INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

COLTS NOTES
COLTS INJURY UPDATE
COACH PAGANO - MONDAY TRANSCRIPT
“Injury update-wise, DHB (Darrius Heyward-Bey) was the only guy
that we had last night. We got guys nicked up, normal stuff. Again,
he was pulled out of the game, taken in for observation. As far as
being evaluated for a concussion, was cleared. Did not have a concussion.
Again, at that point in the game, he took a good shot, but
we just wanted to err on the side of caution and didn’t put him back
in. He’ll continue to be evaluated today and tomorrow and stuff, but
he should be fine.”
NEVER OUT
The Indianapolis Colts overcame an 18-point second-half deficit to
defeat the Houston Texans 27-24 on Sunday Night Football at Reliant
Stadium. Andrew Luck connected with T.Y. Hilton for three
touchdowns on three consecutive drives in the second half to give
the Colts the victory.
The comeback tied the sixth-largest in franchise history, having last
overcome the same margin against Green Bay on Oct. 7, 2012.
COLTS LARGEST COMEBACKS
Deficit Date Opponent Trailed/Qtr. Result
21 11/9/75 at Buffalo 7-28/2nd W, 42-35
21 9/10/95 at N.Y. Jets 3-24/3rd W, 27-24 OT
21 10/8/95 at Miami 3-24/3rd W, 27-24 OT
21 10/6/03 at Tampa Bay 14-35/4th W, 38-35 OT
20 11/30/58 San Francisco 7-27/3rd W, 35-27
18 12/18/77 New England 3-21/3rd W, 30-24
18 10/9/77 Miami 10-28/2nd W, 45-28
18 9/15/96 at Dallas 3-21/2nd W, 25-24
18 10/7/12 Green Bay 3-21/3rd W, 30-27
18 11/3/13 at Houston 6-24/3rd W, 27-24
NO FRIENDLY FIRE
The Colts have committed the least amount of turnovers and penalties
in the NFL this season. In his press conference on Monday
(10/28), Head Coach Chuck Pagano stated the importance of both
of those areas:
“We talk all the time, you don’t win games in the National Football
League, you lose them,” said Pagano. “You just try to avoid the
friendly fire and not shoot yourself in the foot, so to speak. If we can
continue to take care of the little things, take care of the cents, as we
talk, the dollars will come. We’ll make sure that we keep harping on
the little things.”
LEAST TURNOVERS, 2013 SEASON
Team Turnovers Turnover Differential
COLTS 6 +7
Kansas City 8 +15
New Orleans 9 +6
Tennessee 9 +6
Green Bay 10 -3
New England 10 +9
LEAST PENALTIES, 2013 SEASON
Team Penalties Penalty Yards
COLTS 31 242
Miami 34 298
Chicago 35 318
Minnesota 36 375
Carolina 41 360
New England 41 407
EARLY SUCCESS
Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton caught seven passes for 121 yards and
three touchdowns at Houston (11/3) on Sunday Night Football. While
setting career highs in receptions and touchdowns, he also tied the
franchise record for receiving touchdowns, becoming only the 10th
player in Colts history to score three in one game. Hilton notched his
eighth career 100-yard receiving performance, which is the most in
a Colts player’s first two seasons.
MOST 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES IN PLAYER’S FIRST
TWO SEASONS, COLTS HISTORY
Player 100-Yard Games Seasons
T.Y. Hilton 8 2012-13
Bill Brooks 3 1986-87
Anthony Gonzalez 3 2007-08
Andre Rison 3 1989
Reggie Wayne 3 2001-02
Terrence Wilkins 3 1999-2000
BIG-PLAY THREAT
Since the Colts selected T.Y. Hilton in the third round of the 2012 NFL
Draft, he ranks tied for ninth in the NFL in 100-yard receiving games,
while ranking tied for second in 50-plus-yard touchdowns.
MOST 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES, SINCE 2012
Player Team Games
Calvin Johnson DET 15
Brandon Marshall CHI 10
A.J. Green CIN 9
Andre Johnson HOU 9
T.Y. Hilton IND 8
Dez Bryant DAL 8
Victor Cruz NYG 8
Vincent Jackson TB 8
Demaryius Thomas DEN 8
MOST 50-PLUS-YARD TOUCHDOWNS, SINCE 2012
Player Team 50-yd TD
Adrian Peterson MIN 6
T.Y. Hilton IND 5
A.J. Green CIN 5
Dez Bryant DAL 4
Victor Cruz NYG 4
Trindon Holliday DEN 4
Chris Johnson TEN 4
UNDER PRESSURE
Outside linebacker Robert Mathis leads the league with 11.5 sacks
this season. Since 1982, Mathis has posted the most sacks by a
Colts player through the first eight games of any season. He is also
tied for the ninth-most sacks through eight games in NFL history.
MOST SACKS BY A COLTS PLAYER THROUGH FIRST EIGHT
GAMES OF A SEASON, SINCE 1982
Player Sacks Season
Robert Mathis 11.5 2013
Dwight Freeney 9.5 2009
Robert Mathis 9.0 2005
Ezra Johnson 7.5 1989
Four tied 7.0
MOST SACKS BY AN NFL PLAYER THROUGH FIRST EIGHT
GAMES OF A SEASON, SINCE 1982
Player Sacks Season
Michael Strahan, NYG 14.0 2001
Mark Gastineau, NYJ 13.5 1984
Keith Millard, MIN 13.0 1989
Jared Allen, MIN 12.5 2011
Doug Betters, MIA 12.0 1983
La’Roi Glover, NO 12.0 2000
Kevin Greene, CAR 12.0 1998
DeMarcus Ware, DAL 12.0 2011
Robert Mathis, IND 11.5 2013
Rulon Jones, DEN 11.5 1986
Leonard Marshall, NYG 11.5 1985
Joey Porter, MIA 11.5 2008
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