Editing (section) History of the Indianapolis Colts 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>2004 season</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Safety <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bob%20Sanders%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Bob%20Sanders%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBob%20Sanders%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-19034380545df53846e7c6e" href="/wiki/Bob_Sanders" title="Bob Sanders">Bob Sanders</a> was selected in the 2nd round (44th overall) of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222004%20NFL%20Draft%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222004%20NFL%20Draft%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2004%20NFL%20Draft%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-19034380545df53846e7c6e" href="/wiki/2004_NFL_Draft" title="2004 NFL Draft">2004 NFL Draft</a>. The 2004 season ended almost exactly the way the 2003 season had, with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20England%20Patriots%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22New%20England%20Patriots%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNew%20England%20Patriots%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-19034380545df53846e7c6e" href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">New England Patriots</a> pummeling the Colts, in the cold at Foxboro, and knocking them out of the playoffs. After a year in which the offense broke numerous team and league records, the Colts could manage to score only one field goal in their final game, losing 20-3. For the second year in a row, Peyton Manning was named the league's Most Valuable Player and his 49 regular-season touchdowns broke a record that <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Dan%20Marino%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Dan%20Marino%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDan%20Marino%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-19034380545df53846e7c6e" href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a> had held since 1984. The wide receiving trio of Marvin Harrison, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Reggie%20Wayne%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Reggie%20Wayne%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BReggie%20Wayne%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-19034380545df53846e7c6e" href="/wiki/Reggie_Wayne" title="Reggie Wayne">Reggie Wayne</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Brandon%20Stokley%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Brandon%20Stokley%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBrandon%20Stokley%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-19034380545df53846e7c6e" href="/wiki/Brandon_Stokley" title="Brandon Stokley">Brandon Stokley</a> each had at least 10 touchdowns and more than 1,000 yards for the season - also a league first. Edgerrin James ended the season ranked fourth in the NFL with 1,548 yards, an average of 4.6 yards per carry. 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