| Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: October 9, 1988 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 76018 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 46 F Humidty: 83% Wind: 8 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | IND | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Dean Biasucci 31 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Chris Chandler 1 run (Dean Biasucci kick) | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Clarence Verdin 39 pass from Gary Hogeboom (Dean Biasucci kick) | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Ronnie Harmon 26 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 16 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Dean Biasucci 40 FG | 20 | 14 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Andre Reed 12 pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick) | 20 | 21 |
| 4 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Dean Biasucci 22 FG | 23 | 21 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 45 FG | 23 | 24 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Scott Norwood 19 FG | 23 | 27 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Robb Riddick 1 run (Scott Norwood kick) | 23 | 34 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Bill Brooks |
| 83 | WR | Clarence Verdin |
| 75 | LOT | Chris Hinton |
| 69 | LOG | Randy Dixon |
| 53 | C | Ray Donaldson |
| 64 | ROG | Ben Utt |
| 65 | ROT | Joel Patten |
| 81 | TE | Pat Beach |
| 17 | QB | Chris Chandler |
| 29 | RB | Eric Dickerson |
| 84 | HBK | Mark Boyer |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Donnell Thompson |
| 72 | NT | Byron Darby |
| 78 | RDE | Jon Hand |
| 97 | LOLB | O'Brien Alston |
| 56 | LILB | Fredd Young |
| 55 | RILB | Barry Krauss |
| 50 | ROLB | Duane Bickett |
| 42 | LCB | Willie Tullis |
| 26 | SS | Craig Swoope |
| 39 | FS | Mike Prior |
| 37 | RCB | Chris Goode |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | WR | Chris Burkett |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 73 | LOT | Will Wolford |
| 51 | LOG | Jim Ritcher |
| 67 | C | Kent Hull |
| 65 | ROG | Tim Vogler |
| 70 | ROT | Joe Devlin |
| 88 | TE | Pete Metzelaars |
| 12 | QB | Jim Kelly |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| 39 | FB | Jamie Mueller |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Art Still |
| 76 | NT | Fred Smerlas |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 55 | LOLB | Cornelius Bennett |
| 58 | LILB | Shane Conlan |
| 50 | RILB | Ray Bentley |
| 56 | ROLB | Darryl Talley |
| 29 | LCB | Derrick Burroughs |
| 46 | SS | Leonard Smith |
| 38 | FS | Mark Kelso |
| 37 | RCB | Nate Odomes |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Eric Dickerson | 18 | 66 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Albert Bentley | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Chris Chandler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Gary Hogeboom | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Jamie Mueller | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Kelly | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Gary Hogeboom | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 2 | 202 | 6.3 | 39t | 1 | 2 | 17 | 51.8 |
| Chris Chandler | 11 | 7 | 63.6 | 0 | 71 | 6.5 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 82.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Jim Kelly | 39 | 21 | 53.8 | 1 | 315 | 8.1 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95.6 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Bill Brooks | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Pat Beach | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Albert Bentley | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Eric Dickerson | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Clarence Verdin | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Matt Bouza | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 26 | 0 |
| Mark Boyer | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Bellini | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 58 | 2 |
| Chris Burkett | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 34 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 26t | 1 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Robb Riddick | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Trumaine Johnson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Barry Krauss | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Sherman Cocroft | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Leonard Smith | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Rohn Stark | 3 | 114 | 38.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| John Kidd | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 34 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Erroll Tucker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Albert Bentley | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 23 | 0 | |
| Roy Banks | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Flip Johnson | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Erroll Tucker | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Fred Smerlas | 1.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 |
| Art Still | 1.0 |
| Darryl Talley | 1.0 |
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