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The 2004 Indianapolis Colts season was the 52nd season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and 21st in Indianapolis. The 2004 Colts season began with the team trying to maintain or improve on their 12–4 record from 2003, and advance further into the playoffs. The Colts finished the season 12–4, and defeated the Denver Broncos for the second straight time in the playoffs, but they were halted in the Divisional round by the defending and eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, their second straight loss in the playoffs to them.
2004 Indianapolis Colts season | |
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Owner | Jim Irsay |
General manager | Bill Polian |
Head coach | Tony Dungy |
Home field | RCA Dome |
Results | |
Record | 12–4 |
Division place | 1st AFC South |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Broncos) 49–24 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 3–20 |
Pro Bowlers | QB Peyton Manning RB Edgerrin James WR Marvin Harrison OT Tarik Glenn DE Dwight Freeney |
Uniform | |
Peyton Manning had one of the best seasons ever by an NFL quarterback (and the best season of his Indianapolis career), throwing 49 touchdown passes and breaking the previous record of 48 held by Dan Marino. At season's end, Peyton Manning was named the NFL MVP. For the season the Colts set an NFL record with 51 total touchdown passes. The Colts led the NFL with 522 points scored. The Colts tallied more points in the first half of each of their games of the 2004 season (277 points) than seven other NFL teams managed in the entire season.[1]
Despite throwing 49 touchdown passes, Peyton Manning attempted fewer than 500 passes for the first time in his NFL career.[2] Sports statistics site Football Outsiders calculates that Manning had the best-ever season by a quarterback, play-for-play, in 2004.[3][4]
The 2004 Colts are the only team in NFL history to convert five or more passing touchdowns in a game four different times during the regular season.[5]
During Free Agency, the Colts failed to re-sign linebacker Marcus Washington and cornerback Walt Harris. Both signed with the Washington Redskins in free agency.
2004 Indianapolis Colts draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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2 | 44 | Bob Sanders * | Safety | Iowa | from Pittsburgh |
3 | 68 | Ben Hartsock | Tight end | Ohio State | from Cleveland |
3 | 69 | Gilbert Gardner | Linebacker | Purdue | from Atlanta |
4 | 107 | Kendyll Pope | Linebacker | Florida State | from Pittsburgh |
4 | 125 | Jason David | Cornerback | Washington State | from Philadelphia via Atlanta |
5 | 141 | Jake Scott | Guard | Idaho | from Cleveland |
6 | 173 | Von Hutchins | Cornerback | Mississippi | from Cleveland |
6 | 193 | Jim Sorgi | Quarterback | Wisconsin | |
7 | 229 | David Kimball | Kicker | Penn State | from St Louis |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Player | Position | College |
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Josh Thomas | Defensive end | Syracuse |
Ben Utecht | Tight end | Minnesota |
Date | Opponent | Result | Game Site | NFL Recap |
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August 14, 2004 | at San Diego Chargers | W 21–17 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
August 21, 2004 | New York Jets | L 7–31 | RCA Dome | Recap |
August 28, 2004 | Buffalo Bills | W 30–17 | RCA Dome | Recap |
September 3, 2004 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 13–16 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
AFC South | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(3) Indianapolis Colts | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 522 | 351 | L1 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 261 | 280 | W1 |
Houston Texans | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 309 | 339 | L1 |
Tennessee Titans | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 344 | 439 | W1 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 5–1 | 11–1 | .484 | .479 | W14 |
2 | New England Patriots | East | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .492 | .478 | W2 |
3[lower-alpha 1] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .500 | .458 | L1 |
4[lower-alpha 1] | San Diego Chargers | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .477 | .411 | W1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5[lower-alpha 2] | New York Jets | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .523 | .406 | L2 |
6[lower-alpha 2] | Denver Broncos | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .484 | .450 | W2 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .527 | .479 | W1 |
8[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .551 | .472 | W1 |
9[lower-alpha 3] | Buffalo Bills | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .512 | .382 | L1 |
10 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .543 | .453 | W2 |
11[lower-alpha 5] | Houston Texans | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .504 | .402 | L1 |
12[lower-alpha 5] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .551 | .509 | L1 |
13[lower-alpha 6] | Oakland Raiders | West | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .570 | .450 | L2 |
14[lower-alpha 6] | Tennessee Titans | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .512 | .463 | W1 |
15[lower-alpha 7] | Miami Dolphins | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .555 | .438 | L1 |
16[lower-alpha 7] | Cleveland Browns | North | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .590 | .469 | W1 |
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 8] | |||||||||||
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colts | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Patriots | 3 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 3 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 31 |
Titans | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Packers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Colts | 21 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Jaguars | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raiders | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Colts | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaguars | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
Colts | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Chiefs | 7 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vikings | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 28 |
Colts | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Colts | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 7 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
Lions | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
at Ford Field, Detroit
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Titans | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Colts | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 51 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 14 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Texans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
Ravens | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chargers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Colts | 0 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Broncos | 7 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 33 |
at Invesco Field, Denver
Playoff round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Host stadium | NFL recap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild Card | January 9 | Denver Broncos (6) | W 49–24 | 1–0 | RCA Dome | Recap |
Divisional | January 16 | at New England Patriots (2) | L 3–20 | 1–1 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Broncos | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
Colts | 14 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
at RCA Dome, Indianapolis
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Patriots | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
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