Dolphins 16-10 Colts (31 Aug, 1997) Box Score

Indianapolis Colts

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
IND					10
MIA					16

Miami Dolphins

1-0, 1-0 home

Indianapolis Passing


Jim Harbaugh
Paul Justin
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	SACKS	RTG
14/29	109	3.8	2	3-16	29.2
8/13	100	7.7	0	2-25	85.4
22/42	168	5.0	2	5-41	46.6

Miami Passing


Dan Marino
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
10/26	105	4.0	0	1	0-0	34.9
10/26	105	4.0	0	1	0-0	34.9

Indianapolis Rushing


Marshall Faulk
Jim Harbaugh
Zack Crockett
Marvin Harrison
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
19	94	4.9	22
3	31	10.3	18
3	12	4.0	8
1	-7	-7.0	-7
26	130	5.0	22

Miami Rushing


Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Irving Spikes
Stanley Pritchett
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	50	3.8	1	22
14	43	3.1	0	9
1	4	4.0	0	4
28	97	3.5	1	22

Indianapolis Receiving


Aaron Bailey
Brian Stablein
Lamont Warren
Marshall Faulk
Sean Dawkins
Zack Crockett
Marvin Harrison
Ken Dilger
Marcus Pollard
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
2	40	20.0	20
2	35	17.5	19
2	31	15.5	18
4	30	7.5	12
4	29	7.3	9
4	15	3.8	6
2	14	7.0	8
1	9	9.0	9
1	6	6.0	6
22	209	9.5	20

Miami Receiving


O.J. McDuffie
Troy Drayton
Fred Barnett
Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar
Irving Spikes
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
4	31	7.8	18
1	29	29.0	29
3	28	9.3	11
1	10	10.0	10
1	7	7.0	7
10	105	10.5	29

Indianapolis Fumbles


Marshall Faulk
Zack Crockett
Marvin Harrison
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
1	0	0
3	1	0

Miami Fumbles


Shawn Wooden
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	0	1
1	0	1

Indianapolis Defense



Elijah Alexander
Quentin Coryatt
Jason Belser
Steve Martin
Tony Bennett
Steve Grant
Al Fontenot
Dedric Mathis
Tony McCoy
Bernard Whittington
Damon Watts
Ellis Johnson
Robert Blackmon
Dan Footman
Monty Montgomery
Sammy Burroughs
Kendel Shello
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
7	7	0	0	1	0	1
5	5	0	0	0	0	0
4	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
3	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	31	0	0	2	0	2

Miami Defense



Derrick Rodgers
Shawn Wooden
Jason Taylor
Corey Harris
Terrell Buckley
Anthony Harris
Trace Armstrong
Calvin Jackson
Danny Stubbs
Daryl Gardener
Tim Jacobs
Tim Bowens
Dwight Hollier
Ronnie Ward
Barron Tanner
George Teague
O.J. Brigance
team

TACKLES				MISC
TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS	TD
8	4	1	0	1	0	0
6	4	0	0	2	0	0
6	3	1	0	0	0	0
5	5	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	1	0	0
5	4	0	0	0	0	0
5	3	1	0	0	0	0
5	2	0	0	2	0	0
3	3	1	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
3	2	0	0	0	0	0
2	2	1	0	0	0	0
2	2	0	0	1	0	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	41	5	0	9	0	0

Indianapolis Interceptions


Elijah Alexander
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	43	1
1	43	1

Miami Interceptions


Shawn Wooden
team

INT	YDS	TD
2	10	0
2	10	0

Indianapolis Kick Returns


Aaron Bailey
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
4	91	22.8	32	0
4	91	22.8	32	0

Miami Kick Returns


Qadry Ismail
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	39	19.5	21	0
2	39	19.5	21	0

Indianapolis Punt Returns


Brian Stablein
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	4	4.0	4	0
1	4	4.0	4	0

Miami Punt Returns


Charles Jordan
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	16	8.0	16	0
2	16	8.0	16	0

Indianapolis Kicking


Cary Blanchard
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/4	25.0	35	1/1	4
1/4	25.0	35	1/1	4

Miami Kicking


Olindo Mare
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
3/3	100.0	34	1/1	10
3/3	100.0	34	1/1	10

Indianapolis Punting


Chris Gardocki
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
5	217	43.4	0	2	49
5	217	43.4	0	2	49

Miami Punting


Olindo Mare
John Kidd
team

NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
5	235	47.0	2	53
1	45	45.0	0	45
6	280	46.7	2	53

5:00 AM, 31 August 1997

Attendance: 70,813

Referees:
Larry Nemmers

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Buffalo	12	3	.800	469	331
Miami	7	8	.467	305	329
New York	4	11	.267	292	344
New England	3	12	.200	259	361

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