INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

2013 GAME SUMMARIES
COLTS 21
RAIDERS 17
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Lucas Oil Stadium
The Colts won their first regular season opener dating back to 2009
with a 21-17 defeat over the Oakland Raiders. Indianapolis posted
touchdowns on its first two offensive drives when quarterback Andrew
Luck found wide receiver Reggie Wayne for a 12-yard score
in the first quarter and followed with a 20-yard touchdown to tight
end Dwayne Allen in the second quarter. Wayne led both teams in
receiving with eight catches for 96 yards. The Raiders responded
with 17 consecutive points led by quarterback Terrelle Pryor who
finished the game with 112 rushing yards and one touchdown pass.
Pryor’s rushing yardage total was the most by an opposing quarterback
against the Colts in franchise history. Following Oakland’s
last touchdown, Luck drove the team 80 yards in 11 plays and
capped the possession with the game-winning 19-yard rushing
touchdown. It marked Luck’s eighth career game-winning drive in
the fourth quarter or overtime, which is the most through the first
17 games of a career since the 1970 merger. Defensively, Indianapolis
posted two interceptions, including one from safety Antoine
Bethea who picked off Pryor with 31 seconds remaining in
the game to seal the victory.
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Raiders 0 7 3 7 0 17
Colts 7 7 0 7 0 21
SCORING DRIVES
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play OAK IND
Colts 1 2:47 Wayne 12 yd. pass from Luck 0 7
(Vinatieri kick)
Colts 2 10:47 Allen 20 yd. pass from Luck 0 14
(Vinatieri kick)
Raiders 2 4:53 McFadden 1 yd. run 7 14
(Janikowski kick)
Raiders 3 5:42 Janikowski 38 yd. field goal 10 14
Raiders 4 11:09 Moore 5 yd. pass from Pryor 17 14
(Janikowski kick)
Colts 4 5:20 Luck 19 yd. run (Vinatieri kick) 17 21
TEAM STATISTICS
Raiders Colts
Total Net Yards 372 274
Net Yards Rushing 171 127
Net Yards Passing 201 147
Total First Downs 20 18
Third Down Efficiency 7-13-54% 6-10-60%
Penalties 8-51 3-31
Fumbles (Number and Lost) 0-0 0-0
Field Goals (Made and Attempted) 1-2 0-0
Red Zone Efficiency 2-3-67% 2-2-100%
Time of Possession 32:47 27:13
COLTS
WR Wayne DE Redding
LT Castonzo NT Franklin
LG Thomas DT Jean Francois
C Satele SLB Walden
RG McGlynn MIKE Sheppard
RT Cherilus WILL Freeman
WR Heyward-BeyRUSH Mathis
TE Allen LCB Toler
QB Luck RCB Davis
RB Ballard SS Bethea
FB Havili FS Landry
STARTERS
RAIDERS
WR Moore RE Houston
LT Barnes DT Walker
LG Nix NT Sims
C Wisniewski LE Hunter
RG Brisiel WLB Maiava
RT Pashos MLB Roach
TE Mastrud SLB Burnett
WR Streater RCB Porter
QB Pryor LCB Jenkins
RB McFadden FS Woodson
FB Reece SS Branch
WEEK 1 vs. OAKLAND GAME NOTES
• The Indianapolis Colts started the 2013 campaign with a 21-17 victory over
the Oakland Raiders at Lucas Oil Stadium. The win marked the team’s first
victory in a regular season opener dating back to 2009 (vs. Jacksonville,
14-12).
• With the win, the Colts improved their all-time record to 33-28 in regular
season openers (dating back to 1953) and 20-14 in home regular season
openers. Indianapolis also won its seventh consecutive home game dating
back to the 2012 season.
• The Colts opened the contest with touchdowns on their first two offensive
possessions of the game. Indianapolis accomplished that feat on two occasions
last season against Cleveland (10/21/12) and New England
(11/18/12).
• On the team’s first offensive possession of the 2013 season, quarterback
Andrew Luck and the Colts drove 48 yards on 10 plays, which was capped
by a Reggie Wayne 12-yard touchdown reception. Luck completed all five
passing attempts on the drive for 63 yards. Darrius Heyward-Bey tallied
his first reception as a member of the Colts, a 16-yard gain for a first down.
Wayne led all receivers on the possession with three catches for 40 yards
and the score.
• Tight end Dwayne Allen contributed with the team’s second touchdown
of the game, a 20-yard reception from Luck in the second quarter. It was
the second touchdown in as many possessions for the Colts. Luck remained
perfect in the game completing 3-of-3 attempts for 50 yards on the drive,
which included 13- and 17-yard completions to Wayne and the 20-yard pass
to Allen. He improved his game total to 8-of-8 for 113 yards and two touchdowns
and a 158.3 passer rating. For Allen, the touchdown was the fourth
of his career.
• Luck registered a 19-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, which gave
the Colts a 21-17 lead and proved to be the game-winner. The rushing
touchdown was the sixth of his career. On the 11-play drive, Indianapolis
generated three first downs and completed crucial passes to T.Y. Hilton (12
yards), Wayne (nine yards) and Heyward-Bey (nine yards).
• Luck finished the contest having completed 18-of-23 passes for 178 yards
and two touchdowns for a 127.9 passer rating. He opened the contest with
11 consecutive completions and has now thrown at least one touchdown
pass in eight consecutive regular season games dating back to November
18, 2012 (New England). The win marked Luck’s eighth fourth quarter
comeback in 17 regular season starts.
• Wayne led both teams in receiving with eight catches for 96 yards and
one touchdown. He improved his career receiving yardage total to 13,159
yards and surpassed Steve Largent for 13th place on the league’s all-time
receiving yardage list.
• With one touchdown against Oakland, Wayne moved into a tie with Harold
Carmichael and Charley Taylor for 20th place all-time in NFL history for
touchdowns by a wide receiver with 79.
• Wayne has scored at least one touchdown in six of the last seven regular
season openers dating back to 2007 (seven total).
• With eight receptions against the Raiders, Wayne improved his current
NFL record of consecutive games with at least three catches to 65. The
streak dates back to the first game of the 2009 season when he caught 10
passes for 162 yards against Jacksonville. Wayne also improved his streak
of consecutive regular season games with at least one catch to 113.
• Outside linebacker Robert Mathis logged Indianapolis’ lone sack when
he dropped Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor for a 16-yard loss in the
fourth quarter. Mathis needs 1.0 sack to tie Henry Thomas (93.5) for 37th
all-time in NFL history.
• Safety Antoine Bethea started his 81st consecutive contest, which ranks
first among active NFL safeties. Bethea registered 11 tackles and made the
game-saving interception on the six-yard line with 31 seconds remaining in
the game. The interception was his first since December 19, 2010 in a win
against Jacksonville.
• Cornerback Greg Toler intercepted his first career pass as a member of
the Indianapolis Colts in the first quarter. The pick happened in the first quarter
on the Raiders’ first offensive possession. Toler returned the ball 26
yards. Following a Colts penalty, Indianapolis started their first drive of the
season on their own 11-yard line and drove 89 yards for a touchdown. Toler
also added a team-leading two passes defensed.
• In his first regular season game as a member of the Colts, safety LaRon
Landry led the defensive unit with 15 tackles (10 solo) while adding one
pass defensed.
• Kicker Adam Vinatieri finished the game with three extra points and
passed John Carney for 8th place all-time in league history. He also improved
his streak of consecutive games scoring to 147 while tallying a point
in his 100th consecutive game with the Colts.
• Oakland quarterback Terrelle Pryor finished the game with 112 rushing
yards, which is the most logged by an opposing quarterback against the
Colts in franchise history.