Week 8, 2015

played in Carolina, NC

73 degrees, fair, 4 mph wind

Indianapolis Colts	0	6	0	3	-	9
Carolina Panthers	3	7	0	3	-	13

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 CAR - Graham Gano 42 field goal
2Q: 07:46 IND - Adam Vinatieri 19 field goal
2Q: 03:58 CAR - Scott Simonson 1 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 00:28 IND - Adam Vinatieri 18 field goal
4Q: 15:00 IND - Adam Vinatieri 44 field goal
4Q: 02:49 CAR - Graham Gano 25 field goal

Scoring Summary
1Q: 10:20 CAR - Graham Gano 42 field goal
2Q: 07:46 IND - Adam Vinatieri 19 field goal
2Q: 03:58 CAR - Scott Simonson 1 pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano extra point)
2Q: 00:28 IND - Adam Vinatieri 18 field goal
4Q: 15:00 IND - Adam Vinatieri 44 field goal
4Q: 02:49 CAR - Graham Gano 25 field goal

Team Statistics IND CAR
Record 1-7 4-3
First Downs 14 19
- by Rushing 2 12
- by Passing 11 6
- by Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 302 317
- Offensive Plays 66 61
- Yards per Play 4.58 5.20
Net Rushing Yards 80 226
- Rushing Attempts 21 34
- Yards per Rush 3.81 6.65
Net Passing Yards 222 91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 40 - 27 - 0 25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 244 100
- Sacks/Yards Lost 5/22 2/9
- Yards per Pass Play 4.93 3.37
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 2/1
3rd Down Conversions 8/19 5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.4
4th Down Conversions 1/2 0/0
Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/71
Punt Returns/Yards 4/18 1/12
Kick Returns/Yards 3/51 0/0
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0/2 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 25
Time of Possession 28:16 31:44

Team Statistics	IND	CAR
Record	1-7	4-3
First Downs	14	19
- by Rushing	2	12
- by Passing	11	6
- by Penalty	1	1
Total Net Yards	302	317
- Offensive Plays	66	61
- Yards per Play	4.58	5.20
Net Rushing Yards	80	226
- Rushing Attempts	21	34
- Yards per Rush	3.81	6.65
Net Passing Yards	222	91
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	40 - 27 - 0	25 - 15 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	244	100
- Sacks/Yards Lost	5/22	2/9
- Yards per Pass Play	4.93	3.37
Fumbles/Lost	2/1	2/1
3rd Down Conversions	8/19	5/13
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.3	7.4
4th Down Conversions	1/2	0/0
Penalties/Yards	4/30	7/71
Punt Returns/Yards	4/18	1/12
Kick Returns/Yards	3/51	0/0
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	0/2	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 24	OWN 25
Time of Possession	28:16	31:44

Drive Charts

Indianapolis Colts
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:15	1:43	OWN 20	3	2	Punt
1	4:14	2:47	OWN 29	6	16	Punt
2	15:00	1:47	OWN 36	4	14	Punt
2	11:20	3:40	OWN 22	6	76	Field Goal
2	3:51	3:29	OWN 29	9	70	Field Goal
3	15:00	3:21	OWN 18	6	17	Punt
3	7:46	0:30	OWN 30	3	0	Punt
3	5:24	5:31	OWN 20	13	53	Field Goal
4	12:52	4:53	OWN 25	9	46	Missed FG
4	2:43	1:56	OWN 12	8	18	Fumble

Carolina Panthers
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:45	OWN 20	9	55	Field Goal
1	8:32	4:18	OWN 16	8	55	Fumble
1	1:27	1:27	OWN 11	3	8	Punt
2	13:13	1:53	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
2	7:40	3:49	OWN 20	11	80	Touchdown
2	0:22	0:22	OWN 12	1	-1	Half
3	11:39	3:53	OWN 25	6	10	Punt
3	7:16	1:52	OWN 25	4	21	Punt
4	14:53	2:01	OWN 20	5	11	Punt
4	7:59	5:16	OWN 36	7	56	Field Goal
4	0:47	0:47	OPP 25	3	-4	Game

Game MVP: Jonathan Stewart, Carolina Panthers

Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Ahmad Bradshaw	12	53	4.42	42	1
Andrew Luck	6	25	4.17	9	0
Zurlon Tipton	3	2	0.67	2	0

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Jonathan Stewart	17	146	8.59	27	7
Cam Newton	11	66	6.00	15	5
Oliver Doyle	3	4	1.33	4	0
Mike Tolbert	2	6	3.00	3	0
Cameron Artis-Payne	1	4	4.00	4	0

Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andrew Luck	25	16	168	2/10	0	54	0	83.4
Matt Hasselbeck	15	11	76	3/12	0	29	0	84.3

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Cam Newton	25	15	100	2/9	1	22	0	82.1

Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG
WR Andre Johnson	7	11	98	14.00	55	54
WR T.Y. Hilton	7	12	70	10.00	34	17
WR Donte Moncrief	4	7	24	6.00	6	14
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	3	3	15	5.00	0	9
WR Phillip Dorsett	3	3	15	5.00	0	8
TE Dwayne Allen	2	3	10	5.00	0	11
RB Frank Gore	1	1	12	12.00	11	12

Carolina	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
RB Jonathan Stewart	4	8	28	7.00	24	22	0
TE Greg Olsen	3	4	29	9.67	10	11	0
FB Mike Tolbert	2	2	8	4.00	1	7	0
TE Scott Simonson	2	3	4	2.00	0	3	1
WR Jerricho Cotchery	1	2	7	7.00	0	7	0
WR Ted Ginn	1	1	10	10.00	0	10	0
RB Cameron Artis-Payne	1	1	2	2.00	0	2	0
WR Devin Funchess	1	3	12	12.00	6	12	0
RB Oliver Doyle	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Indianapolis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Carolina	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Indianapolis	Fumb	Recov	Force
Ahmad Bradshaw	1	1	0
Matt Hasselbeck	1	0	0
Henry Anderson	0	1	0
Darius Butler	0	0	2

Carolina	Fumb	Recov	Force
Jonathan Stewart	1	0	0
Cam Newton	1	0	0
Jerricho Cotchery	0	1	0
Roman Harper	0	1	0
A.J. Klein	0	0	1
Bene' Benwikere	0	0	1

Punting Statistics

Indianapolis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Pat McAfee	5	238	47.6	41.2	52	2

Carolina	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Brad Nortman	5	213	42.6	39.0	51	1

Kicking Statistics

Indianapolis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Adam Vinatieri	3/4	1/2	0/0	44	0/0

Carolina	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Graham Gano	2/2	1/1	0/0	42	1/1

Punt Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Donte Moncrief	3	12	4.0	0
Dezmen Southward	1	6	6.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Devin Funchess	1	12	12.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

Indianapolis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Frank Gore	2	31	15.5	0
Griff Whalen	1	20	20.0	0

Carolina	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD

Defensive Statistics

Indianapolis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Bjoern Werner	8	1	1.0	30	26
S Mike Adams	6	3	0.0	32	25
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	5	1	0.5	34	27
CB Vontae Davis	4	1	0.0	30	25
ILB Jerrell Freeman	4	1	0.0	17	11
OLB Sio Moore	4	0	0.0	16	11
DE Billy Winn	3	1	0.5	28	21
OLB Trent Cole	2	2	0.0	13	11
CB Darius Butler	2	2	0.0	33	27
DT David Parry	2	2	0.0	20	13
S Winston Guy	2	1	0.0	34	27
CB D'Joun Smith	1	2	0.0	19	17
OLB Erik Walden	1	0	0.0	2	0
G Hugh Thornton	1	0	---	---	---
DT Leonard Vance	1	0	0.0	14	14
DE Henry Anderson	0	1	0.0	24	22
DE Christian Ringo	0	1	0.0	10	5

Carolina	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Winston Mitchell	7	0	0.0	18	38
OLB Thomas Davis	6	2	0.0	17	31
ILB Luke Kuechly	5	2	1.0	21	45
S Charles Tillman	5	2	0.0	21	45
CB Bene' Benwikere	4	0	1.0	20	45
DE Jared Allen	3	0	1.0	16	32
S Roman Harper	3	2	0.0	21	45
CB Josh Norman	3	2	0.0	17	38
OLB A.J. Klein	3	1	0.0	5	14
S Tre Boston	3	0	0.0	2	7
OLB Shaq Thompson	3	0	0.0	2	6
CB Nicolas Jones	3	0	0.0	8	15
DT Star Lotulelei	2	2	1.0	17	36
DE Kony Ealy	1	1	1.0	12	22
DE Charles Johnson	1	1	0.0	20	40

Pass Rush Statistics

Indianapolis	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
OLB Bjoern Werner	1.0	2	0	26
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	0.5	0	0	27
DE Billy Winn	0.5	0	0	21
DT David Parry	0.0	0	2	13
DE Henry Anderson	0.0	0	1	22

Carolina	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Jared Allen	1.0	1	2	2	32
DT Star Lotulelei	1.0	0	1	0	36
ILB Luke Kuechly	1.0	0	0	1	45
CB Bene' Benwikere	1.0	0	0	0	45
DE Kony Ealy	1.0	0	0	0	22
DE Charles Johnson	0.0	1	1	2	40
DE Mario Addison	0.0	0	1	0	7
OLB Thomas Davis	0.0	0	0	1	31

Pass Defense Statistics

Indianapolis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Bjoern Werner	5	0	26
ILB Jerrell Freeman	3	0	11
CB Vontae Davis	2	0	25
CB Darius Butler	1	1	27
S Mike Adams	1	0	25
ILB D'Qwell Jackson	1	0	27
S Winston Guy	1	0	27
OLB Sio Moore	1	0	11

Carolina	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Winston Mitchell	5	0	38
OLB Thomas Davis	4	0	31
ILB Luke Kuechly	3	1	45
CB Bene' Benwikere	3	1	45
CB Josh Norman	3	0	38
S Charles Tillman	2	0	45
OLB A.J. Klein	2	0	14
S Tre Boston	2	0	7
S Roman Harper	1	0	45
OLB Shaq Thompson	1	0	6
CB Nicolas Jones	1	0	15

Blocking Statistics

Indianapolis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Lance Louis	2	3	21	0	45
Joe Reitz	1	1	21	2	45
Anthony Castonzo	0	4	21	1	45
Hugh Thornton	0	3	9	0	32
Jack Mewhort	0	3	12	0	13
Khaled Holmes	0	1	21	2	45
Tyler Varga	0	1	8	0	18

Carolina	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
Michael Oher	3	6	1	34	0	27
Amini Silatolu	2	6	0	34	0	27
Ryan Kalil	2	4	0	34	0	27
Trai Turner	1	5	0	34	0	27
Nolan Schroeder	1	2	0	34	2	27

Special Teams Tackles

Indianapolis	Tackles	STPlays
Denzelle Good	1	9

Carolina	Tackles	STPlays
Cameron Artis-Payne	2	20
Bene' Benwikere	2	11
Nicolas Jones	1	18
Mike Tolbert	1	11
Oliver Doyle	1	5

Participation

Indianapolis	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Lance Louis	21	45	---	---	5	71
Mike Adams	---	---	32	25	12	69
Anthony Castonzo	21	45	---	---	---	66
Joe Reitz	21	45	---	---	---	66
Khaled Holmes	21	45	---	---	---	66
T.Y. Hilton	19	40	---	---	5	64
D'Qwell Jackson	---	---	34	27	2	63
Winston Guy	---	---	34	27	2	63
Darius Butler	---	---	33	27	2	62
Bjoern Werner	---	---	30	26	3	59
Donte Moncrief	15	31	---	---	13	59
Vontae Davis	---	---	30	25	1	56
Billy Winn	---	---	28	21	1	50
Hugh Thornton	9	32	---	---	9	50
Ahmad Bradshaw	16	33	---	---	---	49
Henry Anderson	---	---	24	22	2	48
Andre Johnson	13	34	---	---	---	47
Dwayne Allen	13	27	---	---	5	45
Andrew Luck	18	27	---	---	---	45
D'Joun Smith	---	---	19	17	9	45
Tyler Varga	8	18	---	---	16	42
David Parry	---	---	20	13	5	38
Phillip Dorsett	9	15	---	---	11	35
Trent Cole	---	---	13	11	9	33
Jerrell Freeman	---	---	17	11	5	33
Jack Mewhort	12	13	---	---	4	29
Leonard Vance	---	---	14	14	1	29
Frank Gore	4	7	---	---	17	28
Sio Moore	---	---	16	11	1	28
Dezmen Southward	---	---	8	7	9	24
Griff Whalen	1	8	---	---	14	23
Matt Hasselbeck	3	18	---	---	---	21
Coby Fleener	2	4	---	---	14	20
Jack Doyle	1	2	---	---	17	20
T.Y. McGill	---	---	6	6	6	18
Christian Ringo	---	---	10	5	2	17
Erik Walden	---	---	2	0	14	16
Zurlon Tipton	4	6	---	---	4	14
Matt Overton	0	0	---	---	9	9
Jonotthan Harrison	0	0	---	---	9	9
Denzelle Good	0	0	---	---	9	9
Adam Vinatieri	0	0	---	---	8	8
Clayton Geathers	---	---	4	2	---	6
Pat McAfee	0	0	---	---	5	5
Charlie Whitehurst	0	0	---	---	4	4
Nate Irving	---	---	0	0	---	0

Carolina	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
Bene' Benwikere	---	---	20	45	11	76
Roman Harper	---	---	21	45	4	70
Luke Kuechly	---	---	21	45	4	70
Charles Tillman	---	---	21	45	3	69
Trai Turner	34	27	---	---	7	68
Charles Johnson	---	---	20	40	4	64
Ryan Kalil	34	27	---	---	---	61
Greg Olsen	33	24	---	---	4	61
Michael Oher	34	27	---	---	---	61
Cam Newton	34	27	---	---	---	61
Josh Norman	---	---	17	38	6	61
Amini Silatolu	34	27	---	---	---	61
Nolan Schroeder	34	27	---	---	---	61
Star Lotulelei	---	---	17	36	7	60
Winston Mitchell	---	---	18	38	3	59
Mike Tolbert	21	21	---	---	11	53
Devin Funchess	26	19	---	---	8	53
Jared Allen	---	---	16	32	4	52
Jonathan Stewart	28	24	---	---	---	52
Thomas Davis	---	---	17	31	3	51
Ted Ginn	21	19	---	---	2	42
Nicolas Jones	---	---	8	15	18	41
Kony Ealy	---	---	12	22	4	38
Jerricho Cotchery	13	12	---	---	12	37
A.J. Klein	---	---	5	14	18	37
Scott Simonson	5	8	---	---	15	28
Dwan Edwards	---	---	8	16	2	26
Cameron Artis-Payne	2	2	---	---	20	24
Ryan Delaire	---	---	5	13	6	24
Tre Boston	---	---	2	7	13	22
Shaq Thompson	---	---	2	6	11	19
Corey Brown	12	2	---	---	4	18
Brenton Bersin	5	1	---	---	10	16
Oliver Doyle	4	3	---	---	5	12
Mario Addison	---	---	1	7	---	8
Fernando Velasco	0	0	---	---	7	7
Chris Scott	0	0	---	---	7	7
Andrew Norwell	0	0	---	---	7	7
Ross Wilt	0	0	---	---	7	7
Graham Gano	0	0	---	---	6	6
Brad Nortman	0	0	---	---	5	5
David Mayo	---	---	0	0	4	4
Derek Krieg	0	0	---	---	2	2
Derek Anderson	0	0	---	---	---	0
Wade Reynolds	0	0	---	---	---	0
Noah McConnell	0	0	---	---	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	12	4.0
Middle	14	30	2.1
Right	4	38	9.5
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	9	99	11.0
Middle	15	118	7.9
Right	6	14	2.3
None	4	-5	-1.3

Detailed Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andrew Luck	25	16	1	2	2	0	4	5	0
Matt Hasselbeck	15	11	1	0	0	2	1	1	0

Carolina	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Cam Newton	25	15	1	2	2	1	3	0	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	6	5	28	4.7
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	15	84	4.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	10	5	86	8.6
Long (19+ Yds)	7	2	46	6.6

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	4	26	3.3
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	56	5.1
Medium (9-18 Yds)	4	2	18	4.5
Long (19+ Yds)	2	0	0	0.0

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR T.Y. Hilton	12	7	0	70	0	40
WR Andre Johnson	11	7	1	98	2	34
WR Donte Moncrief	7	4	1	24	0	31
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	3	3	0	15	0	33
TE Dwayne Allen	3	2	0	10	0	27
WR Phillip Dorsett	3	3	0	15	0	15
RB Frank Gore	1	1	0	12	0	7

Carolina	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
RB Jonathan Stewart	8	4	1	28	1	24
TE Greg Olsen	4	3	1	29	0	24
WR Devin Funchess	3	1	0	12	0	19
TE Scott Simonson	3	2	0	4	0	8
WR Jerricho Cotchery	2	1	0	7	0	12
FB Mike Tolbert	2	2	0	8	0	21
WR Ted Ginn	1	1	0	10	0	19
RB Cameron Artis-Payne	1	1	0	2	0	2
RB Oliver Doyle	1	0	0	0	0	3

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Ahmad Bradshaw	1	-3	-3.00	4.42
Andrew Luck	1	0	0.00	4.17

Carolina	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Jonathan Stewart	2	7	3.50	8.59
Cam Newton	1	10	10.00	6.00
Oliver Doyle	1	2	2.00	1.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andrew Luck	4	2	21	5.25	6.72

Carolina	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Cam Newton	1	1	1	1.00	4.00

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR T.Y. Hilton	2	0	0	0.00	5.83
RB Frank Gore	1	1	12	12.00	12.00
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	1	1	9	9.00	5.00

Carolina	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
TE Scott Simonson	1	1	1	1.00	1.33

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Indianapolis	Rushes	Conversions
Andrew Luck	4	1
Ahmad Bradshaw	1	1

Carolina	Rushes	Conversions
Jonathan Stewart	5	2
Cam Newton	2	1
Cameron Artis-Payne	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

Indianapolis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andrew Luck	8	6	4
Matt Hasselbeck	6	4	2

Carolina	Att	Comp	Conversions
Cam Newton	4	1	1

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Indianapolis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR T.Y. Hilton	4	2	2
RB Ahmad Bradshaw	3	3	1
WR Andre Johnson	2	2	1
WR Donte Moncrief	2	0	0
WR Phillip Dorsett	2	2	1
TE Dwayne Allen	1	1	1

Carolina	Targ	Catch	Conversions
RB Jonathan Stewart	2	1	1
WR Devin Funchess	2	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 68,100 (73,800 capacity)
Upper Deck 19,400 (21,100)
End Zone 14,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine 8,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats 12,100 (13,400)
Club Seats 10,700 (11,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,500 (3,900)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	68,100 (73,800 capacity)
Upper Deck	19,400 (21,100)
End Zone	14,200 (15,200)
Mezzanine	8,200 (8,800)
Sideline Seats	12,100 (13,400)
Club Seats	10,700 (11,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,500 (3,900)