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1295:, thanks to kicker Adam Vinatieri's five field goals and another impressive defensive showing. The win brought the Colts back to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 2003, where they faced the same team in the New England Patriots. This time the game was played at the RCA Dome and was the third AFC Championship game for the Colts in the Indianapolis era, their first at home, which also marked the first time that the game was played in a domed stadium. After trailing at one point 21–3, the Colts stormed back, defeating the arch-rival Patriots for the third consecutive time, with the final score 38–34 in a classic game. The 18-point comeback was the largest ever in an NFL conference championship game, and tied the record for the fourth largest NFL postseason comeback. The victory allowed the Colts to go to their first Super Bowl in their time in Indianapolis and their first as a franchise since 1892:, who had defeated them 31–24 in Week 1 of the regular season. The Colts offensive line didn't allow a sack, letting Andrew Luck throw for 265 yards and two touchdowns. Although the Colts' performance was far from perfect, they capitalized on the Broncos’ mistakes. Manning struggled, completing 26 of 46 passes for 211 yards and consistently overthrowing receivers on deep routes. The Broncos could only convert 25 percent of their third-down attempts. The game played out much like the Colts' defeat of the Bengals a week earlier: taking a small lead at halftime before extending that lead in the second half. The Colts defeated the Broncos 24–13, marking Peyton Manning's ninth one-and-done loss in the playoffs, seven of which came when he helmed the Colts. It also marked Andrew Luck's third postseason victory, a milestone Manning didn't reach until his seventh year in the NFL. 3506: 320:. After Irsay agreed to the deal, 15 trucks were dispatched to the team's Owings Mills, Maryland training complex at 2:00 am on March 29 because it was feared the franchise would be seized early the following morning. Workers loaded all of the team's belongings and the trucks left for Indianapolis. By 10:00 am, the Colts were completely gone from Baltimore. Each of the Mayflower trucks took a slightly different route on the way to Indianapolis. This was done to confuse the Maryland police, who might have been called on to stop the move. Each van was met at the Indiana state line by Indiana state troopers who escorted them to the Colts' new home in Indianapolis. Later John Moag Jr., chairman of the 1581:
injuries and inconsistent play, with the Colts having, at one point, a 6–6 record, ending their streak of seven consecutive seasons with 12 or more victories. Nonetheless, the team was able to win its final four games, including a week 17 match–up with the Titans, to clinch their second straight AFC South title and 14th division title overall. They also clinched their ninth consecutive postseason appearance, tying the all-time record for consecutive postseason appearances by a team with the Dallas Cowboys, who made the playoffs every season between 1975 and 1983. Indianapolis entered the playoffs as the number three seed and faced the New York Jets again, this time in
670: 1805:. Emotions ran high at the game, where the Colts played a tribute video thanking Manning for his contributions to the team. The Colts raced out to a 26–14 halftime lead and went up 36–17 early in the fourth quarter. Although Manning and the Broncos stormed back with two late touchdowns, the Colts held on to beat their former hero 39–33. Although both quarterbacks played well, Luck registered a higher quarterback rating than his predecessor, completing 21 of 38 passes for 228 yards and 3 touchdowns. Luck added a rushing touchdown to open the scoring in the third quarter. 1544:
Indianapolis had the opportunity to repeat New England's 16–0 2007 record. However, during the week sixteen matchup against the New York Jets, Jim Caldwell decided to pull the starting line, allowing their opponent an easy win. Caldwell, along with team president Bill Polian, suffered a barrage of attacks from Colts fans and football experts for letting the team's chance at a perfect season get away. Despite benching their starters, the Colts finished the season with a 14–2 record, matching 2005 for the most wins, and earned the number one seed in the AFC for
1713: 316:, an idea first floated in a memo written by Baltimore Mayoral Aide Mark Wasserman. Robert Irsay said his move was a direct result of the legislation. Colts counsel Michael Chernoff later said of the eminent domain bill: "They not only threw down the gauntlet, but they put a gun to his head and cocked it and asked, 'Want to see if it's loaded?' They forced him to make a decision that day." The city of Indianapolis offered the Colts owner a $ 12.5 million loan, a $ 4 million training complex, and the use of the brand new $ 77.5 million, 57,980 seat 25: 1058:, who were also 9–2, at the RCA Dome in a pivotal game for home-field advantage in the playoffs. The back and forth game ended with the Colts sitting on the Patriots' one-yard line with first and goal. Manning and the Colts were unable to score on all four downs and lost the game 38–34, dashing their hopes for the number one seed in the AFC. However, the team did finish the season with a 12–4 record and won the AFC South for the first time, the Colts' first division title since 1999. Quarterback Peyton Manning also won his first 1275: 220: 1225: 968: 1460: 416: 5906: 1525: 373:
of legal activity. Later, in March 1986, representatives of Baltimore and the Colts organization reached a settlement under which all lawsuits regarding the relocation would be dismissed and the Colts would endorse a new NFL team for Baltimore. Nonetheless, many of the prominent old-time Colts players (many of whom had settled in the Baltimore area) chose to cut all ties to the relocated Colts team. Most notable and vocal among them was
781: 1445:, extending their league mark to six consecutive seasons with 12 or more victories. Manning also won his third NFL MVP award during the season. The Colts, however, for the second straight year lost in the playoffs to the San Diego Chargers and ended the season in disappointment. Following the 2008 season, head coach Tony Dungy announced his retirement from the team, finishing his career as a Colt with a 92–33 record. 167:, who started for the Colts for thirteen seasons from 1998 until 2010. Under Manning, the Colts saw their greatest success and during his time with the team made 11 postseason appearances, with nine consecutive appearances from 2002 to 2010. The Colts won eight division titles during this time along with two conference championships in 2006 and 2009. The Colts won their second 243:(later renamed the RCA Dome) began. On December 18, 1983, the Colts played what would become their final home game in the city of Baltimore. 27,934 fans showed up, 516 more fans than the crowd that had turned out for their first home game in 1947. In February 1984, after relations between Irsay and the city of Baltimore had deteriorated significantly, Baltimore Mayor 1916:. The defeat marked the Colts' sixth straight loss to the Patriots — not having won since the 2009 "4th and 2" game — and Andrew Luck's fourth failure in as many tries to defeat New England. Since Andrew Luck took over as quarterback in 2012, the Colts had suffered losses of 35, 21, 22, and 38 points to the Patriots in what was previously a back-and-forth rivalry. 701:. The Steelers were expected to defeat the Colts easily, but the game turned into a classic matchup. The game seemed to flow in the same fashion as so many other Colts games that year, with the Steelers taking a 13–9 lead into the fourth quarter. However, like other games during the season, Harbaugh put the Colts in position to possibly win the game, as receiver 509:, with the Colts giving up six draft picks and two players. After acquiring Dickerson on October 31, the team started to win more consistently with a 6–3 record down the stretch, with a final record of 9–6 and a first-place finish in the AFC East. This division championship was the first for the team in Indianapolis and the first for the Colts organization since 402:. After the Browns relocated to Baltimore, Modell offered the Irsay family $ 5 million for the rights to the Colts heritage. Jim Irsay replied that it would take at least $ 50 million to relinquish the Colts name. Therefore, the new Baltimore team was named the Ravens after a fan vote. The Ravens have since won Super Bowls following the 2000 and 2012 seasons. 767:. Infante remained the head coach of the team into 1997, where he would lead the team to a disappointing 3–13 record, which placed them at fifth in the AFC East and gave the Colts the number one overall selection in the draft. The season prompted the new owner to begin to rebuild the franchise by building around the number one overall selection in the draft. 324:, stated in sworn testimony before the U.S. Senate subcommittee responsible for the Fan Freedom and Community Protection Act: "It was the failure of our local and state elected officials in Maryland to provide the Colts with a firm proposal for a new stadium that led Mr. Irsay to accept an offer from Indianapolis to play in a new dome in that city." 986:. Colts owner Jim Irsay was so committed to bringing Tony Dungy aboard that he, not Colts general manager Bill Polian, initiated the contact. Late on January 19, 2002, Irsay phoned Dungy at his home in Tampa. "I just wanted him to know from the start that there was no other coach on the planet I wanted to coach my football team", Irsay said. "Not 1585:. A back and forth game ended with controversial play calling from head coach Jim Caldwell and a last-second field goal by the Jets again ended the Colts’ season short of a Super Bowl. Following the game, Peyton Manning became the focus of controversy because of his advancing age, 35 at the time, and surgery for a herniated neck disc. 611:, thus disposing of many of the components of the 1991 team. With the many changes came different results on the field with the Colts going 9–7 in Marchiroda's first season. Despite the success in 1992, the team only had 1,102 rushing yards, the fewest for any team during the decade. The turnaround seen in 1992 did not continue into 1620:
Colts continued to look abysmal under Painter with the team going 0–11, including a 62–7 loss to the Saints, before Dan Orlovsky was put in to replace Painter at New England. Orlovsky led an effort to beat the Patriots, but the Colts fell to them 31–24, to go 0–12 on the season. After much media speculation they would equal
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the season by throwing for 3,739 yards and 26 touchdown passes during the season and becoming a member of the NFL All-Rookie First Team. Manning, however, also threw a league-high 28 interceptions during the season. Running back Marshall Faulk set a club seasonal mark during the season with 2,227 total yards from scrimmage.
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Luck said, "I've been stuck in this process. I haven't been able to live the life I want to live. It's taken the joy out of this game. The only way forward for me is to remove myself from football. This is not an easy decision. It's the hardest decision of my life. But it is the right decision for me."
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led the way on offense, while the defense remained top 10 in points allowed. The Colts were 9-7 going into the season finale against the Jacksonville Jaguars, where with a win they would make the playoffs, they lost causing them to miss the playoffs at 9–8. Following the loss many fans called for the
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in week 11, the Colts had compiled a 6–3 record, with a playoff berth possible. The Colts lost to the Patriots for the third time in the past three seasons, but went on to win five of their next six games, giving them an 11–5 record on the season and guaranteeing them a berth in the postseason. Chuck
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For the first time since 1997, the Colts were not commanded by Peyton Manning and instead were led by Collins in a 34–7 loss against the Texans. The season continued to spiral without Manning and the team was quickly 0–3 and was forced to start Curtis Painter following an injury to Kerry Collins. The
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return the opening kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and the Colts’ Peyton Manning throw an early interception, Indianapolis won the game 29–17. Rain fell throughout the game, for the first time in Super Bowl history, significantly contributing to the six turnovers committed by both teams in the first
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to replace Lindy Infante as the head coach of the team for the 1998 season. Under Mora and rookie quarterback Peyton Manning, the Colts posted an identical record to the previous season, 3–13, and finished fifth in the AFC East division. Manning set NFL rookie records in all passing categories during
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announced his intention to move Cleveland's team to Baltimore. The decision also triggered a flurry of legal activity. Finally, representatives of both cities and the NFL reached a settlement on February 9, 1996. It stipulated that the Browns’ name, colors, and history of the franchise were to remain
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In elections that year, city voters voted 62 percent to 38 percent to repeal Question P, a 1974 amendment to the city's charter declaring "the 33rd Street stadium as a memorial to war veterans and prohibiting use of city funds for construction of any other stadium." The team's move triggered a flurry
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took advantage of one last chance Sunday and Matt Prater redeemed himself with a 43-yard field goal with 8 seconds to give the Detroit Lions a 39–35 victory at Indianapolis. Detroit won for only the second time in Indianapolis, countering an Andrew Luck-led drive that had seemingly rallied the Colts
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Indianapolis went into the 2011 season with many questions not only about Peyton Manning's health but also his contract status. Manning signed an extension before the beginning of the season, but his availability for the season was in question due to surgery. The league was faced with a lockout from
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in Miami for Super Bowl XLIV, both teams the number-one seeds from their respective conferences. Despite a 10–0 lead in the first quarter, New Orleans managed to catch up, due in part to an onside kick after halftime. The game was decided in the fourth quarter on a Peyton Manning interception thrown
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After 24 years of playing at the RCA Dome, the Colts moved to their new home, Lucas Oil Stadium. The Colts began playing in Lucas Oil Stadium in the fall of 2008. In December 2004, the City of Indianapolis and Jim Irsay agreed to a new stadium deal that would benefit both the city and the team at an
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on Dwight Freeney following the expiration of his rookie contract, which allowed Bill Polian and the Colts front office time to work on a long–term contract. On July 13, 2007, Freeney signed a six-year, $ 72 million contract with $ 30 million in guarantees, making Freeney the highest-paid defensive
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The Colts began their 2004 season back at Gillette Stadium to face the defending Super Bowl Champion Patriots. Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt missed the game-tying field goal in the final seconds to give the Patriots a 27–24 victory over the Colts. Following the loss to the Patriots, the Colts went on
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The Colts faced the Baltimore Ravens in the divisional round and easily defeated them 20–3. Meanwhile, the Jets had made a completely unexpected playoff run by defeating Cincinnati and San Diego and thus engaged the Colts in a rematch for the conference title. Running at full strength, Indianapolis
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The Colts entered the 2015 season having gone 11–5 and won the AFC South in each of the previous three seasons. However, the Colts had a middling start to the year, and were 3–5 by the season's halfway point. The Colts’ three wins during the first half of the season had all come against divisional
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The Peyton Manning era came to an end on March 8, 2012, when Jim Irsay announced that Manning was officially being released from the roster after 13 seasons. Although Manning’s medical condition and throwing strength continued to improve, Irsay stated that the Colts were embarking on "an ambitious
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23–8 in the wild card round, despite Peyton Manning throwing three interceptions. The Colts’ defense managed to hold the Chiefs to 44 yards on the ground and two yards passing in the first half. The Chiefs did not earn a first down until 3:33 remained in the third quarter. The Colts continued this
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criticizing both quarterback Peyton Manning and Tony Dungy for their lack of emotion and criticizing the team by saying they were not improving. Manning responded to these accusations by calling Vanderjagt an "idiot kicker who got liquored up and ran his mouth off." However, cooler heads prevailed
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The continued roster improvement proved to take the Colts organization in the right direction and it was apparent in 1995. The Colts began the season with a 1–2 record, but following the bye week would end the season at 9–7. The 1995 Colts became known as the "Cardiac Colts" due to the close games
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on August 24, 2019, Andrew Luck announced that he had retired from the NFL. During the post-game press conference, Luck stated that he had not been planning to announce his retirement until the afternoon of August 25, but changed his mind when news broke during the game. Regarding his retirement,
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in the AFC Championship game. In their first conference title game since the 2009 season, the Colts came out flat, trailing 17–7 at halftime before being eliminated 45–7 in the second-most lopsided AFC Championship game in NFL history. Andrew Luck played poorly in a rain-soaked affair, completing
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It is a seven-level stadium with a retractable roof seating 63,000 for football. It can be reconfigured to seat 70,000 or more for NCAA basketball and football and concerts. It covers 1.8 million square feet (170,000 m). The stadium features a retractable roof allowing the Colts to play
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The Colts continued their dominance during the regular season in 2007 and began the season with a 7–0 record. In a game dubbed "Super Bowl XLI½," the undefeated Colts and Patriots met in the RCA Dome to battle for home-field advantage. The Patriots won the game 24–20 and went on to a 16–0 regular
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out of Syracuse. In Harrison's first season with the team, he led the Colts in receiving. Following their 1995 season, they continued to build on their success with a 4–0 start season. However, following the bye week, the Colts went 5–7 and ended the season again with a 9–7 record, which was good
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team faced much pressure in light of missing the previous three postseasons. The team failed to deliver on the expectations and began the season with an 0–9 record and eventually finished the season 1–15, the worst record of any Indianapolis Colts team. Head coach Ron Meyer was replaced after the
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In the 1970s expansion of the NFL from 26 teams to 28, Indianapolis was one of ten cities considered for the two expansion teams. Despite the undoubted advantage of the metropolitan area's location at the junction of more major highways than any other metropolis, Indianapolis would be crossed off
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Andrew Luck was revealed to have suffered a lingering shoulder injury back in 2015, opting for surgery in the offseason. However, Luck was not ready to play by the season start, getting held out of offseason training activities and was eventually deactivated for the season as he required further
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in the wild-card round. The Colts had defeated the Chiefs 23-7 just two weeks earlier, but fell behind 38-10 early in the third quarter thanks to turnovers and an anemic offense. Midway through the third quarter, the defense stiffened and the offense came alive. The Colts stormed back with three
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beat them 34–24 and poor offensive line performance caused Peyton Manning to take several hits. The next week, the Colts hosted the Giants in the second "Manning Bowl", and as in 2006, Peyton easily overpowered his brother's team to win 38–14. However, the remainder of the season was filled with
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The Colts began the season as they had in 2005 with a 9–0 record, becoming the first team in NFL history to begin two consecutive seasons by winning nine games. However, the Colts proceeded to lose three of the next four, largely due to the league's worst run defense. But they were still able to
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Andrew Luck was cleared from his shoulder surgery and returned to action in 2018. Despite another weak start, the Colts won nine of their remaining ten games to clinch a Wild-Card playoff berth at 10–6, becoming only the third team in NFL history to make the playoffs after starting at 1–5. They
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In an ironic twist, a company based near Baltimore, "Controlled Demolition", oversaw the demolition of the RCA Dome. "It's a little ironic that a demolition company from Baltimore had the opportunity to take down the stadium to where the Colts fled when they left Baltimore", said Mark Loizeaux,
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season. The Colts, on the other hand, finished 2007 with a 13–3 record, winning a club-record fifth straight division title and becoming the first NFL team with five consecutive seasons with 12 or more victories and became one of four NFL teams to open three consecutive seasons with 5–0 starts.
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became only the third man to have won the Super Bowl as both a head coach and a player, as well as the first African-American head coach to win a Super Bowl. With their win, the Colts became the only team to date to win a Super Bowl from the AFC South while also becoming the first team to win a
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before storming back to enter their bye week at 6–3. The Colts again finished the season 11–5 and entered the playoffs as AFC South champions for the third straight year. The Colts also became the first team of the Super Bowl era to compile 300 or more passing yards in eight consecutive games.
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beat two Chiefs defenders and took it to the house on a 64-yard bomb from Andrew Luck. Leading 45–44, the Colts stopped Kansas City on fourth down and knelt three times to win the game. The victory went down as the second-largest playoff comeback in NFL history. Luck threw for 443 yards, four
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Ron Meyer continued to hold the head coaching position into 1987 but began the season much as they did in 1986, quickly losing their first two games. A players strike in late September caused one game to be cancelled during the season and for the league to revert to using replacement players.
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fumble and lunged into the end zone from five yards out. On the ensuing drive, Kansas City took five minutes off the clock and extended their lead to six points on Ryan Succop's 43-yard field goal. After getting the ball back, the Colts took their first lead of the game when wide receiver
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Indianapolis began the season with their best mark as a franchise in 2009: the Colts set new records by winning their first 14 games, including a come–from–behind victory over the Patriots after a controversial 4th and 2 play. During the season Peyton Manning was sacked only ten times and
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to an improbable last-minute victory. The Colts lost the next game to start at 0–2 for the second year in a row. The team finished at 8–8 once again, with only one winning streak longer than two games and missing the playoffs despite a weak division. They also got swept by the
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The Colts entered the 2012 season with an entirely new coaching staff, along with a variety of new players and rookies. As a result of the disastrous 2011 season, many had low expectations for the team, reasoning that it would be a rebuilding year. In his rookie debut against
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contacted Colts officials in order to take negotiations between the club and Indianapolis to the next level. Mayor Hudnut then assigned deputy mayor David Frick to begin secret negotiations with Colts counsel Michael Chernoff. Colts owner Robert Irsay visited on February 23.
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and other top Arizona officials, had secretly met with Irsay early in January. Preliminary talks seemed promising, and another meeting was scheduled. But when word of a second scheduled meeting leaked out and was reported by the Baltimore media on the Friday before the
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After their emotional defeat of the Broncos, the Colts beat Houston to claim a 6–2 record at the season's halfway point. Although the Colts again won the AFC South with an 11–5 record, the last half of the season saw some unexpected collapses, including a 38–8 loss to
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17–13 while resting most of the team's usual starters. The team's final record of 14–2 marked the best 16-game season in the franchise's history. The Colts finished the season with a third straight AFC South division championship, the number one overall seed in the
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rebuilding project" and that due to Manning's age, 36, it was unlikely that he could win another Super Bowl before the rebuilding project was finished. In addition, the Colts would have owed him an additional $ 20 million if he'd stayed on the roster another week.
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on October 10, the Colts went on to win eleven consecutive games and win the AFC East division, the first division championship for the Colts since 1987. The Colts were the second seed in the AFC with a 13–3 record. In the divisional round, the Colts hosted
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historically. Despite the lack of defensive support, Peyton Manning put up 4,131 yards throughout the season with Marvin Harrison posting 109 receptions. Following the disappointing season, Polian and the Colts' administration fired head coach Jim Mora.
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in week six. In week sixteen, the Colts played without head coach Tony Dungy following the suicide of his son James earlier in the week. With the team resting most of its key players, the Colts lost their second straight to the eventual NFC Champion
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The next week, the Colts traveled to face their old nemesis New England in the Divisional round. Luck threw four interceptions and the Colts allowed six rushing touchdowns — the second-most in NFL playoff history — in a season-ending 43–22 loss.
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With Rivers, and the number-one ranked defense, the Colts went 11-5 and returned to the playoffs, but were sent home early after losing 27–24 to the Buffalo Bills. After 17 seasons, Rivers retired. Following the season offensive coordinator
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they played in and the comebacks that they accomplished or almost accomplished. Quarterback Jim Harbaugh was most notable for giving the Colts a lead late in many games, earning him the nickname "Captain Comeback." Indianapolis made the
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enough for third in the AFC East and a second consecutive playoff appearance. The team, however, was not as successful in the postseason as they were in 1995. The Colts lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, this time by a score of 42–14.
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to replace Pagano as head coach, even making an announcement about the purported hiring. However, McDaniels backed out after giving a verbal agreement, returning to the Patriots amidst major backlash. The Colts then managed to hire
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training facility for $ 4 million. Despite numerous public reassurances that Irsay's ultimate desire was to remain in Baltimore, he nevertheless continued discussions with several cities hungry for an NFL franchise (New York City,
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with the team starting the season with a 3–4 record en route to a 4–12 regular-season record, good for fifth in the AFC East. Changes were again implemented in the organization during the 1994 offseason, which saw the Colts trade
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scored a touchdown to give the Colts a 16–13 lead. The Steelers retook the lead, but left enough time for the Colts to march to the Steelers' 29-yard line with five seconds left. On the last play of the game, Harbaugh heaved a
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from 1986 to 1993 and helped guide the team to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances, winning the NFL Executive of the Year Award in 1988 and 1991. Following his time at Buffalo, Polian took the general manager position for
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in the wild-card round. After leading at halftime, the Colts missed a late field goal and allowed the Dolphins to drive down the field and score the game-winning touchdown in a 23–17 final. Peyton Manning, Edgerrin James and
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Despite agreeing to do so in the settlement between the City of Baltimore and the Irsay family, the Irsay family refused to endorse Baltimore's bid for an NFL expansion franchise in 1993. This decision helped set in motion
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started eight games during the season, both members of the Baltimore Colts. However, as in Baltimore, the Colts were unable to find much success and finished the season with a 4–12 record and a fourth-place record in the
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The 2005 Colts, led by quarterback Peyton Manning and head coach Tony Dungy, began the season with a 13–0 record, which included a 40–21 victory over the Patriots in Foxborough. Indianapolis lost its first game against
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to face the Patriots again. Despite the prolific offense and the records broken by the Colts, they could not overcome the Patriots and lost to them in the playoffs 20–3, ending their season again short of a Super Bowl.
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Following the Colts’ Super Bowl loss, the organization continued to rebuild and bring in quality players to counter the many veterans on the team. The 2010 season began with a stunning upset defeat in Houston, where
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would assume the position of Colts head coach upon the retirement of Dungy. Also before the 2008 season, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning had his infected bursa sac removed, sidelining him for the entire pre-season.
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Polian immediately began to change the organization by trading quarterback Jim Harbaugh and firing head coach Lindy Infante and began to build the Colts through the draft. With the Colts having the first pick in the
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was brought in as the new head coach of the team. Marchibroda had been the coach of the Baltimore Colts from 1975 to 1979 and had posted a 41–33 record overall. The Colts received the number one overall pick in
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with the team improving to an 8–8 record, which was good enough for a third-place finish in the AFC East, but not good enough for a postseason appearance, which the team had not made in seven seasons.
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baseball team). However, Baltimore reportedly did offer Irsay a generous $ 15 million loan at 6.5%, a guarantee of at least 43,000 tickets sold per game for six years, and the purchase of the team's
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27–24 in what would prove Peyton Manning's last game against his former team. However, it was revealed after the game that Luck had suffered a lacerated kidney on a hard hit by Broncos Linebacker
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that rolled off Bailey's chest and onto the turf to end the game, propelling the Steelers to the victory and ending the Colts season in stunning fashion leaving them one reception away from a
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The Colts continued to improve their roster and began with attempting to re-sign veteran running back Edgerrin James, which they were not able to do, and franchise–tagged him. The Colts lost
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after leading the game 33–0 at half, setting a new record for the largest blown lead in NFL history. The Colts finished the year 4-12-1 earning them the 4th selection in the 2023 NFL draft.
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just as he was wrapped up around the ankles by a Bengals defender. The Colts defense also turned in an impressive performance, holding the Bengals to 254 total yards and sacking quarterback
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Shortly after the Colts’ elimination, controversy arose over the Patriots’ possible underinflation of team footballs during the AFC Championship. This controversy eventually grew into the
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in week fifteen of the season with, ironically, a strong showing from their defense. The Colts finished the season with a 12–4 record, giving them the number three seed in the AFC for the
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defeated Jacksonville to reach a 9–7 mark and win the AFC South. 2015 marked the first time the Colts had missed the playoffs since 2011 and only the third time in the past 17 seasons.
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The future looked bright for the Colts under Meyer and with Dickerson at running back. Unfortunately, Meyer did not deliver another playoff appearance for the rest of his tenure. In
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The 2009 offseason saw many changes in the Colts organization, most notably being the fact the Jim Caldwell assumed the duties of head coach following Tony Dungy's retirement, with
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in the first round. Freeney was able to set an NFL rookie record in 2002 with nine forced fumbles, three of which occurred in a single game against former Syracuse football player,
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In 2000, the Colts posted a 10–6 record, which was good enough for a second-place finish in the AFC East. The Colts made the playoffs as the sixth seed and went to Miami to face
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In 1979, Indianapolis community leaders created the Indiana Sports Corporation in order to attract major sports events to central Indiana. The next year, Indianapolis Mayor
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The Colts’ 2016 season was a great start for Andrew Luck, but not for the Colts' defense. The Colts started their season with seven key defensive backs injured, including
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The Colts organization struggled in the early days in Indianapolis, compiling an 88–135 record from 1984 to 1997. During that time the Colts were led by seven different
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in their return to the playoffs; however, an inability to score in the red zone led to the Colts not scoring a single touchdown and eventually losing the game 24–9.
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again with Dowhower as head coach, but started the season with a 0–13 record, with many believing that the Colts would become the first NFL team to finish
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with ten victories or more. In week thirteen against the Titans, Manning and Harrison became the all–time leader in quarterback-wide receiver touchdowns.
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the Tuesday before their final game. The two quarterbacks, who hadn't played NFL football all season, combined to lead the Colts to a 30–24 victory over
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for a second and fifth-round pick in the draft. Following the improvements made to the roster, the Colts began the 1999 season 2–2. After a home loss to
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appointed a committee to study the feasibility of building a new stadium that could serve as home to a pro football team and in 1982 construction on the
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being promoted to offensive coordinator. The 2009 season also marked the twelfth season that Peyton Manning was the starting quarterback for the Colts.
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embarrassed the Colts defense in the playoffs for the second straight year by rushing for 148 yards and three scores. The Patriots went on to defeat
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The team's newfound success with Luck at the helm continued into 2013. In the season's third week, Luck returned to Northern California to face
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and ended the season with an 8–8 record, good for second in the AFC East. In 1990, the Colts attempted to make another daring move by trading
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intervened and on March 27, one of its chambers passed legislation giving the city of Baltimore the right to seize ownership of the team by
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offensive coordinator Shane Steichen was hired by the Indianapolis Colts as their head coach. In free agency, the Colts signed quarterback
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March to July that prevented Manning from using team training facilities to help recover, and when the preseason began he was left on the "
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with the second pick. Four years and five teams later, Ryan Leaf was out of football but Manning was on his way to a Hall of Fame career.
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as the general manager of the Colts. Besides the many draft trades and roster moves, Tobin was also instrumental in acquiring quarterback
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Along with many of the roster changes seen in the 1994 offseason, owner Robert Irsay also changed team management by replacing his son,
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Head coach Tony Dungy announced that he would return for at least one more season, while the Colts also announced that assistant coach
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scoreboards and replay monitors and 142 luxury suites. Other than being the home of the Colts, the stadium hosts games in both the
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for replacement of Davis. The defense allowed 340 passing yards, 63 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns and 3 passing touchdowns.
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handily defeated the Jets in the AFC Championship Game, 30–17, to make their second Super Bowl trip in three years. The Colts met
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to post a 12–4 record during the season and win the AFC South for the second consecutive season, with the third seed again in the
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in the wild-card round, where they defeated San Diego 35–20. The Colts then moved onto the Divisional round, where they defeated
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to advance to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 1995. The Colts faced the Patriots in a rematch, this time at
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y moving the Colts' franchise in such a murky manner, Robert Irsay almost makes Al Davis look like a silver and black knight.
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in 1984 and were met with much fanfare, with the team receiving over 143,000 requests for season tickets in just two weeks.
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Baltimore Mayor Schaefer, who had been promised a call by Irsay if the team were to move, appeared on the front page of the
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also had the fewest offensive yardage of any NFL team that season. Kush quit the team in December 1984 and was replaced by
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when the number of candidates was reduced from ten to four because it was clear the city had no remotely suitable stadium.
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title overall and their first while in Indianapolis during the 2006 season. From 1998 to 2011, the Colts were coached by
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three times en route to a 26–10 win. The game marked the Bengals' fifth Wild Card round loss in their last six seasons.
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third-quarter touchdowns and cut the Chiefs' lead to 41–38 early in the fourth period when Andrew Luck scooped up a
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Tournaments. It also hosts numerous events and conventions. The stadium hosted the Super Bowl for the 2012 season (
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late in the game, with Hayden returning his for 56 yards and a touchdown, essentially sealing the Colts’ victory.
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for the first time in eight seasons and for only the second time in their history in Indianapolis. The Colts faced
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touchdowns, and three interceptions. Hilton finished the game with 224 yards and two touchdowns on 13 receptions.
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and Joseph Addai combined for 190 rushing yards and a touchdown, while kicker Adam Vinatieri converted 3 of his 4
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Fans in Baltimore were not only heartbroken because of the loss of the team, but because of the loss of the team
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midseason. After a 3-5-1 start the Colts fired head coach Frank Reich, and shocked everyone when they announced
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Following the Green Bay win, Indianapolis went 5–1 in their next six games, with their only loss coming against
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Dungy and the team quickly began to change the atmosphere in the organization during the offseason and selected
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The Colts entered the 2001 season with high expectations after two consecutive playoff appearances and drafting
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during the season and Vanderjagt kicked the game-winning field goal for the Colts in the season opener against
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in tears. After the Colts left, he placed the building of a new stadium at the top of his legislative agenda.
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Hasselbeck returned to lead the Colts to two straight wins over Atlanta and Tampa Bay before a 45–10 loss to
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after completing 25 of 38 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown, caught by Reggie Wayne. Colts' running backs
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On August 15, 2023, Colts head coach Shane Steichen named Richardson as the Colts starting quarterback over
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brought an NFL franchise to Baltimore in 1953 and owned the team until 1972 when he traded the franchise to
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and the defense led the way in 2022, while the offense struggled mightily. Recently acquired quarterback
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analyst, would be named interim head coach. Under Saturday the Colts went 1–7, including a loss to the
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as head coach. Reich had previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl champion
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and began to stir up controversy over Peyton Manning’s continued presence within the organization.
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In moving the team, Irsay had acted without the NFL's approval, but due to the NFL's court loss to
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in week fourteen and finished the season with three straight wins to post a final record of 3–13.
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in 2023 was marked by key injuries to the team, including to Richardson and All-Pro running back
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to Los Angeles, the NFL was in no mood to try to stop Irsay from moving the Colts. Sportswriter
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capture their fourth consecutive AFC South championship by defeating the Cincinnati Bengals on
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The Colts again began to improve their roster during the 2006 offseason and did so by drafting
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led the team in rushing and earned three Pro Bowl invitations during his tenure with the Colts.
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division. The Colts, however, went on to lose in the wild-card round of the playoffs against
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scandal, prompting some in the sports world to call for New England's disqualification from
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Jim Irsay began rebuilding the Colts following the 2011 season and following the release of
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The Baltimore Colts were the predecessor of the Indianapolis Colts, but they moved after
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only 36 percent of his passes for 126 yards and two interceptions. Patriots quarterback
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to replace him. The move seemed to have paid off the next week, as the Colts defeated
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defeated the rival Houston Texans in the Wild-Card round, but were blown out by the
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picked up the fumble and almost ran it back, but was tackled at the 40-yard line by
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and to acknowledge the hundreds of horse farms throughout the State of Maryland.
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professional sports title for the city of Indianapolis since the days that the
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for the first time in Indianapolis and for the first time as a franchise since
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in 1994. These and other changes allowed the Colts to change their fortunes in
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asked the Maryland General Assembly to approve $ 15 million for renovation to
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opponents, and two of them were engineered by 40-year-old backup quarterback
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home games outdoors for the first time since arriving in Indianapolis. Using
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via trade in the following off-season. Second year players like runningback
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in week fifteen to end their perfect season. During the season, Manning and
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to the San Diego Chargers, 28–24, in the final Colts game at the RCA Dome.
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During the off-season between the 2019 and 2020 seasons, the Colts signed
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The banner hung in commemoration of the 2006 Super Bowl championship team.
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estimated cost of $ 675 million. In a deal estimated at $ 122 million,
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on February 4, 2007. After overcoming a rocky start that saw the Bears
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notched his 74th win to break the franchise record he had shared with
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Following a 3–13 season in 1997, the organization drafted quarterback
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Entering the playoffs for the second straight year, the Colts hosted
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with the number one overall pick in the draft as well as tight end
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was built to attract an NFL team; the Colts would become that team.
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Following the strike the Colts were engaged in a large trade with
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The Colts began playing home games at Lucas Oil Stadium in 2008.
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was the starting quarterback for the Colts from 1998 until 2010.
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president of Controlled Demolition and a Baltimore Ravens fan.
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for the AFC East division crown. The team continued to slip in
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The Colts attempted to hire Patriots offensive coordinator
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ceremony honoring the 2006 NFL champion Indianapolis Colts.
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to the largest deal for a placekicker in NFL history.
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again became the starting quarterback for the Colts.
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in 1958, 1959 and 1968, with the Colts losing to the
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remained the head coach of the team and quarterback
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the relocation of the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore
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