2004 Indianapolis Colts season
| 2004 Indianapolis Colts season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Tony Dungy |
| General manager | Bill Polian |
| Owner | Jim Irsay |
| Home field | RCA Dome |
| Results | |
| Record | 12-4 |
| Division place | 1st AFC South |
| Playoff finish |
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 49–24 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 20–3 |
| Pro Bowlers | QB Peyton Manning RB Edgerrin James WR Marvin Harrison OT Tarik Glenn DE Dwight Freeney |
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The 2004 Indianapolis Colts season was the 52nd season for the team in the 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 defending and eventual Super Bowl Champion 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 an 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.
Despite throwing for 49 touchdown passes, Peyton Manning attempted fewer than 500 passes for the first time in his NFL career. Sports statistics site Football Outsiders calculates that Manning had the best-ever season by a quarterback, play-for-play, in 2004.
The 2004 Colts are the only team in NFL history to convert five or more passing touchdowns in a game four different times during the regular season.
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