Week 12, 2015

played in New Orleans, LA

52 degrees, fair, calm

Indianapolis Colts	3	6	7	6	-	22
New Orleans Saints	7	7	10	3	-	27

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:06 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 5 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
1Q: 07:55 IND - Walt Donaldson 40 field goal
2Q: 10:08 IND - Walt Donaldson 37 field goal
2Q: 05:16 NOS - Everett Hitchcock 6 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
2Q: 02:24 IND - Walt Donaldson 57 field goal
3Q: 12:28 NOS - Willie Nickell 37 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
3Q: 08:54 IND - Grady Goodwin 37 pass from Matt Leinart (Walt Donaldson extra point)
3Q: 05:06 NOS - Oscar Gossett 35 field goal
4Q: 10:53 IND - William Rice 6 run (Matt Leinart pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:15 NOS - Oscar Gossett 35 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 12:06 NOS - Reggie Saperstein 5 run (Oscar Gossett extra point)
1Q: 07:55 IND - Walt Donaldson 40 field goal
2Q: 10:08 IND - Walt Donaldson 37 field goal
2Q: 05:16 NOS - Everett Hitchcock 6 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
2Q: 02:24 IND - Walt Donaldson 57 field goal
3Q: 12:28 NOS - Willie Nickell 37 pass from Brodie Croyle (Oscar Gossett extra point)
3Q: 08:54 IND - Grady Goodwin 37 pass from Matt Leinart (Walt Donaldson extra point)
3Q: 05:06 NOS - Oscar Gossett 35 field goal
4Q: 10:53 IND - William Rice 6 run (Matt Leinart pass for conversion failed)
4Q: 02:15 NOS - Oscar Gossett 35 field goal

Team Statistics IND NOS
Record 7-4 5-6
First Downs 25 19
- by Rushing 10 5
- by Passing 12 12
- by Penalty 3 2
Total Net Yards 345 342
- Offensive Plays 70 48
- Yards per Play 4.93 7.13
Net Rushing Yards 156 117
- Rushing Attempts 28 29
- Yards per Rush 5.57 4.03
Net Passing Yards 189 225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 41 - 19 - 0 19 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 196 225
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 0/0
- Yards per Pass Play 4.50 11.84
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 9/16 5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.2 6.2
4th Down Conversions 1/1 0/0
Penalties/Yards 9/63 6/40
Punt Returns/Yards 0/0 1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards 4/82 5/100
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/2 2/2
Avg. Drive Start OWN 38 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:58 28:02

Team Statistics	IND	NOS
Record	7-4	5-6
First Downs	25	19
- by Rushing	10	5
- by Passing	12	12
- by Penalty	3	2
Total Net Yards	345	342
- Offensive Plays	70	48
- Yards per Play	4.93	7.13
Net Rushing Yards	156	117
- Rushing Attempts	28	29
- Yards per Rush	5.57	4.03
Net Passing Yards	189	225
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	41 - 19 - 0	19 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	196	225
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	0/0
- Yards per Pass Play	4.50	11.84
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	9/16	5/9
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.2	6.2
4th Down Conversions	1/1	0/0
Penalties/Yards	9/63	6/40
Punt Returns/Yards	0/0	1/-3
Kick Returns/Yards	4/82	5/100
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/2	2/2
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 38	OWN 25
Time of Possession	31:58	28:02

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	11:59	4:11	OWN 29	7	48	Field Goal
1	4:43	3:10	OWN 20	5	9	Punt
1	1:33	1:45	OPP 26	4	20	Fumble
2	13:33	3:32	OPP 40	6	20	Field Goal
2	5:07	2:50	OWN 20	9	40	Field Goal
2	0:22	0:22	OPP 46	3	-7	Half
3	12:11	3:37	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
3	4:58	9:14	OWN 18	19	82	Touchdown
4	2:10	2:10	OWN 48	11	38	Game

New Orleans Saints
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:50	2:51	OPP 32	5	32	Touchdown
1	7:48	3:05	OWN 29	6	19	Punt
2	14:48	1:15	OWN 6	3	34	Fumble
2	10:01	4:54	OWN 24	8	76	Touchdown
2	2:17	1:55	OWN 5	3	2	Punt
3	15:00	2:49	OWN 18	4	82	Touchdown
3	8:34	3:36	OWN 31	6	51	Field Goal
4	10:44	8:34	OWN 23	13	59	Field Goal

Game MVP: Brodie Croyle, New Orleans Saints

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Xavier Smithwick	19	100	5.26	13	3	0
Matt Leinart	7	43	6.14	15	1	0
William Rice	2	13	6.50	7	0	1

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Reggie Saperstein	25	96	3.84	41	2	1
Roderick Pilcher	3	10	3.33	6	0	0
Brodie Croyle	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Matt Leinart	41	19	196	1/7	1	37	0	68.7

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brodie Croyle	19	15	225	0/0	2	37	0	151.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kevin Cash	6	11	63	10.50	10	19	0
RB Xavier Smithwick	5	6	24	4.80	11	9	0
WR Grady Goodwin	4	9	81	20.25	7	37	1
WR Omar Money	2	7	15	7.50	0	10	0
TE Harold Bradbury	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0
FB Robert Rodriguez	1	1	6	6.00	1	6	0
WR Ed Jeffries	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB William Rice	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Roy Poston	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0

New Orleans	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
TE Everett Hitchcock	5	5	53	10.60	15	18	1
FB Travis Sherman	2	3	27	13.50	10	15	0
RB Roderick Pilcher	2	3	26	13.00	1	15	0
WR Charlie Cooley	2	2	30	15.00	10	18	0
WR Jumbo Carr	2	3	19	9.50	2	12	0
WR Willie Nickell	2	3	70	35.00	53	37	1

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Bruce Foreman	1	1	0
Matt Leinart	1	0	0
Raymond Whalen	0	1	0
Sammie Bennewith	0	0	1
Billy Joe Zimmerman	0	0	1

New Orleans	Fumb	Recov	Force
Willie Nickell	1	0	0
Reggie Saperstein	1	0	0
Jamie Crowell	0	1	0
Gerald Bandhauer	0	1	0
Robert Alfaro	0	0	1
Sedrick Borders	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Victor Goodwin	1	42	42.0	45.0	42	0

New Orleans	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Dwight Wallace	2	91	45.5	35.5	52	0

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Walt Donaldson	3/3	2/2	1/1	57	1/1

New Orleans	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Oscar Gossett	2/2	0/0	0/0	35	3/3

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Willie Nickell	1	-3	-3.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bruce Foreman	4	82	20.5	0

New Orleans	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jumbo Carr	5	100	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	RPlay	PPlay
S Robert Sanders	6	0	26	19
DE B.J. Butts	5	2	28	18
S Jake Owen	4	2	15	14
DT Zack Poston	4	0	24	18
ILB Billy Joe Zimmerman	3	5	16	5
OLB Andre Rakoczy	3	2	20	7
CB Marvin Coleman	3	0	8	14
OLB Odell Thurman	2	2	24	18
ILB Shawne Merriman	2	2	13	14
DE Chris Kelsay	2	0	16	6
CB Al Porter	2	0	28	18
S Bruce Foreman	2	0	7	4
CB Oscar Hartmann	2	0	27	17
DT Omar Bell	1	0	24	15
DE Luther Preston	0	2	28	18
DT Roderick Ethridge	0	1	6	2

New Orleans	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Vernon Shepard	7	1	0.0	26	40
DT Jamie Crowell	5	4	0.0	27	40
CB Chester Foss	5	2	0.0	28	40
OLB Brady Poppinga	4	0	1.0	22	33
S Harry Roberts	4	2	0.0	17	32
S Andy Meyer	4	1	0.0	25	38
OLB Donnie Wynn	4	0	0.0	27	40
DE Travis Laboy	3	3	0.0	25	40
CB Don Newton	2	0	0.0	24	34
S Seth O'Donnell	2	0	0.0	12	15
ILB K.C. Sweeney	1	1	0.0	4	7
CB Gus Brizzolara	1	1	0.0	18	37
ILB Renaldo Coffey	1	1	0.0	11	10
DE Bryce Barton	1	0	0.0	23	40
OLB Walt Sapello	0	1	0.0	6	2
DE Jared Wallace	0	1	0.0	5	2

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE B.J. Butts	1	0	18
DE Luther Preston	0	1	18
DT Omar Bell	0	1	15

New Orleans	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Brady Poppinga	1.0	0	3	33
DE Bryce Barton	0.0	1	2	40
DT Jamie Crowell	0.0	1	1	40
DE Jared Wallace	0.0	1	0	2
DE Travis Laboy	0.0	0	2	40
ILB Vernon Shepard	0.0	0	1	40
OLB Donnie Wynn	0.0	0	1	40

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	PPlay
CB Marvin Coleman	3	14
S Robert Sanders	2	19
CB Al Porter	2	18
S Jake Owen	2	14
ILB Shawne Merriman	1	14
DE B.J. Butts	1	18
OLB Andre Rakoczy	1	7
CB Oscar Hartmann	1	17
S Ken Moseley	1	1
ILB Billy Joe Zimmerman	1	5

New Orleans	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Chester Foss	5	0	40
OLB Donnie Wynn	4	0	40
ILB Vernon Shepard	2	0	40
S Harry Roberts	2	0	32
S Seth O'Donnell	2	0	15
CB Don Newton	1	1	34
CB Gus Brizzolara	1	1	37
OLB Brady Poppinga	1	0	33
DT Jamie Crowell	1	0	40

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Rob Sims	3	6	1	20	0	36
Donnie Popp	2	4	0	24	0	32
Harris Cybulski	2	3	0	9	1	10
Glenn Brennan	2	2	0	23	0	36
Walter Kubler	1	2	0	19	0	32
Robert Rodriguez	1	2	0	14	0	15
Shaun Burgess	0	1	0	20	0	33
Raymond Whalen	0	1	0	5	0	4

New Orleans	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	PPly
Bernard Claiborne	2	6	0	28	17
Roderick Zukowsky	1	8	1	27	18
Percy Gaulin	1	6	0	25	13
Dana Forbes	1	2	0	22	12
Wesley Conley	1	1	0	7	7
Cory Horn	0	2	0	10	9
Everett Hitchcock	0	1	0	23	16
David Domenici	0	1	0	2	1
Adrian Clinton	0	1	0	23	16

Special Teams Statistics

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Ken Moseley	2	13
Shawne Merriman	1	15
Sammie Bennewith	1	15
Bruce Foreman	1	14
Johnnie Jarvis	1	12
Billy Grutz	0	16
Robert Rodriguez	0	15
Ralph Manifold	0	15
Ed Jeffries	0	14
Jake Owen	0	14
Walt Donaldson	0	9
Oscar Hartmann	0	8
Marvin Coleman	0	6
Shaun Burgess	0	4
Luther Preston	0	4
Raymond Whalen	0	4
Harris Cybulski	0	4
Jared Kassotis	0	4
Jerry Lofton	0	4
Gene Carpenter	0	3
Glenn Brennan	0	3
Harold Bradbury	0	3
Roy Poston	0	3
Omar Bell	0	3
Robert Sanders	0	2
Odell Thurman	0	2
Al Porter	0	2
Zack Poston	0	2
B.J. Butts	0	2
Grady Goodwin	0	2
Victor Goodwin	0	1
Roderick Ethridge	0	1
Allen Bolin	0	1

New Orleans	Tackles	STPlays
Sedrick Borders	3	21
Willie Nickell	1	13
Roderick Pilcher	0	17
Travis Sherman	0	15
Gus Brizzolara	0	15
Chris Hope	0	14
Jumbo Carr	0	14
Walt Sapello	0	12
Everett Hitchcock	0	10
Charlie Cooley	0	8
Gerald Bandhauer	0	7
K.C. Sweeney	0	6
Jerry Toledo	0	6
Vernon Shepard	0	5
Dwight Wallace	0	4
Bernard Claiborne	0	4
Jamie Crowell	0	4
David Domenici	0	4
Heath Wilcox	0	4
Wesley Conley	0	4
Travis Laboy	0	3
Bryce Barton	0	3
Don Newton	0	3
Brady Poppinga	0	3
Roderick Zukowsky	0	3
Chester Foss	0	3
Harry Roberts	0	3
Donnie Wynn	0	3
Andy Meyer	0	3
Oscar Gossett	0	2
Robert Alfaro	0	1
Kennedy Hall	0	1
Renaldo Coffey	0	1
Seth O'Donnell	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	6	24	4.0
Middle	19	107	5.6
Right	3	25	8.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	20	2.0
Middle	18	96	5.3
Right	1	1	1.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Matt Leinart	41	19	2	4	2	2	10	0	0

New Orleans	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brodie Croyle	19	15	2	0	1	0	2	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	6	23	3.8
Short (0-8 Yds)	7	5	39	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	13	6	78	6.0
Long (19+ Yds)	14	2	56	4.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	11	162	13.5
Medium (9-18 Yds)	6	4	63	10.5
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kevin Cash	11	6	1	63	0	27
WR Grady Goodwin	9	4	1	81	2	28
WR Omar Money	7	2	0	15	0	25
RB Xavier Smithwick	6	5	0	24	0	35
WR Ed Jeffries	2	0	0	0	0	16
TE Roy Poston	2	0	0	0	0	17
TE Harold Bradbury	1	1	0	7	0	17
FB Robert Rodriguez	1	1	0	6	0	15
RB William Rice	1	0	0	0	0	7

New Orleans	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
TE Everett Hitchcock	5	5	0	53	0	16
FB Travis Sherman	3	2	0	27	0	10
RB Roderick Pilcher	3	2	0	26	0	10
WR Jumbo Carr	3	2	0	19	0	13
WR Willie Nickell	3	2	1	70	2	18
WR Charlie Cooley	2	2	0	30	0	9

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	2	10	5.00	6.14
Xavier Smithwick	2	12	6.00	5.26
William Rice	1	6	6.00	6.50

New Orleans	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Reggie Saperstein	6	10	1.67	3.84
Roderick Pilcher	1	0	0.00	3.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Matt Leinart	2	1	4	2.00	4.78

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brodie Croyle	2	1	6	3.00	11.84

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Xavier Smithwick	1	1	4	4.00	4.00
TE Roy Poston	1	0	0	0.00	0.00

New Orleans	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Everett Hitchcock	1	1	6	6.00	10.60
RB Roderick Pilcher	1	0	0	0.00	8.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Xavier Smithwick	1	0
William Rice	1	1

New Orleans	Rushes	Conversions
Roderick Pilcher	1	0
Reggie Saperstein	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Matt Leinart	14	9	8

New Orleans	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brodie Croyle	7	5	5

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Kevin Cash	5	3	2
WR Omar Money	3	2	2
WR Grady Goodwin	3	2	2
RB Xavier Smithwick	2	2	2
WR Ed Jeffries	1	0	0

New Orleans	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Roderick Pilcher	2	1	1
FB Travis Sherman	1	1	1
TE Everett Hitchcock	1	1	1
WR Charlie Cooley	1	1	1
WR Jumbo Carr	1	1	1
WR Willie Nickell	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 50,500 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,300 (16,500)
End Zone 8,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine 4,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats 7,900 (10,600)
Club Seats 14,800 (19,500)
Luxury Boxes 4,600 (7,500)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	50,500 (73,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,300 (16,500)
End Zone	8,000 (12,000)
Mezzanine	4,900 (6,900)
Sideline Seats	7,900 (10,600)
Club Seats	14,800 (19,500)
Luxury Boxes	4,600 (7,500)