| Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 4, 1987 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 9860 |
| Weather: Cloudy Temp: 49 F Humidty: 54% Wind: 16 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 7 | 21 | 19 | 0 | 47 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | IND | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Walter Murray 37 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Steve Jordan kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Walter Murray 11 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Steve Jordan kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Joe Jones 4 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Steve Jordan kick) | 21 | 0 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | James Noble 18 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Steve Jordan kick) | 28 | 0 |
| 3 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | James Noble 18 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Steve Jordan kick) | 35 | 0 |
| 3 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Safety, Steve Clark tackled in end zone by Jeff Leiding | 37 | 0 |
| 3 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Steve Jordan 36 FG | 40 | 0 |
| 3 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Gordon Brown 18 run (Steve Jordan kick) | 47 | 0 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Marc Brown 8 pass from Willie Totten (Todd Schlopy kick blocked) | 47 | 6 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Walter Murray |
| 87 | WR | James Noble |
| 61 | LOT | Marsharne Graves |
| 73 | LOG | Steve Knight |
| 67 | C | Ron Plantz |
| 62 | ROG | Jeff Criswell |
| 69 | ROT | Sid Abramowitz |
| 81 | TE | Joe Jones |
| 7 | QB | Gary Hogeboom |
| 83 | RB | Greg Hawthorne |
| 36 | FB | Chris McLemore |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | Don Thorp |
| 96 | NT | Bill Elko |
| 72 | RDE | Chris Scott |
| 92 | LOLB | Jeff Leiding |
| 51 | LILB | Bob Ontko |
| 56 | RILB | Ed Grimsley |
| 54 | ROLB | Bill Benjamin |
| 33 | LCB | Bryant Jones |
| 26 | SS | Pat Ballage |
| 39 | FS | Mike Prior |
| 43 | RCB | Jim Perryman |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | Sheldon Gaines |
| 89 | WR | Thad McFadden |
| 68 | LOT | Tony Brown |
| 63 | LOG | Rick Schulte |
| 64 | C | Joe Silipo |
| 71 | ROG | Sean Dowling |
| 72 | ROT | Donnie Sommer |
| 84 | TE | Veno Belk |
| 11 | QB | Dan Manucci |
| 24 | RB | Johnny Shepherd |
| 49 | FB | Bruce King |
| Defense | ||
| 74 | LDE | Richard Tharpe |
| 93 | NT | Scott Hernandez |
| 69 | RDE | Scott Garnett |
| 53 | LOLB | Scott Watters |
| 50 | LILB | Bob LeBlanc |
| 92 | RILB | Will Cokeley |
| 52 | ROLB | Scott Schankweiler |
| 21 | LCB | Gerald Bess |
| 25 | SS | Bill Callahan |
| 36 | FS | Steve Clark |
| 20 | RCB | John Armstrong |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Chuck Banks | 16 | 69 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Chris McLemore | 17 | 58 | 3.4 | 9 | 0 |
| Gordon Brown | 6 | 38 | 6.3 | 18t | 1 |
| Terry Nugent | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Johnny Shepherd | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Leonard Williams | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Dan Manucci | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce King | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Willie Totten | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Gary Hogeboom | 25 | 17 | 68.0 | 0 | 259 | 10.4 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 141.5 |
| Terry Nugent | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 47 | 9.4 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 91.2 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Dan Manucci | 20 | 7 | 35.0 | 2 | 68 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 5.8 |
| Willie Totten | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 71 | 5.9 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 82.3 |
| Mark Miller | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Walter Murray | 7 | 161 | 23.0 | 43 | 2 |
| James Noble | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 18t | 2 |
| Chuck Banks | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Joe Jones | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 13 | 1 |
| Tim Kearse | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Greg Hawthorne | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Steve Bryant | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Chris McLemore | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Sheldon Gaines | 6 | 98 | 16.3 | 37 | 0 |
| Thad McFadden | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Joe Chetti | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Marc Brown | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8t | 1 |
| Leonard Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Mike Prior | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Craig Curry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Perryman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Craig Colquitt | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 33 | 1 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Rick Partridge | 6 | 193 | 32.2 | 44 | 1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Kelley Johnson | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Thad McFadden | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Kelley Johnson | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Marc Brown | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Thad McFadden | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| John Armstrong | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |
| Bill Benjamin | 1.0 |
| Bill Elko | 1.0 |
| Frank Mattiace | 1.0 |
| Mike Prior | 1.0 |
| Don Thorp | 1.0 |
| Terry Wright | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| John Armstrong | 1.0 |
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