2006 Indianapolis Colts season
| 2006 Indianapolis Colts season | |
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| 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 (Chiefs) 23–8 Won Divisional Playoffs (Ravens) 15–6 Won Conference Championship (Patriots) 38–34 Won Super Bowl XLI (Bears) 29–17 |
| Pro Bowlers | QB Peyton Manning WR Marvin Harrison WR Reggie Wayne OT Tarik Glenn C Jeff Saturday |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| Q1 |
6:07
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IND | Vinateri 26 yard field goal | IND 3–0 |
| Q2 |
12:23
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IND | Vinateri 32 yard field goal | IND 6–0 |
| Q2 |
2:25
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IND | Clark 2 yard pass from Manning (Vinateri kick) | IND 13–0 |
| Q2 |
:32
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NYG | Burress 34 yard pass from Manning (Feely kick) | IND 13–7 |
| Q2 |
:00
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IND | Vinateri 48 yard field goal | IND 16–7 |
| Q3 |
7:10
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NYG | Shockey 16 yard pass from Manning (Feely kick) | IND 16–14 |
| Q4 |
13:13
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IND | Rhodes 1 yard run (Vinateri kick) | IND 23–14 |
| Q4 |
8:01
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NYG | Jacobs 1 yard run (Feely kick) | IND 23–21 |
| Q4 |
1:12
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IND | Vinateri 32 yard field goal | IND 26–21 |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| Q1 |
12:48
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IND | Stokley 10 yard pass from Manning (Vinateri kick) | IND 7–0 |
| Q1 |
8:17
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IND | Addai 10 yard pass from Manning (Vinateri kick) | IND 14–0 |
| Q2 |
6:02
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IND | Vinateri 39 yard field goal | IND 17–0 |
| Q2 |
1:54
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HOU | Brown 43 yard field goal | IND 17–3 |
| Q2 |
:00
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IND | Vinateri 43 yard field goal | IND 20–3 |
| Q3 |
8:07
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IND | Fletcher 15 yard pass from Manning (Vinateri kick) | IND 27–3 |
| Q3 |
3:17
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IND | Vinateri 38 yard field goal | IND 30–3 |
| Q4 |
11:36
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HOU | Daniels 33 yard pass from Carr (Brown kick) | IND 30–10 |
| Q4 |
7:56
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IND | Rhodes 2 yard run (Vinateri kick) | IND 37–10 |
| Q4 |
5:12
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HOU | Bruener 1 yard pass from Carr (Brown kick) | IND 37–17 |
| Q4 |
2:28
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IND | Carthon 3 yard run (kick failed) | IND 43–17 |
| Q4 |
:45
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HOU | Johnson 10 yard pass from Carr (Brown kick) | IND 43–24 |
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| Q1 |
7:31
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JAC | Leftwich 4 yard run (Scobee kick) | JAC 7–0 |
| Q2 |
11:42
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IND | Wilkins 82 yard punt return (Gramatica kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q3 |
11:55
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IND | Clark 30 yard pass from Manning (Gramatica kick) | IND 14–7 |
| Q4 |
8:30
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IND | Manning 2 yard run (Gramatica kick) | IND 21–7 |
| Q4 |
3:32
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JAC | Jones-Drew 7 yard pass from Leftwich (Scobee kick) | IND 21–14 |
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| Q1 |
12:28
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IND | Rhodes 6 yard run (Gramatica kick) | IND 7–0 |
| Q2 |
10:10
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NYJ | Cotchery 33 yard pass from Pennington (Nugent kick) | Tie 7–7 |
| Q2 |
4:44
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NYJ | Barlow 1 yard run (Nugent kick) | NYJ 14–7 |
| Q2 |
:16
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IND | Addai 2 yard run (Gramatica kick) | Tie 14–14 |
| Q4 |
12:58
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IND | Gramatica 20 yard field goal | IND 17–14 |
| Q4 |
7:55
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NYJ | Barlow 5 yard run (Nugent kick) | NYJ 21–17 |
| Q4 |
2:34
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IND | Fletcher 2 yard pass from Manning (Gramatica kick) | IND 24–21 |
| Q4 |
2:20
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NYJ | Miller 103 yard kickoff return (Nugent kick) | NYJ 28–24 |
| Q4 |
:50
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IND | Manning 1 yard run (Gramatica kick) | IND 31–28 |
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The 2006 Indianapolis Colts season was the 54th season for the team in the National Football League and 23rd in Indianapolis. The 2006 Colts season began with the team trying to maintain or improve on their regular season record of 14–2 from the 2005 season, and advance farther into the playoffs. They finished the season 12–4, a record that was also obtained by the Colts in 2003 and 2004.
The Colts won at least 12 games for the fourth consecutive season. They also won the AFC South Division Championship for the fourth time in a row, and won the American Football Conference Championship title against the New England Patriots on January 21, 2007 by a score of 38–34 to advance to Super Bowl XLI and play against the Chicago Bears. Indianapolis defeated the Chicago Bears 29–17 on February 4, 2007 at Dolphin Stadium to win the franchise's first Super Bowl since Super Bowl V in 1970, and first since relocating to Indianapolis. It was their 4th world championship ever (1958, 1959, 1970, and 2006.)
The 2006 Colts surrendered 5.33 rushing yards-per-attempt, by far the worst since the merger, and seventh-worst in NFL history. Still, the Colts managed to win a championship with the help of the most statistically efficient offense in the league.
The offseason marked the dissolution of the trio of Edgerrin James, Peyton Manning, and Marvin Harrison, affectionately nicknamed the "Triplets" by Colts fans. While the latter two signed long-term contracts, James' contract expired at the end of the 2005 season. He signed with the Arizona Cardinals in the off-season as a free-agent. Other key losses included Larry Tripplett (Buffalo Bills, free-agent) and David Thornton (Tennessee Titans, free-agent). The Colts opted not to re-sign kicker Mike Vanderjagt, instead inking ex-New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatieri to a lucrative deal. Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Shaun King was signed to compete with Jim Sorgi for the backup quarterback position, but was later cut and replaced with Josh Betts.
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