PITTSBURGH STEELERS (7-3) vs. INDIANAPOLIS

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PITTSBURGH STEELERS (7-3) vs. INDIANAPOLIS
WEEK 12
PITTSBURGH STEELERS (7-3) vs. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (10-0)
DATE: Monday, November 28, 2005 SITE: RCA Dome KICKOFF: 9:00 p.m. (EST)
CAPACITY: 55,506
SURFACE: FieldTurf
With each team making the final of three seasonal appearances on
Monday Night Football, the Indianapolis Colts, 10-0, host the Pittsburgh
Steelers, 7-3, on November 28. Kickoff for the contest, telecast nationally by ABC Sports, is 9:00 p.m. (EST). CBS/Westwood One provides
national radio coverage.
The Colts and Steelers have a series that spans 21 games and dates back
to 1957. Pittsburgh owns a 13-4 regular-season series edge and has
emerged victors in four playoffs contests between the teams. Monday’s
battle shapes up as a high-profile affair played on a national audience stage
between teams with good records and playoff aspirations. Through 10
games, the Colts sit atop the AFC South in pursuit of a third division crown.
Pittsburgh is engaged in a spirited battle for first-place in the AFC North.
The Colts are 2-0 on Monday Night Football this season, taking a 45-28
home win over St. Louis on October 17 and a 40-21 win at New England
on November 7. This is the first time since 1978 the Colts have had three
seasonal appearances on Monday Night Football. The Steelers forged a 2422 win at San Diego on October 10 and a 20-19 home win over Baltimore
on October 31 in their appearances on the ABC venue. Indianapolis owns
a 16-10 record on Monday Night Football, while Pittsburgh is 33-20.
Indianapolis enters Monday’s contest coming off a 45-37 win last
Sunday at Cincinnati. Indianapolis owns triumphs in 18 of its last 19 regular-season games. Indianapolis’ win over Houston two weeks ago marked
the third time in franchise history the club has won nine consecutive home
games (9, 11/24/57 to 9/27/59; 9, 11/2/75 to 11/1/76). This week the Colts
will be seeking the 400th victory in franchise history, dating back to 1953.
A victory on Monday would make the Colts the 14th NFL team with 400
victories. The Colts have produced the 15th 10+-victory season in franchise history, and it marks the first time the club has done it in four consecutive seasons. The win last Sunday gave Tony Dungy his 7th double-digit
seasonal victory total in 10 years as a head coach. Pittsburgh dropped a 1613 overtime decision last Sunday at Baltimore.
Indianapolis reaches Monday’s contest with a 10-0 record, the best
seasonal start in franchise history. The 1958 Colts opened 6-0 before
dropping a game. The 1967 Colts squad opened 4-0-2 and ran their record
to 11-0-2 before losing the finale at Los Angeles and missing the playoffs
with an 11-1-2 record. Thirteen undefeated games is the franchise’s
longest season-opening streak without a loss. Indianapolis is the lone
unbeaten team in the NFL and stands as only the 9th team since 1970 to
open a season 10-0 (14-0, Miami, 1972; 13-0, Denver, 1998; 12-0,
Chicago, 1985; 11-0, Washington, 1991; 11-0, Miami, 1984; 10-0, San
Francisco, 1990; 10-0, New York Giants, 1990; 10-0, Minnesota, 1975).
The pre-Merger teams that opened with a 10-0 mark include Green Bay
(1929, 1962), Detroit (1934), Chicago (1934, 1942), Cleveland (1953),
San Diego (1961) and Los Angeles Rams (1969).
Tony Dungy is 44-14 at the Colts’ helm. Dungy joined the Colts in
January of 2002, after serving as Tampa Bay’s head coach for six seasons
(1996-01). Dungy’s career regular-season record is 98-56, and he has an
overall record of 103-63. Dungy became the 35th coach in NFL history to
earn 100 career victories with a 38-20 win at Houston on 10/23/05. Dungy
became the 20th coach since entering the league in 1970 to win 100
games. Of those 20, only George Siefert (132), Joe Gibbs (148), Mike
Ditka (151), Mike Holmgren (160) and Mike Shanahan (161) reached 100
wins faster than Dungy’s pace of 163 games. Dungy owns a 74-32 mark
COLTS 2005 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
DAY
Sun.
Sun.
Sun.
Sun.
Sun.
Mon.
Sun.
Sun.
Mon.
Sun.
Sun.
Mon.
Sun.
Sun.
Sun.
Sat.
Sun.
DATE
Sept. 11
Sept. 18
Sept. 25
Oct. 2
Oct. 9
Oct. 17
Oct. 23
Oct. 30
Nov. 7
Nov. 13
Nov. 20
Nov. 28
Dec. 4
Dec. 11
Dec. 18
Dec. 24
Jan. 1
OPPONENT
RESULT/TIME
at Baltimore Ravens
W 24- 7
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
W 10- 3
CLEVELAND BROWNS
W 13- 6
at Tennessee Titans
W 31- 10
at San Francisco 49ers
W 28- 3
ST. LOUIS RAMS
W 45- 28
at Houston Texans
W 38- 20
BYE
at New England Patriots
W
40-21
HOUSTON TEXANS
W
31-17
at Cincinnati Bengals
W
45-37
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
9:00 PM
TENNESSEE TITANS
1:00 PM
at Jacksonville Jaguars
1:00 PM
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
1:00 PM
at Seattle Seahawks
4:15 PM
ARIZONA CARDINALS
1:00 PM
All Times Local To Indianapolis
PERSONNEL REPORT: DT-Vincent Burns (knee/shoulder-IR), OTJoaquin Gonzalez (ankle-IR) were out; DE-Josh Thomas (chest), LBRob Morris (head) were doubtful; LB-Keith O’Neil (shoulder), DB-Bob
Sanders (knee) were questionable; LB-Cato June (groin/knee), DBMike Doss (shoulder), OT-Tarik Glenn (ankle), DB-Jason David (shoulder), K-Mike Vanderjagt (calf/groin), WR-Reggie Wayne (foot), DBJoseph Jefferson (toe), WR-Brandon Stokley (groin) were probable for
the last game. Last game’s deactivated players were: RB-Kory
Chapman, RB-Ran Carthon, OT-Kurt Vollers, TE-Ben Hartsock, WRAaron Moorehead, Thomas, Morris and DE-Darrell Reid.
TELEVISION/RADIO: ABC Sports telecasts with Al Michaels, John
Madden and Sam Ryan (field reporter). WFBQ (94.7-FM) broadcasts
with Bob Lamey and Ted Marchibroda. CBS/Westwood One broadcasts nationally with Marv Albert, Boomer Esiason and Kenny Albert
(field reporter).
WWW.COLTS.COM/MEDIA: Please visit the media site for club
information, releases, quotes, feature clips, play-by-plays, advisories, etc.
The password and username is media.
NEXT WEEK: Indianapolis hosts Tennessee on Sunday, December 4
at 1:00 p.m. (EST).
since the start of the 1999 season (30-18 at Tampa Bay; 44-14 with Colts),
and he is the NFL’s winningest coach during that span (68-38, Andy Reid,
Philadelphia). He has directed seven of his nine teams into the playoffs.
Dungy took Tampa Bay to four playoff appearances during his tenure as
field general. He has led the Colts to 10-6, 12-4 and 12-4 marks in his first
three seasons, joining Ted Marchibroda (1975-77) as the only Colts coaches to produce 10+ wins and playoff appearances in the first three seasons
with the club. This year, Dungy has helped produce the 15th 10+-victory
season in franchise history, and he is one of five Colts head coaches to earn
double-digit victory totals (4, Shula; 3, Marchibroda; 2, McCafferty; 2,
Jim Mora). Dungy has seven career double-digit victory seasons (11-5,
1999; 10-6, 1997; 10-6, 2000 with Tampa Bay; 12-4, 2003; 12-4, 2004;
10-6, 2002; 10-0, 2005 with Colts) and stands as the only NFL head coach
to defeat all 32 NFL teams. The Colts have produced a 73-33 regular-season record since 1999, a victory total that leads the NFL. The Colts are
one of three teams (St. Louis, Philadelphia) to appear in the playoffs five
times in the last six seasons. Indianapolis won the AFC South in 2003 and
2004. Indianapolis has owned or shared the division lead in 55 of 62
weeks of AFC South existence. Under Dungy, the Colts are 21-7 at home
and 23-7 on the road. Dungy (1999-04) has earned six consecutive playoff appearances (1999-01 at Tampa Bay; 2002-04 with Colts), ranking
only behind Tom Landry (9, Dallas, 1975-83), Chuck Noll (8, Pittsburgh,
1972-79) and Mike Holmgren (7, Green Bay/Seattle, 1993-99) for the
most consecutive playoff appearances by NFL coaches since 1970.
COLTS-STEELERS SERIES NOTES
The clubs are meeting for the first time in regular season play since the
2002 season. Pittsburgh owns a 13-4 regular season series edge, plus a 40 record against the Colts in the playoffs. Pittsburgh took the last meeting
on October 21, 2002, 28-10. Indianapolis fell into a 21-0 first-half hole at
Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football. RB-Jerome Bettis (11-33, 2 TDs)
rushed for 3t and 5t scores, while QB-Tommy Maddox (15-23-188, 2
TDs/1 int.) hit 17t and 14t passes to WR-Hines Ward (5-76, 2 TDs). QBPeyton Manning was 32-48-304, 1 TD/3 ints. He teamed with TE-Marcus
Pollard on a 41t pass for the club’s lone touchdown. K-Mike Vanderjagt
added a 41-yard field goal. RB-Edgerrin James was 20-62 rushing/11-82
receiving, setting a single-game career reception high. WR-Marvin
Harrison was 8-76 receiving. The Colts cut the margin to 21-10 in the
third quarter, but could get no closer. The win gave Pittsburgh triumphs
in the last seven regular-season meetings. Prior to the meeting in 2002,
the Colts fell to the Steelers on October 12, 1997, 24-22 in Three Rivers
Stadium. The Colts last won in the series on October 21, 1984, 17-16 in
the Hoosier Dome. One of the most notable meetings came on January 14,
1996, as Pittsburgh took a 20-16 win over the Colts in the AFC
Championship Game. The outcome was not decided until the final gun as
QB-Jim Harbaugh’s desperation pass from the Steelers’ 29 rolled off the
stomach of WR-Aaron Bailey in the Pittsburgh end zone. Pittsburgh had
scored the go-ahead points with 1:15 remaining as the Colts, under Head
Coach Ted Marchibroda, nearly pulled a memorable upset. Pittsburgh is
making but its third appearance in Indianapolis. After the Colts beat
Pittsburgh in 1984, the club’s inaugural season in Indianapolis, the
Steelers topped the club on October 6, 1991, 21-3.
2005 TEAM RANKINGS
Colts
Steelers
Total
379.9
305.2
OFFENSE
Rush
Pass
129.4
250.5
130.2
175.0
RANKING
CONF.
NFL
1- 4- 4
2- 7- 7
12- 3-13 23- 6-26
Total
293.4
290.7
DEFENSE
Rush Pass
104.1 189.3
84.2 206.5
RANKING
CONF.
NFL
4- 6- 5
8-12- 9
3- 3- 9
6- 3-17
NFL'S BEST REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 1999-2005
COLTS AMONG NFL’S WINNINGEST TEAMS
FROM 1999-2005:
The Colts stand as the NFL's winningest team since the start of the
1999 season. The Colts own a 73-33 record during that span. Colts
Head Coach Tony Dungy was 30-18 with Tampa Bay from 19992001. He is 44-14 with the Colts, and his 74 wins during that span are
the most in the NFL (68-37, Andy Reid, Philadelphia).
Record
73-33
68-38
68-38
67-39
66-39-1
63-43
63-42
62-44
61-45
59-47
Team
COLTS
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New England
Pittsburgh
Tennessee
Green Bay
Denver
Tampa Bay
Baltimore
Head Coach
Jim Mora/Tony Dungy
Andy Reid
Dick Vermeil/Mike Martz/Joe Vitt
Pete Carroll/Bill Belichick
Bill Cowher
Jeff Fisher
Ray Rhodes/Mike Sherman
Mike Shanahan
Tony Dungy/Jon Gruden
Brian Billick
HEAD COACHES
TONY DUNGY became head coach of the Colts on January 22,
2002. He has directed the Colts to 10-6, 12-4 and 12-4 records, joining
Ted Marchibroda (1975-77) as the only coaches in club history to produce 10+ victories and playoff berths in the first three seasons with the
team. Dungy held a 54-42 record as head coach with Tampa Bay from
1996-2001, qualifying for the playoffs four times in six seasons. Dungy
has directed Indianapolis (2003) and Tampa Bay (1999) to the conference
championship game in earning seven post-season appearances in nine
seasons as a head coach. In 2005, Dungy helped produce the 15th 10+victory season in franchise history, and he is one of five Colts head coaches to earn double-digit victory totals (4, Shula; 3, Dungy; 3, Marchibroda;
2, McCafferty; 2, Jim Mora). Dungy has seven career double-digit victory seasons (11-5, 1999; 10-6, 1997; 10-6, 2000 with Tampa Bay; 12-4,
2003; 12-4, 2004; 10-6, 2002; 10-0, 2005 with Colts) and stands as the
only NFL head coach to defeat all 32 NFL teams. Dungy became the
35th coach in NFL history to earn 100 career victories with a 38-20 win
at Houston on 10/23/05. Dungy produced some of the NFL’s stingiest
defenses during his years at Tampa Bay. His units ranked no lower than
11th during his stay and ranked 6th or higher in four of his last five years.
Dungy also served 1981-88 with Pittsburgh, including 1984-88 as defensive coordinator. After serving 1989-91 as DB Coach at Kansas City,
Dungy was the defensive coordinator at Minnesota from 1992-95.
During his years in Minnesota, the Vikings intercepted an NFL-high 95
passes and made three playoff appearances. The Chiefs made two playoff appearances during Dungy’s tenure. At Pittsburgh in 1984, he became
the NFL’s youngest coordinator (age 25). In five seasons as Pittsburgh’s
coordinator, the Steelers averaged 24 interceptions and 37 takeaways,
while scoring 20 touchdowns. Dungy entered the coaching ranks in 1980
at his alma mater, Minnesota, where he was a quarterback (1973-76). He
made the Steelers as a free agent in 1977 and was a member of the Super
Bowl XIII title team, then was traded to San Francisco in 1979. Dungy
is a native of Jackson, Mich.
BILL COWHER became the 15th head coach in Steelers history on
January 21, 1992. His results include respective records of 11-5, 9-7, 124, 11-5, 10-6, 11-5, 7-9, 6-10, 9-7, 13-3, 10-5-1, 6-10 and 15-1, plus an
appearance in Super Bowl XXX following the 1995 season. Cowher won
AP NFL Coach-of-the-Year honors in 1992 after becoming one of only
12 coaches to win 11 games in an initial season. He began his coaching
career with Cleveland in 1985 as special teams coach. He remained in
that role for two seasons until being named secondary coach of the
Browns. Cowher joined Marty Schottenheimer’s staff with Kansas City
as defensive coordinator in 1989 and remained with the Chiefs until joining Pittsburgh. Cowher was a LB with Philadelphia (1979, 83-84) and
Cleveland (1980-82). He played collegiately at North Carolina State.
COACHES WITH 100+ CAREER WINS
In NFL history, there are 35 head coaches who have surpassed the 100+-win plateau, including playoff victories.
Tony Dungy reached that mark 10/23/05 at Houston, his 163rd career game.
Regular Season
Coach
Don Shula
George Halas
Tom Landry
Earl (Curly) Lambeau
Team(s)
Yrs.
Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins
33
Chicago Bears
40
Dallas Cowboys
29
Green Bay Packers, Chicago
33
Cardinals, Washington Redskins
Chuck Noll
Pittsburgh Steelers
23
Dan Reeves
Denver Broncos, NY Giants,
23
Atlanta Falcons
Chuck Knox
LA Rams, Buffalo Bills,
22
Seattle Seahawks
Marty Schottenheimer Cleveland Browns, KC Chiefs,
20
Washington Redskins, SD Chargers
Bill Parcells
NY Giants, NE Patriots, NY Jets,
18
Dallas Cowboys
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals 21
Bud Grant
Minnesota Vikings
18
Marv Levy
KC Chiefs, Buffalo Bills
17
Steve Owen
NY Giants
23
Joe Gibbs
Washington Redskins
14
Bill Cowher
Pittsburgh Steelers
14
Mike Holmgren
Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks 14
Hank Stram
KC Chiefs, New Orleans Saints
17
Weeb Ewbank
Baltimore Colts, NY Jets
20
Mike Ditka
Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints 14
Jim Mora
New Orleans Saints,
15
Indianapolis Colts
George Seifert
San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers 11
Mike Shanahan
LA Raiders, Denver Broncos
13
Sid Gillman
LA Rams, LA-San Diego Chargers, 18
Houston Oilers
Dick Vermeil
Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, 15
KC Chiefs
George Allen
Los Angeles Rams, Washington
12
Redskins
Don Coryell
St. Louis Cardinals,
14
San Diego Chargers
John Madden
Oakland Raiders
10
Dennis Green
Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals 12
Ray (Buddy) Parker Chicago Cardinals, Detroit Lions,
15
Pittsburgh Steelers
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers,
10
Washington Redskins
Tom Flores
Oakland-LA Raiders,
12
Seattle Seahawks
Bill Belichick
Cleveland Browns, NE Patriots
11
Tony Dungy
Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Indianapolis 10
Colts
Bill Walsh
San Francisco 49ers
10
Jeff Fisher
Tennessee Titans
11
Active coaches in bold.
Won
328
318
250
226
Lost Tied
156
6
148
31
162
6
132
22
Postseason
Career
Pct.
.677
.682
.607
.631
Won
19
6
20
3
Lost
17
3
16
2
Pct.
.528
.667
.556
.600
Won
347
324
270
229
Lost
173
151
178
134
Tied
6
31
6
22
Pct.
.666
.682
.603
.631
193
190
148
165
1
2
.566
.535
16
11
8
9
.667
.550
209
201
156
174
1
2
.572
.536
186
147
1
.558
7
11
.389
193
158
1
.550
183
121
1
.602
5
12
.294
188
133
1
.585
161
119
1
.575
11
7
.611
172
126
1
.577
166
158
143
151
135
137
133
131
130
121
125
100
96
112
100
75
80
85
97
129
95
106
6
5
0
17
0
1
0
10
7
0
0
.624
.621
.561
.602
.643
.631
.610
.574
.502
.560
.541
4
10
11
2
16
8
9
5
4
6
0
8
12
8
8
5
9
8
3
1
6
6
.333
.455
.579
.200
.762
.471
.529
.625
.800
.500
.000
170
168
154
153
151
145
142
136
134
127
125
108
108
120
108
80
89
93
100
130
101
112
6
5
0
17
0
1
0
10
7
0
0
.612
.608
.562
.586
.654
.619
.604
.576
.508
.557
.527
114
117
122
62
73
99
0
0
7
.648
.616
.552
10
7
1
5
4
5
.667
.636
.167
124
124
123
67
77
104
0
0
7
.649
.617
.542
116
106
0
.523
6
5
.545
122
111
0
.524
116
47
5
.712
2
7
.222
118
54
5
.686
111
83
1
.572
3
6
.333
114
89
1
.561
103
106
104
32
79
75
7
0
9
.759
.573
.581
9
4
3
7
8
1
.563
.333
.750
112
110
107
39
87
76
7
0
9
.739
.558
.585
96
34
6
.739
9
1
.900
105
35
6
.750
97
87
0
.527
8
3
.727
105
90
0
.538
95
98
75
56
0
0
.559
.636
10
5
1
7
.909
.412
105
103
76
63
0
0
.580
.620
92
95
59
81
1
0
.609
.540
10
5
4
4
.714
.556
102
100
63
85
1
0
.617
.541
HIGHEST WINNING PERCENTAGE AMONG ACTIVE COACHES (Regular Season with 50+ wins)
NAME
TEAM
Andy Reid
Joe Gibbs
Tony Dungy
Bill Cowher
Mike Martz
Mike Sherman
Mike Shanahan
Mike Holmgren
Marty Schottenheimer
Bill Parcells
Dennis Green
Philadelphia
Washington
COLTS
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Green Bay
Denver
Seattle
San Diego
Dallas
Arizona
W
L
T
PCT.
68
135
97
137
53
55
117
133
183
161
106
37
75
56
80
32
34
73
85
121
119
79
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
.648
.643
.636
.631
.624
.618
.616
.610
.602
.575
.573
THE COLTS ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
The Colts own a 16-10 all-time record on Monday Night Football. The 2005 season marks the eighth time the club has had multiple Monday
Night games during a season. The club had two appearances in 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1988 and 2000, while the Colts were featured three times in
1978. Here is the club's history on Monday Night Football:
Date
Result
Opponent
Attendance
Highlights
09/28/70
L 24-44
at Kansas City
53,911
2nd MNF game ever; WR-Eddie Hinton was 11-190 receiving; Colts
rebounded from loss to have 11-2-1 mark and win Super Bowl V.
11/09/70
W 13-10
vs. Green Bay
48,063
80-yard 2nd qtr. TD march; 2 Jim O'Brien FGs and four interceptions by the
(at Milwaukee)
Colts defense spelled victory in a rainy County Stadium.
10/25/71
L 3-10
at Minnesota
49,784
Vikings swiped 3 Colts passes and stopped two drives inside the 5-yard line;
QB-John Unitas hit crossbar with pass from Minnesota 2 with :42 left.
11/08/71
W 24-17
LA RAMS
57,722
17 4th-qtr. points by Colts included 31t FR by LB-Ted Hendricks; RB-Tom
Matte was 19-97, 2 TDs rushing.
11/06/72
W 24-17
at New England
60,999
DB-Bruce Laird's FR and 73-yard KOR in 3rd qtr. set up 2 TDs as Colts
snap 4-game losing streak; 2 late interceptions (Volk/Logan) seal win.
11/01/76
W 38-14
HOUSTON
60,020
Colts rushed 53-268, 5 TDs, including 28-136 by RB-Lydell Mitchell; Colts
defense netted 6 sacks to complement 458 net yards by offense.
11/22/76
W 17-16
at Miami
62,104
Colts moved to 8-2 and atop the AFC East on Mike Barnes' blocked PAT with
:12 left; Ted Marchibroda topped Don Shula for 4th consecutive time.
11/07/77
W 10-3
WASHINGTON
60,763
5th consecutive MNF win sported 5 sacks and 2 thefts of Joe Theismann; Bert
Jones-Freddie Scott 26t hookup in 4th qtr. was game's lone TD.
12/05/77
L 6-17
at Miami
68,977
Colts fell to 3-way divisional tie with loss; K-Toni Linhart's FGs were only
points as RB-Roosevelt Leaks lost fumble in Miami end zone.
09/04/78
L 0-38
at Dallas
65,053
Injuries to Bert Jones, Bill Troup meant start for QB-Mike Kirkland; Dallas'
583 yards included gains of 91, 51, 49, 38, 23 yards.
09/18/78
W 34-27
at New England
57,284
Teams totaled 41 4th-qtr. points; Joe Washington was 16-53 rush/2-41
rec./2-112 KOR, including 23t snare and 90t KOR with 1:18 left.
11/06/78
W 21-17
WASHINGTON
60,762
3rd 1978 MNF game was club's 4th win; Bert Jones hit 78t and 27t passes
in first full healthy game, the final one came with 3:18 left.
09/19/88
L 17-23
at Cleveland
75,148
Colts ended decade-long MNF appearance drought; Eric Dickerson was 22117, 1 TD rushing; PR Clarence Verdin had 73t effort.
10/31/88
W 55-23
DENVER
60,544
Eric Dickerson was 21-159, 4 TDs rushing in 19 minutes; Colts had 45-10
lead at half; 55 points is most ever in any MNF game; 1st MNF game in Indy
had festive Halloween-clad audience of 60,544 in Hoosier Dome.
11/05/90
L 7-24
NY GIANTS
58,688
Colts fell behind 17-0 at half as NYG had advantages of 13-1 in 1st downs
and 106-45 in net yards.
11/29/93
L 0-31
SAN DIEGO
54,110
SD had 2 passing TDs in the 1st qtr. and 2 rushing TDs in the 4th qtr.; Colts
out-gained 474-262.
09/23/96
W 10-6
MIAMI
60,891
2nd-largest crowd in Colts history was raucous in 10-6 win in meeting of 30 clubs; Colts out-rushed Miami 171-28 and produced five sacks.
10/20/97
L 6-9
BUFFALO
61,139
K-Steve Christie's 27-yard FG at the gun ended only the second game in
NFL history where teams combined to produce no TDs and turnovers.
09/25/00
W 43-14
JACKSONVILLE
56,816
QB-Peyton Manning (club-record 440 passing yards and 4 TDs), WRsMarvin Harrison (2-103) and Terrence Wilkins (9-148) led way and Indy
defense held Jaguars to -27 net yards through most of 2nd half.
12/11/00
W 44-20
BUFFALO
56,671
Colts out-scored Bills in 2nd half, 35-14; Colts defense scored 2 TDs and
produced 9 sacks; RB-Edgerrin James was 27-111, 3 TDs rushing.
12/10/01
L 6-41
at Miami
73,858
Four Colts turnovers aided Miami's 6 TDs as the Colts were out-scored
20-3 in the 1st half and 21-3 in the 2nd half in losing to the Dolphins.
10/21/02
L 10-28
at Pittsburgh
62,800
A 21-0 deficit was too much to overcome; RB-Jerome Bettis had 2 TD runs
and QB-Tommy Maddox hit 2 TD passes to lead the Steelers.
10/06/03
W 38-35
at Tampa Bay (OT)
65,647
Colts became 1st team to erase 21-point deficit (35-14) in last 4 minutes of
a game in posting 38-35 OT win over defending NFL champion. QB-Peyton
Manning was 34-47-386, finding WR-Marvin Harrison on 37t and 28t passes.
11/08/04
W 31-28
MINNESOTA
57,307
Manning was 23-29-368, 4 TDs, James was 26-123 rushing and K-Mike
Vanderjagt's 35-yard FG with :02 left provided the win.
10/17/05
W 45-28
ST. LOUIS
57,307
11/07/05
W 40-21
at New England
68,756
RB-Edgerrin James was 23-143, 2 TDs rushing and QB-Peyton Manning
and WR-Marvin Harrison set the NFL mark for TDs by a tandem; Colts
defense forced 4 turnovers and club produced first 6-0 start since 1958.
QB-Peyton Manning (28-37-321, 3 TDs), RB-Edgerrin James (34-104, 1 TD)
and WRs-Marvin Harrison (9-128, 2 TDs) and Reggie Wayne (9-124, 1 TD)
helped club earn 40-21 win; Indy had 453 yards and 28 1st downs.
QB-Peyton Manning has started the first 122 games of his career.
Manning (2,681-4,196-31,976, 236 TDs/127 ints., 93.2 rating, career; 217316-2,534, 20 TDs/7 ints., 104.6 rating, 2005) has produced the longest
career-opening starting streak by any QB in NFL history, and the longest
streak ever by a Colts QB. He was 21-36-254, 2 TDs at Baltimore 9/11
and 19-23-228, 1 int. vs. Cleveland 9/25. He was 20-27-264, 4 TDs at
Tennessee 10/2. Manning hit his first five efforts at Tennessee to tie the
club mark for consecutive completions (17, Bert Jones vs. NYJ 12/15/74).
He was 23-31-255, 1 TD/2 ints. at San Francisco 10/9. He was 22-32-191,
2 TDs vs. St. Louis 10/17. He was 21-27-237, 2 TDs/1 int. at Houston
10/23. Manning was 28-37-321, 3 TDs/1 int. at New England 11/7, winning AFC Offensive Player-of-the Week honors. He was 26-35-297, 3
TDs vs. Houston 11/13. He was 24-40-365, 3 TDs/1 int. at Cincinnati
11/20. Manning has a 68.7 completion percentage in 2005 and has hit a
75.0 completion percentage five times in the last eight games (the three
sub-75.0+ games were 68.8 vs. St. Louis, 74.3 vs. Houston and 60.0 at
Cincinnati). He has bettered his completion percentage during each season of his career (56.7, 1998; 62.1, 1999; 62.5, 2000; 62.7, 2001; 66.3,
2002; 67.0, 2003; 67.6, 2004; 68.7, 2005), while the four-best NFL seasonal percentages are: 70.55, Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, 1982 (218-309);
70.33, Sammy Baugh, Washington, 1945 (128-182); 70.28, Steve Young,
San Francisco, 1994 (324-461); 70.21, Joe Montana, San Francisco, 1989
(271-386). With a minimum of 20 attempts per game, Manning has 32
career outings with a 70.0+ completion percentage (1, 1998; 3, 1999; 2,
2000; 2, 2001; 6, 2002; 5, 2003; 6, 2004; 6, 2005). Manning is only the
fifth Colts player with 100+ consecutive starts (115, C-Ken Mendenhall;
104, DE-Fred Cook; 102, DB-Jason Belser; 101, OT-Tarik Glenn).
Manning’s start at San Francisco broke Ron Jaworski’s (116) total for the
2nd-longest starting streak by any NFL quarterback. He has thrown touchdown passes in 108 of 122 games and for two or more touchdowns in 71
of 122 games. Manning has 20+ touchdown passes in eight consecutive
seasons, and he has eight of the 18 20+-touchdown seasons in club history. Manning has seven consecutive 3,000+ seasons and owns seven of the
13 3,000+ seasons in Colts history (3, Unitas; 3, Jones). He is the only
NFL QB ever to have seven 3,000+ seasons to open a career. Manning’s
streak of seven consecutive 3,000+ seasons is the 2nd-longest active streak
in the NFL (13, Brett Favre, GB). The other all-time streaks of consecutive 3,000+ seasons between Manning and Favre are: 9, Dan Marino; 7,
John Elway; 7, Drew Bledsoe. He also is the only NFL player to have
4,000+ passing yards in six consecutive seasons, and his six overall 4,000+
seasons tied Marino for the most in NFL history. Manning has completed
more passes and thrown for more yards in a career-opening eight-year span
than any NFL player. Manning (2003, 2004) is a two-time MVP by the
Associated Press, and he is a five-time Pro Bowler (1999-00, 02-04).
Manning has amassed three perfect rating games (10/22/00 vs. New
England; 11/10/02 at Philadelphia; 9/28/03 at New Orleans), the most by
any NFL player since the rating system was created in 1973 (he added a
perfect game in the playoffs 1/4/04 vs. Denver). Manning has authored his
sixth career double-digit victory season in 2005, and he is the club leader
in 10+-victory seasons by a quarterback (3, Unitas; 3, Jones). Manning
has teamed with 23 different players for touchdowns and has tossed scoring passes in 26 of the 28 arenas he has played in during regular season
action (27 of 29 if counting the Meadowlands twice for games against the
Giants and Jets). The only venues where Manning has appeared and did
not toss a scoring pass are the TWA Dome (2001) and Invesco Field (2002,
2004). Manning (49, 2004) is the 3rd NFL QB with a 40+-TD season (48,
Marino, 1984; 44, Marino, 1986; 41, Kurt Warner, St. Louis, 1999).
Manning has six 400+ career games and ranks among the NFL leaders (13,
Marino; 7, Joe Montana; 7, Warren Moon; 6, Dan Fouts; 6, Drew Bledsoe).
Manning had six 4+-TD games in 2004 to tie Marino (1984) for the NFL’s
best seasonal total. Manning’s six 5+-TD games tie Marino’s NFL record
for most in a career. Manning had 100+ rating outings in 11 of 16 games
in 2004 and had nine straight 100+ games, tying the longest NFL seasonal streak since the rating was implemented in 1972. He has had 100+ rating games in 42 of 122 career outings. In 2004, Manning set the club seasonal record for passing yards (4,557) and completion percentage (67.6).
In 2004, he threw more touchdown passes (49) than 26 other NFL teams
scored total touchdowns. Manning was named the NFL Offensive Playerof-the-Year and NFL All-Pro by the Associated Press for his 2004 regular
season performance. Manning was named the Associated Press NFL Most
Valuable Player for his play in 2004. It marked the second consecutive
season he won the award (sharing honors in 2003 with QB-Steve McNair).
Manning joined Brett Favre (1995-97) and Joe Montana (1989-90) as the
only players to win the award in consecutive seasons. Favre’s three nominations are the most in the history of the award, while Manning is tied for
second-most with Montana, John Unitas (1964, 1967), Steve Young (1992,
1994), Kurt Warner (1999, 2001) and Jim Brown (1957, 1965) as multiplewinners. Notable players and Hall-of-Famers who won the award once
include John Elway, Dan Marino, Terry Bradshaw, Fran Tarkenton, Walter
Payton, Marcus Allen and Lawrence Taylor.
WR-Marvin Harrison (903-11,851, 106 TDs career; 58-666, 8 TDs,
2005) is a six-time Pro Bowler (1999-04). His six straight bids rank only
behind John Unitas (8, 1957-64), OG/T-Jim Parker (8, 1958-65) and ties
DE-Gino Marchetti (6, 1959-64) for the longest streaks in Colts history.
Prior to 2004, Harrison was tied with DT-Art Donovan (5, 1953-57), OTChris Hinton (5, 1985-89) and RB-Lenny Moore (5, 1958-62) for the
club’s longer consecutive Pro Bowl streaks. Harrison has bettered the club
career receiving records of WR-Raymond Berry (631-9,275, 68 TDs). In
2004, Harrison produced his 6th 1,000+ reception yardage season, extending his club record for most 1,000+ and most consecutive 1,000+ seasons.
Harrison has 6 of the 12 1,000+ reception yardage seasons achieved in
Colts history. Harrison ranks 6th NFL career receptions, 15th in NFL
career reception yards, 3rd in NFL career touchdown receptions and T2nd
in NFL career 100+-yard games. His six 1,000+ scrimmage yards seasons
tie RB-Lenny Moore and RB-Edgerrin James for the most in Colts history. Six consecutive 1,000+ scrimmage yards seasons (1999-04) are a club
record. He had been tied with Moore (5, 1957-61), Mitchell (5, 1973-77)
and Faulk (5, 1994-98) for the club mark in that category prior to 2004.
Harrison’s 11,879 career scrimmage yards rank 1st in Colts history. In
2004, Harrison produced his club-record 6th consecutive 10+-TD season,
and he is the only NFL player with 10+ touchdown receptions in the last
six consecutive seasons. Harrison (12,056) ranks 2nd in Colts career total
yards (12,449, Moore). Harrison’s 106 touchdowns rank 2nd in club history to Moore (113). Harrison was 9-109, 2 TDs at Tennessee 10/2/05 and
became the 16th NFL player with 100 career touchdowns. He is one of
six players with 100+ career touchdown receptions (197, Jerry Rice; 130,
Cris Carter; 101, Terrell Owens; 100, Steve Largent; 100, Tim Brown).
Harrison has 23 multiple-touchdown games, including eight 3-TD outings
(at Kansas City 12/15/96; at San Francisco 10/18/98; at New England
9/19/99; vs. Minnesota 12/24/00; vs. Buffalo 9/23/01; vs. Miami 11/11/01;
at New Orleans 9/28/03; at Detroit 11/25/04). He was 9-109, 2 TDs at
Tennessee 10/2, 9-128, 2 TDs at New England 11/7 and 7-108, 1 TD vs.
Houston 11/13 for his top yardage days in 2005. The outing at Houston
marked his 50th career 100+ game, tying WR-Don Maynard for 2nd-most
in NFL history (76, Jerry Rice). Harrison (903 receptions in 149 games)
reached 900 career receptions at Cincinnati 11/20, his 149th game. It
marked the NFL’s fastest pace to that plateau being (168 games, Jerry
Rice). Harrison reached 600 receptions in 102 games, 700 in 114 games
and 800 in 131 games, the fastest paces to those reception totals (Herman
Moore, 600 in 118 games; Rice 700 in 139 games and 800 in 154 games
were the prior records).
Manning and Harrison have combined for 90 touchdowns, the most
potent touchdown duo in NFL history. Manning and Harrison passed
John Unitas and Berry (63) at Tampa Bay 10/6/03 for the club record and
passed Jim Kelly and Andre Reed (65, Buffalo) vs. New England
11/30/03 for 3rd-most in NFL history. Manning and Harrison passed Dan
Marino and Mark Clayton (79, Miami) vs. Tennessee 12/5/04. They set
the all-time NFL record with a 6t connection vs. St. Louis 10/17/05.
Manning and Harrison have combined for 760 completions for 10,076
yards, the NFL records for completions and yards between two players.
The prior NFL records for completions and yards between two players
were 663 for 9,538 yards by Kelly and Reed. Young and Rice had 137
games together and Kelly and Reed had 147 games together, while
Manning and Harrison have played in 117 games together.
RB-Edgerrin James (2,075-8,836, 62 TDs rushing/340-2,727, 11
TDs receiving, 11,563 scrimmage yards, career; 247-1,116, 11 TDs rushing/28-225, 1 TD receiving, 1,341 scrimmage yards, 2005) is the club’s
career leading rusher. James surpassed Lenny Moore (5,174), Eric
Dickerson (5,194), Marshall Faulk (5,320) and Lydell Mitchell (5,487) in
2003. James was 27-128 rushing/4-39 receiving for 167 scrimmage yards
vs. Jacksonville 9/18. He was 27-108, 1 TD rushing/2-29 receiving for
127 scrimmage yards vs. Cleveland 9/25. He was 21-90 rushing/2-12, 1
TD receiving at Tennessee 10/2. He was 21-105, 1 TD rushing/4-42
receiving for 147 scrimmage yards at San Francisco 10/9. He was 23-143,
3 TDs rushing/3-16 receiving vs. St. Louis 10/17 for 159 scrimmage
yards. He was 21-139, 2 TDs rushing/1-8 receiving for 147 scrimmage
yards at Houston 10/23. James was AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Month
for October. James was 34-104, 1 TD rushing/3-9 receiving for 113 scrimmage yards at New England 11/7. He was 26-122, 1 TD rushing/3-26
receiving for 148 scrimmage yards vs. Houston 11/13. James tied his club
mark vs. Houston with his 5th consecutive 100+ game (also games 14-16,
2000 through games 1-2, 2001). He was 24-89, 2 TDs rushing/3-18
receiving at Cincinnati for 107 scrimmage yards at Cincinnati 11/20. He
scored a rushing touchdown in a career-best 6th consecutive game.
James’ seven 100+ games in 2005 put him on a pace to challenge the club
seasonal-bests in that category (10, James, 1999; 9, James, 2000; 8,
Dickerson, 1988; 8, James, 2004). James ranks 1st in AFC rushing, 2nd
in NFL rushing and 1st in AFC scrimmage yards, 1st in NFL scrimmage
yards. James has five 1,000+ rushing seasons (1,709, 2000; 1,553, 1999;
1,548, 2004; 1,259, 2003; 1,116, 2005) and has surpassed Faulk for the
most 1,000+ rushing seasons in club history. James has six 1,000+ scrimmage yards seasons (2,303, 2000; 2,139, 1999; 2,031, 2004; 1,551, 2003;
1,343, 2002; 1,341, 2005). The club record for most 1,000+ scrimmage
yards seasons is six by James, Moore and Marvin Harrison and five by
Mitchell and Faulk. James has four 1,500+ scrimmage yards seasons, tied
with Faulk for most in Colts history (4, Faulk). James’ three 2,000+
scrimmage yards seasons are the club record and rank among the NFL
career leaders (4, Walter Payton; 4, Dickerson; 4, Faulk; 3, Priest Holmes;
2; O.J. Simpson; 2, William Andrews; 2, Roger Craig; 2, Thurman
Thomas; 2, Emmitt Smith; 2, Barry Sanders; 2, LaDainian Tomlinson).
James has started all 91 career performances since 1999. James is 1 of 6
Colts players with 40+ career rushing touchdowns (63, Moore; 62, James;
45, Tom Matte; 42, Faulk; 40, Alan Ameche; 40, Don McCauley). James
has 2,415 touches and surpassed Mitchell (1,689) and Faulk (1,686) in
2003 for the most in Colts history. He has 47 career 100+ rushing games,
and his career number of 100+ games did not dip below his sub-100+
rushing games until 53 games into his career, the best opening streak of a
plus ratio by any player in NFL history. James’ career ratio of 100+:sub100+ is 47:44. He is the only Colts player to produce a 200+ rushing
game, and he became the 15th NFL player with 2+ 200-yard career games
with his effort at Chicago 11/21/04. James (47) ranks 3rd among active
NFL players in 100+ games (60, Jerome Bettis; 57, Curtis Martin; 38,
Marshall Faulk; 38, Corey Dillon; 37, Fred Taylor; 31, Priest Holmes).
James was the NFL rushing champion in 1999 and 2000, making him one
of only eleven players to capture consecutive league rushing crowns. He
was only the 13th NFL rookie to win the rushing title. With 1,553 rushing yards and 586 receiving yards in 1999, and 1,709 rushing yards and
594 receiving yards in 2000, James became the only NFL player with consecutive 1,500+ rushing and 500+ receiving yards seasons. With 1,548
yards in 2004, James achieved his 3rd 1,500+ rushing season (1999-00,
04), and it placed him among the NFL career leaders in that category (5,
Barry Sanders, 1991, 94-97; 4, Walter Payton, 1977, 79, 84-85; 4, Eric
Dickerson, 1983-84, 86, 88; 3, Jim Brown, 1958, 63, 65; 3, O.J. Simpson,
1973, 75-76; 3, Emmitt Smith, 1991-92, 95; 3, Terrell Davis, 1996-98),
and James leads active players with 1,500+ rushing seasons (2, LaDainian
Tomlinson, 2002-03; 2, Priest Holmes, 2001-02; 2, Curtis Martin, 2001,
04). James is 1 of 8 Colts players with 50+ career total touchdowns (113,
Moore; 106, Harrison; 73, James; 68, Raymond Berry; 58, McCauley; 57,
Matte; 51, Faulk; 50, Jimmy Orr). James ranks 2nd in Colts career scrimmage yards (11,879, Harrison; 11,563, James) and 3rd in Colts career total
yards (12,449, Moore; 12,056, Harrison; 11,563, James). James needs one
more NFL rushing title to rank among the all-time leaders (8, Jim Brown;
4, Steve Van Buren; 4, O.J. Simpson; 4, Eric Dickerson; 4, Emmitt Smith;
4, Barry Sanders; 3, Earl Campbell). James has five career 300+-touch
seasons (450, 2000; 431, 1999; 385, 2004; 338, 2002; 301, 2003). James
is a three-time Pro Bowl choice (1999, 2000, 2004).
DE-Dwight Freeney, one of 12 Colts with a 3.0+ sack game, had a
club rookie record 13 sacks in 2002, along with nine forced fumbles. He
had 11 sacks in 2003 and had a club-record 16 in 2004 and now has sacks
in 32 of 57 career games and 27 of 46 starts. He was 3-27 sacks and had
two forced fumbles at Miami 11/2/03. He had consecutive three-sack
games vs. Tennessee 12/5/04 and at Houston 12/12/04. He has 11 career
multiple sack games (3, at Miami 11/2/03; 3, vs. Tennessee 12/5/04; 3, at
Houston 12/12/04; 3, vs. Cleveland 9/25/05; 2, vs. Dallas 11/17/02; 2, at
Cleveland 12/15/02; 2, vs. Jacksonville 12/29/02; 2, vs. Carolina 10/12/03;
2, vs. Jacksonville 10/24/03; 2, vs. Minnesota 11/8/04; 2, vs. Baltimore
12/19/04). He has four career three-game sack streaks. Freeney’s fourgame streaks are tied for the 4th-longest (since 1982) in Colts history (8,
DE-Robert Mathis, 2005; 6, DE-Dan Footman, 1997; 5, LB-Duane
Bickett, 1985; 4, DE-Jon Hand, 1991; 4, LB-Tony Bennett, 1995; 4, LBTony Bennett, 1996; 4, DT-Ellis Johnson, 1998; 4, Freeney, 2003; 4,
Freeney, 2004). The Colts are 25-7 when Freeney produces a sack. He
has three career games with multiple forced fumbles (3, at Philadelphia
11/10/02; 2 at Tennessee 12/8/02; 2, at Miami 11/2/03). Freeney has 21
career forced fumbles and the club is 14-3 in games when Freeney forces
a fumble. Freeney has 47 career sacks. He ranked among the NFL’s alltime top totals for players after their first two career seasons (31, Reggie
White; 30, Derrick Thomas; 26, Jevon Kearse; 24, Freeney) and first three
career seasons (52, White; 43.5, Thomas; 37.5 Richard Dent; 36, Kearse;
36, Anthony Smith). Freeney is the only Colts player to produce consecutive 10+ sack seasons (16, 2004; 13, 2002; 11, 2003). There have been
only 11 double-digit sack seasons (since sacks became official in 1982) in
Colts history (16, Freeney, 2004; 13, Freeney, 2002; 12, DE-Chad Bratzke,
1999; 11.5, LB-Johnie Cooks, 1984; 11, Freeney, 2003; 11, LB-Vernon
Maxwell, 1983; 10.5, DE-Tony Bennett, 1995; 10.5, DE-Dan Footman,
1997; 10.5, DE-Robert Mathis, 2004; 10, DE-Jon Hand, 1989; 10, Mathis,
2005). Freeney earned his first Pro Bowl bid in 2003, joining LB-Duane
Bickett (1987) as the club’s only defensive Pro Bowlers in the team’s 22year Indianapolis era. He became the first Pro Bowl defensive lineman for
the team since DT-Mike Barnes and DE-John Dutton in 1977. He earned
a second consecutive Pro Bowl bid in 2004. He is the first Colts defensive
player to have consecutive Pro Bowl bids since Dutton (1976-77).
Freeney (16) ranked 1st in NFL sacks in 2004, and became the first Colts
player to lead the NFL in sacks since the category became official in 1982.
Freeney is 2nd in Colts career sacks (50, LB-Duane Bickett).
In 2003, K-Mike Vanderjagt hit all 37 FG attempts. He hit a 32-yarder
at New England 9/7/04 to move his NFL-record streak of consecutive field
goals to 42, but missed a 48-yard effort in that contest. In producing the
new league mark with 42 consecutive field goals, Vanderjagt vanquished
streaks of 40 by Gary Anderson (San Francisco/Minnesota, 1997-98), 31 by
Fuad Reveiz (Minnesota, 1994-95) and 30 by Jeff Wilkins (St. Louis, 199901). In 2003, Vanderjagt was 37-37 FGs and 46-46 PATs for an AFC-high
157 points (163, Wilkins, St. Louis), and he broke his club seasonal scoring
record (145, 1999). Vanderjagt ranks as the NFL’s most accurate FG kicker (.872, 205-235). He has three career 5-FG games (vs. Denver 1/6/02; vs.
Baltimore 10/13/02; at Tennessee 12/7/03), tying the best single-game total
in club history. With 945 career points, he moved past K-Dean Biasucci
(783) 10/24/04 vs. Jacksonville as the club’s career leading scorer.
Vanderjagt (1998-04) has produced seven consecutive 100+-point seasons
and owns the club record for most 100+ seasons and most consecutive
100+ seasons. In opening his career with seven 100+ seasons, Vanderjagt
ranks behind Jason Elam (12, Denver), Adam Vinatieri (9, New England)
and Ryan Longwell (8, Green Bay) for the most consecutive 100+ seasons
to start a career. Like Vanderjagt, Elam, Vinatieri and Longwell are working on active streaks. In 2003, Vanderjagt produced only the 4th perfect FG
season in NFL history (Tony Zendejas, LA Rams, 17-17, 1991; Jeff
Wilkins, St. Louis, 17-17, 2000; Gary Anderson, Minnesota, 35-35, 1998).
Vanderjagt’s 205 field goals are the most in Colts history.
As a head coach, Dungy is 83-21 when his teams have scored 17+
points, while his record is 72-7 when his teams open a 10+-point lead.
Dungy is 53-0 in games when his team earns a 14+-point lead. In 25 seasons as a head coach or assistant, Dungy’s defenses have scored 69 touchdowns. As a head coach from 1996-04, Dungy’s teams have always
ranked among the least penalized in the NFL (1996: 95 penalties, T9thfewest; 1997: 77, 1st; 1998: 99, 7th; 1999: 75, 2nd; 2000: 82, 3rd; 2001:
77, 6th; 2002: 91, 7th; 2003: 92, T6th; 2004: 106, T10th; 2005, 1st).
Indianapolis is +7 in turnover ratio (19 takeaways:12 giveaways), and the
12 giveaways are T4th-fewest in the NFL. Indianapolis is +14 in penalty ratio (53:67). Indianapolis is +25 in sack ratio (32:7). Indianapolis
ranks 3rd in NFL sacks and 2nd in scoring defense. Through 10 games,
the Colts have trailed in only two games (13:32 vs. Jacksonville; 38:48 vs.
St. Louis) for total of 52 minutes and 20 seconds in 2005. Under Dungy,
the club is +31 in turnover ratio (2002: -5 (32 giveaways:27 takeaways);
2003: +10 (20:30); 2004: +19 (17:36); 2005: +7 (19:12)).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS...NFL RARITY BECOMES NEAR ANNUAL COLTS TRADITION
In a category that has been reached only 24 times in the NFL’s 85 seasons, the Colts continue to be repeat performers. In NFL history, there have
only been 24 seasonal offenses that have produced a 4,000+ passer and 1,000+ rushers and receivers. QB-Peyton Manning, RB-Edgerrin James and
WR-Marvin Harrison accomplished the feat in 1999 and 2000, while the club also did it in 2001 with Manning, Harrison and RB-Dominic Rhodes,
the only undrafted rookie free agent in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards. The club narrowly missed accomplishing the feat in 2002 as Manning
threw for 4,200 yards, while Harrison amassed 1,722 yards, but RB-Edgerrin James tallied 989 rushing yards while missing two games with injuries.
Manning threw for 4,267 yards in 2003, while Harrison totaled 1,272 receiving yards and James notched 1,259 rushing yards. Manning threw for
4,557 yards in 2004, while James produced 1,548 rushing yards and the club had a trio of 1,000+ receivers (1,210, Reggie Wayne; 1,113, Harrison;
1,077, Brandon Stokley) as the club had an unprecedented fifth offense in six years to reach this milestone. The Colts are the only team ever to do it
in consecutive seasons. Here is a look at those prolific offenses:
NFL 4,000-YARD PASSING AND 1,000-YARD RUSHING/RECEIVING COMBINATIONS
Year
2004
Team
COLTS
4,000-Yard Passer
Peyton Manning (4,557)
1,000-Yard Rusher
Edgerrin James (1,548)
1,000-Yard Receiver(s)
Reggie Wayne (1,210)/Marvin Harrison (1,113)/
Brandon Stokley (1,077)
2004
Denver
Jake Plummer (4,089)
Reuben Droughns (1,240)
Rod Smith (1,144)/Ashley Lelie (1,084)
2004
Green Bay Brett Favre (4,088)
Ahman Green (1,163)
Javon Walker (1,382)/Donald Driver (1,208)
2003
COLTS
Peyton Manning (4,267)
Edgerrin James (1,259)
Marvin Harrison (1,272)
2002
Buffalo
Drew Bledsoe (4,359)
Travis Henry (1,438)
Eric Moulds (1,292)
2002
NY Giants Kerry Collins (4,073)
Tiki Barber (1,387)
Amani Toomer (1,343)
2001
COLTS
Peyton Manning (4,131)
Dominic Rhodes (1,104)
Marvin Harrison (1,524)
2001
St. Louis
Kurt Warner (4,830)
Marshall Faulk (1,382)
Torry Holt (1,363)/Isaac Bruce (1,106)
2000
COLTS
Peyton Manning (4,413)
Edgerrin James (1,709)
Marvin Harrison (1,413)
2000
San Fran.
Jeff Garcia (4,090)
Charlie Garner (1,139)
Terrell Owens (1,416)
1999
*COLTS
Peyton Manning (4,135)
Edgerrin James (1,553)
Marvin Harrison (1,663)
1999
St. Louis
Kurt Warner (4,353)
Marshall Faulk (1,381)
Isaac Bruce (1,165)/Marshall Faulk (1,048)
1999
Green Bay Brett Favre (4,091)
Dorsey Levens (1,034)
Antonio Freeman (1,074)/Bill Schroeder (1,074)
1999
Washington Brad Johnson (4,005)
Stephen Davis (1,405)
Michael Westbrook (1,191)
1998
San Fran.
Steve Young (4,170)
Garrison Hearst (1,570)
Jerry Rice (1,157)/Terrell Owens (1,097)
1996
New Eng.
Drew Bledsoe (4,086)
Curtis Martin (1,152)
Terry Glenn (1,132)
1995
Atlanta
Jeff George (4,143)
Craig Heyward (1,083)
Eric Metcalf (1,189)/Bert Emmanuel (1,039)/
Terance Mathis (1,039)
1995
*Detroit
Scott Mitchell (4,338)
Barry Sanders (1,500)
Herman Moore (1,686)/Brett Perriman (1,488)
1995
Green Bay Brett Favre (4,413)
Edgar Bennett (1,067)
Robert Brooks (1,497)
1994
Minnesota Warren Moon (4,264)
Terry Allen (1,031)
Cris Carter (1,256)/Jake Reed (1,175)
1989
L.A. Rams Jim Everett (4,310)
Greg Bell (1,137)
Henry Ellard (1,382)/Flipper Anderson (1,146)
1986
Washington Jay Schroeder (4,109)
George Rogers (1,203)
Gary Clark (1,265)/Art Monk (1,068)
1984
St. Louis
Neil Lomax (4,614)
Ottis Anderson (1,174)
Roy Green (1,555)
1981
San Diego Dan Fouts (4,802)
Chuck Muncie (1,144)
Charlie Joiner (1,188)/Kellen Winslow (1,075)
*Denotes only 4,000-1,500-1,500 offense in NFL history. The offensive coordinator was Tom Moore in both instances.
AFC SOUTH DIVISION STANDINGS
COLTS
Jacksonville
Tennessee
Houston
W-L
10-0*
7-3
2-8
1-8
WEEK 12
Pittsburgh
at Arizona
San Francisco
St. Louis
WEEK 13
Tennessee
at Cleveland
at COLTS
at Baltimore
WEEK 14
at Jacksonville
COLTS
Houston
at Tennessee
WEEK 15
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Arizona
WEEK 16
at Seattle
at Houston
at Miami
Jacksonville
WEEK 17
Arizona
Tennessee
at Jax.
at S. Fran.
DIV AFC
4-0
8-0
2-1
6-2
1-2
2-6
0-4
1-8
AFC PLAYOFF RACE (*DIVISION LEADER)
Denver
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
N. England
San Diego
Kansas City
Buffalo
Cleveland
Oakland
Miami
Baltimore
NY Jets
W-L
8-2*
7-3*
7-3*
6-4*
6-4
6-4
4-6
4-6
4-6
3-7
3-7
2-8
WEEK 12
at Dallas
at COLTS
Baltimore
at Kansas City
at Washington
New England
Carolina
at Minnesota
Miami
at Oakland
at Cincinnati
New Orleans
WEEK 13
at Kansas City
Cincinnati
at Pittsburgh
NY Jets
Oakland
Denver
at Miami
Jacksonville
at San Diego
Buffalo
Houston
at N. England
WEEK 14
Baltimore
Chicago
Cleveland
at Buffalo
Miami
at Dallas
New England
at Cincinnati
at NY Jets
at San Diego
at Denver
Oakland
WEEK 15
at Buffalo
at Minnesota
at Detroit
Tampa Bay
at COLTS
at NY Giants
Denver
at Oakland
Cleveland
NY Jets
Green Bay
at Miami
WEEK 16
Oakland
at Cleveland
Buffalo
at NY Jets
at Kansas City
San Diego
at Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
at Denver
Tennessee
Minnesota
New England
WEEK 17
DIV AFC
at San Diego 3-0
6-1
Detroit
3-1
6-3
at Kansas City 2-1
4-3
Miami
2-0
4-3
Denver
2-1
5-2
Cincinnati
2-2
5-3
at NY Jets
2-1
4-3
Baltimore
0-3
2-5
NY Giants 0-4
2-5
at N. England 0-3
1-5
at Cleveland 2-2
3-5
Buffalo
1-1
1-6
COLTS-STEELERS CONNECTIONS
CONNECTIONS: Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy was signed as a FA
by Pittsburgh in May of 1977...Dungy was converted from QB to WR to
S, where he made the team, the first FA to make the potent club in two
seasons…Dungy played in Pittsburgh’s Super Bowl XIII win over Dallas,
35-31, recovering a fumble that led to a TD that proved to be the winning
points…he was traded to San Francisco in 1979…in a 1977 game against
Houston, Dungy intercepted a pass and, filling in for injured QBs-Terry
Bradshaw and Mike Kruczek, rushed three times for eight yards and
completed three of eight passes for 43 yards, while tossing an interception…Dungy returned to Pittsburgh from 1981-88…he was the NFL’s
youngest assistant (25) in 1981 before being promoted to defensive backs
coach in 1982…he was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1984,
becoming the youngest coordinator in the NFL (28)…he joined Kansas
City in 1989 and served on the same Chiefs staff as Bill Cowher, both
under Marty Schottenheimer…Colts Off. Coord. Tom Moore served
1977-89 with Pittsburgh (77-82 as Receivers Coach; 83-89 as Off.
Coord./QB Coach)…WRs Coach Bruce Arians also was with Kansas
City staff with Dungy 1989-91...Arians was QBs Coach with Colts 19982000...Special Teams Coach Kevin Spencer served in same capacity
with Colts 1998-01...RBs Coach Gene Huey is Uniontown, Pa.,
native...Asst. Head Coach/QBs Coach Jim Caldwell was Asst. Coach at
Penn State 1986-92...Def. Asst. Leslie Frazier was DBs Coach at
Philadelphia 1999-02...WRs Coach Clyde Christensen coached at
Temple 1983-85...Asst. Athletic Trainer Dave Hammer is Pittsburgh
native...Area Scout Paul Roell is in 15th season with Colts and formerly
worked at Pittsburgh Total Scouting and Metro Index Scouting, while
being a product of Robert Morris…Dir. of College Scouting Mike Butler
is son of former Steeler and All-Pro DB, Jack, and worked in Steelers’
scouting before joining Colts in 1987...Butler graduated from Indiana
University of Pennsylvania 1983...Colts former Head Coach (1975-79,
92-95) Ted Marchibroda, and current Colts broadcaster, was D1-53
choice of Steelers and was retained by club ahead of John Unitas as
Steelers QB in mid-1950s…Marchibroda is native of Franklin,
Pa….Player Dev. Raymond Jackson is Gary native...WR-Marvin
Harrison (Roman Catholic HS) and DE-Raheem Brock (Dobbins HS)
are Philadelphia natives, and Brock played at Temple...RB-James
Mungro is East Stroudsburg (HS) native...DB-Bob Sanders is Erie
(Cathedral Prep HS) native...DB-Marlin Jackson is Sharon (HS)
native... P-Chris Gardocki was with Colts 1995-98...OT-Trai Essex is
Fort Wayne (Paul Harding HS) native...RB-Jerome Bettis played at
Notre Dame...C-Chukky Okobi attended Purdue...WR-Antwaan
Randle-El had sterling career at Indiana Univ. with 11,384 total yards
and 86 TDs on 1,917 plays, averaging 258.73 yards/game in total
offense…Randle-El was only player in NCAA Division 1-A history to
have 6,000+ passing yards and 3,000+ rushing yards, along with passing
for 40 TDs and scoring 40 TDs…RB-Ran Carthon and OT-Max Starks
were teammates at Florida...LB-David Thornton, RB-Willie Parker
and K-Jeff Reed were teammates at North Carolina...LB-Rob Morris
and DT-Chris Hoke were teammates at Brigham Young...LB-Cato June
and LB-Larry Foote were teammates at Michigan.
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Raheem (rah-HEEM) Brock
Ryan Diem (DEEM)
Matt Giordano (JEE-or-DON-O)
Tarik (TAR-ick) Glenn
Joaquin (wah-KEEN) Gonzalez
Ryan Lilja (LILL-juh)
Montae (mon-TAY) Reagor (RAY-gur)
Dominic (Dominique) Rhodes
Gerome (Jerome) Sapp
Jim Sorgi (SORE-jee)
Matt Ulrich (UHL-rich)
Ben Utecht (YOU-tech)
Mike Vanderjagt (VANDER-jat)
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS MILESTONES
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QB-Peyton Manning has 87 games with 20+ completions, the most in Colts history (John Unitas had 33 in 206 career games).
Manning has 7 consecutive 3,000+ seasons and owns 7 of the 13 3,000+ seasons in Colts history (3, Unitas; 3, Jones). He is the only NFL QB
ever to have 7 3,000+ seasons to open a career. Manning’s streak of 7 consecutive 3,000+ seasons is the 2nd-longest active streak in the NFL
(13, Brett Favre, GB). The other all-time streaks of cons. 3,000+ seasons between Manning and Favre are: 9, Dan Marino; 7, John Elway; 7,
Drew Bledsoe.
Manning has 20+ TD passes in 8 consecutive seasons. Manning owns 8 of 18 20+-TD seasons in club history (6, Unitas; 3, Jones; 1, Earl
Morrall), but only Unitas (1959-60, 65-66) and Jones (1980-81) were able to exceed 20 TDs in consecutive seasons. Manning’s streak of
consecutive 20+-TD seasons is 3rd-best in NFL history (11, Favre; 10, Marino).
Manning (7, 1998-04) has surpassed Marino (5, 1984-88) and Favre (5, 1994-98) to hold the NFL’s longest streak for most consecutive
seasons with 25+ touchdown passes.
Manning is the only NFL QB with 6 consecutive 4,000+ seasons. In 2001, he became only the 3rd QB in NFL history to post 3 consecutive
4,000+ seasons (3, Marino, 1984-86; 3, Fouts, 1979-81). He set the record with his 4th straight in 2002 and has extended it since then.
Manning joins the NFL’s overall leaders in multiple 4,000+ seasons (6, Marino, 1984-86, 88, 92, 94; 6, Manning, 1999-2004; 4, Warren
Moon, 1990-91, 94-95; 3, Fouts, 1979-81; 3, Brett Favre, 1995, 98-99).
Manning has started the first 122 games of his career, the most ever by any NFL QB to start a career, and he broke the club QB starting streak
of John Unitas (92, 1958-65) at Tennessee 12/7/03. The only 100+-game start streaks other than Manning’s by an NFL QB are 214 by Brett
Favre (1992-04, Green Bay), 116 by Ron Jaworski (1977-84, Philadelphia) and 107 by Joe Ferguson (1977-94, Buffalo). Dan Marino (95
games, 1987-93, Miami) has the 5th-longest streak.
Manning (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) has 6 double-digit victory seasons, passing Unitas (3) and Jones (3) as the only Colts QBs with
double-digit victory seasons as a starter.
Manning (236) reached 100 career TD passes in 56 games, the 4th-fastest streak in NFL history in terms of games played (44, Dan Marino; 50,
Kurt Warner; 53, John Unitas; 62, Brett Favre). Manning reached 150 career TD passes in 86 games, the 3rd-fastest NFL pace (62, Marino;
84, Favre; 87, Unitas). Manning reached 200 career TD passes in 106 games, the 2nd-fastest NFL pace (89, Marino; 107, Favre; 121, Unitas).
Manning tossed six TD passes at New Orleans 9/28/03 to break the club record for most in a game (5, Gary Cuozzo; 5, Gary Hogeboom; 5,
Manning, six times). He tossed six TD passes at Detroit 11/25/04. Six TD passes is one shy of the NFL record (7, Sid Luckman, Chicago, vs.
NYG 11/14/43; Adrian Burk, Philadelphia, vs. Washington 10/17/54; George Blanda, Houston, vs. NY Titans 11/19/61; Y.A. Tittle, NYG,
vs. Washington 10/28/62; Joe Kapp, Minnesota, vs. Baltimore 9/28/69).
Manning had five TD passes vs. Atlanta 12/14 to become only the 5th (now 6th) NFL QB since 1970 to have multiple 5+-TD games in one
season (6 at New Orleans, 5 vs. Atlanta). Manning joined Dan Fouts (1982), Dan Marino (1986), Warren Moon (1990), Jim Kelly (1991)
and Daunte Culpepper (2004).
Manning is the only NFL QB with four 5+-TD games (including playoffs) in a one-year span (6, 9/28/03 at New Orleans; 5, 12/14/03 vs.
Atlanta; 5, 1/4/04 vs. Denver (playoffs); 5, 9/26/04 vs. Green Bay). He added another 5-TD game at Kansas City 10/31/04. He added another
5-TD game vs. Houston 11/14/04, joining Culpepper as the only NFL QBs with three 5-TD games in one season. He added 6 TDs at Detroit
11/25/04 to surpass Culpepper with four 5+-TD games in one season.
Manning is the only Colts QB with six career regular-season 5+-TD games (6, at New Orleans 9/28/03; 6, at Detroit 11/25/04; 5, vs. Atlanta
12/14/03; 5, vs. Green Bay 9/26/04; 5, at Kansas City 10/31/04; 5, vs. Houston 11/14/04). He has one post-season 5+-TD game (5, vs. Denver
1/4/04). Six 5+-TD games tie the NFL record of Marino (6).
Manning has 236 TD passes in 122 career games, an average of 1.9344 per game, the highest average per game of any QB in NFL history with
150+ TD passes (1.7982, Brett Favre, 392 TDs/218 games; 1.7355, Dan Marino, 420/242; 1.4813, Jim Kelly, 237/160; 1.4219, Joe Montana,
273/192; 1.4033, Dan Fouts, 254/181; 1.3990, Warren Moon, 291/208; 1.3902, Fran Tarkenton, 342/246; 1.3744, John Unitas, 290/211;
1.3728, Steve Young, 232/169).
Manning had 4+ TD passes in five consecutive games (5, at Kansas City 10/31/04; 4 vs. Minnesota 11/8/04; 5, vs. Houston 11/14/04; 4, at
Chicago 11/21/04; 6 at Detroit 11/25/04) to set the NFL record in that category, breaking John Unitas’ prior club mark of two consecutive
games with 4+ TD passes (4, 10/30/60 at Dallas; 4, 11/6/60 vs. Green Bay) and Marino’s four consecutive games (1984).
Manning (13) ranks among the NFL leaders in career games with 4+ touchdown passes (21, Dan Marino; 19*, Brett Favre; 17, John Unitas;
13, George Blanda).
Manning (76) ranks 2nd in Colts wins as starting QB (118, Unitas; 47, Jones).
Since 1970, Manning is 1 of 5 NFL starting QBs who were 10 games below .500 and eventually had a record equaling or exceeding 10 games
over .500 (Troy Aikman, 15 games below .500 (3-18) to 29 games over .500 (86-57): final starting record 94-71; Steve Young, -14 games (317) to +45 games (94-49): final record 94-49; Bert Jones, -12 games (3-15) to +16 games (42-26): final record 47-49; Trent Dilfer*, -11
games (8-19) to +10 games (49-39): current record 57-49; Manning*, -10 games (5-15) to +30 games (76-46): current record 76-46. Manning,
Aikman and Jones are the only ones to do it with one franchise.
Manning (73) is 1st in regular season starting wins by NFL QBs from 1999-present (63, Brett Favre; 60, Donovan McNabb; 54, Steve
McNair; 54, Tom Brady; 45, Rich Gannon; 45, Brad Johnson; 42, Kerry Collins; 41, Kurt Warner).
Manning has a 44-14 starting record under Head Coach Tony Dungy, the 3rd-most wins by a starting QB under a head coach in Colts history
(55-20-3, Unitas-Don Shula; 49-33, Unitas-Weeb Ewbank; 36-13, Jones-Ted Marchibroda; 32-32, Manning-Jim Mora).
Manning surpassed 20,000 career passing yards at Cleveland 12/15/02, his 78th career game. It marked the 2nd-fastest pace to 20,000 yards in
NFL history (74, Dan Marino). Manning surpassed 25,000 career yards in his 97th game, with the fastest pace to that plateau being 92 games
by Marino, followed by Warren Moon (107) and Brett Favre (107). Manning surpassed 30,000 career yards in his 115th game, with the
fastest pace to that plateau being 114 games by Marino, followed by Moon (125), Favre (126) and Bledsoe (126).
In every even-yeared season of his career (1998, 2000, 2002), Manning has taken every snap from center for the Colts. The even-yeared streak
ended in 2004.
Manning had a streak of 10 straight games with 22+ completions end 12/21/03 vs. Denver. Since 1970, the NFL bests for most consecutive
games with 22+ completions are by Warren Moon (11, 1991-92), Manning (10, 2003), Dan Fouts (8, 1984), Kerry Collins (8, 2003), Bill
Kenney (7, 1983), Brett Favre (7, 1993-94), Matt Hasselbeck (7, 2002).
Manning has thrown TD passes in 26 of 28 NFL venues (27 of 29 if counting the Meadowlands twice for Jets and Giants) in his regular season
career. The only sites he played in and failed to toss a regular season TD pass are the TWA Dome (St. Louis) and INVESCO Field (Denver).
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He threw TD passes in four former NFL sites (Foxboro Stadium, Veteran’s Stadium, Kingdome, Husky Stadium). He has never played in a
regular season game in Qwest Field, Sun Devil Stadium, Bank of America Stadium, Texas Stadium, the Metrodome, Network Associates
Coliseum, Lincoln Financial Field.
Manning has defeated all but three NFL teams (0-2, Carolina; 0-1, Pittsburgh; 0-0, Arizona).
Manning has six 400+ career games and ranks among the NFL leaders (13, Marino; 7, Joe Montana; 7, Warren Moon; 6, Dan Fouts; 6,
Drew Bledsoe).
Manning had multiple touchdown passes in the first 13 games of 2004, setting the NFL mark for the most consecutive multiple-TD games to
start a season (12, Unitas, 1959) and setting the NFL record for most overall consecutive games with multiple touchdown passes (12, Unitas,
1959; 12, Don Meredith, Dallas, 1965-66; 12, Marino, 1986-87; 12, Brett Favre, 1994-95).
Manning tossed 14 touchdowns to WR-Marvin Harrison, 11 touchdowns to WR-Reggie Wayne and 10 to WR-Brandon Stokley in 2004
and became the only NFL QB with 10+ seasonal touchdown passes to three receivers.
Manning has 126 touchdown passes in the RCA Dome, a total that, since 1970, ranks among the most for quarterbacks in a single venue (186*,
Brett Favre, Lambeau Field (NFL record); 180, John Elway, Mile High Stadium; 155, Dan Marino, Pro Player Stadium; 137, Dan Fouts,
Jack Murphy Stadium; 127, Jim Kelly, Rich Stadium).
Manning and WR-Marvin Harrison have combined for 90 TDs, the most by a QB-WR tandem in NFL history (85, Steve Young-Jerry Rice,
1987-99, San Francisco; 79, Dan Marino-Mark Clayton, 1983-92, Miami; 65, Jim Kelly-Andre Reed, 1986-96, Buffalo; 63, John UnitasRaymond Berry, 1955-67, Colts; 56, John Hadl-Lance Alworth, 1962-70, San Diego; 55, Marino-Mark Duper, 1983-92, Miami; 55, Joe
Montana-Jerry Rice, 1985-92, San Francisco).
Manning and Harrison have combined for 760 completions and 10,076 yards. Manning and Harrison own the NFL records for most
completions and yards by a tandem. The previous NFL records for most completions was 663 for Jim Kelly and Andre Reed, and that duo had
owned the NFL yardage mark of 9,538.
WR-Marvin Harrison (903-11,851, 106 TDs) ranks 1st in Colts career receptions, yards and touchdown receptions. He moved past WRRaymond Berry (631-9,275, 68 TDs) in each category. Harrison broke the yardage record vs. Carolina 10/12/03. All of Berry’s club records
stood since 1967.
Harrison has receptions in a club-record 149 consecutive games. Harrison is 1st in club history in games with a reception (142, Raymond
Berry).
Harrison has receptions in the first 149 games of his career, and the streak ranks 2nd-longest in NFL history for a player from the start of his
career (158, RB-Marshall Faulk).
Harrison has receptions in 149 consecutive games, the longest streak among active players (145, WR-Keyshawn Johnson).
Harrison is the only player in NFL history with 100+ receptions in four consecutive years.
Harrison (11,879) is 1st in Colts history in career yards from scrimmage.
Harrison (50) holds the club record for most 100+ receiving games.
Harrison (50) is T2nd in NFL career 100+ games (76, Jerry Rice; 50*, Harrison; 50, Don Maynard; 47, Michael Irvin; 45*, Jimmy Smith;
44*, Randy Moss; 43, Tim Brown; 43, James Lofton). Among active players: 39, Isaac Bruce; 37, Torry Holt; 35, Terrell Owens.
Harrison has 5 career 4-game 100+ streaks. His 4-game streaks are 2 games behind the club record streak of Raymond Berry (6, 1960).
Harrison had 10 100+ games in 2002, setting a new club seasonal record, besting his prior record of 9 set in 1999, while he had 8 in 2000.
Harrison’s 9 in 1999 tied (with 11 others) for the 3rd-best seasonal total in NFL history behind Michael Irvin (11, Dallas, 1995), Charley
Hennigan (10, Houston, 1961), Herman Moore (10, Detroit, 1995), Harrison (10, 2002) and Torry Holt (10, St. Louis, 2003).
Harrison (106) is 2nd in Colts career TDs (113, Lenny Moore) and surpassed Raymond Berry (68) in career TD receptions vs. Dallas
11/17/02.
Harrison ranks 11th in NFL career total touchdowns (208, Jerry Rice; 175, Emmitt Smith; 145, Marcus Allen; 136*, Marshall Faulk; 131,
Cris Carter; 126, Jim Brown; 125, Walter Payton; 116, John Riggins; 113, Lenny Moore; 109, Barry Sanders; 106*, Harrison; 105, Tim
Brown; 105, Don Hutson; 103*, Terrell Owens; 101, Steve Largent; 100, Franco Harris; 100*, Curtis Martin; 96, Eric Dickerson; 96*,
Randy Moss; 94*, Priest Holmes; 93, Jim Taylor; 91, Tony Dorsett; 91, Bobby Mitchell; 91, Ricky Watters).
Harrison (1999-04) has had 6 consecutive 10+-TD reception seasons (15, 2001; 15, 2004; 14, 2000; 12, 1999; 11, 2002; 10, 2003) and owns the
double-digit club receiving record (2, Raymond Berry, 1959-60), while the only other 10+ seasons were recorded by Reggie Wayne (12,
2004), Jimmy Orr (11, 1962; 10, 1965), Roger Carr (11, 1976) and Brandon Stokley (10, 2004). Six 10+-TD career seasons surpass the prior
club mark of Lenny Moore (5, 1957-58; 60-61, 64) for the most in club history, while Harrison is the only Colts player with six consecutive
10+ seasons.
Harrison (1999-04) is the only NFL player with 10+ touchdown receptions in the last six consecutive seasons.
Harrison has 646 career points, 4th in Colts history and 2nd among non-kickers (945, K-Mike Vanderjagt; 783, K-Dean Biasucci; 678, RBLenny Moore).
Harrison posted his 6th 1,000+ reception yardage season in 2004 (1,113), and he has 6 of the 12 achieved in club history. Raymond Berry
(1,298, 1960), Reggie Wayne (1,210, 2004), Bill Brooks (1,131, 1986), Brandon Stokley (1,077, 2004), Reggie Langhorne (1,038, 1993) and
Roger Carr (1,012, 1976) are the other Colts to have a 1,000+ season. From 1999-03, Harrison set the 5 highest seasonal reception and
yardage totals in the Colts’ 53-year history (115-1,663, 1999; 102-1,413, 2000; 109-1,524, 2001; 143-1,722, 2002; 94-1,272, 2003).
Harrison became the 69th NFL player with 500 career receptions with 12-127, 1 TD vs. NYJ 12/23/01 and became the 28th NFL player with
600 career receptions with 14-138, 2 TDs vs. Dallas 11/17/02. He reached 600 receptions in 102 career games, the fastest streak in games
played to that plateau in NFL history (118, Herman Moore, Detroit). He became the 15th player with 700 career receptions vs. Carolina
10/12/03. He reached 700 in his 114th game, the fastest streak in games played to that plateau in NFL history (139, Jerry Rice, San Francisco).
He reached 800 in his 131st game, the fastest streak in games played to that plateau in NFL history (154, Rice). He reached 900 in his 149th
game, the fastest streak in games played to that plateau in NFL history (168, Rice). Rice is the fastest to 1,000 receptions (181).
Harrison has the most receptions over the 1st 4 (311), 7 (665), 8 (759), 9 (845) and 10 (903) seasons of a career than any NFL receiver.
Harrison’s 143 receptions in 2002 bested the prior NFL seasonal record of Herman Moore (123, 1995).
Harrison (1,722) produced his 3rd 1,500+ season in 2002, and it ranks behind Jerry Rice (4, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1995) for 2nd-most in NFL
history. Harrison (3, 1999, 2001, 2002) was tied with Michael Irvin (2, 1991, 1995) and Charley Hennigan (2, 1961, 1964, Houston Oilers,
AFL), while Torry Holt (2, 2000, 2003, St. Louis) has produced his 2nd 1,500+ season. Harrison is the only NFL player to post consecutive
1,500+ seasons. Only nine other players have achieved one 1,500+ season.
Harrison has averaged 6.1 receptions per game (903 in 149 games) for his career, the best average in NFL history.
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With 903 career receptions marking a Colts franchise record, Harrison’s total ranks 5th-best among all NFL teams’ career reception leaders
(1,281, Jerry Rice, San Francisco, 1985-00; 1,070, Tim Brown, Oakland, 1988-03; 1,004, Cris Carter, Minnesota, 1990-01; 941, Andre
Reed, Buffalo, 1985-91).
Harrison (903) ranks 6th among the NFL’s career reception leaders (1,549, Jerry Rice; 1,101, Cris Carter; 1,094, Tim Brown; 951, Andre
Reed; 940, Art Monk).
Harrison (11,851) ranks 15th among the NFL’s career reception yardage leaders (22,895, Jerry Rice; 14,934, Tim Brown; 14,004, James
Lofton; 13,899, Cris Carter; 13,777, Henry Ellard; 13,198, Andre Reed; 13,089, Steve Largent; 12,785, Irving Fryar; 12,721, Art Monk;
12,146, Charlie Joiner; 11,988*, Isaac Bruce; 11,904, Michael Irvin; 11,834, Don Maynard; 11,879*, Jimmy Smith; 11,851*, Marvin
Harrison).
Harrison (106) is one of 8 NFL players with 90+ career touchdown receptions (197, Jerry Rice; 130, Cris Carter; 106*, Marvin Harrison;
101*, Terrell Owens; 100, Steve Largent; 100, Tim Brown; 99, Don Hutson; 95*, Randy Moss).
Harrison reached 100 touchdown receptions in 143 games, the 3rd-fastest pace in NFL history (Jerry Rice, 120 games; Terrell Owens, 141;
Cris Carter, 180; Steve Largent, 198; Tim Brown, 243).
Harrison (75) set the club record for most games with a touchdown reception 11/30/03 vs. New England, snapping the mark of WR-Raymond
Berry (56).
Harrison has 100+ outings against 26 of 31 opponents (6-New England; 4-Houston; Miami; 3-Kansas City; Tennessee; 2-Buffalo; Cincinnati;
Cleveland; Denver; Detroit; NYG; NYJ; Philadelphia; San Diego; 1-Atlanta; Baltimore; Carolina; Dallas; Jacksonville; Minnesota; New
Orleans; Oakland; San Francisco; Seattle; Tampa Bay; Washington). He does not have 100+ games against Arizona (0-1), Chicago (0-2), Green
Bay (0-3), Pittsburgh (0-2) and St. Louis (0-2). His 100+ outing by years: 1996-2; 1997-0; 1998-2; 1999-9; 2000-8; 2001-6; 2002-10; 2003-6;
2004-4; 2005-3.
RB-Edgerrin James (47) holds the club record for most 100+ rushing games. James was 30-138 vs. Miami 9/15/02 to set the franchise record
he shared with RB-Eric Dickerson.
James (8,836) is the 5th Colts RB to top 5,000 career rushing yards (5,487, Lydell Mitchell; 5,320, Marshall Faulk; 5,194, Eric Dickerson;
5,174, Lenny Moore).
James (25 100+ games in first 40 outings) reached 25 career 100+ rushing games faster than any player in NFL history. The former record was
41 games by Earl Campbell, followed by Eric Dickerson (42), Jim Brown (47), Terrell Davis (51) and Walter Payton (54). He reached 35
100+ games in 70 outings, the 2nd-fastest pace to that total (59, Dickerson). He became the 28th NFL player with 25 career 100+ games and the
16th with 35 career 100+ games.
James entered the 2003 season with 26 100+ rushing games and 26 sub-100+ rushing games and was held to 67 yards at Cleveland 9/7. This
put his career ratio of 100+ games to sub-100+ games at 26:27, the first time his career ratio of sub-100+ games exceeded 100+ games. The 53game career-opening streak of keeping a career ratio on the plus side is the best ever by an NFL RB. His career ratio is now 47:44 (100+
games:sub-100+ games).
James (47) ranks T8th in NFL career 100+ games (78, Emmitt Smith (226 games; .345); 77, Walter Payton (190 games; .405); 76, Barry
Sanders (153 games; .497); 64, Eric Dickerson (146 games; .438); 60*, Jerome Bettis (185 games; .324); 58, Jim Brown (118 games; .492);
57*, Curtis Martin (166 games; .343); 47, Franco Harris (173 games; .272); 47* Edgerrin James (91 games; .516); 46, Thurman Thomas
(182 games; .253); 45, Tony Dorsett (173 games; .260); 42, O.J. Simpson (135 games; .311)). Other active RBs: 38, Marshall Faulk; 38,
Corey Dillon; 37, Fred Taylor; 31, Priest Holmes).
James has 24 career 150+ yds/scrimmage games, 1st in Colts history, surpassing RB-Lenny Moore (16). He has 6 career 200+ yds/scrimmage
games, the most in Colts history.
James has averaged 127.1 scrimmage yards per game throughout his career (11,563 yards in 91 games).
James (2,415) is 1 of 9 Colts with 1,000+ career touches (1,689, Lydell Mitchell; 1,686, Marshall Faulk; 1,451, Tom Matte; 1,432, Lenny
Moore; 1,396, Eric Dickerson; 1,154, Randy McMillan; 1,103, Don McCauley; 1,065, Alan Ameche).
James had 42 touches vs. NYJ 11/16/03 to tie the club mark of Lydell Mitchell (at NYJ 10/20/74).
James (2,075-8,836, 62 TDs rushing for career) ranks 1st in Colts career attempts, breaking the record of Lydell Mitchell (1,391) vs. New
England 11/30/03. He ranks 1st in Colts career yards, breaking the record of Mitchell (5,487) vs. NYJ 11/16/03. He ranks 2nd in Colts career
rushing touchdowns (63, Moore; 62, James).
The Colts are 42-5 in games when James scores a touchdown. The team is 41-6 when he rushes for 100+ yards. The team is 19-5 when he has
150+ scrimmage yards. The Colts are 67-24 in games when James plays and 6-9 in games without him. The Colts have never qualified for the
playoffs in seasons where James has missed more than three games.
James is one of 21 Colts players with 200+ career receptions, and his total (340) ranks 2nd among Colts RBs (363, Lenny Moore).
James has 11,563 career scrimmage yards (8,836 rushing/2,727 receiving), 2nd-most in club history (11,879, Marvin Harrison).
James has 100+ outings against 20 of 31 opponents (6-New England; 5-Houston; 4-Buffalo; Miami; NYJ; 3-Kansas City; Tennessee; 2Cleveland; Dallas; Detroit; Oakland; Minnesota; 1-Atlanta; Chicago; Jacksonville; NYG; Philadelphia; St. Louis; San Francisco; Seattle). He
does not have 100+ games against Arizona (0-0), Baltimore (0-2), Carolina (0-0), Cincinnati (0-2), Denver (0-3), Green Bay (0-2), New Orleans
(0-0), Pittsburgh (0-1), San Diego (0-2), Tampa Bay (0-0) and Washington (0-2). His 100+ outing by years: 1999-10; 2000-9; 2001-5; 2002-2;
2003-6; 2004-8; 2005-7.
Harrison (12,056) ranks 2nd in Colts total yards and James (11,563) ranks 3rd (12,449, Lenny Moore).
James and Harrison have topped the 100-yard mark in their respective rushing and receiving categories 21 times together. James and Harrison
surpassed RB-Emmitt Smith and WR-Michael Irvin (20, Dallas) for the most 100-100 tandem efforts.
James and Harrison, in 2003, produced the 7th 10+-TD seasonal tandem (team now has 8) in club history (13, Lenny Moore/10, Raymond
Berry, 1960; 15, Lydell Mitchell/11, Don McCauley, 1975; 11, Roger Carr/11, McCauley, 1976; 17, Edgerrin James/12, Marvin
Harrison, 1999; 18, James/14, Harrison, 2000; 15, Harrison/10, Dominic Rhodes, 2001; 11, James/10, Harrison, 2003; 15, Harrison/12,
Reggie Wayne/10, Brandon Stokley, 2004).
K-Mike Vanderjagt (205-235, 87.2) is the NFL’s career most accurate field goal kicker.
Vanderjagt has scored in 112 consecutive games, the longest streak in club history.
Vanderjagt (945) moved past K-Dean Biasucci (783) vs. Jacksonville 10/24/04 as the Colts’ leading career scorer.
Vanderjagt ranks 1st in Colts history with 205 career field goals (176, Dean Biasucci).
Vanderjagt (37) has the most seasonal FGs in Colts history (36, Cary Blanchard, 1996). The top seasonal FG totals in NFL history are 39 by
Olindo Mare (1999, Miami), 39 by Jeff Wilkins (2003, St. Louis), 37 by John Kasay (1996, Carolina), and 37 by Vanderjagt.
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Vanderjagt produced his 7th consecutive 100+-point season in 2004, extending his club record for cons. 100+ seasons. Vanderjagt has opened
his career with 7 cons. 100+ seasons, with the NFL record being 12 cons. to open a career (12, Jason Elam, Den. (current); 9, Adam Vinatieri,
NE (current); 8, Ryan Longwell, GB (current).
Vanderjagt’s FG career totals are: 64-72, .889 vs. AFC East; 23-27, .852 vs. AFC North; 43-48, .896 vs. AFC South; 29-36, .806 vs. AFC
West; 14-17, .824 vs. NFC East; 7-7, 1.000 vs. NFC North; 16-16, 1.000 vs. NFC South; 9-12, .750 vs. NFC West. He is 141-161, .876 on turf
and 64-74, .865 on grass; He is 110-128, .859 at home; 95-107, .888 on the road; He is 118-136, .868 indoors and 87-99, .879 outdoors.
Vanderjagt has FGs against every team except Detroit and Arizona.
Vanderjagt (157, 2003) produced his highest seasonal point total (145, 1999; 125, 2001; 121, 2000), while only two other Colts have 120+
points in a season (135, K-Cary Blanchard, 1995; 120, RB-Lenny Moore, 1964).
Vanderjagt (37-37, 2003) produced only the 4th perfect field goal season in NFL history (Tony Zendejas, 17-17 in 1991, L.A. Rams; Jeff
Wilkins, 17-17 in 2002, St. Louis; Gary Anderson, 35-35 in 1998, Minnesota)
DE-Dwight Freeney (16, 2004; 13, 2002) set the club record and club rookie record for most sacks (12, Chad Bratzke, 1999; 11, LB-Vernon
Maxwell (rookie), 1983). There have been only 11 10+-sack seasons (since sacks became official in 1982) in Colts history (16, Freeney, 2004;
13, Freeney, 2002; 12, Bratzke, 1999; 11.5, LB-Johnie Cooks, 1984; 11, Freeney, 2003; 11, Maxwell, 1983; 10.5, DE-Tony Bennett, 1995;
10.5, DE-Dan Footman, 1997; 10.5, DE-Robert Mathis, 2004; 10, DE-Jon Hand, 1989; 10, Mathis, 2005). The only NFL rookie who had
more sacks than Freeney was (DE-Jevon Kearse, 14.5, Tenn., 1999).
Freeney has sacks in 32 of 57 career games and in 27 of 46 starts. The club is 25-7 when Freeney produces a sack. He has 21 career forced
fumbles, and the club is 14-3 when he forces fumbles. He has 11 multiple-sack games and 3 career multiple-forced fumble games.
Freeney has 47 career sacks and ranks 3rd among NFL players for the most sacks over the first three seasons of a career (52, Reggie White;
43.5, Derrick Thomas; 40, Freeney; 37.5, Richard Dent; 36, Jevon Kearse; 36, Anthony Smith). Freeney is 2nd in Colts career sacks (50,
LB-Duane Bickett). From 2002-03, he ranked among the NFL’s top five in most sacks after the first 2 career seasons (31, Reggie White; 30,
Derrick Thomas; 26, Jevon Kearse).
Freeney has 47 sacks in 57 games, .83 sacks-per-game, one of the highest ratios (minimum 50 games) in NFL history (.85, Reggie White, 198232; .75, Derrick Thomas, 126.5-169; .74, Simeon Rice, 113-152; .72, John Abraham, 48.5-67).
In 25 seasons as an NFL head coach or assistant, Tony Dungy’s defenses have scored 69 touchdowns. Since 1970, only 11 teams have scored
as many as seven seasonal defensive touchdowns, and four of those belong to Dungy.
As a head coach, Dungy’s teams own an 83-21 record when scoring 17+ points.
As a head coach, Dungy owns a 72-7 record in games when his team has established a 10+-point lead.
As a head coach, Dungy owns a 53-0 record in games when his team has established a 14+-point lead.
As a head coach, Dungy’s teams have earned a 52-22 record in the second halves of his seasons (1996-05) with Colts and Bucs (5-3, 1996; 5-3,
1997; 4-4, 1998; 7-1, 1999; 6-2, 2000; 5-3, 2001; 6-2, 2002; 5-3, 2003; 7-1, 2004; 2-0, 2005). Since 1999, his record is 38-12.
Dungy stands as the only NFL head coach to defeat all 32 NFL teams. Dungy reached the plateau other coaches are approaching (31, Bill
Parcells – has not defeated Houston; 31, Marty Schottenheimer – Baltimore; 30, Dick Vermeil – Kansas City, Philadelphia; 30, Bill Cowher –
Houston, Pittsburgh; 29, Mike Holmgren – Houston, Colts, Washington).
As a head coach from 1996-04, Dungy’s teams have always ranked among the least penalized in the NFL (1996: 95 penalties, T9th; 1997: 77,
1st; 1998: 99, 7th; 1999: 75, 2nd; 2000: 82, 3rd; 2001: 77, 6th; 2002: 91, 7th; 2003: 92, T6th; 2004: 106, T10th; 2005, 1st).
Indianapolis is the only NFL team to keep its starting quarterback (Peyton Manning), offensive coordinator (Tom Moore) and offensive line
coach (Howard Mudd) intact for the past eight seasons.
Offensive line coach Howard Mudd (San Diego 1974-76; San Francisco 1977; Seattle 1978-82, 93-97; Cleveland 1983-88; Kansas City 198992; Colts 1998-present) is in his 32nd consecutive season as an NFL assistant coach, while offensive coordinator Tom Moore (Pittsburgh 197789; Minnesota 1990-93; Detroit 1994-96; New Orleans 1997; Colts 1998-present) is in his 29th consecutive season in the NFL, the 2nd- and T3rdlongest current streaks among all NFL assistant coaches (34, Dick Hoak, Pittsburgh). Mudd and Moore are two of only nine NFL assistant
coaches with 25+ consecutive years service.
RB Coach Gene Huey has served for 218 games, the 2nd-most games by an assistant position coach in Colts history (223, George Catavolos).
Since 1998, the Colts have played 17 turnover-free games and own a 15-2 mark while averaging 33.2 points in those games (564).
Indianapolis holds a home record of 90-82 from 1984-present. Prior to the start of the 1998 season with the arrival of Bill Polian and Peyton
Manning, the club was 12 games below .500 at home. The club’s worst home winning percentage occurred three times during the 1994 season
when it was 16 games below .500. The club reached 15 games below .500 one time during the 1998 season. The 35-14 win vs. Oakland on
10/10/04 allowed the club to reach .500 for the first time. The Colts reached .500 again with a 31-28 win vs. Minnesota on 11/8/04, and a 49-14
win over Houston on 11/14/04 gave the club its first-ever record over .500. The best the club has been at home is eight games over .500 (9082).
Indianapolis is 1 of 3 NFL teams to make the playoffs in 5 of the last 6 years (5 times: Colts, Philadelphia, St. Louis; 4 times: Tennessee;
Tampa Bay; Green Bay; 3 times: Miami, Oakland, Baltimore, NY Jets, Pittsburgh, Denver, Minnesota, New England; 2 times: NY Giants, San
Francisco, Dallas, Atlanta, Seattle; 1 time: San Diego, Buffalo, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Chicago, Detroit, New Orleans, Washington, Kansas
City, Carolina; No times: Houston, Cincinnati, Arizona).
QUARTERBACK PEYTON MANNING
REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS: Manning was 20-25-314, 6
TDs at New Orleans 9/28/03 to set the club record for most touchdowns,
breaking the record shared by QBs-Gary Cuozzo (11/4/65 at Minnesota) and
Gary Hogeboom (10/4/87 at Buffalo). Six TD passes were one shy of the
NFL record and it marked the first time since 1991 an NFL QB threw for six
in one game (Mark Rypien, Washington). His six TD passes at Detroit
11/25/04 marked his second career 6-TD performance. In each 6-TD game,
Manning had more TDs than incompletions (6 TDs/5 inc.). He was 25-30290, 5 TDs vs. Atlanta 12/14/03 to become the only Colts QB with two
career 5+-TD games in one season. Manning owns club records with 13 4+TD games, six 5+-TD games and six 400+-yard games. His 472 passing
yards at Kansas City 10/31/04 marked a personal and franchise best. In
2004, Manning’s seasonal completion percentage (67.6), touchdowns (49),
passing yardage (4,557) and passer rating (121.1) all marked club records.
MANNING CONTINUES ASSAULT AS PRODUCTIVE PASSER:
Manning has ranked among the NFL leaders in attempts, completions,
yards and TDs since 1998. He leads the NFL with 31,976 passing yards
and 236 TDs from 1998-present. Manning eclipsed the 30,000-yard mark
in his third game of the 2005 season, 9/25 vs. Cleveland. He was the second-fastest to hit the plateau, surpassing the mark in his 115th career
game. The fastest to reach the mark was Dan Marino in 114 games.
Manning also completed his 2,500th pass vs. Cleveland 9/25. Manning
became the second-fastest QB in NFL history to throw 200 TD passes.
He surpassed the mark in his 106th game with 4 TD passes 11/21/04 at
Chicago. Marino owns the fastest streak in 89 games and Manning
eclipsed Favre’s mark (107) by one game.
PEYDIRT: Manning (1998-05) has 20+ TD passes in 8 consecutive
seasons, extending his club record. Manning owns 8 of 18 20+-TD seasons in club history (6, Unitas; 3, Jones; 1, Earl Morrall), but only Unitas
(1959-60, 65-66) and Jones (1980-81) were able to exceed 20 TDs in consecutive seasons. With 20+ TD passes in eight straight seasons, Manning
ranks behind Brett Favre (11, 1994-present) and Dan Marino (10, 198392) for the most consecutive 20+-TD seasons in NFL history. Manning
(1998-04) is the only NFL QB with 25+ touchdowns passes in seven consecutive seasons, surpassing Marino (1984-88) and Favre (1994-98). He
snapped Marino’s NFL mark of 48 single-season TDs with his 48th and
49th TD passes vs. San Diego 12/26/04. Manning owns one of four 40+
seasons in NFL history (48, Marino, 1984; 44, Marino, 1986; 41, Kurt
Warner, 1999). He owns two of the franchise’s three 30+-TD seasons (49,
Manning, 2004; 33, Manning, 2000; 32, John Unitas, 1959).
“STREAKY MANNING”: Manning has had 5 career streaks of consecutive games with TD passes extending into double digits, surpassing
Hall of Fame QB-John Unitas (3) for the club record. He has 14 career
games without a TD pass. His last game without a TD pass came vs.
Cleveland 9/25/05. Manning hit scoring tosses in 27 straight games from
1998-1999. Manning owns 5 of the 9 10+-game streaks in club history (47
games, Unitas (NFL record); 27, Manning; 16, Manning; 13, Manning; 13,
Manning; 12, Unitas; 11, Manning; 10, Unitas; 10, Jim Harbaugh).
Manning produced 13 consecutive 2+-TD games to start 2004, a new NFL
record, but that streak ended 12/19 vs. Baltimore. Manning surpassed John
Unitas’ 1959 club and NFL record for most multiple-TD games to start a
season (1959 was 12-game season). His 13 consecutive multiple-TD
games is the NFL record (12, Unitas, 1959; 12, Don Meredith, Dallas,
1965-66; 12, Marino, 1986-87; 12, Favre, 1994-95). Manning hit his first
five passes at Tennessee 10/2 to tie Bert Jones’ club record (17, vs. NYJ
12/15/74) for consecutive completions with 17 (dating back to Clev. 9/25).
MANNING AND MORE MILESTONES: Manning, a five-time Pro
Bowler (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004), has produced career totals that
rank among the best in the NFL. He is the only player in NFL history
with 3,000 passing yards in each of his 1st 7 seasons and the only Colts
QB with seven consecutive 3,000+ yards seasons. He owns 7 of the 13
3,000+ passing seasons in Colts history (3, Unitas; 3, Bert Jones).
Manning’s streak of 7 consecutive 3,000+ seasons is the 2nd-longest
active streak in the NFL (13, Brett Favre, GB). The other all-time streaks
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6
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
NFL QBs WITH MULTIPLE 4,000+ PASSING SEASONS
Dan Marino, Miami
1984-86, 88, 92, 94
Peyton Manning, Colts
1999-04
Warren Moon, Houston/Minn.
1990-91, Minn. 1994-95
Dan Fouts, San Diego
1979-81
Brett Favre, Green Bay
1995, 98-99
Steve Young, San Francisco
1993, 98
Drew Bledsoe, New England
1994, 96
Kurt Warner, St. Louis
1999, 01
Trent Green, Kansas City
2003-04
of cons. 3,000+ seasons between Manning and Favre are: 9, Dan Marino;
7, John Elway; 7, Drew Bledsoe. Manning is the only QB in NFL history to throw for 12,000+ yards in the 1st three seasons. He became the 5th
QB in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards in consecutive seasons in
2000 (Favre, 1998-99; Dan Fouts, 1979-81; Marino, 1984-86; Warren
Moon, 1990-91 and 1994-95), while joining Marino and Fouts as the only
QBs to do it 3 consecutive seasons in 2001. Manning became the only
NFL QB with 4 consecutive 4,000+ seasons 12/22/02 vs. NYG, and he
extended his streak of 4,000+ seasons to five in 2003 and six in 2004,
tying Dan Marino’s all-time NFL mark.
IRONMAN: Manning has started the first 122 games of his career (the
longest career-opening streak of any QB in NFL history and the longest
streak in Colts history) and has produced 76 career starting wins, secondmost in Colts history (116, Unitas; 47, Jones). Manning’s starting record
is 76-46 despite starting his career 3-13 as a rookie in 1998. His 24 wins
as a starter from 1999-2000 led the NFL. His 73 wins from 1999-05 are
the most in the NFL. Manning has won 10+ games in a season 6 times
(1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005), 1st among Colts QBs (Unitas, 3;
Jones, 3). His 122-game start streak is 2nd-longest in the NFL history
(214, Brett Favre, Green Bay).
MOST CONSECUTIVE STARTS BY A QB IN COLTS HISTORY
Cons. Starts
Player
Peyton Manning
122 games (1998-05)
John Unitas
92 games (1958-65)
Bert Jones
46 games (1974-77)
IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN: With his 5 TD passes vs. Green Bay
9/26/04, Manning became the only quarterback in NFL history with four
5+-TD games (counting the playoffs) in a one-year span (9/28/03 at New
Orleans, 20-25-315, 6 TDs; 12/14/03 vs. Atlanta, 25-30-290, 5 TDs;
1/4/04 vs. Denver (playoffs), 22-26-377, 5 TDs; 9/26/04 vs. Green Bay,
28-40-393, 5 TDs). He added three other 5-TD games (at Kansas City
10/31/04, 25-44-472, 5 TD/1 int.; vs. Houston 11/14/04, 18-27-320, 5
TD/2 ints.; at Detroit 11/25/04, 23-28-236, 6 TD) and had four 5-TD outings in 2004, a new NFL record for most 5-TD games in a season. He
and Daunte Culpepper became the only NFL QBs ever to have three 5+TD games in one season. Manning has six such regular season games in
his career, tying Dan Marino’s NFL record. Manning also had 4+ touchdown passes in five consecutive games (5, at Kansas City 10/31; 4, vs.
Minnesota 11/8; 5, vs. Houston 11/14; 4, at Chicago 11/21; 6, at Detroit
11/25), snapping Marino’s 1984 NFL mark of four consecutive games
with 4+-TD passes. He was named AFC Player-of-the-Month for
November, 2004 (81-112-1,035, 19 TDs/3 ints., 129.3 rating). Nineteen
touchdowns in one month is the NFL record by a QB.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
17,212
17,155
17,011
16,879
16,598
MOST PASSING YARDS IN ANY
FOUR-YEAR SPAN IN NFL HISTORY
Dan Marino, Miami
1984-87
Peyton Manning, Colts
2001-04
Peyton Manning, Colts
2000-03
Peyton Manning, Colts
1999-02
Dan Fouts, San Diego
1978-81
DATE
09/11
09/18
09/25
10/02
10/09
10/17
10/23
11/07
11/13
11/20
TOTAL
OPPONENT
at Baltimore
vs. Jacksonville
vs. Cleveland
at Tennessee
at San Francisco
vs. St. Louis
at Houston
at New England
vs. Houston
at Cincinnati
Att-Comp.
36-21
28-13
23-19
27-20
31-23
32-22
27-21
37-28
35-26
40-24
316-217
2005 PEYTON MANNING GAME-BY-GAME
Yds.
Pct.
TD
INT
254
58.3
2
0
122
46.4
0
1
228
82.6
0
1
264
74.1
4
0
255
74.2
1
2
191
68.8
2
0
237
77.8
2
1
321
75.7
3
1
297
74.3
3
0
365
60.0
3
1
2,534
68.7
20
7
LG
28t
20
51
25t
21
20
31t
48
30t
66t
66t
Rat.
98.6
44.0
89.9
144.1
82.1
105.1
112.5
117.1
127.9
104.6
104.6
Result
W 24-7
W 10-3
W 13-6
W 31-10
W 28-3
W 45-28
W 38-20
W 40-21
W 31-17
W 45-37
10-0
Category
Comp.
Attempts
Comp. Pct.
Yards
Yds./Att.
TDs
Rating
1998 AFC/NFL 1999 AFC/NFL 2000 AFC/NFL 2001 AFC/NFL 2002 AFC/NFL 2003 AFC/NFL 2004 AFC/NFL
326
1/2
331
1/3
357
1/1
343
2/3
392
2/2
379
1/1
336
2/4
575
1/1
533
2/4
571
2/3
547
2/5
591
4/4
566
1/2
497
4/8
56.7
9/19
62.1
1/2
62.5
2/5
62.7
3/6
66.3
4/4
67.0
1/1
67.6
1/3
3,739
1/3
4,135
1/3
4,413
1/1
4,131
1/2
4,200
3/3
4,267
1/1
4,557
2/3
6.50
10/20
7.76
1/4
7.73
2/5
7.55
2/5
7.11
7/10
7.53
3/4
9.2
1/1
26
2/5
26
1/3
33
1/1*
26
2/5
27
2/2*
29
1/2
49
1/1
71.2
12/23
90.7
1/4
94.7
2/6
84.1
4/8*
88.8
4/6
99.0
2/2
121.1
1/1
Category
Comp.
Attempts
Comp. Pct.
Yards
Yds./Att.
TDs
Rating
2005 AFC/NFL
217
2/3
316
7/12*
68.7
2/2
2,534
4/4
8.02
2/3
20
1*/1*
104.6
2/2
YEAR
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
TOTAL
ST/PL
16/16
16/16
16/16
16/16
16/16
16/16
16/16
10/10
122/122
PEYTON MANNING CAREER PASSING TOTALS
Att-Comp.
Yds.
Pct.
TD
INT
575-326
3,739
56.7
26
28
533-331
4,135
62.1
26
15
571-357
4,413
62.5
33
15
547-343
4,131
62.7
26
23
591-392
4,200
66.3
27
19
566-379
4,267
67.0
29
10
497-336
4,557
67.6
49
10
316-217
2,534
68.7
20
7
4,196-2,681
31,976
63.9
236
127
LG
78t
80t
78t
86t
69
79t
80t
66t
86t
Rat.
71.2
90.7
94.7
84.1
88.8
99.0
121.1
104.6
93.2
PEYTON MANNING’S 4+ TOUCHDOWN GAMES (13)
Date
09/28/03
11/25/04
12/14/03
09/26/04
10/31/04
11/14/04
09/25/00
12/24/00
09/23/01
11/30/03
11/08/04
11/21/04
10/02/05
Opponent
at New Orleans
at Detroit
vs. Atlanta
vs. Green Bay
at Kansas City
vs. Houston
vs. Jacksonville
vs. Minnesota
vs. Buffalo
vs. New England
vs. Minnesota
at Chicago
at Tennessee
Att.
25
28
30
40
44
27
36
36
29
48
29
28
27
Comp.
20
23
25
28
25
18
23
25
23
29
23
17
20
Yds.
314
236
290
393
472
320
440
283
421
278
268
211
264
Pct.
80.0
82.1
83.3
70.0
56.8
66.7
63.9
69.4
79.3
60.4
79.3
60.7
74.1
TD
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Int.
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
LG
79t
25t
37
36
56
80t
76t
52t
60t
26
41
35t
25t
Skd.
1-9
0-0
1-9
0-0
0-0
1-8
0-0
0-0
1-3
2-6
1-4
0-0
0-0
Rat.
158.3
141.4
146.5
140.9
122.5
115.7
143.3
118.2
129.6
95.7
115.7
108.8
144.1
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
Result
55-21
41- 9
38- 7
45-31
35-45
49-14
43-14
31-10
42-26
34-38
31-28
41-10
31-10
BETWEEN THE LINES: Manning has 20+ comp. in 87 of 122 career
games, ranking first in Colts history ahead of John Unitas (33) in career
20+ comp. games. Manning has TD passes in 108 of 122 career games to
rank 2nd in Colts history in games with TD passes (144 in 206 career
games, Unitas). Manning has had 50+ comp. pct. games 117 of 122 times,
55+ comp. pct. games 105 times and 60+ comp. pct. games 86 times. The
Colts have scored 30+ points 44 times under the direction of Manning. He
has produced 100+ receivers 79 times in 122 games (10 different
receivers). Manning’s career Red Zone TD:Int ratio is 136:16. Manning
has taken every snap in 108 of 122 games. Manning took all 982 of the
team’s snaps in 1998 and 958 of the team’s 979 snaps in 1999 for a 2-season total of 1,940 of 1,961 plays (he took 1,590 cons. to open career). He
took every snap during the 2000 season, and took 1,205 cons. snaps in 19
regular season games before his streak ended at NE 9/30/01. He took every
snap during the 2002 season, and had a streak of 1,631 consecutive snaps
end at New Orleans 9/28/03. He had a streak of 1,400 consecutive snaps
end at Chicago 11/21/04. He has taken 7,560 of 7,711 possible snaps from
1998-05. The only other QBs to take snaps from scrimmage during
Manning’s career are Steve Walsh (21, 1999), Mark Rypien (22, 2001),
Brock Huard (22, 2003) and Jim Sorgi (74, 2004; 12, 2005).
MANNING PRODUCES YARDS: The Colts have had 7 cons. seasons of 5,000+ net yards offense (5,116, 1998; 5,726, 1999; 6,141, 2000;
5,955, 2001; 5,616, 2002; 5,874, 2003; 6,475, 2004). The team had a
club-record 6,475 yards in 2004, snapping the record of 6,141 yards in
2000, the only two times the club has hit 6,000 yards. Manning has engineered 7 of the 12 5,000+ seasons in club history (6,475, 2004; 6,141,
2000; 5,955, 2001; 5,874, 2003; 5,726, 1999; 5,616, 2002; 5,236, 1976;
5,206, 1980; 5,116, 1998; 5,108, 1983; 5,008, 1967; 5,006, 1985).
PEYTON MANNING BY THE YARDS
PASSING YARDS (122 games)
200+ yards
98 games
250+ yards
67 games
300+ yards
32 games
350+ yards
15 games
400+ yards
6 games
TOTAL OFFENSE (122 games)
300+ yards
99 games
350+ yards
69 games
400+ yards
33 games
MANNING AND HARRISON DUO: In 117 games, WR-Marvin
Harrison has been on the receiving end of 760 passes for 10,076 yards and
90 TDs from QB-Peyton Manning, the most completions, yards and touchdowns by a tandem in NFL history. The duo passed Jim Kelly and Andre
Reed’s mark of 663 passes vs. Minnesota 11/8/04 and Kelly and Reed’s
yardage mark 9/25/05 vs. Cleveland. Manning and Harrison snapped Steve
Young and Jerry Rice’s NFL mark of 85 TDs by a QB-WR tandem 10/17/05
vs. St. Louis. Kelly and Reed played in 147 games together, while Young
and Rice played in 137. The 58 Manning-Harrison scoring plays from
1998-02 marked then the second-highest total of any QB-WR tandem in a
five-year span in NFL history (59, Young-Rice, San Francisco, 1991-95).
Manning and Harrison had 61 TDs from 1999-03 to set the new five-year
record for a tandem, and had 63 TDs from 2000-04 for a new record. The
duo has hooked up eleven times for 50+-yard TDs. Harrison held a 13.1
yds/rec. avg. on 14 TDs (14-183) 1996-97 prior to Manning, but holds 24.0
yds/rec. avg. on 90 TDs (90-2,160) 1998-present with Manning. Harrison
has totaled 48 of his 50 career 100+ games with Manning at QB.
FOURTH-QUARTER HEROICS: Manning has 23 career fourthquarter and overtime game-winning drives, and thirteen of those drives
have ended with less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter or in
overtime. He had a club record 7 in 1999. Manning’s 23 4th-qtr. and
overtime wins rank 2nd in club history (31, John Unitas).
MOST PROLIFIC QB-TO-WR TD DUOs
Peyton Manning-Marvin Harrison, Colts, 1998-05
Steve Young-Jerry Rice, San Francisco, 1987-99
Dan Marino-Mark Clayton, Miami, 1983-92
Jim Kelly-Andre Reed, Buffalo, 1986-96
John Unitas-Raymond Berry, Colts, 1956-67
90
85
79
65
63
MISCELLANEOUS: Manning has 42 career 100+ rating games, including three perfect rating games of 158.3 at NO 9/28/03, vs. NE 10/22/00 and
at Phil. 11/10/02, the most by any NFL QB since 1973, when the rating system was instituted. The Colts are 36-6 in those 42 games. He has recorded 32 300+-yard efforts, ranking 1st in Colts history (26, Unitas). Manning
has 21 career 50+-yard TD passes including a career-high 6 in 2000. He
has hit passes to 7 different players 31 times in his career and with 8 different players eight times (11/8/98, at Mia.; 11/29/98, at Balt.; 10/27/02 at
Wash; 11/3/02 vs. Ten.; 9/7/03 at Clev.; 11/2/03 at Mia; 12/7/03 at Ten.;
11/8/04 vs. Minn.). Manning was 25-44-472, 5 TDs/1 int. at Kansas City
10/31/04. The 472 yards was a career best for Manning and marked his
fifth career 400+ passing game (440, vs. Jax. 9/25/00; 412 vs. Buf 9/23/01;
404, at SD 9/26/99; 401, vs. NYJ 11/16/03). He had his sixth 400+ performance with 425 vs. Tennessee 12/5. Manning is the only player in club
history to throw for 400+ yards in multiple games.
MANNING AT 200 TOUCHDOWN PASSES AND 30,000 YARDS
AND BEYOND: Manning has 236 touchdown passes in 122 games and
became the 23rd QB in NFL history to hit 200 career TD passes at Chicago
11/21, his 106th career game. He became the second-fastest to reach 200
TD passes (89, Marino). Manning became the 88th QB in NFL history to
reach 100 career TD passes 11/11/01 vs. Miami. He reached the milestone
in his 56th career game, the fourth-fastest to reach the plateau in NFL history (44, Marino, 50, Kurt Warner; 53, Unitas; 62, Brett Favre). Manning
reached the 150 touchdown plateau in his 86th game, the 3rd-fastest to that
number (62, Marino; 84, Favre; 87, Unitas). He surpassed the 175 mark in
his 99th career game with a 5-TD performance 9/26/04 vs. Green Bay.
Manning hit 30,000 yards in his 115th game vs. Cleveland 9/25/05,
becoming the second-fastest player to that plateau (114 games, Marino).
Manning became the 96th NFL QB to pass for 15,000 yards at Balt.
12/2/01, his 59th career game. Only Marino (56) reached that mark in
fewer games. Manning hit 20,000 passing yards on 12/15/02 at Cleveland,
his 78th career game, with only Marino (74) surpassing it in fewer games.
Manning struck the 25,000-yard mark on 9/9/04 at New England, his 97th
career game. That streak, too, ranks second only to Marino (92 games).
MANNING TD PASSES BY TARGET: Marvin Harrison (90), Marcus
Pollard (34), Reggie Wayne (26), Brandon Stokley (14), Edgerrin James (11),
Dallas Clark (9), Torrance Small (7), Terrence Wilkins (7), Ken Dilger (7),
Jerome Pathon (6), Marshall Faulk (4), Troy Walters (4), Qadry Ismail (3), James
Mungro (3), E.G. Green (2), Ricky Williams (2), Lamont Warren (1), Jim Finn
(1), Trevor Insley (1), Mike Roberg (1), Dominic Rhodes (1), Ben Utecht (1),
Bryan Fletcher (1).
MANNING’S COMPLETIONS BY RECEIVERS (Top 10):
Marvin Harrison (760), Edgerrin James (340), Reggie Wayne (274), Marcus
Pollard (249), Ken Dilger (150), Jerome Pathon (138), Brandon Stokley
(123), Terrence Wilkins (117), Marshall Faulk (86), Dallas Clark (78).
MANNING’S YARDS BY RECEIVER (Top 10): Marvin Harrison
(10,076), Reggie Wayne (3769), Marcus Pollard (3143), Edgerrin James
(2727), Ken Dilger (1663), Jerome Pathon (1650), Brandon Stokley
(1672), Terrence Wilkins (1445), Dallas Clark (1089), Marshall Faulk
(908).
MANNING TD PASSES BY QUARTER: First (54), Second (66),
Third (56), Fourth (60).
Date
9/28/03
11/10/02
10/22/00
12/14/03
11/8/04
10/2/05
9/25/00
11/25/04
9/26/04
10/26/03
MANNING’S TOP 10 RATING GAMES
Opponent
Rating
(Passing Totals)
at New Orleans
158.3
(20-25-314, 6 TDs)
at Philadelphia
158.3
(18-23-319, 3 TDs)
New England
158.3
(16-20-268, 3 TDs)
Atlanta
146.5
(25-30-290, 5 TDs)
Minnesota
144.8
(23-29-268, 4 TDs)
at Tennessee
144.1
(20-27-264, 4 TDs)
Jacksonville
143.3
(23-36-440, 4 TDs)
at Detroit
141.4
(23-28-236, 6 TDs)
Green Bay
140.9
(28-40-393, 5 TDs)
Houston
133.9
(22-30-269, 3 TDs)
PEYTON MANNING PASSING BREAKDOWN vs. AFC (Regular Season Only)
TEAMS
AFC EAST
AFC NORTH
AFC SOUTH
AFC WEST
W-L ATTS
18-21 1363
11- 3
523
19- 4
755
10- 6
543
COMP
834
329
514
329
PCT.
0.612
0.629
0.681
0.606
YDS.
9535
3833
6141
4154
TD
61
22
49
26
INT
54
13
15
14
AFC TOTALS
58-34
3184
NFC TOTALS
18-12
LEAGUE TOTALS
76-46
2006
0.630
23,663
158
1012
675
0.667
8,313
4196
2681
0.639
31,976
TOUCHDOWN PASSES FROM 1998-2005
Peyton Manning
236
Brett Favre
210
Trent Green
143
Daunte Culpepper
135
Donovan McNabb
134
Drew Bledsoe
127
LG
68
69
76
63
SACKS
51-340
16-118
21-141
23-154
RATING
80.6
88.7
106.1
89.7
96
76
111-753
89.5
78
31
86
25-217
104.8
236
127
86
146-970
93.2
PASSING YARDS FROM 1998-2005
Peyton Manning
31,976
Brett Favre
29,459
Kerry Collins
25,239
Trent Green
23,978
Drew Bledsoe
23,785
Jake Plummer
23,764
PASSING YARDS FROM 1999-2005
Peyton Manning
28,237
Brett Favre
25,247
Kerry Collins
23,036
Trent Green
20,537
Daunte Culpepper
20,162
Jake Plummer
20,071
MANNING IN ELITE COMPANY
Peyton Manning has reached several key milestones for a quarterback in a short period of time. Here is a look at where he ranks
in NFL history on how many games it took him to reach these milestones:
100 TD Passes
Dan Marino
Kurt Warner
John Unitas
Peyton Manning
Games
44
50
53
56
150 TD Passes
Dan Marino
Brett Favre
Peyton Manning
John Unitas
Games
62
84
86
87
200 TD Passes
Dan Marino
Peyton Manning
Brett Favre
John Unitas
20,000 Yards
Dan Marino
Peyton Manning
Drew Bledsoe
Brett Favre
Games
74
78
83
86
25,000 Yards
Dan Marino
Peyton Manning
Brett Favre
Warren Moon
Games
92
97
107
107
30,000 Yards
Games
Dan Marino
114
Peyton Manning
115
Warren Moon
125
B. Favre/D. Bledsoe
126
Attempts
5,110
Unitas
4,196
Manning
2,464
Jones
1,536
Trudeau
1,532
George
1,230
Harbaugh
1,154
Pagel
676
Morrall
MANNING AMONG COLTS QUARTERBACKS
Completions
Yards
Touchdowns
2,796
Unitas
39,768
Unitas
287
Unitas
2,681
Manning
31,976
Manning
236
Manning
1,382
Jones
17,663
Jones
122
Jones
874
George
9,647
Trudeau
49
Harbaugh
812
Trudeau
9,551
George
47
Morrall
746
Harbaugh
8,705
Harbaugh
41
Trudeau
587
Pagel
7,474
Pagel
41
George
363
Morrall
5,666
Morrall
39
Pagel
Games
89
106
107
121
Games
206
Unitas
122
Manning
98
Jones
61
Trudeau
53
Harbaugh
52
George
51
Morrall
51
Pagel
NFL’S TOP 10 CAREER LEADING PASSERS AND AN EIGHT-YEAR COMPARISON WITH PEYTON MANNING
Career
Yards
61,361
52,050
51,475
49,325
47,003
45,189
43,040
42,133
40,551
40,239
31,976
Name
Dan Marino
Brett Favre
John Elway
Warren Moon
Fran Tarkenton
Vinny Testaverde
Dan Fouts
Drew Bledsoe
Joe Montana
John Unitas
Peyton Manning
Games
119
113
116
115
112
100
96
122
111
100
122
Att.
4,181
3,757
3,572
3,680
2,613
2,766
2,594
4,452
2,878
2,726
4,196
Comp.
2,480
2,318
1,959
2,105
1,410
1,463
1,489
2,504
1,818
1,489
2,681
Yards
31,416
26,803
24,721
27,679
20,222
19,192
19,454
29,257
21,498
21,491
31,976
Pct.
59.3
61.7
54.8
57.2
54.0
52.9
57.4
56.2
63.2
54.6
63.9
Yd/Att.
7.5
7.1
6.9
7.5
7.7
6.9
7.5
6.6
7.5
7.9
7.6
TD
241
213
135
157
163
107
112
164
141
168
236
Int.
136
118
128
133
126
139
125
136
76
131
127
Rating
88.5
89.0
74.3
80.3
80.0
67.0
75.5
75.9
91.2
81.0
93.2
Years
1983-90
1991-98
1983-90
1984-91
1961-68
1987-94
1973-80
1993-00
1979-86
1956-63
1998-05
MANNING AMONG NFL’S TOP LEADING PASSERS THROUGH FIRST EIGHT SEASONS
Attempts
Completions
Yards
Touchdowns
Rating
4,452
Bledsoe
2,681
Manning
31,976
Manning
241
Marino
94.5
Warner
4,196
Manning
2,504
Bledsoe
31,416
Marino
236
Manning
93.2
Manning
4,181
Marino
2,480
Marino
29,257
Bledsoe
213
Favre
91.2
Montana
3,757
Favre
2,318
Favre
27,679
Moon
179
Kelly
90.4
Young
3,680
Moon
2,112
Kelly
26,803
Favre
168
Unitas
89.0
Favre
Manning ranks among the NFL’s top 10 career passing yardage leaders and all QBs taken as the first pick in the NFL Draft since 1970. Here’s a
look at each player’s total through eight seasons.
QBs TAKEN AS FIRST OVERALL DRAFT PICKS SINCE 1970 COMPLETE EIGHT SEASON TOTALS
Name
Peyton Manning
Troy Aikman
Jeff George
Drew Bledsoe
John Elway
Steve Bartkowski
Vinny Testaverde
Terry Bradshaw
Jim Plunkett
Games
122
113
103
122
116
93
100
97
91
Att.
4,196
3,178
3,233
4,452
3,572
2,518
2,766
2,019
2,009
Comp.
2,681
2,000
1,878
2,504
1,959
1,347
1,463
1,008
990
Yards
31,976
22,733
22,043
29,257
24,721
17,407
19,192
13,279
13,306
Pct.
63.9
62.9
58.1
56.2
54.8
53.5
52.9
49.9
49.3
Yd/Att.
7.6
7.2
6.8
6.6
6.9
6.9
6.9
6.6
6.6
TD
236
110
120
164
135
116
107
93
85
Int.
127
98
87
136
128
125
139
118
118
Rating
93.2
83.0
80.1
75.9
74.3
70.1
67.0
62.1
60.4
Years
1998-05
1989-96
1990-97
1993-00
1983-90
1975-82
1987-94
1970-77
1971-78
THROUGH 100 GAMES...AMONG THE BEST
Peyton Manning started the 100th game of his NFL career 10/03/04 at Jacksonville. Through 100 games, Manning’s attempts, yards and
touchdowns totals rank him in the top five of each category among quarterbacks in their first 100 starts in NFL history.
QUARTERBACK
Drew Bledsoe
Dan Marino
Peyton Manning
Brett Favre
Kerry Collins
ATTEMPTS
3,741
3,564
3,514
3,400
3,322
QUARTERBACK
YARDS
QUARTERBACK
TDS
Dan Marino
Peyton Manning
Drew Bledsoe
Joe Montana
Brett Favre
27,274
26,008
24,775
24,246
24,079
Dan Marino
Brett Favre
Peyton Manning
Dave Krieg
Joe Montana
214
194
178
171
168
COLTS’ RECORD WHEN MANNING…
RECORD WITH PEYTON UNDER CENTER
PASS ATTEMPTS
YARDS
Games Started:
122
Less than 20:
0-1
Less than 200:
Overall:
76-46
20-29 attempts:
27-8
200-299 yards:
Home:
40-20
30-39 attempts:
38-17
300-399 yards:
Away:
36-26
40-49 attempts:
10-15
400 or more:
On Grass:
24-19
50 or more:
1-5
On Turf:
52-27
Indoor:
44-24
COMPLETIONS
TOUCHDOWNS
Outdoor:
32-22
Less than 10:
0-1
None:
vs. AFC:
58-34
10-19 completions: 20-14
1 touchdown:
vs. NFC:
18-12
20-29 completions: 54-24
2 touchdowns:
Overtime:
3-2
30 or more:
2-7
3 or more:
13-11
48-18
10-16
5-1
INTERCEPTIONS
None:
35-7
1 interception:
30-14
2 interceptions: 11-15
3 or more:
0-10
8-6
20-17
23-12
25-11
SACKS
None:
29-14
1 sack:
32-8
2 sacks:
8-14
3 or more sacks: 7-10
STARTING QUARTERBACKS SINCE 1970: 10 GAMES BELOW .500, THEN 10 GAMES ABOVE .500
Since 1970, only five NFL quarterbacks have been able to get their starting records 10 games or more over .500 after starting
their career 10 or more games below .500.
MOST GAMES
PLAYER
BELOW .500
ABOVE .500
Steve Young
-14 (3-17)
+45 (94-49)
Peyton Manning
-10 (5-15)
+30 (76-46)
Troy Aikman
-15 (3-18)
+29 (86-57)
Bert Jones
-12 (3-15)
+16 (42-26)
Trent Dilfer
-11 (8-19)
+10 (55-45)
*active player, thus an active record
FINAL RECORD
94-49
76-46*
94-71
47-49
57-49*
TEAMS (YEARS)
Tampa Bay (1985-86), San Francisco (1987-99)
COLTS (1998-05)
Dallas (1989-01)
COLTS (1973-81), Los Angeles Rams (1982)
Tampa Bay (94-99), Baltimore (2000),
Seattle (2001-04), Cleveland (2005)
MANNING’S 2004 TD PACE WITH THE TOP TOTALS IN NFL HISTORY
Player
Year Game:
Peyton Manning (04)
Dan Marino (84)
Dan Marino (86)
Kurt Warner (99)
Brett Favre (96)
Daunte Culpepper (04)
1
2
5
3
3
4
5
2
4
7
4
6
7
6
3
9
10
10
9
10
8
4
11
12
11
14
12
13
5
14
15
12
15
16
18
6
17
17
13
18
20
19
7
22
20
16
21
21
20
8
26
24
17
24
21
21
90
63
43
41
34
32
31
26
24
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison
John Unitas to Raymond Berry
John Unitas to Lenny Moore
John Unitas to Jimmy Orr
Peyton Manning to Marcus Pollard
John Unitas to John Mackey
John Unitas to Jim Mutscheller
Peyton Manning to Reggie Wayne
Bert Jones to Roger Carr
MOST CONSECUTIVE MULTIPLE-TD GAMES
13
12
12
12
12
13
46
36
33
34
31
31
Dan Marino, Miami
Peyton Manning, Colts
Peyton Manning, Colts, 2004
Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
121.1
112.8
112.4
110.9
110.4
109.2
108.9
107.5
107.0
106.0
105.0
Peyton Manning, Colts, 2004
Steve Young, SF, 1994
Joe Montana, SF, 1989
Daunte Culpepper, Minnesota, 2004
Milt Plum, Cleveland, 1960
Kurt Warner, StL., 1999
Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
Sid Luckman, Chicago, 1943
Steve Young, SF, 1992
Randall Cunningham, Minnesota, 1998
Bart Starr, Green Bay 1966
MANNING DOMINATES COLTS SINGLE-SEASON PASSING RECORDS
Attempts
Completions
Yards
Peyton Manning
2002
392
Peyton Manning 2002
4557 Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
1998
379
Peyton Manning 2003
4413 Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
2000
357
Peyton Manning 2000
4267 Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
2003
343
Peyton Manning 2001
4200 Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
2001
336
Peyton Manning 2004
4135 Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
1999
331
Peyton Manning 1999
4131 Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
2004
326
Peyton Manning 1998
3739 Peyton Manning
Jeff George
1991
292
Jeff George
1991
3481 John Unitas
Games With a Touchdown
15
Peyton Manning
1998
15
Peyton Manning
2000
15
Peyton Manning
2002
15
Peyton Manning
2004
14
Peyton Manning
1999
14
Peyton Manning
2001
13
Earl Morrall
1968
14
47
40
36
36
35
34
HIGHEST PASSER RATING (SEASON)
Peyton Manning, Colts, 2004
John Unitas, Colts, 1959
Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
Steve Young, SF, 1998
591
575
571
566
547
533
497
485
12
44
32
31
32
30
30
67.6
67.0
66.3
63.7
62.7
62.5
62.1
15
49
44
41
39
36
37
Peyton Manning, Colts, 2004
Dan Marino, Miami, 1984
Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia, 2004
Dan Marino, Miami, 1986
Brett Favre, Green Bay, 1996
George Blanda, Houston, 1961
Vince Ferragamo, LA Rams, 1980
Steve Young, SF, 1994
Randall Cunningham, Minnesota, 1998
Daunte Culpepper, Minnesota, 2004
5
4
MOST GAMES CAREER 5+-TD PASSES
6
6
11
41
30
27
29
28
28
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES, 4+-TD PASSES
Peyton Manning, Colts, 2004
John Unitas, Colts, 1959
Don Meredith, Dallas, 1965-66
Dan Marino, Miami, 1986-87
Brett Favre, Green Bay, 1994-95
MOST GAMES 2+-TD PASSES TO START A SEASON
13
12
10
7
10
35
29
23
27
27
27
MOST GAMES 4+-TD PASSES IN A SEASON
TOP TOUCHDOWN CONNECTIONS IN COLTS HISTORY
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
9
31
27
21
26
25
25
Completion Percentage
Peyton Manning 2004
Peyton Manning 2003
Peyton Manning 2002
Jim Harbaugh
1995
Peyton Manning 2001
Peyton Manning 2000
Peyton Manning 1999
49
33
32
29
27
26
26
26
26
Touchdowns
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
John Unitas
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
Earl Morrall
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
2004
2000
2003
2002
1999
2001
1998
1963
2004
2000
1959
2003
2002
1968
1998
1999
2001
16
49
48
44
41
39
39
2004 FACT SHEET - A LOOK BACK
QB-Peyton Manning and the Colts offense set numerous club and NFL records during the 2004 regular season.
Below is a look back at 2004:
*With 49 TDs, Manning broke Dan Marino’s NFL single-season TD mark of 48 in 1984.
*Manning set the all-time NFL passer rating record at 121.1, besting Steve Young’s 1994 mark of 112.8.
*Manning earned Pro Bowl honors for the fifth time and won Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player honors for the second
consecutive season (sharing honors in 2003 with QB-Steve McNair).
*Manning became the only QB in NFL history to throw for 3,000+ yards in his first seven seasons.
*Manning extended his NFL record streak of consecutive seasons with at least 4,000 yards passing to six (1999-2004) and tied Dan
Marino’s career mark for most career 4,000+ seasons.
*Manning produced 13 consecutive 2+-TD games to start 2004, a new NFL record for consecutive multiple-TD games to start a
season. He snapped John Unitas’ 1959 club and NFL record of 12 games. Manning’s 13 consecutive games with multiple TD passes
also was a new NFL record.
*Manning is the only QB in NFL history with 25+ TD passes in seven consecutive seasons.
*With 5 TD passes vs. Green Bay, Manning became the only QB in NFL history with four 5+-TD games (counting playoffs) in a
one-year span. He had four regular-season 5+-TD games in 2004, also an NFL record.
*Manning tied Dan Marino for most career 5+-TD games with six.
*Manning’s six 4+-TD performances in 2004 tied Dan Marino’s single season mark for most games with 4+ TDs.
*Manning had 4+-TD passes in five consecutive games (5, at Kansas City; 4, vs. Minnesota; 5, vs. Houston; 4, at Chicago; 6, at
Detroit), snapping Marino’s 1984 NFL mark of four consecutive games with 4+-TD passes.
*Manning owns the seven best seasons in passing yardage, attempts and completions in club history.
*Manning’s 472 passing yards at Kansas City 10/31 snapped his own club record.
*Manning’s 4,557 passing yards in 2004 snapped his own club record.
*The Colts offense amassed 6,475 yards, a new club record.
*Manning threw a TD pass in 15 games in 2004, tying his own club record for most games in a season with a TD pass.
*The Colts produced the club’s sixth 4,000-yard passing, 1,000-yard rushing and 1,000-yard receiving combination in 2004 and
own six of the 24 in the NFL’s 85 seasons. It marked the fifth time in six years the Colts accomplished such a feat. Peyton Manning
(4,557), Edgerrin James (1,548) and wide receivers Reggie Wayne (1,210), Marvin Harrison (1,113) and Brandon Stokley (1,077) produced last year’s combination.
*Peyton Manning became the first QB to throw 10+ TDs to three different receivers in one season. He threw 14 to Marvin
Harrison, 11 to Reggie Wayne and 10 to Brandon Stokley. The Colts became the first NFL team to have three 10+-TD receivers in a
single season. Harrison ended with 15 TD receptions, while Wayne tallied 12 and Stokley 10.
*The Colts produced three 1,000+-yardage receivers in 2004, marking the fourth receiving trio in NFL history to have 1,000+ yards.
*Peyton Manning was named AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Week four times (Week 3 vs. Green Bay; Week 10 vs. Houston; Week
12 at Detroit; Week 16 vs. San Diego) and was chosen as the AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Month in November. Manning threw 19
TDs in November, an NFL record for TD passes in one month.
*The Colts scored 522 points in 2004 and became the 10th team in NFL history to score 500+ points in a season. The total ranks
as the fifth-highest total (556, Minnesota, 1998; 541, Washington, 1983; 540, St. Louis, 2000; 526, St. Louis, 1999).
PLAYOFF PROGRESS OF QUARTERBACKS SETTING NFL SEASONAL TOUCHDOWN MARK
YEAR
1943
1959
1961
1962
1963
1984
2004
PLAYER, TEAM
Sid Luckman, Chicago
John Unitas, Colts
George Blanda, Houston
Y.A. Tittle, NY Giants
Y.A. Tittle, NY Giants
Dan Marino, Miami
Peyton Manning, Colts
TOUCHDOWN PASSES
28
32
36* (AFL)
33
36
48
49
PLAYOFF RESULT
Won NFL Championship, beat Washington, 41-21
Won NFL Championship, beat NY Giants, 31-16
Won AFL Championship, beat San Diego, 10-3
Lost NFL Championship, lost to Green Bay, 16-7
Lost NFL Championship, lost to Chicago, 14-10
Lost Super Bowl XIX, lost to San Francisco, 38-16
Lost AFC Divisional Playoff, lost to New England, 20-3
MANNING’S FOURTH-QUARTER AND OVERTIME GAME-WINNING DRIVES (23)
Victories in which Manning has rallied Colts from a fourth-quarter deficit or tie to win
Date
11/15/98
9/26/99
10/17/99
10/31/99
11/7/99
12/5/99
12/19/99
12/26/99
10/1/00
10/22/00
10/13/02
11/24/02
12/15/02
12/29/02
9/7/03
10/6/03
11/23/03
12/28/03
9/19/04
10/03/04
11/8/04
12/26/04
9/18/05
Opponent
vs. NY Jets
at San Diego
at NY Jets
Down
17-23
13-19
13-13
*10-13
vs. Dallas
21-24
vs. Kansas City 16-17
at Miami
34-34
vs. Washington
10-13
at Cleveland
26-28
*19-28
at Buffalo
15-16
vs. New England 21-23
*14-23
vs. Baltimore
19-20
at Denver
20-20
*17-20
at Cleveland
21-23
*14-23
vs. Jacksonville 13-13
*10-13
at Cleveland
6-6
at Tampa Bay
35-35
*28-35
*21-35
*14-35
at Buffalo
10-14
*3-14
at Houston
17-17
*10-17
*3-17
at Tennessee
17-17
*10-17
at Jacksonville 17-17
vs. Minnesota
28-28
vs. San Diego
31-31
*23-31
vs. Jacksonville
0-3
Won
24-23
27-19
16-13
16-13
34-24
25-17
37-34
24-21
29-28
29-28
18-16
30-23
30-23
22-20
23-20
23-20
28-23
28-23
20-13
20-13
9-6
38-35
38-35
38-35
38-35
17-14
17-14
20-17
20-17
20-17
31-17
31-17
24-17
31-28
34-31
34-31
10-3
Go-Ahead Scoring Play
14t pass to TE-Marcus Pollard
12t Manning run
Vanderjagt 27 FG
Vanderjagt 18 FG
40t pass to WR-Marvin Harrison
7t Manning run
Vanderjagt 53 FG
1t pass to TE-Ken Dilger
Vanderjagt 21 FG
2t James run
Vanderjagt 45 FG
3t James run
1t pass to RB-Edgerrin James
Vanderjagt 38 FG
Vanderjagt 51 FG
Vanderjagt 54 FG
3t Mungro run
3t pass to WR-Marvin Harrison
11t pass to TE-Marcus Pollard
Vanderjagt 27 FG
Vanderjagt 45 FG
Vanderjagt 29 FG
1t R. Williams run
28t pass to WR-Marvin Harrison
3t Mungro run
1t James run
14t James run
Vanderjagt 43 FG
5t pass to WR-Brandon Stokley
6t James run
4t James run
1t pass to TE-Marcus Pollard
3t James run
Vanderjagt 35 FG
Vanderjagt 30 FG
21t pass to WR-Brandon Stokley
6t Carthon run
*Italics denotes comeback drive. Regular font dentoes game-winning drive.
Elapsed
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5:38 OT
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Drive/TOP
15-80/2:40
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7-75/3:31
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6-80/2:42
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9-55/2:52
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9-80/2:46
17-88/8:59
Manning Drive Stats
8-13-93, 1 TD pass
3-6-46 pass; 12t rush
2-2-12 pass, 1-(-2 rush)
4-8-40 pass
4-7-76, 1 TD pass
2-3-17 pass/2-10 rush, 7t
2-2-34 passing
3-4-40 pass, 1 TD pass
4-4-23 pass/1-8 rush
6-7, 53 pass/1-9 rush
3-5-25 pass/1-2 rush
2-2-13 pass
6-9-40, 1 TD pass
5-6-49 pass
2-3-14 pass
3-8-27 pass/2-12 rush
2-2-53 pass
4-6-49, 1 TD pass
3-3-32 pass, 1 TD pass
5-9-25 pass/1-8 rush
8-10-65 pass
5-9-49 pass
2-3-64 pass
5-6-63, 1 TD pass
1-2-6 pass
5-7-55 pass
3-4-15 pass
2-4-22 pass/2-8 rush
1-1-5, 1 TD pass
3-3-24 pass
4-7-70 pass
3-4-57 pass, 1 TD pass
5-5-33 pass
2-2-23 pass/3-12 rush
2-2-58 pass
6-8-85, 1 TD pass
3-3-21 pass
WIDE RECEIVER MARVIN HARRISON
MARVIN HARRISON’S CAREER RECEIVING TOTALS
YEAR
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
TOTAL
No.
64
73
59
115
102
109
143
94
86
58
903
Yds.
836
866
776
1,663
1,413
1,524
1,722
1,272
1,113
666
11,851
Avg.
13.1
11.9
13.2
14.5
13.9
14.0
12.0
13.5
12.9
11.5
13.1
TD
8
6
7
12
14
15
11
10
15
8
106
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: WR-Marvin Harrison has led the Colts in
receptions and TDs in 8 of his 9 seasons (he did not in 1998 after missing
final 4 games with injury), while he has led the team in receiving yards in
7 of 9 seasons (1998, Faulk; 2004, Wayne). Harrison has totaled the most
receptions by a receiver in NFL history in 1st 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10 seasons, the
2005 season being his 10th. Harrison held the record for receptions after 5
and 6 seasons until it was broken by Randy Moss in 2002 (414) and 2003
(525). Harrison became the 5th player in NFL history with 100+-TD receptions 10/2/05 at Tennessee. On 11/17/02 vs. Dallas, Harrison became the
28th NFL player to surpass 600 career receptions, reaching it in 102 games,
the fastest pace in NFL history (118, WR-Herman Moore, Det.). He hit 700
careeer receptions vs. Carolina 10/12/03 in his 114th game, the fastest pace
to that plateau (139 games, Jerry Rice). On 11/8/04, he became the 11th
NFL player to hit 800 career receptions, reaching it in 131 career games, the
fastest pace in NFL history (154, WR-Jerry Rice, S.F.). In that game, he
and QB-Peyton Manning also became the NFL’s leading tandem with 666
completions, surpassing the old mark of 663 by Jim Kelly and Andre Reed.
Harrison hit the 900-reception mark in his 149th game at Cincinnati
11/20/05, reaching it faster than Rice’s previous record of 168 games.
THE FASTEST TO 500, 600, 700, 800 AND 900 REC. (ALL-TIME)
500 receptions
Games
Lionel Taylor, Broncos
89
Marvin Harrison, COLTS 90
800 receptions
Marvin Harrison, COLTS 131
Jerry Rice, 49ers
154
600 receptions
Marvin Harrison, COLTS 102
Herman Moore, Lions
118
900 receptions
Marvin Harrison, COLTS 149
Jerry Rice, 49ers
168
700 receptions
Games
Marvin Harrison, COLTS 114
Jerry Rice, 49ers
139
Harrison was 9-101 vs. Houston 12/1/02 to tie Berry’s (631) club reception record and he broke the mark at Tennessee 12/8/02 with 9-76. Both
marks by Berry stood since 1967. He became the Colts career reception
yards leader vs. Carolina 10/12/03, breaking Berry’s (9,275) club record.
Harrison now has produced 6 of the 12 1,000+ reception yardage seasons
in Colts history. Harrison is averaging 6.1 receptions per game for his
career, among the best marks in NFL history. From 1998-2002, he and
Manning teamed on 58 scoring plays, then the 2nd-highest touchdown total
of any QB-WR tandem in a 5-year span in NFL history (59, Steve YoungJerry Rice, SF, 1991-95). Manning and Harrison had 61 TDs from 199903 to set the new five-year record for a tandem, and they had 63 from 200004 to set a new 5-season high. Harrison had 6 double-digit reception games
in 2002 and 10 100+ games, breaking his own mark of nine set in 1999.
The NFL record for most seasonal 100+ games is by WR-Michael Irvin (11,
Dallas, 1995). Harrison has 5 career 4-game 100+ streaks and 3 career 3game 100+ streaks. The club record for most consecutive 100+ games is 6
by Berry in 1960.
Harrison (143) bested the NFL seasonal record of 123 receptions by
Moore (1995) with 9-172, 2 TDs at Cleveland 12/15/02. Harrison was
named AFC Offensive Player-of-the-Month for November (2002) with 42481, 5 TDs receiving.
He has registered 10 50+ reception seasons, 1st in club history (7, Berry,
1958-62, 65-66). Harrison has 15 50+-yard TD passes, ranking second in
franchise history (18, Lenny Moore). Eleven of those 50+-yard TD receptions have come from Manning. In 2004, he matched his 2001 club-record
total of 15 TD receptions. At Baltimore 9/11/05, he was 6-69, 1 TD and
surpassed Moore (11,213) for the most scrimamge yards in club history.
HARRISON KEEPS UNIQUE COMPANY: From 1999-2003,
Harrison produced the top 5 seasonal receiving and yardage totals in club
history. In 2000, Harrison recorded his 2nd cons. season with 100+ receptions, 1 of only 5 players in NFL history (now 6) to post 100+ receptions in
cons. seasons. He narrowed that company in 2001 by joining Jerry Rice
and WR-Herman Moore as the only NFL players with 3 cons. 100+ seasons. He is now the only player in NFL history to post 100+ receptions in
4 cons. seasons. Harrison is the only player in Colts history with multiple
1,000+ seasons (6). He had 13 TD receptions at home in 2001, tying Rice’s
NFL seasonal record. The 2001 and 2002 seasons marked the only times
in Colts history the leading receiver (Harrison, 109, 143) more than doubled
the club’s 2nd-leading receiver (TE-Marcus Pollard, 47, 2001; RB-Edgerrin
James, 47, 2002).
MARVIN HARRISON BY THE QUARTER
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Overtime
Total
No.
218
261
220
202
2
903
Yds.
3,246
2,901
3,200
2,489
15
11,851
Avg.
14.9
11.1
14.5
12.3
7.5
13.1
TD
26
26
26
28
0
106
HARRISON HOLDS FRANCHISE MARK: WR-Marvin Harrison
has receptions in a franchise-record 149 consecutive games. Harrison surpassed RB-Marshall Faulk (77 games, 1994-98). Harrison has receptions
in all 149 career games, the longest consecutive games streak among active
NFL players. WR-Jerry Rice’s NFL career streak of 274 consecutive
games ended 9/19/04 vs. Buffalo. Harrison has had multiple receptions in
147 of 149 career games, 5+ receptions in 99 games and 6+ receptions in
79 outings. He has 16 career 10+ reception games, 1st in club history (11,
Berry, 1955-67).
HARRISON AMONG THE BEST EVER, AGAIN: Harrison had
1,722 receiving yards in 2002, his best seasonal total, surpassing 1,663
yards in 1999. Harrison’s total ranks as the 4th-best yardage season in NFL
history, while his 1,663 yards in 1999 rank as the 7th-best total. In 2002,
Harrison produced his 3rd 1,500+ season, and ranks behind Rice (4, 1986,
1990, 1993, 1995) for 2nd-most in NFL history. Harrison (3, 1999, 2001,
2002) was tied with Irvin (2, 1991, 1995), Charley Hennigan (2, 1961,
1964, Houston Oilers, AFL) and Terry Holt (2, 2000, 2003, St. Louis), but
stands as the only NFL player to post consecutive 1,500+ seasons. Only
nine other players have achieved one 1,500+ season.
MOVING UP: Harrison is moving up several of the NFL’s all-time lists.
He became the 6th NFL player to reach the 900-catch plateau 11/20/05 at
Cincinnati. Harrison’s 11,851 reception yards rank 15th all-time, while his
106 touchdowns rank 3rd. He ranks T2nd in NFL history with 50 100+
games.
TOP NFL RECEIVERS IN FIRST FOUR SEASONS
No.
Yds.
Avg.
TD
Marvin Harrison, Colts
311
4,141
13.3
33
Randy Moss, Minn.
308
5,396
17.5
53
Andre Rison, Colts/Atl.
308
4,123
13.4
37
Keyshawn Johnson, NYJ/TB
305
4,108
13.5
31
Al Toon, NYJ
292
3,881
13.3
21
TOP NFL RECEIVERS IN FIRST EIGHT SEASONS
Yds.
Avg.
No.
Marvin Harrison, Colts
759 10,072
13.3
Jerry Rice, SF
610 10,273
16.8
Herman Moore, Det.
610
8,467
13.9
*Randy Moss, Minn., Oak.
609
9,811
16.1
Sterling Sharpe, GB
595
8,134
13.7
TOP NFL RECEIVERS IN FIRST FIVE SEASONS
Yds.
Avg.
No.
Randy Moss, Minn.
414
6,743
16.3
Marvin Harrison, Colts
413
5,554
13.4
Andre Rison, Colts/Atl.
394
5,365
13.6
Sterling Sharpe, GB
389
5,741
14.7
Keyshawn Johnson, NYJ/TB
376
4,982
13.2
TD
60
47
52
36
39
TOP NFL RECEIVERS IN FIRST NINE SEASONS
Yds.
Avg.
TD
No.
Marvin Harrison, Colts
845 11,185
13.2
98
Jerry Rice, SF
708 11,776
16.6
118
Keyshawn Johnson, NYJ,TB,Dal. 673
8,922
13.3
53
Terrell Owens, SF/Phi.
669
9,772
14.6
95
Jimmy Smith, Jac.
664
9,287
14.0
51
TOP NFL RECEIVERS IN FIRST SIX SEASONS
Yds.
Avg.
No.
Randy Moss, Minn.
525
8,375
16.0
Marvin Harrison, Colts
522
7,078
13.6
Sterling Sharpe, GB
501
7,015
14.0
Keyshawn Johnson, NYJ/TB
482
6,258
13.0
Andre Rison, Colts/Atl.
475
6,453
13.6
TD
77
62
47
40
60
TOP NFL RECEIVERS IN FIRST TEN SEASONS
Yds.
Avg.
TD
No.
*Marvin Harrison, Colts
903 11,851
13.1
106
Jerry Rice, SF
820 13,275
16.2
131
*Keyshawn Johnson, NYJ, TB, Dal.720
9,445
13.1
59
Jimmy Smith, Jac.
718 10,092
14.1
55
*Terrell Owens, SF, Phi.
716 10,535
14.7
101
TOP NFL RECEIVERS IN FIRST SEVEN SEASONS
Yds.
Avg.
No.
Marvin Harrison, Colts
665
8,800
13.2
Sterling Sharpe, GB
595
8,134
13.7
*Torry Holt, STL
576
8,968
15.6
Randy Moss, Minn.
574
9,142
15.9
Keyshawn Johnson, NYJ/TB
558
7,296
13.1
TD
73
65
51
90
45
TD
83
103
57
95
65
*active
HARRISON AMONG 1996 FIRST-ROUND WIDE RECEIVER DRAFT PICKS
TOTALS
1996-05
Keyshawn Johnson (1st)
720-9,445-59
Terry Glenn (7th)
502-7,388-35
Eddie Kennison (18th)
459-6,928-36
Marvin Harrison (19th)
903-11,851-106
Eric Moulds (24th)
641-8,707-47
HARRISON AMONG COLTS RECEIVERS
Receptions
903
Harrison
631
Berry
411
Brooks
363
Moore
333
McCauley
Yards
11,851
9,275
6,039
5,859
5,818
Harrison
Berry
Moore
Orr
Brooks
Touchdowns
106 Harrison
68
Berry
50
Orr
48
Moore
40
Mutscheller
100+ Yard Games
50
Harrison
24
Berry
19
Moore
18
Orr
10
Carr
Cons. Rec. Games
149
Harrison
77
Faulk
62
Hester
58
Orr
45
Moore
COLTS 1,000-YARD RECEIVERS
1,722 Harrison, 2002
1,663 Harrison, 1999
1,524 Harrison, 2001
1,413 Harrison, 2000
1,298 Berry, 1960
1,272 Harrison 2003
1,210 Wayne, 2004
1,131 Brooks, 1986
1,113 Harrison, 2004
1,077 Stokley, 2004
1,038 Langhorne, 1993
1,012 Carr, 1976
HARRISON’S YEAR-BY-YEAR AFC/NFL STATISTICAL RANKINGS (AFC/NFL) *Tied
Category 1996 AFC/NFL 1997 AFC/NFL 1998 AFC/NFL 1999 AFC/NFL 2000 AFC/NFL 2001 AFC/NFL 2002 AFC/NFL
Receptions 64 (13/27*)
73
(6/14)
59
(20*/40*) 115
(2/2)
102
(1/1*)
109
(3/3)
143
(1/1)
Yards
836 (17/32)
866
(15/27)
776
(20/37) 1,663
(1/1)
1,413
(2/6) 1,524
(1/2)
1,722
(1/1)
Touchdowns 8
(8*/15*)
6
(9*/19*)
7
(9*/18*)
12
(1/2*)
14
(1/2)
15
(1/2)
11
(2/3)
Category 2003 AFC/NFL 2004 AFC/NFL 2005 AFC/NFL
Receptions 94
4/7
86
5/13
58
3/6
Yards
1,272
3/6
1,113
9/18
666
6*/17*
Touchdowns 10
2*/4*
15
1/2
8
1/2
HARRISON KEEPS GOING AND GOING: With three TD catches
at Detroit 11/25/04, Harrison produced his 6th cons. 10+ TD season, setting
the club mark for 10+-TD seasons (5, Lenny Moore, 1957-58, 60-61, 64).
Harrison is the only NFL player with 10+ TD receptions in the last six consecutive seasons. He has a club-record eight career 3-TD reception games.
He was 9-128, 2 TDs vs. Den. 1/6/02 to set the club seasonal record for TD
receptions (14, Berry, 1959; Harrison, 1999). He was 5-33, 1 TD at Denver
1/2/05 to match his mark of 15 TD receptions. He had 13 of 15 TD receptions in 2001 at home to tie the NFL seasonal record of Rice. He has 15
career 50+ yard TD receptions and 47 career 20+ yard TD snares. He has
23 career multiple TD games and 50 100+ games. Harrison had a streak of
at least 3 receptions in 42 straight games end at Jacksonville 11/9/03.
COLTS CAREER RECEPTIONS LEADER RANKS AMONG HIGHEST NFL FRANCHISE LEADERS
With 903 career receptions marking a Colts franchise record, WR-Marvin Harrison's total ranks 5th-best among all NFL teams' career reception
leaders (* denotes player with active record).
No.
1281
1070
1004
941
903
888
829
819
750
670
Name
Jerry Rice
Tim Brown
Cris Carter
Andre Reed
Marvin Harrison*
Art Monk
Jimmy Smith*
Steve Largent
Michael Irvin
Herman Moore
Team
San Francisco
Oakland
Minnesota
Buffalo
Indianapolis
Washington
Jacksonville
Seattle
Dallas
Detroit
Years
1985-00
1988-03
1990-01
1985-91
1996-05
1980-93
1995-05
1976-89
1988-99
1991-01
RUNNING BACK EDGERRIN JAMES
JAMES BECOMES COLTS ALL-TIME LEADING RUSHER: RBEdgerrin James (8,836) became the Colts all-time leading rusher with 36127, 3 TDs vs. NYJ 11/16/03, moving past Lydell Mitchell (5,487). He
went over 5,000 career yards vs. Tennessee 9/14/03. He became the 5th
Colts player to reach that milestone (5,487, RB-Lydell Mitchell; 5,320,
RB-Marshall Faulk; 5,194, RB-Eric Dickerson; 5,174, RB-Lenny Moore).
RACKING UP 100+ YARDS: James has registered a club-record 47
100+ rushing performances in 91 games, tying Franco Harris for eighthmost 100+ games in NFL history. The Colts own a 41-6 mark in his 100+
games. He has 47 100+ rushing games and 44 sub-100 games. James (25
in 40 games) set the quickest pace to 25 career 100+ rushing games. The
second-fastest pace was 41 games by Earl Campbell, followed by
Dickerson (42), Jim Brown (47), Terrell Davis (51) and Walter Payton
(54). James had 33 100+ games in his first 66 outings, tying Jim Brown
for the 2nd-most 100+ games in the first 66 games of a career (38, Eric
Dickerson). James became the 28th NFL player with 25 career 100+
games and just the 16th NFL player with 35 100+ games. James reached
35 100+ games in 70 games, the 2nd-fastest pace in NFL history (59,
Dickerson). He passed the franchise lead in career 100+ rushing games
(24, Dickerson), and holds the top two single-season club marks for 100+
games (10, 1999; 9, 2000). James has tallied at least 100 scrimmage
yards in 72 of 91 career games.
THREAT BY AIR: James has 30 career 5+ reception games. He posted a career-high eleven receptions against Pittsburgh 10/21/02. His careerhigh 92 reception yards came 11/7/99 vs. Kansas City. James has recorded at least one reception in 88 of 91 career games. His 47-game reception
streak came to an end vs. Houston 12/1/02, and is the 2nd-longest by a
Colts RB (77, Faulk). He has scored both a rushing and receiving touchdown in 6 career games. The Colts are 4-2 in those games. James is the
8th Colts player with 300+ career receptions, and his total (340) ranks 2nd
among Colts RBs (363, Moore; 333, Don McCauley).
EDGERRIN JAMES’ RECEIVING STATISTICS
YEAR
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
TOTAL
No.
62
63
24
61
51
51
28
340
Yds.
586
594
193
354
292
483
225
2,727
Avg.
9.5
9.4
8.0
5.8
5.7
9.5
8.0
8.0
TD
4
5
0
1
0
0
1
11
EDGERRIN JAMES’ RUSHING STATISTICS
YEAR
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
TOTAL
ST/PL
16/16
16/16
6/6
14/14
13/13
16/16
10/10
91/91
Att.
369
387
151
277
310
334
247
2,075
Yds.
1,553
1,709
662
989
1,259
1,548
1,116
8,836
Avg.
4.2
4.4
4.4
3.6
4.1
4.6
4.5
4.3
LG
72
30
29t
20
43
40
33
72
TD
13
13
3
2
11
9
11
62
YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE: James has 11,563 career scrimmage
yards (8,836 rushing/2,727 receiving), 2nd in club history (11,879,
Marvin Harrison; 11,213, Moore). James has 24 career 150+ yds/scrim.
games to rank 1st in Colts history (16, Moore). The Colts are 19-5 in
those games. He has six career 200+yds/scrimmage games, also the most
in Colts history. James (4,442 yds/scrim.) joined Dickerson (LA Rams)
in 2000 as the only RBs in NFL history to post 4,000+ yds/scrim. in 1st
2 seasons, ranking second behind Dickerson (4,456).
NFL RBs WITH MULTIPLE 2,000 YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE
SEASONS
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Walter Payton, Chicago
Eric Dickerson, Rams/Colts
Marshall Faulk, Colts/Rams
Edgerrin James, Colts
Priest Holmes, Kansas City
O.J. Simpson, Buffalo
William Andrews, Atlanta
Roger Craig, San Francisco
Thurman Thomas, Buffalo
Emmitt Smith, Dallas
Barry Sanders, Detroit
LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego
1977, 83-85
1983-84, 86; Colts 88
1998; Rams 1999-01
1999-00, 04
2001-03
1973, 75
1981, 83
1985, 88
1991-92
1992, 95
1994, 97
2002-03
A STRONG START: James has seven 100+ outings in the first 10
games and an AFC-best 1,116 yards. James was 23-88 in the season opener at Baltimore 9/11, and produced back-to-back 100+-yard games vs.
Jacksonville 9/18 (27-128) and vs. Cleveland (27-108, 1 TD) 9/25. James
was 21-90 rushing and 2-12, 1 TD receiving at Tennessee 10/2. It was
James’ first receiving TD since 10/27/02 at Washington. James was 21105, 1 TD at San Francisco 10/9 and 23-143, 3 TDs vs. St. Louis. James
recorded his third consecutive 100+ game at Houston with 21-139, 2 TDs
and his fourth consecutive 100+-game with 34-104, 1 TD at New England
11/7. It marked his fourth career streak with 100+ yards in four consecutive games. He extended his streak to five consecutive 100+ games with
26-122, 1 TD vs. Houston 11/13. That streak tied his own club record
(12/11/00-9/23/01). James’ streak of 100+ games ended 11/20 at
Cincinnati with 24-89, 2 TDs, but he extended his career-best streak of
EDGERRIN JAMES - Rushing
Category
Stats
AFC/NFL
Attempts
247
1/1
Yards
1,116
1/2
Rushing TDs
11
2/4
Scrimmage Yds.
1,341
1/1
Points
72
2/3*
consecutive games with a rushing TD to six. James was 334-1,548, 9 TDs
rushing/51-483 receiving for 2,031 scrimmage yards in 2004, 2nd in the
NFL. James ranked 3rd in AFC rushing, 4th in NFL rushing, and earned
Pro Bowl honors for the third time (1999, 2000, 2004) in his career. He
also was named to the NFL All-Pro Second-Team by the Associated Press.
THE EDGEZONE: James has registered 73 touchdowns (62 rushing,
11 receiving) in 91 games. James (35, 1999-2000) surpassed Gale Sayers
(Chicago, 1965-66) and Eric Dickerson (LA Rams) for most TDs in first
two seasons in NFL history. That mark also set the franchise record for
total touchdowns in any two-year span in club history. James now has
scored a TD in 45 games. The Colts are 40-5 those games.
DYNAMIC DUO: James and WR-Marvin Harrison have posted 100+
efforts together in their respective rushing and receiving categories 21
times, surpassing Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin’s NFL record by a
duo. The Colts are 18-3 when James rushes for 100+ yards and Harrison
has 100+ receiving yards. The duo accomplished the feat 6 times in 1999
and five times in 2000. The duo has accomplished the feat 21 times in 90
total games together. The duo ranks 1st in most 100-yard rushing/100yard receiving games since 1970. James and Harrison have the highest
rate (23 percent) among the NFL’s top five 100/100 games out of total
career games since 1970. The Colts have had a 100+ rusher and 100+
receiver in the same game 44 times. Here is a 100/100 game-by-game
look at James and Harrison:
GAMES WITH BOTH JAMES AND HARRISON TOPPING 100 YARDS
Date
09/12/99
09/19/99
11/14/99
12/05/99
12/12/99
12/26/99
09/03/00
10/15/00
10/22/00
10/29/00
12/24/00
09/23/01
10/21/01
09/15/02
11/17/02
10/26/03
12/14/03
11/25/04
12/05/04
11/07/05
11/13/05
Opponent
Buffalo
at New England
at NY Giants
at Miami
New England
at Cleveland
at Kansas City
at Seattle
New England
Detroit
Minnesota
Buffalo
New England
Miami
Dallas
Houston
Atlanta
at Detroit
Tennessee
at New England
Houston
Att.
26
32
16
23
20
28
28
38
20
31
26
23
30
30
24
23
20
23
18
34
26
Edgerrin James
Yds.
Avg.
LG
112
4.3
40
118
3.7
12
108
6.8
72
130
5.7
41t
101
5.1
14
103
3.7
15
124
4.4
30
219
5.8
26t
124
6.2
26
139
4.5
24t
128
4.9
28
111
4.8
23
143
4.8
20
138
4.6
13
106
4.4
18
104
4.5
13
126
6.3
43
105
4.6
17
105
5.8
17
104
3.1
9
122
4.7
12
TD
1
1
0
2
0
3
1
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
No.
8
7
6
8
6
14
9
7
5
9
12
7
8
11
14
8
7
12
4
9
7
Marvin Harrison
Yds.
Avg.
LG
121
15.1
42
105
15.0
42
109
18.2
57t
125
15.6
36
118
19.7
52
138
9.9
30
115
12.8
31
134
19.1
39
156
31.2
78t
109
12.1
29
109
9.1
18t
146
20.9
39t
157
19.6
68
144
13.1
33
138
9.9
31
100
12.5
37
117
16.7
32
127
10.6
25
106
26.5
59
128
14.2
48
108
15.4
30t
TD
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
1
1
2
0
2
3
1
2
1
RESULT
W 31-14
L 28-31
W 27-19
W 37-34
W 20-15
W 29-28
W 27-14
W 37-24
W 30-23
W 30-18
W 31-10
W 42-26
L 17-38
L 13-21
W 20-3
W 30-21
W 38-7
W 41-9
W 51-24
W 40-21
W 31-17
FIVE MOST PROLIFIC DUOS IN NFL HISTORY
Players
RB-Edgerrin James/WR-Marvin Harrison
RB-Emmitt Smith/WR-Michael Irvin
RB-Barry Sanders/WR-Herman Moore
RB-Thurman Thomas/WR-Andre Reed
RB-Terrell Davis/WR-Rod Smith
100/100
21
20
16
10
8
Games Together
90
124
106
159
70
Pct.
23%
16%
15%
6%
11%
EDGERRIN JAMES PRODUCTION BY QUARTERS
(Att.-Yds.-TD)
Rushing
Receiving
Yds. From Scrim.
First Quarter
546 - 2,112-10
83 - 602 - 1
629 - 2,714 -11
Second Quarter
512 - 2,108 -17
98 - 768 - 4
610 - 2,876 -21
Third Quarter
518 -2,350 -16
77 - 610 - 3
595 -2,960 -19
Fourth Quarter (and OT)
TOTAL
499 - 2,266 -19
2,075 - 8,836- 62
82 - 747 - 3
340 - 2,727- 11
581 - 3,013 -22
2,415 -11,563 - 73
NFL’S TOP 10 CAREER LEADING RUSHERS AND A SEVEN-YEAR COMPARISON WITH EDGERRIN JAMES
James ranks among the NFL’s top career leading rushers through seven seasons. Below is a list of the NFL’s top 10 career leading rushers through
seven seasons.
Career Yds.
18,355
16,726
15,269
13,981*
13,458*
13,259
12,739
12,312
12,243
12,120
Name
Emmitt Smith
Walter Payton
Barry Sanders
Curtis Martin
Jerome Bettis
Eric Dickerson
Tony Dorsett
Jim Brown
Marcus Allen
Franco Harris
Edgerrin James
Games
108
105
105
108
109
105
100
90
97
96
91
Att.
2,334
2,204
2,077
2,343
2,106
2,450
1,834
1,790
1,712
1,745
2,075
Yards
10,160
9,608
10,172
9,267
8,463
11,226
8,336
9,322
6,982
7,377
8,836
Avg.
4.4
4.4
4.9
4.0
4.0
4.6
4.6
5.2
4.1
4.2
4.3
TDs
108
71
73
64
41
82
53
82
61
61
62
100+ Games
46
46
47
38
39
58
36
44
22
30
47
Years
1990-96
1975-81
1989-95
1995-01
1993-99
1983-89
1977-83
1957-63
1982-88
1972-78
1999-05
Team
Dallas
Chicago
Detroit
NE/NYJ
St. Louis/Pitt.
LA Rams
Dallas
Cleveland
LA Raiders
Pittsburgh
Colts
JAMES AMONG COLTS RUNNING BACKS
Attempts
2,075
James
1,391
Mitchell
1,389
Faulk
1,258
Dickerson
1,202
Matte
1,069
Moore
990
McMillan
964
Ameche
Yards
8,836
James
5,487
Mitchell
5,320
Faulk
5,194
Dickerson
5,174
Moore
4,646
Matte
4,045
Ameche
3,876
McMillan
Touchdowns
63
Moore
62
James
45
Matte
42
Faulk
40
Ameche
40
McCauley
32
Dickerson
27
Mitchell
GETTING THE TOUCHES: James has recorded 25+ rushes in 38
games. The Colts are 31-7 in those games. He has tallied 30+ touches in
33 career games, and the club holds a 25-8 record in those games. James
had a club seasonal record 450 touches in 2000, tops in the NFL for the
second consecutive season. He had eight 30+ touches games in 2000,
including a then career-best 39 touches (38/1) at Seattle 10/15/00. James
had 42 touches (36/6) vs. NYJ 11/16/03 to tie Lydell Mitchell (at NYJ
10/20/74) for most in club history. James has 200 career 10+-yard rushes, 84 15+-yard rushes and 37 20+-yard rushes and has long runs exceed-
Most 100+ Games
47
James
24
Dickerson
16
Mitchell
14
Faulk
7
Ameche
6
Moore
6
Dickey
6
McMillan
Average
4.8
Moore
4.5
Bentley
4.4
Dickey
4.3
James
4.2
Ameche
4.1
Dickerson
4.0
Bulaich
4.0
Lorick
ing 10+ yards in 81 of 91 games (vs. Cincinnati 10/24/99; at New
England 9/30/01; at Jacksonville 9/8/02; at Cleveland 12/15/02; vs. NYG
12/22/02; at Jacksonville 11/9/03; vs. Green Bay 9/26/04; at Kansas City
10/31/04; at Denver 1/2/05; at NE 11/7/05). James is 1 of 9 Colts with
1,000+ career touches (2,415, Edgerrin James; 1,689, Lydell Mitchell;
1,686, Marshall Faulk; 1,480, Tom Matte; 1,432, Lenny Moore; 1,396,
Eric Dickerson; 1,154, Randy McMillan; 1,103; Don McCauley; 1,065,
Alan Ameche). James has five 300+-touch career seasons (450, 2000;
431, 1999; 385, 2004; 338, 2002; 301, 2003).
MOST TOUCHES IN FIRST SEVEN SEASONS
Rushing
Emmit Smith
Curtis Martin
Eddie George
Eric Dickerson
Walter Payton
Edgerrin James
Thurman Thomas
Marshall Faulk
Barry Sanders
Jerome Bettis
Earl Campell
Ottis Anderson
Tony Dorsett
Corey Dillon
No.
Yds.
2,334 10,160
2,343 9,267
2,421 8,978
2,450 11,226
2,204 9,608
2,075 8,836
2,018 8,724
1,895 8,060
2,077 10,172
2,106 8,463
2,029 8,764
1,807 7,843
1,834 8,336
1,865 8,061
Avg.
4.4
4.0
3.7
4.6
4.4
4.3
4.3
4.3
4.9
4.0
4.3
4.3
4.5
4.3
TD
108
64
59
82
71
62
48
67
73
41
73
44
53
45
No.
348
327
237
202
243
340
345
465
258
149
115
289
241
192
MOST SCRIMMAGE YARDS/GAME (ALL-TIME)
(TOP 5 WITH MINIMUM OF 60 GAMES)
1. *Edgerrin James
2. Jim Brown
3. *LaDainian Tomlinson
4. Billy Sims
5. Barry Sanders
GP
91
118
73
60
153
YARDS
11,563
14,811
9,109
7,178
18,190
YPG
127.1
125.5
124.8
119.6
118.9
Receiving
Yds.
2,200
2,342
1,981
1,633
2,170
2,727
3,402
4,682
2,180
1,075
718
2,404
2,080
1,482
Avg.
6.3
7.2
8.4
8.1
8.9
8.0
9.9
10.1
8.4
7.2
6.2
8.3
8.6
7.7
TD
7
8
10
4
7
11
18
22
7
3
0
5
7
5
No.
2,682
2,670
2,658
2,652
2,447
2,415
2,363
2,360
2,335
2,255
2,144
2,096
2,075
2,057
Total
Yds. Avg.
12,360 4.6
11,609 4.3
10,959 4.1
12,859 4.8
11,778 4.8
11,563 4.8
12,126 5.1
12,742 5.4
12,352 5.3
9,538 4.2
9,482 4.4
10,247 4.9
10,416 5.0
9,543 4.6
TD
115
72
69
86
78
73
66
89
80
44
73
49
60
50
HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF GAMES / 100 YARDS RUSHING
(MIN: 35 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES)
1. *Edgerrin James
2. Barry Sanders
3. Jim Brown
4. Eric Dickerson
5. Walter Payton
100
47
76
58
64
77
GAMES
91
153
118
146
190
PCT.
51.6
49.7
49.2
43.8
40.5
GAMES WITH 25+ RUSHES
Game
at Seattle
vs. NYJ
at New England
at New England
at Miami
vs. Oakland
vs. Detroit
vs. NYJ
vs. New England
vs. Miami
vs. Tennessee
at New England
at Cleveland
at Kansas City
at NYJ
at Buffalo
at Tennessee
at Houston
vs. Dallas
Date
10/15/00
11/16/03
11/7/05
9/19/99
12/17/00
10/10/04
10/29/00
11/12/00
10/21/01
9/15/02
9/14/03
9/9/04
12/26/99
9/3/00
9/9/01
11/23/03
12/7/03
12/12/04
10/31/99
Att-Yards
38-219
36-127
34-104
32-118
32-112
32-136
31-139
31-131
30-143
30-138
30-120
30-142
28-103
28-124
28-135
28-108
28- 97
28-104
27-117
Result
W 37-24
W 38-31
W 40-21
L 28-31
W 20-13
W 35-14
W 30-18
W 23-15
L 17-38
L 13-21
W 33-7
L 24-27
W 29-28
W 27-14
W 45-24
W 17-14
W 29-27
W 23-14
W 34-24
Game
vs. Buffalo
at Kansas City
vs. Jacksonville
at Houston
vs. Jacksonville
vs. Cleveland
vs. Buffalo
at NYJ
vs. Cincinnati
vs. Miami
vs. Minnesota
vs. Oakland
at Jacksonville
at Denver
at Miami
vs. Minnesota
vs. Houston
at Houston
vs. New England
Date
12/11/00
10/25/01
9/21/03
12/28/03
9/18/05
9/25/05
9/12/99
10/17/99
10/24/99
11/26/00
12/24/00
10/14/01
9/8/02
11/24/02
11/2/03
11/8/04
11/13/05
9/22/02
11/30/03
Att-Yards
27-111
27-102
27-76
27-171
27-128
27-108
26-112
26-111
26-52
26-118
26-128
26-116
26-99
26-84
26-89
26-123
26-122
25-88
25-88
Result
W 44-20
W 35-28
W 23-13
W 20-17
W 10-3
W 13-6
W 31-14
W 16-13
W 31-10
L 14-17
W 31-10
L 18-23
W 28-25
W 23-20
W 23-17
W 31-28
W 31-17
W 23-3
L 34-38
WIDE RECEIVER REGGIE WAYNE
CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT: WR-Reggie Wayne has continued to distinguish himself as one of the league’s top receivers is 2005.
Wayne ranks 2nd in the AFC with 59 receptions and 3rd in yards with
750. Wayne led the club with 9-89 receiving at Houston 10/23/05 and followed that performance with 9-124, 1 TD (10t) at New England 11/7, his
10th career 100+ receiving game. He led the club in receptions with 8-72
vs. Houston 11/13 and recorded his 11th career 100+ game at Cincinnati
11/20 with 5-117, 1 TD (66t).
Wayne had his career’s finest season in 2004, while starting all 16
games. He was 77-1,210, 12 TDs receiving, his first career 1,000+-yard
and 10+-TD season. Wayne (and Brandon Stokley) became the first Colts
receivers other than Marvin Harrison to reach 1,000 yards since Reggie
Langhorne (1,038, 1993). Wayne became the first Colt other than
Harrison to lead the club in receiving yards since Marshall Faulk in 1998.
Wayne was 68-838, 7 TDs while starting all 16 games in 2003 and 49716, 4 TDs in 2002.
Wayne was the Colts’ leading receiver at Tennessee 9/19/04 with 7119, 1 TD (5t). He followed that outing with career bests in receptions and
yards vs. Green Bay on 9/26, going 11-184, 1 TD. He was 6-119, 2 TDs
at Kansas City 10/31. He was 6-106, 2 TDs at Chicago 11/21, extending
his streak of consecutive games with a TD catch to four. He was 6-96, 1
TD vs. Tennessee 12/5 and 7-96, 1 TD at Houston 12/12. He was 3-90,
1 TD (71t) at Denver 1/2/05. He has 11 career 100+ games (121, at
Philadelphia 11/10/02; 103, at Tennessee 12/8/02; 104, vs. NYG
12/22/02; 141, vs. Jacksonville 9/21/03; 141, vs. NYJ 11/16/03; 119, at
Tennessee 9/19/04; 184, vs. Green Bay 9/26/04; 119, at Kansas City
10/31/04; 106, at Chicago 11/21/04; 124, at New England 11/7/05; 117,
at Cincinnati 11/20/05). Wayne also became the first Colts wide receiver
other than Marvin Harrison to record consecutive 100+ games (7-119, 1
TD at Tenn.; 11-184, 1 TD vs. GB) since WR-Reggie Langhorne in 1993.
The 9/26 outing vs. Green Bay was his second career 10+-reception game
(10, vs. Jacksonville 9/21/03).
DEEP THREAT: Wayne has continued to give QB-Peyton Manning
another deep-threat option alongside WR-Marvin Harrison. Wayne had a
42-yard reception at New England 9/9/04 and followed with a 44-yard
snare 9/19 at Tennessee. Wayne recorded a 36t from Manning 9/26 vs.
Green Bay, marking his third-consecutive game with a 30+-yard reception. Wayne added a 35t snare vs. Oakland 10/10 and had three 20+-yard
receptions (23, 41t, 31) at Kansas City 10/31. He had two TDs (35t, 27t)
at Chicago 11/21. He had a 40-yard reception 12/5 vs. Tennessee and a
35-yard snare 12/26 vs. San Diego. Wayne caught a career-long 71t snare
from QB-Jim Sorgi at Denver 1/2/05. Wayne’s prior career-long from
Manning was a 57t 10/26/03 vs. Houston. He had a 51-yard reception vs.
Cleveland 9/25/05 and a 25t at Tennessee 10/2. Wayne and Manning
hooked up for a 66t 11/20/05 at Cincinnati, the duo’s longest connection.
WIDE RECEIVER BRANDON STOKLEY
TIGHT END DALLAS CLARK
WR-Brandon Stokley had his finest career season in 2004 with 681,077, 10 TDs receiving. Stokley was part of the Colts’ record-setting
receiving trio (Marvin Harrison, 86-1,113, 15 TDs; Reggie Wayne, 771,210, 12 TDs) that became the first in NFL history to record 10+ TDs
each. The trio also became the fourth in NFL history with 1,000+ seasonal yards each. With 10 TDs, Stokley matched his previous career TD
total. His 10th TD reception came on QB-Peyton Manning’s NFL recordsetting 49th TD pass vs. San Diego 12/26/04. Manning hit Stokley on a
21t with :56 remaining to set up the game-tying two-point conversion in
a 34-31 comeback OT win. Stokley also set single-game career bests
with 153 yards vs. Tennessee 12/5 and 3 TDs at Detroit 11/25. His 69t vs.
Houston 11/14 also set a career-long.
TAKING OVER: TE-Dallas Clark has taken over the No. 1 TE position in the Colts offense, replacing Marcus Pollard. Pollard ranked in the
top five among Colts TEs in career receptions (263), yards (3,391) and
touchdowns (35). Clark is 79-1,093, 9 TDs receiving in his third season.
Clark has his career’s finest game with 6-125, 1 TD at Cincinnati 11/20.
It marked his third career 100+ game and he surpassed Pollard and Tom
Mitchell for fifth all-time among Colts TEs with two 100+ games. Clark
started 13 games in 2004 and was 25-423, 5 TDs. Clark was 3-102, 2
TDs, including an 80t, a career-long vs. Houston 11/14. It was Clark’s
second career 100+ game (5-100 vs. NYJ 11/16/03). Clark was 6-112, 1
TD (19t) vs. Denver 1/9 in the AFC Wild Card Game, helping QB-Peyton
Manning to 27-33-458, 4 TDs/1 int. passing.
DEFENSIVE END DWIGHT FREENEY
DE-Dwight Freeney led the NFL with 16 sacks in 2004, becoming the
Colts’ first NFL sack leader. His 16 sacks also surpassed his previous
club mark of 13 in 2002. Freeney posted his first sack of 2005 vs.
Jacksonville 9/18 and followed that performance with his fourth career
three-sack game, plus seven stops and a FF, vs. Cleveland 9/25. He had
one sack and one FF at San Francisco 10/9 and one FF vs. St. Louis
10/17. Freeney had one sack and one FF at Houston 10/23 and another
sack vs. Houston 11/13. He now has 47 career sacks and 21 FF. Freeney
had 47 tackles, 39 solo, 16-120 sacks, 47 pressures, 4 FF, one pass batted
and 1 PD in 2004. He had five stops, three pressures, 3-19 sacks and one
FF vs. Tennessee 12/5/04, his second career three-sack game. He recorded his second consecutive three-sack game with 3-28 sacks at Houston
12/12. He had three stops, six pressures and 2-16 sacks vs. Baltimore
12/19. He had two stops, three pressures and one sack vs. San Diego
12/26, marking his second career four-game sack streak. That streak tied
then the 3rd-longest streak in team history, but came to an end 1/2/05 at
Denver. The Colts leading pass rusher had 41 tackles, 38 solo, 11-89
sacks, 23 pressures, 4 FF and 2 FR in 2003 and won AFC Defensive
Player-of-the-Week honors for the Miami game. He had sacks in 4 consecutive games for the 1st time in his career, but the streak ended vs.
Atlanta 12/14/03. Freeney has had sacks in 32 of 57 career games and in
27 of 46 career starts. The club is 25-7 when he has a sack and 14-3 when
he forces a fumble. He has 11 multiple-sack games and 3 multiple-fumbles forced games. He had 19t FR at New Orleans 9/28/03 for 1st career
score. In 2002, he had sacks in 10 different games. He had his 1st career
start at Philadelphia and had 7 solo tackles, 1 sack and 3 FF in winning
AFC Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors. He now has produced three
MOST SACKS IN FIRST THREE SEASONS
Reggie White
Derrick Thomas
Dwight Freeney*
Richard Dent
Jevon Kearse
Anthony Smith
52.0
43.5
40.0
37.5
36.0
36.0
1985-87
1989-91
2002-04
1983-85
1999-01
1991-93
COLTS 10+-SACK SEASONS (SINCE 1982)
Dwight Freeney, DE
Dwight Freeney, DE
Chad Bratzke, DE
Johnie Cooks, LB
Dwight Freeney, DE
Vernon Maxwell, LB
Robert Mathis, DE
Tony Bennett, LB
Dan Footman, DE
Jon Hand, DE
Robert Mathis, DE
16.0
13.0
12.0
11.5
11.0
11.0
10.5
10.5
10.5
10.0
10.0
2004
2002
1999
1984
2003
1983
2004
1995
1997
1989
2005
of the 11 10+ sack seasons for the Colts since 1982 (16, Freeney, 2004;
13, Freeney, 2002; 12, DE-Chad Bratzke, 1999; 11.5, LB-Johnie Cooks,
1984; 11, Freeney, 2003; 11, LB-Vernon Maxwell, 1983; 10.5, LB-Tony
Bennett, 1995; 10.5, DE-Dan Footman, 1997; 10, DE-Jon Hand, 1989;
10.5, Robert Mathis, 2004; 10, Mathis, 2005).
OTHER DEFENSIVE NOTES
A CLUB RECORD: The Colts surrendered a total of 16 points in the
first three games of 2005, the fewest points allowed by a Colts team in the
first three games of a season in club history. With just six points allowed
vs. Cleveland 9/25, it marked the first time in club history the Colts
allowed single digits in each of the first three games to start a season. The
Colts were unable to extend that streak to four games, allowing 10 points
at Tennessee 10/2.
DEFENSIVE LINE-DE-Robert Mathis had 10.5 sacks in 2004,
ranking T3rd in the AFC and T13th in the NFL. Mathis had three sacks
vs. Houston 11/14, marking then just the 16th time in Colts history a player has had three sacks in a game (dating back to when sacks became official in 1982). He became then the 11th player to produce 3+ sacks in a
game. Mathis also had three fumbles forced vs. Houston, the first time a
Colts player has had three fumbles forced since Dwight Freeney vs.
Philadelphia 11/10/02. Mathis had one sack at Chicago 11/21 and 0.5 sack
at Detroit 11/25, marking the second time in 2004 he recorded a sack in
three consecutive games. He became the 10th Colts player to record a
10+-sack season since 1982 with a sack at Houston 12/12. He also had six
FF and three FR on the season.
Mathis is the NFL leader with 10 sacks in 2005, and he has recorded a
sack in nine of 10 games. Mathis recorded the 11th double-digit sack season in club history with his 10th seasonal sack at Cincinnati 11/20, and he
and Freeney are the only players to record back-to-back double-digit sack
seasons in franchise history.
Mathis extended his streak of consecutive games with a sack to seven at
Houston 11/23/05, surpassing DE-Dan Footman’s club record of six.
Mathis had a sack and FF at New England 11/23, extending his club record
of consecutive-sack games to eight, tied for third-best in NFL history. His
streak ended 11/13 vs. Houston. Mathis began the season with a sack and
FF at Baltimore 9/11. He had one sack and one FF vs. Jacksonville 9/18.
Mathis had one sack vs. Cleveland 9/25, his third career streak of at least
one sack in three consecutive games. With one sack at Tennessee 10/2, he
extended his sack streak to a career-best four games, tied for 3rd-longest in
club history. Mathis had two sacks and one FF at San Francisco 10/9, tying
the 2nd-longest streak in club history with a sack in five consecutive games.
He had another sack and FF vs. St. Louis 10/17 and one sack and one FF at
Houston 10/23 to surpass Footman’s record. He has four multi-sack games
in his career (3, vs. Houston 11/14/04; 2, vs. Tennessee 9/14/03; 2, vs.
Oakland 10/10/04; 2, at San Francisco 10/9).
DT-Larry Tripplett had two sacks in the 2005 season opener at
Baltimore 9/11, besting his previous career total (1.0).
DT-Montae Reagor had his first career 3+-sack game vs. Jacksonville
9/18/05 and became the 12th player in Colts history to record a 3+-sack
game. Reagor had a 37t FR at Houston 10/23 for his first career TD.
Reagor had a career-high five sacks in 2004, and has 4.5 already in 2005.
DEFENSIVE BACKS-Bob Sanders, a D2-04 choice of Iowa, provided the Colts with a physical presence in the defensive backfield during
the 2004 season. Despite missing 10 games due to injury, Sanders still
managed 39 tackles, 26 solo, two fumbles recovered and one pass
defensed, along with 10 special teams tackles, six solo. Sanders had 13
tackles, seven solo, and a 37t FR vs. Houston 11/14 and 10 stops, nine
solo, and one FR at Kansas City. In two post-season games, Sanders had
17 stops, eleven solo. Sanders recorded his first career interception at
Tennessee 10/2/05.
LINEBACKERS-Gary Brackett and Cato June accounted for 22
tackles and three interceptions in the season opener at Baltimore 9/11.
Brackett had nine stops and two ints., matching his 2004 total, earning him
AFC Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors. June had a team-high 13
tackles. His 30t interception in the fourth quarter was his first career TD.
June had two interceptions at San Francisco 10/9, including a 24t, his first
career multiple-interception game. June became the only LB in club history with two scoring interceptions in one season. He had two interceptions for a second consecutive week vs. St. Louis 10/17, and he became
the first Colts player since LB-Stan White in 1977 to record multiple interceptions in consecutive games.
OFFENSIVE LINE
DURABILITY: LT-Tarik Glenn had started 101 consecutive games
to open his career, but the streak ended 10/12/03 vs. Carolina due to a
knee injury. Glenn had started every game at LT from 1998-2003 and had
not missed a snap until the Carolina game. His 101 consecutive starts
and games played led the team. Glenn opened in 1997, becoming the
club's first rookie OL starter (along with Adam Meadows) since 1984. CJeff Saturday played in 85 consecutive games and started 75 consecutively, but those streaks ended 12/5/04 vs. Tennessee due to a calf injury.
RT-Ryan Diem is starting for the fourth consecutive season.
The continuity and ability of the line play has allowed the offense to
accomplish the following: allowed the quarterback to be sacked only 127
times in the last 106 games (overall, the lowest in the NFL); paved the
way for RB-Edgerrin James to win 2 consecutive NFL rushing titles and
produce 47 100+ rushing games; helped FA RB-Dominic Rhodes (2331,104, 9 TDs rushing/34-224 receiving, 1,328 scrimmage yards, 2001)
produce the best season ever by an undrafted free agent RB in NFL history; aided WR-Marvin Harrison (115-1,663, 1999; 102-1,413, 2000; 1091,524, 2001; 143-1,722, 2002; 94-1,272, 2003) produce the 5 finest reception and yardage seasons in club history, while allowing him to become
the only NFL player with 4 consecutive 100+ reception seasons. The
Colts produced 10 individual 100+ rushing performances in 2001 (5,
James; 5, Rhodes), the most by any NFL team. The 10 individual 100+
games tied the club-record seasonal best of 10 in 1999, while the club did
it 9 times in 2000. Thus, since 1999, the club's offensive line has helped
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES STARTED IN COLTS HISTORY
122
115
104
102
101
QB-Peyton Manning
C-Ken Mendenhall
DE-Fred Cook
DB-Jason Belser
OT-Tarik Glenn
COLTS AFC/NFL RANK IN SACKS ALLOWED 1998-2005
Sacks allowed
AFC
NFL
1998
22
1
2
1999
14
1
1
2000
20
1t
1t
2001
30
6
10
2002
23
2
4
2003
18
1
3
2004
14
1
1t
2005
7
1
1
Manning produce the 7 highest seasonal yardage passing totals in franchise history (4,557, 2004; 4,413, 2000; 4,135, 1999; 4,131, 2001; 3,739,
1998; 4,200, 2002; 4,267, 2003), while becoming the only QB in NFL history to post 6 consecutive 4,000+ seasons. It helped James win two rushing titles (1,553; 1999; 1,709, 2000) and Rhodes (1,104) to become the
most productive NFL rookie undrafted FA. The 2001 season marked the
5th straight season the club had a 1,000+ rusher, while the team has had
53 100+ individual rushing performances in the past 104 games.
The offensive line play has helped the club have seven consecutive seasons with 5,000+ net yards offense (5,116, 1998; 5,726, 1999; 6,141,
2000; 5,955, 2001, 5,616, 2002; 5,874, 2003; 6,475, 2004). The Colts
produced a club-record 6,475 yards in 2004, bettering the previous record
of 6,141 net yards in 2000.
The six-best ratios of sacks per pass plays in the club's 52-year history
have been accomplished since 1998: 1 sack for 40.0 pass plays in 1999
(560 pass plays, 14 sacks), 1 for 38.6 in 2004 (541 pass plays, 14 sacks),
1 for 30.9 in 2003, 1 for 29.6 in 2000 (591, 20), 1 for 26.7 in 2002 (614,
23) and 1 for 27.2 in 1998 (598, 22). The club allowed 1 for 19.6 in 2001
(587, 30). Prior to 1998, the best ratios in Colts history were 1 for 23.6
in 1969 (448, 19) and 1 for 21.5 in 1993 (623, 29). The club’s ratio in
2005 is 1 for 46.1 pass plays (323 pass plays, 6 sacks).
COLTS STARTING OFFENSIVE LINEMEN BY POSITION 1998-2004 (Games Started/Games Played)
Year
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
LT:
LG:
C:
RG:
RT:
Left Tackle
Left Guard
Center
Right Guard
Right Tackle
Glenn
(16/16)
McKinney (16/16)
Leeuwenburg (16/16)
Mandarich (10/10)
Meadows (14/14)
Glenn
(16/16)
McKinney (14/14)
Moore
(16/16)
Jackson
(16/16)
Meadows (16/16)
Glenn
(16/16)
McKinney (16/16)
Saturday
(16/16)
Moore
(16/16)
Meadows (16/16)
Glenn
(16/16)
McKinney (14/14)
Saturday
(16/16)
Moore
(9/16)
Meadows (15/15)
Glenn
(16/16)
DeMulling (14/14)
Saturday
(16/16)
Diem
(16/16)
Meadows (14/14)
Glenn
(10/10)
DeMulling (16/16)
Saturday
(16/16)
Sciullo
(13/13)
Diem
(13/13)
Glenn
(16/16)
DeMulling
(9/9)
Saturday
(14/14)
Peko
(8/8)
Diem
(16/16)
Glenn
(10/10)
Lilja
(10/10)
Saturday
(10/10)
Scott
(10/10)
Diem
(10/10)
2003, Freitas started 6 games
1999, Saturday started 2 games; 2001, Moore started 2 games; 2002, Jackson started 2 games; 2004, Scott started 1 game; Lilja
started 6 games
2004, DeMulling started two games
1998, Myslinski started 1 game, Moore started 5 games; 2001, Diem started 7 games; 2003, Meadows started 2 games, Peko
started 1 game; 2004, Scott started 8 games
1998, Jackson started 2 games; 2001, Diem started 1 game; 2002, Jackson started 2 games; 2003, Meadows started 3 games
TEAMS WITH NFL’s LEADING RUSHER AND FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED SINCE 1970
Team
1978 Houston Oilers
1983 Los Angeles Rams
1999 Indianapolis Colts
2000 Indianapolis Colts*
Sacks Allowed
17
23
14
20
Rushing Leader
Earl Campbell
Eric Dickerson
Edgerrin James
Edgerrin James
Yards
1,450
1,808
1,553
1,709*tied with NYJ
KICKER MIKE VANDERJAGT
ANOTHER RECORD...AND ANOTHER: Vanderjagt’s 45-yard FG
TWO STREAKS FINALLY END: K-Mike Vanderjagt’s streak of 42
against Green Bay 9/26/04 marked the 177th of his career, a Colts record. consecutive FGs (2002-2004) made, the longest streak in NFL history,
Vanderjagt tied K-Dean Biasucci’s previous mark of 176 at Tennessee 9/19. ended 9/9/04 at New England. Vanderjagt was successful on all 37
Vanderjagt reached 176 FGs made with only 201 attempts, while Biasucci attempts in 2003, marking the fourth perfect season ever (Tony Zendejas,
17-17 in 1991, L.A. Rams; Jeff Wilkins, 17-17 in 2002, St. Louis; Gary
set the previous mark with 250 attempts. Vanderjagt now has 205 FGs.
Vanderjagt tied Biasucci’s franchise mark of 783 career points 10/3 at Anderson, 35-35 in 1998, Minnesota). The 37 made FGs set the seasonal
Jacksonville with 1-1 FG/3-3 PATs. He was 1-1 FG/3-3 PATs vs. mark for most FGs in Colts history (36, Cary Blanchard, 1996). The top
Jacksonville 10/24/04 to extend the club mark to 789 points. Vanderjagt seasonal FG totals in NFL history are 39 by Olindo Mare (1999, Miami),
now has 945 points.
39 by Jeff Wilkins (2003, St. Louis), 37 by John Kasay (1996, Carolina),
Vanderjagt’s 46-yard field goal at Jacksonville 10/3/04 gave him boots and 37 by Vanderjagt.
in 22 consecutive games, surpassing a record he already shared with KVanderjagt hit successfully on a club-record 149 consecutive PATs, but
Cary Blanchard (21, Blanchard, 1996-97; Vanderjagt 1999-00). After that streak ended with a blocked PAT 11/25 at Detroit. He surpassed his
missing 10/10 vs. Oakland with a hamstring injury, which snapped a con- own streak of 125 consecutive PATs 10/24 vs. Jacksonville. He is now
secutive games played streak of 91, Vanderjagt hit a 34-yard FG vs. 330-332 PATs for his career.
Jacksonville 10/24 to extend his streak to 23 consecutive games. His
streak of games with a field goal ended 10/31 at Kansas City.
VANDERJAGT AMONG COLTS KICKERS
Points
945
783
678
646
586
(any position)
Mike Vanderjagt
Dean Biasucci
Lenny Moore
Marvin Harrison
Lou Michaels
MOST FIELD GOALS MADE
FROM 1998-2005
Matt Stover, Ravens
Mike Vanderjagt, Colts
Adam Vinatieri, Patriots
Jason Elam, Broncos
Ryan Longwell, Packers
John Carney, Saints
Olindo Mare, Dolphins
FG
250
235
198
116
105
Attempts
FGs Made
Dean Biasucci
205
Mike Vanderjagt
Mike Vanderjagt
176
Dean Biasucci
Lou Michaels
107
Lou Michaels
Toni Linhart
87
Cary Blanchard
Cary Blanchard
70
Toni Linhart
MOST FIELD GOALS MADE
FROM 1999-2005
217
205
204
199
193
193
180
Matt Stover, Ravens
Mike Vanderjagt, Colts
Jason Elam, Broncos
Adam Vinatieri, Patriots
John Carney, Saints
Ryan Longwell, Packers
Olindo Mare, Dolphins
196
178
176
173
167
164
158
Highest Pct.
87.2
Mike Vanderjagt
82.9
Cary Blanchard
72.2
Raul Allegre
70.4
Dean Biasucci
61.5
Jim Martin
NFL MOST CONSECUTIVE
FIELD GOALS MADE
42
40
*31
31
30
29
28
28
Mike Vanderjagt Colts
Gary Anderson Min./S.F.
Neil Rackers
Arizona
Fuad Reveiz
Min.
Jeff Wilkins
St. Louis
John Carney
San Diego
Chris Boniol
Dallas/Phil.
Mike Vanderjagt Colts
2002-04
1997-98
2005
1994-95
1999-01
1992-93
1996-97
1999-00
REACHING A MILESTONE: K-Mike Vanderjagt has qualified as the most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history. A kicker must be successful on 100 FGs to be included in the NFL’s most accurate kickers. Here is a look at the NFL’s leading FG percentage kickers:
NFL’S MOST ACCURATE KICKERS IN THE REGULAR SEASON (Minimum 100 FGM)
Pct.
87.2
83.4
82.8
81.9
81.9
81.9
81.8
81.5
80.9
80.6
80.2
80.2
*80.1
*80.0
*80.0
79.9
79.3
* Denotes now inactive
Name
Team
Mike Vanderjagt
Phil Dawson
Matt Stover
Olindo Mare
Ryan Longwell
Jeff Wilkins
Adam Vinatieri
David Akers
John Carney
Jason Hanson
John Kasay
Doug Brien
Gary Anderson
Mike Hollis
Nick Lowery
Sebastian Janikowski
Jason Elam
Colts
Cleveland
Baltimore
Miami
Green Bay
St. Louis
New England
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Detroit
Carolina
Chicago
Tennessee
Buffalo
Kansas City
Oakland
Denver
FGM
FGA
205
126
370
208
217
240
256
145
381
319
299
207
538
200
383
135
333
235
151
447
254
265
293
313
178
471
396
373
258
672
250
479
169
420
MIKE VANDERJAGT VS. INDIVIDUAL OPPONENTS
Opponents
Home
Road
Buffalo
Miami
New England
New York Jets
FG-FGA
8-10
7-8
9-11
9-11
FG-FGA
8-8
10-10
6-7
7-7
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
7-8
2-3
2-2
0-0
4-5
1-1
6-6
1-2
Houston
Jacksonville
Tennessee
6-7
9-9
7-8
9-10
4-5
8-9
Denver
Kansas City
Oakland
San Diego
6-6
4-4
3-4
7-9
3-3
4-6
0-0
2-4
Dallas
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Washington
6-8
2-2
0-0
1-1
0-0
2-2
3-4
0-0
Chicago
Detroit
Green Bay
Minnesota
0-0
0-0
1-1
2-2
3-3
0-0
1-1
0-0
Atlanta
Carolina
New Orleans
Tampa Bay
3-3
6-6
2-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
4-4
1-1
Arizona
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
0-0
1-2
0-1
0-0
0-0
1-1
1-2
6-6
Totals
Percentage
110-128
85.9
95-107
88.8
Surface
Turf
Grass
Totals
0-19
4-4
2-2
6-6
MIKE VANDERJAGT RANKS AS NFL’S BEST
CAREER FIELD GOAL KICKER:
FG-FGA
Vanderjagt
ranks
1st
in
NFL history with a career .872 FG pct. Vanderjagt has career
16-18
totals
of
205-235
FGs
and
330-332 PATs. He ranks 2nd in club history with 14 career
17-18
50+
FGs
(18,
Dean
Biasucci,
1984, 86-94). He is 28-34 from 40-49 yards on the road.
13-16
He has recorded 7 4-FG games to set club record for 4-FG games. He was 5-5 FGs vs.
16-18
Den. 1/6/02 to tie club record held by four others (Blanchard, Michaels, Biasucci, Raul
Allegre) and he matched it with 5-5 FGs vs. Baltimore 10/13/02 and 5-5 at Tennessee
11-13
12/7/03. Vanderjagt posted 28 cons. FGs over an 11-game stretch in 1999 and 2000,
3-4
then tying the 6th-longest streak in NFL history. He then set the NFL record with 42
8-8
consecutive FGs 2002-04. He holds the club record with 149 consecutive PATs, a
1-2
streak that ended 11/25/04 at Detroit. Vanderjagt held the club mark at 125 to begin
his career before missing 10/14/01 vs. Oakland. Vanderjagt’s career FG atts. rank 2nd
15-17
in Colts history (250, Biasucci). Vanderjagt has 945 career points, 1st in club history.
13-14
He has recorded 7 cons. seasons of 100+ points (157, 2003; 145, 1999; 125, 2001; 121,
15-17
2000; 119, 2004; 104, 1998; 103, 2002), the only player in club history to accomplish
the feat. Michaels (1964-65, 67-68), Blanchard (1996-97) and RB-Edgerrin James
9-9
(1999-00) are the only Colts with cons. 100+ seasons. Vanderjagt has opened his
8-10
career with 7 cons. 100+ seasons, with the NFL record being 12 cons. to open a career
3-4
(12, Jason Elam, Den. (current); 9, Adam Vinatieri, NE (current); 8, Ryan Longwell,
9-13
GB (current). He won AFC scoring honors in 2001 and 2003 and led all NFL scorers
in 1999. Vanderjagt hit 54- and 51-yard FGs at Denver to join Biasucci (vs. Miami
6-8
9/25/88) as the only Colts to have 2 50+ boots in one game. The 54-yarder marked a
4-4
career-long and came with :03 left to tie the contest, then the 51-yarder came 5:38 into
3-4
overtime to provide a 23-20 win. The winner marked the 2nd-longest game-deciding
1-1
FG in Colts history (52, Mike Cofer at NYJ 9/10/95). In the NFL since 1983, there
have been 7 50+ FGs made to force an overtime, and Vanderjagt’s 54-yarder ties the
3-3
3rd-longest of those kicks (55, Greg Davis, Ariz., at Sea. 12/19/93, :00 time left; 55,
0-0
Steve Christie, Buf., vs. Den. 10/26/97, :02 time left; 54, Mike Hollis, Buf., at Minn.
2-2
9/15/02, :00 time left; 53, Jason Elam, Den., vs. Oak. 11/22/99, :07 time left; 52, Tony
2-2
Zendejas, Hou., vs. Buf. 9/24/89, :03 time left; 52, Jay Feely, Atl., vs. GB 9/8/02, :05
time left). Vanderjagt’s 51-yard winner marked the 8th 50+ OT kick in NFL history,
3-3
and it tied the 3rd-longest (53, Chris Jacke, GB, vs. SF 10/14/96; 52, Cofer, Colts, at
6-6
NYJ 9/10/95; 51, Greg Davis, NE, at Colts 10/29/89; 51, Davis, Ariz., vs. Pitt.
6-6
10/30/94; 51, Michael Husted, TB, vs. Minn. 10/15/95; 50, Morten Andersen, NO, at
1-1
Phil. 12/11/83; 50, Norm Johnson, Atl., at NO 11/24/91). Thus, Vanderjagt is the only
NFL player to force and decide an OT game with two 50+ FG.
0-0
2-3
1-3
6-6
Total
205-235
87.2
20-29
50-52
17-17
67-69
30-39
37-40
21-23
58-63
40-49
42-54
18-22
60-75
50+
8-11
6-10
14-21
Totals
141-161
64- 74
205-235
Percentage
87.6
86.5
87.2
VANDERJAGT’S GAME WINNING FIELD GOALS (GAMES DECIDED IN FINAL 15 SECONDS)
OPPONENT
at New York Jets
at Miami
at Cleveland
at Buffalo
vs. Baltimore
at Denver
at Cleveland
at Tampa Bay
at Houston
vs. Minnesota
vs. San Diego
DATE
10/17/99
12/5/99
12/26/99
10/1/00
10/13/02
11/24/02
9/7/03
10/6/03
12/28/03
11/8/04
12/26/04
YARDS
27
53
21
45
38
51
45
29
43
35
30
TIME LEFT
00:14
00:00
00:04
00:00
00:04
09:22
00:01
03:47
00:00
00:02
12:13
FINAL SCORE
16-13
37-34
29-28
18-16
22-20
23-20 OT
9-6
38-35 OT
20-17
31-28
34-31 OT
PUNTER HUNTER SMITH
HUNTER THE PUNTER EXCELS: P-Hunter Smith (58-42.5, 1999; 65-44.7, 2000; 68-44.5, 2001; 66-40.5, 2002; 62-42.2, 2003; 54-45.2,
2004; 28-43.3, 2005) is 401-17,340, 43.2, 45 TB/128 In 20 for career. His AFC/NFL career ranks for average are T6th/T9th (1999), T4th/T4th
(2000), 3rd/4th (2001), 12th/24th (2002), 5th/6th (2003), 2nd/2nd (2004). His career net averages are (1999), 36.4 (2000), 33.8 (2001), 34.9 (2002),
35.5 (2003), 36.8 (2004) and 37.0 (2005). He ranks 3rd in Colts history for career attempts (985, Rohn Stark; 838, David Lee) and 2nd in average
(44.8, Gardocki). With a minimum of 3 attempts/game, he has had 9 50.0+ avg. games (2nd in club history: 15, Stark; 6, Lee), 29 45.0+ avg.
games and 60 40.0+ avg. games (3rd in club history: 143, Stark; 96, Lee).
INSIDE THE NUMBERS...WHERE INDIVIDUAL COLTS RANK IN 2005
PEYTON MANNING - Passing
Category
Comp.
Attempts
Comp. Pct.
Yards
Yds./Att.
TDs
Rating
2005
217
316
68.7
2,534
8.0
20
104.6
AFC/NFL
2/3
7/12*
2/2
4/4
2/3
1*/1*
2/2
MARVIN HARRISON - Receiving
Category
Receptions
Rec. Yards
TDs
2005
58
666
8
EDGERRIN JAMES - Rushing
AFC/NFL
3/6
6*/17*
1/2
Category
2005 AFC/NFL
Attempts
247
1/1
Yards
1,116
1/2
Rushing TDs
11
2/4
Scrimmage Yds. 1,341
1/1
#Points
72
2/3*
First Downs
84
1/1
#Does not include kickers
OTHER COLTS RANKING AMONG THE NFL’S BEST
Player
Robert Mathis
Reggie Wayne
Reggie Wayne
Dwight Freeney
Cato June
Category
Sacks
Receptions
Receiving Yards
Sacks
Interceptions
2005
10.0
59
750
7.0
5
AFC/NFL
1/1
2/4*
3/10
4*/10*
2*/3*
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 2005 STATISTICS
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (10-0)
Date
9/11
9/18
9/25
10/ 2
10/ 9
10/17
10/23
11/ 7
11/13
11/20
11/28
12/ 4
12/11
12/18
12/24
1/ 1
W/L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
Score
24- 7
10- 3
13- 6
31-10
28- 3
45-28
38-20
40-21
31-17
45-37
Opponent
at Baltimore Ravens
Jacksonville Jaguars
Cleveland Browns
at Tennessee Titans
at San Francisco 49ers
St. Louis Rams
at Houston Texans
at New England Patriots
Houston Texans
at Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tennessee Titans
at Jacksonville Jaguars
San Diego Chargers
at Seattle Seahawks
Arizona Cardinals
TEAM STATISTICS
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
3rd Down: Made/Att.
4th Down: Made/Att.
Possession Avg.
TOTAL NET YARDS
Avg. Per Game
Total Plays
Avg. Per Play
NET YARDS RUSHING
Avg. Per Game
Total Rushes
NET YARDS PASSING
Avg. Per Game
Sacks/Yards Lost
Gross Yards
Attempts/Completions
Had Intercepted
PUNTS/AVERAGE
NET PUNTING AVERAGE
PENALTIES/YARDS
FUMBLES/LOST
TOUCHDOWNS(Run/Pass/Ret)
SCORE BY PERIODS
Colts
Opponents
SCORING
TD
RUSHING
Attendance
70,501
56,460
57, 127
69,149
68,084
57,307
70,621
68,756
57,209
65,995
COLTS
OPPONENTS
244
91
138
15
64/118 (54.2%)
4/6 (66.7%)
31:10
3799
379.9
643
5.9
1294
129.4
320
2505
250.5
7/29
2534
316/217 (68.7%)
7
28/43.3
28/37.0
53/357
9/5
39 (16/20/3)
162
58
98
6
51/130 (39.2%)
9/13 (69.2%)
28:50
2934
293.4
578
5.1
1041
104.1
233
1893
189.3
32/223
2116
313/204 (65.2%)
13
40/40.6
40/38.3
67/492
22/6
17 (5/11/1)
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
OT
PTS
56
37
93
44
68
30
88
41
0
0
305
152
RU
PA
RET K-PAT FG PTS
Edgerrin James
12
11
1
0
72
Mike Vanderjagt
0
0
0
0
38/38 11/12
71
Marvin Harrison
8
0
8
0
48
Dominic Rhodes
4
4
0
0
24
Reggie Wayne
4
0
4
0
24
Dallas Clark
3
0
3
0
18
Cato June
2
0
0
2
12
Ran Carthon
1
1
0
0
6
Bryan Fletcher
1
0
1
0
6
Montae Reagor
1
0
0
1
6
Brandon Stokley
1
0
1
0
6
Ben Utecht
1
0
1
0
6
Troy Walters
1
0
1
0
6
Colts
39
16
20
3
38/38 11/12
305
Opponents
17
5
11
1
15/15
11/16
152
Safeties: Colts: 0, Opponents 0
2-PT. Conversions: Colts 0/1, Opponents 1/2
Sacks: Robert Mathis 10.0, Dwight Freeney 7.0, Montae Reagor 4.5, Raheem Brock 4.0, Larry
Tripplett 3.0, David Thornton 2.0, Josh Thomas 1.5, Colts 32.0, Opponents 7.0
PASSING
Peyton Manning
Colts
Opponents
ATT COMP
316
316
313
217
217
204
YDS
2534
2534
2116
Edgerrin James
Dominic Rhodes
Peyton Manning
Ran Carthon
James Mungro
Jim Sorgi
Colts
Opponents
8.0
8.0
6.8
247
29
25
13
2
4
320
233
RECEIVING
NO.
Reggie Wayne
Marvin Harrison
Brandon Stokley
Edgerrin James
Dallas Clark
Bryan Fletcher
Dominic Rhodes
Ben Utecht
Troy Walters
Ran Carthon
James Mungro
Colts
Opponents
59
58
33
28
25
8
2
1
1
1
1
217
204
INTERCEPTIONS
Cato June
Nick Harper
Gary Brackett
Marlin Jackson
Jason David
Mike Doss
Bob Sanders
Colts
Opponents
PUNTING
NO.
YDS.
AVG.
LONG
TD
4.5
4.0
1.6
1.4
3.5
-1.2
4.0
4.5
33
24
12
7
4
-1
33
30
11
4
0
1
0
0
16
5
AVG.
LONG
TD
12.7
11.5
11.6
8.0
13.2
12.8
8.0
26.0
18.0
10.0
7.0
11.7
10.4
66t
48
28
20
56
23
8
26t
18t
10
7
66t
68t
4
8
1
1
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
20
11
AVG.
LONG
TD
23.0
20.5
15.5
16.0
13.0
0.0
0.0
16.6
8.9
36
21
31
16
13
0
0
36
35
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1116
117
41
18
7
-5
1294
1041
YDS.
750
666
384
225
330
102
16
26
18
10
7
2534
2116
YDS.
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
13
7
115
41
31
16
13
0
0
216
62
NO.
YDS.
AVG.
NET
TB
IN
LG
B
28
28
40
1212
1212
1624
43.3
43.3
40.6
37.0
37.0
38.3
1
1
1
13
13
11
56
56
58
0
0
0
Hunter Smith
Colts
Opponents
PUNT RETURNS
Troy Walters
Jason David
Marlin Jackson
Colts
Opponents
NO.
FC
12
1
1
14
16
19
0
0
19
6
KICKOFF RETURNS NO.
Dominic Rhodes
Ran Carthon
James Mungro
Joseph Jefferson
Ben Utecht
Colts
Opponents
Mike Vanderjagt
Colts
Opponents
YDS.
AVG.
73
0
0
73
155
6.1
0.0
0.0
5.2
9.7
YDS.
LONG TD
19
0
0
19
29
0
0
0
0
0
AVG.
LONG
TD
435
92
39
11
7
584
1322
20.7
18.4
19.5
11.0
7.0
19.5
22.4
37
25
22
11
7
37
89t
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1-19
20-29
30-39
40-49
50+
1/1
1/1
0/0
6/6
6/6
4/4
2/2
2/2
2/4
2/3
2/3
5/8
0/0
0/0
0/0
21
5
2
1
1
30
59
FIELD GOALS
Vanderjagt: (20G) (41G) (20G, 23G) (20G) () (48N, 22G) (36G) (35G, 20G) (45G) (19G)
Colts: (20G) (41G) (20G, 23G) (20G) () (48N, 22G) (36G) (35G, 20G) (45G) (19G)
Opponents: (38N, 47N, 45N) (42N, 28G) (40G, 22G) (34G, 38N) (30G) (29G, 49G)
(24G) (43G, 41G, 44G)
COMP% YDS/ATT TD
68.7
68.7
65.2
NO.
20
20
11
TD%
6.3
6.3
3.5
INT
7
7
13
INT% LONG SACK/LOST RATING
2.2
2.2
4.2
66t
66t
68t
7/ 29
7/ 29
32/223
104.6
104.6
79.0
COLTS 2005 DEFENSIVE AND SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS
PLAYER
Cato June
Gary Brackett
Bob Sanders
Mike Doss
David Thornton
Nick Harper
Raheem Brock
Montae Reagor
Robert Mathis
Corey Simon
Jason David
Marlin Jackson
Dwight Freeney
Larry Tripplett
Josh Thomas
Joseph Jefferson
Donald Strickland
Gerome Sapp
Darrell Reid
Kelvin Hayden
Rob Morris
Keith O’Neil
Dexter Reid
Gilbert Gardner
Jonathan Welsh
Matt Giordano
Bryan Fletcher
Justin Snow
Dallas Clark
Dave Rayner
Hunter Smith
DEFENSIVE
Total Solo Asst.
86
84
72
60
57
48
34
34
33
33
31
29
25
23
11
10
7
6
6
1
1
50
45
46
37
26
38
28
28
29
26
18
23
23
17
5
3
5
3
2
1
0
36
39
26
23
31
10
6
6
4
7
13
6
2
6
6
7
2
3
4
0
1
SPECIAL TEAMS
Total Solo Asst.
QUARTERBACK
Sack-Yds.
PR
1
1
0
2
5
3
9
3
7
0
2
1
1
2.0-7
PASSES
Int.-Yds PD
5-115
2-31
1- 0
1-0
2-41
22
8
8
16
6
6
6
4.0-36
4.5-16
10.0-92
4
1
19
4
1
12
0
0
7
8
10
11
9
8
6
5
4
2
1
1
1
4
7
5
9
3
3
4
1
2
1
1
1
4
3
6
0
5
3
1
3
0
0
0
0
13
9
2
FF
MISC
FR
1
3
8
3
1
1-13
1-16
7.0-35
3.0-23
1.5-14
1
4
3
12
14
10
7
2
2
B
1
1
2
7
1
7
3
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
S
BLK KICK
FG
PAT
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS DEPTH CHART
OFFENSE
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
87
78
65
63
73
71
44
REGGIE WAYNE
TARIK GLENN
RYAN LILJA
JEFF SATURDAY
JAKE SCOTT
RYAN DIEM
DALLAS CLARK
WR
QB
RB
88 MARVIN HARRISON (6-0, 175, 10)
18 PEYTON MANNING (6-5, 230, 8)
32 EDGERRIN JAMES
(6-0, 214, 7)
FB
23 JAMES MUNGRO
(6-0, 198, 5)
(6-5, 332, 9)
(6-2, 285, 2)
(6-2, 295, 7)
(6-5, 288, 2)
(6-6, 320, 5)
(6-3, 252, 3)
83 Brandon Stokley
60 Kurt Vollers
69 Matt Ulrich
(5-11, 197, 7)
(6-7, 315, 4)
(6-2, 309, R)
57 Dylan Gandy
60 Kurt Vollers
81 Bryan Fletcher
(6-3, 302, R)
(6-7, 315, 4)
(6-5, 230, 1)
86 Troy Walters
12 Jim Sorgi
33 Dominic Rhodes
(5-7, 172, 6)
(6-5, 196, 2)
(5-9, 203, 5)
80 Ben Hartsock
(6-4, 255, 2)
47 Ben Utecht
(6-6, 251, 2)
85 Aaron Moorehead (6-3, 200, 3)
35 Ran Carthon
31 Kory Chapman
(6-0, 218, 2)
(6-1, 202, 1)
95 Darrell Reid
(6-2, 288, R)
53 Keith O’Neil
(6-0, 240, 3)
43 Matt Giordano
36 Dexter Reid
(5-11, 192, R)
(5-11, 203, 2)
(5-9, 214, 4)
DEFENSE
LE
LT
RT
RE
SLB
MLB
WLB
LCB
RCB
SS
79
97
90
93
50
58
59
25
42
20
RAHEEM BROCK
COREY SIMON
MONTAE REAGOR
DWIGHT FREENEY
DAVID THORNTON
GARY BRACKETT
CATO JUNE
NICK HARPER
JASON DAVID
MIKE DOSS
FS
21 BOB SANDERS
(6-4, 274, 4)
(6-2, 293, 6)
(6-3, 285, 7)
(6-1, 268, 4)
(6-2, 230, 4)
(5-11, 235, 3)
(6-0, 227, 3)
(5-10, 182, 5)
(5-8, 172, 2)
(5-10, 207, 3)
91
75
96
98
Josh Thomas
Larry Tripplett
Josh Williams
Robert Mathis
(6-5, 271, 2)
(6-2, 295, 4)
(6-3, 285, 6)
(6-2, 235, 3)
94
51
28
26
29
Rob Morris
Gilbert Gardner
Marlin Jackson
Kelvin Hayden
Joseph Jefferson
(6-2, 243, 6)
(6-1, 228, 2)
(6-0, 196, R)
(6-0, 195, R)
(6-1, 202, 4)
(5-8, 206, 2)
38 Gerome Sapp
(6-1, 216, 3)
SPECIALISTS
P
K
H
PR
KR
PC
KC
17
13
17
86
33
48
48
HUNTER SMITH
MIKE VANDERJAGT
HUNTER SMITH
TROY WALTERS
DOMINIC RHODES
JUSTIN SNOW
JUSTIN SNOW
(6-2, 209, 7)
(6-5, 211, 8)
(6-2, 209, 7)
(5-7, 172, 6)
(5-9, 203, 5)
(6-3, 240, 6)
(6-3, 240, 6)
16 Dave Rayner
(6-2, 205, R)
42 Jason David
(5-8, 172, 2)
STARTERS IN CAPS, Rookie and first-year players underlined
(Height, Weight, NFL Experience)
2005 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
HT.
5-11
6-4
6-0
6-1
6-3
5-8
6-6
5-10
6-5
6-1
6-3
6-1
5-11
6-5
5-10
6-0
6-4
6-0
6-0
6-0
6-1
6-0
6-2
6-5
6-2
6-3
6-2
5-9
6-0
6-2
6-3
6-2
5-11
5-9
5-8
6-1
6-2
6-5
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-5
5-11
6-5
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-6
6-5
6-7
5-7
6-0
6-3
BIRTH- NFL
WT.
DATE EXP. COLLEGE
235
5/23/80
3 RUTGERS
274
6/10/78
4 TEMPLE
218
2/10/81
2 FLORIDA
202
7/13/80
1 JACKSONVILLE ST.
252
6/12/79
3 IOWA
172
6/12/82
2 WASHINGTON ST.
320
7/ 1/79
5 N. ILLINOIS
207
3/24/81
3 OHIO STATE
230
3/23/79
1 UCLA
268
2/19/80
4 SYRACUSE
302
3/ 8/82
R TEXAS TECH
228
5/ 9/82
2 PURDUE
192 10/16/82
R CALIFORNIA
332
5/25/76
9 CALIFORNIA
182
9/10/74
5 FT. VALLEY STATE
175
8/25/72
10 SYRACUSE
255
7/ 5/80
2 OHIO STATE
195
7/23/83
R ILLINOIS
196
6/30/83
R MICHIGAN
214
8/ 1/78
7 MIAMI
202
2/15/80
4 W. KENTUCKY
227 11/18/79
3 MICHIGAN
285 10/15/81
2 KANSAS STATE
230
3/24/76
8 TENNESSEE
235
2/26/81
3 ALABAMA A&M
200 11/ 5/80
3 ILLINOIS
243
1/18/75
6 BRIGHAM YOUNG
214
2/13/78
4 SYRACUSE
240
8/26/80
3 N. ARIZONA
205 10/26/82
R MICHIGAN STATE
285
6/29/77
7 TEXAS TECH
288
6/20/82
R MINNESOTA
203
3/18/81
2 NORTH CAROLINA
203
1/17/79
5 MIDWEST. ST. UNIV.
206
2/24/81
2 IOWA
216
2/ 8/81
3 NOTRE DAME
295
6/18/75
7 NORTH CAROLINA
288
4/16/81
2 IDAHO
293
3/ 2/77
6 FLORIDA STATE
209
8/ 9/77
7 NOTRE DAME
240 12/21/76
6 BAYLOR
196 12/ 3/80
2 WISCONSIN
197
6/23/76
7 LA.-LAFAYETTE
271
6/26/81
2 SYRACUSE
230 11/ 1/78
4 NORTH CAROLINA
295
1/18/79
4 WASHINGTON
309 12/30/81
R NORTHWESTERN
251
6/30/81
2 MINNESOTA
211
3/24/70
8 WEST VIRGINIA
315
4/ 4/79
4 NOTRE DAME
172 12/15/76
6 STANFORD
198 11/17/78
5 MIAMI
285
8/ 9/76
6 MICHIGAN
HOMETOWN
GLASSBORO, NJ
PHILADELPHIA, PA
KEY WEST, FL
BATESVILLE, MS
LIVERMORE, IA
COVINA, CA
CAROL STREAM, IL
CANTON, OH
ST. LOUIS, MO
HARTFORD, CT
HARLINGEN, TX
ANGLETON, TX
FRESNO, CA
OAKLAND, CA
BALDWIN, GA
PHILADELPHIA, PA
CHILLICOTHE, OH
CHICAGO, IL
SHARON, PA
IMMOKALEE, FL
ADAIRVILLE, KY
WASHINGTON, DC
SHAWNEE, KS
NEW ORLEANS, LA
ATLANTA, GA
DEERFIELD, IL
NAMPA, ID
E. STROUDSBURG, PA
AMHERST, NY
OXFORD, MI
WAXAHACHIE, TX
FREEHOLD, NJ
NORFOLK, VA
ABILENE, TX
ERIE, PA
HOUSTON, TX
TUCKER, GA
LEWISTON, ID
POMPANO BEACH, FL
SHERMAN, TX
ABILENE, TX
FRASER, MI
LAFAYETTE, LA
ORCHARD PARK, NY
GOLDSBORO, NC
LOS ANGELES, CA
STREAMWOOD, IL
HASTINGS, MN
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
WHITTIER, CA
COLLEGE STATION, TX
NEW ORLEANS, LA
HOUSTON, TX
HOW ACQ.
FA-03
FA-02
FA-05
FA-05
D1-03
D4c-04
D4-01
D2-03
FA-05
D1-02
D4a-05
D3b-04
D4b-05
D1-97
FA-01
D1-96
D3a-04
D2-05
D1-05
D1-99
D3-02
D6a-03
W-04 (KC)
D1-98
D5a-03
FA-03
D1-00
W-02 (DET)
W-05 (DAL)
D6-05
UFA-03 (DEN)
FA-05
FA-05
FA-01
D2b-04
FA-04
FA-99
D5a-04
UFA-05 (PHI)
D7a-99
FA-00
D6b-04
UFA-03 (BALT)
FA-04
D4-02
D2-02
FA-05
FA-04
FA-98
FA-05
W-02 (MIN)
D1b-01
D4-00
INJURED RESERVE
5
BROWN, TRAVIS (elbow)
QB
72
BURNS, SWEET PEA (shoulder/knee) DT
64
CAMPBELL, CODY (shoulder)
OG
54
CALMUS, ROCKY (hamstring)
LB
76
FREITAS, MAKOA (foot)
OT
74
GONZALEZ, JOAQUIN (ankle)
OL
84
PYATT, BRAD (shoulder)
WR
99
WELSH, JONATHAN (knee)
DE
6-3
6-2
6-4
6-3
6-4
6-5
5-11
6-4
215
260
305
235
295
300
195
228
7/17/77
6/21/81
9/29/81
8/ 1/79
11/23/79
9/ 7/79
4/16/80
6/ 9/82
6
R
R
4
3
4
3
R
N. ARIZONA
KENTUCKY
TEXAS TECH
OKLAHOMA
ARIZONA
MIAMI
N. COLORADO
WISCONSIN
PHOENIX, AZ
VALDOSTA, GA
LUBBOCK, TX
TULSA, OK
HONOLULU, HI
MIAMI, FL
ARVADA, CO
HOUSTON, TX
ASSIGNED
08/24
11/19
08/10
09/10
09/03
11/16
09/03
11/11
PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM
56
HAGLER, TYJUAN (sports hernia)
27
HUTCHINS, VON (foot)
52
WHITESIDE, KEYON (knee)
LB
DB
LB
6-0
5-9
6-0
236
181
229
12/ 3/81
2/14/81
1/31/80
R
2
3
CINCINNATI
MISSISSIPPI
TENNESSEE
KANKAKEE, IL
NATCHEZ, MS
FOREST CITY, NC
ELIGIBLE
10/18
10/18
10/18
RESERVE/SUSPENDED
55
POPE, KENDYLL
LB
6-1
220
5/ 9/81
2
FLORIDA STATE
FORT WHITE, FL
ASSIGNED
08/30
NO.
58
79
35
31
44
42
71
20
81
93
57
51
43
78
25
88
80
26
28
32
29
59
65
18
98
85
94
23
53
16
90
95
36
33
21
38
63
73
97
17
48
12
83
91
50
75
69
47
13
60
86
87
96
NAME
BRACKETT, GARY
BROCK, RAHEEM
CARTHON, RAN
CHAPMAN, KORY
CLARK, DALLAS
DAVID, JASON
DIEM, RYAN
DOSS, MIKE
FLETCHER, BRYAN
FREENEY, DWIGHT
GANDY, DYLAN
GARDNER, GILBERT
GIORDANO, MATT
GLENN, TARIK
HARPER, NICK
HARRISON, MARVIN
HARTSOCK, BEN
HAYDEN, KELVIN
JACKSON, MARLIN
JAMES, EDGERRIN
JEFFERSON, JOSEPH
JUNE, CATO
LILJA, RYAN
MANNING, PEYTON
MATHIS, ROBERT
MOOREHEAD, AARON
MORRIS, ROB
MUNGRO, JAMES
O’NEIL, KEITH
RAYNER, DAVE
REAGOR, MONTAE
REID, DARRELL
REID, DEXTER
RHODES, DOMINIC
SANDERS, BOB
SAPP, GEROME
SATURDAY, JEFF
SCOTT, JAKE
SIMON, COREY
SMITH, HUNTER
SNOW, JUSTIN
SORGI, JIM
STOKLEY, BRANDON
THOMAS, JOSH
THORNTON, DAVID
TRIPPLETT, LARRY
ULRICH, MATT
UTECHT, BEN
VANDERJAGT, MIKE
VOLLERS, KURT
WALTERS, TROY
WAYNE, REGGIE
WILLIAMS, JOSH
POS.
LB
DE
RB
RB
TE/FB
DB
OT
DB
TE
DE
C/G
LB
DB
OT
DB
WR
TE
DB
DB
RB
DB
LB
OG
QB
DE
WR
LB
RB
LB
K
DT
DT
DB
RB
DB
DB
C
OG
DT
P
TE
QB
WR
DE
LB
DT
OG
TE
K
OT
WR
WR
DT
2005 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS NUMERICAL ROSTER
NO
12
13
16
17
18
20
21
23
25
26
28
29
31
32
33
35
36
38
42
43
44
47
48
50
51
53
57
58
59
60
63
65
69
71
73
75
78
79
80
81
83
85
86
87
88
90
91
93
94
95
96
97
98
NAME
JIM SORGI
MIKE VANDERJAGT
DAVE RAYNER
HUNTER SMITH
PEYTON MANNING
MIKE DOSS
BOB SANDERS
JAMES MUNGRO
NICK HARPER
KELVIN HAYDEN
MARLIN JACKSON
JOSEPH JEFFERSON
KORY CHAPMAN
EDGERRIN JAMES
DOMINIC RHODES
RAN CARTHON
DEXTER REID
GEROME SAPP
JASON DAVID
MATT GIORDANO
DALLAS CLARK
BEN UTECHT
JUSTIN SNOW
DAVID THORNTON
GILBERT GARDNER
KEITH O’NEIL
DYLAN GANDY
GARY BRACKETT
CATO JUNE
KURT VOLLERS
JEFF SATURDAY
RYAN LILJA
MATT ULRICH
RYAN DIEM
JAKE SCOTT
LARRY TRIPPLETT
TARIK GLENN
RAHEEM BROCK
BEN HARTSOCK
BRYAN FLETCHER
BRANDON STOKLEY
AARON MOOREHEAD
TROY WALTERS
REGGIE WAYNE
MARVIN HARRISON
MONTAE REAGOR
JOSH THOMAS
DWIGHT FREENEY
ROB MORRIS
DARRELL REID
JOSH WILLIAMS
COREY SIMON
ROBERT MATHIS
POS.
QB
K
K
P
QB
DB
DB
RB
DB
DB
DB
DB
RB
RB
RB
RB
DB
DB
DB
DB
TE/FB
TE
TE
LB
LB
LB
C/G
LB
LB
OT
C
OG
OG
OT
OG
DT
OT
DE
TE
TE
WR
WR
WR
WR
WR
DT
DE
DE
LB
DT
DT
DT
DE
HT.
6-5
6-5
6-2
6-2
6-5
5-10
5-8
5-9
5-10
6-0
6-0
6-1
6-1
6-0
5-9
6-0
5-11
6-1
5-8
5-11
6-3
6-6
6-3
6-2
6-1
6-0
6-3
5-11
6-0
6-7
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-6
6-5
6-2
6-5
6-4
6-4
6-5
5-11
6-3
5-7
6-0
6-0
6-3
6-5
6-1
6-2
6-2
6-3
6-2
6-2
WT.
196
211
205
209
230
207
206
214
182
195
196
202
202
214
203
218
203
216
172
192
252
251
240
230
228
240
302
235
227
315
295
285
309
320
288
295
332
274
255
230
197
200
172
198
175
285
271
268
243
288
285
293
235
NFL
AGE EXP.
24
2
35
8
23
R
28
7
29
8
24
3
24
2
27
4
31
5
22
R
22
R
25
4
25
1
27
7
26
5
24
2
24
2
24
3
23
2
23
R
26
3
24
2
28
6
27
4
23
2
25
3
23
R
25
3
26
3
26
4
30
7
24
2
23
R
26
5
24
2
26
4
29
9
27
4
25
2
26
1
29
7
25
3
28
6
27
5
33
10
28
7
24
2
25
4
30
6
23
R
29
6
28
6
24
3
COLLEGE
WISCONSIN
WEST VIRGINIA
MICHIGAN STATE
NOTRE DAME
TENNESSEE
OHIO STATE
IOWA
SYRACUSE
FORT VALLEY STATE
ILLINOIS
MICHIGAN
W. KENTUCKY
JACKSONVILLE STATE
MIAMI
MIDWEST. ST. UNIV.
FLORIDA
NORTH CAROLINA
NOTRE DAME
WASHINGTON ST.
CALIFORNIA
IOWA
MINNESOTA
BAYLOR
NORTH CAROLINA
PURDUE
NORTHERN ARIZONA
TEXAS TECH
RUTGERS
MICHIGAN
NOTRE DAME
NORTH CAROLINA
KANSAS STATE
NORTHWESTERN
N. ILLINOIS
IDAHO
WASHINGTON
CALIFORNIA
TEMPLE
OHIO STATE
UCLA
LA.-LAFAYETTE
ILLINOIS
STANFORD
MIAMI
SYRACUSE
TEXAS TECH
SYRACUSE
SYRACUSE
BRIGHAM YOUNG
MINNESOTA
MICHIGAN
FLORIDA STATE
ALABAMA A&M
HOMETOWN
FRASER, MI
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
OXFORD, MI
SHERMAN, TX
NEW ORLEANS, LA
CANTON, OH
ERIE, PA
E. STROUDSBURG, PA
BALDWIN, GA
CHICAGO, IL
SHARON, PA
ADAIRVILLE, KY
BATESVILLE, MS
IMMOKALEE, FL
ABILENE, TX
KEY WEST, FL
NORFOLK, VA
HOUSTON, TX
COVINA, CA
FRESNO, CA
LIVERMORE, IA
HASTINGS, MN
ABILENE, TX
GOLDSBORO, NC
ANGLETON, TX
AMHERST, NY
HARLINGEN, TX
GLASSBORO, NJ
WASHINGTON, DC
WHITTIER, CA
TUCKER, GA
SHAWNEE, KS
STREAMWOOD, IL
CAROL STREAM, IL
LEWISTON, ID
LOS ANGELES, CA
OAKLAND, CA
PHILADELPHIA, PA
CHILLICOTHE, OH
ST. LOUIS, MO
LAFAYETTE, LA
DEERFIELD, IL
COLLEGE STATION, TX
NEW ORLEANS, LA
PHILADELPHIA, PA
WAXAHACHIE, TX
ORCHARD PARK, NY
HARTFORD, CT
NAMPA, ID
FREEHOLD, NJ
HOUSTON, TX
POMPANO BEACH, FL
ATLANTA, GA
HOW ACQ
D6b-04
FA-98
D6-05
D7a-99
D1-98
D2-03
D2b-04
W-02 (DET)
FA-01
D2-05
D1-05
D3-02
FA-05
D1-99
FA-01
FA-05
FA-05
FA-04
D4c-04
D4b-05
D1-03
FA-04
FA-00
D4-02
D3b-04
W-05 (DAL)
D4a-05
FA-03
D6a-03
FA-05
FA-99
W-04 (KC)
FA-05
D4-01
D5a-04
D2-02
D1-97
FA-02
D3a-04
FA-05
UFA-03 (BALT)
FA-03
W-02 (MIN)
D1b-01
D1-96
UFA-03 (DEN)
FA-04
D1-02
D1-00
FA-05
D4-00
UFA-05 (PHI)
D5a-03
HEAD COACH: TONY DUNGY
Assistants: Jim Caldwell (Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks); Clyde Christensen (Wide Receivers); Leslie Frazier (Defensive Assistant); Richard Howell (Assistant Strength
and Conditioning); Gene Huey(Running Backs); Ron Meeks (Defensive Coordinator); Pete Metzelaars (Offensive Quality Control); Tom Moore (Offensive Coordinator); Howard
Mudd (Offensive Line); Mike Murphy(Linebackers); Russ Purnell (Special Teams); Diron Reynolds (Defensive Quality Control); John Teerlinck (Defensive Line); Ricky Thomas
(Tight Ends); Jon Torine (Strength and Conditioning); Alan Williams (Defensive Backs)
2005 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ROSTER BY POSITION
OFFENSE
QUARTERBACKS (2)
12
JIM SORGI
18
PEYTON MANNING
POS.
QB
QB
HT.
6-5
6-5
WT.
196
230
EXP.
2
8
COLLEGE
WISCONSIN
TENNESSEE
HOMETOWN
FRASER, MI
NEW ORLEANS, LA
HOW ACQ
D6b-04
D1-98
RUNNING BACKS (5)
23
JAMES MUNGRO
31
KORY CHAPMAN
32
EDGERRIN JAMES
33
DOMINIC RHODES
35
RAN CARTHON
POS.
RB
RB
RB
RB
RB
HT.
5-9
6-1
6-0
5-9
6-0
WT.
214
202
214
203
218
EXP.
4
1
7
5
2
COLLEGE
SYRACUSE
JACKSONVILLE STATE
MIAMI
MIDWEST. ST. UNIV.
FLORIDA
HOMETOWN
E. STROUDSBURG, PA
BATESVILLE, MS
IMMOKALEE, FL
ABILENE, TX
KEY WEST, FL
HOW ACQ
W-02 (DET)
FA-05
D1-99
FA-01
FA-05
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8)
57
DYLAN GANDY
60
KURT VOLLERS
63
JEFF SATURDAY
65
RYAN LILJA
69
MATT ULRICH
71
RYAN DIEM
73
JAKE SCOTT
78
TARIK GLENN
POS.
C/G
OT
C
OG
OG
OT
OG
OT
HT.
6-3
6-7
6-2
6-2
6-2
6-6
6-5
6-5
WT.
302
315
295
285
309
320
288
332
EXP.
R
4
7
2
R
5
2
9
COLLEGE
TEXAS TECH
NOTRE DAME
NORTH CAROLINA
KANSAS STATE
NORTHWESTERN
N. ILLINOIS
IDAHO
CALIFORNIA
HOMETOWN
HARLINGEN, TX
WHITTIER, CA
TUCKER, GA
SHAWNEE, KS
STREAMWOOD, IL
CAROL STREAM, IL
LEWISTON, ID
OAKLAND, CA
HOW ACQ
D4a-05
FA-05
FA-99
W-04 (KC)
FA-05
D4-01
D5a-04
D1-97
TIGHT ENDS (5)
44
DALLAS CLARK
47
BEN UTECHT
48
JUSTIN SNOW
80
BEN HARTSOCK
81
BRYAN FLETCHER
POS.
TE/FB
TE
TE
TE
TE
HT.
6-3
6-6
6-3
6-4
6-5
WT.
252
251
240
255
230
EXP.
3
2
6
2
1
COLLEGE
IOWA
MINNESOTA
BAYLOR
OHIO STATE
UCLA
HOMETOWN
LIVERMORE, IA
HASTINGS, MN
ABILENE, TX
CHILLICOTHE, OH
ST. LOUIS, MO
HOW ACQ
D1-03
FA-04
FA-00
D3a-04
FA-05
WIDE RECEIVERS (5)
83
BRANDON STOKLEY
85
AARON MOOREHEAD
86
TROY WALTERS
87
REGGIE WAYNE
88
MARVIN HARRISON
POS.
WR
WR
WR
WR
WR
HT.
5-11
6-3
5-7
6-0
6-0
WT.
197
200
172
198
175
EXP.
7
3
6
5
10
COLLEGE
LA.-LAFAYETTE
ILLINOIS
STANFORD
MIAMI
SYRACUSE
HOMETOWN
LAFAYETTE, LA
DEERFIELD, IL
COLLEGE STATION, TX
NEW ORLEANS, LA
PHILADELPHIA, PA
HOW ACQ
UFA-03 (BALT)
FA-03
W-02 (MIN)
D1b-01
D1-96
DEFENSE
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (9)
75
LARRY TRIPPLETT
79
RAHEEM BROCK
90
MONTAE REAGOR
91
JOSH THOMAS
93
DWIGHT FREENEY
95
DARRELL REID
96
JOSH WILLIAMS
97
COREY SIMON
98
ROBERT MATHIS
POS.
DT
DE
DT
DE
DE
DE
DT
DT
DE
HT.
6-2
6-4
6-3
6-5
6-1
6-2
6-3
6-2
6-2
WT.
295
274
285
271
268
288
285
293
235
EXP.
4
4
7
2
4
R
6
6
3
COLLEGE
WASHINGTON
TEMPLE
TEXAS TECH
SYRACUSE
SYRACUSE
MINNESOTA
MICHIGAN
FLORIDA STATE
ALABAMA A&M
HOMETOWN
LOS ANGELES, CA
PHILADELPHIA, PA
WAXAHACHIE, TX
ORCHARD PARK, NY
HARTFORD, CT
FREEHOLD, NJ
HOUSTON, TX
POMPANO BEACH, FL
ATLANTA, GA
HOW ACQ
D2-02
FA-02
UFA-03 (DEN)
FA-04
D1-02
FA-05
D4-00
UFA-05 (PHI)
D5a-03
LINEBACKERS (6)
50
DAVID THORNTON
51
GILBERT GARDNER
53
KEITH O’NEIL
58
GARY BRACKETT
59
CATO JUNE
94
ROB MORRIS
POS.
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
HT.
6-2
6-1
6-0
5-11
6-0
6-2
WT.
230
228
240
235
227
243
EXP.
4
2
3
3
3
6
COLLEGE
NORTH CAROLINA
PURDUE
NORTHERN ARIZONA
RUTGERS
MICHIGAN
BRIGHAM YOUNG
HOMETOWN
GOLDSBORO, NC
ANGLETON, TX
AMHERST, NY
GLASSBORO, NJ
WASHINGTON, DC
NAMPA, ID
HOW ACQ
D4-02
D3b-04
W-05 (DAL)
FA-03
D6a-03
D1-00
DEFENSIVE BACKS (10)
20
MIKE DOSS
21
BOB SANDERS
25
NICK HARPER
26
KELVIN HAYDEN
28
MARLIN JACKSON
29
JOSEPH JEFFERSON
36
DEXTER REID
38
GEROME SAPP
42
JASON DAVID
43
MATT GIORDANO
POS.
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
DB
HT.
5-10
5-8
5-10
6-0
6-0
6-1
5-11
6-1
5-8
5-11
WT.
207
206
182
195
196
202
203
216
172
192
EXP.
3
2
5
R
R
4
2
3
2
R
COLLEGE
OHIO STATE
IOWA
FORT VALLEY STATE
ILLINOIS
MICHIGAN
W. KENTUCKY
NORTH CAROLINA
NOTRE DAME
WASHINGTON ST.
CALIFORNIA
HOMETOWN
CANTON, OH
ERIE, PA
BALDWIN, GA
CHICAGO, IL
SHARON, PA
ADAIRVILLE, KY
NORFOLK, VA
HOUSTON, TX
COVINA, CA
FRESNO, CA
HOW ACQ
D2-03
D2b-04
FA-01
D2-05
D1-05
D3-02
FA-05
FA-04
D4c-04
D4b-05
SPECIALISTS (3)
13
MIKE VANDERJAGT
16
DAVE RAYNER
17
HUNTER SMITH
POS.
K
K
P
HT.
6-5
6-2
6-2
WT.
211
205
209
EXP.
8
R
7
COLLEGE
WEST VIRGINIA
MICHIGAN STATE
NOTRE DAME
HOMETOWN
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO
OXFORD, MI
SHERMAN, TX
HOW ACQ
FA-98
D6-05
D7a-99
BUILDING THE COLTS
YEAR
1996
DRAFT
Marvin Harrison (1)
TRADE/WAIVERS
1997
Tarik Glenn (1)
1998
Peyton Manning (1)
Mike Vanderjagt
1999
Edgerrin James (1)
Hunter Smith (7)
Jeff Saturday
2000
Rob Morris (1)
Josh Williams (4)
Justin Snow
2001
Reggie Wayne (1)
Ryan Diem (4)
Nick Harper
Dominic Rhodes
2002
Dwight Freeney (1)
Larry Tripplett (2)
Joseph Jefferson (3)
David Thornton (4)
2003
Dallas Clark (1)
Mike Doss (2)
Robert Mathis (5a)
Cato June (6a)
*Makoa Freitas (6b)
2004
Bob Sanders (2b)
Ben Hartsock (3a)
Gilbert Gardner (3b)
#Kendyll Pope (4a)
Jason David (4c)
Jake Scott (5a)
#Von Hutchins (6a)
Jim Sorgi (6b)
Ryan Lilja (Waivers-KC)
*Travis Brown
Gerome Sapp
Josh Thomas
Ben Utecht
2005
Marlin Jackson (1)
Kelvin Hayden (2)
*Sweet Pea Burns (3)
Dylan Gandy (4a)
Matt Giordano (4b)
*Jonathan Welsh (5a)
#Tyjuan Hagler (5c)
Dave Rayner (D6)
*Rocky Calmus (Trade-Ten.)
Keith O’Neil (Waivers-Dal.)
Dexter Reid (Waivers-NE)
*Cody Campbell
Ran Carthon
Kory Chapman
Bryan Fletcher
*Joaquin Gonzalez
Darrell Reid
Corey Simon (UFA-Phil.)
Matt Ulrich
Kurt Vollers
James Mungro (Waivers-Det.)
Troy Walters (Waivers-Min.)
FREE AGENTS
Raheem Brock
Gary Brackett
Aaron Moorehead
*Brad Pyatt
Montae Reagor (UFA-Den.)
Brandon Stokley (UFA-Balt.)
#Keyon Whiteside
ACTIVE ROSTER:
28
+
5
+
20
= 53
TOTAL:
34
+
6
+
26
= 66
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Injured Reserve; #Reserve/NFI/PUP/Suspended
NOTES:
24 Offensive Players
26 Defensive Players
3 Specialists
8 OL,
9 DL,
5 WR, 5 TE,
6 LB, 10 DB
5 RB, 2 QB
HOW THE COLTS MEASURE UP AGAINST NFL TEAMS - *NFL OPENING-DAY ROSTERS*
Team
Baltimore
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Houston
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Kansas City
Miami
New England
NY Jets
Oakland
Pittsburgh
San Diego
Tennessee
AFC Teams
200 lbs. or less
Under 6-feet
8
12
11
9
8
10
11
4
8
7
11
5
7
11
8
10
11
12
8
7
10
10
11
5
9
8
17
11
5
18
8
7
300+-lbs.
13
13
11
11
5
16
5
9
12
13
11
7
13
9
10
11
Team
Arizona
Atlanta
Carolina
Chicago
Dallas
Detroit
Green Bay
Minnesota
New Orleans
NY Giants
Philadelphia
St. Louis
San Francisco
Seattle
Tampa Bay
Washington
NFC Teams
200 lbs. or less
Under 6-feet
3
12
6
12
7
10
9
10
9
4
7
8
8
11
7
9
7
10
8
10
11
13
5
9
13
7
11
8
10
13
11
12
300+-lbs.
10
9
12
11
10
9
13
9
11
13
11
9
9
11
11
11
Team
Avg. Height
Baltimore
6.18
Buffalo
6.13
Cincinnati
6.19
Cleveland
6.19
Denver
6.14
Houston
6.16
Indianapolis
6.13
Jacksonville
6.20
Kansas City
6.18
Miami
6.17
New England
6.12
NY Jets
6.14
Oakland
6.24 *
Pittsburgh
6.11 +
San Diego
6.17
Tennessee
6.21
AFC Average
6.17
NFC Average
6.16
All NFL Average
6.16
* AFC high
+ AFC low
Avg. Weight
252.19
245.77
247.34
245.47
240.35
249.75
236.83 +
247.92
249.81
251.06
242.74
244.75
252.72 *
246.64
248.40
245.09
246.69
246.40
246.54
AFC TEAMS
Age
Avg. Experience
26.75
4.60
26.51
4.34
26.13
4.06
26.28
4.30
27.44
5.17
26.64
4.68
25.70
3.49
25.96
3.85
27.62 *
5.28 *
27.08
4.89
27.53
5.28 *
26.51
4.24
27.02
4.81
27.15
5.00
25.92
3.94
24.98 +
2.77 +
26.58
4.42
26.69
4.44
26.63
4.43
Rookie and 1st-Year
8
8
8
12
7
5 +
12
12
9
9
8
11
7
9
10
15 *
9.4
9.8
9.6
Players 30 and over
11
11
9
9
13
7
5
7
18 *
11
16
10
12
12
9
3 +
10.2
11.3
10.7
Team
Avg. Height
Arizona
6.19
Atlanta
6.13
Carolina
6.16
Chicago
6.15
Dallas
6.19
Detroit
6.15
Green Bay
6.18
Minnesota
6.17
New Orleans
6.12 +
NY Giants
6.20 *
Philadelphia
6.13
St. Louis
6.14
San Francisco
6.16
Seattle
6.15
Tampa Bay
6.14
Washington
6.16
NFC Average
6.16
AFC Average
6.17
All NFL Average
6.16
* NFC high
+ NFC low
Avg. Weight
251.04
243.17
246.30
240.32 +
248.81
245.08
251.74 *
244.19
247.28
250.02
247.89
245.17
243.92
245.15
244.45
247.77
246.40
246.69
246.54
NFC TEAMS
Age
Avg. Experience
26.34
3.81 +
26.57
4.25
27.28
4.62
26.19
4.17
26.28
3.98
26.75
4.85
26.19
3.91
25.23 +
4.15
28.17 *
5.62 *
26.47
4.62
26.17
4.02
27.25
4.81
26.04
3.96
26.72
4.40
26.68
4.47
27.66
5.45
26.69
4.44
26.58
4.42
26.63
4.43
Rookie and 1st-Year
11
13 *
8
10
13 *
6 +
13 *
10
7
8
12
9
12
9
10
6 +
9.8
9.4
9.6
Players 30 and over
10
9
14
9
13
8 +
9
10
16 *
9
11
13
8 +
11
14
16 *
11.3
10.2
10.7
2005 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
SUPPLEMENTAL BIOGRAPHIES
2005 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SUPPLEMENTAL BIOGRAPHIES
31 KORY CHAPMAN
Running Back
6-1 202
Jacksonville State
1st Year With Colts
Free Agent-2005
Born: July 13, 1980
PRO: Signed as FA by Colts on September 20, 2005…originally signed as FA by Baltimore on May 17,
2004…was waived on September 4, 2004…signed to New England practice squad on September 7,
2004…was waived from practice squad on January 13, 2005…signed to New England practice squad on
January 17, 2005…signed as FA with New England on February 8, 2005 and allocated to Cologne
Centurions of NFL Europe...was waived on September 3, 2005...signed to New England practice squad on
September 5, 2005.
2004: Spent much of season on New England practice squad.
COLLEGE: Two-year player who started 12 of 22 career games…was 301-1637, 12 TDs
rushing…started 12 games as senior…was 212-1326, 9 TDs rushing…led team to first Ohio Valley
championship...was 29-298, 1 TD against Tennessee-Martin…rushing yards marked school record…was
23-175, 1 TD against Tennessee Tech and 11-100, 2 TDs against Eastern Illinois…played in 10 games as
junior…was 89-311, 3 TDs rushing…also was 19-20.6 KOR…majored in psychology. Junior College:
Two-year standout at Northwest Community College…was 73-529, 5 TDs rushing and 33-352, 3 TDs
receiving as sophomore…had 484 yards and 7 TDs rushing and 1,023 yards and 2 TDs receiving as
freshman…was honorable mention all-state choice.
PERSONAL: Full name is Robrielle Kory Chapman…born in Batesville, Miss….attended South Panola
High School…led team to Class 5A state title as senior…was second-team all-state choice and Region 1
Offensive Player-of-the-Year…single…resides in Batesville, Miss.
53 KEITH O’NEIL
Linebacker
6-0 240
Northern Arizona
1st Year With Colts, 3rd in NFL
Waivers (Dallas)-05
Born: August 26, 1980
GAMES STARTED/PLAYED: (2003, 0/15); (2004, 0/16) Total 0/31
PRO: Was claimed off waivers from Dallas on September 4, 2005…originally was signed as FA by Dallas
in 2003…was waived on September 3, 2005.
2004: Appeared in 16 games primarily as special teamer…was third on team with 18 special teams tackles,
eight solo, and one FR…saw action as reserve MLB vs. Detroit 10/31…led team with career-high four
special teams stops vs. Chicago 11/25…had four special teams stops at Seattle 12/6…had FR vs.
Washington 12/26.
CAREER NOTES: 2003: Saw action in 15 games as reserve and special teamer…was one of five rookie
FAs to make Dallas’ opening-day roster…finished second on team with 17 special teams stops…had two
special teams stops vs. NYG 9/15, vs. Philadelphia 10/12, at New England 11/15, vs. Carolina 11/23, at
Philadelphia 12/7 and at New Orleans 12/28. POST-SEASON: Had one special teams stop at Carolina
1/3 in Wild Card Game.
COLLEGE: Four-year letterman and three-year starter who had 225 career stops, 20 sacks, 49 tackles for
losses and three interceptions…was first-team All-Big Sky choice as senior…had 75 stops, 21 stops for
losses, five sacks and three interceptions…was national Defensive Player-of-the-Week choice by The
Sports Network and The Football Gazette for interception return and FF against Cal Poly…started 12
games as junior…led team with 127 tackles, 15 stops for losses and seven sacks…was All-Big Sky firstteam choice and team Defensive Player-of-the-Year…had 67 tackles, 10 stops for losses and team-high six
sacks as sophomore…had 28 tackles, three tackles for losses and two sacks as reserve as freshman…holds
degree in liberal studies.
PERSONAL: Full name is Keith Daniel O’Neil…born in Amherst, N.Y….attended Sweet Home High
School…earned three letters in football, two in track and field and two in lacrosse…was All-Western New
York and all-conference in football as senior…father, Ed, was D1-74 choice of Detroit Lions and spent
seven years in NFL as LB...single…resides in Amherst, N.Y.
95 DARRELL REID
Defensive End
Minnesota
FA-2005
Born: June 20, 1982
PRO: Signed as FA with Colts on April 29, 2005.
COLLEGE: Four-year starter who opened 48 career games…totaled 157 tackles, 115 solo, 16 sacks, one
FF, two FR and six passes defensed for career…started 12 games as senior…had 52 stops, 40 solo, 17.5
tackles for losses, 7.5 sacks and one passed defensed…was Big Ten honorable mention by league
coaches…started 13 games as junior…registered 34 tackles, 26 solo, 5.5 sacks, one FR and one pass
defensed…was honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by media…started 12 games as
sophomore…ranked first among defensive lineman and sixth on the team with 43 tackles, 31 solo…also
had two sacks, one FF and one FR…saw action in 698 plays, the most among defensive lineman…started
11 games at DT as freshman…had 28 tackles, 18 solo, one sack and four passes defensed…was named to
Big Ten All-Freshman team by The Sporting News.
PERSONAL: Full name is Darrell Reid…born in Freehold, NJ.…attended Freehold Boro High
School.…ranked No. 2 linebacker prospect in northeast by Superprep…was Monmouth County Player-ofthe-Year as senior…registered 99 tackles, 36 solo, as senior…was named to New Jersey All-State
team…was recipient of Donald & Louise Gabbert Endowed Scholarship…single…resides in Freehold, NJ.
36 DEXTER REID
Defensive Back
5-11 203
North Carolina
1st Year With Colts, 2nd in NFL
Waivers-(New England) 2005
Born: March 18, 1981
GAMES STARTED/PLAYED: (2004, 2/13) Total 2/13
PRO: Was signed as FA by Colts on September 10, 2005…originally was D4-04 choice of New England,
the 113th choice overall…was waived on August 29, 2005…was claimed off waivers from New England on
August 30, 2005…was waived on September 6, 2005.
2004: Appeared in 13 games as rookie, including two starts at SS…was fourth on team with 16 special
teams stops…was reserve vs. Miami 10/10…had one FR and one solo special teams stop…had one solo
stop and one pass defensed in reserve role vs. Seattle 10/17…had three stops at Pittsburgh 10/31…had two
solo stops and two special teams tackles at St. Louis 11/7…led team with three solo special teams tackles at
Kansas City 11/22…made first career start at SS vs. Baltimore 11/28…had one pass defensed…started at
SS at Cleveland 12/5 and had two tackles and one FF. POST-SEASON: Was reserve DB and special
teamer vs. Indianapolis 1/16 in Divisional Playoffs…had two stops and one solo special teams tackle…had
one special teams stop at Pittsburgh in AFC Championship Game 1/23...had two solo stops as reserve in
24-21 Super Bowl XXXIX victory against Philadelphia.
COLLEGE: Four-year letterman who started 36 of 47 games at FS…had 466 stops, 304 solo, four sacks,
17.5 stops for losses, 18 passes defensed, four FF, two FR and three interceptions…started eleven games as
senior…was first-team All-ACC selection…had 132 tackles, 95 solo, 3.5 stops for losses and three passes
defensed…started every game at FS as junior…was defensive captain and first-team All-America choice
by The NFL Draft Report…was All-ACC first-team choice…had 166 stops, 107 solo, one sack, six stops
for losses and four passes defensed…tackle total set school seasonal record for DBs…started every game as
sophomore…was All-ACC first-team selection by The Sports Xchange…had 99 tackles, 67 solo, and two
interceptions…67t interception return against Virginia was 10th-longest in school history…had four doubledigit tackle games…was reserve in every game as freshman…had 69 stops, 35 solo, one FR, six passes
defensed and one interception…majored in management and information systems.
PERSONAL: Full name is Dexter Devon Reid…born in Norfolk, Va.…attended Granby High
School…was honorable mention All-USA Today selection…was first-team all-state and all-district on
offense and defense…was all-region on defense…was district Player-of-the-Year choice…had 62 tackles,
three interceptions and five blocked field goals as senior…had 2,000 yards and 20 TDs passing and 960
yards with 12 TDs rushing for career…also lettered in basketball and track…was named Norfolk’s
Outstanding Track Performer…won state triple jump title as senior…was two-time all-district choice in
basketball…single…resides in Norfolk, Va.
97 COREY SIMON
Defensive Tackle
6-2 293
Florida State
1st Year With Colts, 6th in NFL
UFA-2005 (Phila.)
Born: March 2, 1977
GAMES STARTED/PLAYED: (2000, 16/16); (2001, 16/16); (2002, 14/14); (2003, 16/16); (2004, 16/16)
Total 78/78
PRO: Signed as UFA on September 3, 2005…originally was D1-00 choice of Philadelphia, the 6th choice
overall.
2004: Started 16 games at DT…had 34 tackles, 21 solo, 5.5 sacks, 16 hurries, one pass batted and one
FF…had two stops and 0.5 sack vs. NYG 9/12…had four stops at Cleveland 10/24…had season-high five
tackles, four solo, one stop for loss and two sacks at NYG 11/28…had four stops and two sacks vs. Green
Bay 12/5…was second time in career with consecutive multiple-sack games…had four solo stops at St.
Louis 12/27. POST-SEASON: Had two stops vs. Minnesota in Divisional Playoffs 1/16…had two solo
stops vs. Atlanta in NFC Championship Game 1/23...had one solo tackle in 24-21 loss vs. New England in
Super Bowl XXXIX.
CAREER NOTES: 2003: Started 16 games at DT and earned Pro Bowl honors with 64 tackles, 45 solo,
7.5 sacks, 25 hurries, two passes batted, two FF and one FR…sack total was team-high and second-highest
total among NFL DTs…tied career high in hurries and FF…had four stops, three solo, and one sack vs.
New England 9/14 and at Buffalo 9/28…had four stops vs. Washington 10/5…had eight stops, seven solo,
one sack and one FR at NYG 10/19…had three stops and one sack vs. NYG 11/16…had five tackles, four
solo, and one sack vs. New Orleans 11/23…tied career best with nine tackles vs. Dallas 12/7…had five
tackles, four solo, and 0.5 sack at Miami 12/15…had six stops, five solo, one sack and one FF vs. San
Francisco 12/21…had five solo tackles, one sack and one FF at Washington 12/27. POST-SEASON: Had
four tackles, three solo, vs. Green Bay 1/11 in Divisional Playoffs…had two stops vs. Carolina 1/18 in NFC
Championship Game. 2002: Started 14 games at DT, missing 9/29 vs. Houston and 10/6 at Jacksonville
with injured ankle…had 44 tackles, 29 solo, two sacks, 25 hurries, five passes batted and one FR…hurries
and passes batted totals were career highs…had three stops at Tennessee 9/8 and at Washington 9/16…had
two stops and one sack in return from injury vs. Tampa Bay 10/20…had six tackles, four solo, vs. NYG
10/28…had three stops vs. Indianapolis 11/10 and vs. Arizona 11/17…had two solo tackles and six hurries
at San Francisco 11/25…had career-high tying nine tackles, six solo, vs. Washington 12/15…had three
tackles and one FR at Dallas 12/21…had four tackles, three solo, at NYG 12/28. POST-SEASON: Had
five solo stops and one sack vs. Atlanta 1/11 in Divisional Playoffs…had six tackles vs. Tampa Bay 1/19 in
NFC Championship Game. 2001: Started 16 games at DT…had 54 tackles, 39 solo, 7.5 sacks, 21 hurries,
three passes batted and two FF…sack total ranked third among NFL DTs (11, John Randle; 8, La’Roi
Glover)…was All-NFL selection by Football Digest…had four stops and one sack vs. St. Louis 9/9…had
three stops and one sack at Seattle 9/23…had seven solo stops vs. Dallas 9/30…had four tackles vs.
Oakland 10/28…had five stops and 0.5 sack at Dallas 11/28…tied career high with nine tackles and two
sacks vs. Washington 11/25…had five solo stops, two sacks and one FF at Kansas City 11/29…had two
solo tackles and one sack at Washington 12/16…had two solo stops, four hurries and one FF vs. NYG
12/30. POST-SEASON: Had five solo stops in NFC Wild Card Game vs. Tampa Bay 1/12…had two
stops at Chicago in Divisional Playoffs 1/19…had four solo tackles at St. Louis in NFC Championship
Game 1/27. 2000: Started 16 games at DT as rookie…had 74 tackles, 51 solo, 9.5 sacks, 18 hurries, four
passes batted, one FF and one FR…sack total set club rookie record and was 5th-highest sack total for DT
in club history…was 2nd among rookies in sacks (11, DE-Darren Howard)…was selected to Howie Long
Tough Guy Team, Pro Football Weekly and Pro Football News All-NFL Rookie Teams and Football
Digest Top 16 Rookies…had two stops and one sack at Dallas 9/3 in first career game…on first play from
scrimmage, sacked QB-Troy Aikman…had seven tackles vs. NYG 9/10…had five tackles, three solo, and
two sacks at New Orleans 9/24…had five solo stops and one sack vs. Atlanta 10/1…had seven tackles, five
solo, and one sack vs. Washington 10/8…marked first time in career with sack in three consecutive
games…had five tackles, one sack and one FF at NYG 10/29…had seven stops, four solo, and 0.5 sack vs.
Dallas 11/5…had nine stops, five solo, and 0.5 sack at Pittsburgh 11/12…had six solo stops and 1.5 sacks
vs. Arizona 11/19…marked streak of four consecutive games with sack…had four tackles at Washington
11/26…was named NFL Defensive Rookie-of-the-Month for November, totaling 26 tackles and 2.5
sacks…had five stops vs. Tennessee 12/3…had four solo stops and one sack at Cleveland 12/10. POSTSEASON: Started in NFC Wild Card Game vs. Tampa Bay 12/31…had four stops, three solo, at NYG 1/7
in Divisional Playoffs.
HONORS: 2000: Howie Long Tough Guy Team, Pro Football Weekly All-NFL Rookie Team, Pro
Football News All-NFL Rookie Team, Football Digest Top 16 Rookies, NFL Defensive Rookie-of-theMonth (November). 2001: Football Digest All-NFL. 2003: Pro Bowl.
COLLEGE: Four-year letterman who had 193 tackles, eleven sacks and 44 tackles for losses for
career…tackles for losses total tied school record (44, Ron Simmons)…had 84 tackles, four sacks, schoolrecord 21 tackles for losses and one interception as senior…was consensus All-America choice…was
finalist for Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy…majored in information studies.
PERSONAL: Full name is Corey Jermaine Simon…born in Pompano Beach, Fla.…attended Ely High
School…was Defensive Player-of-the-Year by Miami Herald as senior…was All-USA choice by USA
Today and SuperPrep Dream Team selection…formed Corey Simon Success Center in Tallahassee, Fla., to
host local underprivileged children and offer after-school and summer programs to help enhance education
and their lives…Simon and his wife, Natasha, reside with their son, Corey Jr., in Tallahassee, Fla.
CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
TOTAL
ST/PL
16/16
16/16
14/14
16/16
16/16
78/78
SOLO
51
39
29
45
21
185
AST TOT SKS PD
23
74 9.5 4
15
54 7.5 3
15
44 2.0 5
19
64 7.5 2
13
34 5.5 1
85 270 32.0 15
FF FR INTS
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
6
3
0
YDS
0
0
0
0
0
0
AVG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
LG
0
0
0
0
0
0
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
YDS
0
0
0
0
0
0
AVG
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
LG
0
0
0
0
0
0
TD
0
0
0
0
0
0
CAREER PLAYOFF STATISTICS
YEAR
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
TOTAL
ST/PL
2/2
3/3
2/2
2/2
3/3
12/12
SOLO
3
10
7
4
4
28
AST TOT SKS PD
1
4 0.0 1
1
11 0.0 0
4
11 1.0 0
2
6 0.0 0
1
5 0.0 1
9
37 1.0 2
FF FR INTS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
69 MATT ULRICH
Offensive Guard
6-2 309
Northwestern
FA-2005
Born: December 30, 1981
PRO: Signed as FA by Colts on November 11, 2005…originally signed as FA with Colts on April 29,
2005…was waived on September 13, 2005…was signed to Colts practice squad on September 15, 2005.
2005: Was active 9/11 at Baltimore but did not play.
COLLEGE: Three-year starter who opened 37 of 47 career games at G and C…started 12 games at RG as
senior…was team co-captain…was All-Big Ten honorable mention…played in 2005 Villages Gridiron
Classic all-star game…started 13 games as junior…had nine starts at RG and four at C...had five
championship game performances…started 12 games at LG as sophomore…earned George Ballentine
Award (enthusiasm and leadership)…was reserve in 10 games as freshman…was redshirted as freshman
in 2000…majored in secondary teaching/history.
PERSONAL: Full name is Matthew James Ulrich…born in Streamwood, Ill….attended Streamwood
High School…was All-Midwest choice by Prep Star…was all-state selection and two-time all-area
choice…was two-time first-team All-Upstate Eight Conference choice…was two-time academic all-state
and three-time academic all-conference choice…was member of National Honor Society…single…resides
in Streamwood, Ill.
60 KURT VOLLERS
Offensive Tackle 6-7 315
Notre Dame
1st Year With Colts, 4th in NFL
Free Agent-2005
Born: April 4, 1979
GAMES STARTED/PLAYED: (2002, 0/1); (2003, 9/14); (2004, 3/13) Total 12/28
PRO: Signed as FA by Colts on November 16, 2005…originally was signed as FA by Colts on April 26, 2002…was
waived on September 1, 2002…signed to Colts practice squad on September 3, 2002…was waived from practice squad
on September 6, 2002…signed to Colts practice squad on September 11, 2002…was waived from practice squad on
September 27, 2002…signed to Colts practice squad on October 5, 2002…was signed as FA by Dallas on October 23,
2002…was waived injured on September 3, 2005.
CAREER NOTES: 2004: Opened three of 13 games at RT for Dallas…opened at RT in final three games (12/19 at
Philadelphia, 12/26 vs. Washington and 1/2 at NYG) after seeing action as blocking TE and special teamer in first 10
outings. 2003: Started nine of 14 games at RT…was inactive 9/15 at NYG and 11/27 vs. Miami…started at RT at
Washington 12/14 and was part of line that helped pave way for RB-Troy Hambrick to rush for 189 yards, then the
third-best performance in club history. POST-SEASON: Started at RT at Carolina 1/3. 2002: Spent time on Colts
practice squad before being signed as FA by Dallas…was active but did not play in first four games…appeared at LT
vs. Washington 11/28…was active but did not play in three of final four games.
COLLEGE: Three-year letterman who opened 26 of 36 career games…started eleven games as senior, nine at RT
and two at RG…was part of line that helped team average 188.2 rushing yards per game…earned All-Independent
honors from collegefootballnews.com…started 12 games as junior…helped rushing attack average 213.5 yards per
game, 14th-best in nation…line helped pave way for 380 yards rushing offense against Boston College, the highest total
since 1996…started three of 12 games as sophomore…started against Pittsburgh, Boston College and Stanford…saw
action as reserve G against Navy as freshman…made switch from DL to OL during preseason…was redshirted as
freshman…majored in sociology.
PERSONAL: Full name is Kurt Vollers…born in Whittier, Calif.…attended Servite High School…was USA Today
honorable mention All-America…helped lead team to league titles as junior and senior, posting 29 tackles and eight
sacks as senior…earned two letters in track and field and basketball and one in baseball…won league shot put and
discus title as junior…attended same high school as former NFL QB-Steve Beuerlein…single…resides in Whittier,
Calif.