2004 Indianapolis Colts season

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.

2004 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coachTony Dungy
General managerBill Polian
OwnerJim Irsay
Home fieldRCA Dome
Results
Record12–4
Division place1st AFC South
Playoff finishWon Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Broncos) 49–24
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 3–20
Pro BowlersQB Peyton Manning
RB Edgerrin James
WR Marvin Harrison
OT Tarik Glenn
DE Dwight Freeney
Uniform

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.[1]

Despite throwing for 49 touchdown passes, Peyton Manning attempted fewer than 500 passes for the first time in his NFL career.[2] Sports statistics site Football Outsiders calculates that Manning had the best-ever season by a quarterback, play-for-play, in 2004.[3][4]

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.[5]

Offseason

NFL Draft
2004 Indianapolis Colts draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 44 Bob Sanders *  Safety Iowa from Pittsburgh
3 68 Ben Hartsock  Tight end Ohio State from Cleveland
3 69 Gilbert Gardner  Linebacker Purdue from Atlanta
4 107 Kendyll Pope  Linebacker Florida State from Pittsburgh
4 125 Jason David  Cornerback Washington State from Philadelphia via Atlanta
5 151 Jake Scott  Guard Idaho from Cleveland
6 173 Von Hutchins  Guard Idaho from Cleveland
6 193 Jim Sorgi  Quarterback Wisconsin
7 229 David Kimball  Kicker Penn State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents
2004 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Josh Thomas Defensive end Syracuse
Ben Utecht Tight end Minnesota

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


Rookies in italics

Preseason
DateOpponentResultGame SiteNFL Recap
August 14, 2004at San Diego ChargersW 21–17Qualcomm StadiumRecap
August 21, 2004New York JetsL 7–31RCA DomeRecap
August 28, 2004Buffalo BillsW 30–17RCA DomeRecap
September 3, 2004at Cincinnati BengalsL 13–16Paul Brown StadiumRecap

Schedule
WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame SiteNFL Recap
1September 9at New England PatriotsL 24–270–1Gillette StadiumRecap
2September 19at Tennessee TitansW 31–171–1The ColiseumRecap
3September 26Green Bay PackersW 45–312–1RCA DomeRecap
4October 3at Jacksonville JaguarsW 24–173–1Alltel StadiumRecap
5October 10Oakland RaidersW 35–144–1RCA DomeRecap
6Bye
7October 24Jacksonville JaguarsL 24–274–2RCA DomeRecap
8October 31at Kansas City ChiefsL 35–454–3Arrowhead StadiumRecap
9November 8Minnesota VikingsW 31–285–3RCA DomeRecap
10November 14Houston TexansW 49–146–3RCA DomeRecap
11November 21at Chicago BearsW 41–107–3Soldier FieldRecap
12November 25at Detroit LionsW 41–98–3Ford FieldRecap
13December 5Tennessee TitansW 51–249–3RCA DomeRecap
14December 12at Houston TexansW 23–1410–3Reliant StadiumRecap
15December 19Baltimore RavensW 20–1011–3RCA DomeRecap
16December 26San Diego ChargersW 34–31 (OT)12–3RCA DomeRecap
17January 2at Denver BroncosL 14–3312–4Invesco FieldRecap

Standings
AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Indianapolis Colts 12 4 0 .750 5–1 8–4 522 351 L1
Jacksonville Jaguars 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 261 280 W1
Houston Texans 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 309 339 L1
Tennessee Titans 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 344 439 W1

Week-by-week results

Postseason schedule
Further information: 2004–05 NFL playoffs
Playoff roundDateOpponent (seed)ResultRecordHost stadiumNFL recap
Wild CardJanuary 9Denver Broncos (6)W 49–241–0RCA DomeRecap
DivisionalJanuary 16at New England Patriots (2)L 3–201–1Gillette StadiumRecap

Postseason results

AFC Wild-Card Playoff Game: vs. Denver Broncos
1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 3 14724
Colts 14 21 01449

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis

  • Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST
  • Game weather: Game played indoors (domed stadium)
  • Game attendance: 56,609
  • TV: CBS

AFC Divisional Playoff game: at New England Patriots
1 2 34Total
Colts 0 3 003
Patriots 0 6 7720

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

  • Game time: 4:45 pm EST/4:45 pm CST
  • Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), Cloudy, Cold, Snow
  • Game attendance: 68,756
  • TV: CBS

Awards and records

See also

References
  1. Numbelivable!, p.35, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
  2. Numbelivable!, p.146, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
  3. Football Outsiders: QUARTERBACKS 2004
  4. Football Outsidres: Final 2011 DVOA Ratings Stats calculated from 1992–2011
  5. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the NFL, in the regular season, requiring Passing TD >= 5, sorted by most games in season matching criteria.
  6. Maxwell Football Club – Bert Bell Award Past Recipients Archived June 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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