INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

COLTS NOTES
WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK
WITH A WIN, THE COLTS WOULD...
• Win their fourth consecutive game and improve their record to 5-
1 overall and 2-0 against the AFC West.
• Win their fourth straight road game dating back to last season for
the first time since winning 11 consecutive road games from 2008-09.
• Improve their all-time record against the Chargers to 10-15 in the
regular season and 7-4 on the road.
• Win their first game against the Chargers since a 23-20 victory on
Nov. 23, 2008.
• Improve to 16-6 under Head Coach Chuck Pagano.
THE COLTS OFFENSE
• Can rush for over 100 net yards for the sixth consecutive week to
open the season, which would mark the most by the Colts since
1984. The team rushed for over 100 net yards in the first five games
of the 1984 and 1988 seasons.
ILB-JERRELL FREEMAN
• Needs 1.0 sack to tie Eric Foster and Josh Thomas (6.0) for fourth
-most and 1.5 sacks to tie Larry Chester (6.5) for third-most career
sacks by a Colts undrafted player.
• Needs one forced fumble to tie Gary Brackett (four) for secondmost
and two forced fumbles to tie Tony Siragusa (five) for the most
career forced fumbles by a Colts undrafted player.
WR-T.Y. HILTON
• Needs one 100-yard receiving game to tie John Mackey (8) for
eighth-most in Colts history.
QB-ANDREW LUCK
• Needs one 40-plus attempt game to tie Jack Trudeau (9) for the
second-most in Colts history.
• Needs one 300-yard passing game to tie Bert Jones (8) for the
third-most in Colts history.
OLB-ROBERT MATHIS
• Needs 1.5 sacks to tie Jim Jeffcoat (102.5) for 26th place and 3.5
sacks to tie Neil Smith and Kevin Carter for 24th place in NFL history.
• Needs one multi-sack game to tie Chad Bratzke and Dwight
Freeney (five) for the most in a single season in Colts history.
• Needs a sack to open the season with a sack in the first six games
for the second time in his career (2005).
K-ADAM VINATIERI
• Needs two made PATs to pass Lou Groza for the sixth-most in
NFL history.
• Needs to make two 50-plus-yard field goals to reach 10 for his career
with the Colts.
WR-REGGIE WAYNE
• Needs one 10-catch game to tie Marvin Harrison (16) for the most
in Colts history.
• Needs four receptions to become the ninth player in NFL history
with 1,000 career catches.
• Needs five receptions to pass Hines Ward (1,000) for eighth-most
in NFL history.
• Needs one touchdown reception to tie Art Powell (81) for 21stmost
in NFL history.
COUNT ME IN
Throughout their careers, the Colts have always been able to count
on wide receiver Reggie Wayne and safety Antoine Bethea being
there on game day. Wayne leads all active wide receivers and ranks
second among all active players in consecutive games played (187).
Bethea ranks first among active NFL safeties with 85 consecutive
games started.
Consecutive Games Played Consecutive Games Started
All Active NFL Players Active NFL Safeties
Player Games Player Games
London Fletcher 244 Antoine Bethea 85
Reggie Wayne 187 Dawan Landry 68
Shane Lechler 179 Michael Griffin 64
Jason Witten 160 Yeremiah Bell 62
Mike Scifres 150 Glover Quin 57
WINNING THE CLOSE ONES
The Colts have closed out games strong under Head Coach Chuck
Pagano, posting a 11-2 record in games decided by one possession-or-less.
The Colts won nine consecutive one-possession
games dating back to the 2012 campaign to Week 1 of this season
against Oakland.
COLTS ONE-POSSESSION GAMES, SINCE 2012
Game Margin Result
2012
Week 2 vs. MIN 3 W, 23-20
Week 3 vs. JAX 5 L, 22-17
Week 5 vs. GB 3 W, 30-27
Week 7 vs. CLE 4 W, 17-13
Week 8 at TEN 6 W, 19-13 OT
Week 9 vs. MIA 3 W, 23-20
Week 12 vs. BUF 7 W, 20-13
Week 13 at DET 2 W, 35-33
Week 14 vs. TEN 4 W, 27-23
Week 16 at KC 7 W, 20-13
2013
Week 1 vs. OAK 4 W, 21-17
Week 2 vs. MIA 4 L, 24-20
Week 5 vs. SEA 6 W, 34-28
DOUBLE-DIGIT VICTORIES
With their 10th win of the season in 2012, the Colts became the
second team in NFL history to win 10-or-more games after losing
14-or-more the previous season. The Miami Dolphins also accomplished
the feat, finishing the 2008 season 11-5 after posting a 1-
15 mark in 2007.
The Colts also notched their 12th 10-or-more win season in the past
14 years, which is the most of any NFL team since 1999. The Colts
have posted a 154-74 (.674) record since 1999, which ranks second
behind the Patriots.
OVERALL TEAM RECORDS, SINCE 1999
Team W-L-T Pct. 10-win Seasons
Patriots 163-66 .712 11
COLTS 154-74 .675 12
Steelers 141-86-1 .621 8
Packers 141-87 .618 9
Ravens 137-92 .598 8
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 6-0 record under Head Coach Chuck
Pagano when they commit zero turnovers in a game.
Since 2000, the Colts have posted a 41-2 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 41-2 .953
New Orleans 39-3 .929
Baltimore 40-4 .909
Denver 36-4 .900
Pittsburgh 41-5 .891
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