Week 5, 1997

played in Indianapolis, MD

78 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Buffalo Bills	0	21	0	3	-	24
Indianapolis Colts	10	7	0	10	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 IND - Lin Elliott 45 field goal
1Q: 00:45 IND - James Stewart 7 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 10:13 BUF - Brian Blades 3 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 10:04 BUF - Phillippi Sparks 26 fumble return (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 04:18 IND - Carlester Crumpler 9 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 01:24 BUF - Brett Perriman 1 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 11:50 BUF - Jason Elam 47 field goal
4Q: 03:44 IND - Rod Woodson 86 interception return (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 00:23 IND - Lin Elliott 49 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:26 IND - Lin Elliott 45 field goal
1Q: 00:45 IND - James Stewart 7 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 10:13 BUF - Brian Blades 3 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 10:04 BUF - Phillippi Sparks 26 fumble return (Jason Elam extra point)
2Q: 04:18 IND - Carlester Crumpler 9 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 01:24 BUF - Brett Perriman 1 pass from Ebby Laroush (Jason Elam extra point)
4Q: 11:50 BUF - Jason Elam 47 field goal
4Q: 03:44 IND - Rod Woodson 86 interception return (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 00:23 IND - Lin Elliott 49 field goal

Team Statistics BUF IND
Record 0-5 2-3
First Downs 15 22
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 8 15
- by Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 313 373
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 4.97 5.92
Net Rushing Yards 154 66
- Rushing Attempts 42 22
- Yards per Rush 3.67 3.00
Net Passing Yards 159 307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 21 - 11 - 3 39 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 159 317
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0/0 2/10
- Yards per Pass Play 7.57 7.49
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.9 7.8
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/43 4/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 3/18
Kick Returns/Yards 2/41 2/67
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 3/142
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 33
Time of Possession 33:25 26:35

Team Statistics	BUF	IND
Record	0-5	2-3
First Downs	15	22
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	8	15
- by Penalty	0	4
Total Net Yards	313	373
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	4.97	5.92
Net Rushing Yards	154	66
- Rushing Attempts	42	22
- Yards per Rush	3.67	3.00
Net Passing Yards	159	307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	21 - 11 - 3	39 - 21 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	159	317
- Sacks/Yards Lost	0/0	2/10
- Yards per Pass Play	7.57	7.49
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	3/2
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	4/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.9	7.8
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/43	4/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	3/18
Kick Returns/Yards	2/41	2/67
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	3/142
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 23	OWN 33
Time of Possession	33:25	26:35

Drive Charts

Buffalo Bills
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:09	0:50	OPP 33	2	2	Interception
1	10:19	2:32	OWN 20	5	32	Punt
1	6:37	2:45	OWN 43	5	12	Punt
1	0:39	5:35	OWN 22	10	78	Touchdown
2	8:23	1:53	OWN 16	5	13	Punt
2	4:12	2:57	OWN 27	6	73	Touchdown
3	15:00	1:59	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	12:05	2:02	OWN 23	3	9	Punt
3	8:12	1:23	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
3	3:52	2:17	OWN 8	4	7	Punt
4	14:55	3:12	OWN 20	6	50	Field Goal
4	8:28	4:52	OWN 1	7	36	Interception
4	3:36	1:18	OWN 20	3	-6	Punt
4	0:17	0:08	OWN 20	1	0	Interception

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	0:51	OWN 20	2	13	Fumble
1	13:19	3:00	OWN 47	7	25	Field Goal
1	7:47	1:10	OWN 3	5	16	Punt
1	3:52	3:13	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	10:04	0:09	OWN 20	1	6	Fumble
2	9:55	1:32	OWN 35	3	5	Punt
2	6:30	2:18	OWN 26	6	74	Touchdown
2	1:15	1:15	OWN 20	4	47	Missed FG
3	13:01	0:56	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
3	10:03	1:51	OWN 27	4	15	Punt
3	6:49	2:57	OWN 47	5	35	Interception
3	1:35	1:40	OWN 42	5	28	Punt
4	11:43	3:15	OWN 39	5	20	Punt
4	2:18	2:01	OWN 43	8	25	Field Goal
4	0:09	0:09	OPP 15	1	-1	Game

Game MVP: Rod Woodson, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Eddie George	29	131	4.52	44	5	0
Gary Brown	13	23	1.77	10	1	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	TD
James Stewart	13	48	3.69	7	1
Stan Humphries	4	14	3.50	6	0
Roosevelt Potts	3	-4	-1.33	1	0
Brian Mitchell	1	9	9.00	9	0
Leon Johnson	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0

Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Ebby Laroush	21	11	159	0/0	2	41	3	69.4

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Humphries	39	21	317	2/10	1	41	1	78.7

Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Brett Perriman	3	7	31	10.33	0	26	1
WR Wayne Campbell	3	5	86	28.67	15	41	0
WR Brian Blades	2	4	18	9.00	7	15	1
RB Gary Brown	2	2	19	9.50	3	13	0
WR Michael Timpson	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
RB Eddie George	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE David LaFleur	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Byner	7	11	89	12.71	36	30	0
WR Matthew McConaughey	3	8	66	22.00	9	41	0
RB James Stewart	3	4	51	17.00	34	25	0
TE Derrick Walker	2	2	22	11.00	1	15	0
TE Carlester Crumpler	2	7	43	21.50	27	34	1
WR Johnnie Morton	2	5	26	13.00	6	14	0
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	1	8	8.00	4	8	0
WR Steven Mason	1	1	12	12.00	0	12	0

Interception Statistics

Buffalo	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Kurt Schultz	1	0	0.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Rod Woodson	2	129	64.50	1
S David Tate	1	13	13.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Buffalo	Recov	Force	TD
Phillippi Sparks	1	1	1
Joe Cain	1	0	0
Kurt Schultz	0	1	0
Bob Joe	0	1	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov
Earnest Byner	1	0
Johnnie Morton	1	0
James Stewart	1	0
Roosevelt Potts	0	1

Punting Statistics

Buffalo	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Rick Tuten	8	360	45.0	40.3	49	1

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Silvestri	6	255	42.5	35.5	50	4

Kicking Statistics

Buffalo	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Jason Elam	1/1	1/1	0/0	47	3/3

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lin Elliott	2/3	2/3	0/1	49	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Gary Brown	2	17	8.5	0
Kurt Schultz	1	5	5.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Mason	3	18	6.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Buffalo	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Eric Guliford	2	41	20.5	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Johnson	1	32	32.0	0
Steven Mason	1	35	35.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Buffalo	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Kurt Schultz	8	2	0.0	22	41
OLB Robert Jones	6	0	0.0	20	40
CB Phillippi Sparks	5	2	0.0	22	41
CB Jason Sehorn	5	0	0.0	19	40
ILB Jerrott Willard	4	1	0.0	11	12
DT George Thornton	2	0	0.5	6	15
DE Chester McGlockton	2	3	0.0	16	26
S Zach Bronson	2	0	0.0	11	33
OLB Terry Killens	1	0	1.0	17	22
ILB Joe Cain	1	2	0.0	16	37
DT Bill Goldberg	1	1	0.0	13	26
ILB Dino Hackett	1	0	0.0	4	5
G Chris Gray	1	0	---	---	---
CB Carlton Gray	1	0	0.0	12	26
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0.0	2	13
S John Heeter	1	0	0.0	13	12
RB Eddie George	1	0	---	---	---
DE Ren Hoek	0	2	0.5	17	26
ILB Jeff Herrod	0	1	0.0	7	6
DT Craig Veasley	0	1	0.0	9	15
DE Darren Mickell	0	1	0.0	5	15

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Rod Woodson	9	4	0.0	41	21
ILB Ed McDaniel	7	0	0.0	39	16
DT Ted Washington	6	1	0.0	25	10
DE Tony Tolbert	5	4	0.0	38	20
S Floyd Fields	4	3	0.0	42	20
DT Chad Eaton	3	1	0.0	23	11
CB Ronde Barber	3	1	0.0	40	20
S David Tate	3	0	0.0	8	2
CB Chris Allerman	3	0	0.0	42	20
OLB Billy Idol	2	2	0.0	16	4
DT Ellis Johnson	2	1	0.0	24	15
DE Chad Bratzke	2	0	0.0	14	7
CB Tory Smith	1	1	0.0	24	11
ILB Curly Washburn	1	1	0.0	25	15
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	0	---	---	---
OLB Michael Knight	0	2	0.0	17	9
DE Colin Powell	0	1	0.0	34	17

Pass Rush Statistics

Buffalo	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB Terry Killens	1.0	0	0	0	22
DT George Thornton	0.5	1	0	0	15
DE Ren Hoek	0.5	0	1	0	26
DE Chester McGlockton	0.0	1	1	0	26
OLB Robert Jones	0.0	1	0	1	40
ILB Joe Cain	0.0	0	1	0	37
ILB Jeff Herrod	0.0	0	1	0	6

Indianapolis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
S Floyd Fields	1	0	20
OLB Michael Knight	0	1	9
DT Ted Washington	0	1	10
DT Ellis Johnson	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Buffalo	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Jason Sehorn	5	1	0	40
S Kurt Schultz	5	0	1	41
CB Phillippi Sparks	4	1	0	41
S Zach Bronson	2	1	0	33
OLB Robert Jones	2	0	0	40
ILB Jerrott Willard	1	1	0	12
ILB Joe Cain	1	0	0	37
OLB Bob Joe	1	0	0	13
CB Carlton Gray	0	1	0	26

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Chris Allerman	5	0	0	20
S Rod Woodson	1	0	2	21
S David Tate	1	0	1	2
ILB Curly Washburn	1	0	0	15
DT Ted Washington	1	0	0	10
ILB Ed McDaniel	1	0	0	16
CB Ronde Barber	1	0	0	20
CB Marcus Wimberly	0	1	0	3

Blocking Statistics

Buffalo	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Chris Gray	3	15	1	42	21
Lomas Brown	2	7	0	42	21
Walter Jones	2	5	0	42	21
Visanthe Hall	1	9	0	42	21
Eric Mahlum	1	5	0	42	21
Paul Green	0	1	0	29	13

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Russ Freeman	2	7	22	0	41
Steve Everett	1	4	22	0	41
Dashawn McCarthy	0	3	18	2	38
Roosevelt Potts	0	2	16	0	17
Brad Hopkins	0	1	22	0	41
Carlester Crumpler	0	1	16	0	27

Special Teams Tackles

Buffalo	Tackles	STPlays
Gary Brown	1	25
Wayne Campbell	1	24
Carlton Gray	1	22
Eric Guliford	1	12
Jeff Herrod	1	10

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Michael Knight	2	33
Brian Mitchell	2	28
Russ Freeman	1	9

Participation

Buffalo	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Chris Gray	42	21	---	---	9	72
Eric Mahlum	42	21	---	---	9	72
Kurt Schultz	---	---	22	41	5	68
Jason Sehorn	---	---	19	40	8	67
Phillippi Sparks	---	---	22	41	3	66
Zach Bronson	---	---	11	33	20	64
Lomas Brown	42	21	---	---	---	63
Ebby Laroush	42	21	---	---	---	63
Robert Jones	---	---	20	40	3	63
Visanthe Hall	42	21	---	---	---	63
Walter Jones	42	21	---	---	---	63
Carlton Gray	---	---	12	26	22	60
Wayne Campbell	21	13	---	---	24	58
Joe Cain	---	---	16	37	4	57
Brian Blades	35	19	---	---	1	55
Gary Brown	13	12	---	---	25	50
Paul Green	29	13	---	---	6	48
Ren Hoek	---	---	17	26	5	48
Eddie George	29	7	---	---	12	48
Chester McGlockton	---	---	16	26	1	43
Bill Goldberg	---	---	13	26	2	41
Frank Hartley	24	5	---	---	12	41
David LaFleur	15	6	---	---	19	40
Brett Perriman	21	18	---	---	---	39
Terry Killens	---	---	17	22	---	39
John Heeter	---	---	13	12	13	38
Bob Joe	---	---	2	13	20	35
Darren Mickell	---	---	5	15	10	30
Michael Timpson	14	5	---	---	10	29
Craig Veasley	---	---	9	15	1	25
Jeff Herrod	---	---	7	6	10	23
George Thornton	---	---	6	15	2	23
Jerrott Willard	---	---	11	12	---	23
Bernie Parmalee	6	4	---	---	9	19
Eric Guliford	3	3	---	---	12	18
Dino Hackett	---	---	4	5	---	9
Brian Johnston	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jamie Brown	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jeff Smith	0	0	---	---	9	9
Rick Tuten	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jason Elam	0	0	---	---	6	6
Steve Pelleur	0	0	---	---	1	1
Brian Habib	0	0	---	---	---	0
Bob Dahl	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jake Delhomme	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Everett	22	41	---	---	9	72
Russ Freeman	22	41	---	---	9	72
Brad Hopkins	22	41	---	---	9	72
Rod Woodson	---	---	41	21	2	64
Johnnie Morton	16	35	---	---	13	64
Stan Humphries	22	41	---	---	---	63
Floyd Fields	---	---	42	20	1	63
Chris Allerman	---	---	42	20	1	63
Steve Scifres	22	41	---	---	---	63
Ronde Barber	---	---	40	20	1	61
Tony Tolbert	---	---	38	20	2	60
Michael Knight	---	---	17	9	33	59
Ed McDaniel	---	---	39	16	2	57
Dashawn McCarthy	18	38	---	---	---	56
Matthew McConaughey	20	34	---	---	---	54
Carlester Crumpler	16	27	---	---	11	54
Colin Powell	---	---	34	17	---	51
Derrick Walker	11	20	---	---	19	50
Roosevelt Potts	16	17	---	---	17	50
Brian Mitchell	3	12	---	---	28	43
Curly Washburn	---	---	25	15	2	42
James Stewart	19	23	---	---	---	42
Ellis Johnson	---	---	24	15	1	40
Earnest Byner	7	21	---	---	11	39
Ted Washington	---	---	25	10	3	38
Tory Smith	---	---	24	11	1	36
Chad Eaton	---	---	23	11	2	36
Leon Johnson	2	10	---	---	18	30
Chad Bratzke	---	---	14	7	8	29
Steven Mason	0	6	---	---	21	27
Billy Idol	---	---	16	4	6	26
Marcus Wimberly	---	---	3	3	20	26
David Tate	---	---	8	2	4	14
Chance Baxter	---	---	1	2	11	14
Jeff Gooch	---	---	1	1	11	13
James Farrior	---	---	3	4	4	11
Dwayne White	0	0	---	---	9	9
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	9	9
Aiden Laster	0	0	---	---	9	9
Cedric White	---	---	2	3	3	8
Flozell Adkins	4	3	---	---	---	7
Don Silvestri	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Mirer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Wendell Davis	0	0	---	---	---	0
Scott Conover	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	17	32	1.9
Middle	13	38	2.9
Right	12	84	7.0
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	14	3.5
Middle	14	48	3.4
Right	3	5	1.7
None	1	-1	-1.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Ebby Laroush	21	11	3	0	2	1	3	0	3

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Humphries	39	21	5	1	4	5	4	1	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	40	4.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	3	1	13	4.3
Long (19+ Yds)	8	3	106	13.3

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	1	13	6.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	6	83	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	23	13	180	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	4	1	41	10.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Brett Perriman	7	3	0	31	1	18
WR Wayne Campbell	5	3	1	86	2	13
WR Brian Blades	4	2	1	18	0	19
RB Gary Brown	2	2	0	19	0	12
WR Michael Timpson	1	1	0	5	0	5
RB Eddie George	1	0	0	0	0	7
TE David LaFleur	1	0	0	0	0	6

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earnest Byner	11	7	1	89	2	21
WR Matthew McConaughey	8	3	2	66	1	34
TE Carlester Crumpler	7	2	0	43	1	27
WR Johnnie Morton	5	2	1	26	0	35
RB James Stewart	4	3	0	51	1	23
TE Derrick Walker	2	2	0	22	0	20
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	1	0	8	0	17
WR Steven Mason	1	1	0	12	0	6

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Eddie George	2	3	1.50	4.52

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Stan Humphries	1	-1	-1.00	3.50
Roosevelt Potts	1	-3	-3.00	-1.33
James Stewart	1	7	7.00	3.69

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Ebby Laroush	2	2	4	2.00	7.57

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Humphries	2	1	9	4.50	8.13

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Brian Blades	1	1	3	3.00	4.50
WR Brett Perriman	1	1	1	1.00	4.43

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Carlester Crumpler	2	1	9	4.50	6.14

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Buffalo	Rushes	Conversions
Gary Brown	2	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Stan Humphries	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Buffalo	Att	Comp	Conversions
Ebby Laroush	12	8	5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Humphries	11	4	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Buffalo	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wayne Campbell	4	2	1
WR Brian Blades	3	2	2
WR Brett Perriman	3	2	1
WR Michael Timpson	1	1	1
RB Gary Brown	1	1	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Earnest Byner	4	2	1
WR Matthew McConaughey	3	0	0
WR Johnnie Morton	2	1	1
TE Derrick Walker	1	1	1
RB James Stewart	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,100 (21,400)
End Zone 13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,200 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,700 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,100 (21,400)
End Zone	13,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	7,500 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	6,700 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,200 (3,300)