INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

Houston’s lead to 24-12 after a missed two-point conversion. The duo connected again for a 58-yard score in the fourth quarter
followed by a nine-yard touchdown with four minutes remaining in the final stanza. The second touchdown pass marked the fifth
connection of 50-plus yards between Luck and Hilton and the fourth touchdown connection of over 50 yards between the two.
2012 (COLTS):
• Started all 16 games in his rookie season. Was 339-of-627 passing for an NFL rookie record 4,374 yards, 23 touchdowns and 18
interceptions. Added 255 rushing yards on 62 carries and a club quarterback record five rushing touchdowns.
• In his first career NFL start at Chicago (9/9), completed 23-of-45 passes for 309 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions for a
52.9 quarterback rating. His 309 passing yards is the highest total by a Colts rookie quarterback in their franchise debut.
• Against the Vikings (9/16), completed 20-of-31 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns for a 107.5 quarterback rating. Engineered
two two-minute scoring drives. The first came at the end of the second quarter when he hit wide receiver Reggie Wayne for a 30-yard
touchdown reception. The second came with 31 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter when he drove the team 40 yards to set up
Adam Vinatieri’s game-winning 53-yard field goal.
• Completed 22-of-46 passes for 313 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the team’s loss against Jacksonville (9/23).
• Set season highs in completions (31) and attempts (55) while throwing for 362 yards and three total touchdowns (two passing, one
rushing) against Green Bay (10/7). Led the team back from an 18-point deficit to capture a 30-27 victory, becoming the first rookie
quarterback to accomplish the feat since Detroit’s Matthew Stafford in 2009. Became the Colts’ first rookie quarterback since Bert
Jones in 1973 to throw a touchdown pass in each of his first four career games. Became the first rookie in NFL history to pass for
1,200-plus yards (1,208) and record at least two wins in his team’s first four games. Joined Carolina quarterback Cam Newton as the
only players in NFL history to pass for at least 300 yards in three of their first four career games.
• Completed 22-of-44 passes for 280 yards and two interceptions in a loss at the New York Jets (10/14).
• Completed 16-of-29 passes for 186 yards and added two rushing touchdowns in a victory over Cleveland (10/21) in Week 7. Became
the third quarterback in franchise history and the first since 1988 to rush for two touchdowns in a single game.
• Completed 26-of-38 passes for 297 yards, one touchdown and one interception for an 89.5 quarterback rating in a 19-13 overtime
victory at Tennessee (10/28). Threw the game-winning 16-yard touchdown pass to running back Vick Ballard in overtime to seal the
victory.
• Finished with a career day as he completed 30-of-48 passes for 433 yards and two touchdowns for a 105.6 quarterback rating against
Miami (11/4). His 433 yards set a new NFL record for passing yards by a rookie quarterback in a single game and topped his rookie
franchise record for single game passing yards (362 vs. Green Bay on Oct. 7, 2012). Became the second rookie in NFL history to
record four 300-yard passing games (Peyton Manning, 1998). His 433 passing yards mark the third-highest total in a single game in
franchise history. His first half passing total of 273 yards is the fourth-highest total in franchise history for a first half (Peyton Manning,
324 vs. Buffalo on Sept. 23, 2001). Luck also became the second player in the NFL with 270-plus passing yards in the first half (Drew
Brees, 314 in Week 7 vs. Tampa Bay) at that time in the season. He threw two touchdown passes, his first to Reggie Wayne (nine
yards) in the first quarter and the second, a 36-yard touchdown to fellow rookie T.Y. Hilton in the third quarter.
• Threw for 227 yards on 18-of-26 passing in an NFL Network Thursday Night Football victory at Jacksonville (11/8).
• Completed 27-of-50 passes for 334 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions at New England (11/18). With 334 yards, he
became the first rookie quarterback in NFL history to register five 300-yard passing outings in his first season, topping Peyton
Manning’s record of four, which was set in 1998.
• Completed 20-of-37 passes for 240 yards, one touchdown and one interception for a 71.9 quarterback rating vs. Buffalo (11/25). With
the win, he tied Sam Bradford for the most wins (seven) by a quarterback drafted No. 1 overall since 1970. Luck became the second
rookie quarterback in Colts history to throw for 3,000-plus yards in their first season, and with 449 passing attempts, passed Jack
Trudeau (417) for the second-most in a season by a rookie in team history.
• Finished the game having completed 24-of-54 passes for 391 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions for a 70.8 passer rating
at Detroit (12/2). With the win, he surpassed Sam Bradford (seven) to become the first rookie quarterback drafted No. 1 overall to
record eight victories since 1966. With 3,596 passing yards, he has passed Andy Dalton (3,398 in 2011), Matt Ryan (3,440 in 2008)
and Sam Bradford (3,512 in 2010) for the third-most passing yards by a rookie in NFL history. Luck also totaled his sixth 300-yard
passing game of the season, which improved his current rookie record. Luck’s four touchdown passes set a career-high. His passing
attempt total was the second-highest in 2012 (55 vs. Green Bay, 10/7). Luck and Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson were the first pair
of NFL rookie quarterbacks with a game-winning touchdown pass in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime on the same day.
The two joined Tim Couch and Matthew Stafford as the only rookies to throw a game-winning touchdown pass with 0:00 on the clock
since 1970.
• Finished the game having completed 16-of-34 passes for 196 yards and one touchdown against Tennessee (12/9). With 196 yards, he
set a new franchise record (3,792) for passing yards by a rookie, topping Peyton Manning’s mark of 3,739 yards. With the Colts
victory, he got credit for his sixth fourth quarter/overtime game-winning drive for the Colts, which is the most by a rookie since the
AFL/NFL merger. He surpassed Vince Young (2006 Titans) and Ben Roethlisberger (2004 Steelers) who each had five.
• Completed 13-of-27 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns for a 95.6 passer rating at Houston (12/16). Found wide receiver T.Y.
Hilton on a 61-yard touchdown in the second quarter for the team’s first touchdown of the game. The score marked Luck’s sixth
touchdown pass of 30-or-more yards and fourth touchdown pass of 40 yards or more.
• Completed 17-of-35 passes for 205 yards and one touchdown in a victory over Kansas City (12/23). With 205 yards, he set a new NFL
record for passing yards by a rookie quarterback, topping Cam Newton’s mark (4,051), which was set in 2011. Notched his seventh
game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime, which tied an NFL record (previously done on six occasions). He also broke
Chris Chandler’s franchise rookie record for wins in a season (10). With 35 passing attempts, Luck set a new NFL record for passing
attempts by a rookie quarterback (topping Sam Bradford’s record of 590). He also passed Peyton Manning (575) for the most in a
season by a rookie quarterback in Colts history. Pieced together the team’s first touchdown drive of the game in the fourth quarter
when the Colts drove 73 yards in 13 plays, capped by a Reggie Wayne seven-yard touchdown.
• Completed 14-of-28 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns in the team’s victory over the Texans (12/30). With his first two
completions in the first quarter, Luck set a new franchise record for completions by a rookie quarterback (327), topping Peyton
Manning’s old mark of 326 in 1998. Found wide receiver T.Y. Hilton for a 70-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. The pass
and reception both marked career longs for Luck and Hilton. Luck finished the regular season with 23 touchdown passes and
surpassed Charlie Conerly (22) for the third-most touchdown passes by a rookie quarterback in NFL history. Finished the season
having won 11 games as a starter and joined Ben Roethlisberger (13), Joe Flacco (11), Matt Ryan (11) and Russell Wilson (11) as the
only starting rookie quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) to win at least 11 games. Luck’s 11 victories give him the most by
a quarterback drafted No. 1 overall in his rookie season in NFL history. Sam Bradford held the previous record of seven wins in his
rookie season with the St. Louis Rams in 2010.
• Completed 28-of-54 passes for 288 yards in the team’s Wild Card Playoff loss at Baltimore (1/6) and became the first quarterback
selected No. 1 overall to start a postseason game as a rookie. Compiled the second-most passing yards by a rookie quarterback in a
playoff game, set an NFL record for passing attempts by a rookie quarterback in a single postseason game and set a franchise record
for passing attempts by a quarterback in a postseason game.