2004 Indianapolis Colts

2004 Indianapolis Colts season
Head Coach	Tony Dungy
General Manager	Bill Polian
Home Field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	12–4
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
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2003	2005

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 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 a 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 season ever by a quarterback, play-for-play, in 2004.^[3]^[4]

Roster[]

Indianapolis Colts 2004 final roster

Quarterbacks

5 Travis Brown
18 Peyton Manning
12 Jim Sorgi

Running Backs

32 Edgerrin James
23 James Mungro KR
33 Dominic Rhodes

Wide Receivers

88 Marvin Harrison
85 Aaron Moorehead
84 Brad Pyatt
83 Brandon Stokley
86 Troy Walters PR
87 Reggie Wayne

Tight Ends

44 Dallas Clark
80 Ben Hartsock
81 Marcus Pollard

Offensive Linemen

71 Ryan Diem T
64 Rick DeMulling G
76 Makoa Freitas T
78 Tarik Glenn T
65 Ryan Lilja G
56 Tupe Peko G/C
63 Jeff Saturday C
73 Jake Scott G

Defensive Linemen

79 Raheem Brock DE
93 Dwight Freeney DE
98 Robert Mathis DE
90 Montae Reagor DT
99 Brad Scioli DE
68 Jason Stewart DT
75 Larry Tripplett DT
96 Josh Williams DT

Linebackers

58 Gary Brackett ILB
51 Gilbert Gardner OLB
59 Cato June OLB
94 Rob Morris ILB
55 Kendyll Pope OLB
97 Nick Rogers OLB
50 David Thornton OLB

Defensive Backs

26 Waine Bacon CB
28 Idrees Bashir FS
41 Cory Bird SS
42 Jason David CB
20 Mike Doss SS
39 Anthony Floyd FS
25 Nick Harper CB
27 Von Hutchins CB
29 Joseph Jefferson CB
21 Bob Sanders SS
38 Gerome Sapp FS

Special Teams

10 Martín Gramática K
17 Hunter Smith P
48 Justin Snow LS
13 Mike Vanderjagt K

Reserve Lists

data possibly incomplete

72 Thomas Houchin DE (IR) File:Injury icon.svg
30 Donald Strickland CB (IR) File:Injury icon.svg
91 Josh Thomas DE (IR) File:Injury icon.svg
47 Ben Utecht TE (NF-Inj.) File:Injury icon.svg
52 Keyon Whiteside ILB (IR) File:Injury icon.svg

Practice Squad

data incomplete

Rookies in italics

Preseason[]

Date	Opponent	Result	Game Site	NFL Recap
August 14	at San Diego	W 21–17	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
August 21	NY Jets	L 7–31	RCA Dome	Recap
August 28	Buffalo	W 30–17	RCA Dome	Recap
September 3	at Cincinnati	L 13–16	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	NFL Recap
1	September 9	at New England	L 24–27	0–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	at Tennessee	W 31–17	1–1	The Coliseum	Recap
3	September 26	Green Bay	W 45–31	2–1	RCA Dome	Recap
4	October 3	at Jacksonville	W 24–17	3–1	Alltel Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	Oakland	W 35–14	4–1	RCA Dome	Recap
6	Bye week
7	October 24	Jacksonville	L 24–27	4–2	RCA Dome	Recap
8	October 31	at Kansas City	L 35–45	4–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
9	November 8	Minnesota	W 31–28	5–3	RCA Dome	Recap
10	November 14	Houston	W 49–14	6–3	RCA Dome	Recap
11	November 21	Chicago	W 41–10	7–3	Soldier Field	Recap
12	November 25	at Detroit	W 41–9	8–3	Ford Field	Recap
13	December 5	Tennessee	W 51–24	9–3	RCA Dome	Recap
14	December 12	at Houston	W 23–14	10–3	Reliant Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	Baltimore	W 20–10	11–3	RCA Dome	Recap
16	December 26	San Diego	W 34–31 (OT)	12–3	RCA Dome	Recap
17	January 2	at Denver	L 14–33	12–4	Invesco Field	Recap

Standings[]

Template:2004 AFC South standings

Week-by-week results[]

Week 1: at New England Patriots[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	17	0	7	24
Patriots	3	10	14	0	27

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game time: 9:00 pm EST/8:00 pm CST
Game weather: Template:Convert/°F, Cloudy, Warm, and Humid
Game attendance: 68,756
TV announcers: Al Michaels, John Madden

Week 2: at Tennessee Titans[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	0	7	21	31
Titans	7	3	7	0	17

at The Coliseum, Nashville, Tennessee

Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST
Game weather: Template:Convert/°F, Sunny
Game attendance: 68,932

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	14	3	7	7	31
Colts	21	14	0	10	45

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game time: 4:15 pm EST/3:15 pm CST
Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
Game attendance: 57,280
TV announcers: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver (Sideline Reporter)

Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	3	7	7	24
Jaguars	0	3	3	11	17

at Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST
Game weather: Template:Convert/°F, Sunny and Clear
Game attendance: 73,114

Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	0	7	14
Colts	7	14	0	14	35

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST
Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
Game attendance: 57,230

Week 7: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	10	3	14	27
Colts	0	14	0	10	24

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game time: 12:00 pm EST/11:00 pm CST
Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
Game attendance: 56,615

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	7	14	7	35
Chiefs	7	24	0	14	45

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST
Game weather: Template:Convert/°F, Clear
Game attendance: 78,312

Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	6	8	14	28
Colts	7	7	7	10	31

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game time: 9:00 pm EST/8:00 pm CST
Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
Game attendance: 57,307
TV announcers: Al Michaels, John Madden

Week 10: vs. Houston Texans[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	0	0	7	7	14
Colts	7	14	21	7	49

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST
Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
Game attendance: 56,511

Week 11: at Chicago Bears[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	20	14	0	41
Bears	3	0	0	7	10

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST
Game weather: Template:Convert/°F, Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 61,908

Week 12: at Detroit Lions[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	13	14	14	0	41
Lions	6	3	0	0	9

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game time: 12:30 pm EST/11:30 pm CST
Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed Stadium)
Game attendance: 63,107

Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	24	0	0	0	24
Colts	17	14	10	10	51

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST
Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
Game attendance: 57,278

Week 14: at Houston Texans[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	14	0	3	6	23
Texans	0	7	7	0	14

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST
Game weather: Template:Convert/°F, Clear
Game attendance: 70,762

Week 15: vs. Baltimore Ravens[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	3	14	0	20
Ravens	3	0	7	0	10

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game time: 8:30 pm EST/7:30 pm CST
Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
Game attendance: 57,240
TV: ESPN

Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	7	10	7	7	31
Colts	0	9	7	15	34

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game time: 1:00 pm EST/12:00 pm CST
Game weather: Game played indoors (Domed stadium)
Game attendance: 57,330
TV: CBS

Week 17: at Denver Broncos[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	7	0	0	14
Broncos	7	13	10	3	33

at Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Game time: 4:15 pm EST/3:15 pm CST
Game weather: Template:Convert/°F, Cloudy
Game attendance: 75,149
TV announcers: Jim Nantz, Phil Simms

Postseason schedule[]

For more details on this topic, see 2004-05 NFL playoffs.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Host Stadium	NFL Recap
Wild Card	January 9	Denver (6)	W 49–24	1–0	RCA Dome	Recap
Divisional	January 16	at New England (2)	L 3–20	1–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap

Postseason results[]

AFC Wild-Card Playoff Game: vs. Denver Broncos[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	3	14	7	24
Colts	14	21	0	14	49

at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

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	3	4	Total
Colts	0	3	0	0	3
Patriots	0	6	7	7	20

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Game time: 4:45 pm EST/3:45 pm CST
Game weather: Template:Convert/°F, Cloudy, Cold, Snow
Game attendance: 68,756
TV: CBS

Awards and records[]

Peyton Manning, Bert Bell Award^[5]

References[]

↑ Numbelivable!, p.35, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
↑ Numbelivable!, p.146, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
↑ Football Outsiders: QUARTERBACKS 2004
↑ Football Outsiders: Final 2011 DVOA Ratings Stats calculated from 1992-2011
↑ Maxwell Football Club – Bert Bell Award Past Recipients

[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 Outsiders: Final 2011 DVOA Ratings Stats calculated from 1992-2011

[5] Maxwell Football Club – Bert Bell Award Past Recipients

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2004 Indianapolis Colts

Contents

Roster[]

Preseason[]

Schedule[]

Standings[]

Week-by-week results[]

Week 1: at New England Patriots[]

Week 2: at Tennessee Titans[]

Week 3: vs. Green Bay Packers[]

Week 4: at Jacksonville Jaguars[]

Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders[]

Week 7: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars[]

Week 8: at Kansas City Chiefs[]

Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings[]

Week 10: vs. Houston Texans[]

Week 11: at Chicago Bears[]

Week 12: at Detroit Lions[]

Week 13: vs. Tennessee Titans[]

Week 14: at Houston Texans[]

Week 15: vs. Baltimore Ravens[]

Week 16: vs. San Diego Chargers[]

Week 17: at Denver Broncos[]

Postseason schedule[]

Postseason results[]

AFC Wild-Card Playoff Game: vs. Denver Broncos[]

AFC Divisional Playoff game: at New England Patriots[]

Awards and records[]

References[]

Fan Feed

2004 Indianapolis Colts season
Head Coach	Tony Dungy
General Manager	Bill Polian
Home Field	RCA Dome
Results
Record	12–4
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
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2003	2005