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1989 Indianapolis Colts

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 298 points (18.6/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 301 points (18.8/g), 11th.
 Differential of -3 points (-0.2/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 7.9-8.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 5th.

Coached by Ron Meyer (8-8-0)

1989 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 10 box L 0-1 San Francisco 49ers 24 30 22 344 190 154 1 24 404 204 200
2 Sun September 17 box L 0-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 17 31 20 386 266 120 2 26 449 352 97 1
3 Sun September 24 box W 1-2 Atlanta Falcons 13 9 15 214 84 130 1 11 208 103 105 3
4 Sun October 1 box W 2-2 @ New York Jets 17 10 17 316 242 74 2 18 245 182 63 2
5 Sun October 8 box W 3-2 Buffalo Bills 37 14 20 330 177 153 1 25 424 353 71 6
6 Sun October 15 box L 3-3 @ Denver Broncos 3 14 7 128 84 44 1 20 319 150 169 2
7 Sun October 22 box W 4-3 @ Cincinnati Bengals 23 12 18 336 168 168 3 15 218 123 95 3
8 Sun October 29 box L 4-4 New England Patriots 20 23 19 357 227 130 2 30 448 328 120 2
9 Sun November 5 box L 4-5 @ Miami Dolphins 13 19 17 299 214 85 2 19 308 149 159 3
10 Sun November 12 box L 4-6 @ Buffalo Bills 7 30 13 189 103 86 3 26 393 161 232
11 Sun November 19 box W 5-6 New York Jets 27 10 23 424 239 185 22 354 244 110 3
12 Sun November 26 box W 6-6 San Diego Chargers 10 6 11 264 205 59 2 14 314 137 177 1
13 Sun December 3 box L 6-7 @ New England Patriots 16 22 14 295 207 88 3 23 426 239 187 2
14 Sun December 10 box W 7-7 Cleveland Browns 23 17 19 396 251 145 1 24 470 347 123 4
15 Sun December 17 box W 8-7 Miami Dolphins 42 13 25 305 184 121 1 16 242 201 41 3
16 Sun December 24 box L 8-8 @ New Orleans Saints 6 41 13 230 119 111 2 23 389 261 128 1

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 298 4813 979 4.9 273 253 493 2960 18 17 5.7 140 458 1853 11 4.0 118 27 10 15
Team Defense 301 5611 1109 5.1 546 322 556 3534 15 21 5.9 192 507 2077 10 4.1 336 36 15 18
Lg Rank Offense 20 23 22 18 24 17 9 16 16 17 20 9 3 2
Lg Rank Defense 11 22 27 24 15 3 9 9 23 22 7 20 15 13

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Jack Trudeau 27 QB 13 12 7-5-0 190 362 52.5 2317 15 4.1 13 3.6 71 6.4 5.2 12.2 178.2 71.3 20 125 5.7 4.6 5.2
Chris Chandler 24 3 3 1-2-0 39 80 48.8 537 2 2.5 3 3.8 82 6.7 5.3 13.8 179.0 63.4 3 17 6.3 4.9 3.6
Tom Ramsey 28 7 1 0-1-0 24 50 48.0 280 1 2.0 1 2.0 47 5.6 4.9 11.7 40.0 63.7 4 26 4.7 4.1 7.4
Albert Bentley 29 FB 16 8 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.5 16 8-8-0 253 493 51.3 3134 18 3.7 17 3.4 82 6.4 5.2 12.4 195.9 69.1 28 174 5.7 4.6 5.4
Opp Total 16 322 556 57.9 3534 15 2.7 21 3.8 6.4 4.9 11.0 220.9 70.1 46 384 5.9 3.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Eric Dickerson* 29 RB 15 14 314 1311 7 21 4.2 87.4 20.9 30 211 7.0 1 22 2.0 14.1 1522 8 10
Albert Bentley 29 FB 16 8 75 299 1 22 4.0 18.7 4.7 52 525 10.1 3 61 3.3 32.8 824 4 3
Jack Trudeau 27 QB 13 12 35 91 2 17 2.6 7.0 2.7 91 2 10
Ivy Joe Hunter 23 16 1 13 47 0 11 3.6 2.9 0.8 47 0 0
Chris Chandler 24 3 3 7 57 1 23 8.1 19.0 2.3 57 1 0
Clarence Verdin 26 wr 16 7 4 39 0 26 9.8 2.4 0.3 20 381 19.1 1 82 1.3 23.8 420 1 1
Tom Ramsey 28 7 1 4 5 0 3 1.3 0.7 0.6 5 0 1
Andre Rison 22 WR 16 13 3 18 0 18 6.0 1.1 0.2 52 820 15.8 4 61 3.3 51.3 838 4 1
Bill Brooks 25 WR 16 16 2 -3 0 0 -1.5 -0.2 0.1 63 919 14.6 4 55 3.9 57.4 916 4 1
Rohn Stark 30 P 16 0 1 -11 0 -11 -11.0 -0.7 0.1 -11 0 0
Pat Beach 30 TE 16 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 87 6.2 2 17 0.9 5.4 87 2 1
Mark Boyer 27 te 16 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 58 5.3 2 15 0.7 3.6 58 2 1
Clarence Weathers 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 62 10.3 0 19 1.5 15.5 62 0 1
James Pruitt 25 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 71 14.2 1 40 0.3 4.4 71 1 2
Team Total 26.5 16 458 1853 11 26 4.0 115.8 28.6 253 3134 12.4 18 82 15.8 195.9 4987 29 33
Opp Total 16 507 2077 10 4.1 129.8 31.7 322 3534 11.0 15 20.1 220.9 5611 25 34

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Clarence Verdin 26 wr 16 7 23 296 1 49 12.9 19 371 0 29 19.5 1087
Albert Bentley 29 FB 16 8 17 328 0 29 19.3 1152
James Pruitt 25 16 3 12 257 0 49 21.4 328
Andre Rison 22 WR 16 13 2 20 0 12 10.0 8 150 0 30 18.8 1008
Ivy Joe Hunter 23 16 1 4 58 0 19 14.5 105
Charles Washington 23 16 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Team Total 26.5 16 26 322 1 49 12.4 60 1164 0 49 19.4 6473
Opp Total 16 51 1 63 1208 0 19.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Rohn Stark 30 P 16 0 79 3392 64 1 42.9
Dean Biasucci 27 K 16 0 2 2 6 6 10 9 5 3 4 1 27 21 77.8% 32 31 96.9%
Team Total 26.5 16 2 2 6 6 10 9 5 3 4 1 27 21 77.8% 32 31 96.9% 79 3392 64 1 42.9
Opp Total 16 43 32 74.4% 29 29 100.0% 65 2704 41.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Jack Trudeau 27 QB 13 12 10 7 -5 0
Duane Bickett 27 ROLB 16 16 8.0 1 6 0 6 0 0 3 2 0 100
Jon Hand 26 RDE 16 15 10.0 0 0 2 7 0 85
Eric Dickerson* 29 RB 15 14 10 0 0 0
Ezra Johnson 34 16 1 8.5 0 1 0 0
Donnell Thompson 31 LDE 16 16 7.0 0 2 0 0
Mike Prior 26 FS 16 16 6 88 1 58 1 0 1 10 0 98
Keith Taylor 25 16 0 7 225 1 80 36
Albert Bentley 29 FB 16 8 3 3 7 0
Chip Banks 30 LOLB 10 10 1.0 2 13 0 11 0 1 0 0
Fredd Young 28 RILB 15 15 2.0 2 2 0 6
Sam Clancy 31 16 0 0.5 0 3 0 0
Bruce Plummer 25 16 2 1.0 1 18 0 18 0 1 0 0
Clarence Verdin 26 wr 16 7 1 2 -5 0
Mark Boyer 27 te 16 5 1 1 0 0
Eugene Daniel 28 RCB 15 14 1 34 0 34 0 0 1 5 0 51
Ray Donaldson* 31 C 16 16 1 1 -22 0
Jeff Herrod 23 LILB 15 14 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 154
Chris Hinton* 28 LT 14 14 0 2 0 0
Quintus McDonald 23 15 2 2.0
James Pruitt 25 16 3 2 0 0 0
Tom Ramsey 28 7 1 1 1 0 0
Clarence Weathers 27 4 0 1 1 2 0
O'Brien Alston 24 4 4 1.0
Harvey Armstrong 30 NT 16 16 1.0
Brian Baldinger 29 16 3 0 1 0 0
Michael Ball 25 SS 16 16 1 5 0 5
Pat Beach 30 TE 16 13 1 0 0 0
Bill Brooks 25 WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
Kevin Call 28 RT 15 15 0 1 0 0
Randy Dixon 24 LG 16 16 0 1 0 1
Kurt Larson 23 13 0 1.0
Andre Rison 22 WR 16 13 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.5 16 45.0 21 391 2 80 3 33 36 1 1 525
Opp Total 16 28 34 19 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Dean Biasucci 27 K 16 0 31 21 94
Eric Dickerson* 29 RB 15 14 7 1 48
Albert Bentley 29 FB 16 8 1 3 1 30
Bill Brooks 25 WR 16 16 4 24
Andre Rison 22 WR 16 13 4 24
Pat Beach 30 TE 16 13 2 12
Mark Boyer 27 te 16 5 2 12
Jack Trudeau 27 QB 13 12 2 12
Clarence Verdin 26 wr 16 7 1 1 12
Chris Chandler 24 3 3 1 6
Randy Dixon 24 LG 16 16 1 6
Mike Prior 26 FS 16 16 1 6
James Pruitt 25 16 3 1 6
Keith Taylor 25 16 0 1 6
Team Total 26.5 16 11 18 1 1 2 1 31 21 298
Opp Total 16 10 15 1 29 32 1 301