Week 8, 1991

played in Miami, FL

91 degrees, rain, 6 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	0	7	0	7	-	14
Miami Dolphins	6	14	0	0	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:05 MIA - Nick Lowery 18 field goal
1Q: 03:54 MIA - Nick Lowery 56 field goal
2Q: 11:03 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 30 pass from Tony Clements (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 08:20 IND - Ray Alexander 12 pass from Mark Rypien (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 03:27 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 18 pass from Tony Clements (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 09:07 IND - Ray Alexander 2 pass from Mark Rypien (Eddie Murray extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:05 MIA - Nick Lowery 18 field goal
1Q: 03:54 MIA - Nick Lowery 56 field goal
2Q: 11:03 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 30 pass from Tony Clements (Nick Lowery extra point)
2Q: 08:20 IND - Ray Alexander 12 pass from Mark Rypien (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 03:27 MIA - Ricky Nattiel 18 pass from Tony Clements (Nick Lowery extra point)
4Q: 09:07 IND - Ray Alexander 2 pass from Mark Rypien (Eddie Murray extra point)

Team Statistics IND MIA
Record 4-4 4-4
First Downs 15 20
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 316 423
- Offensive Plays 60 69
- Yards per Play 5.27 6.13
Net Rushing Yards 81 195
- Rushing Attempts 25 39
- Yards per Rush 3.24 5.00
Net Passing Yards 235 228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 15 - 3 29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 235 233
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 1/5
- Yards per Pass Play 6.71 7.60
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/15 6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.1 6.8
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/31 2/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/16 3/11
Kick Returns/Yards 3/85 3/58
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/6
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time of Possession 25:16 34:44

Team Statistics	IND	MIA
Record	4-4	4-4
First Downs	15	20
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	316	423
- Offensive Plays	60	69
- Yards per Play	5.27	6.13
Net Rushing Yards	81	195
- Rushing Attempts	25	39
- Yards per Rush	3.24	5.00
Net Passing Yards	235	228
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 15 - 3	29 - 17 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	235	233
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	1/5
- Yards per Pass Play	6.71	7.60
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/15	6/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.1	6.8
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/31	2/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/16	3/11
Kick Returns/Yards	3/85	3/58
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/6
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 34
Time of Possession	25:16	34:44

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:44	OWN 15	3	-9	Punt
1	10:58	0:44	OWN 20	2	23	Interception
1	8:09	2:36	OWN 20	4	14	Punt
1	3:46	0:59	OWN 20	3	9	Punt
2	14:13	1:42	OWN 13	4	12	Interception
2	10:47	2:37	OPP 47	5	47	Touchdown
2	3:19	1:37	OWN 25	5	40	Interception
3	13:31	3:06	OWN 40	6	26	Missed FG
3	4:25	1:33	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	0:05	0:31	OWN 22	3	-1	Punt
4	12:37	3:40	OWN 20	9	80	Touchdown
4	6:55	3:30	OWN 19	6	14	Punt
4	1:09	1:09	OWN 20	7	26	Game

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:16	2:18	OPP 45	4	44	Field Goal
1	10:14	2:05	50	3	-2	Punt
1	5:33	1:47	OWN 35	6	26	Field Goal
1	2:47	3:34	OWN 36	7	55	Missed FG
2	12:31	1:44	OPP 34	3	34	Touchdown
2	8:10	4:51	OWN 19	10	81	Touchdown
2	1:42	1:42	OWN 11	3	9	Punt
3	15:00	1:29	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
3	10:25	6:00	OWN 41	10	52	Interception
3	2:52	2:47	OWN 19	6	59	Fumble
4	14:34	1:57	OWN 38	5	22	Punt
4	8:57	2:02	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
4	3:25	2:16	OWN 21	6	22	Punt

Game MVP: Tony Clements, Miami Dolphins

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ricky Ervins	12	58	4.83	19	3
Barry Foster	10	12	1.20	5	0
Mark Rypien	3	11	3.67	9	0

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Marcus Allen	27	111	4.11	19	2
Tony Clements	6	66	11.00	40	2
Leroy Hoard	5	17	3.40	7	0
Ken Whisenhunt	1	1	1.00	1	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Rypien	35	15	235	0/0	2	34	3	49.1

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tony Clements	29	17	233	1/5	2	38	1	93.0

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Alexander	6	10	78	13.00	30	34	2
WR Kenny Lofton	5	12	111	22.20	21	31	0
WR Anthony Edwards	3	5	39	13.00	0	23	0
RB Ricky Ervins	1	1	7	7.00	9	7	0
WR Lionel Manuel	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
C Greg Werner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Howard Cross	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricky Nattiel	5	6	73	14.60	0	30	2
TE Mark Bavaro	4	6	87	21.75	45	38	0
RB Marcus Allen	3	5	31	10.33	10	18	0
WR Hassan Jones	3	6	19	6.33	5	9	0
FB Larry Centers	1	1	14	14.00	3	14	0
TE Maurice Johnson	1	1	9	9.00	0	9	0
WR Mike Jones	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Paul Skansi	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mike Cofer	1	0	0.00	0

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Salman Rushdie	2	6	3.00	0
CB Antoine Bennett	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Anthony Edwards	1	0	0
Barry Foster	1	0	0
Lance Smith	0	1	0
Mark Dusbabek	0	1	0
Bob Perryman	0	1	0
Tony Tolbert	0	0	1

Miami	Fumb	Force
Ken Whisenhunt	1	0
Erik Howard	0	1
Salman Rushdie	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	6	260	43.3	41.5	57	1

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	6	296	49.3	36.7	57	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nick Lowery	2/3	1/1	1/1	56	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Woodson	3	16	5.3	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Marcus Allen	3	11	3.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	2	69	34.5	0
Lionel Manuel	1	16	16.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bill Graham	3	58	19.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Tony Tolbert	8	1	0.5	32	26
OLB Mel Owens	7	2	0.5	36	25
DT Jerome Brown	6	1	0.0	30	22
S Durwood Roquemore	5	2	0.0	30	22
S Rod Woodson	5	1	0.0	39	30
ILB Mark Dusbabek	3	4	0.0	33	25
DT Jerry Ball	3	3	0.0	23	18
S Chet Brooks	3	3	0.0	30	27
DE Chris Doleman	3	2	0.0	22	14
OLB Burnell Dent	3	0	0.0	9	7
CB Vinnie Clark	2	1	0.0	26	23
OLB Mike Cofer	2	0	0.0	12	7
CB Homey D Clown	1	2	0.0	5	7
CB Todd Lyght	1	1	0.0	30	22
DE Donnell Thompson	1	0	0.0	23	17
WR Lionel Manuel	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Kevin Murphy	1	0	0.0	6	5
C Greg Werner	1	0	---	---	---
WR Anthony Edwards	1	0	---	---	---
DE Lester Archambeau	1	0	0.0	2	1
DT Greg Rentie	0	3	0.0	20	18

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Billy Ray Smith	5	1	0.0	23	30
S Salman Rushdie	4	2	0.0	23	28
S Bill Graham	3	0	0.0	7	17
CB Van Jakes	3	0	0.0	16	28
S Patrick Hunter	3	0	0.0	18	23
CB Gene Atkins	3	0	0.0	21	28
S Johnnie Jackson	3	0	0.0	8	16
ILB Mike Reichenbach	2	1	0.0	10	8
CB Lloyd Dobler	2	1	0.0	16	28
OLB Junior Seau	2	1	0.0	21	24
DE Michael Sinclair	2	1	0.0	20	24
OLB Alfred Williams	2	0	0.0	8	15
DT Joe Nash	1	1	0.0	16	20
DT Erik Howard	1	1	0.0	9	15
QB Tony Clements	1	0	---	---	---
DE Tim Ryan	1	0	0.0	10	10
CB Antoine Bennett	1	0	0.0	8	13
DE Andrew Stewart	0	2	0.0	15	25
DE Landen Darby	0	1	0.0	5	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Tolbert	0.5	2	1	26
OLB Mel Owens	0.5	0	0	25
DT Jerome Brown	0.0	1	1	22
DT Jerry Ball	0.0	1	0	18
DE Chris Doleman	0.0	0	2	14

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Andrew Stewart	0.0	0	3	0	25
DE Michael Sinclair	0.0	0	1	0	24

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Mel Owens	3	0	0	25
S Rod Woodson	2	1	0	30
S Durwood Roquemore	2	0	0	22
ILB Mark Dusbabek	2	0	0	25
S Chet Brooks	2	0	0	27
CB Homey D Clown	1	1	0	7
CB Todd Lyght	1	1	0	22
OLB Mike Cofer	1	0	1	7
S Danny Copeland	1	0	0	14
DE Tony Tolbert	1	0	0	26
CB Vinnie Clark	1	0	0	23

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Gene Atkins	3	1	0	28
S Bill Graham	2	2	0	17
CB Van Jakes	2	0	0	28
ILB Billy Ray Smith	2	0	0	30
CB Lloyd Dobler	1	2	0	28
S Salman Rushdie	1	1	2	28
S Johnnie Jackson	1	1	0	16
CB Antoine Bennett	1	0	1	13
OLB Junior Seau	1	0	0	24
ILB Darrick Brownlow	1	0	0	4

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Paul Farren	2	3	23	30
Lance Smith	1	6	21	32
Mike Knight	1	3	23	24
Bob Perryman	1	2	16	22
Jim Covert	0	4	22	31
Dave Widell	0	3	4	5
Dwight Stephenson	0	1	24	34
Howard Cross	0	1	20	21

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mke Schad	5	14	39	0	30
Joe Conwell	3	6	31	0	28
Chris Hinton	2	6	34	0	25
Lenny Smith	1	2	13	0	7
Gregg Rakoczy	1	1	10	0	9
Bruce Wilkerson	0	4	39	1	30
Larry Centers	0	1	16	0	14
Maurice Johnson	0	1	17	0	4

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Woodson	2	31
Vince Workman	2	21
Lionel Manuel	1	10
Vinnie Clark	1	9

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Allen Rice	1	17
Maurice Johnson	1	17
Leroy Hoard	1	10
Bill Graham	1	9
Chris Hinton	1	9
Darrick Brownlow	1	7

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Woodson	---	---	39	30	31	100
Dwight Stephenson	24	34	---	---	7	65
Mel Owens	---	---	36	25	3	64
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	33	25	3	61
Chet Brooks	---	---	30	27	4	61
Tony Tolbert	---	---	32	26	3	61
Jim Covert	22	31	---	---	7	60
Lance Smith	21	32	---	---	7	60
Mark Rypien	25	35	---	---	---	60
Ray Alexander	21	29	---	---	9	59
Vinnie Clark	---	---	26	23	9	58
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	30	22	2	54
Paul Farren	23	30	---	---	1	54
Jerome Brown	---	---	30	22	2	54
Kenny Lofton	18	31	---	---	5	54
Todd Lyght	---	---	30	22	2	54
Donnell Thompson	---	---	23	17	9	49
Howard Cross	20	21	---	---	8	49
Lionel Manuel	12	26	---	---	10	48
Mike Knight	23	24	---	---	---	47
Chris Doleman	---	---	22	14	8	44
Jerry Ball	---	---	23	18	3	44
Bob Perryman	16	22	---	---	5	43
Danny Copeland	---	---	21	14	8	43
Greg Rentie	---	---	20	18	1	39
Anthony Edwards	7	11	---	---	18	36
Eric Andolsek	8	19	---	---	6	33
Mike Cofer	---	---	12	7	10	29
Burnell Dent	---	---	9	7	13	29
Ricky Ervins	14	15	---	---	---	29
Greg Werner	6	5	---	---	15	26
Barry Foster	11	15	---	---	---	26
Vince Workman	0	0	---	---	21	21
Kevin Murphy	---	---	6	5	6	17
Dave Widell	4	5	---	---	7	16
Homey D Clown	---	---	5	7	---	12
James Jenkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	6	6
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	4	4
Lester Archambeau	---	---	2	1	---	3
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	0	0	2	2
Jeff George	0	0	---	---	1	1
Eugene Daniel	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brad Goebel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Mke Schad	39	30	---	---	7	76
Bruce Wilkerson	39	30	---	---	2	71
Ricky Nattiel	31	25	---	---	14	70
Tony Clements	39	30	---	---	---	69
Chris Hinton	34	25	---	---	9	68
Joe Conwell	31	28	---	---	9	68
Marcus Allen	29	19	---	---	9	57
Billy Ray Smith	---	---	23	30	3	56
Van Jakes	---	---	16	28	9	53
Mike Jones	19	23	---	---	11	53
Mark Bavaro	23	24	---	---	6	53
Salman Rushdie	---	---	23	28	2	53
Gene Atkins	---	---	21	28	1	50
Rocky Saturday	29	21	---	---	---	50
Junior Seau	---	---	21	24	3	48
Michael Sinclair	---	---	20	24	3	47
Larry Centers	16	14	---	---	15	45
Lloyd Dobler	---	---	16	28	---	44
Andrew Stewart	---	---	15	25	3	43
Joe Nash	---	---	16	20	5	41
Patrick Hunter	---	---	18	23	---	41
Hassan Jones	19	19	---	---	---	38
Maurice Johnson	17	4	---	---	17	38
Bill Graham	---	---	7	17	9	33
Antoine Bennett	---	---	8	13	9	30
Leroy Hoard	10	9	---	---	10	29
Lenny Smith	13	7	---	---	9	29
Gregg Rakoczy	10	9	---	---	9	28
Tim Harris	---	---	13	12	2	27
Johnnie Jackson	---	---	8	16	3	27
Alfred Williams	---	---	8	15	3	26
Erik Howard	---	---	9	15	1	25
Landen Darby	---	---	5	11	7	23
Paul Skansi	14	8	---	---	---	22
Mike Reichenbach	---	---	10	8	4	22
Ed West	3	0	---	---	17	20
Ken Whisenhunt	14	4	---	---	2	20
Tim Ryan	---	---	10	10	---	20
Allen Rice	0	1	---	---	17	18
Alex Gordon	---	---	3	6	9	18
Darrick Brownlow	---	---	5	4	7	16
Nick Lowery	0	0	---	---	8	8
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	6	6
Damione Andrews	0	0	---	---	3	3
Stimpson Cat	---	---	0	0	1	1
Bill Kenney	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	16	4.0
Middle	6	11	1.8
Right	15	54	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	50	3.8
Middle	15	96	6.4
Right	11	49	4.5
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Rypien	35	15	5	1	3	7	4	0	3

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tony Clements	29	17	3	1	3	3	4	4	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	47	15.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	4	37	3.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	5	68	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	12	3	83	6.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	5	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	6	88	11.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	7	89	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	51	12.8

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenny Lofton	12	5	2	111	3	31
WR Ray Alexander	10	6	1	78	1	29
WR Anthony Edwards	5	3	0	39	1	11
WR Lionel Manuel	3	0	0	0	0	26
C Greg Werner	1	0	0	0	0	5
TE Howard Cross	1	0	0	0	0	21
RB Ricky Ervins	1	1	0	7	0	15

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Mark Bavaro	6	4	0	87	1	24
WR Hassan Jones	6	3	2	19	0	19
WR Ricky Nattiel	6	5	0	73	2	25
RB Marcus Allen	5	3	0	31	0	19
WR Mike Jones	3	0	1	0	0	23
WR Paul Skansi	1	0	0	0	0	8
FB Larry Centers	1	1	0	14	0	14
TE Maurice Johnson	1	1	0	9	0	4

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Ervins	1	1	1.00	4.83

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Marcus Allen	4	14	3.50	4.11
Leroy Hoard	2	8	4.00	3.40
Tony Clements	1	1	1.00	11.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Rypien	2	2	14	7.00	6.71

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tony Clements	4	1	18	4.50	8.03

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ray Alexander	2	2	14	7.00	7.80

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Ricky Nattiel	2	1	18	9.00	12.17
RB Marcus Allen	1	0	0	0.00	6.20
WR Hassan Jones	1	0	0	0.00	3.17

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Foster	2	0
Mark Rypien	1	0

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Marcus Allen	4	1
Tony Clements	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Rypien	12	7	6

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tony Clements	8	5	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kenny Lofton	6	3	3
WR Ray Alexander	3	3	2
WR Anthony Edwards	2	0	0
RB Ricky Ervins	1	1	1

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ricky Nattiel	3	3	2
TE Mark Bavaro	2	0	0
WR Hassan Jones	2	1	1
RB Marcus Allen	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (17,600)
End Zone 12,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats 9,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (17,600)
End Zone	12,400 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,100 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	10,900 (11,200)
Club Seats	9,800 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)