Exhibition Week 3, 2017

played in Carolina, NC

78 degrees, fair, 9 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	6	6	0	-	15
Carolina Panthers	3	3	7	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:02 IND - Nate Freese 24 field goal
1Q: 00:45 CAR - Taylor Melhaff 33 field goal
2Q: 09:52 IND - Nate Freese 18 field goal
2Q: 06:13 CAR - Taylor Melhaff 46 field goal
2Q: 02:09 IND - Nate Freese 30 field goal
3Q: 10:36 IND - Carlos Hyde 1 pass from Brad Smith (Nate Freese extra point failed)
3Q: 07:44 CAR - Earl Bennett 10 pass from Geno Smith (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 00:18 CAR - Taylor Melhaff 42 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 06:02 IND - Nate Freese 24 field goal
1Q: 00:45 CAR - Taylor Melhaff 33 field goal
2Q: 09:52 IND - Nate Freese 18 field goal
2Q: 06:13 CAR - Taylor Melhaff 46 field goal
2Q: 02:09 IND - Nate Freese 30 field goal
3Q: 10:36 IND - Carlos Hyde 1 pass from Brad Smith (Nate Freese extra point failed)
3Q: 07:44 CAR - Earl Bennett 10 pass from Geno Smith (Taylor Melhaff extra point)
4Q: 00:18 CAR - Taylor Melhaff 42 field goal

Team Statistics IND CAR
Record 1-1 2-0
First Downs 23 16
- by Rushing 7 3
- by Passing 14 12
- by Penalty 2 1
Total Net Yards 361 273
- Offensive Plays 68 54
- Yards per Play 5.31 5.06
Net Rushing Yards 96 67
- Rushing Attempts 31 21
- Yards per Rush 3.10 3.19
Net Passing Yards 265 206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 36 - 28 - 0 31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 271 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/6 2/13
- Yards per Pass Play 7.16 6.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 5/13 4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.4 7.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0
Penalties/Yards 3/29 8/45
Punt Returns/Yards 2/8 0/0
Kick Returns/Yards 3/69 3/75
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time of Possession 33:00 27:00

Team Statistics	IND	CAR
Record	1-1	2-0
First Downs	23	16
- by Rushing	7	3
- by Passing	14	12
- by Penalty	2	1
Total Net Yards	361	273
- Offensive Plays	68	54
- Yards per Play	5.31	5.06
Net Rushing Yards	96	67
- Rushing Attempts	31	21
- Yards per Rush	3.10	3.19
Net Passing Yards	265	206
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	36 - 28 - 0	31 - 24 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	271	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/6	2/13
- Yards per Pass Play	7.16	6.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/1	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	5/13	4/11
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.4	7.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/0
Penalties/Yards	3/29	8/45
Punt Returns/Yards	2/8	0/0
Kick Returns/Yards	3/69	3/75
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 29
Time of Possession	33:00	27:00

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:47	4:51	OWN 34	10	59	Field Goal
1	0:38	5:54	OWN 25	11	74	Field Goal
2	6:07	4:06	OWN 32	8	55	Field Goal
2	0:51	0:15	OWN 31	2	7	Fumble
3	15:00	4:30	OWN 25	10	75	Touchdown
3	7:38	3:39	OWN 21	8	20	Punt
3	2:24	2:38	OWN 42	6	29	Missed FG
4	12:08	3:11	OWN 20	6	18	Punt
4	5:35	3:38	OWN 24	7	38	Punt
4	0:10	0:10	OWN 31	1	0	Game

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:13	OWN 24	6	3	Punt
1	5:56	5:18	OWN 42	9	42	Field Goal
2	9:44	3:37	OWN 42	6	29	Field Goal
2	2:01	1:10	OWN 25	3	1	Punt
2	0:36	0:36	OPP 38	3	9	Missed FG
3	10:30	2:52	OWN 25	7	75	Touchdown
3	3:59	1:35	OWN 10	3	7	Punt
4	14:46	2:38	OWN 36	4	15	Punt
4	8:57	3:22	OWN 6	7	31	Punt
4	1:57	1:47	OWN 20	7	55	Field Goal

Game MVP: Geno Smith, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Carlos Hyde	19	58	3.05	11	1
RB Daniel Thomas	7	7	1.00	11	1
QB Brad Smith	2	18	9.00	19	1
QB JaMarcus Russell	2	-1	-0.50	2	0
RB Kenneth Dixon	1	14	14.00	14	1

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
RB Derrick Henry	9	22	2.44	11	1
RB Christian McCaffrey	7	26	3.71	13	1
QB Geno Smith	2	6	3.00	6	0
WR Matt Jones	1	2	2.00	2	0
QB Matt Leinart	1	7	7.00	7	0
WR Earl Bennett	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brad Smith	25	18	173	1/6	1	22	0	104.3
JaMarcus Russell	11	10	98	0/0	0	32	0	103.8

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Geno Smith	24	19	167	1/4	1	32	0	109.5
Matt Leinart	7	5	52	1/9	0	16	0	92.5

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Titus Young	7	9	75	10.71	37	22	0
WR David Anderson	5	7	27	5.40	2	9	0
WR Alejandro Akers	4	5	36	9.00	16	19	0
TE Peyton Hillis	3	4	67	22.33	53	32	0
RB Daniel Thomas	3	3	16	5.33	1	7	0
WR Greg Little	2	4	16	8.00	0	9	0
TE Ladarius Green	2	2	17	8.50	0	10	0
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	1	1.00	0	1	1
WR Tyreek Hill	1	1	16	16.00	9	16	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Randall Cobb	6	6	83	13.83	34	21	0
WR Earl Bennett	5	6	57	11.40	5	32	1
WR Matt Jones	3	5	32	10.67	15	26	0
RB Derrick Henry	3	3	27	9.00	15	18	0
WR Rashard Higgins	3	4	12	4.00	3	13	0
WR Harry Douglas	2	2	5	2.50	5	9	0
RB Ray Rice	1	1	0	0.00	2	0	0
TE Rob Housler	1	3	3	3.00	1	3	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
WR Titus Young	1	0	0	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Deone Bucannon	0	1	0	0
CB Brandon Boykin	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Reggie Hodges	3	139	46.3	39.7	52	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	5	213	42.6	37.0	49	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Nate Freese	3/4	0/1	0/0	30	0/1

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Taylor Melhaff	3/4	2/3	0/0	46	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Tyreek Hill	2	8	4.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Daniel Thomas	3	69	23.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rashard Higgins	3	75	25.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Barkevious Mingo	6	2	0.0	18	29
S Alphonso Smith	6	0	0.0	11	26
DT Sammie Lee Hill	5	1	0.5	16	29
ILB Chris Borland	5	1	0.0	12	26
OLB Monty Vinson	4	0	0.0	17	32
S Matt Johnson	4	0	0.0	19	30
CB Malcolm Jenkins	3	1	0.0	12	24
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	2	0	1.0	16	27
CB Eli Apple	2	2	0.5	11	12
DT Marvin Austin	2	1	0.0	18	32
CB Pat Lee	2	0	0.0	6	5
ILB Denzel Perryman	1	3	0.0	9	8
S Kendrick Lewis	1	1	0.0	15	27
S Jerraud Powers	1	0	0.0	10	22
DE Allen Bailey	1	0	0.0	10	11
DT Larry Ogunjobi	1	0	0.0	4	2
OLB Sean Lee	0	2	0.0	7	2
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	0	1	0.0	12	13

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Dont'a Hightower	8	5	0.0	31	36
S Deone Bucannon	7	3	1.0	30	36
DE Leonardo Tarpley	6	0	0.0	31	33
CB Brandon Boykin	6	0	0.0	20	31
CB Eric Harmon	5	2	0.0	19	28
CB Tyrone Gomez	5	1	0.0	21	31
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	4	1	0.0	21	20
DT Manny Lawson	4	0	0.0	23	30
S Morgan Trent	3	2	0.0	21	28
OLB Nic Harris	2	0	0.0	30	32
OLB Scottie Barker	2	0	0.0	10	12
CB Joe Haden	1	1	0.0	12	12
S Jerron McMillian	1	1	0.0	11	10
OLB Gerald Hodges	1	1	0.0	7	7
CB Jarius Byrd	1	0	0.0	11	7
DE Myles Garrett	1	0	0.0	11	10
DE Jack Johnston	0	2	0.0	23	33
DT Letroy Guion	0	1	0.0	8	9

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	1.0	1	1	27
DT Sammie Lee Hill	0.5	0	0	29
CB Eli Apple	0.5	0	0	12
OLB Barkevious Mingo	0.0	2	0	29

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
S Deone Bucannon	1.0	0	0	0	36
DT Manny Lawson	0.0	1	1	0	30

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Alphonso Smith	3	0	26
OLB Barkevious Mingo	3	0	29
ILB Chris Borland	3	0	26
CB Malcolm Jenkins	2	1	24
CB Pat Lee	2	0	5
S Kendrick Lewis	2	0	27
DT Marvin Austin	2	0	32
S Matt Johnson	2	0	30
CB Eli Apple	2	0	12
S Jerraud Powers	1	0	22
DE Allen Bailey	1	0	11
OLB Monty Vinson	1	0	32

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Eric Harmon	5	0	28
S Deone Bucannon	5	0	36
CB Brandon Boykin	4	2	31
OLB Dont'a Hightower	4	0	36
S Morgan Trent	2	1	28
CB Tyrone Gomez	2	1	31
OLB Nic Harris	2	0	32
OLB Scottie Barker	2	0	12
S Jerron McMillian	1	0	10
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	1	0	20

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
G Rob Sims	3	9	31	1	37
G Spencer Long	3	8	31	0	37
T Dallas Thomas	2	5	18	0	20
T Eric Winston	2	2	31	0	37
T Joe Staley	0	3	13	0	17
C Duane Walsh	0	2	13	0	17
TE Ladarius Green	0	1	20	0	21

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Andre Smith	2	5	21	0	33
T Joe Thomas	2	3	13	0	14
C Trai Turner	1	5	21	0	33
C Joe Hawley	1	3	13	1	14
T Taylor Lewan	1	1	8	0	19
G Jeremiah Poutasi	0	3	21	0	33
RB Ray Rice	0	0	8	1	7

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
David Anderson	1	19
Pat Lee	1	18
Glenn Dorsey	1	10

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jarius Byrd	2	12
Matt Jones	1	17
Dwight Lowery	1	13
Brandon Boykin	1	12

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
G Spencer Long	31	37	---	---	7	75
G Rob Sims	31	37	---	---	---	68
T Eric Winston	31	37	---	---	---	68
WR David Anderson	17	22	---	---	19	58
WR Greg Little	20	27	---	---	10	57
S Alphonso Smith	---	---	11	26	19	56
DT Marvin Austin	---	---	18	32	4	54
S Matt Johnson	---	---	19	30	4	53
DT Sammie Lee Hill	---	---	16	29	7	52
DE Jason Pierre-Paul	---	---	16	27	9	52
OLB Monty Vinson	---	---	17	32	2	51
RB Carlos Hyde	22	29	---	---	---	51
WR Titus Young	20	30	---	---	---	50
OLB Barkevious Mingo	---	---	18	29	3	50
QB Brad Smith	22	26	---	---	---	48
T Dallas Thomas	18	20	---	---	7	45
S Kendrick Lewis	---	---	15	27	1	43
ILB Chris Borland	---	---	12	26	4	42
TE Ladarius Green	20	21	---	---	---	41
CB Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	12	24	4	40
CB Blidi Wreh-Wils	---	---	12	13	14	39
G Myles Page	18	20	---	---	---	38
WR Tyreek Hill	11	17	---	---	10	38
S Jerraud Powers	---	---	10	22	2	34
RB Daniel Thomas	9	10	---	---	15	34
T Joe Staley	13	17	---	---	---	30
C Duane Walsh	13	17	---	---	---	30
CB Eli Apple	---	---	11	12	7	30
CB Pat Lee	---	---	6	5	18	29
TE Kenneth Banks	5	1	---	---	22	28
TE Peyton Hillis	15	12	---	---	---	27
OLB Sean Lee	---	---	7	2	18	27
ILB Denzel Perryman	---	---	9	8	10	27
RB Kenneth Dixon	4	2	---	---	21	27
WR Alejandro Akers	12	14	---	---	---	26
DE Allen Bailey	---	---	10	11	---	21
QB JaMarcus Russell	9	11	---	---	---	20
DE Glenn Dorsey	---	---	4	3	10	17
K Nate Freese	0	0	---	---	9	9
DT Larry Ogunjobi	---	---	4	2	2	8
P Reggie Hodges	0	0	---	---	7	7
DT Terrell McClain	---	---	4	3	---	7
C Brady Elliott	0	0	---	---	7	7
G A. J. Cann	0	0	---	---	7	7
T Germain Ifedi	0	0	---	---	7	7
C Doug Datish	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
OLB Dont'a Hightower	---	---	31	36	4	71
S Deone Bucannon	---	---	30	36	4	70
DE Leonardo Tarpley	---	---	31	33	3	67
OLB Nic Harris	---	---	30	32	4	66
CB Brandon Boykin	---	---	20	31	12	63
C Trai Turner	21	33	---	---	9	63
DE Jack Johnston	---	---	23	33	5	61
DT Manny Lawson	---	---	23	30	3	56
CB Tyrone Gomez	---	---	21	31	3	55
T Andre Smith	21	33	---	---	---	54
G Jeremiah Poutasi	21	33	---	---	---	54
S Morgan Trent	---	---	21	28	4	53
WR Randall Cobb	21	31	---	---	---	52
CB Eric Harmon	---	---	19	28	5	52
OLB Nick Kwiatkoski	---	---	21	20	10	51
WR Matt Jones	10	21	---	---	17	48
WR Earl Bennett	10	18	---	---	10	38
RB Ray Rice	8	7	---	---	22	37
T Xavier Fulton	8	19	---	---	9	36
QB Geno Smith	11	25	---	---	---	36
T Taylor Lewan	8	19	---	---	9	36
TE Jimmy Graham	4	8	---	---	22	34
S Jerron McMillian	---	---	11	10	13	34
RB Derrick Henry	12	22	---	---	---	34
OLB Gerald Hodges	---	---	7	7	19	33
CB Jarius Byrd	---	---	11	7	12	30
T Joe Thomas	13	14	---	---	---	27
C Joe Hawley	13	14	---	---	---	27
TE Rob Housler	7	20	---	---	---	27
WR Rashard Higgins	8	11	---	---	8	27
CB Joe Haden	---	---	12	12	2	26
TE Clive Walford	12	13	---	---	---	25
OLB Scottie Barker	---	---	10	12	2	24
DE Myles Garrett	---	---	11	10	3	24
DT Letroy Guion	---	---	8	9	4	21
QB Matt Leinart	10	8	---	---	---	18
RB Mike Davis	0	4	---	---	14	18
WR Harry Douglas	6	6	---	---	5	17
CB Dwight Lowery	---	---	1	2	13	16
RB Christian McCaffrey	7	4	---	---	---	11
K Taylor Melhaff	0	0	---	---	9	9
P Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	9	9
G Ethan Fortney	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Teddy Grinnell	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Eric Ghiaciuc	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Blair Brown	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	31	5.2
Middle	14	23	1.6
Right	11	42	3.8
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	18	2.6
Middle	12	49	4.1
Right	2	0	0.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brad Smith	25	18	1	0	2	4	1	0	0
JaMarcus Russell	11	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Geno Smith	24	19	4	1	1	1	1	1	0
Matt Leinart	7	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	4	49	9.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	20	17	149	7.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	7	73	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	3	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	30	5.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	70	4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	5	4	67	13.4
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	52	13.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Titus Young	9	7	1	75	1	30
WR David Anderson	7	5	0	27	0	22
WR Alejandro Akers	5	4	0	36	0	14
TE Peyton Hillis	4	3	0	67	2	12
WR Greg Little	4	2	1	16	0	27
RB Daniel Thomas	3	3	0	16	0	10
TE Ladarius Green	2	2	0	17	0	21
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	0	1	0	29
WR Tyreek Hill	1	1	0	16	0	17

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Earl Bennett	6	5	0	57	1	18
WR Randall Cobb	6	6	0	83	2	31
WR Matt Jones	5	3	0	32	1	21
WR Rashard Higgins	4	3	0	12	0	11
TE Rob Housler	3	1	1	3	0	20
RB Derrick Henry	3	3	0	27	0	22
WR Harry Douglas	2	2	0	5	0	6
RB Ray Rice	1	1	0	0	0	7

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
QB JaMarcus Russell	2	-1	-0.50	-0.50
RB Daniel Thomas	1	1	1.00	1.00
RB Carlos Hyde	1	0	0.00	3.05

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	-2	-2.00	3.71

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
JaMarcus Russell	4	3	19	4.75	8.91
Brad Smith	3	2	10	3.33	6.92

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Geno Smith	2	1	10	5.00	6.96
Matt Leinart	1	0	0	0.00	7.43

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Daniel Thomas	2	2	9	4.50	5.33
WR David Anderson	1	1	9	9.00	3.86
TE Peyton Hillis	1	0	0	0.00	16.75
WR Titus Young	1	1	10	10.00	8.33
WR Greg Little	1	0	0	0.00	4.00
RB Carlos Hyde	1	1	1	1.00	1.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Earl Bennett	2	1	10	5.00	9.50
TE Rob Housler	1	0	0	0.00	1.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Carlos Hyde	3	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
QB Geno Smith	1	0
RB Derrick Henry	1	0
RB Christian McCaffrey	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brad Smith	6	4	2
JaMarcus Russell	4	4	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Geno Smith	5	4	2
Matt Leinart	2	2	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Daniel Thomas	3	3	1
TE Peyton Hillis	2	2	2
WR Titus Young	2	2	1
WR David Anderson	1	0	0
WR Alejandro Akers	1	0	0
TE Ladarius Green	1	1	0

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Matt Jones	2	1	0
WR Randall Cobb	2	2	2
WR Harry Douglas	1	1	1
WR Earl Bennett	1	1	1
WR Rashard Higgins	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,800 (23,600)
End Zone 14,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine 8,400 (9,800)
Sideline Seats 12,700 (15,000)
Club Seats 7,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes 5,500 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,400 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,800 (23,600)
End Zone	14,600 (17,000)
Mezzanine	8,400 (9,800)
Sideline Seats	12,700 (15,000)
Club Seats	7,400 (8,400)
Luxury Boxes	5,500 (6,200)