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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center P.O. Box 535000 Indianapolis, IN 46253 www.colts.com AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (12-5) vs. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (12-4) 8:15 P.M. EST | SAT., JAN. 11, 2013 | GILLETTE STADIUM COLTS TRAVEL TO NEW ENGLAND BROADCAST INFORMATION FOR AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF TV coverage: CBS The No. 4 seed Indianapolis Colts (12-5) will continue their postseason journey this week- Play-by-Play: Greg Gumbel end when they take on the No. 2 seed New Color Analyst: Dan Dierdorf England Patriots (12-4) on Saturday night in Sideline: Allie LaForce an AFC Divisional matchup. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. at Gillette Stadium. Radio coverage: WFNI & WLHK Play-by-Play: Bob Lamey In the AFC Wild Card Game against Kansas Color Analyst: Jim Sorgi City (1/4/14), the Colts claimed a 45-44 victory, overcoming a 28-point second-half deficit to Sideline: Matt Taylor post the second-largest comeback in NFL Radio coverage: WestwoodOne Sports postseason history. Indianapolis Colts Play-by-Play: Ian Eagle WR-T.Y. Hilton Indianapolis recorded a postseason franchise- Color Analyst: Trent Green record 536 net yards, while the 45 points ranked second in team Sideline: Tony Boselli history. Quarterback Andrew Luck threw for 443 yards and four touchdowns, both of which were the second-highest postseason single-game totals in franchise history. Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 2013 SCHEDULE caught 13 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns. His reception PRESEASON (2-2) total tied for the second-most in NFL postseason history, while his Day Date Opponent TV Result receiving yardage ranked third. Hilton’s two receiving touchdowns Sun. Aug. 11 BUFFALO WNDY L, 44-20 tied a franchise record. Sun. Aug. 18 at New York Giants FOX W, 20-12 Sat. Aug. 24 CLEVELAND WNDY W, 27-6 New England earned a first-round bye week in the playoffs after Sun. Aug. 29 at Cincinnati WNDY L, 27-10 recording a 12-4 record and earning the AFC East Division title. The Patriots finished the regular season with the third-ranked scoring offense (27.8 points/game), while ranking seventh in yards per REGULAR SEASON (11-5) game (384.5). Quarterback Tom Brady threw for 4,343 yards, 25 Day Date Opponent TV Result touchdowns, 11 interceptions and an 87.3 passer rating this year. Sun. Sept. 8 OAKLAND CBS W, 21-17 Sun. Sept. 15 MIAMI CBS L, 24-20 WEEKLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY Sun. Sept. 22 at San Francisco CBS W, 27-7 Tuesday, January 7 Sun. Sept. 29 at Jacksonville CBS W, 37-3 Noon – Coach Pagano Available Sun. Oct. 6 SEATTLE FOX W, 34-28 12:15-1 p.m. – Player Availability Mon. Oct. 14 at San Diego ESPN L, 19-9 12:15 p.m. - Designated Players at the Podium Sun. Oct. 20 DENVER NBC W, 39-33 1:40 p.m. – Practice (Limited Availability) Sun. Oct. 27 BYE WEEK TBA – New England Head Coach Bill Belichick Conference Call Sun. Nov. 3 at Houston NBC W, 27-24 TBA – New England Quarterback Tom Brady Conference Call Sun. Nov. 10 ST. LOUIS FOX L, 38-8 Thurs. Nov. 14 at Tennessee NFLN W, 30-27 Wednesday, January 8 Sun. Nov. 24 at Arizona CBS L, 40-11 Noon – Practice (Limited Availability) Sun. Dec. 1 TENNESSEE CBS W, 22-14 1:45 p.m. – Coordinators/Players Available Sun. Dec. 8 at Cincinnati CBS L, 42-28 1:45 p.m. – Designated Players at the Podium Sun. Dec. 15 HOUSTON CBS W, 25-3 Sun. Dec. 22 at Kansas City CBS W, 23-7 Thursday, January 9 Sun. Dec. 29 JACKSONVILLE CBS W, 30-10 11:00 a.m. – Practice (Limited Availability) After Practice – Coach Pagano Available POSTSEASON (1-0) After Practice – Player Interviews Day Date Opponent TV Time/Result After Practice – Designated Players at the Podium Sat. Jan. 4 KANSAS CITY NBC W, 45-44 Sat. Jan. 11 New England CBS 8:15 p.m. Friday, January 10 No Availability Saturday, January 11 Colts at Patriots – 8:15 p.m. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS / IMPORTANT NFL DATES TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT NFL DATES Game Preview/Schedules .............................................................1 JANUARY 11-12 Table of Contents/Important Information .......................................2 Divisional Playoff Games. Colts Notes.................................................................................3-9 Colts-Opponent Statistical Comparison..................................10-11 JANUARY 12 Head Coach Comparison ............................................................12 Assistant coaches under contract to playoff clubs that won their Wild Card games may be interviewed for head coaching positions Connections ................................................................................13 through the conclusion of Divisional Playoff games. Probable Starters ...................................................................14-15 Ryan Grigson Notes ....................................................................16 JANUARY 18 Robert Mathis Notes ..............................................................17-18 East-West Shrine Game, Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida. Andrew Luck Notes ................................................................19-20 Adam Vinatieri Notes..............................................................21-22 JANUARY 19 Coaches Locations on Gameday ................................................23 AFC and NFC Championship Games. Unofficial Colts Depth Chart ........................................................24 Colts Players By Position ............................................................25 JANUARY 25 Senior Bowl, Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama. How the Colts were Built .............................................................26 Colts Alphabetical Roster ............................................................27 JANUARY 26 Colts Numerical Roster ...............................................................28 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii. Colts Transactions..................................................................29-30 Colts Participation .......................................................................31 JANUARY 26 2013 Colts Regular Season Stats ...............................................32 An assistant coach, whose team is participating in the Super Bowl, 2013 Colts Regular Season Defensive Stats ..............................33 who has previously interviewed for another club’s head coaching 2013 Colts Postseason Stats ......................................................34 job may have a second interview with such club no later than the 2013 Colts Postseason Defensive Stats .....................................35 Sunday preceding the Super Bowl. FEBRUARY 2 COLTS 30TH ANNIVERSARY Super Bowl XLVIII, MetLife Stadium, New York-New Jersey. The Indianapolis Colts will celebrate 30 seasons as an NFL fran- FEBRUARY 3 chise in Indianapolis this year. Professional football came to the city Waiver system begins for 2014. A 24-hour claiming period will be on March 28, 1984, when Robert Irsay moved the historic NFL fran- in effect through the Friday prior to the last regular season game chise from Baltimore to Indianapolis. (waivers requests made on Friday and Saturday of each week will expire at 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the following Monday.) Play- ers with at least four previous pension-credited seasons whom a club desires to terminate are not subject to the waiver system until after the trading deadline. FEBRUARY 17 First day for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players. FEBRUARY 19-25 Combine Timing and Testing, Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, In- diana. MARCH 3 Prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time, deadline for clubs to designate Franchise or Transition Players. Since moving to Indianapolis, the Colts have compiled a 253-226 (.528) regular season record in 479 total games. During that span, the team has posted one Super Bowl Championship in two appear- 2013 HONORS ances, 18 winning seasons, 16 playoff apperances and 13 10-win S-ANTOINE BETHEA seasons. • Colts Man of the Year COLTS ONLINE ILB-JERRELL FREEMAN • AFC Defensive Player of the Week - Week 16 QB-ANDREW LUCK • AFC Offensive Player of the Week - Week 7 OLB-ROBERT MATHIS • Pro Bowl • Deacon Jones Award • Associated Press First Team NFL All-Pro • AFC Defensive Player of the Month - October DE-CORY REDDING • Ed Block Courage Award Facebook.com/Colts K-ADAM VINATIERI • AFC Special Teams Player of the Week - Week 11 • AFC Special Teams Player of the Week - Week 17 Twitter.com/Colts 2 COLTS NOTES OFFENSIVE FIRE POWER LUCK’S CAREER DAY In the Colts’ 45-44 comeback win over the Kansas City Chiefs in In the Colts’ 45-44 comeback win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Wild Card Game (1/4/14), the team recorded 536 total net the AFC Wild Card Game (1/4/14), quarterback Andrew Luck com- yards, which set a franchise record for a postseason game and tied pleted 29-of-45 passes for 443 yards, four touchdowns and three for the ninth-most in NFL postseason history. The Colts also threw interceptions for a 98.7 passer rating. for 436 net yards, which was the second-most for a postseason • Luck’s 443 passing yards marked the fifth-highest total in an NFL game in franchise history. Indianapolis’ 45 points are the second- postseason game and the second-most in franchise history (Peyton most in a postseason game in franchise history (49 vs. Denver on Manning, 458 yards vs. Denver on Jan. 9, 2005). Jan. 9, 2005). • His four touchdown passes tied for the 11th-most in an NFL post- season contest and tied for the second-most in franchise history. It MOST NET YARDS, COLTS POSTSEASON HISTORY also marked the third time in team history that a quarterback