Week 1, 1996

played in Indianapolis, MD

68 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Tennessee Oilers	3	17	0	0	-	20
Indianapolis Colts	7	7	3	0	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 TEN - Lucy Draper 29 field goal
1Q: 03:28 IND - Ed Davis 4 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 11:12 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 16 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 08:54 IND - Matthew McConaughey 9 pass from John Elway (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 04:35 TEN - John Settle 37 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 01:21 TEN - Lucy Draper 34 field goal
3Q: 09:02 IND - Lin Elliott 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:27 TEN - Lucy Draper 29 field goal
1Q: 03:28 IND - Ed Davis 4 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 11:12 TEN - Haywood Jeffires 16 pass from Jeff George (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 08:54 IND - Matthew McConaughey 9 pass from John Elway (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 04:35 TEN - John Settle 37 run (Lucy Draper extra point)
2Q: 01:21 TEN - Lucy Draper 34 field goal
3Q: 09:02 IND - Lin Elliott 20 field goal

Team Statistics TEN IND
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 17 20
- by Rushing 5 4
- by Passing 8 13
- by Penalty 4 3
Total Net Yards 324 311
- Offensive Plays 65 74
- Yards per Play 4.98 4.20
Net Rushing Yards 94 61
- Rushing Attempts 24 22
- Yards per Rush 3.92 2.77
Net Passing Yards 230 250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 22 - 0 47 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 237 281
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 5/31
- Yards per Pass Play 5.61 4.81
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/0
3rd Down Conversions 0/14 5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 1/1
Penalties/Yards 6/48 9/75
Punt Returns/Yards 5/33 5/43
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 5/102
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 32
Time of Possession 29:07 30:53

Team Statistics	TEN	IND
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	17	20
- by Rushing	5	4
- by Passing	8	13
- by Penalty	4	3
Total Net Yards	324	311
- Offensive Plays	65	74
- Yards per Play	4.98	4.20
Net Rushing Yards	94	61
- Rushing Attempts	24	22
- Yards per Rush	3.92	2.77
Net Passing Yards	230	250
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 22 - 0	47 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	237	281
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	5/31
- Yards per Pass Play	5.61	4.81
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	2/0
3rd Down Conversions	0/14	5/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	1/1
Penalties/Yards	6/48	9/75
Punt Returns/Yards	5/33	5/43
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	5/102
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 32
Time of Possession	29:07	30:53

Drive Charts

Tennessee Oilers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:39	1:08	OWN 36	3	5	Punt
1	11:23	3:02	OWN 24	7	64	Field Goal
1	3:21	3:09	OWN 28	5	34	Punt
2	14:10	3:08	OWN 41	7	59	Touchdown
2	8:45	1:00	OWN 19	3	0	Punt
2	6:30	2:12	OWN 21	5	79	Touchdown
2	2:38	1:22	OWN 36	5	47	Field Goal
3	15:00	0:51	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
3	8:56	4:59	OWN 20	11	49	Missed FG
3	1:23	1:08	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
4	12:51	1:41	OWN 1	3	7	Punt
4	10:06	1:24	OWN 2	3	2	Punt
4	7:21	1:49	OWN 20	3	7	Punt
4	4:22	0:36	OWN 34	4	-14	Punt
4	2:32	0:37	OWN 26	3	3	Punt

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:21	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
1	12:31	1:08	OWN 29	3	-6	Punt
1	8:21	5:00	OWN 33	10	67	Touchdown
1	0:12	1:02	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
2	11:02	2:17	OWN 30	5	70	Touchdown
2	7:45	1:15	OWN 46	3	-3	Punt
2	4:18	1:40	OWN 18	3	8	Punt
2	1:16	1:16	OWN 19	3	9	Half
3	14:09	5:13	OWN 25	10	72	Field Goal
3	3:57	2:34	OWN 38	6	15	Punt
3	0:15	2:24	OWN 27	6	37	Punt
4	11:10	1:04	OPP 44	3	-3	Punt
4	8:42	1:21	OPP 46	3	4	Punt
4	5:32	1:10	OWN 26	3	-4	Punt
4	3:46	1:14	OWN 33	3	-5	Punt
4	1:55	1:55	OWN 32	8	65	Game

Game MVP: Haywood Jeffires, Tennessee Oilers

Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	15	35	2.33	15	2	0
John Settle	8	55	6.88	37	2	1
Jeff George	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
James Stewart	11	39	3.55	13	1	0
Ed Davis	8	18	2.25	10	1	1
Roosevelt Potts	3	4	1.33	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Jeff George	40	22	237	1/7	1	44	0	80.9

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
John Elway	47	23	281	5/31	1	45	0	74.8

Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Haywood Jeffires	12	19	187	15.58	56	44	1
WR Ben Johnson	3	11	12	4.00	0	8	0
RB John Settle	2	2	7	3.50	2	7	0
FB Kevin Turner	1	1	1	1.00	2	1	0
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
FB Donnell Bennett	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	0
WR Chris Sanders	1	2	8	8.00	8	8	0
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	2	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Alex Van Dyke	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB James Stewart	7	11	35	5.00	21	19	0
WR Matthew McConaughey	5	9	77	15.40	3	45	1
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	-2	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	63	31.50	43	44	0
WR Johnny Johnson	2	5	32	16.00	5	19	0
WR Johnnie Morton	2	5	33	16.50	0	21	0
WR Garry James	1	5	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Kerry Cash	1	1	27	27.00	16	27	0
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	2	17	17.00	14	17	0
RB Ed Davis	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Derrick Mayes	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Tennessee	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Tennessee	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Settle	1	0	0
Jeff Davidson	0	1	0
Anthony Smith	0	0	2

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
John Elway	2	1	0
Steve Everett	0	1	0
Todd Scott	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Tennessee	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Tom Hutton	10	451	45.1	38.8	58	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Klaus Wilmsmeyer	11	503	45.7	39.1	59	4

Kicking Statistics

Tennessee	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lucy Draper	2/3	0/1	0/0	34	2/2

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lin Elliott	1/1	0/0	0/0	20	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rey Mysterio Jr	4	28	7.0	0
Joaquin Stuckey	1	5	5.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ed Davis	5	43	8.6	0

Kick Return Statistics

Tennessee	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Alvin Walton	1	17	17.0	0
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	20	20.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rickey Dixon	4	76	19.0	0
Johnny Johnson	1	26	26.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Tennessee	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Alvin Walton	6	3	0.0	22	52
DE Shante Carver	5	0	2.0	19	41
ILB Pepper Johnson	5	3	0.0	22	51
CB James Hasty	5	2	0.0	17	49
DE Anthony Smith	4	0	2.0	17	37
OLB Reggie Barnes	4	0	0.0	11	39
DT Israel Miller	3	1	0.0	15	36
S Mark Carrier	3	0	0.0	19	50
OLB Ben Talley	3	0	0.0	11	13
DE Hugh Douglas	2	0	1.0	15	36
CB Robert Massey	2	1	0.0	7	17
DT Shane Dronett	2	1	0.0	16	37
S Dave Thomas	2	1	0.0	2	18
OLB Dante Jones	2	0	0.0	8	7
CB Barry Bonds	0	1	0.0	11	30

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Carlos Jenkins	6	1	0.0	16	25
DE Tony Tolbert	5	0	0.0	23	32
CB Vinnie Clark	5	0	0.0	23	39
S Brent Alexander	4	2	0.0	20	40
DE Trace Armstrong	3	1	0.5	14	24
ILB Steve Tovar	3	1	0.0	20	39
CB Tony Brown	3	0	0.0	13	28
DT Chad Eaton	2	2	0.5	14	19
S Rod Woodson	2	2	0.0	21	39
S Rickey Dixon	2	1	0.0	6	10
ILB Mark Dusbabek	2	0	0.0	6	2
CB Tory Smith	2	0	0.0	22	34
S Todd Scott	2	0	0.0	7	8
OLB Jeff Gooch	2	0	0.0	9	17
DE Chad Bratzke	1	0	0.0	10	17
OLB Todd Kelly	0	2	0.0	9	12

Pass Rush Statistics

Tennessee	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Anthony Smith	2.0	1	2	2	37
DE Shante Carver	2.0	0	0	0	41
DE Hugh Douglas	1.0	0	5	0	36
DT Israel Miller	0.0	1	0	0	36
DT Shane Dronett	0.0	0	2	1	37
DT Mike Collins	0.0	0	1	0	5

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Trace Armstrong	0.5	0	1	24
DT Chad Eaton	0.5	0	1	19
DT Ellis Johnson	0.0	1	0	24
DT Jerome Brown	0.0	0	1	30
DE Chad Bratzke	0.0	0	1	17

Pass Defense Statistics

Tennessee	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB James Hasty	5	2	49
S Alvin Walton	3	1	52
ILB Pepper Johnson	3	0	51
CB Robert Massey	2	0	17
OLB Reggie Barnes	2	0	39
S Dave Thomas	2	0	18
OLB Ben Talley	2	0	13
OLB Dante Jones	1	0	7
DE Anthony Smith	1	0	37
DT Israel Miller	1	0	36
DE Shante Carver	1	0	41
CB Chris Dishman	0	1	52
S Mark Carrier	0	1	50

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Vinnie Clark	5	1	39
S Rod Woodson	3	1	39
CB Tory Smith	2	2	34
S Brent Alexander	2	2	40
ILB Mark Dusbabek	2	0	2
OLB Carlos Jenkins	2	0	25
CB Tony Brown	2	0	28
OLB Jeff Gooch	1	1	17
S Rickey Dixon	1	0	10
DE Chad Bratzke	1	0	17
DT Chad Eaton	1	0	19

Blocking Statistics

Tennessee	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Orlando Brown	2	5	24	0	41
Donnell Bennett	2	3	11	0	17
Vlade Divac	1	4	24	0	41
Wally Williams	0	4	24	1	41
Jay Pennison	0	4	21	0	36
Jeff Davidson	0	1	24	0	41
Alfred Pupunu	0	1	15	0	20
Jasper Claybrooks	0	1	3	0	14

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Keith Loneker	3	4	22	1	52
Steve Everett	2	3	22	1	52
Brad Hopkins	1	6	22	1	52
Paul Farren	1	5	22	2	52
Roosevelt Potts	0	2	15	0	23
John Gerak	0	2	22	0	52

Special Teams Tackles

Tennessee	Tackles	STPlays
Robert Massey	2	19
Wally Williams	2	13
Donnell Bennett	1	32
Kevin Turner	1	22
Jasper Claybrooks	1	22
Rey Mysterio Jr	1	15
Thomas Rayam	1	13
Chris Dishman	1	6

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Johnny Johnson	3	27
Ed Davis	1	13
Matt Elliott	1	12
Rob Awalt	1	8
Matthew McConaughey	1	5

Participation

Tennessee	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Alvin Walton	---	---	22	52	6	80
Chris Dishman	---	---	22	52	6	80
Wally Williams	24	41	---	---	13	78
Pepper Johnson	---	---	22	51	1	74
Haywood Jeffires	24	41	---	---	6	71
Mark Carrier	---	---	19	50	1	70
James Hasty	---	---	17	49	1	67
Vlade Divac	24	41	---	---	---	65
Jeff George	24	41	---	---	---	65
Jeff Davidson	24	41	---	---	---	65
Orlando Brown	24	41	---	---	---	65
Ben Talley	---	---	11	13	41	65
Barry Bonds	---	---	11	30	23	64
Ben Johnson	23	40	---	---	---	63
Hugh Douglas	---	---	15	36	12	63
Shante Carver	---	---	19	41	1	61
Israel Miller	---	---	15	36	9	60
Donnell Bennett	11	17	---	---	32	60
Rey Mysterio Jr	16	28	---	---	15	59
Jay Pennison	21	36	---	---	1	58
Shane Dronett	---	---	16	37	3	56
Anthony Smith	---	---	17	37	1	55
Reggie Barnes	---	---	11	39	3	53
Alfred Pupunu	15	20	---	---	11	46
Robert Massey	---	---	7	17	19	43
Alex Van Dyke	9	17	---	---	14	40
Jasper Claybrooks	3	14	---	---	22	39
Chris Sanders	8	17	---	---	12	37
Dave Thomas	---	---	2	18	11	31
Kevin Turner	2	4	---	---	22	28
John Settle	8	7	---	---	---	15
Dante Jones	---	---	8	7	---	15
Thomas Rayam	0	0	---	---	13	13
Jack Linn	0	0	---	---	13	13
Marcus Brown	0	0	---	---	13	13
Tom Hutton	0	0	---	---	13	13
Karl Stallings	0	0	---	---	12	12
Mike Collins	---	---	7	5	---	12
Eric Shaw	---	---	0	0	9	9
Patrick Sapp	---	---	1	2	6	9
Lucy Draper	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Christy	3	5	---	---	---	8
Joaquin Stuckey	1	0	---	---	1	2
Anthony Dilweg	0	0	---	---	---	0
Randall Floyd	0	0	---	---	---	0
John Michels	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Keith Loneker	22	52	---	---	12	86
John Elway	22	52	---	---	---	74
Paul Farren	22	52	---	---	---	74
Steve Everett	22	52	---	---	---	74
John Gerak	22	52	---	---	---	74
Brad Hopkins	22	52	---	---	---	74
Tony Brown	---	---	13	28	32	73
Matthew McConaughey	21	46	---	---	5	72
Jonathan Hayes	19	36	---	---	10	65
Vinnie Clark	---	---	23	39	3	65
Steve Tovar	---	---	20	39	4	63
Brent Alexander	---	---	20	40	3	63
Rod Woodson	---	---	21	39	2	62
Tony Tolbert	---	---	23	32	5	60
Tory Smith	---	---	22	34	2	58
Johnny Johnson	7	21	---	---	27	55
James Stewart	14	38	---	---	---	52
Jerome Brown	---	---	16	30	5	51
Roosevelt Potts	15	23	---	---	10	48
Jeff Gooch	---	---	9	17	21	47
Carlos Jenkins	---	---	16	25	3	44
Trace Armstrong	---	---	14	24	5	43
Ricky Ervins	3	8	---	---	31	42
Garry James	9	31	---	---	---	40
Ellis Johnson	---	---	9	24	7	40
Johnnie Morton	4	22	---	---	9	35
Chad Eaton	---	---	14	19	1	34
Ed Davis	8	11	---	---	13	32
Todd Scott	---	---	7	8	16	31
Derrick Mayes	2	9	---	---	20	31
Rickey Dixon	---	---	6	10	13	29
Chad Bratzke	---	---	10	17	2	29
Rob Awalt	8	12	---	---	8	28
Martin Harrison	---	---	6	12	10	28
Kerry Cash	0	3	---	---	21	24
Todd Kelly	---	---	9	12	---	21
Mark Dusbabek	---	---	6	2	9	17
Adam Schreiber	0	0	---	---	12	12
Matt Elliott	0	0	---	---	12	12
Russ Freeman	0	0	---	---	12	12
Keenan Newhouse	0	0	---	---	12	12
Klaus Wilmsmeyer	0	0	---	---	11	11
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	5	5
Rick Mirer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Stan Humphries	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	40	20.0
Middle	17	53	3.1
Right	5	1	0.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	5	1.3
Middle	14	27	1.9
Right	4	29	7.3
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Jeff George	40	22	4	2	4	7	4	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
John Elway	47	23	4	0	5	5	10	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	12	1.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	10	90	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	91	11.4
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	44	4.9

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	4	22	3.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	18	9	98	5.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	8	95	7.9
Long (19+ Yds)	9	2	66	7.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Haywood Jeffires	19	12	2	187	4	41
WR Ben Johnson	11	3	1	12	0	40
RB John Settle	2	2	0	7	0	7
WR Chris Sanders	2	1	0	8	0	17
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	2	1	0	6	0	28
FB Kevin Turner	1	1	0	1	0	4
TE Alfred Pupunu	1	1	0	8	0	20
FB Donnell Bennett	1	1	0	8	0	17
WR Alex Van Dyke	1	0	1	0	0	17

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB James Stewart	11	7	1	35	0	38
WR Matthew McConaughey	9	5	1	77	1	46
WR Garry James	5	1	2	-1	0	31
WR Johnny Johnson	5	2	1	32	0	21
WR Johnnie Morton	5	2	0	33	1	22
TE Jonathan Hayes	2	2	0	-2	0	36
TE Rob Awalt	2	2	0	63	1	12
FB Roosevelt Potts	2	1	0	17	0	23
RB Ed Davis	2	0	0	0	0	11
TE Kerry Cash	1	1	0	27	1	3
WR Derrick Mayes	1	0	0	0	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Rey Mysterio Jr	2	-1	-0.50	2.33
John Settle	1	3	3.00	6.88

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ed Davis	3	7	2.33	2.25
James Stewart	3	6	2.00	3.55
Roosevelt Potts	1	6	6.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Jeff George	4	1	16	4.00	5.93

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
John Elway	4	2	15	3.75	5.98

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Haywood Jeffires	1	1	16	16.00	9.84
WR Ben Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	1.09
WR Chris Sanders	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Rey Mysterio Jr	1	0	0	0.00	3.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Matthew McConaughey	2	1	9	4.50	8.56
RB James Stewart	1	1	6	6.00	3.18
WR Derrick Mayes	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Tennessee	Rushes	Conversions
Rey Mysterio Jr	3	0
Jeff George	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Ed Davis	1	1
James Stewart	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Tennessee	Att	Comp	Conversions
Jeff George	10	6	0

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
John Elway	14	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Tennessee	Targ	Catch
WR Haywood Jeffires	4	2
WR Ben Johnson	4	2
FB Kevin Turner	1	1
WR Chris Sanders	1	1

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matthew McConaughey	5	2	2
WR Garry James	2	1	0
WR Johnny Johnson	2	2	2
WR Johnnie Morton	2	1	0
RB Ed Davis	1	0	0
RB James Stewart	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,100 (21,400)
End Zone 14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	66,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,100 (21,400)
End Zone	14,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,600 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,100 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)