INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE - Nfl
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2013 GAME SUMMARIES<br />
<strong>COLTS</strong> 9<br />
CHARGERS 19<br />
Monday, October 14, 2013<br />
Qualcomm Stadium<br />
Indianapolis dropped to 4-2 after falling to the San Diego Chargers,<br />
19-9, on Monday Night Football. The Colts opened the contest with<br />
an eight-play scoring drive, which resulted in an Adam Vinatieri 30-<br />
yard field goal. The Chargers took a 7-3 lead when quarterback<br />
Philip Rivers found wide receiver Keenan Allen for a 22-yard touchdown<br />
in the second quarter. Both teams traded field goals in the<br />
second quarter and San Diego entered the break with a 10-6 lead.<br />
The Colts offense failed to gain momentum in the second half and<br />
was limited to a Vinatieri 51-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.<br />
Chargers kicker Nick Novak converted on three field goal attempts<br />
in the second half, including a 50-yard kick with 1:55 remaining in<br />
the fourth quarter to seal a two possession victory. Offensively for<br />
the Colts, wide receiver Reggie Wayne led the team with five receptions<br />
for 88 yards and grabbed his 1,000th career catch in the<br />
fourth quarter. Running back Trent Richardson led the team in rushing<br />
with 10 carries for 40 yards. Defensively, the Colts witnessed<br />
sacks coming from defensive end Cory Redding and linebacker<br />
Kelvin Sheppard. Linebacker Mario Harvey recorded a career-high<br />
10 tackles while safety Delano Howell contributed with a careerbest<br />
nine stops.<br />
1 2 3 4 OT Total<br />
Colts 3 3 0 3 0 9<br />
Chargers 0 10 3 6 0 19<br />
SCORING DRIVES<br />
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play IND SD<br />
Colts 1 11:27 Vinatieri 30 yd. field goal 3 0<br />
Chargers2 12:02 Allen 22 yd. pass from Rivers 3 7<br />
(Novak kick)<br />
Chargers2 1:41 Novak 31 yd. field goal 3 10<br />
Colts 2 0:00 Vinatieri 50 yd. field goal 6 10<br />
Chargers3 9:05 Novak 33 yd. field goal 6 13<br />
Chargers4 9:43 Novak 34 yd. field goal 6 16<br />
Colts 4 7:21 Vinatieri 51 yd. field goal 9 16<br />
Chargers4 1:55 Novak 50 yd. field goal 9 19<br />
TEAM STATISTICS<br />
Colts Chargers<br />
Total Net Yards 267 374<br />
Net Yards Rushing 74 147<br />
Net Yards Passing 193 227<br />
Total First Downs 12 24<br />
Third Down Efficiency 2-10-20% 7-14-50%<br />
Penalties 5-28 5-25<br />
Fumbles (Number and Lost) 0-0 0-0<br />
Field Goals (Made and Attempted) 3-3 4-4<br />
Red Zone Efficiency 0-0-0% 0-1-0%<br />
Time of Possession 21:29 38:31<br />
WEEK 6 at SAN DIEGO GAME NOTES<br />
•The Indianapolis Colts dropped to 4-2 on the season after falling to the San<br />
Diego Chargers 19-9 on Monday Night Football.<br />
•The Colts allowed only six fourth quarter points against San Diego and<br />
have given up 13 in the final stanza through six games this season, which<br />
ranks first in the NFL. The Chargers broke Indianapolis’ streak of four consecutive<br />
games without allowing a point in the fourth quarter.<br />
•The Colts totaled 74 rushing yards on 17 carries against the Chargers. This<br />
season, Indianapolis has rushed for 784 yards, which is the seventh-most<br />
through six games of any campaign in franchise history.<br />
•Wide receiver Reggie Wayne caught five passes for 88 yards against the<br />
Chargers. On his fourth catch in the fourth quarter, Wayne became the ninth<br />
player in NFL history with 1,000 career receptions. The Colts also became<br />
the first team in NFL history to have two players with 1,000 catches each<br />
with the franchise (Marvin Harrison, 1,102). Playing in his 195th career<br />
game, Wayne became the NFL’s third-fastest player to reach 1,000 catches.<br />
On Wayne’s fifth catch of the game, the 13-year veteran passed Hines Ward<br />
for eighth place on the league’s all-time receptions list. With five receptions,<br />
Wayne improved his current NFL record of consecutive games with<br />
at least three catches to 70. He has also recorded at least one reception in<br />
118 games, which ranks third among active players (Tony Gonzalez, 196<br />
and Larry Fitzgerald, 139). Wayne competed in his 188th consecutive<br />
game, which leads all active receivers and ranks second in the league to<br />
London Fletcher (245).<br />
•Quarterback Andrew Luck completed 18-of-30 passes for 202 yards and<br />
one interception for a 66.2 passer rating.<br />
•Running back Trent Richardson led the team in rushing with 10 carries<br />
for 40 yards while adding one reception for 13 yards.<br />
•Defensive end Cory Redding logged the team’s first sack of the game<br />
when he brought down Philip Rivers in the fourth quarter. The sack came<br />
on third down and led to a San Diego field goal. Redding now has 2.5 sacks<br />
on the season and 30.0 for his career.<br />
•Linebacker Kelvin Sheppard added the team’s second sack when he<br />
brought down Philip Rivers in the fourth quarter to force a punt. The sack<br />
was his first of the season and the third of his career.<br />
•Linebacker Mario Harvey led the defense with a career-high 10 tackles<br />
(nine solo) while adding one tackle for loss.<br />
•Safety Delano Howell registered a career-best nine tackles (eight solo) in<br />
the loss.<br />
•Safety Antoine Bethea started in his 86th consecutive game, which leads<br />
all active safeties in the NFL. Bethea finished with eight tackles.<br />
•Kicker Adam Vinatieri converted 3-of-3 field goals for nine points against<br />
the Chargers. He gave the Colts a 3-0 lead when he split the uprights on a<br />
30-yard attempt on the team’s opening offensive possession of the game.<br />
The field goal marked the third time this season the Colts tallied points on<br />
their opening offensive drive (Week 1 vs. Oak. – touchdown, Week 3 at S.F.<br />
– touchdown). Vinatieri also improved his streak of consecutive games<br />
scoring at least one point to 151. He notched his second successful kick at<br />
the end of the second quarter with a 50-yard conversion and added a 51-<br />
yard attempt in the fourth quarter. The two field goals of 50-plus yards gave<br />
him 10 total as a member of the Colts. It also marked the first time in his career<br />
that he converted two field goals of 50-plus yards in a single game.<br />
<strong>COLTS</strong><br />
WR Wayne DE Redding<br />
LT Castonzo NT Franklin<br />
LG Thornton DT Jean Francois<br />
C Satele SLB Walden<br />
RG McGlynn MIKE Angerer<br />
RT Cherilus WILL Freeman<br />
WR Heyward-BeyRUSH Mathis<br />
TE Fleener LCB Toler<br />
QB Luck RCB Davis<br />
FB Havili SS Bethea<br />
RB RichardsonFS Howell<br />
STARTERS<br />
CHARGERS<br />
TE Phillips RE Liuget<br />
WR Allen DT Thomas<br />
LT Dunlap LE Reyes<br />
LG Troutman OLB English<br />
C Hardwick ILB Te’o<br />
RG Clary ILB Gachkar<br />
RT Fluker OLB Williams<br />
TE Gates RCB Wright<br />
WR Brown LCB Cox<br />
QB Rivers SS Gilchrist<br />
RB Mathews FS Weddle