INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE
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2013 GAME SUMMARIES<br />
<strong>COLTS</strong> 8<br />
RAMS 38<br />
Sunday, November 10, 2013<br />
Lucas Oil Stadium<br />
The Colts fell to the St. Louis Rams by a 38-8 margin in a Week 10<br />
contest at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Rams played a complete game<br />
scoring touchdowns in all three phases (offense, defense and special<br />
teams). St. Louis defensive end Chris Long opened the scoring<br />
with a fumble return for a touchdown following an Andrew Luck<br />
sack-fumble. Zac Stacy tallied a one-yard touchdown run prior to a<br />
Tavon Austin 98-yard punt return. Austin posted two other touchdowns<br />
on receptions of 57 and 81 yards. St. Louis notched 38 consecutive<br />
points before Indianapolis found the scoreboard on a<br />
Donald Brown 13-yard touchdown pass from Luck. It was Brown’s<br />
first career receiving touchdown. Rams quarterback Kellen<br />
Clemens completed 9-of-16 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns<br />
while Austin led the team receiving with 138 yards and three<br />
total touchdowns. For the Colts, wide receiver T.Y. Hilton recorded<br />
his ninth career 100-plus receiving contest (130 yards) while tying<br />
a career-best with seven receptions. Defensively, outside linebacker<br />
Robert Mathis totaled 2.0 sacks. He set a franchise record<br />
for career multiple-sack games with 26 and set a new team record<br />
for multiple-sack games in a single season with six. Mathis also established<br />
a new career-high in sacks for a single season with 13.5.<br />
1 2 3 4 OT Total<br />
Rams 7 21 10 0 0 38<br />
Colts 0 0 8 0 0 8<br />
SCORING DRIVES<br />
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play STL IND<br />
Rams 1 12:12 Long 45 yd. fumble return 7 0<br />
(Zuerlein kick)<br />
Rams 2 14:30 Stacy 1 yd. run (Zuerlein kick) 14 0<br />
Rams 2 10:28 Austin 98 yd. punt return 21 0<br />
(Zuerlein kick)<br />
Rams 2 6:58 Austin 57 yd. pass from Clemens 28 0<br />
(Zuerlein kick)<br />
Rams 3 13:55 Austin 81 yd. pass from Clemens 35 0<br />
(Zuerlein kick)<br />
Rams 3 5:15 Zuerlein 32 yd. field goal 38 0<br />
Colts 3 1:35 Brown 13 yd. pass from Luck 38 8<br />
(Luck-Fleener two-point pass)<br />
TEAM STATISTICS<br />
Rams Colts<br />
Total Net Yards 372 406<br />
Net Yards Rushing 140 18<br />
Net Yards Passing 232 388<br />
Total First Downs 12 21<br />
Third Down Efficiency 7-15-47% 2-12-17%<br />
Penalties 8-46 2-20<br />
Fumbles (Number and Lost) 2-1 1-1<br />
Field Goals (Made and Attempted) 1-1 0-0<br />
Red Zone Efficiency 1-3-33% 1-5-20%<br />
Time of Possession 30:38 29:22<br />
<strong>COLTS</strong><br />
WR Hilton 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 />
TE Fleener RUSH Mathis<br />
WR Heyward-BeyLCB Vaughn<br />
QB Luck RCB Davis<br />
TE Doyle SS Bethea<br />
RB RichardsonFS Landry<br />
STARTERS<br />
RAMS<br />
WR Givens LDE Long<br />
TE Cook LDT Langford<br />
LT Long RDT Brockers<br />
LG Williams RDE Quinn<br />
C Wells RLB Dunbar<br />
RG Barksdale MLB Laurinaitis<br />
RT Saffold LLB Ogletree<br />
WR Quick LCB Johnson<br />
QB Clemens RCB Jenkins<br />
RB Stacy FS McLeod<br />
TE Harkey SS Stewart<br />
WEEK 10 vs. ST. LOUIS GAME NOTES<br />
•The Indianapolis Colts dropped a Week 10 home meeting to the<br />
St. Louis Rams by a 38-8 margin.<br />
•The Colts have only allowed 29 points in the fourth quarter, which<br />
ranks tied for second in the NFL. Following today’s game, Indianapolis<br />
has held an opponent scoreless in the final quarter on six<br />
occasions this season.<br />
•The Colts tallied their lone touchdown of the game when quarterback<br />
Andrew Luck found running back Donald Brown for a 13-<br />
yard connection. On the drive, Luck completed 8-of-8 passes for<br />
90 yards, including a 20-yard reception by running back Trent<br />
Richardson. Brown’s receiving touchdown was the first of his fiveyear<br />
pro career. Following the touchdown, tight end Coby Fleener<br />
added a two-point conversion reception, his second in as many<br />
weeks.<br />
•Quarterback Andrew Luck completed 29-of-47 passes for 353<br />
yards, one touchdown and three interceptions for a 65.3 passer rating.<br />
He also added four rushes for 17 yards. With 353 yards, Luck<br />
tied Bert Jones (eight) for the third-most 300-plus passing yard<br />
games in Colts history. With 47 attempts, Luck passed Jack<br />
Trudeau (nine) for the second-most games with 40-plus attempts<br />
in franchise history. Luck now has 94 career rushing attempts,<br />
which ranks seventh in franchise history among quarterbacks. With<br />
17 rushing yards, Luck passed Marty Domres (454) for the sixthmost<br />
career rushing yards by a quarterback in Colts history.<br />
•Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton caught seven passes for 130 yards and<br />
recorded his ninth career 100-yard receiving contest. Hilton now<br />
ranks tied for fourth in the NFL in 100-yard receiving games dating<br />
back to 2012. With 130 receiving yards, Hilton tied Bill Brooks<br />
(nine) for the seventh-most 100-plus-yard receiving performances<br />
in Colts history. Hilton’s 130 receiving yards marked his secondbest<br />
performance for a single game (140 vs. Seattle on Oct. 6,<br />
2013).<br />
•Andrew Luck and T.Y. Hilton connected on a 65-yard pass in the<br />
third quarter, which was the third-longest connection between the<br />
two dating back to 2012.<br />
•Robert Mathis totaled four tackles, 2.0 sacks and three tackles<br />
for loss against the Rams. With 2.0 sacks, Mathis has set a new<br />
career-high for a single season with 13.5. On his second sack of<br />
the contest in the first quarter, Mathis set a franchise record for the<br />
most multiple-sack games in a career (26) and multiple-sack games<br />
in a single season (6.0). Mathis has recorded the most sacks by a<br />
Colts player through the first nine games of a regular season with<br />
13.5. With 2.0 sacks, Mathis passed Kevin Carter and Neil Smith<br />
(104.5) for 24th place in NFL history.<br />
•Running back Donald Brown tied a career-high with five receptions,<br />
while his 64 receiving yards ranked second for a single game<br />
in his career. Brown’s touchdown reception in the third quarter was<br />
the first of his career.<br />
•Wide receiver Griff Whalen tied a career-high with three receptions<br />
and set a new single-game career-high with 36 receiving<br />
yards.<br />
•Fullback Stanley Havili established single-game career highs in<br />
receptions (three) and receiving yards (25).<br />
•Running back Daniel Herron caught his first career pass in the<br />
fourth quarter and gained 57 yards. He also returned his first career<br />
kickoff in the first quarter (13 yards).<br />
•Wide receiver David Reed caught his first pass as a member of<br />
the Colts in the second half.<br />
•Wide receiver LaVon Brazill provided his longest career punt return<br />
(17 yards) in the third quarter.<br />
•Cornerback Cassius Vaughn recovered his first career fumble in<br />
the first quarter.<br />
•Linebacker Jerrell Freeman led the team with 10 tackles (six<br />
solo).<br />
•Safety Antoine Bethea started his 89th consecutive game, which<br />
ranks first among active NFL safeties. He finished with five tackles<br />
in the contest.<br />
•Kicker Adam Vinatieri ended a streak of 154 consecutive games<br />
having scored at least one point.