Week 16, 2023

played in Indianapolis, IN

68 degrees, fair, calm

Atlanta Falcons	7	7	3	0	-	17
Indianapolis Colts	3	10	0	0	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:06 IND - Kevin Matthews 40 field goal
1Q: 03:18 ATL - Ike Perez 3 pass from Doug Doane (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Shawn Rehberg 10 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 04:42 IND - Junior Gibson 14 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 00:08 IND - Kevin Matthews 41 field goal
3Q: 05:24 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 40 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 13:06 IND - Kevin Matthews 40 field goal
1Q: 03:18 ATL - Ike Perez 3 pass from Doug Doane (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 15:00 ATL - Shawn Rehberg 10 run (Charlie Mattingly extra point)
2Q: 04:42 IND - Junior Gibson 14 pass from Peter Brinsfield (Kevin Matthews extra point)
2Q: 00:08 IND - Kevin Matthews 41 field goal
3Q: 05:24 ATL - Charlie Mattingly 40 field goal

Team Statistics ATL IND
Record 8-7 6-9
First Downs 16 16
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 11 12
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 316 278
- Offensive Plays 57 64
- Yards per Play 5.54 4.34
Net Rushing Yards 101 75
- Rushing Attempts 29 26
- Yards per Rush 3.48 2.88
Net Passing Yards 215 203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 27 - 18 - 1 36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 220 212
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/5 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 7.68 5.34
Fumbles/Lost 3/1 2/2
3rd Down Conversions 1/11 2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 6.2 7.5
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 3/15
Punt Returns/Yards 3/17 4/15
Kick Returns/Yards 4/105 3/85
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 1/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 31
Time of Possession 29:37 30:23

Team Statistics	ATL	IND
Record	8-7	6-9
First Downs	16	16
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	11	12
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	316	278
- Offensive Plays	57	64
- Yards per Play	5.54	4.34
Net Rushing Yards	101	75
- Rushing Attempts	29	26
- Yards per Rush	3.48	2.88
Net Passing Yards	215	203
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	27 - 18 - 1	36 - 26 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	220	212
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/5	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	7.68	5.34
Fumbles/Lost	3/1	2/2
3rd Down Conversions	1/11	2/12
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	6.2	7.5
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	3/15
Punt Returns/Yards	3/17	4/15
Kick Returns/Yards	4/105	3/85
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	1/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 30	OWN 31
Time of Possession	29:37	30:23

Drive Charts

Atlanta Falcons
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	13:01	2:47	OWN 45	3	9	Punt
1	5:48	2:37	OWN 7	5	93	Touchdown
1	2:33	2:40	OPP 38	6	38	Touchdown
2	11:21	1:46	OWN 5	5	35	Punt
2	4:32	3:53	OWN 32	7	35	Missed FG
3	11:17	3:21	OWN 1	5	25	Punt
3	7:19	2:00	OPP 26	3	3	Field Goal
3	2:41	1:08	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
3	0:04	1:47	OWN 20	5	25	Punt
4	10:02	1:20	OWN 33	3	8	Interception
4	7:25	3:21	OWN 17	5	14	Punt
4	3:17	2:09	OWN 17	6	36	Punt
4	0:15	0:15	OPP 43	1	-2	Game

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	14:54	1:53	OPP 26	3	3	Field Goal
1	10:14	4:26	OWN 16	9	40	Punt
1	3:11	0:38	OWN 37	1	1	Fumble
2	14:53	3:32	OWN 19	5	20	Punt
2	9:35	5:03	OWN 20	10	80	Touchdown
2	0:39	0:36	OWN 40	3	36	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:43	OWN 20	6	25	Punt
3	7:56	0:37	OWN 27	2	9	Fumble
3	5:19	2:38	OWN 42	3	6	Punt
3	1:33	1:29	OWN 41	3	9	Punt
4	13:17	3:15	OWN 9	5	20	Punt
4	8:42	1:17	OPP 44	3	-4	Punt
4	4:04	0:47	OWN 21	6	15	Punt
4	1:08	0:53	OWN 20	5	23	Downs

Game MVP: Peter Brinsfield, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Shawn Rehberg	16	69	4.31	15	2	1
Broderick Darquea	8	24	3.00	12	1	0
Doug Doane	4	6	1.50	4	0	0
Ike Perez	1	2	2.00	2	0	0

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ellis Lyle	12	40	3.33	10	1
Vince Sutter	11	19	1.73	7	0
Peter Brinsfield	3	16	5.33	7	0

Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Doug Doane	27	18	220	1/5	1	43	1	88.5

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Peter Brinsfield	36	26	212	2/9	1	20	0	96.0

Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Gerald Buchanan	6	6	64	10.67	5	17	0
WR Will Tanner	4	5	20	5.00	0	8	0
WR Bryan Dennis	3	7	56	18.67	33	43	0
FB Ike Perez	2	2	5	2.50	0	3	1
WR Casey Fairbairn	2	2	42	21.00	9	31	0
TE Edgar Owens	1	4	33	33.00	19	33	0
TE Kirk Gardner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Ricardo McClurken	6	7	25	4.17	4	13	0
WR Junior Gibson	5	6	40	8.00	0	14	1
TE Marco Hodges	3	3	35	11.67	2	15	0
TE Aaron Giles	2	2	29	14.50	5	20	0
WR J.R. Leber	2	3	6	3.00	0	3	0
WR Jermaine Burton	2	5	29	14.50	0	15	0
WR Craig O'Donnell	2	4	11	5.50	0	7	0
RB Vince Sutter	1	1	14	14.00	3	14	0
FB Blaine Kirk	1	1	-3	-3.00	0	-3	0
RB Ellis Lyle	1	1	8	8.00	3	8	0
WR Harris Rivera	1	1	18	18.00	0	18	0

Interception Statistics

Atlanta	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD
CB Stan Surcon	1	0	0.00	0

Fumble Statistics

Atlanta	Fumb	Recov	Force
Shawn Rehberg	1	1	0
Doug Doane	1	0	0
Amos Hawkins	1	0	0
Norm Sapia	0	1	0
Bryan Dennis	0	1	0
Max Midget	0	1	0
Brett Cobb	0	0	1
Juan Norried	0	0	1

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Craig O'Donnell	1	0	0
Ellis Lyle	1	0	0
Ian Newsome	0	1	1
John Tinoisamoa	0	0	2

Punting Statistics

Atlanta	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Nicky Bodenhemer	7	330	47.1	39.3	60	2

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marco Baxter	8	382	47.8	40.6	56	5

Kicking Statistics

Atlanta	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Charlie Mattingly	1/2	1/2	0/1	40	2/2

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Kevin Matthews	2/2	2/2	0/0	41	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Grant Morton	3	17	5.7	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricardo McClurken	3	8	2.7	0
Terry Harper	1	7	7.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Atlanta	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amos Hawkins	3	86	28.7	0
Kendrick Robak	1	19	19.0	0

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ricardo McClurken	3	85	28.3	0

Defensive Statistics

Atlanta	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Marlon Paswater	7	1	0.0	20	31
ILB Brett Cobb	6	2	0.0	20	27
S Grant Morton	6	1	0.0	22	31
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	5	0	0.5	19	27
OLB Craig Lyon	5	3	0.0	25	34
DE Juan Norried	5	2	0.0	23	35
CB Gus Barrett	3	1	0.0	19	26
ILB Norm Sapia	3	0	0.0	14	16
DT Winston Ansara	2	1	0.5	14	19
CB Max Midget	2	2	0.0	22	31
CB Winfred Cooley	2	1	0.0	20	29
DE Jamie Lincoln	1	0	1.0	9	19
S Nate Accimus	1	1	0.0	7	14
OLB Randall Osborne	1	1	0.0	2	6
CB Norman Henry	1	1	0.0	7	15
DT Louis Nieves	1	0	0.0	8	7
TE Kirk Gardner	1	0	---	---	---
S Winfred Dillon	1	0	0.0	7	12
OLB Darryl Harts	0	1	0.0	1	5

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB John Tinoisamoa	7	0	1.0	28	25
S Ethan Wooden	6	1	0.0	13	19
S Tony Brody	5	2	0.0	28	24
CB Bo Kemp	4	0	0.0	13	13
DT Carl Pierce	3	2	0.0	21	17
OLB Ian Newsome	3	1	0.0	13	13
CB Paul Talley	2	3	0.0	20	17
ILB Mel Qualizza	2	2	0.0	23	25
DT Marshall Henson	2	1	0.0	19	15
DE Justin Janssen	2	0	0.0	11	14
CB Terry Harper	2	0	0.0	16	16
ILB Zack Bunkley	2	0	0.0	6	3
CB Stan Surcon	2	0	0.0	23	24
DE Julio Ferrett	1	1	0.0	22	27
WR Junior Gibson	1	0	---	---	---
S Gene Moseley	1	0	0.0	18	17
DT Horace Busby	1	0	0.0	18	21
DE Paul Singleton	0	1	0.0	25	15

Pass Rush Statistics

Atlanta	Sack	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jamie Lincoln	1.0	0	1	19
DT Malcolm Bartholomew	0.5	0	0	27
DT Winston Ansara	0.5	0	0	19
DE Juan Norried	0.0	2	3	35
DE Kris Mathis	0.0	0	1	20

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
OLB John Tinoisamoa	1.0	0	0	0	25
DE Julio Ferrett	0.0	1	1	1	27
DT Marshall Henson	0.0	1	0	0	15
CB Paul Talley	0.0	1	0	0	17
DE Paul Singleton	0.0	1	0	0	15

Pass Defense Statistics

Atlanta	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
S Marlon Paswater	5	0	31
OLB Craig Lyon	4	0	34
S Grant Morton	3	0	31
CB Max Midget	2	2	31
ILB Brett Cobb	2	0	27
CB Gus Barrett	2	0	26
CB Winfred Cooley	2	0	29
ILB Norm Sapia	1	0	16
DE Juan Norried	1	0	35
S Winfred Dillon	1	0	12
S Nate Accimus	1	0	14
OLB Randall Osborne	1	0	6
CB Norman Henry	1	0	15
OLB Darryl Harts	0	1	5

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
S Ethan Wooden	5	0	0	19
CB Bo Kemp	3	0	0	13
CB Stan Surcon	2	0	1	24
OLB John Tinoisamoa	2	0	0	25
CB Paul Talley	2	0	0	17
S Tony Brody	2	0	0	24
CB Terry Harper	1	2	0	16
DT Horace Busby	1	0	0	21

Blocking Statistics

Atlanta	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Danny McClendon	2	2	13	0	11
Phil Tikaran	1	7	25	0	22
Roger Thornton	1	5	26	0	24
Johnnie Hogrefe	1	4	23	0	27
Mario Sanford	1	4	22	0	18
Kirk Chapman	1	1	10	0	12
Ike Perez	0	1	25	0	22
Kirk Gardner	0	1	21	0	18
Leroy Keith	0	0	26	1	26

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Monty Kratky	1	5	21	0	32
Stephen Butler	1	3	21	1	33
Lorenzo Knell	1	3	20	0	34
Henry Freeman	1	3	23	0	30
Gilbert Gaudino	1	2	8	0	3
Blaine Kirk	1	1	14	0	17
Bert Norton	0	2	6	0	4
Walter Maroney	0	1	18	1	35
Aaron Giles	0	1	12	0	12
Mitchell Maloney	0	1	3	0	8
Vernon Reno	0	1	5	0	5

Special Teams Statistics

Atlanta	Tackles	STPlays
Norman Henry	3	16
Broderick Darquea	2	25
Ike Perez	1	18
Norm Sapia	1	15
Edgar Owens	0	16
Will Tanner	0	15
Claude Adams	0	12
Grant Morton	0	10
Gus Barrett	0	10
Nicky Bodenhemer	0	9
Leroy Keith	0	9
Johnnie Hogrefe	0	9
Phil Tikaran	0	9
Danny McClendon	0	9
Kirk Chapman	0	9
Winfred Dillon	0	9
Darryl Harts	0	8
Kendrick Robak	0	8
Craig Lyon	0	8
Amos Hawkins	0	8
Randall Osborne	0	7
Louie Podbevsek	0	7
Jamie Lincoln	0	6
Charlie Mattingly	0	6
Kris Mathis	0	6
Malcolm Bartholomew	0	4
Winston Ansara	0	4
Nate Accimus	0	4
Omar Blackburn	0	4
Kirk Gardner	0	3
Donny Weadock	0	3
Max Midget	0	3
Brett Cobb	0	2
Juan Norried	0	2
Marlon Paswater	0	2
Winfred Cooley	0	2

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Jermaine Burton	3	9
Zack Bunkley	2	15
Ellis Lyle	1	25
Ian Newsome	1	8
Bo Kemp	0	21
Blaine Kirk	0	19
Aaron Giles	0	17
Marcus Rose	0	16
Harris Rivera	0	14
J.R. Leber	0	13
Marco Hodges	0	11
Ricardo McClurken	0	10
Walter Maroney	0	10
Terry Harper	0	10
Bert Norton	0	10
Gene Moseley	0	10
Mitchell Maloney	0	10
Gilbert Gaudino	0	10
Marco Baxter	0	8
Julio Ferrett	0	7
Marshall Henson	0	6
Kevin Matthews	0	6
Mel Qualizza	0	5
Henry Freeman	0	4
Tony Brody	0	4
John Tinoisamoa	0	3
Justin Janssen	0	2
Carl Pierce	0	2
Paul Singleton	0	2
Emmitt Miller	0	2
Stan Surcon	0	2
Ethan Wooden	0	2
Horace Busby	0	2
Paul Talley	0	1
Vernon Reno	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	24	3.4
Middle	10	41	4.1
Right	11	38	3.5
None	1	-2	-2.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	12	1.7
Middle	11	39	3.5
Right	8	24	3.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Doug Doane	27	18	3	0	1	2	1	1	1

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Peter Brinsfield	36	26	1	1	2	3	2	5	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	0	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	14	10	106	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	12	7	83	6.9
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	31	31.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	2	0.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	15	12	58	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	10	137	9.1
Long (19+ Yds)	1	1	15	15.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Bryan Dennis	7	3	1	56	1	19
WR Gerald Buchanan	6	6	0	64	0	18
WR Will Tanner	5	4	0	20	0	15
TE Edgar Owens	4	1	0	33	1	17
FB Ike Perez	2	2	0	5	0	22
WR Casey Fairbairn	2	2	0	42	1	3
TE Kirk Gardner	1	0	0	0	0	18

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Ricardo McClurken	7	6	1	25	0	22
WR Junior Gibson	6	5	1	40	0	20
WR Jermaine Burton	5	2	0	29	0	18
WR Craig O'Donnell	4	2	0	11	0	29
TE Marco Hodges	3	3	0	35	0	25
WR J.R. Leber	3	2	0	6	0	10
TE Aaron Giles	2	2	0	29	1	12
RB Vince Sutter	1	1	0	14	0	14
FB Blaine Kirk	1	1	0	-3	0	17
RB Ellis Lyle	1	1	0	8	0	20
WR Harris Rivera	1	1	0	18	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Shawn Rehberg	2	14	7.00	4.31
Broderick Darquea	1	1	1.00	3.00

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Doug Doane	1	1	3	3.00	8.15

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Peter Brinsfield	3	2	11	3.67	5.89

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
FB Ike Perez	1	1	3	3.00	2.50

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Jermaine Burton	1	0	0	0.00	5.80
WR Junior Gibson	1	1	14	14.00	6.67
FB Blaine Kirk	1	1	-3	-3.00	-3.00

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Atlanta	Rushes	Conversions
Doug Doane	2	0
Broderick Darquea	1	0

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Vince Sutter	2	0
Ellis Lyle	2	0
Peter Brinsfield	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Atlanta	Att	Comp	Conversions
Doug Doane	8	3	1

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Peter Brinsfield	6	3	2

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Atlanta	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Bryan Dennis	4	1	0
WR Will Tanner	3	2	1
TE Kirk Gardner	1	0	0

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jermaine Burton	2	1	1
TE Aaron Giles	1	1	1
WR Junior Gibson	1	0	0
FB Blaine Kirk	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 13,700 (21,800)
End Zone 9,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine 5,800 (9,100)
Sideline Seats 9,300 (13,900)
Club Seats 800 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes 1,800 (3,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,900 (65,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	13,700 (21,800)
End Zone	9,500 (15,700)
Mezzanine	5,800 (9,100)
Sideline Seats	9,300 (13,900)
Club Seats	800 (1,300)
Luxury Boxes	1,800 (3,200)