Week 12, 1991

played in New Orleans, LA

50 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	7	0	7	-	21
New Orleans Saints	0	0	7	9	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:02 IND - Ray Alexander 24 pass from Mark Rypien (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 05:42 IND - Ricky Ervins 2 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 09:07 NOS - Craig Heyward 7 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 13:20 NOS - Morten Andersen 32 field goal
4Q: 12:48 IND - Kenny Lofton 71 pass from Mark Rypien (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 04:37 NOS - Chris Warren 5 pass from Randall Cunningham (Chris Warren run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 01:02 IND - Ray Alexander 24 pass from Mark Rypien (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 05:42 IND - Ricky Ervins 2 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 09:07 NOS - Craig Heyward 7 pass from Randall Cunningham (Morten Andersen extra point)
4Q: 13:20 NOS - Morten Andersen 32 field goal
4Q: 12:48 IND - Kenny Lofton 71 pass from Mark Rypien (Eddie Murray extra point)
4Q: 04:37 NOS - Chris Warren 5 pass from Randall Cunningham (Chris Warren run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics IND NOS
Record 6-5 4-7
First Downs 13 18
- by Rushing 3 8
- by Passing 10 9
- by Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 309 278
- Offensive Plays 55 65
- Yards per Play 5.62 4.28
Net Rushing Yards 103 184
- Rushing Attempts 34 37
- Yards per Rush 3.03 4.97
Net Passing Yards 206 94
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 20 - 10 - 0 24 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 212 119
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 4/25
- Yards per Pass Play 9.81 3.36
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.1 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/60 6/51
Punt Returns/Yards 3/11 3/10
Kick Returns/Yards 3/64 4/106
Interception Ret./Yards 2/21 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 1/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 33
Time of Possession 27:10 32:50

Team Statistics	IND	NOS
Record	6-5	4-7
First Downs	13	18
- by Rushing	3	8
- by Passing	10	9
- by Penalty	0	1
Total Net Yards	309	278
- Offensive Plays	55	65
- Yards per Play	5.62	4.28
Net Rushing Yards	103	184
- Rushing Attempts	34	37
- Yards per Rush	3.03	4.97
Net Passing Yards	206	94
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	20 - 10 - 0	24 - 15 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	212	119
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	4/25
- Yards per Pass Play	9.81	3.36
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	6/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.1	5.6
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/60	6/51
Punt Returns/Yards	3/11	3/10
Kick Returns/Yards	3/64	4/106
Interception Ret./Yards	2/21	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	1/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 33	OWN 33
Time of Possession	27:10	32:50

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:50	2:19	OWN 12	5	2	Punt
1	8:34	3:03	OWN 20	6	14	Punt
1	2:45	1:54	OWN 20	4	80	Touchdown
2	11:20	4:56	OWN 9	9	33	Punt
2	6:24	0:48	OPP 2	2	2	Touchdown
2	2:18	2:03	OWN 23	6	43	Missed FG
3	15:00	2:01	OWN 20	5	20	Punt
3	8:59	4:19	OWN 20	6	17	Punt
4	13:12	0:44	OWN 29	1	71	Touchdown
4	9:22	1:04	OWN 13	3	4	Punt
4	4:30	1:16	OWN 40	3	-1	Punt
4	1:57	0:38	OWN 44	3	6	Punt
4	1:11	1:11	OPP 12	2	-1	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:10	OWN 29	3	3	Punt
1	10:31	1:57	OPP 38	3	2	Punt
1	5:31	2:46	OWN 17	4	6	Punt
1	0:51	4:31	OWN 25	8	31	Punt
2	5:36	3:18	OWN 39	8	42	Interception
2	0:15	0:15	OWN 41	2	9	Half
3	12:59	4:00	OWN 21	8	79	Touchdown
3	4:40	6:28	OWN 17	13	68	Field Goal
4	12:28	3:06	OWN 28	5	12	Punt
4	8:18	3:41	OWN 33	7	19	Punt
4	4:37	0:07	OPP 5	1	5	Touchdown
4	3:14	1:17	OWN 18	3	-3	Punt
4	1:19	0:08	OWN 13	1	0	Interception

Game MVP: Chris Doleman, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Ervins	18	55	3.06	8	0	1
Barry Foster	13	43	3.31	18	1	0
Mark Rypien	2	4	2.00	5	0	0
Bob Perryman	1	1	1.00	1	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Chris Warren	24	112	4.67	32	3
Greg Bell	9	45	5.00	16	1
Randall Cunningham	4	27	6.75	9	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Rypien	20	10	212	1/6	2	71	0	121.3

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Randall Cunningham	24	15	119	4/25	2	19	2	67.8

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Alexander	4	8	103	25.75	35	46	1
WR Kenny Lofton	2	4	82	41.00	48	71	1
WR Anthony Edwards	2	2	10	5.00	4	5	0
WR Lionel Manuel	1	4	7	7.00	0	7	0
RB Vince Workman	1	1	10	10.00	4	10	0
C Greg Werner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Jeff Graham	5	7	48	9.60	5	19	0
RB Chris Warren	4	5	17	4.25	0	7	1
WR Mike Alexander	2	2	17	8.50	5	14	0
TE Ethan Horton	1	5	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0
WR Odessa Turner	1	2	12	12.00	0	12	0
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	1
WR Ernest Givins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Mel Owens	1	8	8.00	0
S Rod Woodson	1	13	13.00	0

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Rod Woodson	1	0	1
Mark Rypien	1	0	0
Mike Knight	0	1	0
Howard Cross	0	1	0
Eric Andolsek	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Marcus Paul	1	0	1
Greg Jackson	1	0	0
Edwin Bailey	0	1	0
Greg Bell	0	1	0
Kevin Fagan	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	8	309	38.6	37.4	46	2

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Mike Saxon	7	309	44.1	39.7	60	5

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	3/3

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	1/1	0/0	0/0	32	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Woodson	3	11	3.7	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Jackson	2	9	4.5	0
Marcus Paul	1	1	1.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kenny Lofton	2	49	24.5	0
Ray Alexander	1	15	15.0	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Greg Jackson	4	106	26.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
DE Chris Doleman	9	1	2.0	29	22
DT Jerry Ball	7	0	1.0	20	17
CB Homey D Clown	7	4	0.0	33	27
S Rod Woodson	6	4	1.0	37	28
S Danny Copeland	6	0	0.0	19	11
S Durwood Roquemore	3	1	0.0	27	21
OLB Mel Owens	2	3	0.0	29	25
S Chet Brooks	2	3	0.0	30	26
DT Jerome Brown	2	2	0.0	26	17
DE Donnell Thompson	2	0	0.0	21	22
DT Greg Rentie	2	0	0.0	18	9
ILB Mark Dusbabek	1	2	0.0	27	21
DE Tony Tolbert	1	1	0.0	29	19
OLB Burnell Dent	1	0	0.0	10	4
OLB Kevin Murphy	1	0	0.0	11	7
CB Todd Lyght	1	0	0.0	23	21

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Lawrence Taylor	6	1	0.0	28	19
CB Lorenzo Lynch	4	0	0.0	28	18
DE Pierce Holt	4	0	0.0	30	16
ILB Mark Maddox	4	0	0.0	27	15
S Marcus Paul	3	1	0.0	29	18
S Bob Orlando	3	1	0.0	14	14
DT Donnie Humphrey	3	0	0.0	20	14
CB John Mangum	3	0	0.0	17	13
OLB Chip Banks	2	2	0.0	22	7
S Greg Jackson	2	0	0.0	29	16
DE Kevin Fagan	1	1	1.0	21	15
CB Issiac Holt	1	2	0.0	17	18
OLB Emanuel King	1	1	0.0	9	8
ILB John Galvin	1	1	0.0	18	5
CB Gill Byrd	1	0	0.0	20	11
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	---	---	---
OLB O'Brien Alston	1	0	0.0	8	2
FB Craig Heyward	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Wes Pritchett	1	0	0.0	5	3
DT Craig Veasley	0	1	0.0	14	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chris Doleman	2.0	0	3	3	22
DT Jerry Ball	1.0	1	1	0	17
S Rod Woodson	1.0	0	0	1	28
DT Jerome Brown	0.0	0	1	1	17
DE Donnell Thompson	0.0	0	1	0	22

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kevin Fagan	1.0	1	0	15
DT Curt Jarvis	0.0	1	0	5
DE Pierce Holt	0.0	1	0	16
OLB Lawrence Taylor	0.0	0	1	19
DE Darryl Sims	0.0	0	1	6

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Homey D Clown	4	0	27
S Rod Woodson	3	1	28
OLB Mel Owens	2	1	25
S Chet Brooks	2	0	26
S Durwood Roquemore	1	0	21
DE Chris Doleman	1	0	22
S Danny Copeland	1	0	11
CB Vinnie Clark	1	0	6

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Gill Byrd	2	0	11
CB Issiac Holt	1	2	18
OLB Lawrence Taylor	1	0	19
OLB Chip Banks	1	0	7
CB Lorenzo Lynch	1	0	18
S Greg Jackson	1	0	16
S Marcus Paul	1	0	18
S Bob Orlando	1	0	14
ILB Mark Maddox	1	0	15
OLB Emanuel King	0	1	8
CB John Mangum	0	1	13

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Jim Covert	3	6	0	25	0	19
Paul Farren	2	4	0	30	0	16
Mike Knight	1	9	0	28	1	15
Lance Smith	1	5	1	27	0	19
Eric Andolsek	0	4	0	22	0	12
Dwight Stephenson	0	2	0	32	0	21
Dave Widell	0	2	0	6	0	3

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
David Jones	4	8	0	15	0	15
Rick Donnalley	4	7	0	33	1	19
Pat Harlow	3	4	0	33	2	26
Tony Jones	1	4	1	33	0	24
Ethan Horton	1	1	0	28	0	23
Jeff Dellenbach	0	5	0	34	0	25
Tommie Ginn	0	2	0	25	1	16
Edwin Bailey	0	1	0	8	0	6
Randy McMillan	0	1	0	4	0	3
Todd Kalis	0	1	0	4	0	9

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Rod Woodson	2	34
Anthony Edwards	2	16
Greg Werner	1	16
Eric Andolsek	1	9
Chet Brooks	1	2

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Marcus Paul	3	17
Greg Jackson	1	23
John Mangum	1	17
Craig Heyward	1	8
Emanuel King	1	7

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rod Woodson	---	---	37	28	34	99
Homey D Clown	---	---	33	27	9	69
Dwight Stephenson	32	21	---	---	9	62
Ray Alexander	29	17	---	---	14	60
Chet Brooks	---	---	30	26	2	58
Mel Owens	---	---	29	25	2	56
Mark Rypien	34	21	---	---	---	55
Chris Doleman	---	---	29	22	3	54
Jim Covert	25	19	---	---	9	53
Lance Smith	27	19	---	---	6	52
Donnell Thompson	---	---	21	22	8	51
Tony Tolbert	---	---	29	19	3	51
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	27	21	2	50
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	27	21	1	49
Paul Farren	30	16	---	---	3	49
Bob Perryman	25	12	---	---	12	49
Kenny Lofton	26	19	---	---	4	49
Howard Cross	23	14	---	---	12	49
Jerome Brown	---	---	26	17	2	45
Todd Lyght	---	---	23	21	1	45
Mike Knight	28	15	---	---	---	43
Eric Andolsek	22	12	---	---	9	43
Lionel Manuel	15	15	---	---	10	40
Jerry Ball	---	---	20	17	3	40
Danny Copeland	---	---	19	11	8	38
Burnell Dent	---	---	10	4	16	30
Anthony Edwards	9	5	---	---	16	30
Greg Werner	9	3	---	---	16	28
Ricky Ervins	19	9	---	---	---	28
Greg Rentie	---	---	18	9	---	27
Kevin Murphy	---	---	11	7	8	26
Barry Foster	15	10	---	---	---	25
Dave Widell	6	3	---	---	9	18
Vince Workman	0	1	---	---	17	18
Vinnie Clark	---	---	9	6	---	15
Mike Cofer	---	---	8	3	1	12
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	8	8
James Jenkins	0	0	---	---	8	8
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	5	5
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	0	0	4	4
Lester Archambeau	---	---	1	2	---	3
Jeff George	0	0	---	---	1	1
Eugene Daniel	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brad Goebel	0	0	---	---	---	0

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Greg Jackson	---	---	29	16	23	68
Jeff Dellenbach	34	25	---	---	7	66
Randall Cunningham	37	28	---	---	---	65
Marcus Paul	---	---	29	18	17	64
Pat Harlow	33	26	---	---	---	59
Rick Donnalley	33	19	---	---	6	58
Tony Jones	33	24	---	---	---	57
Jeff Graham	33	24	---	---	---	57
Ethan Horton	28	23	---	---	2	53
Lawrence Taylor	---	---	28	19	2	49
Tommie Ginn	25	16	---	---	7	48
Chris Warren	26	22	---	---	---	48
Lorenzo Lynch	---	---	28	18	1	47
Pierce Holt	---	---	30	16	1	47
John Mangum	---	---	17	13	17	47
Craig Heyward	23	15	---	---	8	46
Mark Maddox	---	---	27	15	3	45
Issiac Holt	---	---	17	18	9	44
Buster Rhymes	14	12	---	---	16	42
Greg Bell	11	6	---	---	24	41
Kevin Fagan	---	---	21	15	4	40
Bob Orlando	---	---	14	14	12	40
Donnie Humphrey	---	---	20	14	3	37
Odessa Turner	23	14	---	---	---	37
David Jones	15	15	---	---	2	32
Gill Byrd	---	---	20	11	---	31
Chip Banks	---	---	22	7	1	30
Ernest Givins	13	13	---	---	---	26
John Galvin	---	---	18	5	3	26
Craig Veasley	---	---	14	7	5	26
Emanuel King	---	---	9	8	7	24
Darryl Sims	---	---	13	6	5	24
Robert Tyler	10	6	---	---	8	24
Edwin Bailey	8	6	---	---	8	22
Todd Kalis	4	9	---	---	8	21
Wes Pritchett	---	---	5	3	12	20
Jimmie Johnson	0	0	---	---	16	16
Randy McMillan	4	3	---	---	8	15
Curt Jarvis	---	---	5	5	5	15
O'Brien Alston	---	---	8	2	3	13
Mike Alexander	0	2	---	---	9	11
Mike Saxon	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	5	5
Andrew Provence	---	---	0	1	---	1
Dave Mucker	0	0	---	---	1	1
Mike Pagel	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	38	4.2
Middle	14	43	3.1
Right	10	23	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	61	6.1
Middle	12	76	6.3
Right	15	47	3.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Rypien	20	10	4	1	0	4	2	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Randall Cunningham	24	15	0	0	0	0	6	5	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	48	4.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	46	15.3
Long (19+ Yds)	6	3	118	19.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	6	3.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	10	70	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	3	43	5.4
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ray Alexander	8	4	103	3	17
WR Lionel Manuel	4	1	7	0	15
WR Kenny Lofton	4	2	82	1	19
WR Anthony Edwards	2	2	10	0	5
C Greg Werner	1	0	0	0	3
RB Vince Workman	1	1	10	0	1

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	PPlay
WR Jeff Graham	7	5	48	24
TE Ethan Horton	5	1	6	23
RB Chris Warren	5	4	17	22
WR Odessa Turner	2	1	12	14
WR Mike Alexander	2	2	17	2
WR Buster Rhymes	1	1	12	12
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0	13
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	7	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Ervins	2	1	0.50	3.06
Mark Rypien	1	-1	-1.00	2.00
Barry Foster	1	0	0.00	3.31

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Chris Warren	2	5	2.50	4.67
Greg Bell	1	0	0.00	5.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Randall Cunningham	4	2	12	3.00	4.96

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Ethan Horton	1	0	0	0.00	1.20
FB Craig Heyward	1	1	7	7.00	7.00
RB Chris Warren	1	1	5	5.00	3.40
WR Jeff Graham	1	0	0	0.00	6.86

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Foster	2	0
Mark Rypien	1	0
Ricky Ervins	1	0

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Greg Bell	2	1
Chris Warren	2	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Rypien	9	5	5

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Randall Cunningham	6	3	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Alexander	2	1	1
WR Lionel Manuel	2	1	1
WR Anthony Edwards	2	2	2
WR Kenny Lofton	1	0	0
C Greg Werner	1	0	0
RB Vince Workman	1	1	1

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Ethan Horton	2	0	0
WR Ernest Givins	1	0	0
WR Mike Alexander	1	1	1
RB Chris Warren	1	1	1
WR Jeff Graham	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,000 (21,400)
End Zone 8,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 1,700 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,000 (21,400)
End Zone	8,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	4,800 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	7,700 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,800 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	1,700 (3,300)