1977 Baltimore Colts (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Eastern Division • 10-4-0 .714 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/24/1977 | H | Oakland Raiders | 31-37 | L | 2OT | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 59925 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Mack Alston | 83 | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 30 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Barnes | 63 | LDT | 6-6 | 255 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| Tim Baylor | 47 | S | 6-5 | 199 | 23 | Morgan State | 1 | 0 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 44 | FS | 6-1 | 189 | 26 | Blinn JC; Texas Christian | 1 | 1 |
| Forrest Blue | 50 | C | 6-5 | 249 | 32 | Auburn | 1 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 29 | Morgan State | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Cook | 72 | LDE | 6-3 | 244 | 25 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Dickel | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 225 | 25 | Iowa | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Doughty | 35 | WR | 6-1 | 204 | 30 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| John Dutton | 78 | RDE | 6-7 | 261 | 26 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Ehrmann | 76 | RDT | 6-4 | 256 | 28 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 |
| Ron Fernandes | 73 | DE | 6-5 | 248 | 26 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 |
| Wade Griffin | 69 | OT | 6-5 | 270 | 23 | Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Huff | 62 | ROG | 6-4 | 252 | 24 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Marshall Johnson | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 196 | 25 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Bert Jones | 7 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 26 | Louisiana State | 1 | 1 |
| Jimmie Kennedy | 85 | TE | 6-5 | 231 | 25 | Hiram; Colorado State | 1 | 0 |
| George Kunz | 75 | ROT | 6-5 | 251 | 30 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Bruce Laird | 40 | SS | 6-0 | 193 | 27 | American International | 1 | 1 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 48 | RB | 5-10 | 219 | 24 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| David Lee | 49 | P | 6-4 | 223 | 34 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Lee | 34 | FB | 6-4 | 234 | 24 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Toni Linhart | 2 | K | 5-11 | 183 | 35 | Austria Technical | 1 | 0 |
| Derrel Luce | 58 | LB | 6-3 | 224 | 25 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Tom MacLeod | 52 | LLB | 6-3 | 225 | 26 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Don McCauley | 23 | RB | 6-1 | 211 | 28 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Mendenhall | 57 | C | 6-3 | 235 | 29 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 26 | RB | 5-11 | 198 | 28 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Nelson Munsey | 31 | RCB | 6-1 | 188 | 29 | Wyoming; Hiram Scott | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Nettles | 30 | CB | 6-0 | 178 | 26 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Oldham | 25 | DB | 5-11 | 192 | 26 | Middle Tennessee State | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Pratt | 61 | LOG | 6-4 | 250 | 26 | North Carolina | 1 | 1 |
| Howard Satterwhite | 28 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Sam Houston State | 1 | 0 |
| Freddie Scott | 86 | WR | 6-2 | 175 | 25 | Amherst | 1 | 1 |
| Sanders Shiver | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 227 | 22 | Carson-Newman | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Simonini | 56 | MLB | 6-0 | 206 | 23 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| David Taylor | 64 | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 28 | Catawba | 1 | 1 |
| Norm Thompson | 43 | LCB | 6-1 | 179 | 32 | Laney JC; Utah | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Troup | 12 | QB | 6-5 | 220 | 26 | Virginia; South Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Van Duyne | 67 | OL | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Idaho | 1 | 0 |
| Stan White | 53 | RLB | 6-1 | 224 | 28 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 38:24 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5/18 27.8% | 0/0 % | 8 | 82 |
| Opponents Totals | 37:19 | 28 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 7/17 41.2% | 0/0 % | 7 | 65 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Toni Linhart | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Marshall Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bruce Laird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 37 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Linhart | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydell Mitchell | 23 | 67 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Lee | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 14 | 2 |
| Roosevelt Leaks | 8 | 35 | 4.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Bert Jones | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Don McCauley | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 50 | 187 | 3.7 | 14 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 167 | 3.6 | 30t | 2 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Jones | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 14 | 164 | 6.3 | 13.7 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 50 | 114 | 66.8 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 12 | 46.2 | 14 | 164 | 6.3 | 13.7 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 50 | 114 | 66.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 21 | 52.5 | 17 | 345 | 8.6 | 16.4 | 42 | 3 | 7.5 | 2 | 5.0 | 2 | 21 | 324 | 85.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lydell Mitchell | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Freddie Scott | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Ron Lee | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Don McCauley | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Raymond Chester | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Glenn Doughty | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Bob Pratt | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 164 | 13.7 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 345 | 16.4 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Laird | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 61t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 61t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lee | 12 | 438 | 36.5 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 376 | 28.9 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 438 | 33.7 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 376 | 28.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 374 | 46.8 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 292 | 36.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Blackwood | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Marshall Johnson | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Ray Oldham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 2 | 22 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 1 | 42 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Johnson | 3 | 134 | 44.7 | 87t | 1 | |
| Don McCauley | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Doug Nettles | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 193 | 32.2 | 87t | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 6 | 186 | 31.0 | 44 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Barnes | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Fred Cook | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6.0 | 50.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyle Blackwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Dutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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