Week 16, 2023

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	0	0	7	10	-	17
Indianapolis Colts	3	7	3	3	-	16

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:24 IND - David Buehler 43 field goal
2Q: 06:47 IND - Leo Mahe 12 pass from Emmanuel Hill (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 12:43 ATL - Jerry Saxon 55 run (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
3Q: 02:39 IND - David Buehler 20 field goal
4Q: 12:20 ATL - Frank Schneider 1 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
4Q: 08:09 IND - David Buehler 24 field goal
4Q: 02:45 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 41 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:24 IND - David Buehler 43 field goal
2Q: 06:47 IND - Leo Mahe 12 pass from Emmanuel Hill (David Buehler extra point)
3Q: 12:43 ATL - Jerry Saxon 55 run (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
3Q: 02:39 IND - David Buehler 20 field goal
4Q: 12:20 ATL - Frank Schneider 1 pass from Tyrell Terrell (Ellis Godfrey extra point)
4Q: 08:09 IND - David Buehler 24 field goal
4Q: 02:45 ATL - Ellis Godfrey 41 field goal

Team Statistics ATL IND
Record 9-6 3-12
First Downs 10 23
- by Rushing 3 7
- by Passing 7 13
- by Penalty 0 3
Total Net Yards 282 375
- Offensive Plays 54 75
- Yards per Play 5.22 5.00
Net Rushing Yards 106 137
- Rushing Attempts 22 33
- Yards per Rush 4.82 4.15
Net Passing Yards 176 238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 13 - 0 39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards 184 260
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/8 3/22
- Yards per Pass Play 5.50 5.67
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 3/1
3rd Down Conversions 4/13 4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.5 8.3
4th Down Conversions 0/2 0/1
Penalties/Yards 5/30 9/65
Punt Returns/Yards 3/29 2/28
Kick Returns/Yards 5/159 3/50
Interception Ret./Yards 1/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/0 1/3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 30
Time of Possession 21:31 38:29

Team Statistics	ATL	IND
Record	9-6	3-12
First Downs	10	23
- by Rushing	3	7
- by Passing	7	13
- by Penalty	0	3
Total Net Yards	282	375
- Offensive Plays	54	75
- Yards per Play	5.22	5.00
Net Rushing Yards	106	137
- Rushing Attempts	22	33
- Yards per Rush	4.82	4.15
Net Passing Yards	176	238
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 13 - 0	39 - 24 - 1
- Gross Passing Yards	184	260
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/8	3/22
- Yards per Pass Play	5.50	5.67
Fumbles/Lost	2/2	3/1
3rd Down Conversions	4/13	4/15
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.5	8.3
4th Down Conversions	0/2	0/1
Penalties/Yards	5/30	9/65
Punt Returns/Yards	3/29	2/28
Kick Returns/Yards	5/159	3/50
Interception Ret./Yards	1/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/0	1/3
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 39	OWN 30
Time of Possession	21:31	38:29

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:26	1:34	OWN 24	5	41	Downs
1	4:17	1:51	OPP 49	3	5	Punt
2	12:13	1:55	OWN 17	3	-6	Punt
2	6:36	1:19	OWN 40	3	7	Punt
2	2:30	0:40	OWN 16	3	4	Punt
2	1:00	1:00	OWN 20	4	35	Half
3	15:00	2:33	OWN 27	5	73	Touchdown
3	9:27	0:11	OPP 37	1	-8	Fumble
3	7:24	1:14	OWN 20	4	10	Punt
3	2:32	2:11	OWN 45	3	6	Punt
4	14:17	2:08	OWN 43	5	57	Touchdown
4	8:03	2:16	OPP 43	4	9	Downs
4	4:51	2:13	OPP 42	6	18	Field Goal
4	1:53	1:53	OPP 26	5	21	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:34	OWN 26	4	19	Interception
1	10:52	6:35	OWN 35	12	39	Field Goal
1	2:26	5:13	OWN 7	9	41	Punt
2	10:18	3:42	OWN 45	7	55	Touchdown
2	5:17	2:47	OWN 6	9	42	Punt
2	1:50	0:50	OWN 43	3	6	Punt
3	12:27	3:00	OWN 20	5	29	Punt
3	9:16	1:52	OWN 45	3	3	Punt
3	6:10	1:28	OWN 29	3	1	Punt
3	4:42	2:10	OPP 21	5	18	Field Goal
3	0:21	1:04	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
4	12:09	4:06	OWN 24	7	69	Field Goal
4	5:47	0:56	OWN 34	2	8	Fumble
4	2:38	0:45	OWN 18	4	8	Downs

Game MVP: Jerry Saxon, Atlanta Falcons

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Rashard Mendenhall	12	34	2.83	13	1	0
Jerry Saxon	9	74	8.22	55	2	1
Tyrell Terrell	1	-2	-2.00	-2	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Knowshon Moreno	22	107	4.86	15	4
Dixon Gifford	7	17	2.43	15	2
Jeremy Brakke	3	9	3.00	8	0
Marcus Thomas	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Tyrell Terrell	31	13	184	1/8	1	40	0	72.5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Emmanuel Hill	39	24	260	3/22	1	30	1	79.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Don Dotson	4	6	51	12.75	21	40	0
WR Frank Schneider	3	6	48	16.00	30	37	1
WR Richie Cooley	2	10	34	17.00	0	20	0
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	5	5.00	0	5	0
TE Billy Duffy	1	2	4	4.00	0	4	0
RB Jerry Saxon	1	2	7	7.00	1	7	0
WR Dez Bryant	1	4	35	35.00	28	35	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Donnie Bentsen	8	11	92	11.50	33	30	0
TE Jerome Dove	4	5	54	13.50	26	17	0
RB Knowshon Moreno	3	4	9	3.00	0	8	0
WR Carl Abney	2	3	16	8.00	5	8	0
FB Jeremy Brakke	2	2	21	10.50	19	11	0
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	2	8	13	6.50	0	7	0
WR Jerome Cowsette	1	3	29	29.00	13	29	0
TE Kenneth Wright	1	1	14	14.00	9	14	0
WR Leo Mahe	1	1	12	12.00	5	12	1
RB Dixon Gifford	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
S Broderick Stephenson	1	0	0.00	0

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Tyrell Terrell	1	0	0
Frank Schneider	1	0	0
Scott McKillop	0	1	0
Marty Reilly	0	0	1
Allen Sims	0	0	1
Corey Peters	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Knowshon Moreno	2	0	0
Emmanuel Hill	1	0	0
Daniel Miller	0	1	0
Dwayne Shannon	0	1	0
Kenneth Wright	0	1	0
Anthony McMahon	0	1	0
Artie Shorter	0	0	1
Bucky Baxter	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Corey Seder	6	291	48.5	40.5	59	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Edward Godfrey	7	277	39.6	29.7	52	3

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Ellis Godfrey	1/1	1/1	0/0	41	2/2

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
David Buehler	3/3	1/1	0/0	43	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	3	29	9.7	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Cowsette	2	28	14.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Schneider	5	159	31.8	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jerome Cowsette	2	36	18.0	0
Carl Abney	1	14	14.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Desmond Hampton	6	4	0.0	33	40
OLB Allen Sims	6	1	0.0	15	24
CB Rondell Shelton	6	0	0.0	24	31
ILB Scott McKillop	4	5	0.0	20	29
DT Corey Peters	4	0	0.5	24	28
OLB Shawn Crable	4	1	0.0	15	14
S Broderick Stephenson	4	1	0.0	32	38
CB Frankie Hutton	4	1	0.0	24	32
DT Terrence Cody	4	0	0.0	17	23
ILB Shaun Zeier	3	1	1.0	13	13
S Coye Francies	3	1	0.0	16	26
DE Kirk Laws	2	0	1.0	7	18
OLB Gerald McRath	2	1	0.0	7	9
DE Jason Lynch	2	0	0.0	21	27
CB Jerraud Powers	1	6	0.0	27	36
S Tom Zhao	1	1	0.0	5	5
DT Marty Reilly	1	0	0.0	16	23
OLB Burt Graham	1	0	0.0	7	5
DE Dwayne Compton	0	2	0.5	26	25

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Brandon Graham	6	0	0.0	21	31
CB Vinny Washington	5	0	0.0	15	30
CB Hal Tyler	4	0	0.0	19	26
S Chris Stone	4	0	0.0	14	27
DE Vaughn Martin	3	0	0.0	12	15
ILB Robert James	2	2	0.0	14	25
DE Jeremy Martin	2	1	0.0	12	17
S Corwin Wunsch	2	1	0.0	20	30
CB Malcolm Jenkins	2	1	0.0	18	24
DE Artie Shorter	1	1	1.0	16	24
S Darcel McBath	1	1	0.0	16	27
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	0	---	---	---
DT Lonnie Pehrson	1	0	0.0	18	26
OLB Dusty Reynolds	0	1	0.0	10	3
DT Gerald McCoy	0	1	0.0	11	14

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Kirk Laws	1.0	0	1	18
ILB Shaun Zeier	1.0	0	0	13
DT Corey Peters	0.5	0	0	28
DE Dwayne Compton	0.5	0	0	25
DE Jason Lynch	0.0	1	0	27
DE Will Davis	0.0	0	1	16
DT Terrence Cody	0.0	0	1	23

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Artie Shorter	1.0	2	3	24
DT Perry Covey	0.0	1	0	8
DE Jeremy Martin	0.0	0	1	17
DE Anthony McMahon	0.0	0	1	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB Rondell Shelton	6	1	0	31
OLB Allen Sims	4	0	0	24
ILB Scott McKillop	3	1	0	29
S Coye Francies	2	1	0	26
S Desmond Hampton	2	0	0	40
CB Frankie Hutton	2	0	0	32
S Broderick Stephenson	1	1	1	38
CB Jerraud Powers	1	1	0	36
S Tom Zhao	1	0	0	5
OLB Gerald McRath	1	0	0	9
DT Terrence Cody	1	0	0	23

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Vinny Washington	3	1	30
OLB Brandon Graham	3	0	31
CB Malcolm Jenkins	2	2	24
S Chris Stone	2	0	27
CB Hal Tyler	1	1	26
ILB Robert James	1	0	25
S Darcel McBath	1	0	27
S Corwin Wunsch	0	1	30

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Mike Pollak	2	6	18	1	30
Teddy Reeve	1	3	20	0	28
Zane Beadles	1	3	17	0	25
Harvey Ancheta	0	2	18	0	26
Monty Tilton	0	2	9	0	5
Tommie McKenna	0	2	4	0	2
Kelly Fortier	0	1	5	0	7
Duane Derr	0	1	4	0	6
Shawn Nelson	0	1	12	0	9

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Daniel Miller	3	4	0	16	1	18
Tyronne Green	2	6	0	25	1	30
Jimmy Gaylor	2	4	0	21	0	29
Matt Tennant	2	4	0	16	0	25
Ernie Fitzgerald	1	6	1	33	0	41
Andy Alleman	1	4	0	24	0	26
Dwayne Shannon	1	3	0	25	0	33
Morris Poor	0	1	0	3	1	4
Jeremy Brakke	0	1	0	12	0	14

Special Teams Tackles

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Desmond Hampton	1	19
Scott McKillop	1	13
Dez Bryant	1	12
Shawn Crable	1	11
Keith DiMillo	1	6
Tom Zhao	1	1

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Bucky Baxter	4	23
Kenneth Wright	3	15
Vinny Washington	1	10

Participation

Atlanta	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Desmond Hampton	---	---	33	40	19	92
Jerraud Powers	---	---	27	36	24	87
Broderick Stephenson	---	---	32	38	3	73
Scott McKillop	---	---	20	29	13	62
Keith DiMillo	22	32	---	---	6	60
Frankie Hutton	---	---	24	32	3	59
Rondell Shelton	---	---	24	31	3	58
Richie Cooley	19	29	---	---	8	56
Corey Peters	---	---	24	28	3	55
Tyrell Terrell	22	32	---	---	---	54
Dwayne Compton	---	---	26	25	3	54
Jason Lynch	---	---	21	27	4	52
Frank Schneider	12	23	---	---	16	51
Mike Pollak	18	30	---	---	---	48
Teddy Reeve	20	28	---	---	---	48
Allen Sims	---	---	15	24	9	48
Jerry Saxon	10	13	---	---	23	46
Harvey Ancheta	18	26	---	---	1	45
Dez Bryant	12	21	---	---	12	45
Marty Reilly	---	---	16	23	4	43
Terrence Cody	---	---	17	23	3	43
Coye Francies	---	---	16	26	---	42
Zane Beadles	17	25	---	---	---	42
Shawn Crable	---	---	15	14	11	40
Billy Duffy	10	13	---	---	14	37
Will Davis	---	---	14	16	6	36
Don Dotson	11	22	---	---	---	33
Shawn Nelson	12	9	---	---	11	32
Rashard Mendenhall	12	19	---	---	---	31
Shaun Zeier	---	---	13	13	5	31
Kirk Laws	---	---	7	18	4	29
Burt Graham	---	---	7	5	14	26
Monty Tilton	9	5	---	---	11	25
Kelly Fortier	5	7	---	---	7	19
Randy Fulcher	3	6	---	---	10	19
Gerald McRath	---	---	7	9	2	18
Duane Derr	4	6	---	---	7	17
Sam Kovarik	2	4	---	---	7	13
Tommie McKenna	4	2	---	---	7	13
Tom Zhao	---	---	5	5	1	11
Corey Seder	0	0	---	---	6	6
T.J. Greenberg	0	0	---	---	3	3
Ellis Godfrey	0	0	---	---	2	2
Andrew Ward	0	0	---	---	1	1
Karl Wolfe	0	0	---	---	---	0
Myron Herrlich	0	0	---	---	---	0

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Emmanuel Hill	33	42	---	---	---	75
Ernie Fitzgerald	33	41	---	---	---	74
Corwin Wunsch	---	---	20	30	13	63
Tyronne Green	25	30	---	---	6	61
Andy Alleman	24	26	---	---	10	60
Jimmy Gaylor	21	29	---	---	10	60
Donnie Bentsen	22	33	---	---	3	58
Dwayne Shannon	25	33	---	---	---	58
Knowshon Moreno	25	32	---	---	---	57
Vinny Washington	---	---	15	30	10	55
Darcel McBath	---	---	16	27	11	54
Brandon Graham	---	---	21	31	1	53
Jerome Dove	22	23	---	---	6	51
Matt Tennant	16	25	---	---	10	51
Jerome Cowsette	17	16	---	---	15	48
Carl Abney	12	24	---	---	10	46
Marcus Thomas	10	11	---	---	25	46
Hal Tyler	---	---	19	26	1	46
Lonnie Pehrson	---	---	18	26	1	45
Chris Stone	---	---	14	27	3	44
Jimmie Mahaffey	19	25	---	---	---	44
Malcolm Jenkins	---	---	18	24	1	43
Robert James	---	---	14	25	2	41
Artie Shorter	---	---	16	24	1	41
Daniel Miller	16	18	---	---	4	38
Dixon Gifford	11	12	---	---	11	34
Jeremy Brakke	12	14	---	---	7	33
Kenneth Wright	7	11	---	---	15	33
Jeremy Martin	---	---	12	17	3	32
Anthony McMahon	---	---	10	15	5	30
Gerald McCoy	---	---	11	14	4	29
Vaughn Martin	---	---	12	15	1	28
Bucky Baxter	---	---	1	1	23	25
Jasper Brinkley	---	---	8	7	9	24
Patrick Logan	3	3	---	---	18	24
Leo Mahe	5	6	---	---	11	22
Dusty Reynolds	---	---	10	3	4	17
Morris Poor	3	4	---	---	9	16
Perry Covey	---	---	6	8	1	15
David Buehler	0	0	---	---	8	8
Joe Horner	2	4	---	---	1	7
Edward Godfrey	0	0	---	---	7	7
Sean Brower	---	---	0	0	3	3
Jason Rioux	0	0	---	---	3	3
Navorro Bowman	---	---	1	2	---	3
Artie Rivers	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	93	7.2
Middle	6	9	1.5
Right	2	6	3.0
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	13	36	2.8
Middle	18	91	5.1
Right	2	10	5.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Tyrell Terrell	31	13	4	2	3	5	5	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Emmanuel Hill	39	24	2	1	4	5	3	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	9	100	7.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	7	1	14	2.0
Long (19+ Yds)	10	3	70	7.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	5	5	56	11.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	24	15	134	5.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	9	4	70	7.8
Long (19+ Yds)	1	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Richie Cooley	10	2	2	34	1	29
WR Don Dotson	6	4	0	51	1	22
WR Frank Schneider	6	3	0	48	1	23
WR Dez Bryant	4	1	1	35	1	21
TE Billy Duffy	2	1	0	4	0	13
RB Jerry Saxon	2	1	0	7	0	13
RB Rashard Mendenhall	1	1	0	5	0	19

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Donnie Bentsen	11	8	1	92	1	33
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	8	2	2	13	0	25
TE Jerome Dove	5	4	0	54	0	23
RB Knowshon Moreno	4	3	0	9	0	32
WR Jerome Cowsette	3	1	1	29	1	16
WR Carl Abney	3	2	0	16	0	24
FB Jeremy Brakke	2	2	0	21	0	14
TE Kenneth Wright	1	1	0	14	0	11
WR Leo Mahe	1	1	0	12	0	6
RB Dixon Gifford	1	0	0	0	0	12

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jerry Saxon	2	15	7.50	8.22
Tyrell Terrell	1	-2	-2.00	-2.00

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Knowshon Moreno	3	16	5.33	4.86
Jeremy Brakke	1	1	1.00	3.00

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tyrell Terrell	1	1	1	1.00	5.94

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Emmanuel Hill	5	2	16	3.20	6.67

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Frank Schneider	1	1	1	1.00	8.00

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jerome Cowsette	1	0	0	0.00	9.67
WR Donnie Bentsen	1	0	0	0.00	8.36
RB Knowshon Moreno	1	1	4	4.00	2.25
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	1	0	0	0.00	1.63
WR Leo Mahe	1	1	12	12.00	12.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Rashard Mendenhall	4	1
Jerry Saxon	1	1

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Knowshon Moreno	3	0
Dixon Gifford	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Tyrell Terrell	8	5	2

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Emmanuel Hill	9	5	3

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Don Dotson	3	3	1
WR Richie Cooley	3	1	1
RB Jerry Saxon	2	1	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
TE Jerome Dove	3	3	2
WR Jimmie Mahaffey	3	1	0
WR Carl Abney	1	0	0
WR Donnie Bentsen	1	1	1
RB Dixon Gifford	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 46,800 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 17,200 (24,000)
End Zone 12,300 (17,200)
Mezzanine 6,800 (9,900)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (15,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,200 (2,400)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	46,800 (68,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	17,200 (24,000)
End Zone	12,300 (17,200)
Mezzanine	6,800 (9,900)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (15,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,200 (2,400)