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Box Score: San Diego Chargers at Indianapolis Colts

Posted: Sun October 4, 1998 at 6:54 p.m. EDT

NFL     FINAL             1ST  2ND  3RD  4TH     TOTAL

SAN DIEGO 0 6 0 6 12 INDIANAPOLIS 11 0 0 6 17 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: IND - TD, MARSHALL FAULK 19 YD PASS FROM PEYTON MANNING (KEN DILGER RUN FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION), 6:23. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards in 3:44. Key plays: Alexander 12-yard interception return to San Diego 44; Manning 11-yard pass on 3rd-and-6 to Harrison to San Diego 16. INDIANAPOLIS 8-0 IND - FG, MIKE VANDERJAGT 48 YD, 10:49. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards in 1:27. Key plays: Alexander recovery of Fletcher fumble at San Diego 36. INDIANAPOLIS 11-0 2ND QUARTER: SDG - FG, JOHN CARNEY 50 YD, 0:48. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards in 4:59. Key plays: Means 9-yard run to San Diego 41; 12-yard pass inteference penalty on Colts' Burris to Indianapolis 41; Means 7 carries 35 yards. INDIANAPOLIS 11-3 SDG - FG, JOHN CARNEY 25 YD, 13:05. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards in 2:54. Key plays: Rachal 35-yard punt return to San Diego 46; Means 12-yard run plus 5-yard face mask penalty on Colts' to Indianapolis 37; Jones 14-yard run to Indianapolis 11. INDIANAPOLIS 11-6 3RD QUARTER: NONE 4TH QUARTER: IND - FG, MIKE VANDERJAGT 51 YD, 8:46. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards in 1:35. Key plays: Whittington recovery of Means fumble at San Diego 36. INDIANAPOLIS 14-6 SDG - TD, NATRONE MEANS 1 YD RUN (TWO-POINT CONVERSION FAILED), 13:12. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards in 4:26. Key plays: Means 2-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to San Diego 31; Means 3-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to San Diego 43; Leaf 56-yard pass to Jones to Indianapolis 1. INDIANAPOLIS 14-12 IND - FG, MIKE VANDERJAGT 40 YD, 13:46. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards in 0:34. Key plays: Dilger 14-yard kickoff return to San Diego 25. INDIANAPOLIS 17-12 TEAM STATISTICS SDG IND
FIRST DOWNS 18 11 Rushing 9 3 Passing 6 5 Penalty 3 3 3RD-DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-15 2-13 4TH-DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-1 0-0 TOTAL NET YARDS 295 192 Total plays 61 52 Average gain 4.8 3.7 NET YARDS RUSHING 152 55 Rushes 34 29 Average per rush 4.5 1.9 NET YARDS PASSING 143 137 Completed-attempted 12-23 12-23 Yards per pass 5.3 6.0 Sacked-yards lost 4-17 0-0 Had intercepted 1 1 PUNTS-AVERAGE 4-35.8 6-45.3 RETURN YARDAGE 192 103 Punts-returns 3-86 1-6 Kickoffs-returns 4-85 4-85 Interceptions-returns 1-21 1-12 PENALTIES-YARDS 12-95 7-62 FUMBLES-LOST 2-2 0-0 TIME OF POSSESSION 32:47 27:13 PLAYER STATISTICS Missed field goals: San Diego (John Carney 47); Indianapolis (Mike Vanderjagt 40). San Diego rushing: Natrone Means 31-130, Charlie Jones 1-14, Ryan Leaf 1-6, Terrell Fletcher 1-2. Indianapolis rushing: Marshall Faulk 25-50, Craig Heyward 2-5, Peyton Manning 2-0. San Diego passing: Ryan Leaf 12-23 for 160 yards, 1 INT, 0 TD. Indianapolis passing: Peyton Manning 12-23 for 137 yards, 1 INT, 1 TD. San Diego receiving: Bryan Still 6-46, Charlie Jones 2-66, Freddie Jones 1-16, Natrone Means 1-13, Terrell Fletcher 1-13, Webster Slaughter 1-6. Indianapolis receiving: Marshall Faulk 4-44, Marvin Harrison 3-39, Torrance Small 2-33, Craig Heyward 1-9, Ken Dilger 1-7, Jerome Pathon 1-5. San Diego tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Kurt Gouveia 7-1-0, Junior Seau 5-2-0, John Parrella 5-1-0, Rodney Harrison 4-1-0, William Fuller 4-0-0, Terrance Shaw 4-0-0, Greg Jackson 2-1-0, Raylee Johnson 1-2-0, Charles Dimry 2-0-0, Marco Coleman 2-0-0, Jimmy Spencer 2-0-0, Lewis Bush 0-2-0, Norman Hand 1-0-0. Indianapolis tackles-assists-sacks (unofficial): Elijah Alexander 10-2-0, Steve Morrison 6-0-0, Tony Mccoy 4-2-1, Jeff Burris 4-2-0, Robert Blackmon 4-2-1, Jeff Herrod 3-2-0, Jason Belser 4-0-0, Ellis Johnson 3-0-1, Tyrone Poole 2-1-0, Bernard Whittington 2-1-0, Monty Montgomery 2-0-0, Bert Berry 1-1-1, Larry Chester 1-0-0, Van Tuinei 1-0-0, Tim Hauck 1-0-0. Interceptions: San Diego (Rodney Harrison 1 for 21 yards); Indianapolis (Elijah Alexander 1 for 12 yards). Fumbles lost: San Diego (Natrone Means, Terrell Fletcher). Opponent's fumbles recovered: Indianapolis (Elijah Alexander, Bernard Whittington). Officials: Referee-Bill Carollo, Umpire-Bob Boylston, Head linesman-Tony Veteri, Line judge-Bruce Maurer, Back judge-Perry Paganelli, Side judge-Nelly Dunn, Field judge-Tim Millis. A: 51,988; T: 3:05.


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