Week 16, 1997

played in Seattle, OR

27 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	6	7	7	7	-	27
Seattle Seahawks	0	17	0	3	-	20

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 IND - Lin Elliott 40 field goal
1Q: 00:18 IND - Lin Elliott 29 field goal
2Q: 07:05 IND - Brian Mitchell 3 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 03:56 SEA - Andre Rison 1 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 02:00 SEA - Herman Fontenot 5 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:49 SEA - Scott Norwood 37 field goal
3Q: 07:33 IND - Leon Johnson 18 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 02:27 IND - Brian Mitchell 8 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 00:11 SEA - Scott Norwood 18 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 08:41 IND - Lin Elliott 40 field goal
1Q: 00:18 IND - Lin Elliott 29 field goal
2Q: 07:05 IND - Brian Mitchell 3 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 03:56 SEA - Andre Rison 1 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 02:00 SEA - Herman Fontenot 5 pass from Brad Johnson (Scott Norwood extra point)
2Q: 00:49 SEA - Scott Norwood 37 field goal
3Q: 07:33 IND - Leon Johnson 18 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 02:27 IND - Brian Mitchell 8 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 00:11 SEA - Scott Norwood 18 field goal

Team Statistics IND SEA
Record 10-5 8-6-1
First Downs 23 21
- by Rushing 8 6
- by Passing 13 14
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 392 372
- Offensive Plays 69 65
- Yards per Play 5.68 5.72
Net Rushing Yards 143 108
- Rushing Attempts 33 26
- Yards per Rush 4.33 4.15
Net Passing Yards 249 264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 19 - 1 39 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 261 264
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 6.92 6.77
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 7/14 4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.0 6.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 6/39 5/47
Punt Returns/Yards 3/15 3/55
Kick Returns/Yards 2/37 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3/2 2/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 32
Time of Possession 32:09 27:51

Team Statistics	IND	SEA
Record	10-5	8-6-1
First Downs	23	21
- by Rushing	8	6
- by Passing	13	14
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	392	372
- Offensive Plays	69	65
- Yards per Play	5.68	5.72
Net Rushing Yards	143	108
- Rushing Attempts	33	26
- Yards per Rush	4.33	4.15
Net Passing Yards	249	264
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 19 - 1	39 - 23 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	261	264
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	6.92	6.77
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	7/14	4/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.0	6.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	6/39	5/47
Punt Returns/Yards	3/15	3/55
Kick Returns/Yards	2/37	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	5	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	3/2	2/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 21	OWN 32
Time of Possession	32:09	27:51

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	6:27	OWN 6	11	71	Field Goal
1	6:21	0:30	OWN 26	3	-5	Punt
1	4:23	4:10	OWN 18	12	70	Field Goal
2	11:19	4:21	OWN 32	9	68	Touchdown
2	3:46	0:54	OWN 20	1	0	Interception
2	1:53	0:15	OWN 20	1	16	Fumble
2	0:42	0:42	OWN 27	2	-9	Half
3	13:20	1:37	OWN 33	4	8	Punt
3	10:09	2:54	OPP 49	6	49	Touchdown
3	4:45	1:27	OWN 5	3	1	Punt
3	1:13	0:56	OWN 20	2	0	Punt
4	14:06	4:22	OWN 13	9	35	Punt
4	6:20	4:03	OWN 12	7	88	Touchdown

Seattle Seahawks
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	8:33	2:12	OWN 20	5	12	Punt
1	5:51	1:28	OWN 42	3	-1	Punt
1	0:13	3:54	OWN 7	8	68	Missed FG
2	6:58	3:12	OWN 19	7	81	Touchdown
2	2:52	0:59	OPP 35	3	35	Touchdown
2	1:38	0:56	OPP 36	4	16	Field Goal
3	15:00	1:40	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
3	11:43	1:34	OWN 37	4	12	Fumble
3	7:15	2:30	OWN 20	4	21	Punt
3	3:18	2:05	OWN 49	5	14	Punt
3	0:17	1:11	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
4	9:44	3:24	OWN 16	6	27	Punt
4	2:17	2:13	OWN 20	10	79	Field Goal

Game MVP: Brad Johnson, Seattle Seahawks

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Brian Mitchell	21	75	3.57	16	3	2
Leon Johnson	11	69	6.27	18	3	1
Roosevelt Potts	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Dorsey Levens	16	52	3.25	14	2
Scottie Graham	8	46	5.75	17	1
Brad Johnson	2	10	5.00	5	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Humphries	34	19	261	2/12	0	58	1	68.4

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brad Johnson	39	23	264	0/0	2	34	0	96.5

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Wendell Davis	6	8	103	17.17	34	47
WR Matthew McConaughey	6	12	62	10.33	0	13
TE Carlester Crumpler	3	5	74	24.67	60	58
WR Earnest Byner	1	4	8	8.00	7	8
TE Derrick Walker	1	1	11	11.00	0	11
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	1	2	2.00	3	2
RB Leon Johnson	1	1	1	1.00	0	1
RB Brian Mitchell	0	1	0	0.00	0	0
WR Johnnie Morton	0	1	0	0.00	0	0

Seattle	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Herman Fontenot	7	11	59	8.43	4	18	1
WR Andre Rison	7	10	65	9.29	8	21	1
WR David Patten	4	8	37	9.25	3	22	0
TE Marcus Pollard	3	7	86	28.67	60	34	0
RB Scottie Graham	1	1	4	4.00	7	4	0
FB Tim Lester	1	1	13	13.00	0	13	0
WR Dedric Ward	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Seattle	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Darrin Smith	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Brian Mitchell	1	1	0
Wendell Davis	1	0	0
Ted Washington	0	1	0
Rod Woodson	0	0	1
Curly Washburn	0	0	1

Seattle	Fumb	Recov	Force
Scottie Graham	1	0	0
Dorsey Levens	1	0	0
Harry Boatswain	0	1	0
Sam Madison	0	1	0
Darrin Smith	0	0	1
Tim Watson	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Silvestri	5	237	47.4	36.4	55	2

Seattle	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Jeff Feagles	7	314	44.9	39.9	54	4

Kicking Statistics

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

Seattle	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Scott Norwood	2/3	0/1	0/0	37	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Baxter	3	15	5.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Dedric Ward	3	55	18.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Leon Johnson	1	16	16.0	0
Steven Mason	1	21	21.0	0

Seattle	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Ed McDaniel	11	0	0.0	19	34
ILB Curly Washburn	8	2	0.0	24	39
S Rod Woodson	5	2	0.0	26	39
S Floyd Fields	5	1	0.0	26	39
CB Ronde Barber	5	0	0.0	26	39
DT Ted Washington	4	2	0.0	23	38
CB Chris Allerman	3	3	0.0	24	37
CB Tory Smith	2	2	0.0	14	26
OLB Billy Idol	2	0	0.0	11	6
S David Tate	1	1	0.0	4	8
DT Chad Eaton	1	1	0.0	19	23
WR Johnnie Morton	1	0	---	---	---
DE Colin Powell	0	2	0.0	22	38

Seattle	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	8	4	1.0	33	34
CB James Trapp	7	1	0.0	28	35
OLB George Koonce	6	1	1.0	32	25
S Reggie Tongue	5	4	0.0	33	32
S Mike Dumas	4	1	0.0	31	35
OLB Lamar Lathon	4	0	0.0	21	25
OLB Darrin Smith	4	0	0.0	25	33
CB Sam Madison	3	1	0.0	32	36
CB Jeff Ismail	2	1	0.0	18	24
DT Hollis Thomas	2	1	0.0	25	31
S Tim Watson	1	1	0.0	6	7
ILB Darwin Ireland	1	1	0.0	6	4
DT Steve Emtman	1	0	0.0	14	20
DE Dan Chandler	1	0	0.0	7	8
DE Keith McKenzie	1	0	0.0	27	31
S Mike Minter	1	0	0.0	0	4

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Hurry	PPlay
DE Colin Powell	1	38
DE Tony Tolbert	1	36
OLB Billy Idol	1	6
DT Ted Washington	1	38

Seattle	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	1.0	0	0	34
OLB George Koonce	1.0	0	0	25
OLB Lamar Lathon	0.0	1	2	25
DT Steve Emtman	0.0	0	1	20
DT Hollis Thomas	0.0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Ronde Barber	5	1	39
S Floyd Fields	5	0	39
ILB Ed McDaniel	4	1	34
ILB Curly Washburn	4	0	39
S Rod Woodson	3	0	39
CB Tory Smith	1	0	26
CB Chris Allerman	1	0	37
OLB Billy Idol	0	2	6
S David Tate	0	1	8

Seattle	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB James Trapp	6	1	0	35
ILB Mark D'Onofrio	4	1	0	34
OLB Darrin Smith	2	2	1	33
CB Sam Madison	2	1	0	36
OLB Lamar Lathon	1	0	0	25
S Mike Dumas	1	0	0	35
OLB George Koonce	1	0	0	25
DE Dan Chandler	1	0	0	8
S Mike Minter	1	0	0	4
S Reggie Tongue	0	1	0	32

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Steve Everett	4	9	33	0	36
Steve Scifres	3	8	33	1	36
Flozell Adkins	3	6	33	1	36
Brad Hopkins	1	6	33	0	36
Russ Freeman	0	2	33	0	36
Roosevelt Potts	0	1	24	0	19
Carlester Crumpler	0	1	29	0	26

Seattle	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Harry Boatswain	2	8	0	26	39
Eric Moten	2	5	0	26	39
Bruce Kozerski	2	4	0	26	39
Kevin Mawae	2	2	1	26	39
Tim Lester	1	1	0	16	15
Marcus Pollard	1	1	0	19	22
Roman Oben	0	2	0	26	39
Walter Rasby	0	1	0	16	19

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Steven Mason	2	18
Derrick Walker	1	18

Seattle	Tackles	STPlays
George Koonce	3	25
Reggie Tongue	1	14
Kevin Mawae	1	10

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Steve Scifres	33	36	---	---	7	76
Carlester Crumpler	29	26	---	---	15	70
Stan Humphries	33	36	---	---	---	69
Steve Everett	33	36	---	---	---	69
Flozell Adkins	33	36	---	---	---	69
Russ Freeman	33	36	---	---	---	69
Brad Hopkins	33	36	---	---	---	69
Rod Woodson	---	---	26	39	3	68
Curly Washburn	---	---	24	39	5	68
Ronde Barber	---	---	26	39	3	68
Floyd Fields	---	---	26	39	2	67
Ted Washington	---	---	23	38	3	64
Chris Allerman	---	---	24	37	3	64
Colin Powell	---	---	22	38	3	63
Tony Tolbert	---	---	24	36	2	62
Matthew McConaughey	28	34	---	---	---	62
Wendell Davis	24	33	---	---	1	58
Ed McDaniel	---	---	19	34	3	56
Roosevelt Potts	24	19	---	---	12	55
Chad Eaton	---	---	19	23	10	52
Brian Mitchell	22	22	---	---	2	46
Tory Smith	---	---	14	26	1	41
Johnnie Morton	13	17	---	---	11	41
Derrick Walker	10	10	---	---	18	38
Marcus Wimberly	---	---	2	8	25	35
Cedric White	---	---	12	13	9	34
Leon Johnson	12	10	---	---	11	33
Michael Knight	---	---	10	6	16	32
Earnest Byner	3	9	---	---	17	29
Chance Baxter	---	---	0	0	26	26
Eddie Renfrow	0	0	---	---	24	24
Billy Idol	---	---	11	6	1	18
Steven Mason	0	0	---	---	18	18
David Tate	---	---	4	8	---	12
Jeff Gooch	---	---	0	0	10	10
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	8	8
Dwayne White	0	0	---	---	7	7
Aiden Laster	0	0	---	---	7	7
Dashawn McCarthy	0	0	---	---	7	7
Hector Mathis	0	0	---	---	7	7
Don Silvestri	0	0	---	---	5	5
James Farrior	---	---	0	0	4	4
Rick Mirer	0	0	---	---	2	2
Scott Conover	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Ward	0	0	---	---	---	0

Seattle	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
George Koonce	---	---	32	25	25	82
Reggie Tongue	---	---	33	32	14	79
Kevin Mawae	26	39	---	---	10	75
Sam Madison	---	---	32	36	2	70
Mike Dumas	---	---	31	35	3	69
Mark D'Onofrio	---	---	33	34	2	69
Bruce Kozerski	26	39	---	---	---	65
Harry Boatswain	26	39	---	---	---	65
Eric Moten	26	39	---	---	---	65
Brad Johnson	26	39	---	---	---	65
James Trapp	---	---	28	35	2	65
Keith McKenzie	---	---	27	31	7	65
Roman Oben	26	39	---	---	---	65
Dorsey Levens	18	25	---	---	21	64
Hollis Thomas	---	---	25	31	6	62
Andre Rison	19	33	---	---	8	60
Darrin Smith	---	---	25	33	2	60
Walter Rasby	16	19	---	---	22	57
Jeff Ismail	---	---	18	24	13	55
Herman Fontenot	15	25	---	---	12	52
Lamar Lathon	---	---	21	25	4	50
David Patten	11	30	---	---	9	50
Tim Lester	16	15	---	---	18	49
Marcus Pollard	19	22	---	---	8	49
Steve Emtman	---	---	14	20	1	35
Dedric Ward	2	10	---	---	20	32
Tim Watson	---	---	6	7	12	25
James Folston	---	---	7	5	10	22
Ernie Logan	---	---	13	6	1	20
Scottie Graham	8	10	---	---	---	18
Darwin Ireland	---	---	6	4	6	16
Dan Chandler	---	---	7	8	---	15
Joey Galloway	6	6	---	---	2	14
Darrius Johnson	---	---	5	1	7	13
Estus Hasselbeck	0	0	---	---	10	10
Grant Williams	0	0	---	---	10	10
Damon Denson	0	0	---	---	10	10
Bob Sapp	0	0	---	---	10	10
Scott Norwood	0	0	---	---	8	8
Jeff Feagles	0	0	---	---	7	7
Mike Minter	---	---	0	4	1	5
Wally Sellers	0	0	---	---	3	3
Sam Rogers	---	---	0	0	2	2
Doug Pederson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Mike Compton	0	0	---	---	---	0
Nicolas Branch	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	64	6.4
Middle	18	56	3.1
Right	5	23	4.6
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	27	4.5
Middle	19	76	4.0
Right	1	5	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Humphries	34	19	3	1	2	6	4	0	1

Seattle	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brad Johnson	39	23	5	0	7	5	4	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	4	72	18.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	5	32	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	18	9	133	7.4
Long (19+ Yds)	6	1	24	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	4	3	33	8.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	10	79	5.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	8	112	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	40	5.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Matthew McConaughey	12	6	1	62	0	34
WR Wendell Davis	8	6	0	103	2	33
TE Carlester Crumpler	5	3	0	74	1	26
WR Earnest Byner	4	1	1	8	0	9
RB Brian Mitchell	1	0	0	0	0	22
TE Derrick Walker	1	1	0	11	0	10
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	1	0	2	0	19
WR Johnnie Morton	1	0	0	0	0	17
RB Leon Johnson	1	1	0	1	0	10

Seattle	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Herman Fontenot	11	7	1	59	0	25
WR Andre Rison	10	7	2	65	1	33
WR David Patten	8	4	2	37	1	30
TE Marcus Pollard	7	3	2	86	3	22
RB Scottie Graham	1	1	0	4	0	10
FB Tim Lester	1	1	0	13	0	15
WR Dedric Ward	1	0	0	0	0	10

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	6	14	2.33	3.57
Leon Johnson	5	33	6.60	6.27

Seattle	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Dorsey Levens	2	13	6.50	3.25

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Stan Humphries	3	0	0	0.00	7.68

Seattle	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brad Johnson	9	4	32	3.56	6.77

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Overall Avg
WR Earnest Byner	1	2.00
WR Wendell Davis	1	12.88
WR Matthew McConaughey	1	5.17

Seattle	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Herman Fontenot	4	2	23	5.75	5.36
WR Andre Rison	3	2	9	3.00	6.50
WR David Patten	2	0	0	0.00	4.63

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	3	2
Leon Johnson	1	0

Seattle	Rushes	Conversions
Scottie Graham	2	2
Brad Johnson	1	0
Dorsey Levens	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Humphries	10	6	5

Seattle	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brad Johnson	9	3	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Wendell Davis	4	3	3
WR Earnest Byner	2	0	0
WR Matthew McConaughey	2	1	1
FB Roosevelt Potts	1	1	0
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	1	1

Seattle	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Herman Fontenot	4	2	1
WR David Patten	3	1	0
TE Marcus Pollard	1	0	0
WR Dedric Ward	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 18,600 (18,600)
End Zone 13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine 7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats 11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats 12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	70,000 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	18,600 (18,600)
End Zone	13,500 (13,500)
Mezzanine	7,800 (7,800)
Sideline Seats	11,900 (11,900)
Club Seats	12,000 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)