INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

COLTS NOTES
POUNDING THE ROCK
The Colts have rushed for 1,129 yards and 11 touchdowns on 259
carries through the first 10 games of the season. The rushing yardage
total is the most since the team ran for 1,242 yards in the first 10
games of the 2007 campaign.
The Colts rushed for over 100 net yards in each of the first five games
of the season, which ties the team’s longest streak since 1988. The
Colts also ran for over 100 net yards in the first five games in 1984.
MOST COLTS 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES TO
OPEN SEASON SINCE 1984
Season
Games
2013 5
1988 5
1984 5
1989 3
Since 2012, the Colts have posted an 11-0 record when recording
30-plus rushing attempts in a game, which ranks tied for first with
the Denver Broncos across the NFL during that span.
BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE WHEN RUSHING 30-PLUS
ATTEMPTS IN A GAME, SINCE 2012, MIN. 5 GAMES
Team Wins Losses Ties Win %
COLTS 11 0 0 1.000
Denver 11 0 0 1.000
N.Y. Giants 7 0 0 1.000
New England 14 1 0 .933
San Francisco 13 1 1 .900
TOP OF THE CLASS
After being traded to the Indianapolis Colts, Trent Richardson (third
overall pick, 2012 NFL Draft) teams up with Andrew Luck (first overall
pick, 2012 NFL Draft) to form the ninth duo of top three picks from
the same class to play together since the 1970 merger, and the second
pair of its kind in Colts history.
The full list of top three picks to play together is listed below:
2013
INDIANAPOLIS - Andrew Luck (1st pick, 2012) and Trent
Richardson (3rd pick, 2012).
ST. LOUIS - Jake Long (1st pick, 2008) and Chris Long (2nd pick,
2008).
2000-05
WASHINGTON - Lavar Arrington (2nd pick, 2000) and Chris
Samuels (3rd pick, 2000).
2001-03
TAMPA BAY - Keyshawn Johnson (1st pick, 1996) and Simeon Rice
(3rd pick, 1996).
2000-01
SAN FRANCISCO - Rick Mirer (2nd pick, 1993) and Garrison Hearst
(3rd pick, 1993).
1997-99
OAKLAND - Russell Maryland (1st pick, 1991) and Eric Turner (2nd
pick, 1991).
CLIMBING THE UNDRAFTED CHARTS
Inside linebacker Jerrell Freeman posted 2.0 sacks against the Miami
Dolphins in Week 2, marking the first multi-sack game of his career,
and making him only the fourth undrafted Colts player to record 2.0
sacks in a single game. He now has 5.5 career sacks, which ranks
sixth among Colts undrafted players. Freeman has also recorded
three forced fumbles, which ranks tied for third among undrafted
Colts.
UNDRAFTED COLTS WITH 2.0-OR-MORE SACKS IN A GAME
Player Sacks Date
Jerrell Freeman 2.0 9/15/13 vs. MIA
Eric Foster 2.0 12/17/09 at JAX
Tony Siragusa 2.0 12/4/94 at SEA
Scott Virkus 2.0 9/22/85 vs. DET
MOST CAREER SACKS BY UNDRAFTED COLTS
Rank Player Sacks Years with Colts
1 Tony Siragusa 16.5 1990-1996 (7)
2 Bernard Whittington 11.0 1994-2000 (7)
3 Larry Chester 6.5 1998-2000 (3)
4t Eric Foster 6.0 2008-2011 (4)
4t Josh Thomas 6.0 2004-2009 (6)
6 Jerrell Freeman 5.5 2012-2013 (2)
MOST CAREER FORCED FUMBLES BY UNDRAFTED COLTS
Rank Player FF Years with Colts
1 Tony Siragusa 5 1990-1996 (7)
2 Gary Brackett 4 2003-2011 (9)
3t Jerrell Freeman 3 2012-2013 (2)
3t Jacob Lacey 3 2009-2011 (3)
3t Bernard Whittington 3 1994-2000 (7)
PROTECTING THE FOOTBALL
In Week 1 vs. Oakland, the Colts did not commit any turnovers for
the third consecutive game dating back to last season. The game
marked the first time since 2008 that the Colts have gone as many
games without turning the ball over (Nov. 2-16, 2008).
The Colts have already seen success when they protect the football,
as they have posted a 8-0 record under Head Coach Chuck
Pagano when they commit zero turnovers in a game.
Since 2000, the Colts have posted a 43-2 record in the regular season
when they do not post any turnovers, which ranks first in the
NFL during that time span.
Below is a list of the top five teams with the best winning percentage
when recording zero turnovers in a game since 2000:
BEST WINNING % WHEN RECORDING ZERO TURNOVERS
SINCE 2000
Team Record Winning Pct.
COLTS 43-2 .956
New Orleans 40-3 .930
Denver 36-4 .900
Pittsburgh 43-5 .896
Baltimore 40-5 .889
1992-94
INDIANAPOLIS - Steve Emtman (1st pick, 1992) and Quentin
Coryatt (2nd pick, 1992).
1991-92
TAMPA BAY - Vinny Testaverde (1st pick, 1987) and Alonzo Highsmith
(3rd pick, 1987).
1980
OAKLAND - Jim Plunkett (1st pick, 1971) and Dan Pastorini (3rd
pick, 1971).
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