After two Vick Ballard rushes gained three yards, Luck rushed for eight yards for the Colts' first first down. Indianapolis got a second first down on a Baltimore penalty, then Luck hit T. Hilton and Reggie Wayne for two more first downs into Ravens territory.
The Colts reached the Baltimore 35 and on the 14th play of the drive, Luck was sacked and fumbled. Baltimore recovered at its 37 to halt the possession. Flacco completed a second-down pass to Ed Dickson for 24 yards to the Colts' 25, then Indianapolis was flagged for interference to put the Ravens at the Colts Ray Rice, who rushed for three, four and four yards on the drive, fumbled on second down at the Indianapolis.
Cory Redding forced the fumble, and it was recovered by Lawrence Guy. After Donnie Avery gained 15 yards on a first-play reverse, two incompletions and a one-yard completion forced a punt. Andrew Luck's third-down pass was tipped by a blitzing Ed Reed.
Pat McAfee punted 50 yards, but Jacoby Jones returned the punt 34 yards to his 48 as Baltimore started its first possession. Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians is ill today and will not be able to perform his usual duties. Quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen will fill in for Arians. Christensen served in the coordinator role from The Colts were in games decided by seven points or less, the most number of such games by a team this year. Indianapolis won its last eight straight games decided by seven points or less.
By earning a playoff berth, the Colts joined Miami and New England on the list of teams to make the playoffs one year after going or worse. By earning 11 wins, the Colts became only the fourth team to win as many as 10 games after a season of two or fewer victories Miami, in and in ; Colts in and in ; Oakland in and in At , Indianapolis had a nine-game improvement from last season. Twice previously the team had one-season eight-game improvements — from in to in and from in to in Those are tied for the eighth-best one-year jumps in history, while the nine-game jump ties for third-best.
The Colts went from in to In NFL history, 37 teams have lost 14 or more games in a season. Only six bounced back with winning records. Detroit jumped from in to in New England jumped from in to in the strike-shortened season. The Colts were in The New York Jets were in The Miami Dolphins went to The Colts went in The Colts did not lose consecutive games this season, marking the ninth such season in franchise history:.
By earning a playoff berth in , the Colts have their 12th since , the NFL's highest total. By reaching double-digit victories, the Colts have their 10th such season since , tying New England for the most in the league. New England gained its 10th this year. It is the club's 12th since , a total that leads the league.
New England is second with The Colts have had eight win seasons in the last 10 years 14, , ; 13, ; 12, , ; ; ; 11, Indianapolis had four interceptions returned for touchdowns this year, tying the franchise seasonal record done also in , , , and The club did it three times in , and Andrew Luck had six games, the NFL rookie record. Luck of passing for 4, and 23 TDs joined Manning 3,, as the only Colts rookies to throw for 3, yards.
He eclipsed Manning's rookie club records in yards, attempts and completions ; Earlier this year, Luck joined Newton as the only players with three games in the first four games of a career. Luck took every offensive snap and had a major hand in the club's successes.
He became the first NFL rookie quarterback since to lead a September fourth-quarter comeback win in the club's week two triumph over Minnesota. After the Green Bay win, Luck became the first NFL rookie to pass for 1, yards 1, and record at least two wins in his team's first four games.
After the Cleveland win, he was the first NFL rookie with 1, passing yards 1, and three wins in a team's first six games. After the Tennessee win, Luck had the highest winning percentage. Luck completed of passes for yards and two touchdowns.
In facing then the NFL's best third-down defense, he completed of third-down passes for yards and a touchdown, converting 12 third downs via the air on that down.
Luck set the NFL record for best winning percentage by a top overall pick through week nine ,. Luck set the club rookie record with four touchdown passes at Detroit. He directed scoring drives of 85 and 75 yards, ending both with touchdowns in the last to earn the win.
Luck's fourth touchdown came with no time remaining, and he joined Russell Wilson, Tim Couch and Matthew Stafford as the only rookies since with a game-winning toss with no time left on the clock. At Detroit with the two late scoring drives, the Colts became just the seventh team since to win a game despite trailing by 12 or more points with less than three minutes remaining. Advanced NFL Stats calculated the chances of winning in that scenario are two percent.
The Colts at Tampa Bay and Colts vs. New England were two of those teams as well. Luck at Detroit surpassed St. Louis' Sam Bradford 7, for the most wins by a rookie quarterback drafted first overall.
Luck produced seven wins in fourth-quarter or overtime fashion, tying the NFL seasonal record done six other times, including in and by Manning. His seven in a single season tied for the most by a veteran or rookie QB since at least With his sixth comeback win, he snapped the record he shared with Ben Roethlisberger and Vince Young Tennessee and at Kansas City. He set the club rookie mark with the win at Kansas City. Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco had 11 in Luck and Russell Wilson had 11 in , while Kyle Orton had 10 in Roethlisberger was Flacco, Ryan, Luck and Wilson were Orton was Chandler was , while Ferguson was and Dalton was Eleven rookie quarterbacks have earned a combined starting record in the playoffs since Luck, Griffin III and Wilson hope to join five previous rookies in winning a first-ever playoff game.
Flacco and Sanchez were the only ones to win twice as rookies. The rushing touchdowns broke the previous club seasonal record of four by Bert Jones and Peyton Manning , He has produced 21 first downs. Reggie Wayne has receptions in straight games.
He leads active NFL receivers with career games played. He has played in straight games, the league's best streak by a WR. Wayne , 13, is 10th in NFL career receptions. The player ahead of Wayne is Randy Moss , 9th. He is 14th in NFL reception yards. Next on the yardage list is Steve Largent 13,, 13th. The Colts are when Wayne tops reception yards, when he has at least eight receptions, when he scores a touchdown. His 78 touchdown receptions are second-most to Harrison Wayne has 13, career scrimmage yards, second in Colts history 14,, Marvin Harrison; 12,, Edgerrin James.
Wayne has three or more receptions in a league-record 64 straight games, snapping the previous best of Cris Carter Wayne has receptions in of career games. At the time, Peyton Manning was still building a legacy of a top five all-time quarterback. Manning had a bad day but the Colts still won. Manning failed to get the Colts into the end zone and he threw two interceptions.
Ed Reed was schooling a legendary quarterback. Manning had a He only picked up yards with his arm. The problem for the Ravens was that Steve McNair left a similar set of numbers in the box score.
The Colts had one of their worst games in terms of statistics. They only out-gained the Ravens in total yards, It could have been the best defensive performance to see a loss in NFL history. The Ravens had their best record in franchise history give them nothing but heartbreak in their own stadium. The Colts were held to five field goals. Baltimore scored two field goals. In , the Colts joined San Francisco , Philadelphia and New England as the only teams since to clinch their divisions by the 11th game of the season.
Indianapolis is the only team since Realignment to earn annual double-digit victory totals and playoff berths. COM : Please check the official website of the Indianapolis Colts for the latest in team information and merchandise. Caldwell joined the club in as quarterbacks coach before adding the title of assistant head coach prior to the season.
Caldwell was promoted to associate head coach with the club prior to the season. The club's offense has produced levels prolific enough during Caldwell's tenure to allow the club to earn an NFL-best eight consecutive playoff appearances. The club has earned 10 victories in eight consecutive seasons, setting the second-longest NFL streak 16, San Francisco, ; 7, Dallas, The Colts have earned their seventh consecutive season with 11 victories, surpassing the league mark they had shared with Dallas The club's seven consecutive 12 -victory seasons set the NFL's all-time standard.
From , Indianapolis became the only NFL team to earn winning streaks of at least seven games in six consecutive seasons 8, ; 13, ; 9, ; 7 and 6, ; 9, ; 14, Caldwell joined the Colts after serving as quarterbacks coach with Tampa Bay in Caldwell has more than 20 years of collegiate coaching experience.
He spent as head coach at Wake Forest. He served as an assistant coach at Southern Illinois , Northwestern , Colorado , Louisville and Penn State Caldwell has coached in six bowl games and won a national championship with Penn State in Caldwell was a four-year starter at defensive back at Iowa and worked as a graduate assistant for Iowa in He holds a bachelor's degree from Iowa. Caldwell was born on January 16, in Beloit, Wis.
He spent the previous 10 seasons with Philadelphia, the final year as secondary coach after serving as special teams coordinator.
He was a DB at Miami Ohio from Harbaugh is a native of Perrysburg, Ohio. His brother, Jim, played with the Colts , and is a member of the team's Ring of Honor.
The Colts own a series edge in league play and a advantage in the playoffs against the Ravens. On November 22 of this season, a stingy Colts defense limited Baltimore to five field goals, and two late takeaways propelled the Colts to a road victory. LB-Gary Brackett intercepted a pass deep in Colts territory in the final three minutes, while the special teams recovered a fumble in the waning seconds as the club prevailed.
Indianapolis earned the 19th of an eventual 23 consecutive regular-season victories. Baltimore K-Billy Cundiff hit five field goals, while K-Matt Stover's yard boot midway through the final period provided the deciding points.
Indianapolis limited a third opponent to no touchdowns. The Colts became the first NFL team to win four consecutive in the same season by a total margin of or-fewer points, and four straight wins after trailing at any point in the fourth quarter set a new NFL record.
In last year's meeting on October 12, bolting to a halftime lead, the Colts posted a home victory over Baltimore. Manning , 3 TDs teamed with WRs-Marvin Harrison , 2 TDs; 67t; 5t and Reggie Wayne , 1 TD; 22t on first-half scoring tosses, while the club produced three of its five takeaways over the first 30 minutes.
DE-Robert Mathis had three sacks and one forced fumble to help pace the defense. Indianapolis yielded 51 rushing yards and controlled the game throughout. The teams met in Baltimore on December 9, Clinching a playoff berth with a victory that included a first-quarter burst, Indianapolis topped Baltimore, In the Divisional Playoffs on January 13, , and in a contest pitting a conference's top-ranked offense and defense clashing for only the 9th time since the NFL Merger, Indianapolis used five field goals to produce a win at Baltimore.
The Colts scored the first points seven minutes into the game and moved to a halftime lead in a contest they would never trail. K-Adam Vinatieri booted field goals of 23, 42, 51, 48 and 35 yards. His final field goal with remaining sealed the win for Indianapolis. Vinatieri's five field goals set a club playoff record and tied the league mark he already shared with six other kickers. Manning was , 2 ints.
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