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2018 Indianapolis Colts Weekly Media Guide 2018 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY MEDIA GUIDE WEEK 5: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2018 | GILLETTE STADIUM INDIANAPOLIS COLTS WEEKLY MEDIA GUIDE REGULAR SEASON WEEK 5 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (1-3) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (2-2) 8:20 P.M. ET | THURSDAY, OCT. 4, 2018 | GILLETTE STADIUM COLTS TRAVEL TO FOXBOROUGH BROADCAST INFORMATION FOR THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL CONTEST TV coverage: FOX Play-by-Play: Joe Buck The Indianapolis Colts will travel to Foxborough, Color Analyst: Troy Aikman Mass. to face the New England Patriots on Sideline: Erin Andrews Thursday Night Football. The game will take Sideline: Kristina Pink place on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 8:20 p.m. ET at Gillette Stadium. Video stream: Amazon Prime Video Play-by-Play: Hannah Storm The contest will mark the 76th all-time regular Color Analyst: Andrea Kremer season meeting between the teams with the Patriots leading the series, 47-28. In their British English last matchup on Oct. 18, 2015, New England Play-by-Play: Derek Rae defeated Indianapolis 34-27 at Lucas Oil Color Analyst: Tommy Smyth Stadium. Colts Kicker Spanish Adam Vinatieri Last week, the Colts hosted the Houston Play-by-Play: Jorge Perez-Navarro Texans in their first AFC South matchup of the Color Analyst: Oscar Benítez 2018 season and were defeated in overtime, 37-34. Radio coverage: Westwood One It was a tale of two halves as the Colts faced a 21-10 halftime deficit. Play-by-Play: Ian Eagle Color Analyst: Tony Boselli After Houston scored their fourth touchdown of the game midway through the third quarter, Indianapolis scored touchdowns off of a Nyheim Hines reception and an Eric Ebron catch to bring the score Radio coverage: WFNI & WLHK to 28-23. Play-by-Play: Matt Taylor Color Analyst: Jim Sorgi The Texans converted a field goal in the fourth quarter to take a 31-23 Sideline: Caroline Cann lead. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 2018 SCHEDULE With under one minute left in regulation, Hines caught his second PRESEASON (3-1) touchdown of the game to bring the score within two points. On the Day Date Opponent Time Network ensuing two-point attempt, wide receiver Chester Rogers caught a Thurs. Aug. 9 at Seattle 10:00 PM W, 19-17 pass in the end zone to tie the game up and force overtime. Mon. Aug. 20 BALTIMORE 8:00 PM L, 20-19 Sat. Aug. 25 SAN FRANCISCO 4:30 PM W, 23-17 In the extra frame, kick Adam Vinatieri made his second field goal of Thurs. Aug. 30 at Cincinnati 7:00 PM W, 27-26 the day on a 44-yard kick. Houston then countered with a field goal. The Texans would force a turnover on downs before connecting on a REGULAR SEASON (1-3) 37-yard field goal with no time remaining to win the game. Day Date Opponent Time Network Sun. Sept. 9 CINCINNATI 1:00 PM L, 34-23 Quarterback Andrew Luck completed 40-of-62 passes for 464 yards Sun. Sept. 16 at Washington 1:00 PM W, 21-9 and four touchdowns for a 108.5 passer rating. In the second quarter, Sun. Sept. 23 at Philadelphia 1:00 PM L, 20-16 Vinatieri made a 42-yard field goal to pass Morten Andersen for the Sun. Sept. 30 HOUSTON 1:00 PM L, 37-34 (OT) Thurs. Oct. 4 at New England 8:20 PM FOX/NFLN most converted field goals in NFL history. Sun. Oct. 14 at New York Jets 1:00 PM CBS Sun. Oct. 21 BUFFALO 1:00 PM CBS For the fourth consecutive game this season, rookie linebacker Darius Sun. Oct. 28 at Oakland 4:05 PM CBS Leonard led the Colts in tackles. He finished with 13 stops (eight solo), Sun. Nov. 4 BYE WEEK 1.0 tackle for loss and 1.0 sack. Cornerback Pierre Desir registered one Sun. Nov. 11 JACKSONVILLE 1:00 PM CBS interception while defensive tackle tallied 2.0 sacks. Denico Autry Sun. Nov. 18 TENNESSEE 1:00 PM CBS Sun. Nov. 25 MIAMI 1:00 PM CBS MEDIA SCHEDULE: OCT. 1-3 Sun. Dec. 2 at Jacksonville 1:00 PM CBS Monday, October 1 Sun. Dec. 9 at Houston 1:00 PM CBS 1:00 p.m. – Frank Reich available Sun. Dec. 16 DALLAS 1:00 PM FOX 1:15 p.m. – Player Interviews Sat./Sun. Dec. 22/23 NEW YORK GIANTS TBD TBD Sun. Dec. 30 at Tennessee 1:00 PM CBS Tuesday, October 2 * All times are Eastern; Home games in BOLD CAPS 9:15 a.m. – New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick Conference Call 12:30 p.m. – Frank Reich available 2018 AFC SOUTH STANDINGS 12:45 p.m. – Player Interviews 2:30 p.m. – Practice (Limited Availability) Team W L T Pct. Pts. Opp. Tennessee 3 1 0 .750 75 73 Jacksonville 3 1 0 .750 88 56 Wednesday, October 3 Houston 1 3 0 .250 96 108 No Availability Indianapolis 1 3 0 .250 94 100 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS/IMPORTANT INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS COLTS ON THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Game Preview/Schedules ............................................................................... 1 Date Opponent Score Table of Contents/Important Information ................................................. 2 12/5/96 Philadelphia W, 37-10 Head Coach Matchup ....................................................................................... 3 10/25/01 at Kansas City W, 35-28 COLTS INFORMATION 9/9/04 at New England L, 27-24 Connections ........................................................................................................ 4 9/6/07 New Orleans W, 41-10 Statistical Comparison .................................................................................... 5 11/22/07 at Atlanta W, 31-13 What To Look For In 2018 ............................................................................... 6 12/18/08 at Jacksonville W, 31-24 Notable Free Agent Acquisitions ...................................................................7 12/17/09 at Jacksonville W, 35-31 Colts Re-Signings .............................................................................................. 8 12/9/10 at Tennessee W, 30-28 Colts 2018 NFL Draft Class ...................................................................... 9-10 12/22/11 Houston W, 19-16 COLTS NOTES 11/8/12 at Jacksonville W, 27-10 Colts Notes ....................................................................................................11-16 11/14/13 at Tennessee W, 30-27 T.Y. Hilton Notes ................................................................................................17 10/9/14 at Houston W, 33-28 Andrew Luck Notes ....................................................................................18-19 10/8/15 at Houston W, 27-20 Adam Vinatieri Notes ...............................................................................20-21 11/24/16 Pittsburgh L, 28-7 12/14/17 Denver L, 25-13 35TH SEASON Overall: 12-3 Home: 3-2 Away: 9-1 The 2018 season marks the Colts’ 35th in the city of Indianapolis. This year the team will honor the teams of the past. IMPORTANT NFL DATES October 14 Since relocating to Indianapolis, the Colts have won NFL London Series, Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders, 11 division titles, including five consecutive AFC New Tottenham Stadium South crowns from 2003-07. The Colts are one of only two NFL teams to have 12-plus victories in seven consecutive Mid-October Beginning on the sixth calendar day prior to a club’s seventh regular seasons (2003-09). Indianapolis won 115 regular season games from season game (including any bye week) clubs are permitted to begin 2000-09, the highest decade total in NFL history, and the team’s 23 practicing players on Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform and Re- consecutive regular season wins (2008-09) set another NFL record. serve/Non-Football Injury or Illness for a period not to exceed 21 days. The club won Super Bowl XLI following a 12-4 record in the 2006 Players may be activated during the 21-day practice period, or prior to regular season, and the Colts reached Super Bowl XLIV after winning 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the day after the conclusion of the 21-day the AFC title during the 2009 season. period, provided that no player may be activated to participate in a Week 6 game. 2018 REGULAR SEASON OPPONENTS Mid-October Along with their normal slate of home and road contests against At any time after six weeks have elapsed since a player was placed AFC South opponents - Houston, Jacksonville and Tennessee - the on Reserve/Injured or Reserve/Non-Football Injury/Illness, each club Colts will compete against the AFC East and NFC East Divisions in is permitted to designate two players for return from either list to the 2018. Indianapolis will face five 2017 playoff teams. club’s 53-player Active/Inactive List. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 2018 REGULAR SEASON OPPONENTS A player who is “Designated For Return” must have suffered a major football-related injury or non-football-related injury or illness after re- Team H/A 2017 Record Last Meeting/Result porting to training camp and passing his preseason physical examina- Jacksonville H/A 10-6 (.625) A - 12/3/17 - L, 30-10 tion and must have been placed on the applicable Reserve List after Tennessee H/A 9-7 (.563) H - 11/26/17 - L, 20-16 4:00 p.m., New York time, on the day after the final roster reduction. Houston H/A 4-12 (.250) H - 9/30/18 - L, 37-34 (OT) Buffalo H 9-7 (.563) A - 12/10/17 - L, 13-7 (OT) A player whom the club wishes to designate for return is permitted to Dallas H 9-7 (.563) A - 12/21/14 - L, 42-7 return to practice for a period not to exceed 21 days. The club is re- quired to notify the League office that the player has been “Designated Cincinnati H 7-9 (.438) H - 9/9/18 - L, 34-23 For Return” on the first day the player begins to practice. The player Miami H 6-10 (.375) A - 12/27/15 - W, 18-12 cannot be returned to the Active/Inactive List until eight weeks have N.Y.
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