Conference Semifinals, 1997

Game MVP: Drew Bledsoe, Miami Dolphins

played in Miami, FL

70 degrees, fair, 5 mph wind

Drive Charts

Rushing Statistics

Passing Statistics

Receiving Statistics

Interception Statistics

Fumble Statistics

Punting Statistics

Kicking Statistics

Punt Return Statistics

Kick Return Statistics

Defensive Statistics

Pass Rush Statistics

Pass Defense Statistics

Blocking Statistics

Special Teams Tackles

Participation

Directional Rushing Statistics

Detailed Passing Statistics

Directional Passing Statistics

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Third Down Passing Statistics

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis Colts	0	10	7	0	-	17
Miami Dolphins	14	7	3	10	-	34

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:59 MIA - Tony Martin 5 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
1Q: 00:17 MIA - Sam Gash 53 run (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 06:31 IND - Leon Johnson 63 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 01:17 MIA - Pete Mitchell 1 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 00:03 IND - Lin Elliott 33 field goal
3Q: 09:07 MIA - Michael Husted 49 field goal
3Q: 04:41 IND - Earnest Byner 4 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 12:09 MIA - Michael Husted 48 field goal
4Q: 06:17 MIA - Ross Geller 15 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 03:59 MIA - Tony Martin 5 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
1Q: 00:17 MIA - Sam Gash 53 run (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 06:31 IND - Leon Johnson 63 run (Lin Elliott extra point)
2Q: 01:17 MIA - Pete Mitchell 1 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)
2Q: 00:03 IND - Lin Elliott 33 field goal
3Q: 09:07 MIA - Michael Husted 49 field goal
3Q: 04:41 IND - Earnest Byner 4 pass from Stan Humphries (Lin Elliott extra point)
4Q: 12:09 MIA - Michael Husted 48 field goal
4Q: 06:17 MIA - Ross Geller 15 pass from Drew Bledsoe (Michael Husted extra point)

Team Statistics IND MIA
Record 11-7 12-5
First Downs 18 22
- by Rushing 6 5
- by Passing 12 14
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 394 356
- Offensive Plays 66 71
- Yards per Play 5.97 5.01
Net Rushing Yards 189 116
- Rushing Attempts 25 34
- Yards per Rush 7.56 3.41
Net Passing Yards 205 240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 39 - 17 - 2 37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 217 240
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 5.00 6.49
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 7/15 8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 9.2 5.8
4th Down Conversions 1/3 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/70 3/20
Punt Returns/Yards 3/22 4/39
Kick Returns/Yards 5/114 2/42
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 2/70
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 3/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 37
Time of Possession 25:43 34:17

Team Statistics	IND	MIA
Record	11-7	12-5
First Downs	18	22
- by Rushing	6	5
- by Passing	12	14
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	394	356
- Offensive Plays	66	71
- Yards per Play	5.97	5.01
Net Rushing Yards	189	116
- Rushing Attempts	25	34
- Yards per Rush	7.56	3.41
Net Passing Yards	205	240
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	39 - 17 - 2	37 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	217	240
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	5.00	6.49
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	7/15	8/17
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	9.2	5.8
4th Down Conversions	1/3	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/70	3/20
Punt Returns/Yards	3/22	4/39
Kick Returns/Yards	5/114	2/42
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	2/70
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	3/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 37
Time of Possession	25:43	34:17

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	1:51	OWN 20	3	6	Punt
1	10:34	1:20	OWN 33	3	2	Punt
1	3:53	2:44	OWN 21	5	11	Punt
2	15:00	2:09	OWN 20	3	-9	Punt
2	8:20	2:04	OWN 20	6	80	Touchdown
2	3:54	1:01	OWN 12	3	-2	Punt
2	1:08	1:08	OWN 24	5	60	Field Goal
3	12:51	2:23	OWN 34	6	38	Interception
3	9:00	4:25	OWN 34	9	66	Touchdown
4	12:04	3:04	OWN 20	5	48	Interception
4	6:07	3:43	OWN 20	14	75	Downs
4	1:23	0:45	OWN 34	4	-4	Downs

Miami Dolphins
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:09	2:35	OWN 41	6	33	Missed FG
1	9:14	5:21	OWN 30	10	70	Touchdown
1	1:09	1:09	OWN 36	2	64	Touchdown
2	12:51	4:31	OWN 33	8	29	Punt
2	6:16	2:22	OWN 32	3	4	Punt
2	2:53	1:45	OPP 49	9	49	Touchdown
3	15:00	2:09	OWN 21	3	4	Punt
3	10:28	1:28	OPP 41	3	9	Field Goal
3	4:35	7:31	OWN 20	15	49	Field Goal
4	9:00	2:53	OPP 49	7	49	Touchdown
4	2:24	1:01	OWN 5	6	17	Punt
4	0:38	0:38	OPP 30	1	-2	Game

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Leon Johnson	12	114	9.50	63	3	1
Brian Mitchell	10	64	6.40	22	2	0
Roosevelt Potts	1	-3	-3.00	-3	0	0
Charlie Ward	1	8	8.00	8	0	0
Eddie Renfrow	1	6	6.00	6	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Stan Humphries	21	9	137	1/8	1	43	1	61.0
Charlie Ward	18	8	80	1/4	0	30	1	34.5

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Bledsoe	37	26	240	0/0	3	31	0	114.6

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Earnest Byner	4	7	57	14.25	23	28	1
WR Johnnie Morton	4	11	36	9.00	11	13	0
WR Wendell Davis	3	11	49	16.33	28	30	0
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	-2	-1.00	2	2	0
WR Matthew McConaughey	2	4	57	28.50	21	43	0
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	1	21	21.00	0	21	0
WR Steven Mason	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
TE Derrick Walker	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Eddie Renfrow	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Miami	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Tony Martin	10	17	120	12.00	37	31	1
WR Ross Geller	8	8	66	8.25	25	17	1
WR Cosmo Kramer	3	5	28	9.33	1	11	0
TE Pete Mitchell	2	3	17	8.50	2	16	1
WR Tony Johnson	1	1	-1	-1.00	0	-1	0
RB Lawrence Phillips	1	2	7	7.00	6	7	0
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	3	3.00	0	3	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Miami	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
OLB Chris Singleton	1	29	29.00	0
OLB Mark Fields	1	41	41.00	0

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Charlie Ward	1	0	0	0
Wendell Davis	0	1	0	0

Miami	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
John Kimbrough	0	0	1	0

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Don Silvestri	5	234	46.8	39.0	56	0

Miami	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Roby	4	197	49.3	38.8	56	2

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lin Elliott	1/1	0/0	0/0	33	2/2

Miami	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Michael Husted	2/3	2/3	0/0	49	4/4

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Chance Baxter	3	22	7.3	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jeff Query	4	39	9.8	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Steven Mason	3	70	23.3	0
Leon Johnson	2	44	22.0	0

Miami	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Cosmo Kramer	2	42	21.0	0

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Tory Smith	7	0	0.0	15	25
S Rod Woodson	6	2	0.0	28	37
S Floyd Fields	6	1	0.0	28	37
DT Ted Washington	6	1	0.0	32	35
ILB Curly Washburn	4	4	0.0	27	37
ILB Ed McDaniel	4	2	0.0	23	34
DE Tony Tolbert	3	2	0.0	32	33
CB Chris Allerman	3	2	0.0	26	34
DE Colin Powell	3	0	0.0	23	36
OLB Billy Idol	2	2	0.0	13	11
OLB Michael Knight	2	0	0.0	16	3
DT Chad Eaton	2	0	0.0	23	25
OLB Jeff Gooch	2	0	0.0	6	0
CB Ronde Barber	1	2	0.0	30	37
DE Chad Bratzke	1	1	0.0	10	7
DE Cedric White	1	1	0.0	14	5
S David Tate	1	0	0.0	9	7
G Flozell Adkins	1	0	---	---	---
WR Johnnie Morton	1	0	---	---	---
ILB James Farrior	1	0	0.0	6	0

Miami	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Chris Singleton	5	1	0.0	22	36
S Dave Thomas	5	1	0.0	25	34
CB John Kimbrough	4	1	0.0	22	31
DE Antonio Edwards	3	1	1.0	15	29
CB Tracey Eaton	3	0	0.0	19	38
DE Shawn Price	3	0	0.0	20	35
DE Troy Barnett	3	0	0.0	15	18
S Monty Grow	3	0	0.0	22	36
DT Raion Brundige	2	0	1.0	17	16
CB Keith Thibodeaux	2	1	0.0	4	10
DT Seth Payne	2	0	0.0	8	25
CB Chris Carter	2	0	0.0	21	33
OLB Mark Fields	1	2	0.0	21	24
OLB Junior Seau	1	1	0.0	17	27
ILB Bruce Ellerson	1	1	0.0	7	1
OLB Kinnon Tatum	1	1	0.0	8	20
ILB Lloyd Riggle	1	0	0.0	3	5
S Myron Bell	1	0	0.0	7	20

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Colin Powell	0.0	0	1	0	36
DE Tony Tolbert	0.0	0	1	0	33

Miami	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Antonio Edwards	1.0	0	1	0	29
DT Raion Brundige	1.0	0	0	0	16
OLB Mark Fields	0.0	1	3	1	24
DE Shawn Price	0.0	1	2	0	35
OLB Kinnon Tatum	0.0	1	0	0	20
OLB Junior Seau	0.0	0	2	0	27
DE Troy Barnett	0.0	0	1	1	18

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Tory Smith	5	1	25
ILB Ed McDaniel	5	1	34
S Floyd Fields	5	0	37
CB Chris Allerman	3	1	34
CB Ronde Barber	2	0	37
S Rod Woodson	1	2	37
ILB Curly Washburn	1	1	37
OLB Michael Knight	1	0	3
DE Colin Powell	1	0	36
OLB Billy Idol	1	0	11
DT Ted Washington	1	0	35

Miami	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
OLB Chris Singleton	3	1	1	36
CB John Kimbrough	3	0	0	31
CB Chris Carter	2	1	0	33
DE Antonio Edwards	2	0	0	29
S Dave Thomas	2	0	0	34
CB Keith Thibodeaux	2	0	0	10
OLB Junior Seau	1	0	0	27
S Myron Bell	1	0	0	20
OLB Kinnon Tatum	1	0	0	20
OLB Mark Fields	0	1	1	24
CB Tracey Eaton	0	1	0	38
ILB Lloyd Riggle	0	1	0	5

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Dashawn McCarthy	3	8	17	0	38
Flozell Adkins	2	5	25	1	32
Russ Freeman	2	3	25	0	33
Steve Everett	1	3	8	0	3
Dwayne White	1	2	25	1	38
Brad Hopkins	1	2	25	0	37
Carlester Crumpler	0	1	20	0	19

Miami	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	PPly
Mke Schad	3	8	31	37
Andy Heck	2	6	31	37
John Fina	2	3	32	37
Rocky Saturday	1	6	30	37
Kevin Dogins	0	3	30	37
Hunter Wilcox	0	2	5	0
Sam Gash	0	1	23	16
Jeff Cothran	0	1	13	6
James Atkins	0	1	5	0

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Derrick Walker	3	16
Steven Mason	1	16
Brian Mitchell	1	8
Aiden Laster	1	6

Miami	Tackles	STPlays
Jeff Query	2	21
Marcus Robinson	2	10
Sam Gash	1	17
Cosmo Kramer	1	16
Myron Bell	1	14
Kevin Dogins	1	7

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Ted Washington	---	---	32	35	4	71
Ronde Barber	---	---	30	37	3	70
Dwayne White	25	38	---	---	6	69
Rod Woodson	---	---	28	37	3	68
Tony Tolbert	---	---	32	33	3	68
Floyd Fields	---	---	28	37	2	67
Curly Washburn	---	---	27	37	3	67
Chris Allerman	---	---	26	34	4	64
Flozell Adkins	25	32	---	---	6	63
Colin Powell	---	---	23	36	3	62
Russ Freeman	25	33	---	---	4	62
Brad Hopkins	25	37	---	---	---	62
Ed McDaniel	---	---	23	34	4	61
Dashawn McCarthy	17	38	---	---	2	57
Chad Eaton	---	---	23	25	5	53
Wendell Davis	17	25	---	---	10	52
Carlester Crumpler	20	19	---	---	11	50
Stan Humphries	24	22	---	---	---	46
Derrick Walker	9	21	---	---	16	46
Matthew McConaughey	24	21	---	---	---	45
Johnnie Morton	11	33	---	---	---	44
Leon Johnson	13	17	---	---	14	44
Tory Smith	---	---	15	25	2	42
Brian Mitchell	12	20	---	---	8	40
Earnest Byner	3	22	---	---	14	39
Marcus Wimberly	---	---	8	4	18	30
Michael Knight	---	---	16	3	10	29
Roosevelt Potts	12	10	---	---	6	28
Eddie Renfrow	4	7	---	---	15	26
Steven Mason	0	10	---	---	16	26
Billy Idol	---	---	13	11	---	24
Cedric White	---	---	14	5	5	24
Chance Baxter	---	---	5	0	16	21
Charlie Ward	1	19	---	---	---	20
Chad Bratzke	---	---	10	7	1	18
Hector Mathis	0	12	---	---	6	18
David Tate	---	---	9	7	---	16
Jeff Gooch	---	---	6	0	10	16
James Farrior	---	---	6	0	7	13
Scott Conover	0	12	---	---	---	12
Steve Everett	8	3	---	---	---	11
Aiden Laster	0	0	---	---	6	6
Don Silvestri	0	0	---	---	5	5
Lin Elliott	0	0	---	---	4	4
Rick Mirer	0	0	---	---	1	1

Miami	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Kevin Dogins	30	37	---	---	7	74
Drew Bledsoe	34	37	---	---	---	71
John Fina	32	37	---	---	---	69
Mke Schad	31	37	---	---	---	68
Andy Heck	31	37	---	---	---	68
Cosmo Kramer	20	31	---	---	16	67
Rocky Saturday	30	37	---	---	---	67
Tracey Eaton	---	---	19	38	7	64
Chris Singleton	---	---	22	36	3	61
Dave Thomas	---	---	25	34	2	61
Monty Grow	---	---	22	36	1	59
Tony Martin	24	34	---	---	---	58
Junior Seau	---	---	17	27	13	57
Sam Gash	23	16	---	---	17	56
Shawn Price	---	---	20	35	---	55
Chris Carter	---	---	21	33	1	55
John Kimbrough	---	---	22	31	1	54
Pete Mitchell	21	14	---	---	16	51
Antonio Edwards	---	---	15	29	6	50
Ross Geller	22	27	---	---	---	49
Mark Fields	---	---	21	24	1	46
Lawrence Phillips	19	23	---	---	---	42
Jeff Cothran	13	6	---	---	22	41
Myron Bell	---	---	7	20	14	41
Seth Payne	---	---	8	25	5	38
Raion Brundige	---	---	17	16	1	34
Troy Barnett	---	---	15	18	1	34
Kinnon Tatum	---	---	8	20	3	31
Tony Johnson	7	18	---	---	3	28
Jeff Query	4	0	---	---	21	25
Keith Taylor	---	---	2	12	9	23
Keith Thibodeaux	---	---	4	10	6	20
O.J. Santiago	10	2	---	---	6	18
Lloyd Riggle	---	---	3	5	9	17
Marcus Robinson	1	5	---	---	10	16
Matt Tucker	6	9	---	---	---	15
Glen McKeller	6	0	---	---	7	13
James Atkins	5	0	---	---	7	12
Bruce Ellerson	---	---	7	1	4	12
Hunter Wilcox	5	0	---	---	7	12
Michael Husted	0	0	---	---	10	10
Mark Staten	0	0	---	---	7	7
Reggie Roby	0	0	---	---	4	4
Marquis Green	---	---	0	1	3	4
Corwin Carr	0	0	---	---	3	3
Erik Wilhelm	0	0	---	---	---	0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	4	-2	-0.5
Middle	17	86	5.1
Right	4	105	26.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	23	1.8
Middle	15	90	6.0
Right	5	5	1.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Stan Humphries	21	9	2	0	0	2	7	1	1
Charlie Ward	18	8	2	1	2	3	2	1	1

Miami	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Bledsoe	37	26	2	1	2	6	2	0	0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	12	4.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	10	7	65	6.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	17	4	48	2.8
Long (19+ Yds)	9	3	92	10.2

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	6	6.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	23	20	144	6.3
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	5	90	8.2
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Wendell Davis	11	3	0	49	1	25
WR Johnnie Morton	11	4	0	36	0	33
WR Earnest Byner	7	4	0	57	1	22
WR Matthew McConaughey	4	2	0	57	1	21
RB Brian Mitchell	2	2	0	-2	0	20
TE Derrick Walker	1	0	1	0	0	21
TE Carlester Crumpler	1	1	0	21	1	19
RB Eddie Renfrow	1	0	1	0	0	7
WR Steven Mason	1	1	0	-1	0	10

Miami	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Tony Martin	17	10	1	120	2	34
WR Ross Geller	8	8	0	66	0	27
WR Cosmo Kramer	5	3	0	28	0	31
TE Pete Mitchell	3	2	1	17	0	14
RB Lawrence Phillips	2	1	0	7	0	23
WR Tony Johnson	1	1	0	-1	0	18
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	0	3	0	2

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Brian Mitchell	1	2	2.00	6.40
Leon Johnson	1	1	1.00	9.50

Miami	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Lawrence Phillips	1	5	5.00	2.82

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Charlie Ward	8	4	20	2.50	4.44
Stan Humphries	1	1	4	4.00	6.52

Miami	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Drew Bledsoe	4	4	24	6.00	6.49

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Johnnie Morton	4	2	10	2.50	3.27
WR Earnest Byner	3	2	15	5.00	8.14
RB Eddie Renfrow	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Steven Mason	1	1	-1	-1.00	-1.00

Miami	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Tony Martin	1	1	5	5.00	7.06
WR Ross Geller	1	1	15	15.00	8.25
TE Pete Mitchell	1	1	1	1.00	5.67
TE O.J. Santiago	1	1	3	3.00	3.00

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Brian Mitchell	2	1
Leon Johnson	2	1

Miami	Rushes	Conversions
Lawrence Phillips	4	2
Matt Tucker	2	0
Sam Gash	1	1

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Stan Humphries	6	4	4
Charlie Ward	4	2	1

Miami	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Bledsoe	10	7	5

Lawrence Phillips

Matt Tucker

Drew Bledsoe

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

Miami	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Tony Martin	8	5	4
WR Cosmo Kramer	1	1	1
WR Ross Geller	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,600 (17,600)
End Zone 12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine 7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (1,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	60,000 (60,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,600 (17,600)
End Zone	12,700 (12,700)
Mezzanine	7,300 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	11,200 (11,200)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (1,200)