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Overall Record

7 - 9 - 0 ---17th Ranked

Total Offense

213.94 Yds/Game ---6th Ranked

Total Defense

200.25 Yds/Game ---15th Ranked


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In week 7, the Colts lost a heartbreaking game to the Cincinnati Bengals 17-14. The record fell to 4-3 and the Colts were left searching for answers. Since that point the Colts have won 5 straight games capped off by a victory against Buffalo 35-14 on Wednesday Night. Lydell Mitchell highlighted the game with 140 yards rushing, 100 of which came in the first half.

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The rain really grounded the Bills passing attack. This allowed the Colts to put 7 in the box against OJ. Lord Blackwood picked off 2 Ferguson passes in the game, and now leads the league with 9 interceptions, 2 ahead of his division rival Prentice McCray.

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The key for the Colts in the 5 game run is the health of the offensive unit. In the first 7 games, Bert Jones and Lydell Mitchell were only in one and a half games together. Since they got together as a unit defenses have had a hard time handling the attack. Mitchell showed how important he was to the offense against the Bills late in the 2nd quarter. He ran a draw 77 yards inside the 10 yard line which extended the lead 21-7 a few plays later.

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Willie Buchanon played college ball at San Diego State University under the tutelage of the legendary NFL coordinator Ernie Zampese.  Zampese would go on to help develop the famed NFL version of the "Air Coryell" attack as the wide receivers coach of the Chargers from 1979-1982.  Speaking of Coryell, he was the head coach of San Diego State during Buchanon's playing days there, and with Brian Sipe at the helm, Buchanon was NFL ready from day one, as he faced, day in and day out, a pro style offense.

Buchanon was picked seventh in the first round by the Green Bay Packers, and went on to win Rookie of the Year honors.  Famed Green Bay Packer GM Ron Wolf, while working as a top dog in the Oakland Raider personnel and scouting division, later called Buchanon the best cornerback prospect he ever scouted.  Buchanon's solid career was nearly ruined by two broken legs occurring early in his career, one of which threatened to be career ending.  The feisty cornerback persevered over the odds, though, and what he lost in speed, he said he made up in studying the game.  In all 'Willie B' would go to three Pro Bowls, and was an All-Pro selection for the 1978 season, a year that witnessed him intercept nine passes.  To top off Buchanon's personal accomplishments he still holds the NFL record for most interceptions in a game with four, a feat met in 1978 against the San Diego Chargers in one-hundred and two degree weather.  Being a San Diego native Buchanon said he was 'charged up' for the game, and so he gathered his teammates to ensure they played their best game to date.  Buchanon says it was that game which sparked the interest of the Chargers, the same team he would play for the very next season, and finish his career with.


 

 


    

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The TLL Buchanon is an original member.  He gained his first interception during the 1977 season, but 1978 would be his breakout year, as he grabbed 8 interceptions.  This season Buchanon has 6 interceptions to his name to go along with 61 tackles and 2 sacks, clearly his best overall season to date.  TLL79 will also most likely mark Buchanon's first trip to the playoffs. 

In Week 12 against the Oakland Raiders, the two teams unexpectedly combined for only 13 points, with the Chargers losing the contest 7-6.  However, with such a low scoring affair one would expect the defenses to be on point, and that is exactly the case.  In what probably has never happened previously, Buchanon picked off Stabler's first, second to last, and last passes of the game, and threatened to return the last interception for a game winning TD before he was finally corralled near midfield. 

San Diego was influenced to sign the former Packer after his 4 INT outing against them in the NFL, so perhaps in an alternate universe the Raiders will sign Buchanon, pairing him with their own legend Lester Hayes.

Congrats to Willie Buchanon.

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Tim Fox started out at the end of the field, furthest away from quarterback Jim ‘Ploop’ Plunkett. At the line of scrimmage, prior to the snap, Plunkett called the offensive signals. “Blue 42, Blue 42," and "Brown 52,” echoed throughout the stadium. Just across the line of scrimmage defensive lineman Gary ‘The Rock’ Johnson (aka Big Hands) passed on a call to linebacker Cliff Thrift, who then announced the call to the entire defense for purposes of alignment and organization. “What time is it, Mr. Fox?” Thrift hurriedly passed on, his head scanning the field and index finger pointing straight away. From the far reaches of the defensive backfield, faintly it was heard, “Midnight.”

Just thereafter the ball was snapped, gripped in the hands of Plunkett. In a swell, the Chargers defense swarmed the Raider offensive. As the ball released from Plunkett’s fingers, Tim Fox jumped the deep route. With the ball collected in his hands, Mr. Fox tapped Cliff Branch on the shoulder and whispered menacingly, “You’re out.” Following a second interception by Fox and a third in total thrown by Plunkett, Fox offered the same message to Plunkett.

It was said that Plunkett bore a grudge against Mr. Fox for raiding his ‘poultry yards’, and that he vowed to stalk and capture Mr. Fox. Plunkett attempted to set Mr. Fox on fire, but in the end Plunkett only managed to burn down his own fields.

Again a haunting call emerged, “What time is it, Mr. Fox?”

From the dark of the wood was heard, “Midnight.”

THE END

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Quarterbacks

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG PS PC PA AR CO
Dan Fouts14316925131319257569696981
Ed Luther11256925131313193838383831

Running Backs

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG BC RE
Chuck Muncie46296938563850505644
Kellen Winslow80256931505038566369
John Cappelletti25306938383819506319
Jim Jodat40286925313113196319

Wide Recievers

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG BC RE
Wes Chandler89266938691363696969
Bobby Duckworth82246925501325565631
James Brooks21246938501963446325
Dwight Scales87296931441338386331

Tight Ends

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG BC RE
Charlie Joiner18356950441356636369
Eric Sievers85256919315025196931

Offensive Lineman

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG
Doug Wilkerson6335693844815031
Billy Shields6629693131633850
Russ Washington7036693138691950
Don Macek6228694425563138
Ed White6735694431563838

Defensive Lineman

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG INT QU
Keith Ferguson7623383131501338644
Louie Kelcher7429313838501344644
Gary Johnson7930444450631331669
Leroy Jones6832442531502556644
John Woodcock9028312531441331631
Rick Ackerman9123252538441331631

Linebackers

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG INT QU
Cliff Thrift59262538315025502538
Linden King57273825314419441938
Woodrow Lowe51283138385619382550
Ray Preston52282531383825381931
Carlos Bradley50222525313819311325

Defensive Backs

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG INT QU
Mike Williams29295038311344564444
Bruce Laird30323831443825443844
Bob Gregor43254431381344564438
Andre Young49223125315044444444
Jeff Allen27254444441344444450
Tim Fox48295031385025696369
Donald Dykes26274444311344442538

Kicker

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG KP AB AC
Rolf Benirschke627815681311338695050

Punter

Name # Age RS RP MS HP BB AG KP AB
Maury Buford7228125443113385031


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Overall Record

7 - 9 - 0


17th

Home Game Record

1 - 5 - 0


29th

Away Game Record

6 - 4 - 0


27th

Passing Yards

143.75 Yds/Game


5th

Rushing Yards

70.19 Yds/Game


19th

Total Offense

213.94 Yds/Game


5th

Passing Yds Allowed

120.63 Yds/Game


8th

Rushing Yds Allowed

79.63 Yds/Game


20th

Total Defense

200.25 Yds/Game


10th

0 Super Bowls, 0 Super Bowl Rings

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