2011 Indianapolis Colts season
| 2011 Indianapolis Colts season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jim Caldwell |
| General manager | Chris Polian |
| Owner | Jim Irsay |
| Home field | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–14 |
| Division place | 4th AFC South |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | DE Dwight Freeney DE Robert Mathis |
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The 2011 Indianapolis Colts season was the franchise’s 59th season in the National Football League, the 28th in Indianapolis and the third (and last) under head coach Jim Caldwell. The Colts were coming off a 10–6 record in 2010 and a second consecutive AFC South championship, as well as a ninth consecutive playoff appearance. In 2011, the Colts were looking to set an NFL record for the most consecutive playoff appearances (10) and be the first NFL team to play a Super Bowl in its home stadium (Super Bowl XLVI was held in Indianapolis).
The Colts had placed their franchise tag on star quarterback Peyton Manning before the season started but he sat out the entire season due to neck surgery. The Colts turned to retired quarterback Kerry Collins and then to Curtis Painter, neither of whom could fill Manning’s void. The team finished the season with a 2–14 record, the worst regular season record by a Colts team since 1991, and failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2001.
The Colts were also the first team to start 0–13 since the 2008 Detroit Lions and the 2007 Miami Dolphins; it equalled the worst start in franchise history set in 1986. Their 2–14 record meant that, since the NFL moved to a sixteen-game season in 1978, the Colts had suffered the most seasons with three or fewer wins (six in 1981, 1986, 1991, 1997, 1998 and 2011, plus a winless strike-shortened season in 1982) of any NFL franchise.
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