| Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills Game Statistics |
| Date: September 21, 1997 Location: Orchard Park, NY |
| Venue: Rich Stadium Attendance: 55340 |
| Weather: Scattered Clouds Temp: 55 F Humidty: 51% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 14 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 35 |
| Buffalo BillsBUF | 0 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | IND | BUF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Aaron Bailey 10 pass from Jim Harbaugh (Cary Blanchard kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Marshall Faulk 10 run (Cary Blanchard kick) | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Cary Blanchard 39 FG | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Cary Blanchard 36 FG | 20 | 0 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Cary Blanchard 49 FG | 23 | 0 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Cary Blanchard 22 FG | 26 | 0 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Lonnie Johnson 16 pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick) | 26 | 7 |
| 2 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Steve Christie 27 FG | 26 | 10 |
| 3 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Antowain Smith 15 run (Thurman Thomas run failed) | 26 | 16 |
| 4 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Cary Blanchard 25 FG | 29 | 16 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Quinn Early 4 pass from Todd Collins (Steve Christie kick) | 29 | 23 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Antowain Smith 1 run (Steve Christie kick) | 29 | 30 |
| 4 | Buffalo BillsBUF | Antowain Smith 54 run (Steve Christie kick) | 29 | 37 |
| 4 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Marvin Harrison 2 pass from Paul Justin (Paul Justin pass failed) | 35 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||
| Offense | ||
| 80 | WR | Aaron Bailey |
| 88 | WR | Marvin Harrison |
| 73 | LOT | Adam Meadows |
| 64 | LOG | Doug Widell |
| 58 | C | Jay Leeuwenburg |
| 78 | ROG | Tarik Glenn |
| 79 | ROT | Tony Mandarich |
| 85 | TE | Ken Dilger |
| 4 | QB | Jim Harbaugh |
| 28 | RB | Marshall Faulk |
| 32 | FB | Zack Crockett |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Fontenot |
| 61 | LDT | Tony McCoy |
| 62 | RDT | Ellis Johnson |
| 56 | RDE | Tony Bennett |
| 50 | LLB | Elijah Alexander |
| 59 | MLB | Steve Grant |
| 55 | RLB | Quentin Coryatt |
| 26 | LCB | Carlton Gray |
| 25 | SS | Robert Blackmon |
| 29 | FS | Jason Belser |
| 36 | RCB | Damon Watts |
| Buffalo Bills | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Quinn Early |
| 83 | WR | Andre Reed |
| 70 | LOT | John Fina |
| 79 | LOG | Ruben Brown |
| 60 | C | Jerry Ostroski |
| 68 | ROG | Corbin Lacina |
| 72 | ROT | Corey Louchiey |
| 84 | TE | Lonnie Johnson |
| 85 | TE | Jay Riemersma |
| 15 | QB | Todd Collins |
| 34 | RB | Thurman Thomas |
| Defense | ||
| 90 | LDE | Phil Hansen |
| 92 | NT | Ted Washington |
| 78 | RDE | Bruce Smith |
| 95 | LOLB | Bryce Paup |
| 54 | LILB | Chris Spielman |
| 57 | RILB | Damien Covington |
| 99 | ROLB | Gabe Northern |
| 46 | LCB | Marlon Kerner |
| 30 | SS | Henry Jones |
| 24 | FS | Kurt Schulz |
| 28 | RCB | Thomas Smith |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Marshall Faulk | 16 | 77 | 4.8 | 37 | 1 |
| Zack Crockett | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Aaron Bailey | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Antowain Smith | 12 | 129 | 10.8 | 54t | 3 |
| Thurman Thomas | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Todd Collins | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Jim Harbaugh | 31 | 16 | 51.6 | 0 | 191 | 6.2 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 81.5 |
| Paul Justin | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 1 | 23 | 2.9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45.8 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||
| Todd Collins | 38 | 23 | 60.5 | 1 | 275 | 7.2 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 89.3 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Aaron Bailey | 7 | 96 | 13.7 | 22 | 1 |
| Marvin Harrison | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 25 | 1 |
| Marshall Faulk | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Stablein | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Andre Reed | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 30 | 0 |
| Quinn Early | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 43 | 1 |
| Antowain Smith | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 16t | 1 |
| Jay Riemersma | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Ellis Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Ken Irvin | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Chris Gardocki | 6 | 254 | 42.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |||||
| Chris Mohr | 4 | 160 | 40.0 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Brian Stablein | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mitchell Galloway | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Henry Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||
| Chris Gardocki | 6 | 396 | 66.0 | 0 |
| Cary Blanchard | 3 | 146 | 48.7 | 0 |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||
| Steve Christie | 6 | 383 | 63.8 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Aaron Bailey | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 21 | 0 | |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Clif Groce | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills | ||||||
| Mitchell Galloway | 4 | 100 | 25.0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Eric Moulds | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 24 | 0 | |
| Mark Pike | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |
| Tony Bennett | 3.0 |
| Elijah Alexander | 1.0 |
| Al Fontenot | 1.0 |
| Tony McCoy | 1.0 |
| Buffalo Bills | |
| Phil Hansen | 1.0 |
| Bruce Smith | 1.0 |
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