| Indianapolis Colts at Detroit Lions Game Statistics |
| Date: November 23, 1997 Location: Pontiac, MI |
| Venue: Pontiac Silverdome Attendance: 62803 |
| Weather: Indoors |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis ColtsIND | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Detroit LionsDET | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | IND | DET |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Tommy Vardell 1 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | Detroit LionsDET | Safety, Paul Justin sacked in end zone by Tracy Scroggins | 0 | 9 |
| 1 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Marvin Harrison 20 pass from Paul Justin (Cary Blanchard kick) | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 38 FG | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Indianapolis ColtsIND | Cary Blanchard 35 FG | 10 | 12 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 52 FG | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Detroit LionsDET | Jason Hanson 55 FG | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 80 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 10 | 25 |
| 4 | Detroit LionsDET | Barry Sanders 4 run (Jason Hanson kick) | 10 | 32 |
| 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 |
| 84 | TE | Scott Slutzker |
| 11 | QB | Paul Justin |
| 28 | RB | Marshall Faulk |
| Defense | ||
| 99 | LDE | Al Fontenot |
| 95 | LDT | Bernard Whittington |
| 62 | RDT | Ellis Johnson |
| 98 | RDE | Dan Footman |
| 50 | LLB | Elijah Alexander |
| 59 | MLB | Steve Grant |
| 55 | RLB | Quentin Coryatt |
| 26 | LCB | Carlton Gray |
| 25 | SS | Robert Blackmon |
| 29 | FS | Jason Belser |
| 40 | RCB | Ray McElroy |
| Detroit Lions | ||
| Offense | ||
| 84 | WR | Herman Moore |
| 87 | WR | Johnnie Morton |
| 72 | LOT | Ray Roberts |
| 77 | LOG | Mike Compton |
| 53 | C | Kevin Glover |
| 64 | ROG | Jeff Hartings |
| 71 | ROT | Larry Tharpe |
| 86 | TE | David Sloan |
| 19 | QB | Scott Mitchell |
| 20 | HB | Barry Sanders |
| 44 | FB | Tommy Vardell |
| Defense | ||
| 91 | LDE | Robert Porcher |
| 95 | NT | Mike Wells |
| 94 | UT | Luther Elliss |
| 97 | RDE | Tracy Scroggins |
| 58 | SLB | George Jamison |
| 57 | MLB | Stephen Boyd |
| 59 | WLB | Reggie Brown |
| 23 | LCB | Bryant Westbrook |
| 28 | SS | Ron Rice |
| 27 | FS | Mark Carrier |
| 1 | RCB | Corey Raymond |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Marshall Faulk | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Aaron Bailey | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Zack Crockett | 2 | -7 | -3.5 | -3 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Barry Sanders | 24 | 216 | 9.0 | 80t | 2 |
| Ron Rivers | 6 | 29 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 |
| Scott Mitchell | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tommy Vardell | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Frank Reich | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||||||||
| Jim Harbaugh | 16 | 10 | 62.5 | 0 | 112 | 7.0 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 83.3 |
| Paul Justin | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 0 | 61 | 7.6 | 20t | 1 | 2 | 15 | 135.9 |
| Kelly Holcomb | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.6 |
| Lamont Warren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Detroit Lions | |||||||||||
| Scott Mitchell | 28 | 16 | 57.1 | 0 | 150 | 5.4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 72.0 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Sean Dawkins | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Lamont Warren | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Marshall Faulk | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Marvin Harrison | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Zack Crockett | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Marcus Pollard | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Dilger | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Johnnie Morton | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 |
| David Sloan | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tommie Boyd | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Herman Moore | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Barry Sanders | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| Kevin Abrams | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |||||
| Chris Gardocki | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 50 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | |||||
| John Jett | 5 | 202 | 40.4 | 51 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Nate Jacquet | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 5 | 1 | 25 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||
| Chris Gardocki | 4 | 259 | 64.8 | 2 |
| Detroit Lions | ||||
| Jason Hanson | 6 | 435 | 72.5 | 4 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | ||||||
| Aaron Bailey | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions | ||||||
| Glyn Milburn | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | |
| Dan Footman | 1.0 |
| Detroit Lions | |
| Robert Porcher | 3.5 |
| Tracy Scroggins | 3.0 |
| Luther Elliss | 1.5 |
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