2011 Colts Media Guide - Nfl

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2009: Started 16 games at WR …was 100-1,264, 10 TDs receiving to earn fourth consecutive Pro Bowl bid…ranked
T4th in AFC in receptions, T5th in NFL, T3rd in receiving yards, T5th in NFL…was 10-162, 1 TD vs. Jacksonville
9/13…was ninth career 10+-reception game…was 7-126, 1 TD at Arizona 9/27…was 28th career 100+-yard
game…was 6-74, 1 TD vs. Seattle 10/4 and 6-60, 1 TD at Tennessee 10/11…was 7-83, 1 TD at St. Louis 10/25 and
12-147, 1 TD vs. San Francisco…22t reception in fourth quarter from RB-Joseph Addai was game-winning score…had
TD reception for career-best fifth straight game…was 10th career 10+-reception game, and total tied single-game careerbest…was
8-64 vs. Houston 11/8…surpassed Berry (631) for 2nd-most receptions in franchise history…was 10-126, 2
TDs vs. New England 11/15…one-yard TD reception with :13 remaining was game-winner…was 30th career 100+yard
game, 11th career 10+-reception game and eighth career multiple-TD game…was 5-132 at Jacksonville
12/17…surpassed Berry (9,275) for 2nd-most receiving yards in franchise history…recorded third career 10+-TD season.
POST-SEASON: Started three games at WR…was 16-164, 1 TD receiving…was 8-63, 1 TD receiving vs.
Baltimore 1/16 in Divisional Playoffs…surpassed 1,000 career receiving yards in playoffs, becoming first player in franchise
history and 11th in NFL history…moved into 2nd place on franchise career playoff scoring list (56 points)…was 3-
55 receiving vs. NYJ…moved into 4th place in career post-season receptions, surpassing RB-Thurman Thomas (76) and
WR-Hines Ward (76)…moved into 8th place in career post-season receiving yards…was 5-46 receiving vs. New Orleans
2/7 in Super Bowl XLIV…moved into 7th place in career post-season receiving yards (1,127), surpassing Paul Warfield
(1,121).
2008: Started 16 games at WR…was 82-1,145, 6 TDs receiving to earn third consecutive Pro Bowl selection…totaled
fifth consecutive 1,000+ season and surpassed 500 career receptions and 8,000 career yards…has 53 career TD receptions,
ranking 3rd in club history…had four 100+-yard games…had reception in 16 games, extending consecutive
games streak with reception to 48…ranked 8th in AFC receptions, 13th in NFL, 4th in receiving yards, 10th in NFL…was
10-86, 1 TD vs. Chicago 9/7 and 5-93, 1 TD at Minnesota 9/14…was 7-97, 1 TD at Houston 10/5…caught gamewinning
5t with 1:54 remaining to cap 17-point comeback in final 4:04 for 31-27 victory…was 8-118, 1 TD vs.
Baltimore 10/12…was 51st career TD reception, passing WR-Jimmy Orr for 3rd-most in franchise history, and 50th from
Manning…recorded 23rd career 100+ receiving game…was 6-114, 1 TD at Pittsburgh 11/9…recorded 24th career
100+ receiving game, surpassing Berry for 2nd-most in club history…was 7-90 vs. Houston 11/16…was 7-104 receiving
vs. Detroit 12/14 for 25th career 100+ receiving game…was 7-108, 1 TD receiving at Jacksonville 12/18…was
26th career 100+ receiving game…tied career high with two consecutive 100+ receiving games. POST-SEASON:
Started at WR and was 4-129, 1 TD (72t) in Wild Card Playoffs at San Diego 1/3.
2007: Started 16 games at WR and had finest season of career…was 104-1,510, 10 TDs receiving…reception and
yardage totals were career-bests, while it marked fourth consecutive 1,000+ season and second career 10+-TD season…was
first career 100+-reception season and yardage total led NFL…was selected to second career Pro Bowl, first
as starter…was named to Sports Illustrated NFL All-Pro Team and PFW/PFWA All-AFC Team and was Second-Team
Associated Press NFL All-Pro choice…became third receiver in NFL history to increase reception totals for first seven seasons
of career (Berry, 1955-61; Shawn Jefferson, 1991-97)…became 16th NFL player with 1,500+-yard season, while
total ranked 4th-highest in club history (1,722 in 2002, 1,663 in 1999 and 1,524 in 2001, all by Harrison)…ranked
1st in NFL receiving yards, 3rd in NFL receptions, and T5th in AFC receiving TDs, T8th in NFL…had career-best six 100+
games and had 4+ receptions in 15 games…had receptions of 20+ yards in 13 games…was 7-115, 2 TDs (28t, 45t)
vs. New Orleans 9/6, marking 17th career 100+ game and seventh multiple-TD game…was 9-131 at Jacksonville
10/22…was 7-168, 1 TD (59t) at Carolina 10/28…was 2nd-highest yardage total of career…was 10-140, 1 TD at
San Diego 11/11…was fifth 10+ reception game and 20th 100+ outing…was 8-158, 1 TD (48t) vs. Jacksonville
12/2…was 10-143, 1 TD vs. Houston 12/23 and 12-87 vs. Tennessee 12/30…12 receptions marked career-high, and
was second consecutive 10+-reception game, third of season and seventh of career. POST-SEASON: Started at WR
vs. San Diego 1/13 in Divisional Playoffs and was 7-76, 1 TD (9t).
2006: Started 16 games at WR…earned Pro Bowl honors for first time and was named to USA Today Sports Weekly
NFL All-Pro First-Team…was 86-1,310, 9 TDs receiving…produced 3rd consecutive 1,000+ season and reception total
marked then career-best…ranked 7th in AFC receptions, 12th in NFL, 3rd in AFC and NFL receiving yards, T2nd in
AFC receiving TDs, T6th in NFL…had then career-best five seasonal 100+ games…had 3+ receptions in every game
and receptions of 20+ yards in 12 games…caught go-ahead 2t with 9:50 left vs. Tennessee 10/8 to give Colts 14-13
lead…was 7-122, 1 TD (51t) vs. Washington 10/22…was seasonal-best 10-138, 3 TDs (12t, 5t, 19t) in 34-31 comeback
victory at Denver 10/29, with all three TDs coming in 2nd half…also had two-point conversion reception and
totaled 20 points…marked 1st 3+-TD game and tied single-game club mark…was named by teammates the 2006 recipient
of the Ed Block Courage Award. POST-SEASON: Started at WR and was 17-216, 2 TDs receiving…was 5-36,
1 TD (5t) vs. Kansas City in Wild Card Playoffs 1/6…was 5-51 at Baltimore in Divisional Playoffs 1/13…was 5-68
vs. New England 1/21 in AFC Championship Game…was 2-61, 1 TD (53t) in Super Bowl XLI vs. Chicago 2/4…53t
in first quarter was Colts' first score…became 5th WR since 1970 NFL Merger with a TD reception in both Super Bowl
and Pro Bowl in same season (Tony Hill, Dallas, 1978; Gary Clark, Washington, 1991; Michael Irvin, Dallas, 1992;
Yancey Thigpen, Pittsburgh, 1995).
2005: Started 16 games…was 83-1,055, 5 TDs receiving…had receptions in 15 games, missing 1/1 vs. Arizona
to snap streak of 32 consecutive games with a reception…had two 100+ games and one 10+-reception game…was
9-124, 1 TD (10t) at New England 11/7…66t pass from Manning at Cincinnati 11/20 was duo's longest connection…was
10-91 vs. San Diego 12/18…was 3rd career 10+-reception game…was 2-21 at Seattle 12/24 in limited
action. POST-SEASON: Started vs. Pittsburgh 1/15 and led team with 9-97 receiving…caught 2-pt. conversion with
4:24 remaining to pull club within three points.
2004: Started 16 games and had then finest season with 77-1,210, 12 TDs in providing breakaway threat for
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