Week 8, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

77 degrees, fair, 1 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	3	3	17	10	-	33
Carolina Panthers	3	0	0	3	-	6

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 IND - Adam Vinatieri 36 field goal
1Q: 03:42 CAR - Graham Gano 47 field goal
2Q: 01:54 IND - Adam Vinatieri 29 field goal
3Q: 08:47 IND - Dwayne Allen 15 pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 02:09 IND - Adam Vinatieri 33 field goal
3Q: 00:33 IND - Coby Fleener 26 pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 14:47 IND - T.Y. Hilton 22 pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 11:02 CAR - Graham Gano 29 field goal
4Q: 00:12 IND - Adam Vinatieri 38 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:19 IND - Adam Vinatieri 36 field goal
1Q: 03:42 CAR - Graham Gano 47 field goal
2Q: 01:54 IND - Adam Vinatieri 29 field goal
3Q: 08:47 IND - Dwayne Allen 15 pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
3Q: 02:09 IND - Adam Vinatieri 33 field goal
3Q: 00:33 IND - Coby Fleener 26 pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 14:47 IND - T.Y. Hilton 22 pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri extra point)
4Q: 11:02 CAR - Graham Gano 29 field goal
4Q: 00:12 IND - Adam Vinatieri 38 field goal

Team Statistics IND CAR
Record 6-2 4-3
First Downs 17 16
- by Rushing 4 3
- by Passing 11 10
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 322 282
- Offensive Plays 63 68
- Yards per Play 5.11 4.15
Net Rushing Yards 87 87
- Rushing Attempts 30 22
- Yards per Rush 2.90 3.95
Net Passing Yards 235 195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 31 - 19 - 0 42 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards 245 219
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/10 4/24
- Yards per Pass Play 7.12 4.24
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 5/15 6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 8.6 8.4
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/2
Penalties/Yards 8/40 6/35
Punt Returns/Yards 3/-2 2/19
Kick Returns/Yards 0/0 3/60
Interception Ret./Yards 4/35 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 4 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/3 0/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 20
Time of Possession 29:35 30:25

Team Statistics	IND	CAR
Record	6-2	4-3
First Downs	17	16
- by Rushing	4	3
- by Passing	11	10
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	322	282
- Offensive Plays	63	68
- Yards per Play	5.11	4.15
Net Rushing Yards	87	87
- Rushing Attempts	30	22
- Yards per Rush	2.90	3.95
Net Passing Yards	235	195
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	31 - 19 - 0	42 - 20 - 4
- Gross Passing Yards	245	219
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/10	4/24
- Yards per Pass Play	7.12	4.24
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	5/15	6/16
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	8.6	8.4
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/2
Penalties/Yards	8/40	6/35
Punt Returns/Yards	3/-2	2/19
Kick Returns/Yards	0/0	3/60
Interception Ret./Yards	4/35	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	4	1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/3	0/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 41	OWN 20
Time of Possession	29:35	30:25

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:16	0:44	OWN 48	3	5	Punt
1	10:45	1:34	OPP 32	4	13	Field Goal
1	3:37	1:20	OWN 20	3	-1	Punt
2	13:04	1:09	OWN 8	3	3	Punt
2	10:46	5:39	OWN 12	10	39	Punt
2	3:25	1:36	OPP 38	5	26	Field Goal
2	0:38	0:38	OWN 18	2	23	Half
3	15:00	6:19	OWN 20	13	80	Touchdown
3	5:30	3:26	OWN 24	8	60	Field Goal
3	1:08	0:49	OPP 34	2	34	Touchdown
4	14:47	0:15	OPP 22	1	22	Touchdown
4	10:54	2:21	OPP 49	3	-6	Punt
4	3:43	1:17	OWN 27	3	9	Punt
4	1:55	1:48	OPP 21	3	0	Field Goal

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:44	OWN 20	5	14	Interception
1	11:32	0:47	OWN 20	2	8	Interception
1	9:11	5:34	OWN 20	11	50	Field Goal
1	2:17	4:13	OWN 27	9	34	Punt
2	11:55	1:09	OWN 42	3	-2	Punt
2	5:07	1:42	OWN 2	3	5	Punt
2	1:49	1:11	OWN 20	4	24	Punt
3	8:41	3:11	OWN 20	5	16	Punt
3	2:04	0:56	OWN 20	2	3	Interception
3	0:19	0:32	OWN 33	1	-6	Fumble
4	14:32	3:38	OWN 20	8	68	Field Goal
4	8:33	4:50	OWN 5	11	68	Downs
4	2:26	0:31	OWN 17	4	0	Interception

Game MVP: Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
DeMarco Murray	18	59	3.28	13	1
Josh Robinson	6	6	1.00	3	0
Andrew Luck	3	12	4.00	8	0
Jacob Leicester	3	10	3.33	8	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Todd Gurley	14	48	3.43	9	0
Jonathan Stewart	7	33	4.71	15	2
Drew Stanton	1	6	6.00	6	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	31	19	245	2/10	3	34	0	118.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Drew Stanton	24	13	126	3/18	0	44	3	29.5
Tarvaris Jackson	18	7	93	1/6	0	38	1	32.9

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Phillip Dorsett	5	7	40	8.00	0	13	0
RB DeMarco Murray	4	4	28	7.00	15	9	0
WR T.Y. Hilton	4	9	65	16.25	13	34	1
TE Dwayne Allen	2	3	27	13.50	2	15	1
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	26	26.00	16	26	1
WR Donte Moncrief	1	4	15	15.00	1	15	0
WR Neal Sterling	1	1	26	26.00	18	26	0
FB Jacob Leicester	1	1	18	18.00	14	18	0
WR Andre Johnson	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Sammy Watkins	6	10	82	13.67	19	38
TE Greg Olsen	4	4	24	6.00	3	18
WR Martavis Bryant	3	6	44	14.67	45	44
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	12	34	17.00	26	24
WR Jordan Matthews	2	6	10	5.00	2	10
RB Todd Gurley	2	3	2	1.00	0	5
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	23	23.00	19	23

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg
OLB Robert Mathis	1	21	21.00
S Dwight Lowery	1	14	14.00
CB Darius Butler	1	0	0.00
CB Vontae Davis	1	0	0.00

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Andrew Luck	1	1	0	0
Ropati Pitoitua	0	1	1	0

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Drew Stanton	1	0	0	0
DeAndre Levy	0	0	1	0

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McAfee	6	312	52.0	45.5	60	3

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	5	186	37.2	37.6	46	3

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	4/4	0/0	0/0	38	3/3

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	2/2	1/1	0/0	47	0/0

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
T.Y. Hilton	3	-2	-0.7	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Ginn	2	19	9.5	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Ted Ginn	3	60	20.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Clayton Geathers	7	6	0.0	20	38
CB D'Joun Smith	6	1	0.0	20	39
OLB Robert Mathis	5	3	1.0	13	34
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	5	1	0.0	19	33
OLB Jerrell Freeman	4	1	1.5	21	30
S Dwight Lowery	4	1	0.0	22	42
ILB Amarlo Herrera	4	0	0.0	12	19
DE Kendall Langford	3	1	0.0	11	11
CB Micah Vishlitzky	2	2	0.0	13	36
CB Darius Butler	2	0	0.0	7	21
DE Ropati Pitoitua	1	0	1.0	11	35
CB Vontae Davis	1	0	0.0	20	44
ILB Bjoern Werner	1	0	0.0	4	3
S Dezmen Southward	1	0	0.0	3	15
DE Billy Winn	0	1	0.5	11	24
DE Henry Anderson	0	2	0.0	11	22

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
S Charles Woodson	7	2	0.0	28	33
S Roman Harper	5	2	0.0	24	33
ILB Ryan Shazier	5	2	0.0	25	33
DT Kawann Short	4	1	1.0	19	25
CB Antwon Blake	4	1	0.0	18	19
DE Jared Allen	3	2	0.0	17	28
CB Charles Tillman	3	1	0.0	25	33
DT Dwan Edwards	3	0	0.0	14	7
CB Trumaine Johnson	3	0	0.0	23	28
DE Charles Johnson	2	2	0.0	20	26
OLB Trent Cole	2	0	0.0	14	11
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	0	---	---	---
OLB DeAndre Levy	1	6	1.0	20	29
DE Cam Thomas	1	1	0.0	14	14
OLB Thomas Davis	1	0	0.0	10	8
S Robert Blanton	1	0	0.0	9	2
S Tre Boston	1	0	0.0	5	2
WR Martavis Bryant	1	0	---	---	---
WR Jordan Matthews	1	0	---	---	---
WR Sammy Watkins	1	0	---	---	---
ILB David Mayo	1	0	0.0	3	0
OLB A.J. Klein	0	1	0.0	5	1
DT Herman Dresslar	0	1	0.0	11	3

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Jerrell Freeman	1.5	0	0	30
OLB Robert Mathis	1.0	0	0	34
DE Ropati Pitoitua	1.0	0	0	35
DE Billy Winn	0.5	0	0	24
DE Kendall Langford	0.0	1	0	11
DE Henry Anderson	0.0	0	2	22

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Kawann Short	1.0	0	1	25
OLB DeAndre Levy	1.0	0	0	29
ILB Kony Ealy	0.0	2	1	20
DE Jared Allen	0.0	0	1	28
DT Ahtyba Rubin	0.0	0	1	8

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	Intrcp	PPlay
CB D'Joun Smith	5	3	0	39
ILB Amarlo Herrera	2	1	0	19
OLB Robert Mathis	2	0	1	34
CB Darius Butler	2	0	1	21
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	2	0	0	33
S Clayton Geathers	2	0	0	38
CB Micah Vishlitzky	2	0	0	36
CB Vontae Davis	1	2	1	44
S Dwight Lowery	1	1	1	42
S Dezmen Southward	1	0	0	15

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Charles Tillman	4	0	33
S Charles Woodson	3	0	33
CB Antwon Blake	3	0	19
OLB Thomas Davis	2	1	8
CB Trumaine Johnson	2	1	28
ILB Ryan Shazier	2	0	33
DE Jared Allen	1	0	28
OLB Trent Cole	1	0	11
S Roman Harper	1	0	33
S Tre Boston	0	1	2

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Cameron Donaldson	3	6	27	1	33
Jack Mewhort	2	6	28	0	33
Anthony Castonzo	1	5	29	1	33
Khaled Holmes	1	3	29	0	33
Hugh Thornton	1	2	29	0	33
Dwayne Allen	0	3	25	0	28
Coby Fleener	0	1	5	0	3
Chris Hubbard	0	1	3	0	0

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Fernando Velasco	3	8	22	0	46
Trai Turner	2	4	21	1	39
Michael Oher	2	3	20	1	40
Cyrus Kouandjio	1	1	20	2	39
Amini Silatolu	0	4	21	0	40
Greg Olsen	0	1	17	0	30

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Darius Butler	2	18
Jacob Leicester	1	26
Dwayne Allen	1	11
Chris Hubbard	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Jonathan Stewart	1	24
Robert Blanton	1	18
Ryan Kalil	1	7

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
T.Y. Hilton	26	33	---	---	20	79
D'Joun Smith	---	---	20	39	16	75
Vontae Davis	---	---	20	44	10	74
Anthony Castonzo	29	33	---	---	10	72
Hugh Thornton	29	33	---	---	9	71
Dwight Lowery	---	---	22	42	2	66
Dwayne Allen	25	28	---	---	11	64
Khaled Holmes	29	33	---	---	2	64
Andrew Luck	30	33	---	---	---	63
Jack Mewhort	28	33	---	---	---	61
Cameron Donaldson	27	33	---	---	---	60
Clayton Geathers	---	---	20	38	1	59
Micah Vishlitzky	---	---	13	36	7	56
D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	19	33	1	53
Jerrell Freeman	---	---	21	30	2	53
Robert Mathis	---	---	13	34	5	52
DeMarco Murray	20	32	---	---	---	52
Phillip Dorsett	25	26	---	---	---	51
Jacob Leicester	12	10	---	---	26	48
Ropati Pitoitua	---	---	11	35	1	47
Darius Butler	---	---	7	21	18	46
Henry Anderson	---	---	11	22	8	41
Donte Moncrief	13	19	---	---	8	40
David Parry	---	---	15	21	2	38
Billy Winn	---	---	11	24	2	37
Amarlo Herrera	---	---	12	19	6	37
Deion Horner	---	---	7	25	1	33
Dezmen Southward	---	---	3	15	13	31
Coby Fleener	5	3	---	---	21	29
Andre Johnson	8	9	---	---	11	28
Jonathan Newsome	---	---	2	13	11	26
Kendall Langford	---	---	11	11	3	25
Jack Doyle	6	2	---	---	8	16
Joe Reitz	5	0	---	---	10	15
Josh Robinson	6	1	---	---	7	14
Bjoern Werner	---	---	4	3	6	13
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	12	12
Chris Hubbard	3	0	---	---	9	12
Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	10	10
Antoine Kelley	0	0	---	---	10	10
Neal Sterling	4	2	---	---	2	8
Wayne Syvrud	---	---	0	0	4	4
Travis Sampson	---	---	0	0	3	3
Ryan Hayakawa	---	---	0	1	---	1
Matt Hasselbeck	0	0	---	---	---	0
Charlie Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Fernando Velasco	22	46	---	---	1	69
Amini Silatolu	21	40	---	---	7	68
Trai Turner	21	39	---	---	6	66
Charles Woodson	---	---	28	33	3	64
Antwon Blake	---	---	18	19	26	63
Ryan Shazier	---	---	25	33	4	62
Charles Tillman	---	---	25	33	3	61
Roman Harper	---	---	24	33	3	60
Michael Oher	20	40	---	---	---	60
Cyrus Kouandjio	20	39	---	---	---	59
Kony Ealy	---	---	21	20	16	57
Jordan Matthews	14	28	---	---	14	56
Greg Olsen	17	30	---	---	8	55
Mike Tolbert	10	21	---	---	24	55
Trumaine Johnson	---	---	23	28	3	54
Sammy Watkins	19	34	---	---	---	53
Jonathan Stewart	8	20	---	---	24	52
DeAndre Levy	---	---	20	29	2	51
Jared Allen	---	---	17	28	3	48
Charles Johnson	---	---	20	26	2	48
Drew Stanton	21	27	---	---	---	48
Kawann Short	---	---	19	25	3	47
Kelvin Benjamin	5	27	---	---	11	43
Todd Gurley	15	25	---	---	---	40
Trent Cole	---	---	14	11	14	39
Martavis Bryant	16	22	---	---	1	39
Ted Ginn	3	15	---	---	19	37
Cam Thomas	---	---	14	14	5	33
Robert Blanton	---	---	9	2	18	29
Cory Bishop	3	8	---	---	17	28
Dwan Edwards	---	---	14	7	4	25
Ryan Kalil	3	13	---	---	7	23
Chris Olevao	3	13	---	---	7	23
Thomas Davis	---	---	10	8	2	20
Tarvaris Jackson	1	19	---	---	---	20
Ahtyba Rubin	---	---	5	8	6	19
Tre Boston	---	---	5	2	12	19
Herman Dresslar	---	---	11	3	2	16
A.J. Klein	---	---	5	1	9	15
J.J. Jansen	0	0	---	---	7	7
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	7	7
David Mayo	---	---	3	0	3	6
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	5	5
Ahmad Bradshaw	0	0	---	---	---	0
E.J. Manuel	0	0	---	---	---	0
Jerick McKinnon	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	10	40	4.0
Middle	9	25	2.8
Right	10	23	2.3
None	1	-1	-1.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	5	41	8.2
Middle	12	38	3.2
Right	5	8	1.6
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	31	19	4	2	1	3	4	0	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Drew Stanton	24	13	3	1	2	3	1	0	3
Tarvaris Jackson	18	7	2	1	4	4	1	0	1

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	2	2	27	13.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	64	5.8
Medium (9-18 Yds)	14	8	98	7.0
Long (19+ Yds)	4	2	56	14.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	8	89	11.1
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	7	37	3.4
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	3	32	3.2
Long (19+ Yds)	13	2	61	4.7

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.Y. Hilton	9	4	1	65	2	33
WR Phillip Dorsett	7	5	0	40	0	26
RB DeMarco Murray	4	4	0	28	0	32
WR Donte Moncrief	4	1	0	15	0	19
TE Dwayne Allen	3	2	0	27	0	28
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	9
TE Coby Fleener	1	1	0	26	1	3
WR Neal Sterling	1	1	0	26	1	2
FB Jacob Leicester	1	1	0	18	0	10

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kelvin Benjamin	12	2	2	34	1	27
WR Sammy Watkins	10	6	1	82	2	34
WR Martavis Bryant	6	3	1	44	1	22
WR Jordan Matthews	6	2	1	10	0	28
TE Greg Olsen	4	4	0	24	0	30
RB Todd Gurley	3	2	1	2	0	25
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	0	23	1	20

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
DeMarco Murray	2	-4	-2.00	3.28
Andrew Luck	1	-1	-1.00	4.00
Josh Robinson	1	0	0.00	1.00

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	8	4	31	3.88	7.90

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Tarvaris Jackson	3	1	0	0.00	5.17

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB DeMarco Murray	2	2	11	5.50	7.00
WR T.Y. Hilton	2	1	5	2.50	7.22
WR Phillip Dorsett	2	0	0	0.00	5.71
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	15	15.00	9.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Kelvin Benjamin	2	0	0	0.00	2.83
WR Jordan Matthews	1	1	0	0.00	1.67

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
DeMarco Murray	2	1
Josh Robinson	2	0
Andrew Luck	1	0

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Drew Stanton	1	0
Todd Gurley	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	9	5	4

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Drew Stanton	10	7	5
Tarvaris Jackson	4	2	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB DeMarco Murray	2	2	2
WR Donte Moncrief	2	0	0
WR Phillip Dorsett	2	1	0
WR Andre Johnson	1	0	0
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	1
WR Neal Sterling	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Jordan Matthews	6	2	1
WR Sammy Watkins	4	4	3
WR Martavis Bryant	2	1	1
RB Jonathan Stewart	1	1	1
RB Todd Gurley	1	1	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 65,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,000 (21,400)
End Zone 14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	65,600 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,000 (21,400)
End Zone	14,300 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,700 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	12,900 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)