Wild Card Playoff Games, 2023

played in San Diego, CA

53 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	7	3	0	7	-	17
San Diego Chargers	3	10	3	3	-	19

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 SDO - Roman Shea 54 field goal
1Q: 04:14 IND - Breshad Perriman 11 pass from Riddick Houston (B.J. Makofske extra point)
2Q: 12:53 SDO - Zach Ertz 11 pass from Freddie Mitchell (Roman Shea extra point)
2Q: 02:00 IND - B.J. Makofske 19 field goal
2Q: 00:03 SDO - Roman Shea 53 field goal
3Q: 08:18 SDO - Roman Shea 44 field goal
4Q: 12:44 SDO - Roman Shea 23 field goal
4Q: 00:52 IND - Jameson Castillo 9 run (B.J. Makofske extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:29 SDO - Roman Shea 54 field goal
1Q: 04:14 IND - Breshad Perriman 11 pass from Riddick Houston (B.J. Makofske extra point)
2Q: 12:53 SDO - Zach Ertz 11 pass from Freddie Mitchell (Roman Shea extra point)
2Q: 02:00 IND - B.J. Makofske 19 field goal
2Q: 00:03 SDO - Roman Shea 53 field goal
3Q: 08:18 SDO - Roman Shea 44 field goal
4Q: 12:44 SDO - Roman Shea 23 field goal
4Q: 00:52 IND - Jameson Castillo 9 run (B.J. Makofske extra point)

Team Statistics IND SDO
Record 8-8-1 9-8
First Downs 17 10
- by Rushing 12 3
- by Passing 5 7
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 300 235
- Offensive Plays 67 49
- Yards per Play 4.48 4.80
Net Rushing Yards 185 69
- Rushing Attempts 41 25
- Yards per Rush 4.51 2.76
Net Passing Yards 115 166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 23 - 10 - 1 23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 131 174
- Sacks/Yards Lost 3/16 1/8
- Yards per Pass Play 4.42 6.92
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0
3rd Down Conversions 6/16 3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 10.1 7.7
4th Down Conversions 2/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 5/39 4/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/35 6/110
Kick Returns/Yards 4/87 3/67
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/2
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 3 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/1 1/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 38
Time of Possession 31:47 28:13

Team Statistics	IND	SDO
Record	8-8-1	9-8
First Downs	17	10
- by Rushing	12	3
- by Passing	5	7
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	300	235
- Offensive Plays	67	49
- Yards per Play	4.48	4.80
Net Rushing Yards	185	69
- Rushing Attempts	41	25
- Yards per Rush	4.51	2.76
Net Passing Yards	115	166
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	23 - 10 - 1	23 - 16 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	131	174
- Sacks/Yards Lost	3/16	1/8
- Yards per Pass Play	4.42	6.92
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	0/0
3rd Down Conversions	6/16	3/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	10.1	7.7
4th Down Conversions	2/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	5/39	4/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/35	6/110
Kick Returns/Yards	4/87	3/67
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/2
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	3	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/1	1/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 28	OWN 38
Time of Possession	31:47	28:13

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:21	6:17	OWN 31	11	69	Touchdown
1	2:27	1:46	OWN 35	3	9	Punt
2	12:42	3:15	OWN 36	7	32	Missed FG
2	7:51	5:59	OWN 14	13	84	Field Goal
2	0:21	0:09	OWN 43	1	0	Interception
3	15:00	4:16	OWN 28	6	16	Punt
3	8:10	2:53	OWN 25	7	3	Punt
3	3:59	1:24	OWN 23	3	-6	Punt
4	12:39	1:45	OWN 18	3	-10	Punt
4	9:26	2:21	OWN 30	5	13	Punt
4	3:07	2:25	OWN 30	8	70	Touchdown

San Diego Chargers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:39	OWN 43	6	20	Field Goal
1	4:04	1:37	OWN 26	3	2	Punt
1	0:41	2:59	OWN 10	5	90	Touchdown
2	9:27	1:36	OWN 39	3	5	Punt
2	1:52	1:31	OWN 19	3	-1	Punt
2	0:12	0:12	OWN 45	1	19	Field Goal
3	10:44	2:34	OPP 34	5	7	Field Goal
3	5:17	1:18	OWN 39	3	6	Punt
3	2:35	4:56	OWN 49	9	45	Field Goal
4	10:54	1:28	OWN 33	3	3	Punt
4	7:05	3:58	OWN 34	5	13	Punt
4	0:42	0:42	OPP 46	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Freddie Mitchell, San Diego Chargers

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Jameson Castillo	20	108	5.40	17	3	1
RB Rodney Collins	18	57	3.17	22	2	0
QB Riddick Houston	2	16	8.00	13	1	0
WR Calvin Fields	1	4	4.00	4	0	0

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
WR Daquan Harvey	10	19	1.90	12	1
QB Freddie Mitchell	8	27	3.38	8	0
RB Korey Burton	5	15	3.00	5	0
RB Joe Mixon	2	8	4.00	7	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Riddick Houston	23	10	131	3/16	1	43	1	58.4

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Freddie Mitchell	23	16	174	1/8	1	29	0	106.0

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Asher Tasker	3	7	26	8.67	0	16	0
WR Breshad Perriman	2	3	23	11.50	1	12	1
WR Nickolas Pereira	2	3	2	1.00	0	3	0
WR Sammy Watkins	1	4	12	12.00	2	12	0
WR Devin Smith	1	5	43	43.00	18	43	0
RB Rodney Collins	1	1	25	25.00	25	25	0

San Diego	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR D. J. Moore	7	10	97	13.86	64	24	0
WR Michael Thomas	4	5	32	8.00	19	29	0
TE Zach Ertz	3	4	25	8.33	12	12	1
WR Parris Campbell	2	4	20	10.00	0	17	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

San Diego	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Todd Rusk	1	2	2.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Rodney Collins	1	0	0	0
G Brian O'Neill	0	1	0	0

San Diego	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
S Damarious Randall	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Colton Dillon	6	295	49.2	32.5	66	3

San Diego	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Emmanuel Wallace	6	238	39.7	33.8	50	3

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
B.J. Makofske	1/2	0/1	0/0	19	2/2

San Diego	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Roman Shea	4/4	3/3	2/2	54	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jameson Castillo	3	35	11.7	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Parris Campbell	6	110	18.3	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Calvin Fields	4	87	21.8	0

San Diego	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Micah Gaines	3	67	22.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Jarrad Davis	6	1	0.0	18	21
OLB Jackson Punzel	6	0	0.0	25	24
S James Sample	4	1	0.0	17	15
CB Grady Cassidy	4	1	0.0	25	24
CB James Ellis	4	0	0.0	21	24
DT Thomas DaSilva	3	2	0.0	19	15
DT Dre'Mont Jones	2	3	0.5	15	13
S Dominic Chiasson	2	1	0.0	25	24
S Dustin Mayes	2	0	0.0	10	10
DE Dawuane Smoot	1	0	0.5	17	18
CB Kelvin Zwick	1	1	0.0	20	21
WR Breshad Perriman	1	0	---	---	---
DT Jackson Tatum	1	0	0.0	23	23
ILB Oren Burks	1	0	0.0	4	2
ILB Dennis Levine	1	0	0.0	1	0
DT Preston Heintz	0	2	0.0	11	11
DT Brayden Curtis	0	1	0.0	9	13

San Diego	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Damarious Randall	9	5	0.0	39	26
DE Nick Bosa	5	0	0.5	40	25
S Todd Rusk	5	3	0.0	39	23
DT Vernon Butler	5	0	0.0	30	17
OLB D. J. Alexander	4	1	0.0	26	16
DE Dominique Easley	3	2	1.5	37	25
DT Donald Terrell	3	2	0.5	29	16
S Ellis Lawton	3	0	0.0	17	6
CB J.J. Power	3	0	0.0	34	23
OLB Jesse Perkins	3	0	0.0	11	9
DT A'Shawn Robinson	2	2	0.5	17	14
ILB Joey Scherer	2	3	0.0	32	18
S Eric Reid	1	1	0.0	26	20
ILB Harold Landry	1	1	0.0	13	9
OLB Jordan Sanford	1	0	0.0	19	12
CB Amari Hoover	1	0	0.0	9	7
DE Bryant Kinney	1	0	0.0	9	7

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dawuane Smoot	0.5	0	1	1	18
DT Dre'Mont Jones	0.5	0	0	0	13
DT Brayden Curtis	0.0	1	2	0	13
DT Thomas DaSilva	0.0	0	0	1	15

San Diego	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Dominique Easley	1.5	2	2	2	25
DE Nick Bosa	0.5	0	1	1	25
DT A'Shawn Robinson	0.5	0	0	0	14
DT Donald Terrell	0.5	0	0	0	16

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S James Sample	3	0	15
CB James Ellis	3	0	24
CB Grady Cassidy	3	0	24
CB Kelvin Zwick	2	1	21
OLB Jackson Punzel	2	0	24
ILB Jarrad Davis	1	1	21
S Dominic Chiasson	1	0	24
S Dustin Mayes	1	0	10

San Diego	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Damarious Randall	3	1	0	26
S Todd Rusk	1	1	1	23
OLB D. J. Alexander	1	0	0	16
ILB Harold Landry	1	0	0	9
S Ellis Lawton	1	0	0	6
CB Amari Hoover	1	0	0	7
CB J.J. Power	1	0	0	23
DE Bryant Kinney	1	0	0	7
S Isaiah Johnson	0	2	0	13
OLB Jordan Sanford	0	1	0	12

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Billy Siever	5	7	41	0	26
G Brian O'Neill	4	5	41	1	26
G Spencer Long	3	12	41	1	26
G Jawaan Taylor	2	5	41	0	26
T Wayne Newsome	1	10	41	1	26

San Diego	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
T Nate Solder	1	4	25	1	24
C Fred Gonzalez	1	3	15	0	9
C Ezekiel Tuiasosopo	1	2	10	0	15
G Branden Caldwell	0	4	25	0	24
T Wade Shields	0	2	25	0	24
G Antonio Cheshier	0	2	25	0	24

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
James Ellis	4	25
Ted Benton	2	23
Ted Zellweger	2	17
Asher Tasker	1	23

San Diego	Tackles	STPlays
A'Shawn Robinson	4	19
Joe Mixon	1	25
Jesse Perkins	1	20
Korey Burton	1	13

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Asher Tasker	36	25	---	---	23	84
G Spencer Long	41	26	---	---	8	75
G Jawaan Taylor	41	26	---	---	8	75
WR Devin Smith	39	25	---	---	9	73
CB James Ellis	---	---	21	24	25	70
QB Riddick Houston	41	26	---	---	2	69
OLB Jackson Punzel	---	---	25	24	19	68
G Brian O'Neill	41	26	---	---	---	67
C Billy Siever	41	26	---	---	---	67
T Wayne Newsome	41	26	---	---	---	67
S Dominic Chiasson	---	---	25	24	4	53
CB Grady Cassidy	---	---	25	24	4	53
DT Jackson Tatum	---	---	23	23	4	50
WR Nickolas Pereira	23	7	---	---	17	47
CB Kelvin Zwick	---	---	20	21	4	45
RB Jameson Castillo	22	15	---	---	7	44
ILB Jarrad Davis	---	---	18	21	4	43
DT Thomas DaSilva	---	---	19	15	7	41
FB Ted Benton	11	6	---	---	23	40
DE Dawuane Smoot	---	---	17	18	3	38
WR Breshad Perriman	25	10	---	---	---	35
RB Rodney Collins	18	14	---	---	3	35
WR Sammy Watkins	17	11	---	---	5	33
S James Sample	---	---	17	15	---	32
DT Dre'Mont Jones	---	---	15	13	4	32
TE Wheels Boult	13	15	---	---	---	28
DT Brayden Curtis	---	---	9	13	3	25
OLB Domanick Inzinna	---	---	4	0	21	25
S Dustin Mayes	---	---	10	10	4	24
DT Preston Heintz	---	---	11	11	---	22
S Taylor Rapp	---	---	2	1	15	18
RB Ted Zellweger	0	0	---	---	17	17
DE Paul Whitfield	---	---	5	3	7	15
CB Dominique Johnstone	---	---	2	1	6	9
G Lionel Shmitz	0	0	---	---	8	8
T Alejandro Flowers	0	0	---	---	8	8
C Jose Grier	0	0	---	---	8	8
K B.J. Makofske	0	0	---	---	6	6
ILB Oren Burks	---	---	4	2	---	6
WR Calvin Fields	1	0	---	---	5	6
P Colton Dillon	0	0	---	---	6	6
TE Tyler Kroft	0	2	---	---	---	2
S Cooper James	---	---	1	1	---	2
DT Frankie Banks	---	---	1	0	---	1
ILB Dennis Levine	---	---	1	0	---	1

San Diego	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
S Damarious Randall	---	---	39	26	13	78
S Todd Rusk	---	---	39	23	8	70
DE Nick Bosa	---	---	40	25	1	66
DE Dominique Easley	---	---	37	25	2	64
ILB Joey Scherer	---	---	32	18	11	61
T Nate Solder	25	24	---	---	10	59
G Branden Caldwell	25	24	---	---	10	59
T Wade Shields	25	24	---	---	10	59
G Antonio Cheshier	25	24	---	---	10	59
CB J.J. Power	---	---	34	23	1	58
WR D. J. Moore	25	23	---	---	4	52
S Isaiah Johnson	---	---	23	13	15	51
DT A'Shawn Robinson	---	---	17	14	19	50
DT Vernon Butler	---	---	30	17	2	49
QB Freddie Mitchell	25	24	---	---	---	49
TE Zach Ertz	23	24	---	---	1	48
S Eric Reid	---	---	26	20	2	48
WR Michael Thomas	24	24	---	---	---	48
DT Donald Terrell	---	---	29	16	1	46
OLB D. J. Alexander	---	---	26	16	2	44
WR Parris Campbell	14	21	---	---	7	42
OLB Jesse Perkins	---	---	11	9	20	40
RB Joe Mixon	4	9	---	---	25	38
OLB Jordan Sanford	---	---	19	12	1	32
WR Micah Gaines	7	3	---	---	19	29
S Ellis Lawton	---	---	17	6	4	27
WR Daquan Harvey	14	13	---	---	---	27
C Ezekiel Tuiasosopo	10	15	---	---	---	25
TE Trent McElreath	1	0	---	---	24	25
ILB Harold Landry	---	---	13	9	2	24
C Fred Gonzalez	15	9	---	---	---	24
RB Korey Burton	8	2	---	---	13	23
DE Bryant Kinney	---	---	9	7	7	23
CB Amari Hoover	---	---	9	7	2	18
S Deon Bush	---	---	0	0	14	14
C Brady Elliott	0	0	---	---	10	10
P Emmanuel Wallace	0	0	---	---	10	10
K Roman Shea	0	0	---	---	9	9
WR Bennett Milne	0	1	---	---	8	9
TE Scottie Rhoden	5	0	---	---	---	5
OLB Bernard Weberg	---	---	1	0	---	1
QB Lamar Jackson	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Adrian Markiewicz	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Nicky Hitt	0	0	---	---	---	0
Unknown	---	---	0	0	---	0
T Dalton Voigt	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	14	49	3.5
Middle	17	111	6.5
Right	10	25	2.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	2	19	9.5
Middle	15	39	2.6
Right	5	15	3.0
None	3	-4	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Riddick Houston	23	10	2	1	1	5	3	3	1

San Diego	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Freddie Mitchell	23	16	3	0	1	2	3	2	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	1	25	25.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	6	3	6	1.0
Medium (9-18 Yds)	11	4	45	4.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	55	11.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	7	5	74	10.6
Short (0-8 Yds)	9	8	55	6.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	29	7.3
Long (19+ Yds)	3	1	16	5.3

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Asher Tasker	7	3	1	26	0	25
WR Devin Smith	5	1	0	43	1	25
WR Sammy Watkins	4	1	0	12	0	11
WR Breshad Perriman	3	2	0	23	0	10
WR Nickolas Pereira	3	2	0	2	0	7
RB Rodney Collins	1	1	0	25	1	14

San Diego	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR D. J. Moore	10	7	1	97	2	23
WR Michael Thomas	5	4	0	32	1	24
TE Zach Ertz	4	3	0	25	0	24
WR Parris Campbell	4	2	0	20	0	21

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Jameson Castillo	3	11	3.67	5.40
RB Rodney Collins	2	1	0.50	3.17

San Diego	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
WR Daquan Harvey	1	2	2.00	1.90

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Riddick Houston	2	2	27	13.50	5.70

San Diego	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Freddie Mitchell	3	3	15	5.00	7.57

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Breshad Perriman	1	1	11	11.00	7.67
TE Asher Tasker	1	1	16	16.00	3.71

San Diego	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Zach Ertz	1	1	11	11.00	6.25
WR Michael Thomas	1	1	2	2.00	6.40
WR D. J. Moore	1	1	2	2.00	9.70

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
RB Jameson Castillo	7	4
QB Riddick Houston	1	1

San Diego	Rushes	Conversions
RB Joe Mixon	2	1
QB Freddie Mitchell	2	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Riddick Houston	8	5	1

San Diego	Att	Comp	Conversions
Freddie Mitchell	8	4	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Asher Tasker	3	2	0
WR Nickolas Pereira	2	2	0
WR Sammy Watkins	1	0	0
WR Breshad Perriman	1	1	1
WR Devin Smith	1	0	0

San Diego	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Michael Thomas	3	2	0
WR D. J. Moore	2	0	0
WR Parris Campbell	2	1	1
TE Zach Ertz	1	1	1

Section Attendance
Stadium 80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 22,900 (22,900)
End Zone 16,600 (16,600)
Mezzanine 9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats 14,700 (14,700)
Club Seats 10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes 6,200 (6,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	80,000 (80,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	22,900 (22,900)
End Zone	16,600 (16,600)
Mezzanine	9,600 (9,600)
Sideline Seats	14,700 (14,700)
Club Seats	10,000 (10,000)
Luxury Boxes	6,200 (6,200)