| Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 13, 1987 Location: Indianapolis, IN Venue: Hoosier Dome Attendance: 60253 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | BUF | IND |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ronnie Harmon 12 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 39 FG | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Dean Biasucci 30 FG | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 25 FG | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Trumaine Johnson 8 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 20 | 3 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Bruce Smith EZ opponents fumble recovery (Scott Norwood kick) | 27 | 3 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chris Burkett |
| 85 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 61 | LOT | Len Burton |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 65 | ROG | Tim Vogler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 33 | RB | Ronnie Harmon |
| 39 | FB | Jamie Mueller |
| Defense | ||
| 95 | LDE | Sean McNanie |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 55 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 97 | RILB | Scott Radecic |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 29 | LCB | Derrick Burroughs |
| 27 | SS | Ron Pitts |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Matt Bouza |
| 80 | WR | Bill Brooks |
| 75 | LOT | Chris Hinton |
| 64 | LOG | Ben Utt |
| 53 | C | Ray Donaldson |
| 66 | ROG | Ron Solt |
| 71 | ROT | Kevin Call |
| 81 | TE | Pat Beach |
| 10 | QB | Jack Trudeau |
| 29 | RB | Eric Dickerson |
| 84 | HBK | Mark Boyer |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Donnell Thompson |
| 72 | NT | Byron Darby |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Armstrong |
| 98 | LOLB | Johnie Cooks |
| 93 | LILB | Cliff Odom |
| 55 | RILB | Barry Krauss |
| 50 | ROLB | Duane Bickett |
| 42 | LCB | Willie Tullis |
| 25 | SS | Nesby Glasgow |
| 39 | FS | Mike Prior |
| 38 | RCB | Eugene Daniel |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ronnie Harmon | 18 | 85 | 4.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Jamie Mueller | 15 | 81 | 5.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Ricky Porter | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Eric Dickerson | 11 | 19 | 1.7 | 11 | 0 |
| George Wonsley | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Trudeau | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Albert Bentley | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 2 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 34 | 18 | 52.9 | 0 | 167 | 4.9 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86.3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Jack Trudeau | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 2 | 78 | 5.2 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 17.5 |
| Sean Salisbury | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 2 | 68 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 41.7 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Burkett | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 14 | 1 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 12t | 1 |
| Jamie Mueller | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Ricky Porter | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Bill Brooks | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Eric Dickerson | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Matt Bouza | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Albert Bentley | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| George Wonsley | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Pat Beach | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Mark Kelso | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Wayne Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Pitts | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Burroughs | 0 | 14 | 14L | 0 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| John Kidd | 6 | 225 | 37.5 | 50 | 0 | ||||||
| John Kidd | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Rohn Stark | 8 | 327 | 40.9 | 48 | 0 | ||||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Ron Pitts | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 19 | 0 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Bill Brooks | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Steve Tasker | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Albert Bentley | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Mike Prior | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Bruce Smith | 3.0 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 1.0 |
| Shane Conlan | 0.5 |
| Sean McNanie | 0.5 |
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