester Marcol 47 field goal
2Q: 10:56 IND - Joe Delaney 6 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 06:38 SDO - Chester Marcol 32 field goal
2Q: 00:42 IND - Lynn Cain 10 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 12:20 IND - Lynn Cain 1 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 10:20 SDO - Aundra Thompson 4 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)
3Q: 06:16 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 42 field goal
3Q: 01:57 SDO - Chester Marcol 33 field goal
4Q: 12:47 IND - J.T. Smith 33 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 00:57 SDO - Johnny Rodgers 10 pass from Dan Fouts (Chester Marcol extra point)

Team Statistics SDO IND
Record 3-2 4-1
First Downs 17 26
- by Rushing 4 11
- by Passing 13 12
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 422 419
- Offensive Plays 62 71
- Yards per Play 6.81 5.90
Net Rushing Yards 150 160
- Rushing Attempts 17 40
- Yards per Rush 8.82 4.00
Net Passing Yards 272 259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 44 - 27 - 2 30 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 277 271
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 1/12
- Yards per Pass Play 6.04 8.35
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/13 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 4.9 8.7
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 7/33 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 3/35 2/14
Kick Returns/Yards 3/79 4/85
Interception Ret./Yards 1/28 2/8
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/2 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 28
Time of Possession 27:29 32:31

Team Statistics	SDO	IND
Record	3-2	4-1
First Downs	17	26
- by Rushing	4	11
- by Passing	13	12
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	422	419
- Offensive Plays	62	71
- Yards per Play	6.81	5.90
Net Rushing Yards	150	160
- Rushing Attempts	17	40
- Yards per Rush	8.82	4.00
Net Passing Yards	272	259
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	44 - 27 - 2	30 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	277	271
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	1/12
- Yards per Pass Play	6.04	8.35
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/13	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	4.9	8.7
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	7/33	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	3/35	2/14
Kick Returns/Yards	3/79	4/85
Interception Ret./Yards	1/28	2/8
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/2	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 31	OWN 28
Time of Possession	27:29	32:31

Drive Charts

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:08	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
1	12:45	1:29	OPP 44	3	1	Punt
1	9:57	2:07	OWN 49	4	21	Field Goal
1	3:30	2:33	OWN 20	4	19	Punt
2	10:46	4:16	OWN 20	8	65	Field Goal
2	4:23	1:11	OWN 23	3	7	Punt
2	0:35	0:35	OWN 20	1	25	Half
3	12:13	1:59	OWN 30	4	70	Touchdown
3	6:11	4:20	OWN 37	6	47	Field Goal
3	0:15	0:26	OWN 41	2	6	Interception
4	12:33	2:08	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
4	7:14	3:18	OWN 21	14	75	Interception
4	2:03	1:17	OWN 42	7	58	Touchdown

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:52	1:07	OWN 37	3	16	Interception
1	11:16	1:19	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	7:50	4:20	OWN 21	8	30	Punt
1	0:57	5:11	OWN 12	10	88	Touchdown
2	6:30	2:07	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
2	3:12	2:37	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:47	OWN 36	8	64	Touchdown
3	10:14	4:03	OWN 20	9	55	Field Goal
3	1:51	1:36	OWN 21	3	0	Punt
4	14:49	2:16	OWN 34	5	66	Touchdown
4	10:25	3:11	OWN 26	5	-1	Punt
4	3:56	1:53	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	0:46	0:46	OPP 43	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Joe Delaney, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Wendell Tyler	11	104	9.45	59	2	0
Ricky Bell	6	46	7.67	16	2	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Joe Delaney	21	96	4.57	11	3	1
Lynn Cain	13	50	3.85	13	2	2
Joe Theismann	6	14	2.33	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Dan Fouts	44	27	277	1/5	2	26	2	75.6

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	30	17	271	1/12	1	33	1	84.1

Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Aundra Thompson	5	6	28	5.60	0	15	1
RB Wendell Tyler	5	7	46	9.20	24	13	0
WR Ike Harris	4	9	40	10.00	6	18	0
WR Johnny Rodgers	4	6	27	6.75	5	10	1
WR James Lofton	3	8	63	21.00	17	26	0
WR David Knight	2	3	20	10.00	0	11	0
RB Ricky Bell	2	2	24	12.00	19	23	0
FB Ron Lee	1	1	25	25.00	25	25	0
TE Steve Jordan	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rick Parros	5	6	82	16.40	7	33	0
WR J.T. Smith	3	11	79	26.33	24	33	1
WR Steve Largent	2	4	26	13.00	4	20	0
TE Jay Saldi	2	3	34	17.00	16	28	0
WR Dwight Clark	2	2	10	5.00	0	6	0
RB Joe Delaney	2	3	25	12.50	12	17	0
WR Dave Logan	1	1	15	15.00	10	15	0

Interception Statistics

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Dick Conn	1	28	28.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Allan Ellis	1	0	0.00	0
CB Pat Thomas	1	8	8.00	0

Fumble Statistics

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
David Knight	1	1	0	0
Dick Conn	0	0	1	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Lynn Cain	1	0	0
Paul Farren	0	1	0
Pat Thomas	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
John Misko	5	202	40.4	33.6	43	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	6	278	46.3	37.2	54	1

Kicking Statistics

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chester Marcol	3/3	1/1	0/0	47	2/2

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Mercury Tchaikovski	1/1	1/1	0/0	42	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ronnie Coleman	3	35	11.7	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Laird	2	14	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Danny Reece	3	79	26.3	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	3	60	20.0	0
Bruce Laird	1	25	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Dick Conn	13	3	0.0	33	22
OLB Jim Kovach	7	1	0.0	31	24
DE Tyrone Keys	4	2	0.0	25	26
DT Doug English	3	3	0.0	22	15
CB Monte Jackson	3	2	0.0	24	25
DT Charles Davis	3	0	0.0	32	26
OLB Eric Williams	2	1	0.0	12	14
CB J.C. Wilson	2	1	0.0	28	24
S Greg Bright	2	1	0.0	16	14
S Sam Williams	2	0	0.0	29	24
S Vince Castillo	2	0	0.0	7	9
DE Eddie Edwards	1	0	1.0	15	5
OLB Tony Caldwell	1	1	0.0	15	10
QB Dan Fouts	1	0	---	---	---
WR Ike Harris	1	0	---	---	---
CB Danny Reece	1	0	0.0	19	12
CB James Davis	1	0	0.0	26	19
DE Keith Baldwin	1	0	0.0	14	10
DT Rich Stachowski	1	0	0.0	23	13
OLB Eric Hasenohrl	1	0	0.0	9	7

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Mike Hammond	7	1	0.0	16	43
S Bruce Laird	5	3	0.0	13	34
OLB Mike Douglass	5	1	0.0	13	41
CB Allan Ellis	5	0	0.0	12	39
CB Pat Thomas	5	0	0.0	14	30
DT John Dutton	3	1	1.0	16	34
S Daniel Reiner	3	0	0.0	4	17
CB Rod Hill	2	1	0.0	8	26
DE Rubin Carter	1	1	0.0	15	43
S Durwood Roquemore	1	1	0.0	3	23
DE Gary Burley	1	0	0.0	4	4
CB Wentford Gaines	1	0	0.0	11	31
TE Jay Saldi	1	0	---	---	---
DT Edgar Fields	1	0	0.0	6	10
ILB Keith Butler	1	0	0.0	14	27
OLB Jimmy Williams	1	0	0.0	3	4
OLB Mike Cofer	1	0	0.0	7	4
DT James White	0	2	0.0	15	37
ILB E.J. Junior	0	1	0.0	3	17

Pass Rush Statistics

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Eddie Edwards	1.0	0	0	0	5
DE Tyrone Keys	0.0	1	1	1	26
DT Charles Davis	0.0	1	0	0	26
DE Curtis Greer	0.0	0	2	1	21
S Sam Williams	0.0	0	1	0	24
DT Doug English	0.0	0	1	0	15

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT John Dutton	1.0	1	0	34
DE Rubin Carter	0.0	0	2	43
S Bruce Laird	0.0	0	1	34
DT James White	0.0	0	1	37
ILB E.J. Junior	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Jim Kovach	4	1	0	24
CB J.C. Wilson	2	0	0	24
S Greg Bright	2	0	0	14
S Dick Conn	1	1	1	22
DT Charles Davis	1	0	0	26
S Sam Williams	1	0	0	24
S Vince Castillo	1	0	0	9
CB Monte Jackson	1	0	0	25
OLB Bob Horn	1	0	0	17
CB Danny Reece	1	0	0	12
CB James Davis	1	0	0	19
DE Tyrone Keys	1	0	0	26

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Mike Hammond	5	1	0	43
CB Allan Ellis	4	2	1	39
OLB Mike Douglass	4	0	0	41
CB Pat Thomas	3	0	1	30
S Daniel Reiner	2	0	0	17
S Bruce Laird	1	2	0	34
CB Rod Hill	1	1	0	26
DT John Dutton	1	0	0	34
DE Rubin Carter	1	0	0	43
CB Wentford Gaines	1	0	0	31
ILB Keith Butler	1	0	0	27
DE Donnell Thompson	1	0	0	30
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	0	23
OLB Jimmy Williams	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Sid Smith	2	3	14	0	35
Jesse Sapolu	2	3	17	0	43
Seth Hallen	1	4	16	0	41
Russ Grimm	1	3	17	1	43
Ron Lee	1	1	8	0	17
Steve Jordan	0	3	17	0	26

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
J.T. Turner	5	7	32	0	20
Jim Covert	3	4	34	0	23
Paul Farren	2	8	35	1	28
Conrad Dobler	2	4	36	0	24
Dwight Stephenson	1	7	40	0	31
Tim Stokes	1	1	4	0	7
Jay Saldi	1	1	17	0	13
Mike Augustyniak	1	1	19	0	15
Cornell Forte	0	1	8	0	11

Special Teams Tackles

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
Bo Matthews	2	20
Ronnie Coleman	1	26
James Davis	1	19
James Lofton	1	18
Steve Jordan	1	13

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Saldi	2	19
Rod Hill	1	26
Lynn Cain	1	23
Dan Doornink	1	17
Emery Moorehead	1	13

Participation

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Russ Grimm	17	43	---	---	8	68
Seth Hallen	16	41	---	---	8	65
James Davis	---	---	26	19	19	64
Dan Fouts	17	45	---	---	---	62
Jesse Sapolu	17	43	---	---	2	62
Charles Davis	---	---	32	26	2	60
Dick Conn	---	---	33	22	2	57
Jim Kovach	---	---	31	24	2	57
Monte Jackson	---	---	24	25	7	56
Steve Jordan	17	26	---	---	13	56
Sam Williams	---	---	29	24	2	55
J.C. Wilson	---	---	28	24	1	53
Tyrone Keys	---	---	25	26	2	53
James Lofton	5	29	---	---	18	52
Brett Miller	11	39	---	---	1	51
Eric Williams	---	---	12	14	24	50
Sid Smith	14	35	---	---	---	49
Bob Horn	---	---	28	17	3	48
Curtis Greer	---	---	26	21	---	47
Danny Reece	---	---	19	12	13	44
Greg Bright	---	---	16	14	13	43
Doug English	---	---	22	15	3	40
Wendell Tyler	11	29	---	---	---	40
Ike Harris	4	33	---	---	---	37
David Knight	12	25	---	---	---	37
Bo Matthews	6	11	---	---	20	37
Ricky Bell	6	13	---	---	18	37
Rich Stachowski	---	---	23	13	---	36
Johnny Rodgers	14	21	---	---	---	35
Aundra Thompson	2	14	---	---	15	31
Ron Lee	8	17	---	---	5	30
Keith Baldwin	---	---	14	10	3	27
Ronnie Coleman	0	0	---	---	26	26
Tony Caldwell	---	---	15	10	1	26
Paul Seymour	0	7	---	---	18	25
Eddie Edwards	---	---	15	5	5	25
Wes Phillips	7	10	---	---	8	25
Eric Hasenohrl	---	---	9	7	5	21
Vince Castillo	---	---	7	9	1	17
Howard Carson	---	---	6	4	5	15
Robert Woods	3	11	---	---	---	14
Chester Brennan	0	3	---	---	7	10
Chester Marcol	0	0	---	---	9	9
John Misko	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tommy Duniven	0	0	---	---	---	0
Phil Simms	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dwight Stephenson	40	31	---	---	7	78
Joe Theismann	40	31	---	---	---	71
Conrad Dobler	36	24	---	---	7	67
Paul Farren	35	28	---	---	---	63
Mike Hammond	---	---	16	43	3	62
Rubin Carter	---	---	15	43	3	61
Bruce Laird	---	---	13	34	13	60
Rod Hill	---	---	8	26	26	60
J.T. Turner	32	20	---	---	6	58
Dwight Clark	24	19	---	---	15	58
John Dutton	---	---	16	34	7	57
Mike Douglass	---	---	13	41	3	57
Jim Covert	34	23	---	---	---	57
James White	---	---	15	37	4	56
Allan Ellis	---	---	12	39	3	54
Emery Moorehead	26	14	---	---	13	53
Lynn Cain	15	14	---	---	23	52
Wentford Gaines	---	---	11	31	9	51
Jay Saldi	17	13	---	---	19	49
J.T. Smith	26	22	---	---	---	48
Pat Thomas	---	---	14	30	2	46
Steve Largent	23	20	---	---	2	45
Donnell Thompson	---	---	10	30	5	45
Keith Butler	---	---	14	27	3	44
Joe Delaney	25	15	---	---	---	40
Daniel Reiner	---	---	4	17	17	38
Mike Augustyniak	19	15	---	---	3	37
Dan Doornink	9	10	---	---	17	36
E.J. Junior	---	---	3	17	12	32
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	3	23	6	32
Mike Cofer	---	---	7	4	16	27
Rick Parros	14	11	---	---	---	25
Ken Lanier	6	8	---	---	7	21
Cornell Forte	8	11	---	---	---	19
Edgar Fields	---	---	6	10	2	18
Dave Logan	2	2	---	---	13	17
Cleveland Green	5	3	---	---	7	15
Tim Stokes	4	7	---	---	1	12
Jimmy Williams	---	---	3	4	4	11
Gary Burley	---	---	4	4	---	8
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	7	7
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	6	6
Phil Villapiano	---	---	0	0	5	5
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	1	1
Paul Moyer	---	---	0	1	---	1
Paul McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	42	14.0
Middle	6	77	12.8
Right	8	31	3.9
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	12	39	3.3
Middle	20	93	4.7
Right	5	32	6.4
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Dan Fouts	44	27	4	0	3	6	5	0	2

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	30	17	6	1	2	2	5	2	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	33	11.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	16	117	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	7	101	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	8	1	26	3.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	5	37	4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	9	165	15.0
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	61	6.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ike Harris	9	4	1	40	0	33
WR James Lofton	8	3	1	63	2	29
RB Wendell Tyler	7	5	0	46	0	29
WR Johnny Rodgers	6	4	0	27	0	21
WR Aundra Thompson	6	5	1	28	0	14
WR David Knight	3	2	0	20	0	25
RB Ricky Bell	2	2	0	24	1	13
TE Steve Jordan	2	1	0	4	0	26
FB Ron Lee	1	1	0	25	1	17

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	11	3	0	79	2	22
WR Rick Parros	6	5	0	82	2	11
WR Steve Largent	4	2	0	26	1	20
TE Jay Saldi	3	2	1	34	1	13
RB Joe Delaney	3	2	1	25	0	15
WR Dwight Clark	2	2	0	10	0	19
WR Dave Logan	1	1	0	15	0	2

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Bell	1	4	4.00	7.67
Wendell Tyler	1	-1	-1.00	9.45

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lynn Cain	3	24	8.00	3.85
Joe Delaney	2	8	4.00	4.57

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Dan Fouts	9	5	18	2.00	6.30

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	1	0	0	0.00	9.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Aundra Thompson	3	3	3	1.00	4.67
RB Wendell Tyler	3	1	5	1.67	6.57
WR James Lofton	2	0	0	0.00	7.88
WR Johnny Rodgers	1	1	10	10.00	4.50

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Steve Largent	1	0	0	0.00	6.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Joe Theismann	1	0
Joe Delaney	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Dan Fouts	12	5	2

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	9	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR James Lofton	4	1	1
WR Ike Harris	2	1	1
WR Johnny Rodgers	2	2	0
WR Aundra Thompson	2	1	0
WR David Knight	1	0	0
RB Wendell Tyler	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR J.T. Smith	3	0	0
WR Rick Parros	3	2	2
WR Steve Largent	1	1	1
WR Dave Logan	1	1	1
TE Jay Saldi	1	0	0

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

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