Week 11, 1983

played in Indianapolis, MD

30 degrees, fair, 6 mph wind

Houston Oilers10033-16
Indianapolis Colts1013143-40

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:00 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 44 field goal
1Q: 08:32 HOU - Willie McGee 13 pass from Wade Wilson (Norm Johnson extra point)
1Q: 02:54 IND - Joe Delaney 2 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
1Q: 00:08 HOU - Norm Johnson 37 field goal
2Q: 11:22 IND - Dwight Clark 20 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
2Q: 03:15 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 47 field goal
2Q: 00:11 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 27 field goal
3Q: 12:30 HOU - Norm Johnson 39 field goal
3Q: 05:11 IND - Bruce Laird 63 interception return (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
3Q: 01:56 IND - Joe Delaney 17 run (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)
4Q: 15:00 IND - Mercury Tchaikovski 37 field goal
4Q: 05:57 HOU - Norm Johnson 38 field goal

Team StatisticsHOUIND
Record5-57-3
First Downs2214
- by Rushing63
- by Passing1311
- by Penalty30
Total Net Yards388320
- Offensive Plays7056
- Yards per Play5.545.71
Net Rushing Yards125109
- Rushing Attempts1628
- Yards per Rush7.813.89
Net Passing Yards263211
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt51 - 22 - 325 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards285225
- Sacks/Yards Lost3/223/14
- Yards per Pass Play4.877.54
Fumbles/Lost2/20/0
3rd Down Conversions7/165/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down7.78.3
4th Down Conversions0/00/0
Penalties/Yards8/5013/100
Punt Returns/Yards3/221/9
Kick Returns/Yards5/1253/66
Interception Ret./Yards0/03/63
2pt Conversions0/00/0
Red Zone Visits22
- Red Zone TDs/FGs1/02/0
Avg. Drive StartOWN 22OWN 43
Time of Possession28:1631:44

Drive Charts

Houston Oilers
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
19:531:29OWN 41259Touchdown
12:442:44OWN 28652Field Goal
212:231:01OWN 121Interception
211:075:18OWN 201348Missed FG
23:101:20OWN 834Punt
20:270:16OWN 151-5Fumble
315:002:35OWN 32746Field Goal
310:530:57OWN 1938Punt
38:081:09OWN 3945Fumble
35:580:55OWN 7218Interception
35:032:33OWN 3463Punt
31:400:08OWN 2010Interception
414:532:12OWN 20453Missed FG
411:175:26OWN 231356Field Goal
41:051:05OWN 27559Game
Indianapolis Colts
QuarBeganPossFromPlaysYardsResult
115:005:07OWN 20853Field Goal
18:245:40OWN 321168Touchdown
215:002:37OWN 38418Punt
211:220:15OPP 20120Touchdown
25:492:39OWN 39631Field Goal
21:501:23OWN 3038Punt
20:110:08OPP 1000Field Goal
312:251:32OWN 2031Punt
39:561:48OWN 3531Punt
36:591:01OPP 353-13Punt
32:300:50OWN 32268Touchdown
31:321:39OPP 2838Field Goal
412:411:24OWN 3435Punt
45:514:46OWN 27617Punt

Game MVP: Joe Theismann, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Gerald Riggs10919.105020
Amos Lawrence6345.671010
IndianapolisAttYardsAvgLG10+TD
Joe Delaney16633.941731
Lynn Cain10313.101110
Joe Theismann2157.50800

Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Wade Wilson51222853/22146343.3
IndianapolisAttCompYardsSk/YdTDLGIntRate
Joe Theismann25162253/142510119.6

Receiving Statistics

HoustonCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Henry Ellard81310713.3822460
WR Anthony Allen5116412.809310
WR Willie McGee234924.509361
TE Pat Beach232613.000140
WR Gregg Garrity272512.500200
TE Terry Nelson1333.00030
WR James Scott1644.00040
RB Gerald Riggs1377.00170
FB Jon Keyworth0100.00000
TE Bob Fisher0100.00000
IndianapolisCatchTargYardsAvgYACLGTD
WR Dwight Clark81113416.7529511
WR J.T. Smith353210.6714220
WR Steve Largent242110.500130
WR Dave Logan111717.003170
TE Mike Augustyniak111919.000190
RB Joe Delaney1122.00021
TE Jay Saldi0100.00000
TE Emery Moorehead0100.00000

Interception Statistics

HoustonIntsYardsAvgTD
IndianapolisIntsYardsAvgTD
CB Allan Ellis100.000
S Bruce Laird16363.001
ILB Keith Butler100.000

Fumble Statistics

HoustonFumbRecovForceTD
Wade Wilson2000
IndianapolisFumbRecovForceTD
Keith Butler0110
Daniel Reiner0100
Rubin Carter0010

Punting Statistics

HoustonPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Ray Stachowicz313244.041.0540
IndianapolisPuntYardsAvgNetLGIn20
Marv Bateman730343.340.1665

Kicking Statistics

HoustonFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Norm Johnson3/50/20/0391/1
IndianapolisFGs40+Yd50+YdLGPAT
Mercury Tchaikovski4/42/20/0474/4

Punt Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Willie McGee3227.30
IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Laird199.00

Kick Return Statistics

HoustonRetYardsAvgTD
Willie McGee49624.00
James Scott12929.00
IndianapolisRetYardsAvgTD
Bruce Laird24522.50
Wentford Gaines12121.00

Defensive Statistics

HoustonTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
OLB Robert Braziel710.0914
OLB Scott Studwell500.02018
ILB Randy McClanahan430.02019
CB Jeris White410.02328
DE Dexter Manley301.01615
S David Greenwood310.02522
OLB Robin Cole211.01716
ILB Frank Manumaleuga210.587
DE Jim Jeffcoat210.51512
S Charlie Phillips210.0812
ILB Gary Spani210.099
CB Royce McKinney200.0117
CB Nelson Munsey100.02420
S Larry Anderson100.02524
T Dave Studdard10---------
DE Curtis Anderson100.02221
DT Bill Acker100.01720
DE Frank Warren100.01416
WR Anthony Allen10---------
WR Gregg Garrity10---------
CB Mike Richardson100.02024
IndianapolisTackAsstSackRPlayPPlay
S Mike Hammond700.01442
ILB Keith Butler401.0736
CB Wentford Gaines420.01338
CB Pat Thomas410.01241
CB Allan Ellis320.01343
ILB E.J. Junior310.0916
DT James White300.0933
CB Rod Hill220.0631
DE Donnell Thompson200.01235
DE Rubin Carter101.0721
DT Edgar Fields101.0318
DT John Dutton130.01332
S Daniel Reiner120.0928
S Bruce Laird110.0937
DE Gary Burley100.01038
OLB Mike Douglass100.01443

Pass Rush Statistics

HoustonSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
OLB Robin Cole1.002016
DE Dexter Manley1.000015
DE Jim Jeffcoat0.501012
ILB Frank Manumaleuga0.50007
OLB Scott Studwell0.001018
DT Bill Acker0.001020
DE Frank Warren0.001016
IndianapolisSackBlockHurryKnockPPlay
DE Rubin Carter1.001021
DT Edgar Fields1.001018
ILB Keith Butler1.000036
DE Greg Townsend0.003020
DE Donnell Thompson0.002035
DE Gary Burley0.001038
DT James White0.001033

Pass Defense Statistics

HoustonCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
OLB Robert Braziel51014
CB Jeris White31028
CB Mike Richardson20024
CB Nelson Munsey10020
CB Royce McKinney1007
ILB Randy McClanahan10019
S Larry Anderson10024
S David Greenwood10022
DE Jim Jeffcoat10012
IndianapolisCaughtDefnsdIntrcpPPlay
CB Wentford Gaines41038
S Mike Hammond40042
CB Pat Thomas40041
ILB E.J. Junior20016
CB Rod Hill20031
ILB Keith Butler12136
CB Allan Ellis11143
S Bruce Laird11137
S Daniel Reiner11028
DE Gary Burley10038
OLB Mike Douglass10043
OLB Jimmy Williams0107

Blocking Statistics

HoustonKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Desmond Cribbs35016053
Jon Keyworth2318016
Robert Jackson12011037
Pat Beach1106013
Dennis McKnight03016250
Wayne Wilson010105
Reggie McElroy01015037
Ralph Williams0005118
IndianapolisKeyBlBlOppPancRPlySckAPPly
Paul Farren24026125
J.T. Turner23022220
Dwight Stephenson13127026
Mike Augustyniak12012013
Tim Stokes04020024
Jim Covert04023021
Conrad Dobler030906
Cornell Forte021608
Dan Doornink010909

Special Teams Tackles

HoustonTacklesSTPlays
Jewerl Thomas215
Amos Lawrence122
Gerald Riggs12
IndianapolisTacklesSTPlays
Jay Saldi323
Rod Hill228
Dan Doornink220
Dave Logan116

Participation

HoustonRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Desmond Cribbs1653------170
Wade Wilson1654---------70
Jeris White------23281869
Henry Ellard1248------969
Larry Anderson------25241968
Dennis McKnight1650---------66
Anthony Allen840------1664
Dave Studdard1350---------63
Robert Jackson1137------755
Reggie McElroy1537------254
Curtis Anderson------2221851
David Greenwood------2522350
Robin Cole------17161649
Scott Studwell------20181149
Amos Lawrence620------2248
Gregg Garrity1038---------48
Mike Richardson------2024448
Nelson Munsey------2420347
James Scott725------1547
Randy McClanahan------2019241
Bill Acker------1720441
Gerald Riggs1029------241
Willie McGee212------2539
Frank Warren------1416737
Dexter Manley------1615435
Terry Nelson1023---------33
Royce McKinney------1171533
Jon Keyworth816------832
Ralph Williams518------831
Frank Manumaleuga------871530
Pat Beach613------1130
Jim Jeffcoat------1512330
Robert Braziel------914326
Walt Downing317------626
Bob Fisher01------2223
Charlie Phillips------812121
Gary Spani------99321
Wayne Wilson15------1521
Melvin Jackson17------816
Jewerl Thomas00------1515
Riki Ellison------54615
Norm Johnson00------1010
Randy Clark01------89
Marcus Mickus00------55
Ray Stachowicz00------33
Joe Ferguson00---------0
IndianapolisRPlyOffPPlyOffRPlyDefPPlyDefSTPlyTotal Plays
Rod Hill------6312865
Dwight Stephenson2726------1164
Allan Ellis------1343561
Mike Douglass------1443461
Mike Hammond------1442460
Wentford Gaines------1338960
Bruce Laird------9371258
Joe Theismann2828---------56
Daniel Reiner------9281956
Pat Thomas------1241356
Tim Stokes2024------1054
Donnell Thompson------1235451
Paul Farren2625---------51
Gary Burley------1038250
Keith Butler------736750
Lynn Cain1110------2849
John Dutton------1332348
Emery Moorehead1811------1847
James White------933446
Jay Saldi148------2345
Durwood Roquemore------7241344
Jim Covert2321---------44
J.T. Turner2220------143
J.T. Smith2023---------43
Steve Largent2118------140
Dan Doornink99------2038
E.J. Junior------9161237
Dwight Clark1319------133
Dave Logan511------1632
Rubin Carter------721331
Mike Augustyniak1213------530
Joe Delaney1713---------30
Greg Townsend------420428
Conrad Dobler96------1126
Edgar Fields------318223
Ken Lanier57------1123
Ron Brown05------1823
Mike Cofer------410923
Cleveland Green23------1116
Cornell Forte68---------14
Mercury Tchaikovski00------1313
Jimmy Williams------17412
Marv Bateman00------77
Phil Villapiano------0134
Marlon Elliott00------44
Paul McDonald00---------0

Directional Rushing Statistics

DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left6335.5
Middle362.0
Right78612.3
None000.0
DistanceAttYardsAvg
Left8526.5
Middle14503.6
Right671.2
None000.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Wade Wilson51224737903
IndianapolisAttCmp20+BdThDropDfnsHurrKnckIntc
Joe Theismann25164012600

Directional Passing Statistics

DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)179462.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)208924.6
Long (19+ Yds)14514710.5
DistanceAttCompYardsAvg
Screen0000.0
Short (0-8 Yds)1110787.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)83577.1
Long (19+ Yds)639015.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Henry Ellard1380107148
WR Anthony Allen115164140
WR Gregg Garrity72125138
WR James Scott6114025
WR Willie McGee32049112
TE Terry Nelson3103023
TE Pat Beach32026013
RB Gerald Riggs3107029
FB Jon Keyworth1000016
TE Bob Fisher100001
IndianapolisTargtCaugtDropdYards20+PPlay
WR Dwight Clark1180134319
WR J.T. Smith53032123
WR Steve Largent42021018
WR Dave Logan11017011
TE Jay Saldi101008
TE Emery Moorehead1000011
TE Mike Augustyniak11019013
RB Joe Delaney1102013

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

HoustonAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
IndianapolisAttYardsAvgOverall Avg
Joe Delaney22211.003.94
Lynn Cain111.003.10

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Wade Wilson21136.505.59
IndianapolisAttCompYardsAvg/AttOverall Avg
Joe Theismann333110.339.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Willie McGee111313.0016.33
TE Pat Beach1000.008.67
IndianapolisTargetCatchYardsAvg/TargOverall Avg
WR Dwight Clark222914.5012.18
RB Joe Delaney1122.002.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

HoustonRushesConversions
Amos Lawrence53
Gerald Riggs31
IndianapolisRushesConversions
Joe Theismann20
Joe Delaney21
Lynn Cain10

Third Down Passing Statistics

HoustonAttCompConversions
Wade Wilson843
IndianapolisAttCompConversions
Joe Theismann954

Third Down Receiving Statistics

HoustonTargCatchConversions
WR Henry Ellard221
FB Jon Keyworth100
WR James Scott100
TE Bob Fisher100
TE Pat Beach100
RB Gerald Riggs111
WR Gregg Garrity111
IndianapolisTargCatchConversions
WR Dwight Clark632
WR Steve Largent111
WR J.T. Smith100
TE Mike Augustyniak111

SectionAttendance
Stadium70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck21,400 (21,400)
End Zone15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes3,300 (3,300)