Exhibition Week 3, 1997

played in Indianapolis, MD

54 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

New Orleans Saints	10	3	0	0	-	13
Indianapolis Colts	7	10	3	7	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 NOS - Morten Andersen 33 field goal
1Q: 08:00 IND - Floyd Fields 57 interception return (Lin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 02:01 NOS - Larry Long 8 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:40 IND - Lin Elliott 40 field goal
2Q: 02:36 IND - Brian Mitchell 1 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 00:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 33 field goal
3Q: 09:13 IND - Lin Elliott 38 field goal
4Q: 10:05 IND - Johnnie Morton 16 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:39 NOS - Morten Andersen 33 field goal
1Q: 08:00 IND - Floyd Fields 57 interception return (Lin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 02:01 NOS - Larry Long 8 run (Morten Andersen extra point)
2Q: 11:40 IND - Lin Elliott 40 field goal
2Q: 02:36 IND - Brian Mitchell 1 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 00:11 NOS - Morten Andersen 33 field goal
3Q: 09:13 IND - Lin Elliott 38 field goal
4Q: 10:05 IND - Johnnie Morton 16 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)

Team Statistics NOS IND
Record 1-2 1-1
First Downs 18 23
- by Rushing 5 8
- by Passing 12 15
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 306 339
- Offensive Plays 64 69
- Yards per Play 4.78 4.91
Net Rushing Yards 87 142
- Rushing Attempts 20 36
- Yards per Rush 4.35 3.94
Net Passing Yards 219 197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 23 - 1 32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 239 213
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4/20 1/16
- Yards per Pass Play 4.98 5.97
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 5.3 7.6
4th Down Conversions 1/2 1/1
Penalties/Yards 1/5 5/25
Punt Returns/Yards 2/14 3/35
Kick Returns/Yards 1/27 2/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 1/57
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 30
Time of Possession 26:04 33:56

Team Statistics	NOS	IND
Record	1-2	1-1
First Downs	18	23
- by Rushing	5	8
- by Passing	12	15
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	306	339
- Offensive Plays	64	69
- Yards per Play	4.78	4.91
Net Rushing Yards	87	142
- Rushing Attempts	20	36
- Yards per Rush	4.35	3.94
Net Passing Yards	219	197
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 23 - 1	32 - 19 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	239	213
- Sacks/Yards Lost	4/20	1/16
- Yards per Pass Play	4.98	5.97
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	10/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	5.3	7.6
4th Down Conversions	1/2	1/1
Penalties/Yards	1/5	5/25
Punt Returns/Yards	2/14	3/35
Kick Returns/Yards	1/27	2/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	1/57
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 30
Time of Possession	26:04	33:56

Drive Charts

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:29	OWN 30	9	54	Field Goal
1	8:08	0:17	OWN 33	2	0	Interception
1	7:51	6:00	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	11:32	3:46	OWN 20	8	36	Punt
2	2:30	2:27	OWN 20	9	64	Field Goal
3	9:07	2:32	OWN 20	6	13	Punt
3	2:16	2:16	OWN 23	3	5	Punt
4	9:56	1:04	OWN 20	3	8	Punt
4	8:14	0:31	OWN 48	3	4	Punt
4	2:43	1:47	OWN 14	5	12	Downs
4	0:46	0:46	OWN 24	5	40	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:31	2:23	OWN 20	5	21	Punt
1	1:51	5:19	OWN 20	11	57	Field Goal
2	7:46	5:16	OWN 20	14	80	Touchdown
3	15:00	5:53	OWN 27	12	52	Field Goal
3	6:35	4:19	OWN 24	6	16	Punt
4	15:00	5:04	OWN 35	11	65	Touchdown
4	8:52	0:38	OWN 40	2	1	Interception
4	7:43	5:00	OWN 10	7	35	Punt
4	0:56	0:10	OPP 26	1	2	Fumble

Game MVP: Chad Bratzke, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Larry Long	6	19	3.17	9	0	1
Bartholomew Simpson	5	27	5.40	12	1	0
Richard Huntley	5	11	2.20	7	0	0
Danny Wuerffel	3	21	7.00	9	0	0
Paul Walker	1	9	9.00	9	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	25	90	3.60	16	3	1
James Stewart	5	31	6.20	15	1	0
Leon Johnson	5	14	2.80	5	0	0
Roosevelt Potts	1	7	7.00	7	0	0

Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Danny Wuerffel	27	15	151	4/20	0	34	0	71.7
Paul Walker	13	8	88	0/0	0	31	1	49.5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Humphries	32	19	213	1/16	1	22	1	76.7

Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR James McKnight	6	8	68	11.33	7	20
WR Jake Reed	4	8	24	6.00	0	8
WR Leonard Klecko	4	7	37	9.25	4	14
FB Craig Heyward	2	2	39	19.50	0	34
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	15	7.50	0	10
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	14	7.00	7	8
WR Jeff Graham	1	2	5	5.00	0	5
TE James Jenkins	1	1	31	31.00	0	31
RB Larry Long	1	2	6	6.00	0	6
WR Derek Russell	0	4	0	0.00	0	0
WR Sebastian Fannin	0	2	0	0.00	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Byner	5	5	34	6.80	0	10	0
WR Johnnie Morton	4	8	55	13.75	5	16	1
TE Carlester Crumpler	3	4	30	10.00	0	11	0
WR Matthew McConaughey	2	3	29	14.50	0	17	0
WR Wendell Davis	1	1	14	14.00	2	14	0
TE Derrick Walker	1	2	13	13.00	5	13	0
RB James Stewart	1	2	22	22.00	18	22	0
RB Leon Johnson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Steven Mason	1	2	15	15.00	0	15	0
RB Brian Mitchell	0	3	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Mike Adams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Jim Lyles	1	0	0.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Floyd Fields	1	57	57.00	1

Fumble Statistics

New Orleans	Recov	Force
Marvin Washington	1	0
Gerald Dixon	0	1
Barry Minter	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov
Brian Mitchell	1	0
Leon Johnson	1	0
Wendell Davis	0	1

Punting Statistics

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Will Bryce	5	229	45.8	34.8	55	3

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Klaus Wilmsmeyer	3	118	39.3	34.7	41	2

Kicking Statistics

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Morten Andersen	2/2	0/0	0/0	33	1/1

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lin Elliott	2/2	1/1	0/0	40	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jake Reed	2	14	7.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Earnest Byner	2	17	8.5	0
Wendell Davis	1	18	18.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bartholomew Simpson	1	27	27.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Johnson	2	50	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Deke McQuay	9	2	0.0	30	26
S Bubba McDowell	7	1	0.0	29	27
DE Robert Harris	5	3	1.0	34	32
S Brian Jordan	5	0	0.0	21	20
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	4	4	0.0	30	25
CB Jim Lyles	4	1	0.0	30	25
ILB Kyle Perkins	4	1	0.0	25	23
DE Gary Ferguson	3	1	0.0	33	30
ILB Don Davis	3	1	0.0	11	10
CB Dewayne Washington	2	2	0.0	25	29
CB Monty Montgomery	2	2	0.0	31	27
OLB Gerald Dixon	2	1	0.0	14	11
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	1	0.0	6	8
DT Mike Lodish	1	0	0.0	5	4
DT Walt Murphy	1	0	0.0	2	6
OLB Barry Minter	1	0	0.0	7	5
DE Marvin Washington	0	3	0.0	28	25

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	7	2	0.0	13	36
CB Tory Smith	6	1	0.0	16	39
DE Chad Bratzke	4	0	2.0	8	30
CB Ronde Barber	4	2	0.0	15	36
DT Ted Washington	3	1	0.5	11	22
ILB Curly Washburn	3	2	0.0	9	15
S Chance Baxter	3	2	0.0	12	33
S Rod Woodson	3	0	0.0	17	41
DE Colin Powell	3	0	0.0	12	14
ILB Ed McDaniel	2	0	1.0	11	19
CB Chris Allerman	2	1	0.0	11	19
ILB James Farrior	2	0	0.0	5	3
S David Tate	1	1	0.0	13	36
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	0	---	---	---
DT Ellis Johnson	1	0	0.0	13	14
DT Chad Eaton	1	0	0.0	14	28
OLB Jeff Gooch	1	0	0.0	3	19
DE Trace Armstrong	0	1	0.5	12	29
S Floyd Fields	0	1	0.0	10	32

Pass Rush Statistics

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Robert Harris	1.0	0	1	32
DE Gary Ferguson	0.0	1	0	30
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	0.0	1	0	25
DE Marvin Washington	0.0	0	1	25
DT William Carr	0.0	0	1	30

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Chad Bratzke	2.0	0	3	1	30
ILB Ed McDaniel	1.0	0	1	0	19
DE Trace Armstrong	0.5	0	1	0	29
DT Ted Washington	0.5	0	0	0	22
OLB Michael Knight	0.0	2	0	0	36
DE Colin Powell	0.0	0	1	0	14
DT Chad Eaton	0.0	0	1	0	28

Pass Defense Statistics

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Bubba McDowell	4	1	0	27
CB Jim Lyles	4	0	1	25
S Deke McQuay	2	1	0	26
OLB Brett Wallerstedt	2	0	0	25
CB Monty Montgomery	2	0	0	27
CB Dewayne Washington	1	1	0	29
ILB Don Davis	1	1	0	10
DE Robert Harris	1	0	0	32
ILB Kyle Perkins	1	0	0	23
OLB Jessie Armstead	1	0	0	8

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tory Smith	5	0	0	39
CB Ronde Barber	4	1	0	36
OLB Michael Knight	4	0	0	36
ILB Curly Washburn	2	1	0	15
CB Chris Allerman	2	1	0	19
S Rod Woodson	2	0	0	41
S Chance Baxter	2	0	0	33
S David Tate	1	0	0	36
ILB James Farrior	1	0	0	3
S Floyd Fields	0	0	1	32

Blocking Statistics

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Larry Heck	2	2	16	1	33
Zack Freeman	1	5	14	1	27
Patrick Salonen	1	2	8	0	25
Ike Davis	1	1	10	1	29
Tony Jones	1	1	10	0	27
Ruben Brown	0	2	12	1	30
Bruce Wilkerson	0	2	14	0	27
Harris Barton	0	1	16	0	22

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Eric Moore	3	8	30	0	28
Flozell Adkins	3	5	19	0	22
Roosevelt Potts	2	2	11	0	10
Steve Everett	1	5	22	0	23
Russ Freeman	1	4	19	1	22
Dashawn McCarthy	1	3	14	0	10
Brad Hopkins	1	1	32	0	25
Lester Holmes	0	4	23	0	16
Scott Conover	0	3	21	0	19
Derrick Walker	0	1	22	0	17

Special Teams Tackles

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Jake Reed	1	16
Tyrone Davis	1	16
Monty Montgomery	1	15
Larry Long	1	14
Sebastian Fannin	1	10

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Leon Johnson	1	19
Steven Mason	1	14
Chance Baxter	1	14

Participation

New Orleans	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Monty Montgomery	---	---	31	27	15	73
Robert Harris	---	---	34	32	4	70
William Carr	---	---	35	30	4	69
Dewayne Washington	---	---	25	29	12	66
Gary Ferguson	---	---	33	30	2	65
Bubba McDowell	---	---	29	27	8	64
Brett Wallerstedt	---	---	30	25	8	63
Jim Lyles	---	---	30	25	3	58
Deke McQuay	---	---	30	26	2	58
Kyle Perkins	---	---	25	23	8	56
Marvin Washington	---	---	28	25	2	55
Larry Heck	16	33	---	---	5	54
Jake Reed	10	27	---	---	16	53
Tyrone Davis	13	21	---	---	16	50
Ruben Brown	12	30	---	---	7	49
Ike Davis	10	29	---	---	5	44
Zack Freeman	14	27	---	---	2	43
Harris Barton	16	22	---	---	4	42
Bruce Wilkerson	14	27	---	---	1	42
Brian Jordan	---	---	21	20	1	42
Bartholomew Simpson	5	17	---	---	20	42
Danny Wuerffel	11	31	---	---	---	42
Leonard Klecko	11	29	---	---	---	40
Larry Long	7	18	---	---	14	39
James Jenkins	5	18	---	---	15	38
Tony Jones	10	27	---	---	---	37
Patrick Salonen	8	25	---	---	4	37
Gerald Dixon	---	---	14	11	10	35
James McKnight	6	21	---	---	8	35
Craig Heyward	4	12	---	---	11	27
Sebastian Fannin	3	14	---	---	10	27
Keith Jennings	9	16	---	---	1	26
Paul Walker	9	13	---	---	---	22
Don Davis	---	---	11	10	---	21
Derek Russell	8	11	---	---	1	20
Jeff Graham	11	7	---	---	---	18
Richard Huntley	8	9	---	---	---	17
Jessie Armstead	---	---	6	8	---	14
Barry Minter	---	---	7	5	1	13
Mike Lodish	---	---	5	4	1	10
Walt Murphy	---	---	2	6	---	8
Frank Jordan	0	0	---	---	7	7
Morten Andersen	0	0	---	---	6	6
Will Bryce	0	0	---	---	5	5
Peter Tom Willis	0	0	---	---	2	2
Mike Caldwell	---	---	0	0	1	1

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Brian Mitchell	30	21	---	---	21	72
Stan Humphries	36	33	---	---	---	69
Ronde Barber	---	---	15	36	12	63
Eric Moore	30	28	---	---	3	61
David Tate	---	---	13	36	12	61
Rod Woodson	---	---	17	41	2	60
Michael Knight	---	---	13	36	10	59
Chance Baxter	---	---	12	33	14	59
Brad Hopkins	32	25	---	---	---	57
Tory Smith	---	---	16	39	1	56
Leon Johnson	19	16	---	---	19	54
Carlester Crumpler	19	19	---	---	14	52
Johnnie Morton	26	24	---	---	---	50
Trace Armstrong	---	---	12	29	6	47
Steve Everett	22	23	---	---	1	46
Flozell Adkins	19	22	---	---	5	46
Derrick Walker	22	17	---	---	6	45
Lester Holmes	23	16	---	---	5	44
Chad Eaton	---	---	14	28	2	44
Floyd Fields	---	---	10	32	1	43
Russ Freeman	19	22	---	---	2	43
Steven Mason	15	12	---	---	14	41
Scott Conover	21	19	---	---	---	40
Chad Bratzke	---	---	8	30	1	39
Ted Washington	---	---	11	22	5	38
Earnest Byner	12	15	---	---	8	35
Ed McDaniel	---	---	11	19	5	35
Chris Allerman	---	---	11	19	1	31
Jeff Gooch	---	---	3	19	9	31
Roosevelt Potts	11	10	---	---	7	28
Ellis Johnson	---	---	13	14	1	28
Dashawn McCarthy	14	10	---	---	4	28
Colin Powell	---	---	12	14	1	27
Curly Washburn	---	---	9	15	3	27
Tony Tolbert	---	---	8	15	3	26
James Stewart	6	11	---	---	5	22
Matthew McConaughey	12	8	---	---	---	20
Wendell Davis	7	11	---	---	1	19
Mike Adams	1	1	---	---	15	17
Billy Idol	---	---	7	4	1	12
James Farrior	---	---	5	3	4	12
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Aiden Laster	0	0	---	---	5	5
Klaus Wilmsmeyer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Rick Mirer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	21	7.0
Middle	14	52	3.7
Right	3	14	4.7
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	48	4.8
Middle	18	85	4.7
Right	8	9	1.1
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Danny Wuerffel	27	15	2	4	0	2	5	1	0
Paul Walker	13	8	1	0	0	1	2	0	1

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Humphries	32	19	1	2	1	4	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	19	11	66	3.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	8	82	5.5
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	85	17.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	2	23	7.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	8	4	39	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	10	106	6.6
Long (19+ Yds)	5	3	45	9.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Jake Reed	8	4	24	0	27
WR James McKnight	8	6	68	1	21
WR Leonard Klecko	7	4	37	0	29
WR Derek Russell	4	0	0	0	11
FB Craig Heyward	2	2	39	1	12
TE Keith Jennings	2	2	15	0	16
WR Jeff Graham	2	1	5	0	7
RB Larry Long	2	1	6	0	18
RB Richard Huntley	2	2	14	0	9
WR Sebastian Fannin	2	0	0	0	14
TE James Jenkins	1	1	31	1	18

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnnie Morton	8	4	0	55	0	24
WR Earnest Byner	5	5	0	34	0	15
TE Carlester Crumpler	4	3	0	30	0	19
RB Brian Mitchell	3	0	0	0	0	21
WR Matthew McConaughey	3	2	0	29	0	8
TE Derrick Walker	2	1	0	13	0	17
RB James Stewart	2	1	0	22	1	11
WR Steven Mason	2	1	0	15	0	12
WR Wendell Davis	1	1	0	14	0	11
RB Leon Johnson	1	1	0	1	0	16
WR Mike Adams	1	0	1	0	0	1

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Larry Long	2	4	2.00	3.17
Richard Huntley	1	2	2.00	2.20

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	2	-1	-0.50	3.60

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Paul Walker	1	1	11	11.00	6.77

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Humphries	4	2	33	8.25	6.66

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Leonard Klecko	1	1	11	11.00	5.29

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Brian Mitchell	2	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Matthew McConaughey	1	1	17	17.00	9.67
WR Johnnie Morton	1	1	16	16.00	6.88

Third Down Rushing Statistics

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Bartholomew Simpson	2	2
Richard Huntley	2	0
Larry Long	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	3	3
Leon Johnson	2	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Danny Wuerffel	5	2	1
Paul Walker	2	2	2

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Humphries	11	8	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Leonard Klecko	3	2	1
TE Keith Jennings	1	1	1
TE James Jenkins	1	1	1
RB Larry Long	1	0	0
WR James McKnight	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Byner	4	4	3
WR Johnnie Morton	3	1	1
TE Derrick Walker	1	0	0
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	1	1
RB James Stewart	1	1	0
WR Steven Mason	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,500 (21,400)
End Zone 12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,100 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	58,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,500 (21,400)
End Zone	12,900 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,200 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,500 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,100 (3,300)