INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE

COLTS NOTES
WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK
WITH A WIN, THE COLTS WOULD...
• Clinch the AFC South Division title for the first time since 2010 and
the eighth time overall since 2002.
• Clinch their 14th division title in franchise history (AFC East - 6;
AFC South - 7).
• Improve their record to 9-4 overall and 7-2 against the AFC this
season.
• Improve their all-time record against the Bengals to 17-9 and 8-3
on the road.
• Win the eighth of their last nine games against the Bengals, dating
back to Dec. 13, 1998.
• Improve to 20-9 under Head Coach Chuck Pagano.
ILB-JERRELL FREEMAN
• Needs a half of a sack to tie Eric Foster and Josh Thomas (6.0)
for the fourth-most and 1.0 sack to tie Larry Chester (6.5) for the
third-most career sacks by a Colts undrafted player.
• Needs one forced fumble to tie Gary Brackett (four) for the second-most
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 three receptions to pass Marshall Faulk (108) for the fifthmost
receptions in a player’s first two seasons in Colts history.
• Needs 51 receiving yards to pass Marvin Harrison (1,702) for the
second-most receiving yards in a player’s first two seasons in Colts
history.
• Needs two touchdown receptions to tie Marvin Harrison (14) for
the second-most and three touchdowns to tie Austin Collie (15) for
the most touchdown receptions in a player’s first two seasons in
Colts history.
• Needs one 100-yard receiving game to tie Roger Carr (10) for the
fifth-most in Colts history.
QB-ANDREW LUCK
• Needs 128 passing yards to pass Dan Marino (7,294) for the thirdmost
passing yards in an NFL quarterback’s first two seasons of his
career.
• Needs one win to tie Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan (20) for the fourthmost
wins in a quarterback’s first two seasons, since 1970.
• Needs one 300-yard passing game to pass Bert Jones (eight) for
sole possession of third place in Colts history.
• Needs one rushing touchdown to reach 10 for his career.
• Needs six completions to pass Mike Pagel (587) for the seventhmost
in team history.
• Needs 308 passing yards to pass Mike Pagel (7,474) for the seventh-most
in franchise history.
OLB-ROBERT MATHIS
• Needs 1.0 sack to pass Dwight Freeney for the most in a single season
(16.0 in 2004) and career (107.5) in Colts history.
• Needs a half of a sack to tie Pat Swilling (107.5) for 22nd place and
1.0 sack to tie Dwight Freeney (108.0) for 21st place in NFL history.
K-ADAM VINATIERI
• Needs three points scored to pass John Kasay (1,970) for eighth
place and 16 points to pass Jason Elam (1,983) for sixth place in
NFL history.
• Needs to make one 50-yard field goal to set a career-high for a
season (four in 2012 and 2013).
• Needs to make one 50-yard field goal to tie John Carney, Steve
Christie, Al Del Greco, Rian Lindell and Eddie Murray (21) for 15th
place and two 50-yard field goals to tie Rob Bironas, Nick Lowery
and Josh Scobee (22) for 12th place in NFL history.
• Needs to make six field goals from 40-49 yards to tie Matt Stover
(128) for the fourth-most in NFL history.
WINNING THE CLOSE ONES
The Colts have closed out games strong under Head Coach Chuck
Pagano (2012-13), posting a league-leading 15-2 (.882) record in
games decided by one possession-or-less. This year, the team
holds a 6-1 record, having won five straight one-possession games.
The Colts won nine consecutive one-possession games from Week
5 of the 2012 campaign to Week 1 of this season.
BEST WIN PCT. IN ONE-POSSESSION GAMES, SINCE 2012
Team Record Winning Pct.
COLTS 15-2 .882
N.Y. Jets 8-4 .667
Minnesota 8-4-1 .654
Denver 7-4 .636
Seattle 10-6 .625
COLTS ONE-POSSESSION GAMES, 2013
Game Margin Result
2013 Record: 6-1
Week 1 vs. OAK 4 W, 21-17
Week 2 vs. MIA 4 L, 24-20
Week 5 vs. SEA 6 W, 34-28
Week 7 vs. DEN 6 W, 39-33
Week 9 at HOU 3 W, 27-24
Week 11 at TEN 3 W, 30-27
Week 13 vs. TEN 8 W, 22-14
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 159-77 (.674) record since 1999, which ranks second
behind the Patriots.
OVERALL TEAM RECORDS, SINCE 1999
Team W-L-T Pct. 10-win Seasons
Patriots 168-68 .712 11
COLTS 159-77 .674 12
Steelers 146-89-1 .621 8
Packers 144-91-1 .612 9
Ravens 140-96 .593 8
TWO OF A KIND
Wide receiver Reggie Wayne made his 1,000th career reception in
the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game against the San Diego
Chargers (10/14) and became the ninth player in NFL history to accomplish
the feat. With five receptions in the game, Wayne also
passed Hines Ward (1,000) for eighth-most receptions all-time.
The Colts also became the first team in NFL history to have two
players with 1,000 receptions each with the franchise. Marvin Harrison,
who played his entire 13-year career with Indianapolis, ranks
third in NFL history with 1,102 catches.
71 STRAIGHT GAMES
Reggie Wayne caught three-or-more passes in an NFL-record
71 consecutive games. He broke the previous record when he
caught eight passes for 102 yards in Week 12 vs. Buffalo last season,
which extended his streak to 59 straight games. Cris Carter
held the previous record of 58 consecutive games as a member of
the Minnesota Vikings from December 12, 1993 to October 5, 1997.
Wayne’s streak dates back to the first game of the 2009 season
when he caught 10 passes for 162 yards vs. Jacksonville.
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