Week 16, 1983

played in Atlanta, GA

60 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	0	0	7	0	-	7
Atlanta Falcons	14	13	7	0	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:01 ATL - Marcus Allen 11 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 00:52 ATL - Robert Miller 13 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 08:31 ATL - Kellen Winslow 22 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:32 ATL - Chris Bahr 20 field goal
2Q: 00:19 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
3Q: 08:19 ATL - Clarence Williams 6 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 02:27 IND - Mike Augustyniak 39 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:01 ATL - Marcus Allen 11 run (Chris Bahr extra point)
1Q: 00:52 ATL - Robert Miller 13 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 08:31 ATL - Kellen Winslow 22 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
2Q: 04:32 ATL - Chris Bahr 20 field goal
2Q: 00:19 ATL - Chris Bahr 26 field goal
3Q: 08:19 ATL - Clarence Williams 6 pass from Tommy Kramer (Chris Bahr extra point)
3Q: 02:27 IND - Mike Augustyniak 39 pass from Joe Theismann (Mercury Tchaikovski extra point)

Team Statistics IND ATL
Record 9-6 14-1
First Downs 8 21
- by Rushing 0 8
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 184 444
- Offensive Plays 47 69
- Yards per Play 3.91 6.43
Net Rushing Yards 23 170
- Rushing Attempts 15 40
- Yards per Rush 1.53 4.25
Net Passing Yards 161 274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 28 - 14 - 1 29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 183 274
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/22 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.03 9.45
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 2/11 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 5.5
4th Down Conversions 0/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/30 4/34
Punt Returns/Yards 4/57 2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 7/170 1/24
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/13
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/0 3/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 34 OWN 27
Time of Possession 21:31 38:29

Team Statistics	IND	ATL
Record	9-6	14-1
First Downs	8	21
- by Rushing	0	8
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	184	444
- Offensive Plays	47	69
- Yards per Play	3.91	6.43
Net Rushing Yards	23	170
- Rushing Attempts	15	40
- Yards per Rush	1.53	4.25
Net Passing Yards	161	274
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	28 - 14 - 1	29 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	183	274
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/22	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.03	9.45
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	2/11	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	5.5
4th Down Conversions	0/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/30	4/34
Punt Returns/Yards	4/57	2/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	7/170	1/24
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/13
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	5
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/0	3/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 34	OWN 27
Time of Possession	21:31	38:29

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:43	OWN 34	7	62	Missed FG
1	4:55	2:27	OWN 31	3	-8	Punt
1	0:43	3:05	OWN 32	7	27	Punt
2	8:16	2:08	OWN 17	3	14	Fumble
2	4:24	0:51	OWN 26	3	0	Punt
2	0:13	0:13	OWN 24	1	-1	Half
3	10:40	0:19	OWN 37	2	0	Interception
3	8:10	4:00	OWN 35	5	21	Punt
3	2:27	0:16	OPP 39	1	39	Touchdown
3	0:31	1:22	OWN 40	3	3	Punt
4	10:22	1:10	OWN 17	3	-4	Punt
4	7:26	1:24	OPP 47	4	3	Downs
4	4:21	1:53	OWN 19	4	26	Punt
4	0:19	0:19	OPP 49	1	-3	Game

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:17	5:22	OWN 13	10	87	Touchdown
1	2:28	1:45	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	12:38	4:22	OWN 14	9	86	Touchdown
2	6:08	1:44	OPP 31	5	28	Field Goal
2	3:33	3:20	OWN 18	8	73	Field Goal
3	15:00	4:20	OWN 41	6	29	Missed FG
3	10:21	2:11	OPP 35	6	35	Touchdown
3	4:10	1:43	OWN 1	3	9	Punt
3	2:11	1:40	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	14:09	3:47	OWN 18	6	19	Punt
4	9:12	1:46	OWN 15	3	7	Punt
4	6:02	1:41	OWN 44	3	-6	Punt
4	2:28	2:09	OWN 4	3	1	Punt

Game MVP: Tommy Kramer, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG
Lynn Cain	8	24	3.00	5
Joe Delaney	5	-5	-1.00	3
Joe Theismann	2	4	2.00	5

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Marcus Allen	33	133	4.03	27	5	1
Clarence Williams	6	33	5.50	19	1	0
Tommy Kramer	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Joe Theismann	28	14	183	4/22	1	43	1	68.0

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tommy Kramer	29	22	274	0/0	3	38	0	139.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Steve Largent	4	6	69	17.25	34	43	0
WR J.T. Smith	3	9	34	11.33	2	23	0
WR Dwight Clark	3	5	14	4.67	0	8	0
RB Joe Delaney	2	2	18	9.00	6	10	0
WR Rick Parros	1	2	9	9.00	0	9	0
TE Mike Augustyniak	1	2	39	39.00	33	39	1
WR Dave Logan	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Emery Moorehead	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR John Jefferson	6	9	106	17.67	45	38	0
RB Marcus Allen	4	7	29	7.25	24	11	0
TE Kellen Winslow	3	3	54	18.00	31	25	1
WR Robert Miller	2	2	21	10.50	9	13	1
FB Charles Alexander	2	2	16	8.00	10	12	0
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	33	16.50	24	24	0
RB Clarence Williams	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	1
WR Stan Rome	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
TE Harry Holt	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Singletary	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Lynn Cain	1	0	0	0

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Mike Singletary	0	1	0	0
Charlie Johnson	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marv Bateman	7	310	44.3	44.7	58	4

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Larry Swider	6	274	45.7	36.2	53	1

Kicking Statistics

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

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Chris Bahr	2/3	0/1	0/0	26	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
J.T. Smith	3	45	15.0	0
Bruce Laird	1	12	12.0	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	1	-2	-2.0	0
Jerry Butler	1	-1	-1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Wentford Gaines	7	170	24.3	0

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Miller	1	24	24.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB E.J. Junior	12	2	0.0	33	19
OLB Jimmy Williams	5	0	0.0	31	18
DT John Dutton	4	1	0.0	30	20
S Daniel Reiner	4	1	0.0	16	10
S Mike Hammond	4	1	0.0	31	21
CB Pat Thomas	4	1	0.0	29	17
S Bruce Laird	4	0	0.0	26	20
S Durwood Roquemore	4	0	0.0	9	13
CB Wentford Gaines	3	1	0.0	27	25
ILB Keith Butler	3	1	0.0	7	10
CB Rod Hill	3	0	0.0	19	8
CB Allan Ellis	2	2	0.0	21	18
OLB Mike Douglass	2	1	0.0	23	20
DE Gary Burley	2	0	0.0	32	25
DE Donnell Thompson	1	1	0.0	25	20
FB Dan Doornink	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Mike Cofer	1	0	0.0	8	7
DT Edgar Fields	0	2	0.0	17	9
DT James White	0	1	0.0	22	16

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mike Singletary	5	1	0.0	14	29
S Darrol Ray	4	1	0.0	13	31
DE Rulon Jones	3	1	2.0	11	22
DT Charlie Johnson	3	0	1.0	13	20
OLB Gary Cobb	3	0	0.0	10	11
CB Dwight Hicks	3	0	0.0	14	30
OLB Al Richardson	3	0	0.0	3	11
DE Lawrence Pillers	2	0	0.0	12	24
OLB Mel Owens	1	0	0.5	5	11
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0.0	2	4
S Vern Roberson	1	0	0.0	13	26
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	0.0	10	23
OLB Hugh Green	1	0	0.0	6	15
DE Ken Sanders	0	1	0.5	7	18
CB Rolland Lawrence	0	2	0.0	6	10
DT Joe Klecko	0	1	0.0	6	15
CB William Judson	0	1	0.0	13	29

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT John Dutton	1	1	0	20
DE Rubin Carter	0	1	0	22
DT James White	0	0	1	16

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Rulon Jones	2.0	1	2	2	22
DT Charlie Johnson	1.0	0	0	0	20
DE Ken Sanders	0.5	1	1	1	18
OLB Mel Owens	0.5	0	0	0	11
DE Lawrence Pillers	0.0	0	3	0	24
DT Joe Klecko	0.0	0	2	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Jimmy Williams	5	0	18
CB Wentford Gaines	2	1	25
CB Pat Thomas	2	0	17
ILB Keith Butler	2	0	10
OLB Mike Douglass	2	0	20
ILB E.J. Junior	2	0	19
CB Allan Ellis	1	0	18
S Bruce Laird	1	0	20
S Daniel Reiner	1	0	10
S Mike Hammond	1	0	21
DT Edgar Fields	1	0	9
CB Rod Hill	1	0	8
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	13

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Dwight Hicks	3	0	0	30
S Darrol Ray	3	0	0	31
OLB Al Richardson	2	0	0	11
S Vern Roberson	1	1	0	26
OLB Hugh Green	1	1	0	15
CB Tim Fox	1	0	0	4
DE Lawrence Pillers	1	0	0	24
OLB Gary Cobb	1	0	0	11
CB Henry Monroe	1	0	0	23
OLB Mike Singletary	0	0	1	29

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dwight Stephenson	2	3	1	14	0	32
Ken Lanier	1	1	0	2	0	6
Tim Stokes	0	3	0	12	2	27
J.T. Turner	0	3	0	13	0	25
Jim Covert	0	1	0	13	1	26
Emery Moorehead	0	1	0	8	0	9
Mike Augustyniak	0	1	0	9	0	15
Lynn Cain	0	0	0	9	1	14

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Derrel Gofourth	3	5	31	27
Jeff Van Note	2	7	40	29
Dan Alexander	2	6	40	29
Hardy Dillon	2	4	36	20
Curt Marsh	1	5	14	9
Harry Holt	1	3	28	26
Kellen Winslow	1	1	20	11
Billy Lindstrom	0	6	35	22
Louis Bullard	0	1	4	9
Charles Alexander	0	1	26	12

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jay Saldi	1	17
Dan Doornink	1	17
Daniel Reiner	1	14

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Eddie Lee Ivery	4	25
Harry Holt	2	16
Bill Ring	2	13
Mark Van Eeghen	1	15
Dirt Winston	1	15
John Jefferson	1	9

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Gary Burley	---	---	32	25	6	63
Wentford Gaines	---	---	27	25	9	61
Rubin Carter	---	---	34	22	3	59
John Dutton	---	---	30	20	8	58
Bruce Laird	---	---	26	20	11	57
Mike Hammond	---	---	31	21	3	55
Rod Hill	---	---	19	8	28	55
E.J. Junior	---	---	33	19	2	54
Jimmy Williams	---	---	31	18	3	52
Pat Thomas	---	---	29	17	4	50
Mike Douglass	---	---	23	20	7	50
Joe Theismann	15	32	---	---	---	47
Donnell Thompson	---	---	25	20	2	47
Dwight Stephenson	14	32	---	---	---	46
J.T. Smith	11	30	---	---	4	45
Tim Stokes	12	27	---	---	5	44
Allan Ellis	---	---	21	18	2	41
James White	---	---	22	16	3	41
J.T. Turner	13	25	---	---	3	41
Daniel Reiner	---	---	16	10	14	40
Lynn Cain	9	14	---	---	17	40
Jim Covert	13	26	---	---	---	39
Jay Saldi	6	14	---	---	17	37
Paul Farren	11	26	---	---	---	37
Steve Largent	10	20	---	---	1	31
Dan Doornink	3	11	---	---	17	31
Dwight Clark	8	22	---	---	---	30
Mike Augustyniak	9	15	---	---	6	30
Edgar Fields	---	---	17	9	3	29
Emery Moorehead	8	9	---	---	11	28
Keith Butler	---	---	7	10	10	27
Mike Cofer	---	---	8	7	12	27
Rick Parros	4	7	---	---	14	25
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	9	13	2	24
Joe Delaney	6	16	---	---	---	22
Cleveland Green	4	6	---	---	8	18
Conrad Dobler	3	5	---	---	8	16
Ken Lanier	2	6	---	---	8	16
Dave Logan	1	2	---	---	10	13
Ted Fritsch	1	0	---	---	8	9
Cornell Forte	2	7	---	---	---	9
Marv Bateman	0	0	---	---	7	7
Phil Villapiano	---	---	0	1	6	7
Mercury Tchaikovski	0	0	---	---	3	3
Marlon Elliott	0	0	---	---	1	1
Paul McDonald	0	0	---	---	---	0

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Jeff Van Note	40	29	---	---	9	78
Dan Alexander	40	29	---	---	9	78
Harry Holt	28	26	---	---	16	70
Tommy Kramer	40	29	---	---	---	69
Billy Lindstrom	35	22	---	---	9	66
John Jefferson	31	26	---	---	9	66
Derrel Gofourth	31	27	---	---	---	58
Hardy Dillon	36	20	---	---	---	56
Marcus Allen	34	22	---	---	---	56
William Judson	---	---	13	29	8	50
Charles Alexander	26	12	---	---	8	46
Dwight Hicks	---	---	14	30	1	45
Darrol Ray	---	---	13	31	1	45
Mike Singletary	---	---	14	29	1	44
Vern Roberson	---	---	13	26	3	42
Henry Monroe	---	---	10	23	8	41
Robert Miller	14	8	---	---	15	37
Lawrence Pillers	---	---	12	24	1	37
Mark Van Eeghen	12	9	---	---	15	36
Kellen Winslow	20	11	---	---	4	35
Ken Sanders	---	---	7	18	9	34
Charlie Johnson	---	---	13	20	1	34
Rulon Jones	---	---	11	22	---	33
Jerry Butler	14	9	---	---	9	32
Curt Marsh	14	9	---	---	9	32
Stan Rome	14	14	---	---	---	28
Al Richardson	---	---	3	11	14	28
Pete Kugler	---	---	7	18	3	28
Hugh Green	---	---	6	15	6	27
Joe Klecko	---	---	6	15	4	25
Eddie Lee Ivery	0	0	---	---	25	25
Gary Cobb	---	---	10	11	2	23
Tim Fox	---	---	2	4	16	22
Louis Bullard	4	9	---	---	9	22
Dirt Winston	---	---	0	3	15	18
Mel Owens	---	---	5	11	2	18
Rolland Lawrence	---	---	6	10	1	17
Clarence Williams	6	7	---	---	---	13
Bill Ring	0	0	---	---	13	13
Chris Bahr	0	0	---	---	10	10
Terry Rennaker	---	---	0	2	8	10
Mercury Duncan	1	1	---	---	4	6
Larry Swider	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ed Luther	0	0	---	---	3	3
Unknown	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	11	3.7
Middle	9	11	1.2
Right	2	2	1.0
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	44	3.4
Middle	19	80	4.2
Right	8	46	5.8
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Joe Theismann	28	14	3	1	0	2	8	4	1

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tommy Kramer	29	22	5	0	3	1	2	1	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	8	8.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	5	51	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	7	101	10.1
Long (19+ Yds)	7	1	23	3.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	7	67	9.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	155	11.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	4	52	6.5
Long (19+ Yds)	0	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR J.T. Smith	9	3	34	1	30
WR Steve Largent	6	4	69	1	20
WR Dwight Clark	5	3	14	0	22
WR Rick Parros	2	1	9	0	7
TE Mike Augustyniak	2	1	39	1	15
RB Joe Delaney	2	2	18	0	16
WR Dave Logan	1	0	0	0	2
TE Emery Moorehead	1	0	0	0	9

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR John Jefferson	9	6	2	106	2	26
RB Marcus Allen	7	4	0	29	0	22
TE Kellen Winslow	3	3	0	54	2	11
WR Robert Miller	2	2	0	21	0	8
FB Charles Alexander	2	2	0	16	0	12
WR Jerry Butler	2	2	0	33	1	9
WR Stan Rome	2	1	1	7	0	14
RB Clarence Williams	1	1	0	6	0	7
TE Harry Holt	1	1	0	2	0	26

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lynn Cain	1	-2	-2.00	3.00

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	5	14	2.80	4.03

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Joe Theismann	2	2	11	5.50	6.54

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tommy Kramer	7	3	28	4.00	9.45

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Dwight Clark	1	1	2	2.00	2.80
WR Rick Parros	1	1	9	9.00	4.50

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Marcus Allen	2	0	0	0.00	4.14
WR Robert Miller	1	1	13	13.00	10.50
RB Clarence Williams	1	1	6	6.00	6.00
WR John Jefferson	1	0	0	0.00	11.78
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	9	9.00	16.50
WR Stan Rome	1	0	0	0.00	3.50

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Lynn Cain	1	0

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	4	1
Tommy Kramer	1	0
Clarence Williams	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Joe Theismann	8	5	2

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tommy Kramer	9	7	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

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

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Marcus Allen	3	2	1
WR John Jefferson	2	1	1
RB Clarence Williams	1	1	1
FB Charles Alexander	1	1	1
WR Jerry Butler	1	1	1
TE Harry Holt	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (17,100)
End Zone 12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats 15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes 7,500 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (17,100)
End Zone	12,400 (12,400)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,100)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (10,900)
Club Seats	15,000 (15,000)
Luxury Boxes	7,500 (7,500)