1999 · Week 1
Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts
Sep 12, 1999 · RCA Dome · dome · astroturf
Recap
Indianapolis Colts defeated Buffalo Bills 31–14. ScoutIndex had favored Colts (58%) going in. Colts improve to 1-0; Bills fall to 0-1. Peyton Manning paced the offense with 284 passing yards and 2 TDs.
Team stats
| BUF | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | First downs | 18 |
| 347 | Total yards | 393 |
| 300 | Passing yards | 284 |
| 47 | Rushing yards | 109 |
| 22/42 | Comp / Att | 21/33 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 0 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
BUF
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 22/42 | 300 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Flutie | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Jonathan Linton | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 6 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moulds | 10 | 16 | 147 | 0 |
| Peerless Price | 3 | 3 | 51 | 0 |
| Jonathan Linton | 3 | 6 | 42 | 0 |
| Andre Reed | 4 | 9 | 39 | 1 |
| Sam Gash | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Antowain Smith | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Jay Riemersma | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Thurman Thomas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin R. Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 21/33 | 284 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Manning | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Edgerrin James | 26 | 112 | 1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.G. Green | 5 | 8 | 124 | 0 |
| Marvin Harrison | 8 | 13 | 121 | 2 |
| Edgerrin James | 4 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Dilger | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Jerome Pathon | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 |