Week 12, 1997

played in Indianapolis, MD

57 degrees, fair, 2 mph wind

Los Angeles Rams	3	17	7	7	-	34
Indianapolis Colts	7	0	3	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 LA - Ryan Longwell 54 field goal
1Q: 02:31 IND - Leon Johnson 2 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 07:16 LA - Ryan Longwell 51 field goal
2Q: 05:26 LA - Frank Sanders 20 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 03:17 LA - Frank Sanders 44 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 09:34 LA - Terrell Davis 9 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 06:34 IND - Lin Elliott 45 field goal
4Q: 13:53 IND - Lin Elliott 27 field goal
4Q: 11:11 LA - Ricky Watters 18 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:54 LA - Ryan Longwell 54 field goal
1Q: 02:31 IND - Leon Johnson 2 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 07:16 LA - Ryan Longwell 51 field goal
2Q: 05:26 LA - Frank Sanders 20 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
2Q: 03:17 LA - Frank Sanders 44 pass from Troy Aikman (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 09:34 LA - Terrell Davis 9 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)
3Q: 06:34 IND - Lin Elliott 45 field goal
4Q: 13:53 IND - Lin Elliott 27 field goal
4Q: 11:11 LA - Ricky Watters 18 run (Ryan Longwell extra point)

Team Statistics LA IND
Record 4-7 6-5
First Downs 13 25
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 4 19
- by Penalty 1 0
Total Net Yards 262 426
- Offensive Plays 55 87
- Yards per Play 4.76 4.90
Net Rushing Yards 146 95
- Rushing Attempts 43 22
- Yards per Rush 3.40 4.32
Net Passing Yards 116 331
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 11 - 6 - 0 62 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards 123 355
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 3/24
- Yards per Pass Play 9.67 5.09
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 3/13 6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.5 9.4
4th Down Conversions 1/1 1/4
Penalties/Yards 2/15 7/50
Punt Returns/Yards 2/27 2/7
Kick Returns/Yards 2/52 1/16
Interception Ret./Yards 2/50 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 26
Time of Possession 28:34 31:26

Team Statistics	LA	IND
Record	4-7	6-5
First Downs	13	25
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	4	19
- by Penalty	1	0
Total Net Yards	262	426
- Offensive Plays	55	87
- Yards per Play	4.76	4.90
Net Rushing Yards	146	95
- Rushing Attempts	43	22
- Yards per Rush	3.40	4.32
Net Passing Yards	116	331
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	11 - 6 - 0	62 - 28 - 2
- Gross Passing Yards	123	355
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	3/24
- Yards per Pass Play	9.67	5.09
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	3/13	6/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.5	9.4
4th Down Conversions	1/1	1/4
Penalties/Yards	2/15	7/50
Punt Returns/Yards	2/27	2/7
Kick Returns/Yards	2/52	1/16
Interception Ret./Yards	2/50	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 26
Time of Possession	28:34	31:26

Drive Charts

Los Angeles Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:38	OWN 21	3	6	Punt
1	10:34	1:48	OPP 49	5	12	Field Goal
1	2:24	1:58	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
2	11:01	3:53	OWN 25	6	41	Field Goal
2	5:26	0:13	OPP 20	1	20	Touchdown
2	5:04	2:15	OWN 38	4	62	Touchdown
2	0:07	0:07	OWN 37	0	-10	Half
3	14:05	4:40	OPP 48	10	48	Touchdown
3	6:28	1:28	OWN 20	3	5	Punt
3	2:56	1:45	OWN 20	3	0	Punt
4	13:46	2:48	OWN 34	7	66	Touchdown
4	8:29	1:40	OWN 18	3	0	Punt
4	5:51	3:29	OWN 48	6	14	Punt
4	0:31	0:31	OPP 19	2	-2	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:22	1:48	OWN 40	4	9	Downs
1	8:46	6:22	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
1	0:26	4:25	OWN 22	12	60	Missed FG
2	7:08	1:42	OWN 20	4	14	Fumble
2	5:13	0:09	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	2:49	2:42	OWN 20	6	10	Punt
3	15:00	0:55	OWN 20	3	3	Punt
3	9:25	2:57	OWN 20	7	52	Field Goal
3	5:00	2:04	OWN 29	8	37	Punt
3	1:11	2:25	OWN 48	7	42	Field Goal
4	10:58	2:29	OWN 24	8	58	Downs
4	6:49	0:58	OWN 35	6	17	Downs
4	2:22	1:51	OWN 20	8	24	Interception

Game MVP: Levon Kirkland, Los Angeles Rams

Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Terrell Davis	24	105	4.38	35	2	1
Ricky Watters	16	41	2.56	18	1	1
Bernie Kosar	2	-2	-1.00	-1	0	0
Wade Reeves	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	13	70	5.38	15	4	0
Leon Johnson	5	2	0.40	2	0	1
Roosevelt Potts	3	17	5.67	11	1	0
Matthew McConaughey	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Troy Aikman	11	6	123	1/7	2	44	0	133.7

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Humphries	62	28	355	3/24	0	29	2	50.1

Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Frank Sanders	5	7	109	21.80	30	44	2
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	14	14.00	0	14	0
WR Wesley Carroll	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Herman Moore	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wendell Davis	7	16	81	11.57	37	29
TE Carlester Crumpler	7	10	88	12.57	26	29
WR Johnnie Morton	4	10	58	14.50	14	21
WR Earnest Byner	3	5	42	14.00	8	16
RB Brian Mitchell	3	4	29	9.67	24	19
WR Matthew McConaughey	3	10	40	13.33	2	15
RB Leon Johnson	1	3	17	17.00	18	17
TE Derrick Walker	0	2	0	0.00	0	0
FB Roosevelt Potts	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Steven Mason	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Interception Statistics

Los Angeles	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	6	6.00	0
CB Mark McMillian	1	44	44.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Los Angeles	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Jay Taylor	0	1	0	0
Alonzo Spellman	0	0	1	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Stan Humphries	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Los Angeles	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Shane Edge	6	246	41.0	36.5	51	0

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Silvestri	3	119	39.7	24.0	44	0

Kicking Statistics

Los Angeles	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ryan Longwell	2/2	2/2	2/2	54	4/4

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lin Elliott	2/3	1/1	0/0	45	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Collins	2	27	13.5	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Baxter	2	7	3.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Los Angeles	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Shawn Collins	2	52	26.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Mason	1	16	16.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Los Angeles	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Lawyer Milloy	7	1	0.0	22	59
OLB Lonnie Marts	6	2	0.0	19	41
ILB Levon Kirkland	5	2	0.5	21	54
CB Mark McMillian	5	0	0.0	9	60
S Derrick Hoskins	5	0	0.0	4	30
DE Alonzo Spellman	3	1	1.0	19	45
DE Jay Taylor	3	0	0.5	18	45
CB Frank Simmons	3	2	0.0	20	51
S Hannibal Lecter	3	1	0.0	18	62
DT Clint Haynes	2	1	1.0	15	46
DT Jerome Brown	2	0	0.0	14	29
S Jason Belser	2	0	0.0	4	19
OLB Dean Wells	2	0	0.0	7	3
CB Kevin Smith	1	2	0.0	21	58
OLB Pellom McDaniels	1	1	0.0	3	24
DT Rhett Hall	1	0	0.0	8	36
DT Esera Ruaolo	1	0	0.0	9	21

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Curly Washburn	8	2	0.0	42	12
CB Chris Allerman	6	0	0.0	36	12
S Floyd Fields	4	2	0.0	42	12
ILB Ed McDaniel	4	2	0.0	31	9
S Rod Woodson	4	1	0.0	28	10
CB Ronde Barber	3	0	1.0	43	12
S David Tate	3	2	0.0	22	2
DT Ellis Johnson	3	2	0.0	33	11
OLB Michael Knight	2	2	0.0	17	8
DE Tony Tolbert	2	2	0.0	34	12
DE Colin Powell	2	0	0.0	26	9
DT Chad Eaton	2	0	0.0	19	4
G Eric Moore	1	0	---	---	---
WR Matthew McConaughey	1	0	---	---	---
WR Johnnie Morton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB James Farrior	1	0	0.0	6	1
CB Tory Smith	0	2	0.0	18	4
DT Ted Washington	0	2	0.0	33	9
DE Cedric White	0	1	0.0	19	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Los Angeles	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Alonzo Spellman	1.0	0	2	0	45
DT Clint Haynes	1.0	0	0	0	46
DE Jay Taylor	0.5	0	1	0	45
ILB Levon Kirkland	0.5	0	0	0	54
DT Esera Ruaolo	0.0	1	0	0	21
S Derrick Hoskins	0.0	1	0	0	30
DE Duane Ashman	0.0	1	0	0	20
DT Rhett Hall	0.0	0	1	1	36
S Hannibal Lecter	0.0	0	1	0	62

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
CB Ronde Barber	1.0	0	0	0	12
DE Tony Tolbert	0.0	0	2	0	12

Pass Defense Statistics

Los Angeles	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Mark McMillian	5	0	1	60
S Derrick Hoskins	5	0	0	30
S Lawyer Milloy	4	0	0	59
S Hannibal Lecter	3	2	0	62
CB Frank Simmons	3	1	0	51
OLB Lonnie Marts	3	0	0	41
ILB Levon Kirkland	1	3	1	54
CB Kevin Smith	1	3	0	58
DT Esera Ruaolo	1	1	0	21
S Jason Belser	1	1	0	19
OLB Pellom McDaniels	1	0	0	24

Indianapolis	Caught	PPlay
OLB Michael Knight	1	8
S Rod Woodson	1	10
S Floyd Fields	1	12
ILB Curly Washburn	1	12
CB Chris Allerman	1	12
CB Ronde Barber	1	12

Blocking Statistics

Los Angeles	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Frank Garcia	4	12	39	0	12
Randy Dixon	3	9	42	1	12
John Flannery	2	9	42	0	12
Daryl Johnston	1	1	12	0	2
Jumbo Elliott	0	4	41	0	12
Gerald Perry	0	2	39	0	12
Wade Reeves	0	1	28	0	6
David Sloan	0	1	33	0	12
Drew Koplitz	0	1	6	0	0
Ryan Tucker	0	1	6	0	0

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Everett	2	8	22	0	60
Flozell Adkins	2	3	22	0	59
Brad Hopkins	1	4	22	0	57
Eric Moore	1	3	22	2	61
Russ Freeman	1	3	22	1	60
Carlester Crumpler	1	1	18	0	34

Special Teams Tackles

Los Angeles	Tackles	STPlays
Ricky Watters	1	22
Mark McMillian	1	20
Drew Koplitz	1	8

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Mason	1	17
Derrick Walker	1	16
Brian Mitchell	1	10
Roosevelt Potts	1	6

Participation

Los Angeles	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lawyer Milloy	---	---	22	59	9	90
Mark McMillian	---	---	9	60	20	89
Frank Simmons	---	---	20	51	13	84
Hannibal Lecter	---	---	18	62	4	84
Kevin Smith	---	---	21	58	3	82
Levon Kirkland	---	---	21	54	3	78
Alonzo Spellman	---	---	19	45	4	68
Jay Taylor	---	---	18	45	2	65
Lonnie Marts	---	---	19	41	3	63
Clint Haynes	---	---	15	46	2	63
Randy Dixon	42	12	---	---	8	62
Jumbo Elliott	41	12	---	---	8	61
John Flannery	42	12	---	---	---	54
Troy Aikman	41	12	---	---	---	53
Gerald Perry	39	12	---	---	---	51
Frank Garcia	39	12	---	---	---	51
Rhett Hall	---	---	8	36	4	48
David Sloan	33	12	---	---	3	48
Ricky Watters	20	4	---	---	22	46
Frank Sanders	35	11	---	---	---	46
Derrick Hoskins	---	---	4	30	11	45
Jerome Brown	---	---	14	29	---	43
Pierson Hill	19	4	---	---	19	42
Wade Reeves	28	6	---	---	7	41
Pellom McDaniels	---	---	3	24	9	36
Esera Ruaolo	---	---	9	21	5	35
Terrell Davis	25	10	---	---	---	35
Herman Moore	24	9	---	---	---	33
Reggie Givens	---	---	7	12	11	30
Jason Belser	---	---	4	19	4	27
Daryl Johnston	12	2	---	---	12	26
Duane Ashman	---	---	4	20	1	25
Tim Barnett	3	0	---	---	15	18
Shawn Collins	9	1	---	---	7	17
Arthur Marshall	0	0	---	---	15	15
Drew Koplitz	6	0	---	---	8	14
Ryan Tucker	6	0	---	---	8	14
Dean Wells	---	---	7	3	---	10
Greg Hill	0	0	---	---	10	10
Ryan Longwell	0	0	---	---	9	9
Wesley Carroll	7	1	---	---	---	8
DeShaun Smith	0	0	---	---	8	8
Shane Edge	0	0	---	---	6	6
Bernie Kosar	2	0	---	---	---	2
Dave Brown	0	0	---	---	2	2

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Eric Moore	22	61	---	---	6	89
Stan Humphries	22	65	---	---	---	87
Wendell Davis	15	54	---	---	13	82
Steve Everett	22	60	---	---	---	82
Russ Freeman	22	60	---	---	---	82
Flozell Adkins	22	59	---	---	---	81
Brad Hopkins	22	57	---	---	---	79
Matthew McConaughey	16	51	---	---	---	67
Brian Mitchell	18	37	---	---	10	65
Carlester Crumpler	18	34	---	---	13	65
Curly Washburn	---	---	42	12	10	64
Johnnie Morton	12	49	---	---	---	61
Ronde Barber	---	---	43	12	2	57
Floyd Fields	---	---	42	12	2	56
Chris Allerman	---	---	36	12	2	50
Tony Tolbert	---	---	34	12	2	48
Leon Johnson	6	27	---	---	15	48
Earnest Byner	3	27	---	---	15	45
Ellis Johnson	---	---	33	11	1	45
Ted Washington	---	---	33	9	1	43
Ed McDaniel	---	---	31	9	2	42
Rod Woodson	---	---	28	10	2	40
Derrick Walker	6	16	---	---	16	38
Michael Knight	---	---	17	8	12	37
Colin Powell	---	---	26	9	2	37
Roosevelt Potts	14	16	---	---	6	36
Chad Eaton	---	---	19	4	6	29
Chance Baxter	---	---	6	0	23	29
Cedric White	---	---	19	2	7	28
David Tate	---	---	22	2	1	25
Eddie Renfrow	2	7	---	---	16	25
Marcus Wimberly	---	---	2	0	23	25
Tory Smith	---	---	18	4	2	24
Steven Mason	0	7	---	---	17	24
Billy Idol	---	---	15	2	1	18
James Farrior	---	---	6	1	10	17
Dwayne White	0	7	---	---	6	13
Hector Mathis	0	7	---	---	6	13
Dashawn McCarthy	0	6	---	---	6	12
Scott Conover	0	8	---	---	---	8
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	7	7
Aiden Laster	0	0	---	---	6	6
Rick Mirer	0	0	---	---	3	3
Don Silvestri	0	0	---	---	3	3
Chad Bratzke	---	---	1	1	---	2
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	57	4.4
Middle	25	89	3.6
Right	3	2	0.7
None	2	-2	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	24	6.0
Middle	11	25	2.3
Right	7	46	6.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Troy Aikman	11	6	3	2	1	0	2	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Humphries	62	28	3	5	8	11	5	1	2

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	3	2	37	12.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	3	42	8.4
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	44	14.7

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	3	33	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	16	11	133	8.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	28	13	168	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	11	1	21	1.9

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Frank Sanders	7	5	0	109	3	11
WR Herman Moore	2	0	1	0	0	9
WR Wesley Carroll	1	0	0	0	0	1
RB Ricky Watters	1	1	0	14	0	4

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wendell Davis	16	7	1	81	1	54
WR Matthew McConaughey	10	3	4	40	0	51
TE Carlester Crumpler	10	7	0	88	1	34
WR Johnnie Morton	10	4	3	58	1	49
WR Earnest Byner	5	3	0	42	0	27
RB Brian Mitchell	4	3	0	29	0	37
RB Leon Johnson	3	1	0	17	0	27
TE Derrick Walker	2	0	0	0	0	16
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	0	0	0	0	16
WR Steven Mason	1	0	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Bernie Kosar	2	-2	-1.00	-1.00
Terrell Davis	2	15	7.50	4.38
Ricky Watters	1	18	18.00	2.56

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	2	1	0.50	5.38
Leon Johnson	2	2	1.00	0.40

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Troy Aikman	3	1	20	6.67	11.18

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Humphries	8	3	19	2.38	5.73

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Sanders	2	1	20	10.00	15.57
WR Wesley Carroll	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Carlester Crumpler	4	2	18	4.50	8.80
WR Wendell Davis	2	1	1	0.50	5.06
WR Matthew McConaughey	2	0	0	0.00	4.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Los Angeles	Rushes	Conversions
Terrell Davis	7	2
Ricky Watters	4	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions

Third Down Passing Statistics

Los Angeles	Att	Comp	Conversions
Troy Aikman	2	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Humphries	16	10	6

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Los Angeles	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Moore	1	0	0
WR Frank Sanders	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matthew McConaughey	6	2	2
WR Johnnie Morton	3	2	2
WR Wendell Davis	2	2	1
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	1
TE Carlester Crumpler	2	2	0
WR Earnest Byner	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 20,900 (21,400)
End Zone 15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	69,300 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	20,900 (21,400)
End Zone	15,400 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)