The 2004 Indianapolis Colts season National Football League 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 farther 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 New England Patriots . Peyton Manning had one of the best seasons ever by an NFL quarterback , 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 a 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 NFL season (277 points) than seven other NFL teams managed in the entire season.[1] [2]
Roster [ ]
Indianapolis Colts 2004 final roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Reserve Lists
data possibly incomplete Practice Squad
data incomplete Rookies in italics
Preseason [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Game Site
NFL Recap
TV Time
1
September 9, 2004
at New England Patriots
L 24–270–1
Gillette Stadium Recap ABC 9:00 pm
2
September 19, 2004
at Tennessee Titans
W 31–171–1
The Coliseum Recap CBS 1:00 pm
3
September 26, 2004
Green Bay Packers W 45–312–1
RCA Dome Recap FOX 4:15 pm
4
October 3, 2004
at Jacksonville Jaguars
W 24–173–1
Alltel Stadium Recap CBS 1:00 pm
5
October 10, 2004
Oakland Raiders W 35–144–1
RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00 pm
6
Bye
7
October 24, 2004
Jacksonville Jaguars L 24–274–2
RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00 pm
8
October 31, 2004
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 35–454–3
Arrowhead Stadium Recap CBS 1:00 pm
9
November 8, 2004
Minnesota Vikings W 31–285–3
RCA Dome Recap ABC 9:00 pm
10
November 14, 2004
Houston Texans W 49–146–3
RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00 pm
11
November 21, 2004
Chicago Bears W 41–107–3
Soldier Field Recap CBS 1:00 pm
12
November 25, 2004
at Detroit Lions
W 41–98–3
Ford Field Recap CBS 12:30 pm
13
December 5, 2004
Tennessee Titans W 51–249–3
RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00 pm
14
December 12, 2004
at Houston Texans
W 23–1410–3
Reliant Stadium Recap CBS 1:00 pm
15
December 19, 2004
Baltimore Ravens W 20–1011–3
RCA Dome Recap ESPN 8:30 pm
16
December 26, 2004
San Diego Chargers W 34–31 (OT)12–3
RCA Dome Recap CBS 1:00 pm
17
January 2, 2005
at Denver Broncos
L 14–3312–4
Invesco Field Recap CBS 4:15 pm
Standings [ ] Week-by-week results [ ] Week 1: at New England Patriots [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Colts
0
17
0
7
24
Patriots
3
10
14
0
27
at Gillette Stadium , Foxborough, Massachusetts
Game time : 9:00 pm EST /8:00 pm CST Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C), Cloudy, Warm, and HumidGame attendance : 68,756TV announcers : Al Michaels, John Madden
Week 2: at Tennessee Titans [ ] Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Packers
14
3
7
7
31
Colts
21
14
0
10
45
at RCA Dome , Indianapolis, Indiana
Game time : 4:15 pm EST /3:15 pm CST Game weather : Game played indoors (Domed stadium)Game attendance : 57,280TV announcers : Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Sideline Reporter)
Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars [ ] Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders [ ] Week 7: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars [ ] Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs [ ] Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
0
6
8
14
28
Colts
7
7
7
10
31
at RCA Dome , Indianapolis, Indiana
Game time : 9:00 pm EST /8:00 pm CST Game weather : Game played indoors (Domed stadium)Game attendance : 57,307TV announcers : Al Michaels, John Madden
Week 10: vs. Houston Texans [ ] Week 11: at Chicago Bears [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Colts
7
20
14
0
41
Bears
3
0
0
7
10
at Soldier Field , Chicago, Illinois
Game time : 1:00 pm EST /12:00 pm CST Game weather : 43 °F (6 °C), Partly CloudyGame attendance : 61,908
Week 12: at Detroit Lions [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Colts
13
14
14
0
41
Lions
6
3
0
0
9
at Ford Field , Detroit, Michigan
Game time : 12:30 pm EST /11:30 pm CST Game weather : Game played indoors Game attendance : 63,107
Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans [ ] Week 14: at Houston Texans [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Colts
14
0
3
6
23
Texans
0
7
7
0
14
at Reliant Stadium , Houston, Texas
Game time : 1:00 pm EST /12:00 pm CST Game weather : 68 °F (20 °C), ClearGame attendance : 70,762
Week 15: vs. Baltimore Ravens [ ] Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers [ ] Week 17: at Denver Broncos [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Colts
7
7
0
0
14
Broncos
7
13
10
3
33
at Invesco Field , Denver, Colorado
Game time : 4:15 pm EST /3:15 pm CST Game weather : 32 °F (0 °C), CloudyGame attendance : 75,149TV announcers : Jim Nantz , Phil Simms
Postseason schedule [ ] Postseason results [ ] AFC Wild-Card Playoff Game: vs. Denver Broncos [ ] AFC Divisional Playoff game: at New England Patriots [ ] Awards and records [ ] See also [ ] References [ ]
↑ Numbelivable!, p.35, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
↑ Numbelivable!, p.146, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
↑ Maxwell Football Club – Bert Bell Award Past Recipients
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