1977 Baltimore Colts season

1977 Baltimore Colts season
Head Coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home Field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Place	T-1st AFC East
Playoff Finish	Lost AFC Divisional (Raiders) 37–31 (2OT)
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1976	1978

The 1977 Baltimore Colts season was the 25th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1977 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, and finished tied for first in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. However, the Colts finished ahead of Miami based on better conference record (9–3 to Dolphins' 8–4). This season would mark the final season in which the Colts would make the playoffs as a Baltimore-based franchise.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 18, 1977	at Seattle Seahawks	W 29–14	1–0	Kingdome	58,991
2	September 25, 1977	at New York Jets	W 20–12	2–0	Shea Stadium	43,439
3	October 2, 1977	Buffalo Bills	W 17–14	3–0	Memorial Stadium	49,247
4	October 9, 1977	Miami Dolphins	W 45–28	4–0	Memorial Stadium	57,829
5	October 16, 1977	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–6	5–0	Arrowhead Stadium	63,076
6	October 23, 1977	at New England Patriots	L 3–17	5–1	Schaeffer Stadium	60,958
7	October 30, 1977	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 31–21	6–1	Memorial Stadium	60,225
8	November 7, 1977	Washington Redskins	W 10–3	7–1	Memorial Stadium	57,740
9	November 13, 1977	at Buffalo Bills	W 31–13	8–1	Rich Stadium	39,444
10	November 20, 1977	New York Jets	W 33–12	9–1	Memorial Stadium	50,957
11	November 27, 1977	at Denver Broncos	L 13–27	9–2	Mile High Stadium	74,939
12	December 5, 1977	at Miami Dolphins	L 6–17	9–3	Miami Orange Bowl	68,977
13	December 11, 1977	Detroit Lions	L 10–13	9–4	Memorial Stadium	45,124
14	December 18, 1977	New England Patriots	W 30–24	10–4	Memorial Stadium	42,250

This was the last NFL regular season with 14 games, the regular season was expanded to 16 games in 1978.

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	10	4	0	.714	295	221	W-1
Miami Dolphins	10	4	0	.714	313	197	W-1
New England Patriots	9	5	0	.643	278	217	L-1
Buffalo Bills	3	11	0	.214	160	313	L-1
New York Jets	3	11	0	.214	191	300	L-2

Playoffs

The team made it to the playoffs as a No. 2 seed and played host to the Oakland Raiders in the divisional round. The Colts held a 31–28 lead with time running out, when the famous "Ghost to the Post" play to Casper advanced the Raiders to the Baltimore 14-yard line, where Errol Mann kicked the tying field goal to send the contest into overtime. After the first overtime went scoreless, Casper caught a 10-yard touchdown pass 43 seconds into the period to win the game for the Raiders.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
Divisional	December 24, 1977	Oakland Raiders (4)	L 31–37	0–1	Memorial Stadium	60,763

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons
• Colts-Patriots rivalry