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Indianapolis Colts
All-America Football Conference. The Colts played in the AAFC from 1946 to 1949.
The Baltimore Colts first ever NFL regular season victory was against which team? | Indianapolis Colts
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Green Bay Packers. The Colts 41-21 victory on 5th November, 1950, was their sole win in a disappointing 1-11 debut season.
Baltimore defeated the New York Giants in the famous 1958 NFL Championship game; who scored the winning touchdown in overtime? | Indianapolis Colts
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Alan Ameche. The Colts won 23-17 at Yankee Stadium, in the first ever Sudden Death OT game in NFL history.
Which division did the Colts play in in 1969, before the AFL-NFL merger the following season? | Indianapolis Colts
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Coastal. Baltimore`s divisional rivals were Atlanta, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.
Baltimore defeated Dallas in Super Bowl V. Who kicked the winning Field Goal? | Indianapolis Colts
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Jim O`Brien. The Colts won 16-13 on 16th January, 1971, at the Orange Bowl in Miami.
The Colts last home game in Baltimore was on 18th December, 1983, against which opponent? | Indianapolis Colts
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Houston Oilers. The Colts won 20-10 in front of just 20,418 fans.
Robert Irsay. The Colts moved overnight on March 28th, 1984.
Peyton Manning. Manning passed for 4,413 yards in 2000.
Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers won 20-16 on January 14th, 1995.
Mike Vanderjagt. Vanderjagt attended the University of West Virginia.
No. He completed 65 percent of his passes for 4397 yards and 31 touchdowns. He led the league in passing touchdowns, and was second behind Drew Brees of New Orleans in passing yards.
2676. Marvin had 1,366 while Reggie had 1,310 which combines for 2,676 of Peyton Manning's 4,397 passing yards.
15. Nick Harper and Cato June had 3 interceptions each. Jason David and Mike Doss had 2 interceptions each.
Yes. They had 1010 tackles and 751 solo tackles. Cato June had 142 and Gary Brackett had 122 tackles.
No one had a safety. The Colts never had a safety during the season. Only 10 teams had 1 or more safeties but, the Colts were not a part of those 10.
1722. Peyton Manning had 36 and Ran Carthon had 4. The Colts were only ranked 18th in the NFL for rushing yards. They averaged 110 yards per game.
1. Kelvin Hayden was the lone scorer on defense for the Colts.
50. 17 rushing touchdowns, 31 passing TDs, 1 return TD, and 1 defensive TD.
3. He was 0/1 from beyond 50, 9/10 from 40-49, and 12/13 from 30/39.
50. 17 rushing touchdowns, 31 passing TDs, 1 return TD, and 1 defensive TD
247. He threw for 247 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception.
Weeb Ewbank. Shula and Dungy won Superbowls, and Don McCafferty lead them there but came up short.
Who kicked the winning field goal to give the Colts the victory in Super Bowl V? | Indianapolis Colts
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Jim O'Brien. Jim O'Brien made a 32 yard field goal to secure the victory in Super Bowl V. Toni Linhart, Lou Michaels, and George Hunt were all players for the Colts but they were not kickers.
Chuck Howley. Dallas linebacker Chuck Howley became the first defensive player to be named Most Valuable Player in a Super Bowl. But the honor had a hollow ring for Howley, who also became the first player from a losing team to be named MVP.
Chukie Nwokorie. Nwokorie rumbled 95 yards at the New York Jets in 2001.
Coryatt ran 78 yards with a fumble at Pittsburgh on 18-Sep-94. Bennett ran 75 yards with a fumble against The Oilers on 4-Sep-94. Emtman intercepted Dan Marino in Miami in 1992 and raced 90 yards to seal a Colt victory.
What Colt was first to return 4 punts for a touchdown during their Colt career? | Indianapolis Colts
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Clarence Verdin. Verdin returned punts and kickoffs for the Colts from 1988-93. He also saw action as a wide receiver. He caught 80 passes for 7 TDs during his years with the Colts. His 16.2 yard per catch average shows he was a deep threat. His speed and elusiveness made him fun to watch and a threat to score every time he touched the ball.
In 1975 the Colts had the 3rd overall pick in the NFL Draft. They selected a Guard from North Carolina named Ken Huff. He would play for 8 good years with the Colts, but they passed on a Hall of Fame Running Back. Who was that star taken with the 4th pick in 1975? | Indianapolis Colts
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Walter Payton. The Colts had a very good running back in Lydell Mitchell and thus felt no need to draft Walter Payton. Walter is one the very greatest players of alltime. He would have looked good with horseshoes on his helmet.
Peyton Manning's first professional game was a preseason contest against the Seahawks in 1998. During that game he threw his very first professional pass. What was the result of that pass? | Indianapolis Colts
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A touchdown to Marvin Harrison. Manning hit Harrison on a slant pass and Marvin raced 48 yards to the endzone. It was just a small look into the future as these two would go on to rewrite the Colt and NFL record books.
Hard hitting Colt Safety Bob Sanders and talented Tight End Dallas Clark were teammates at what college? | Indianapolis Colts
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Iowa. They were both Hawkeyes and became the Colts top draft pick in successive drafts. Clark was taken in 2003 with the 24th pick. Sanders was selected in 2004 with the 44th pick. Both became starters immediately and later helped lead the Colts to Super Bowl XLI
27. Manning took the Colts to a 12-4 record, throwing 27 touchdowns and 4002 passing yards. He threw 12 interceptions.
15. If you said 27 then you did not notice I said wide receivers. Not all players. Marvin Harrison had 5, Anthony Gonzalez had 4, and Reggie Wayne had 6. If you add in the tight ends and running backs touchdowns, then it would be 27.
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