Week 1, 1997

played in Jacksonville, FL

81 degrees, fair, 10 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	7	7	0	0	-	14
Jacksonville Jaguars	7	10	0	6	-	23

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 IND - Johnnie Morton 13 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 03:46 JAX - Michael Schumacher 8 pass from Ray Lucas (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 06:50 IND - Earnest Byner 8 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 04:01 JAX - Bam Morris 49 run (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 00:18 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 20 field goal
4Q: 15:00 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 31 field goal
4Q: 01:58 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 20 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 11:21 IND - Johnnie Morton 13 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
1Q: 03:46 JAX - Michael Schumacher 8 pass from Ray Lucas (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 06:50 IND - Earnest Byner 8 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 04:01 JAX - Bam Morris 49 run (Doug Pelfrey extra point)
2Q: 00:18 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 20 field goal
4Q: 15:00 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 31 field goal
4Q: 01:58 JAX - Doug Pelfrey 20 field goal

Team Statistics IND JAX
Record 0-1 1-0
First Downs 18 15
- by Rushing 3 5
- by Passing 15 10
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 338 253
- Offensive Plays 70 65
- Yards per Play 4.83 3.89
Net Rushing Yards 67 98
- Rushing Attempts 18 29
- Yards per Rush 3.72 3.38
Net Passing Yards 271 155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 49 - 29 - 2 34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 287 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 2/19
- Yards per Pass Play 5.21 4.31
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.4 6.6
4th Down Conversions 0/3 1/1
Penalties/Yards 7/53 1/5
Punt Returns/Yards 2/3 1/5
Kick Returns/Yards 4/85 2/67
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/32
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 40
Time of Possession 31:34 28:26

Team Statistics	IND	JAX
Record	0-1	1-0
First Downs	18	15
- by Rushing	3	5
- by Passing	15	10
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	338	253
- Offensive Plays	70	65
- Yards per Play	4.83	3.89
Net Rushing Yards	67	98
- Rushing Attempts	18	29
- Yards per Rush	3.72	3.38
Net Passing Yards	271	155
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	49 - 29 - 2	34 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	287	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	2/19
- Yards per Pass Play	5.21	4.31
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	6/18
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.4	6.6
4th Down Conversions	0/3	1/1
Penalties/Yards	7/53	1/5
Punt Returns/Yards	2/3	1/5
Kick Returns/Yards	4/85	2/67
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/32
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 40
Time of Possession	31:34	28:26

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:51	2:36	50	6	50	Touchdown
1	9:35	1:39	OWN 25	3	-1	Punt
1	3:38	4:11	OWN 36	7	46	Missed FG
2	13:08	6:27	OWN 19	13	81	Touchdown
2	3:43	1:32	OWN 26	3	6	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 37	1	0	Half
3	15:00	3:38	OWN 20	7	20	Punt
3	10:03	2:35	OWN 40	7	24	Punt
3	3:12	0:35	OWN 15	2	4	Interception
4	14:54	3:42	OWN 20	9	49	Downs
4	8:33	2:08	OWN 18	5	16	Punt
4	4:00	1:34	OWN 20	4	-2	Interception
4	1:53	0:45	OWN 33	4	-5	Downs

Jacksonville Jaguars
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:09	OWN 20	3	1	Punt
1	11:15	1:40	OWN 34	3	-4	Punt
1	7:56	4:18	OWN 34	10	66	Touchdown
2	14:27	1:19	OWN 25	3	2	Punt
2	6:41	2:58	OWN 39	5	61	Touchdown
2	2:11	1:59	OWN 31	10	66	Field Goal
3	11:22	1:19	OWN 24	3	-4	Punt
3	7:28	4:16	OWN 20	9	29	Punt
3	2:37	2:43	OPP 35	6	21	Field Goal
4	11:12	2:39	OWN 31	4	12	Punt
4	6:25	2:25	OWN 32	3	3	Punt
4	2:26	0:33	OPP 3	3	0	Field Goal
4	1:08	1:08	OPP 28	3	-2	Game

Game MVP: Dan Williams, Jacksonville Jaguars

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
James Stewart	11	33	3.00	9	0
Brian Mitchell	3	12	4.00	7	0
Stan Humphries	2	10	5.00	5	0
Roosevelt Potts	1	10	10.00	10	1
Leon Johnson	1	2	2.00	2	0

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Bam Morris	16	64	4.00	49	1	1
Ray Lucas	6	25	4.17	9	0	0
Natrone Means	5	6	1.20	3	0	0
Howard Griffith	2	3	1.50	2	0	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Humphries	49	29	287	3/16	2	33	2	72.4

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ray Lucas	34	22	174	2/19	1	21	0	87.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Byner	7	7	53	7.57	1	13	1
WR Johnnie Morton	6	12	72	12.00	9	17	1
WR Wendell Davis	4	5	53	13.25	28	27	0
WR Matthew McConaughey	4	8	69	17.25	7	33	0
TE Carlester Crumpler	3	10	23	7.67	4	12	0
RB James Stewart	3	4	3	1.00	2	3	0
FB Roosevelt Potts	2	2	14	7.00	10	14	0
TE Derrick Walker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Jacksonville	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Troy Brown	4	5	19	4.75	8	9	0
RB Bam Morris	4	5	32	8.00	6	16	0
WR Eli Reid	3	3	29	9.67	15	21	0
WR Muhsin Muhammad	3	8	35	11.67	13	21	0
TE Tony Gonzalez	3	4	26	8.67	0	14	0
WR Michael Schumacher	2	4	24	12.00	11	16	1
FB Charles Way	2	2	12	6.00	5	16	0
FB Howard Griffith	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
WR Derek Loville	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Ronnie Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Jacksonville	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Charles Mincy	1	9	9.00	0
OLB Bernard Carter	1	23	23.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Jacksonville	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Klaus Wilmsmeyer	5	190	38.0	33.0	47	0

Jacksonville	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Gary Linker	7	311	44.4	41.1	65	2

Kicking Statistics

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

Jacksonville	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Doug Pelfrey	3/3	0/0	0/0	31	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Mason	2	3	1.5	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eli Reid	1	5	5.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Mason	3	66	22.0	0
Leon Johnson	1	19	19.0	0

Jacksonville	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Michael Schumacher	2	67	33.5	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Ronde Barber	5	2	0.5	28	35
DE Colin Powell	5	4	0.0	26	30
ILB Ed McDaniel	5	1	0.0	26	34
DE Tony Tolbert	4	1	0.0	26	33
S Rod Woodson	4	0	0.0	29	36
ILB Curly Washburn	3	2	0.0	26	31
DT Ted Washington	3	2	0.0	21	18
CB Chris Allerman	3	1	0.0	28	36
CB Tory Smith	3	0	0.0	12	21
S Floyd Fields	3	0	0.0	27	36
DE Chad Bratzke	2	1	0.5	11	11
DT Ellis Johnson	2	1	0.5	18	20
OLB Billy Idol	2	0	0.5	13	9
OLB Michael Knight	2	2	0.0	8	11
DT Chad Eaton	2	1	0.0	14	23
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	0	---	---	---
RB James Stewart	1	0	---	---	---
ILB James Farrior	1	0	0.0	3	2

Jacksonville	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Larry Johnson	7	0	0.0	17	43
CB Tyrone Braxton	6	5	0.0	17	47
DE Dan Williams	5	2	3.0	15	41
S Charles Mincy	5	1	0.0	15	52
CB Nate Odomes	4	1	0.0	12	44
CB Marcus Coleman	4	0	0.0	16	52
S Dedrick Dodge	3	3	0.0	18	52
OLB Bernard Carter	3	0	0.0	8	17
DT Luther Elliss	3	0	0.0	13	31
OLB Keith Mitchell	1	3	0.0	13	35
DT Sean Gilbert	1	1	0.0	9	20
S Rob Kelly	1	1	0.0	7	21
DE Raylee Johnson	1	0	0.0	12	27
OLB Wayne Simmons	1	0	0.0	5	9
DT Tim Bowens	1	0	0.0	11	38
ILB Antonio Armstrong	1	0	0.0	1	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Chad Bratzke	0.5	0	1	11
OLB Billy Idol	0.5	0	0	9
DT Ellis Johnson	0.5	0	0	20
CB Ronde Barber	0.5	0	0	35
DT Ted Washington	0.0	1	0	18
DE Colin Powell	0.0	0	1	30
DE Tony Tolbert	0.0	0	1	33
S Floyd Fields	0.0	0	1	36
ILB Ed McDaniel	0.0	0	1	34

Jacksonville	Sack	Hurry	PPlay
DE Dan Williams	3.0	1	41
DE Tony McCoy	0.0	2	25
DT Tim Bowens	0.0	1	38

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
DE Colin Powell	3	0	30
ILB Curly Washburn	3	0	31
CB Ronde Barber	3	0	35
S Floyd Fields	2	1	36
OLB Michael Knight	2	0	11
S Rod Woodson	2	0	36
ILB Ed McDaniel	2	0	34
CB Chris Allerman	2	0	36
CB Tory Smith	1	0	21
DE Tony Tolbert	1	0	33
DE Chad Bratzke	1	0	11

Jacksonville	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Tyrone Braxton	5	2	0	47
S Charles Mincy	5	1	1	52
CB Nate Odomes	4	2	0	44
ILB Larry Johnson	4	0	0	43
CB Marcus Coleman	3	2	0	52
OLB Bernard Carter	2	0	1	17
S Dedrick Dodge	2	0	0	52
DE Dan Williams	1	0	0	41
OLB Wayne Simmons	1	0	0	9
ILB Antonio Armstrong	1	0	0	7
DT Luther Elliss	1	0	0	31

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Russ Freeman	3	5	18	1	52
Steve Everett	1	6	18	1	52
Eric Moore	1	4	18	0	52
Flozell Adkins	1	1	18	1	52

Jacksonville	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Matt Joyce	1	4	29	2	36
Earl Dotson	1	4	29	0	36
Charles Way	1	3	14	0	20
Willie Anderson	1	3	29	0	36
Tom Nalen	0	4	29	0	36
Dave Szott	0	3	29	0	36
Howard Griffith	0	1	5	0	7
Tony Gonzalez	0	1	24	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Brian Mitchell	2	22
Leon Johnson	1	13

Jacksonville	Tackles	STPlays
Antonio Armstrong	2	15
Ronnie Williams	1	18
Troy Brown	1	15
Dedrick Dodge	1	14
Michael Schumacher	1	7

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Moore	18	52	---	---	6	76
Flozell Adkins	18	52	---	---	6	76
Stan Humphries	18	52	---	---	---	70
Steve Everett	18	52	---	---	---	70
Russ Freeman	18	52	---	---	---	70
Brad Hopkins	18	52	---	---	---	70
Rod Woodson	---	---	29	36	4	69
Chris Allerman	---	---	28	36	3	67
Ronde Barber	---	---	28	35	3	66
Floyd Fields	---	---	27	36	2	65
Ed McDaniel	---	---	26	34	3	63
Tony Tolbert	---	---	26	33	3	62
Curly Washburn	---	---	26	31	5	62
Johnnie Morton	15	46	---	---	---	61
Colin Powell	---	---	26	30	3	59
Matthew McConaughey	17	41	---	---	---	58
Earnest Byner	7	36	---	---	9	52
Roosevelt Potts	10	26	---	---	14	50
James Stewart	14	34	---	---	---	48
Ted Washington	---	---	21	18	8	47
Carlester Crumpler	10	30	---	---	7	47
Michael Knight	---	---	8	11	27	46
Chad Eaton	---	---	14	23	4	41
Ellis Johnson	---	---	18	20	1	39
Brian Mitchell	4	11	---	---	22	37
Derrick Walker	7	15	---	---	15	37
Wendell Davis	3	19	---	---	13	35
Tory Smith	---	---	12	21	1	34
Billy Idol	---	---	13	9	8	30
Chad Bratzke	---	---	11	11	6	28
Steve Lofton	---	---	1	1	18	20
Steven Mason	0	2	---	---	18	20
Leon Johnson	3	0	---	---	13	16
James Farrior	---	---	3	2	6	11
Chance Baxter	---	---	0	0	9	9
Jeff Gooch	---	---	0	0	8	8
Cedric White	---	---	1	4	2	7
David Tate	---	---	1	5	---	6
Aiden Laster	0	0	---	---	6	6
Dashawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Scifres	0	0	---	---	6	6
Klaus Wilmsmeyer	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rick Mirer	0	0	---	---	1	1
Scott Conover	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0

Jacksonville	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Dedrick Dodge	---	---	18	52	14	84
Charles Mincy	---	---	15	52	11	78
Marcus Coleman	---	---	16	52	10	78
Dave Szott	29	36	---	---	10	75
Earl Dotson	29	36	---	---	10	75
Tyrone Braxton	---	---	17	47	6	70
Tom Nalen	29	36	---	---	---	65
Matt Joyce	29	36	---	---	---	65
Willie Anderson	29	36	---	---	---	65
Ray Lucas	29	36	---	---	---	65
Troy Brown	22	25	---	---	15	62
Larry Johnson	---	---	17	43	1	61
Muhsin Muhammad	24	28	---	---	7	59
Dan Williams	---	---	15	41	2	58
Nate Odomes	---	---	12	44	1	57
Tony Gonzalez	24	24	---	---	6	54
Tim Bowens	---	---	11	38	4	53
Bam Morris	22	28	---	---	---	50
Keith Mitchell	---	---	13	35	---	48
Luther Elliss	---	---	13	31	2	46
Charles Way	14	20	---	---	9	43
Raylee Johnson	---	---	12	27	1	40
Natrone Means	7	8	---	---	24	39
Ronnie Williams	6	15	---	---	18	39
Michael Schumacher	13	17	---	---	7	37
Wayne Simmons	---	---	5	9	20	34
Tony McCoy	---	---	6	25	---	31
Rob Kelly	---	---	7	21	3	31
Sean Gilbert	---	---	9	20	---	29
Eli Reid	7	7	---	---	14	28
Bernard Carter	---	---	8	17	1	26
Antonio Armstrong	---	---	1	7	15	23
Howard Griffith	5	7	---	---	10	22
John Copeland	---	---	3	11	5	19
Gary Linker	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mike Gesler	0	0	---	---	10	10
Kevin Sargent	0	0	---	---	10	10
Frank Kenerson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Doug Pelfrey	0	0	---	---	9	9
Derek Loville	1	1	---	---	---	2
Steve Beuerlein	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jeff Blake	0	0	---	---	---	0
Rod Milstead	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Whitfield	0	0	---	---	---	0
Byron Hanspard	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	30	5.0
Middle	7	39	5.6
Right	5	-2	-0.4
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	51	17.0
Middle	17	43	2.5
Right	7	7	1.0
None	2	-3	-1.5

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Humphries	49	29	3	5	2	7	4	0	2

Jacksonville	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ray Lucas	34	22	2	4	1	1	5	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	14	2.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	11	81	6.2
Medium (9-18 Yds)	25	12	159	6.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	33	5.5

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	12	2.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	11	83	5.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	6	79	7.2
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Johnnie Morton	12	6	0	72	0	46
TE Carlester Crumpler	10	3	0	23	0	30
WR Matthew McConaughey	8	4	1	69	1	41
WR Earnest Byner	7	7	0	53	0	36
WR Wendell Davis	5	4	0	53	2	19
RB James Stewart	4	3	1	3	0	34
FB Roosevelt Potts	2	2	0	14	0	26
TE Derrick Walker	1	0	0	0	0	15

Jacksonville	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Muhsin Muhammad	8	3	0	35	1	28
WR Troy Brown	5	4	0	19	0	25
RB Bam Morris	5	4	0	32	0	28
WR Michael Schumacher	4	2	0	24	0	17
TE Tony Gonzalez	4	3	1	26	0	24
WR Eli Reid	3	3	0	29	1	7
FB Charles Way	2	2	0	12	0	20
WR Derek Loville	1	0	0	0	0	1
FB Howard Griffith	1	1	0	-3	0	7
TE Ronnie Williams	1	0	0	0	0	15

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	1	2	2.00	4.00
James Stewart	1	2	2.00	3.00

Jacksonville	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bam Morris	4	3	0.75	4.00
Natrone Means	1	3	3.00	1.20

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Humphries	3	3	24	8.00	5.86

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ray Lucas	7	3	8	1.14	5.12

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Byner	2	2	11	5.50	7.57
WR Johnnie Morton	1	1	13	13.00	6.00

Jacksonville	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Tony Gonzalez	2	1	1	0.50	6.50
WR Derek Loville	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Troy Brown	1	0	0	0.00	3.80
RB Bam Morris	1	0	0	0.00	6.40
WR Eli Reid	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.67
WR Michael Schumacher	1	1	8	8.00	6.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
James Stewart	2	0

Jacksonville	Rushes	Conversions
Bam Morris	3	0
Ray Lucas	3	2

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Humphries	12	9	5

Jacksonville	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ray Lucas	11	7	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Johnnie Morton	4	3	1
TE Carlester Crumpler	3	2	1
WR Matthew McConaughey	2	1	1
WR Wendell Davis	1	1	1
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	1	1
RB James Stewart	1	1	0

Jacksonville	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Troy Brown	2	1	0
WR Eli Reid	2	2	2
WR Michael Schumacher	2	1	1
WR Muhsin Muhammad	2	1	1
WR Derek Loville	1	0	0
FB Howard Griffith	1	1	0
FB Charles Way	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 52,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,100 (21,400)
End Zone 12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats 4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 2,400 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	52,400 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,100 (21,400)
End Zone	12,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	6,400 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,600)
Club Seats	4,900 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	2,400 (3,300)