The Indianapolis Colts couldn't pull it off against the Cincinnati Bengals, 23 to 21, on September 13, 1987.
Final
1st quarter
CIN
IND
James Brooks 18-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick)
7
0
Rodney Holman 61-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (kick failed)
13
0
Bill Brooks 52-yard pass from Jack Trudeau (Dean Biasucci kick)
13
7
3rd quarter
CIN
IND
Albert Bentley 2-yard run (Dean Biasucci kick)
13
14
4th quarter
CIN
IND
Jim Breech 20-yard field goal
16
14
James Brooks 1-yard run (Jim Breech kick)
23
14
Tim Sherwin 1-yard pass from Jack Trudeau (Dean Biasucci kick)
23
21
Bengals
Colts
1st Downs
25
15
Passing 1st Downs
11
9
Rushing 1st Downs
13
5
1st downs from penalties
1
1
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
70
50
Total Yards
403
291
Yards per play
5.8
5.8
Passing
216
206
Comp - Att
17 - 26
13 - 23
Yards per pass
7.7
9
Interceptions thrown
0
3
Sacks - Yards lost
2 - 20
0 - 0
Rushing
187
85
Rushing Attempts
42
27
Yards per rush
4.5
3.1
Penalties
5
2
Turnovers
1
3
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions
0
3
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Esiason | 17 | 26 | 236 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120.0 |
Team | 17 | 26 | 216 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120.0 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Brooks | 19 | 86 | 4.5 | 1 |
L. Kinnebrew | 12 | 57 | 4.8 | 0 |
B. Esiason | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 |
S. Jennings | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
B. Johnson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 |
E. Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 42 | 187 | 4.5 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Holman | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 1 | |
C. Collinsworth | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | |
L. Kinnebrew | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | |
J. Brooks | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | |
E. Brown | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | |
M. Martin | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | |
I. Hillary | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | |
E. Kattus | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 17 | 236 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 0.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Breech | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Horne | 3 | 156 | 52.0 | |
Team | 3 | 156 | 52.0 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Bussey | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | |
D. Fulcher | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Martin | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | |
Team | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Trudeau | 13 | 23 | 206 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 75.9 |
Team | 13 | 23 | 206 | 9.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 75.9 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Bentley | 25 | 77 | 3.1 | 1 |
B. Kiel | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
J. Trudeau | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Team | 27 | 85 | 3.1 | 1 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brooks | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 1 | |
M. Bouza | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | |
P. Beach | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | |
T. Sherwin | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | |
Team | 13 | 206 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Biasucci | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Team | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Stark | 4 | 209 | 52.3 | |
Team | 4 | 209 | 52.3 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Daniel | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 0 | |
Team | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W. Tullis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 |
More Colts Stats
PPG
20.9
22nd
OPP PPG
21.4
12th
RUSH YDS/G
121.3
16th
PASS YDS/G
208.6
24th
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