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1983 Baltimore Colts season
31st season in franchise history; final one in Baltimore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1983 Baltimore Colts season was the 31st season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). This would be the franchise's final season in Baltimore as they moved to Indianapolis for the following season. The Colts finished the year with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, and tied for fourth in the AFC East division with the New York Jets. However, the Colts finished ahead of New York based on better conference record (5–9 to Jets’ 4–8).
Having finished the 1982 season with the NFL's worst record at a winless 0–8–1, the Colts held the No. 1 pick in the 1983 NFL draft and expected to land the nation's top collegiate player to their 1983 roster. The Colts used the top pick on John Elway of Stanford. Elway, however, refused to play for the Colts and even considered joining the New York Yankees baseball organization unless he was traded. The Colts were forced to trade Elway to the Denver Broncos and Mike Pagel retained his position as starting quarterback. The Elway controversy became more interesting when Elway's Broncos visited Baltimore for the second game of the season. The Broncos won that game 17–10. Later, when the teams faced each other again in Denver for the second-to-last game of the season, the Colts took a 19–0 lead over the Broncos, only to blow the lead in the fourth quarter and lose 21–19. They won their final game as a Baltimore team against the Houston Oilers 20–10.[1] The Colts' desertion left Baltimore without an NFL team until the Ravens began play in 1996. Professional football was reintroduced to the Baltimore market in 1994 with the creation of the Baltimore Stallions Canadian Football League team during what was essentially an ill-fated American expansion.
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Week 1
- Date: September 4
- Location: Sullivan Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts
- Game start: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 78 °F (25.6 °C), wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui and Jim Turner
Q1 | BAL | Raúl Allegre 25 yard field goal | IND 3–0 | |
Q2 | NE | Stephen Starring 73 yard pass from Steve Grogan (kick failed) | NE 6–3 | |
Q2 | NE | Stanley Morgan 50 yard pass from Steve Grogan (John Smith kick) | NE 13–3 | |
Q2 | BAL | Bernard Henry 16 yard pass from Mike Pagel (Raúl Allegre kick) | NE 13–10 | |
Q2 | BAL | Raúl Allegre 52 yard field goal | Tie 13–13 | |
Q3 | NE | John Smith 39 yard field goal | NE 16–13 | |
Q3 | BAL | Bernard Henry 5 yard pass from Mike Pagel (Raúl Allegre kick) | BAL 20–16 | |
Q4 | NE | Robert Weathers 9 yard run (John Smith kick) | NE 23–20 | |
Q4 | BAL | Raúl Allegre 33 yard field goal | Tie 23–23 | |
Q4 | BAL | Johnie Cooks 52 yard fumble return | BAL 29–23 |
Week 15 at Broncos
Week Fifteen: Baltimore Colts (6–8) at Denver Broncos (8–6)
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Date: December 11, 1983
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C)
- Game attendance: 74,864
- Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database
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