Week 1
Final
ARI
IND1Q
3 - 0
G. Davis 24-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
6 - 0
G. Davis 29-yard field goal.
FG Made
2Q
6 - 7
Z. Crockett 2-yard TD catch from J. Harbaugh.
Touchdown
Made XP
2Q
6 - 10
C. Blanchard 23-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
6 - 13
C. Blanchard 40-yard field goal.
FG Made
4Q
6 - 20
M. Harrison 35-yard TD catch from J. Harbaugh.
Touchdown
Made XP
4Q
13 - 20
B. Esiason 2-yard TD run.
Touchdown
Made XP
Top Performers
Pass Yds
237
Esiason
ARI
Rush Yds
63
McElroy
ARI
Rec Yds
108
Centers
ARI
Scrim TD
1
Esiason
ARI
Matchup
Pass Rush Rec
1996 NFC East
ARI IND
Cowboys 
Eagles 
Redskins 
Cardinals 
Giants 
Patriots 
Bills 
Colts 
Dolphins 
Jets Game Summary
The Indianapolis Colts emerged victorious over the Arizona Cardinals, 20 to 13, on September 1, 1996.
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Esiason #7 | 25/38 | 237 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 2-11 | 82.9 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Harbaugh #4 | 16/25 | 196 | 7.8 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 98.1 |
P. Justin #11 | 5/8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 1-11 | 81.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. McElroy #30 | 17 | 63 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
B. Esiason #7 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 |
L. Centers #37 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
C. Smith #45 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
L. Johnson #32 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Faulk #28 | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 |
Z. Crockett #32 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
L. Warren #21 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Harbaugh #4 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Centers #37 | 0/0 | 108 | 9.8 | 0 | 20 |
F. Sanders #81 | 0/0 | 72 | 10.3 | 0 | 20 |
P. Carter #88 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
A. Edwards #83 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 12 |
R. Moore #85 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
M. Dowdell #84 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Harrison #88 | 0/0 | 85 | 14.2 | 1 | 35 |
M. Faulk #28 | 0/0 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 30 |
S. Dawkins #87 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
K. Dilger #85 | 0/0 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 |
A. Bailey #80 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
L. Warren #21 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Stablein #86 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Z. Crockett #32 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Joyner #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. McCoy #61 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Belser #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #5 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Blanchard #14 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Feagles #18 | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Gardocki #17 | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. McElroy #30 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Warren #21 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bailey #80 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dowdell #84 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Harrison #88 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Esiason #7 | 25/38 | 237 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 2-11 | 82.9 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. McElroy #30 | 17 | 63 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
B. Esiason #7 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 |
L. Centers #37 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
C. Smith #45 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
L. Johnson #32 | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Centers #37 | 0/0 | 108 | 9.8 | 0 | 20 |
F. Sanders #81 | 0/0 | 72 | 10.3 | 0 | 20 |
P. Carter #88 | 0/0 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
A. Edwards #83 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 12 |
R. Moore #85 | 0/0 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
M. Dowdell #84 | 0/0 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Joyner #59 | 0-0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
B. Smith #26 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Davis #5 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 7 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Feagles #18 | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. McElroy #30 | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Dowdell #84 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | Comp | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Sck | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Harbaugh #4 | 16/25 | 196 | 7.8 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 98.1 |
P. Justin #11 | 5/8 | 53 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 1-11 | 81.8 |
| Rushing | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Faulk #28 | 12 | 46 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 |
Z. Crockett #32 | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 16 |
L. Warren #21 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 9 |
J. Harbaugh #4 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Harrison #88 | 0/0 | 85 | 14.2 | 1 | 35 |
M. Faulk #28 | 0/0 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 30 |
S. Dawkins #87 | 0/0 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | 18 |
K. Dilger #85 | 0/0 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 |
A. Bailey #80 | 0/0 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
L. Warren #21 | 0/0 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
B. Stablein #86 | 0/0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Z. Crockett #32 | 0/0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles | Fum | Lost | Rec |
|---|
| Defense | Tkl-Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | FF | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. McCoy #61 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Belser #29 | 0-0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | XP | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Blanchard #14 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 8 | 0 |
| Punting | No | Yds | Avg | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Gardocki #17 | 3 | 116 | 38.7 | 0 |
| Kick Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Warren #21 | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 |
A. Bailey #80 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Return | No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Harrison #88 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
310
Total Yds
312
226
Pass Yds
238
84
Rush Yds
74
64
Total Plays
55
4.8
Yards Per Play
5.7
5.7
Yards Per Pass
7
3.5
Yards Per Rush
3.5
33:15
Possession
26:45
20
1st Downs
19
12
Passing 1st Downs
14
7
Rushing 1st Downs
4
1
1st Downs from Penalties
1
6/14
3rd Down
4/11
0/0
4th Down
0/0
4
Punts
3
0
Turnovers
1
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
7
Penalties
3
1.0
Sacks
2.0
0
D/ST TD
0
