Week 16, 1991

played in Indianapolis, MD

39 degrees, rain, 12 mph wind

Atlanta Falcons	7	3	3	0	-	13
Indianapolis Colts	7	14	3	7	-	31

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:54 IND - Ricky Ervins 5 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
1Q: 00:35 ATL - A.B. Brown 6 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 12:24 IND - Kenny Lofton 4 pass from Mark Rypien (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 04:07 ATL - Steve De Line 38 field goal
2Q: 04:02 IND - Kenny Lofton 99 kickoff return (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 09:18 ATL - Steve De Line 40 field goal
3Q: 04:57 IND - Eddie Murray 35 field goal
4Q: 14:01 IND - Kenny Lofton 22 pass from Mark Rypien (Eddie Murray extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 05:54 IND - Ricky Ervins 5 run (Eddie Murray extra point)
1Q: 00:35 ATL - A.B. Brown 6 pass from Chris Chandler (Steve De Line extra point)
2Q: 12:24 IND - Kenny Lofton 4 pass from Mark Rypien (Eddie Murray extra point)
2Q: 04:07 ATL - Steve De Line 38 field goal
2Q: 04:02 IND - Kenny Lofton 99 kickoff return (Eddie Murray extra point)
3Q: 09:18 ATL - Steve De Line 40 field goal
3Q: 04:57 IND - Eddie Murray 35 field goal
4Q: 14:01 IND - Kenny Lofton 22 pass from Mark Rypien (Eddie Murray extra point)

Team Statistics ATL IND
Record 8-7 9-6
First Downs 17 21
- by Rushing 5 5
- by Passing 12 16
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 285 387
- Offensive Plays 69 56
- Yards per Play 4.13 6.91
Net Rushing Yards 93 94
- Rushing Attempts 33 28
- Yards per Rush 2.82 3.36
Net Passing Yards 192 293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 33 - 21 - 0 28 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 211 293
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/19 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.33 10.46
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 9/18 11/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.1 5.7
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 0/0 1/11
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 1/7
Kick Returns/Yards 5/93 4/141
Interception Ret./Yards 2/11 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 21
Time of Possession 31:04 28:56

Team Statistics	ATL	IND
Record	8-7	9-6
First Downs	17	21
- by Rushing	5	5
- by Passing	12	16
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	285	387
- Offensive Plays	69	56
- Yards per Play	4.13	6.91
Net Rushing Yards	93	94
- Rushing Attempts	33	28
- Yards per Rush	2.82	3.36
Net Passing Yards	192	293
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	33 - 21 - 0	28 - 19 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	211	293
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/19	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.33	10.46
Fumbles/Lost	2/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	9/18	11/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.1	5.7
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	0/0	1/11
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	1/7
Kick Returns/Yards	5/93	4/141
Interception Ret./Yards	2/11	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	1	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 21
Time of Possession	31:04	28:56

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:39	1:49	OWN 25	5	10	Punt
1	5:47	5:21	OWN 27	9	73	Touchdown
2	12:18	4:44	OWN 20	10	36	Punt
2	5:58	1:56	OPP 27	3	6	Field Goal
2	3:45	2:42	OWN 16	6	27	Punt
3	15:00	5:48	OWN 28	12	49	Field Goal
3	4:52	3:43	OWN 22	6	9	Punt
4	13:44	2:23	OWN 24	3	-1	Punt
4	5:45	2:11	OWN 20	10	53	Downs
4	1:04	1:04	OWN 14	5	23	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	3:21	OWN 14	5	25	Punt
1	9:50	4:03	OWN 12	8	88	Touchdown
1	0:26	3:08	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	7:34	1:36	OWN 9	4	10	Interception
2	1:03	1:03	OWN 3	3	13	Half
3	9:12	4:20	OWN 24	7	58	Field Goal
3	1:09	2:25	OWN 46	7	54	Touchdown
4	11:21	5:36	OWN 34	10	41	Interception
4	3:34	2:30	OWN 27	6	18	Punt

Game MVP: Kenny Lofton, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
A.B. Brown	18	56	3.11	16	1
Bill Jones	14	35	2.50	8	0
Chris Chandler	1	2	2.00	2	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Ricky Ervins	15	38	2.53	8	0	1
Barry Foster	12	51	4.25	14	2	0
Mark Rypien	1	5	5.00	5	0	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Chris Chandler	33	21	211	3/19	1	33	0	91.8

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Mark Rypien	24	17	279	0/0	2	50	1	120.0
Jeff George	4	2	14	0/0	0	11	1	18.8

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Robb Thomas	5	8	49	9.80	5	15	0
TE Brian Kinchen	4	4	23	5.75	7	14	0
WR Rob Moore	4	8	44	11.00	15	17	0
WR Stephone Paige	3	4	54	18.00	19	33	0
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	19	9.50	0	18	0
WR Ernie Mills	2	5	16	8.00	1	10	0
RB A.B. Brown	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	1

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ray Alexander	6	8	70	11.67	5	19	0
WR Lionel Manuel	6	7	51	8.50	4	18	0
WR Kenny Lofton	6	10	144	24.00	43	50	2
C Greg Werner	1	2	28	28.00	11	28	0
RB Ricky Ervins	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Derrick Thomas	1	0	0.00	0
S Dave Whitmore	1	11	11.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov
Stephone Paige	1	0
Jarvis Williams	1	0
A.B. Brown	0	1
Robb Thomas	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Rodney Thomas	0	0	1	0
Vince Workman	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Sean Landeta	5	204	40.8	39.4	54	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Skladany	2	80	40.0	38.5	43	1

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Steve De Line	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	1/1

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Eddie Murray	1/1	0/0	0/0	35	4/4

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Stephone Paige	1	2	2.0	0
Jarvis Williams	1	1	1.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Lionel Manuel	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Robert Van Winkle	4	78	19.5	0
Stephone Paige	1	15	15.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ray Alexander	2	28	14.0	0
Kenny Lofton	2	113	56.5	1

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Derrick Thomas	8	1	20	20
S Marcus Robertson	7	0	20	25
S Bubba McDowell	5	1	28	27
ILB Hardy Nickerson	4	5	24	27
OLB Jerry Olsavsky	4	0	15	9
CB Robert Van Winkle	3	4	21	23
ILB Walter Johnson	3	1	15	16
CB Quintin Jones	3	0	20	14
S Dave Whitmore	3	0	11	16
OLB Wilber Marshall	1	1	18	19
DE Marvin Washington	1	1	25	21
DE Eric Dorsey	1	0	15	18
CB Jarvis Williams	1	0	14	13
OLB Craig Ogletree	0	1	8	8

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Mel Owens	8	2	0.0	28	33
S Chet Brooks	8	1	0.0	29	32
ILB Mark Dusbabek	7	1	0.0	27	28
DT Jerry Ball	5	0	1.0	18	20
DE Tony Tolbert	4	1	1.0	22	27
OLB Mike Cofer	4	0	1.0	4	9
CB Vinnie Clark	4	1	0.0	33	36
S Durwood Roquemore	3	5	0.0	23	30
DE Donnell Thompson	3	1	0.0	25	23
DE Chris Doleman	3	1	0.0	24	25
DT Jerome Brown	2	2	0.0	28	27
CB Rodney Thomas	2	1	0.0	29	33
OLB Burnell Dent	1	0	0.0	10	3
FB Bob Perryman	1	0	---	---	---
S Danny Copeland	1	0	0.0	18	19
QB Jeff George	1	0	---	---	---
DT Greg Rentie	1	0	0.0	11	11

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Hurry	PPlay
DE Eric Dorsey	2	18
DE Curtis Maxie	1	23
DE Marvin Washington	1	21

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Tony Tolbert	1.0	1	1	2	27
DT Jerry Ball	1.0	0	1	0	20
OLB Mike Cofer	1.0	0	0	0	9
ILB Mark Dusbabek	0.0	0	1	0	28
DE Chris Doleman	0.0	0	0	1	25

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Marcus Robertson	4	2	0	25
OLB Derrick Thomas	2	0	1	20
S Dave Whitmore	2	0	1	16
ILB Walter Johnson	2	0	0	16
ILB Hardy Nickerson	2	0	0	27
CB Quintin Jones	2	0	0	14
S Bubba McDowell	2	0	0	27
CB Robert Van Winkle	2	0	0	23
CB Jarvis Williams	1	0	0	13

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Mel Owens	6	0	33
S Durwood Roquemore	3	1	30
ILB Mark Dusbabek	3	1	28
CB Vinnie Clark	3	1	36
OLB Mike Cofer	2	0	9
CB Rodney Thomas	2	0	33
DE Chris Doleman	1	0	25
S Chet Brooks	1	0	32
CB Homey D Clown	0	1	31

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Richard Cooper	2	6	27	0	27
Doug Widell	2	4	23	1	25
Houston Hoover	2	3	29	0	33
Brian Kinchen	1	1	12	0	21
Mark Stepnoski	1	1	12	0	15
Lenny Robinson	0	8	27	1	30
Tyler Houston	0	4	22	1	27
Jonathan Hayes	0	3	21	0	12
Ickey Woods	0	1	19	0	16
Tony Mayberry	0	1	11	0	9

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mike Knight	2	9	27	22
Jim Covert	2	5	19	25
Paul Farren	2	4	24	25
Dwight Stephenson	1	3	27	27
Lance Smith	1	3	21	20
Dave Widell	1	1	5	3
Eric Andolsek	0	2	17	18

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Ickey Woods	1	17
A.B. Brown	1	17
Stephone Paige	1	12
Bill Jones	1	7

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Rodney Thomas	3	14
Vince Workman	1	18
Ray Alexander	1	13
Mike Cofer	1	11
Bob Perryman	1	3

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Chandler	33	36	---	---	---	69
Houston Hoover	29	33	---	---	5	67
Stephone Paige	25	20	---	---	12	57
Lenny Robinson	27	30	---	---	---	57
Robb Thomas	21	27	---	---	9	57
Bubba McDowell	---	---	28	27	2	57
A.B. Brown	19	18	---	---	17	54
Richard Cooper	27	27	---	---	---	54
Hardy Nickerson	---	---	24	27	1	52
Ickey Woods	19	16	---	---	17	52
Doug Widell	23	25	---	---	3	51
Robert Van Winkle	---	---	21	23	7	51
Curtis Maxie	---	---	23	23	3	49
Marvin Washington	---	---	25	21	3	49
Tyler Houston	22	27	---	---	---	49
Marcus Robertson	---	---	20	25	1	46
Israel Miller	---	---	22	20	1	43
Jarvis Williams	---	---	14	13	15	42
Dave Whitmore	---	---	11	16	15	42
Bill Jones	15	19	---	---	7	41
Derrick Thomas	---	---	20	20	1	41
Rob Moore	14	26	---	---	---	40
Brian Kinchen	12	21	---	---	6	39
Ernie Mills	15	12	---	---	12	39
Wilber Marshall	---	---	18	19	---	37
Jonathan Hayes	21	12	---	---	3	36
Quintin Jones	---	---	20	14	2	36
Bob Olderman	14	14	---	---	7	35
Mark Stepnoski	12	15	---	---	7	34
Eric Dorsey	---	---	15	18	---	33
Jerry Olsavsky	---	---	15	9	9	33
Walter Johnson	---	---	15	16	1	32
Tony Mayberry	11	9	---	---	6	26
Richard Newbill	---	---	9	7	6	22
Paul Green	0	3	---	---	17	20
Craig Ogletree	---	---	8	8	4	20
Derrick Fenner	4	6	---	---	8	18
Sean Landeta	0	0	---	---	7	7
Steve De Line	0	0	---	---	6	6
Ray Agnew	---	---	0	2	---	2
Sean Salisbury	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Mitchell	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nick Bell	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Kasay	0	0	---	---	---	0
Shawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Rodney Thomas	---	---	29	33	14	76
Homey D Clown	---	---	28	31	17	76
Chet Brooks	---	---	29	32	11	72
Vinnie Clark	---	---	33	36	2	71
Mel Owens	---	---	28	33	3	64
Ray Alexander	24	22	---	---	13	59
Dwight Stephenson	27	27	---	---	3	57
Jerome Brown	---	---	28	27	1	56
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	27	28	1	56
Donnell Thompson	---	---	25	23	7	55
Durwood Roquemore	---	---	23	30	1	54
Kenny Lofton	23	26	---	---	5	54
Tony Tolbert	---	---	22	27	3	52
Chris Doleman	---	---	24	25	2	51
Paul Farren	24	25	---	---	1	50
Lionel Manuel	16	16	---	---	17	49
Mike Knight	27	22	---	---	---	49
Jim Covert	19	25	---	---	3	47
Mark Rypien	21	24	---	---	---	45
Danny Copeland	---	---	18	19	7	44
Lance Smith	21	20	---	---	2	43
Howard Cross	20	17	---	---	6	43
Jerry Ball	---	---	18	20	2	40
Eric Andolsek	17	18	---	---	3	38
Bob Perryman	14	19	---	---	3	36
Barry Foster	12	18	---	---	---	30
Greg Rentie	---	---	11	11	4	26
Ricky Ervins	16	9	---	---	---	25
Mike Cofer	---	---	4	9	11	24
Greg Werner	5	8	---	---	11	24
Anthony Edwards	8	4	---	---	11	23
Burnell Dent	---	---	10	3	9	22
Kevin Murphy	---	---	6	7	5	18
Vince Workman	0	0	---	---	18	18
James Jenkins	2	1	---	---	11	14
Jeff George	7	4	---	---	1	12
Dave Widell	5	3	---	---	3	11
Eddie Murray	0	0	---	---	7	7
Tom Skladany	0	0	---	---	2	2
Lester Archambeau	---	---	0	2	---	2
Eugene Daniel	---	---	0	0	---	0
Mike Cofer	0	0	---	---	---	0
Brad Goebel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	36	2.6
Middle	5	19	3.8
Right	14	38	2.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	32	3.2
Middle	10	33	3.3
Right	8	29	3.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Chris Chandler	33	21	1	1	3	4	3	3	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Mark Rypien	24	17	4	1	0	2	3	0	1
Jeff George	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	9	4.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	65	4.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	9	119	8.5
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	18	6.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	2	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	65	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	5	95	19.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	4	131	11.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Robb Thomas	8	5	1	49	0	27
WR Rob Moore	8	4	1	44	0	26
WR Ernie Mills	5	2	1	16	0	12
WR Stephone Paige	4	3	0	54	1	20
TE Brian Kinchen	4	4	0	23	0	21
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	0	19	0	12
RB A.B. Brown	2	1	0	6	0	18

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kenny Lofton	10	6	144	3	26
WR Ray Alexander	8	6	70	0	22
WR Lionel Manuel	7	6	51	0	16
C Greg Werner	2	1	28	1	8
RB Ricky Ervins	1	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ricky Ervins	3	2	0.67	2.53

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Chris Chandler	2	2	15	7.50	6.39

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Mark Rypien	4	2	6	1.50	11.63

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB A.B. Brown	1	1	6	6.00	3.00
WR Rob Moore	1	1	9	9.00	5.50

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Lionel Manuel	1	1	2	2.00	7.29
WR Kenny Lofton	1	1	4	4.00	14.40
C Greg Werner	1	0	0	0.00	14.00
RB Ricky Ervins	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
A.B. Brown	7	4
Bill Jones	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Barry Foster	4	4
Mark Rypien	1	0
Ricky Ervins	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Chris Chandler	10	5	5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Mark Rypien	6	6	5
Jeff George	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rob Moore	3	1	1
TE Brian Kinchen	2	2	2
WR Stephone Paige	1	1	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	1	1	1
RB A.B. Brown	1	0	0
WR Robb Thomas	1	0	0
WR Ernie Mills	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Ray Alexander	3	3	3
WR Lionel Manuel	3	3	2
WR Kenny Lofton	2	2	2

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)