INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

2013 GAME SUMMARIES
COLTS 34
SEAHAWKS 28
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Lucas Oil Stadium
The Colts improved to 4-1 and 2-0 against the NFC West with a
34-28 victory over Seattle. The record marks the team’s best start
to a regular season since 2009. Indianapolis fell behind early in the
contest after the Seahawks notched a field goal, touchdown, and
a safety off a blocked punt to take a 12-0 lead. The Colts responded
when Andrew Luck found T.Y. Hilton for a 73-yard touchdown,
which was the longest pass and reception for both players. The
Colts took their first lead of the game in the second quarter when
Delano Howell returned a blocked field goal 61 yards for a touchdown.
It was the team’s first blocked field goal return for a score
dating back to 2004. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson added
his second touchdown pass of the game in the second quarter en
route to a Seattle 19-17 halftime advantage. Seahawks kicker
Steven Hauschka then notched three field goals in the third stanza,
but the Colts remained in the game when Luck and Hilton connected
on their second touchdown (29 yards). For the fourth consecutive
game the Indianapolis defense held their opponent
scoreless in the fourth quarter. Donald Brown scored on a threeyard
rush and Adam Vinatieri added a 49-yard field goal to solidify
the team’s six-point victory. Hilton finished with a career-high 140
receiving yards and two scores. Defensively, Robert Mathis tallied
his 100th career sack and finished with 2.0 on the day.
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Seahawks 12 7 9 0 0 28
Colts 7 10 6 11 0 34
SCORING DRIVES
Team Qtr Time Scoring Play SEA IND
Seahawks1 11:40 Hauschka 42 yd. field goal 3 0
Seahawks1 6:14 Tate 10 yd. pass from Wilson 10 0
(Hauschka kick)
Seahawks1 4:53 Punt blocked by Kearse out of 12 0
bounds in end zone for a safety
Colts 1 1:04 Hilton 73 yd. pass from Luck 12 7
(Vinatieri kick)
Colts 2 13:06 Howell 61 yd. return of blocked 12 14
field goal (Vinatieri kick)
Seahawks2 5:57 Kearse 28 yd. pass from Wilson 19 14
(Hauschka kick)
Colts 2 0:58 Vinatieri 41 yd. field goal 19 17
Seahawks3 11:18 Hauschka 36 yd. field goal 22 17
Seahawks3 8:12 Hauschka 41 yd. field goal 25 17
Colts 3 4:16 Hilton 29 yd. pass from Luck 25 23
(two-point conversion failed)
Seahawks3 0:35 Hauschka 46 yd. field goal 28 23
Colts 4 8:55 Brown 3 yd. run (Luck pass to 28 31
(Wayne for two-point conversion)
Colts 4 1:55 Vinatieri 49 yd. field goal 28 34
TEAM STATISTICS
Seahawks Colts
Total Net Yards 423 317
Net Yards Rushing 218 109
Net Yards Passing 205 208
Total First Downs 21 20
Third Down Efficiency 2-12-17% 7-12-58%
Penalties 7-85 3-35
Fumbles (Number and Lost) 2-1 2-2
Field Goals (Made and Attempted) 4-5 2-2
Red Zone Efficiency 1-2-50% 1-1-100%
Time of Possession 31:22 28:38
COLTS
WR Wayne DE Redding
LT Castonzo NT Franklin
LG Thornton DT Moala
C Satele SLB Walden
RG McGlynn MIKE Angerer
RT Cherilus WILL Freeman
WR Heyward-BeyRUSH Mathis
TE Fleener LCB Toler
QB Luck RCB Davis
RB RichardsonSS Bethea
FB Jones CB Butler
STARTERS
SEAHAWKS
WR Rice LDE Bryant
LT McQuistan LDT McDaniel
LG Carpenter RDT Mebane
C Jeanpierre RDE Clemons
RG Sweezy OLB Irvin
RT Bowie MLB Wagner
TE Wilson OLB Wright
WR Tate LCB Sherman
QB Wilson RCB Browner
WR Baldwin SS Chancellor
FB Lynch FS Thomas
WEEK 5 vs. SEATTLE GAME NOTES
•The Indianapolis Colts improved their record to 4-1 and 2-0 against the NFC West.
The 4-1 record marks the team’s best start since 2009. The win improved Indianapolis’
all-time record against the Seahawks to 7-4 in the regular season and 3-1 at home.
The win marked the first time the Colts have won two straight games against Seattle
since 1994 (10/2/94 – 12/4/94).
•For the fourth consecutive game, the Colts held their opponent scoreless in the fourth
quarter. Indianapolis’ defense has only allowed seven fourth quarter points in five
games, which currently ranks first in the NFL
•The Colts have rushed for over 100 net yards in each of the first five games of the
regular season. Since moving to Indianapolis in 1984, the streak is tied for the most
consecutive games to open a campaign dating back to 1984 and 1988.
•Quarterback Andrew Luck hit wide receiver T.Y. Hilton for a 73-yard touchdown in
the first quarter to cut the Seattle lead to 12-7. The pass from Luck and reception from
Hilton were both career longs. It was also the team’s longest reception dating back to
October 3, 2011 when Curtis Painter threw an 87-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver
Pierre Garcon against Tampa Bay. Luck’s 73-yard touchdown pass to Hilton was the
longest allowed by the Seahawks defense since Week 16 of the 2007.
•Safety Delano Howell gave the Colts a 14-12 advantage when a blocked field goal
from Lawrence Guy was returned 61 yards for a touchdown. It was the fourth blocked
field goal return for a touchdown in franchise history and the first since December 5,
2004 when Rob Morris returned a block 68 yards for a score. Howell’s blocked field
goal return was the third longest in franchise history.
•Luck and Hilton connected again for a 29-yard touchdown in the third quarter, which
cut the Seattle lead to 25-23. The scored marked the second time in Hilton’s career
that he recorded multiple touchdowns in a single game. The last time occurred on November
11, 2012 at New England (six receptions for 100 yards and two touchdowns).
The score also signified Luck’s 11th career multiple-touchdown game.
•Running back Donald Brown scored a three-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter
capping a 14-play, 86-yard drive, which consumed 6:40. The rushing touchdown is the
12th of Brown’s career and his first since the 2012 regular season opener at Chicago
(September 9, 2012). Following the score, wide receiver Reggie Wayne caught the
two-point conversion to give Indianapolis a 31-28 lead. The drive marked the team’s
15th this season of 10 plays or more.
•With Hilton’s 73-yard touchdown reception and Howell’s 61-yard field goal block for
a touchdown, the Colts totaled two touchdowns of over 50 yards for the first time since
the 2012 regular season finale against the Houston Texans on December 30, 2012
(Deji Karim 101-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Hilton 70-yard touchdown reception).
•Andrew Luck completed 16-of-29 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns. Luck
registered his 15th career game with 200-plus passing yards and his 11th career contest
with multiple touchdown passes. In his career, he has guided the Colts to nine
game-winning drives in the fourth-quarter or overtime, the most through a player’s first
21 games by any quarterback that began his career since the 1970 merger. Luck is
now 15-6 as a starter and is the fastest quarterback drafted No. 1 overall since the
1970 merger to reach 15 wins (21 starts). The game was the first in league history in
which both starting quarterbacks (Russell Wilson, Seattle) were second-year quarterbacks
who started a playoff game as a rookie in the previous season.
•Reggie Wayne finished with six receptions for 65 yards and passed Torry Holt
(13,382) for 11th place on the NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list. With six catches,
he improved his current NFL record for consecutive games with at least three catches
to 69. He has also caught at least one pass in 117 consecutive games. Wayne competed
in his 187th consecutive game, which leads all active wide receivers and ranks
second among all active players.
•T.Y. Hilton finished the game with five catches for a career-high 140 yards (28.0 avg.)
and two touchdowns. His 73-yard score marked his fourth career touchdown of 60
yards or more dating back to 2012. The only other player in the NFL with more in that
span is Adrian Peterson (six). With 140 yards against Seattle, Hilton tied Dallas Clark
(seven) for ninth in Colts history in career 100-plus-yard receiving performances. The
multiple-touchdown performance was the second of his career.
•Robert Mathis compiled six tackles, 2.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one pass defensed.
He became the 30th player in NFL history to record 100.0 career sacks. With
2.0 sacks, Mathis passed Charles Haley and Williams Fuller (100.5) for 27th place on
the league’s all-time sack list. He added his second sack of the game in the third quarter,
which marked his 24th career multiple-sack contest. It also marked the first time in
his career that he totaled multiple sacks in four consecutive games (9/15/13 - 10/6/13).
Mathis has now opened a season with at least 1.0 sack in each of the first five games
for the third time in his career (2005 & 2012). With 9.5 sacks through five games, he
ranks first among Colts players in quarterback sacks through the first five games of a
regular season in franchise history dating back to 1982.
•Linebacker Erik Walden posted four tackles and one fumble recovery on Robert
Mathis’ sack-forced fumble. The recovery was the second of his career and the first
since December 11, 2011 as a member of the Green Bay Packers.
•Cornerback Darius Butler intercepted a Russell Wilson pass on Seattle’s final drive
of the game to complete the victory. The interception is the ninth of Butler’s career and
his second in as many games.
•Antoine Bethea started in his 85th consecutive game, which leads all active NFL
safeties. He has started in every game he has played in 112 career games.
•Adam Vinatieri converted 2-of-2 field goals and two PATs for eight points against the
Seahawks. He split the uprights on his first attempt of 41 yards in the second quarter
to cut Seattle’s lead to 19-17 and added a 49-yard kick in the fourth quarter to seal a
34-28 victory. With his first extra point of the game in the first quarter, Vinatieri passed
Norm Johnson (638) for seventh place on the league’s all-time PAT list. With eight
points against Seattle, he improved his streak of consecutive games having scored at
least one point to 151.