2012 Indianapolis Colts season

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The 2012 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 60th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 29th in Indianapolis. The Colts earned the first selection in the 2012 NFL draft due to a dismal 2–14 record in 2011 and used their first pick on Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck.^[1] The season marked the first for both head coach Chuck Pagano and general manager Ryan Grigson with the franchise.^[2]^[3]

OwnerJim Irsay

General managerRyan Grigson

Head coachChuck Pagano
Bruce Arians (interim; weeks 5–16)

Offensive coordinatorBruce Arians

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2012 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner	Jim Irsay
General manager	Ryan Grigson
Head coach	Chuck Pagano Bruce Arians (interim; weeks 5–16)
Offensive coordinator	Bruce Arians
Defensive coordinator	Greg Manusky
Home stadium	Lucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd AFC South
Playoffs	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Ravens) 9–24
Pro Bowlers	WR Reggie Wayne OLB Robert Mathis QB Andrew Luck
Uniform

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In the offseason, the Colts released quarterback Peyton Manning, who had been with the team since 1998, after having missed the previous season due to neck surgeries.

Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians served as interim head coach while Pagano underwent treatment for leukemia from week 5–16. Pagano returned, with his cancer in remission, during the final week of the regular season. The team went 9–3 under Arians, who won the Coach of the Year Award.^[4] The Colts earned a playoff berth, their first playoff appearance without Peyton Manning since 1996. They were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card round.

Football Outsiders calculated the 2012 Colts were the worst team to ever go 11–5 in a season.^[5]

Personnel changes

On January 2, 2012, one day after the final game of the 2011 season, Colts owner Jim Irsay fired team Vice Chairman Bill Polian (who had been the team's general manager since 1998) and his son, team vice-president and general manager Chris Polian. Nine days later (January 11), Ryan Grigson was named the new general manager. Head coach Jim Caldwell was fired on January 17, 2012. Eight days later (January 25), former Baltimore Ravens' defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano agreed to becoming the Colts new head coach.

Roster changes

Draft

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2012 Indianapolis Colts draft
1	1	Andrew Luck *	QB	Stanford
2	34	Coby Fleener	TE	Stanford
3	64	Dwayne Allen	TE	Clemson
3	92	T. Y. Hilton *	WR	Florida International	Pick from SF^[a]
5	136	Josh Chapman	NT	Alabama
5	170	Vick Ballard	RB	Mississippi State	Compensatory^[c]
6	206	LaVon Brazill	WR	Ohio	Compensatory^[b]^[c]
6	208	Justin Anderson	G	Georgia
7	214	Tim Fugger	DE	Vanderbilt	Pick from PHI^[b]
7	253^[d]	Chandler Harnish	QB	NIU	Compensatory^[c]
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

^{^[a]} During the draft, the Colts traded up five spots from the fourth-round (#97) to the third-round (#92), with the team sending a 2013 fifth-round selection to the San Francisco 49ers.

^{^[b]} The Colts traded their original sixth-round selection—#172 overall—to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for tackle Winston Justice and the Eagles' sixth round selection—#187 overall.^[6] The Colts later traded the #187 overall selection to the New York Jets in exchange for quarterback Drew Stanton and a seventh-round selection (#214 overall).^[7]

^{^[c]} Compensatory selections.^[8]

^{^[d]} Mr. Irrelevant.

Undrafted free agents

All undrafted free agents were signed just after the 2012 NFL draft concluded on April 28.^[9]

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Position	Player	College
DT	James Aiono	Utah
DT	Chigbo Anunoby	Morehouse College
OL	Jason Foster	Rhode Island
LB	Chris Galippo	USC
T	Steve Baker	East Carolina
WR	Griff Whalen	Stanford
CB	Micah Pellerin	Hampton
CB	Antonio Fenelus	Wisconsin
CB	Cameron Chism	Maryland
DB	Buddy Jackson	Pittsburgh
OL	Hayworth Hicks	Iowa State
WR	Jabin Sambrano	Montana
S	Matt Merletti	North Carolina
P	Brian Stahovich	San Diego State
DE	Kevin Eagan	Endicott
S	Latarrius Thomas	Eastern Michigan

Departures

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Position	Player	Tag	2012 Team	Reason
QB	Peyton Manning	UFA	Denver Broncos	Released by Colts, later signed by Broncos.^[10]^[11]
QB	Curtis Painter	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Released by Colts, later signed by Ravens.^[12]
QB	Dan Orlovsky	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Released by Colts, later signed by Buccaneers.^[13]
WR	Pierre Garçon	UFA	Washington Redskins	Released by Colts, later signed by Redskins.^[14]^[15]
WR	Blair White	UFA		Released by Colts.
RB	Joseph Addai	UFA	New England Patriots	Released by Colts, signed by Patriots.
FB	Jerome Felton	UFA	Minnesota Vikings	Released by Colts, signed with Vikings.
WR	Anthony Gonzalez	UFA	New England Patriots	Released by Colts, signed by Patriots.^[16]
TE	Dallas Clark	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Released by Colts, signed by Buccaneers^[17]
TE	Jacob Tamme	UFA	Denver Broncos	Released by Colts, signed with Broncos.^[18]
C	Jeff Saturday	UFA	Green Bay Packers	Released by Colts, signed by Packers.
DE	Jamaal Anderson	UFA	Cincinnati Bengals	Released by Colts, signed by Bengals.
CB	Jacob Lacey	UFA	Detroit Lions	Untendered as a Restricted Free Agent, later signed by Lions.^[19]
LB	Gary Brackett	UFA		Released by Colts.
DB	Melvin Bullitt	UFA		Released by Colts.

Additions

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Position	Player	Tag	2011 team	How acquired
WR	Donnie Avery	UFA	Tennessee Titans	Signed on March 25, 2012.^[20]
LB	Jerrell Freeman	UFA	Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)	Signed on January 16, 2012
C/G	Mike McGlynn	UFA	Cincinnati Bengals	Signed on March 15, 2012
NT	Brandon McKinney	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Signed on April 4, 2012.^[21]
TE	Kyle Miller	UFA	None	Signed on April 3, 2012.^[22]
LS	Matt Overton	UFA	Omaha Nighthawks (UFL)	Signed on April 3, 2012.^[23]
DE	Cory Redding	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Signed on March 14, 2012.^[24]
C	Samson Satele	UFA	Oakland Raiders	Signed on March 22, 2012.^[25]
QB	Trevor Vittatoe	UFA	Tampa Bay Storm (AFL)	Signed on March 8, 2012
SS	Tom Zbikowski	UFA	Baltimore Ravens	Signed on March 16, 2012.^[26]
TE	Dominique Jones	UFA	Reading Express (IFL)	Signed on April 30, 2012.^[27]
RB	Deji Karim	WVR	Jacksonville Jaguars	Claimed on April 30, 2012.^[27]
TE	Andre Smith	WVR	Chicago Bears	Claimed on May 15, 2012.^[28]
C/G	Zane Taylor	WVR	Philadelphia Eagles	Claimed on May 18, 2012.^[29]
RB	Mewelde Moore	UFA	Pittsburgh Steelers	Signed on June 19, 2012.^[30]
CB	D.J. Johnson	Trade	Philadelphia Eagles	Traded for on July 22, 2012.^[31]
CB	Vontae Davis	Trade	Miami Dolphins	Traded for on August 26, 2012.^[32]

Staff

**2012 Indianapolis Colts staff**
	Front office Owner/CEO – James Irsay General manager – Ryan Grigson Vice president of football operations – Tom Telesco Director of football administration – Mike Bluem Director of college scouting – T. J. McCreight Associate director of pro personnel – Kevin Rogers Assistant director of college scouting – Todd Vasvari Head coaches Head coach – Chuck Pagano Interim head coach/offensive coordinator – Bruce Arians Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Clyde Christensen Running backs – David Walker Wide receivers – Charlie Williams Tight ends – Alfredo Roberts Offensive line – Harold Goodwin Assistant offensive line – Joe Gilbert Offensive quality control – Frank Giufre			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Greg Manusky Defensive line – Gary Emanuel Inside linebackers – Jeff FitzGerald Outside linebackers – James Bettcher Secondary – Mike Gillhamer Safeties – Roy Anderson Defensive quality control – Brad White Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Marwan Maalouf Assistant special teams – Brant Boyer Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Roger Marandino Assistant strength and conditioning – Richard Howell

Final roster

**2012 Indianapolis Colts roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Andrew Luck 5 Drew Stanton Running backs (RB) 33 Vick Ballard 34 Delone Carter 36 Deji Karim KR 37 Mewelde Moore Wide receivers (WR) 11 Donnie Avery 15 LaVon Brazill 13 T. Y. Hilton PR 10 Nathan Palmer 87 Reggie Wayne Tight ends (TE) 83 Dwayne Allen 80 Coby Fleener 85 Weslye Saunders		Offensive linemen (OL) 74 Anthony Castonzo T 78 Tony Hills T 69 Winston Justice T 72 Jeff Linkenbach G/T 75 Mike McGlynn G 73 Seth Olsen G 76 Joe Reitz G 64 Samson Satele C 62 A. Q. Shipley C 60 Bradley Sowell T Defensive linemen (DL) 66 Clifton Geathers DE 67 Lawrence Guy DE 65 Kellen Heard NT 99 Antonio Johnson NT 91 Ricardo Mathews DE 90 Cory Redding DE 68 Martin Tevaseu NT		Linebackers (LB) 51 Pat Angerer ILB 53 Kavell Conner ILB 58 Moise Fokou ILB 50 Jerrell Freeman ILB 93 Dwight Freeney OLB 54 Mario Harvey ILB 92 Jerry Hughes OLB 98 Robert Mathis OLB 97 Jamaal Westerman OLB Defensive backs (DB) 41 Antoine Bethea FS 38 Sergio Brown FS 20 Darius Butler CB 23 Vontae Davis CB 27 Josh Gordy CB 26 Delano Howell FS 35 Joe Lefggred SS 32 Cassius Vaughn CB 21 Teddy Williams CB 28 Tom Zbikowski SS Special teams (ST) 1 Pat McAfee P 45 Matt Overton LS 4 Adam Vinatieri K		Practice squad 81 Kris Adams WR 79 Justin Anderson T (IR) 30 Marshay Green CB 8 Chandler Harnish QB 46 Dominique Jones TE 59 Shawn Loiseau LB 39 Davin Meggett RB 57 Monte Simmons LB 63 Lee Ziemba T Reserve 31 Donald Brown RB (IR) 61 Josh Chapman NT (IR) 17 Austin Collie WR (IR) 52 A. J. Edds ILB (IR) 55 Justin Hickman OLB (IR) 29 Robert Hughes FB (IR) 71 Ben Ijalana T (IR) 56 Scott Lutrus ILB (IR) 96 Brandon McKinney NT (IR) 95 Fili Moala DE (IR) 94 Drake Nevis DE (IR) 25 Jerraud Powers CB (IR) 84 Griff Whalen WR (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 14 reserve, 8 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 12	St. Louis Rams	W 38–3	1–0	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
2	August 19	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–26	1–1	Heinz Field	Recap
3	August 25	at Washington Redskins	L 17–30	1–2	FedExField	Recap
4	August 30	Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–16	2–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap

Regular season

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 9	at Chicago Bears	L 21–41	0–1	Soldier Field	Recap
2	September 16	Minnesota Vikings	W 23–20	1–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	September 23	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 17–22	1–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
4	Bye
5	October 7	Green Bay Packers	W 30–27	2–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
6	October 14	at New York Jets	L 9–35	2–3	MetLife Stadium	Recap
7	October 21	Cleveland Browns	W 17–13	3–3	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
8	October 28	at Tennessee Titans	W 19–13 (OT)	4–3	LP Field	Recap
9	November 4	Miami Dolphins	W 23–20	5–3	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
10	November 8	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 27–10	6–3	EverBank Field	Recap
11	November 18	at New England Patriots	L 24–59	6–4	Gillette Stadium	Recap
12	November 25	Buffalo Bills	W 20–13	7–4	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
13	December 2	at Detroit Lions	W 35–33	8–4	Ford Field	Recap
14	December 9	Tennessee Titans	W 27–23	9–4	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
15	December 16	at Houston Texans	L 17–29	9–5	Reliant Stadium	Recap
16	December 23	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–13	10–5	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
17	December 30	Houston Texans	W 28–16	11–5	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: at Chicago Bears

Week One: Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	7	0	7	21
Bears	7	17	10	7	41

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Date: September 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 62,341
Referee: Wayne Elliott
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf

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First quarter

IND – Jerrell Freeman 4-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 11:23. Colts 7–0.
CHI – Michael Bush 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 7:19. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:04.

Second quarter

CHI – Brandon Marshall 3-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 10:33. Bears 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards, 5:52.
CHI – Robbie Gould 35-yard field goal, 5:32. Bears 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 4:08.
IND – Donald Brown 18-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:17. Bears 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:15.
CHI – Michael Bush 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 0:44. Bears 24–14. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:33.

Third quarter

CHI – Matt Forte 6-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 11:52. Bears 31–14. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 2:10.
CHI – Robbie Gould 26-yard field goal, 10:02. Bears 34–14. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:44.

Fourth quarter

IND – Donnie Avery 4-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:20. Bears 34–21. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:52.
CHI – Alshon Jeffery 42-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 6:08. Bears 41–21. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:12.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 23/45, 309 yards, TD, 3 INT
CHI – Jay Cutler – 21/35, 333 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

IND – Donald Brown – 9 rushes, 48 yards, TD
CHI – Matt Forte – 16 rushes, 80 yards, TD

Top receivers

IND – Reggie Wayne – 9 receptions, 135 yards
CHI – Brandon Marshall – 9 receptions, 119 yards, TD

The Colts began their season on the road against the Bears. The game was highly hyped due to the start of the career of rookie QB Andrew Luck. The Colts drew first blood in the first quarter as Jerrell Freeman returned an interception 3 yards for a touchdown and a 7–0 lead. However, the Bears tied the game with Michael Bush's 1-yard run to tie the game at 7–7. In the 2nd quarter, the Bears took the lead as Brandon Marshall caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Jay Cutler to make the score 14–7. They then increased their lead when Robbie Gould scored a 35-yard field goal to make the score 17–7. The Colts drew closer to shorten the lead to 3 with Donald Brown's 18-yard touchdown run to make the score 17–14. However, with just seconds before halftime, the Bears drove down the field while Michael Bush ran in on a 1-yard touchdown for a 24–14 halftime lead. In the 3rd quarter the Bears gained momentum once more with Matt Forte's 6-yard touchdown run for a 31–14 lead and then Robbie Gould's 26-yard field goal for a 34–14 lead. In the fourth quarter, Luck threw his first touchdown pass of the regular season. A 4-yard pass to Donnie Avery to shorten the lead to 34–21. However, the Bears capitalized the victory with Cutler's 42-yard pass to Alshon Jeffery for a final score of 41–21.

With the loss, the Colts began their season 0–1.

Week 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Two: Minnesota Vikings at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	3	0	14	20
Colts	7	10	3	3	23

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: September 16
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C) (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 63,192
Referee: Don King
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, and Laura Okmin

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First quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 51-yard field goal, 7:48. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 20 yards, 7:12.
IND – Dwayne Allen 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:49. Colts 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 6:59.

Second quarter

MIN – Blair Walsh 29-yard field goal, 11:38. Colts 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:11.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 26-yard field goal, 1:49. Colts 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:13.
IND – Reggie Wayne 30-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:07. Colts 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:04.

Third quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 45-yard field goal, 7:06. Colts 20–6. Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 7:54.

Fourth quarter

MIN – Stephen Burton 7-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh kick), 5:07. Colts 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:03.
MIN – Kyle Rudolph 6-yard pass from Christian Ponder (Blair Walsh kick), 0:31. Tied 20–20. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 2:19.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 53-yard field goal, 0:08. Colts 23–20. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 0:23.

Top passers

MIN – Christian Ponder – 27/35, 245 yards, 2 TD
IND – Andrew Luck – 20/31, 224 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

MIN – Adrian Peterson – 16 rushes, 60 yards
IND – Donald Brown – 16 rushes, 46 yards

Top receivers

MIN – Percy Harvin – 12 receptions, 104 yards
IND – Donnie Avery – 9 receptions, 111 yards

After a tough loss to the Bears, the Colts returned home to take on the Vikings. The Vikes took the lead as Blair Walsh nailed a field goal from 51 yards out for a score of 3–0. However, the Colts made it 7–3 with Andrew Luck's 3-yard touchdown pass to Dwayne Allen. The Vikings came within a point as Blair Walsh kicked a 29-yard field goal for a 7–6 score. However, the Colts moved further ahead as Vinatieri scored a 26-yard field goal, followed by Andrew Luck's 30-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne for leads of 10–6 and then 17–6 at halftime. In the 3rd quarter, the Colts increased their lead when Vinatieri scored a 45-yard field goal to make the score 20–6. However, in the fourth quarter the Vikings were able to score 2 straight touchdowns with Christian Ponder's 7-yard pass to Stephen Burton to make the score 20–13 and then a 6-yard pass to Kyle Rudolph to tie the game at 20–20. With 8 seconds left, the Colts drove down the field and wrapped the game up with Vinatieri 53-yard field goal for a final score of 23–20.

With the win, the Colts improved to 1–1 and remain undefeated at home against the Vikings as a franchise.

Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Three: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	0	10	9	22
Colts	7	7	0	3	17

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: September 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C) (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 63,536
Referee: Donovan Briggans
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker

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First quarter

JAX – Josh Scobee 44-yard field goal, 7:13. Jaguars 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:47.
IND – T. Y. Hilton 40-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:42. Colts 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 3:31.

Second quarter

IND – Mewelde Moore 4-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:37. Colts 14–3. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:53.

Third quarter

JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew 59-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 12:05. Colts 14–10. Drive: 1 play, 59 yards, 0:11.
JAX – Josh Scobee 47-yard field goal, 2:55. Colts 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 3:23.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Josh Scobee 26-yard field goal, 11:02. Jaguars 16–14. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:25.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 37-yard field goal, 0:56. Colts 17–16. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 0:37.
JAX – Cecil Shorts 80-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (run failed), 0:45. Jaguars 22–17. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:11.

Top passers

JAX – Blaine Gabbert – 10/21, 155 yards, TD
IND – Andrew Luck – 22/46, 313 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 28 rushes, 177 yards, TD
IND – Donald Brown – 18 rushes, 62 yards

Top receivers

JAX – Cecil Shorts – 1 reception, 80 yards, TD
IND – T. Y. Hilton – 4 receptions, 113 yards, TD

After the tough home win over the Vikings, the Colts stayed home for a division rival duel against the Jaguars. Scoring started early as the Jags drew first blood scoring a 44-yard field goal from Josh Scobee to take a 3–0 lead. However, the Colts took the lead with Andrew Luck's 40-yard touchdown pass to T. Y. Hilton for a 7–3 lead. The Colts increased their lead in the 2nd quarter with Andrew Luck's 4-yard touchdown pass to Mewelde Moore for a 14–3 halftime lead. In the 3rd quarter, the Jaguars were able to fire back as Maurice Jones-Drew ran in a touchdown from 59 yards out to cut the lead to 14–10. Followed up quickly by Scobee's 47-yard field goal to shorten the lead to a point 14–13. In the fourth quarter, the Jags were able to take the lead with Scobee kicking a 26-yard field goal for a 16–14 lead. The Colts however retook the lead with Vinatieri's 37-yard field goal for a 17–16 lead. But then the Jags were able to complete the comeback attempt 11 seconds later with Blaine Gabbert's touchdown pass to Cecil Shorts III (with a failed 2-point conversion) to make the final score 22–17.

With the loss, the Colts went into their bye week at 1–2. It would also be their last loss to a division opponent at home until 2015.

Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Five: Green Bay Packers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

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Packers	7	14	0	6	27
Colts	0	3	16	11	30

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: October 7
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 67,020
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, and Laura Okmin

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First quarter

GB – John Kuhn 2-yard run (Mason Crosby kick), 2:07. Packers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:33.

Second quarter

GB – James Jones 6-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 12:25. Packers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:46.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 24-yard field goal, 6:21. Packers 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 3:09.
GB – Randall Cobb 31-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 4:21. Packers 21–3. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 2:00.

Third quarter

IND – Dwayne Allen 8-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 11:06. Packers 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:13.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 50-yard field goal, 7:42. Packers 21–13. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 2:26.
IND – Andrew Luck 3-yard run (pass failed), 0:18. Packers 21–19. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:59.

Fourth quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 28-yard field goal, 8:04. Colts 22–21. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:23.
GB – James Jones 8-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (pass failed), 4:30. Packers 27–22. Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:14.
IND – Reggie Wayne 4-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Donald Brown run), 0:35. Colts 30–27. Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 3:55.

Top passers

GB – Aaron Rodgers – 20/32, 235 yards, 3 TD, INT
IND – Andrew Luck – 31/55, 362 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

GB – Alex Green – 10 rushes, 63 yards
IND – Donald Brown – 17 rushes, 84 yards

Top receivers

GB – Randall Cobb – 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD
IND – Reggie Wayne – 13 receptions, 212 yards, TD

Coming off their bye week, the Colts stayed home for a duel against the Packers. Scoring got off to an early start as John Kuhn ran for a 2-yard touchdown to take a 7–0 lead. In the 2nd quarter, the Packers increased their lead with Aaron Rodgers's 6-yard touchdown pass to James Jones to make the score 14–0. After this, the Colts finally got on the board with Vinatieri's 24-yard field goal to make the score 14–3. However, the Packers pulled away as Aaron Rodgers connected with Randall Cobb for a 31-yard touchdown pass to take a 21–3 halftime lead. After the break, the Colts began to fire back As Andrew Luck connected with Dwayne Allen on an 8-yard touchdown pass, followed by Vinatieri's 50-yard field goal and then Luck's 3-yard rushing touchdown (with a failed 2-point conversion) to shorten the lead to 21–10, 21–13, and then 21–19. In the 4th quarter the Colts took the lead as Vinatieri kicked a 28-yard field goal for a 1-point lead 22–21. However, the Packers again retook the lead as Rodgers found Jones again for an 8-yard touchdown pass (with a failed 2-point conversion) and led 27–22. However, the Colts were able to capitalize the comeback victory with Luck's 4-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne with the 2-point conversion successful and win the game 30–27. This game was rated #7 on the Top 20 NFL Games of 2012 on NFL.com, as Wayne's World.^[33] The Colts also improved their record to 4–0 against the Packers at home.

With the win, the Colts improved to 2–2.

Week 6: at New York Jets

Week Six: Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets – Game summary

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Colts	3	3	0	3	9
Jets	0	21	7	7	35

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: October 14
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
Game attendance: 79,088
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms

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First quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 20-yard field goal, 6:02. Colts 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:13.

Second quarter

NYJ – Stephen Hill 5-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 14:13. Jets 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:49.
NYJ – Shonn Greene 10-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 9:47. Jets 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 3:04.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 50-yard field goal, 6:06. Jets 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, -4 yards, 3:41.
NYJ – Jason Hill 5-yard pass from Mark Sanchez (Nick Folk kick), 0:27. Jets 21–6. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:39.

Third quarter

NYJ – Shonn Greene 4-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 1:36. Jets 28–6. Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 47-yard field goal, 14:40. Jets 28–9. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 1:56.
NYJ – Shonn Greene 2-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 1:05. Jets 35–9. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 2:44.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 22/44, 280 yards, 2 INT
NYJ – Mark Sanchez – 11/18, 82 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

IND – Vick Ballard – 8 rushes, 25 yards
NYJ – Shonn Greene – 32 rushes, 161 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

IND – Reggie Wayne – 5 receptions, 87 yards
NYJ – Jeremy Kerley – 3 receptions, 24 yards

After their tough home win over the Packers, the Colts traveled to take on the Jets at Metlife Stadium. The Colts scoring took off in the first quarter with Adam Vinatieri's 20-yard field goal to take a 3–0 lead. However, the Jets took the lead in the 2nd quarter with Mark Sanchez looking up with Stephen Hill for a 5-yard touchdown pass for a 7–3 lead. They would later increase their lead with Shonn Greene's 10-yard run for a 14–3 lead. However, the Colts were able to draw closer with Vinatieri's 50-yard field goal to make the score 14–6. However, the Jets pulled away as Sanchez found Jason Hill on a 5-yard touchdown pass to make the score 21–6 at halftime. The Jets went back to work as Shonn Greene ran for a 4-yard touchdown to make the score 28–6. The Colts scored another field goal from Vinatieri from 47 yards out to make the score 28–9, however the Jets wrapped the game up with Shonn Greene's 2-yard touchdown run to make the final score 35–9.

With the huge loss, the Colts fell to 2–3 while rookie QB Andrew Luck would have his first career game without a single touchdown pass.

Week 7: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Seven: Cleveland Browns at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

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Browns	0	6	7	0	13
Colts	7	7	3	0	17

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: October 21
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C) (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 64,560
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

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First quarter

IND – Andrew Luck 3-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:23. Colts 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 7:37.

Second quarter

CLE – Greg Little 14-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (kick failed), 14:01. Colts 7–6. Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 8:22.
IND – Andrew Luck 5-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:41. Colts 14–6. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:20.

Third quarter

CLE – Josh Gordon 33-yard pass from Brandon Weeden (Phil Dawson kick), 11:53. Colts 14–13. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:07.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 38-yard field goal, 3:19. Colts 17–13. Drive: 17 plays, 61 yards, 8:34.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Top passers

CLE – Brandon Weeden – 25/41, 264 yards, 2 TD
IND – Andrew Luck – 16/29, 186 yards

Top rushers

CLE – Montario Hardesty – 7 rushes, 28 yards
IND – Vick Ballard – 20 rushes, 84 yards

Top receivers

CLE – Josh Gordon – 2 receptions, 59 yards, TD
IND – Reggie Wayne – 6 receptions, 73 yards

The Colts managed to recover from the blowout loss against the Jets and improved to 3–3 with the win.

Week 8: at Tennessee Titans

Week Eight: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Colts	3	0	3	7	6	19
Titans	3	7	0	3	0	13

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 28
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 52 °F (11 °C)
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Alberto Riveron
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker

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First quarter

TEN – Rob Bironas 39-yard field goal, 7:35. Titans 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:25.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 20-yard field goal, 1:06. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 6:29.

Second quarter

TEN – Kendall Wright 23-yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck (Rob Bironas kick), 1:00. Titans 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:28.

Third quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 44-yard field goal, 10:20. Titans 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:40.

Fourth quarter

TEN – Rob Bironas 30-yard field goal, 10:26. Titans 13–6. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:39.
IND – Delone Carter 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:24. Tied 13–13. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:02.

Overtime

IND – Vick Ballard 16-yard pass from Andrew Luck, 10:11. Colts 19–13. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:49.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 26/38, 297 yards, TD, INT
TEN – Matt Hasselbeck – 22/29, 236 yards, TD

Top rushers

IND – Donald Brown – 14 rushes, 80 yards
TEN – Chris Johnson – 21 rushes, 99 yards

Top receivers

IND – Reggie Wayne – 7 receptions, 91 yards
TEN – Nate Washington – 5 receptions, 69 yards

With the overtime win, the Colts improved to 4–3.

Week 9: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week Nine: Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

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Dolphins	3	14	0	3	20
Colts	7	6	7	3	23

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: November 4
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 66,479
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots

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First quarter

MIA – Dan Carpenter 37-yard field goal, 4:15. Dolphins 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:19.
IND – Reggie Wayne 9-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:47. Colts 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:28.

Second quarter

MIA – Charles Clay 31-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill (Dan Carpenter kick), 13:25. Dolphins 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:22.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 23-yard field goal, 9:37. Tied 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:48.
MIA – Reggie Bush 18-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:07. Dolphins 17–10. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:30.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 47-yard field goal, 0:07. Dolphins 17–13. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 1:07.

Third quarter

IND – T. Y. Hilton 36-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:49. Colts 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:27.

Fourth quarter

MIA – Dan Carpenter 31-yard field goal, 13:12. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 3:37.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 43-yard field goal, 5:58. Colts 23–20. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 7:14.

Top passers

MIA – Ryan Tannehill – 22/38, 290 yards, TD
IND – Andrew Luck – 30/48, 433 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

MIA – Reggie Bush – 10 rushes, 41 yards, TD
IND – Vick Ballard – 16 rushes, 60 yards

Top receivers

MIA – Brian Hartline – 8 receptions, 107 yards
IND – Donnie Avery – 5 receptions, 108 yards

In a close match of rookie quarterbacks, Andrew Luck barely outmatched Ryan Tannehill in a close win 23–20, with the win the Colts improved to 5–3. In the fourth quarter, referee Tony Corrente unintentionally screamed out obscenities on the microphone, causing announcer Kevin Harlan to apologize to television audiences.

Week 10: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Ten: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

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Colts	3	14	7	3	27
Jaguars	0	3	0	7	10

at Everbank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: November 8
Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST
Game weather: Clear, 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 63,272
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock, and Alex Flanagan

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First quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 31-yard field goal, 7:27. Colts 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:31.

Second quarter

IND – Andrew Luck 5-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 13:44. Colts 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:30.
IND – Andrew Luck 1-yard (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:39. Colts 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:43.
JAX – Josh Scobee 40-yard field goal, 0:17. Colts 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 1:31.

Third quarter

IND – Darius Butler 11-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:50. Colts 24–3.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Cecil Shorts 4-yard pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick), 9:16. Colts 24–10. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 5:36.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 41-yard field goal, 3:23. Colts 27–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:53.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 18/26, 227 yards, INT
JAX – Blaine Gabbert – 18/31, 209 yards, INT

Top rushers

IND – Vick Ballard – 12 rushes, 48 yards
JAX – Rashad Jennings – 11 rushes, 27 yards

Top receivers

IND – Reggie Wayne – 8 receptions, 96 yards
JAX – Cecil Shorts – 6 receptions, 105 yards, TD

Week 11: at New England Patriots

Week Eleven: Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots – Game summary

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Colts	14	3	0	7	24
Patriots	7	17	14	21	59

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: November 18
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST
Game weather: Clear, 42 °F (6 °C)
Game attendance: 68,756
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms

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First quarter

IND – Delone Carter 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:49. Colts 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 4:11.
NE – Rob Gronkowski 4-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 7:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:42.
IND – T. Y. Hilton 14-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:44. Colts 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 5:23.

Second quarter

NE – Julian Edelman 68-yard punt return (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:00. Tied 14–14.
NE – Aqib Talib 59-yard interception return (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 10:59. Patriots 21–14.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 47-yard field goal, 5:46. Patriots 21–17. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:13.
NE – Stephen Gostkowski 31-yard field goal, 1:54. Patriots 24–17. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 3:52.

Third quarter

NE – Julian Edelman 2-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 11:07. Patriots 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:53.
NE – Rob Gronkowski 24-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:22. Patriots 38–17. Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:06.

Fourth quarter

NE – Alfonzo Dennard 87-yard interception return (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 14:47. Patriots 45–17.
IND – T. Y. Hilton 43-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:32. Patriots 45–24. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:15.
NE – Stevan Ridley 3-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 9:05. Patriots 52–24. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:27.
NE – Shane Vereen 4-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 3:55. Patriots 59–24. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:42.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 27/50, 334 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
NE – Tom Brady – 24/35, 331 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

IND – Vick Ballard – 16 rushes, 42 yards
NE – Julian Edelman – 1 rush, 42 yards

Top receivers

IND – T. Y. Hilton – 6 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
NE – Rob Gronkowski – 7 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD

The Colts visited the Patriots and fell to 9–4 with the loss. It marked the first time since 1997 in which Peyton Manning was not on the team's roster in the season rivalry.

Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week Twelve: Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

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Bills	3	3	0	7	13
Colts	7	6	7	0	20

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: November 25
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 64,366
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon

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First quarter

IND – T. Y. Hilton 75-yard punt return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:56. Colts 7–0.
BUF – Rian Lindell 33-yard field goal, 4:28. Colts 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:28.

Second quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 25-yard field goal, 4:08. Colts 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:03.
BUF – Rian Lindell 31-yard field goal, 2:16. Colts 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:52.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 13–6. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 0:32.

Third quarter

IND – T. Y. Hilton 8-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 4:02. Colts 20–6. Drive: 15 plays, 82 yards, 8:04.

Fourth quarter

BUF – Lee Smith 1-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rian Lindell kick), 11:30. Colts 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:36.

Top passers

BUF – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 17/33, 180 yards, TD, INT
IND – Andrew Luck – 20/37, 240 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

BUF – C. J. Spiller – 14 rushes, 107 yards
IND – Vick Ballard – 13 rushes, 41 yards

Top receivers

BUF – Stevie Johnson – 6 receptions, 106 yards
IND – Reggie Wayne – 8 receptions, 102 yards

Week 13: at Detroit Lions

Week Thirteen: Indianapolis Colts at Detroit Lions – Game summary

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Colts	7	7	7	14	35
Lions	10	13	7	3	33

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Date: December 2
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
Game attendance: 63,887
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

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First quarter

DET – Jason Hanson 48-yard field goal, 8:49. Lions 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:45.
IND – Donnie Avery 17-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 6:29. Colts 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:20.
DET – Brandon Pettigrew 16-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 1:48. Lions 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:41.

Second quarter

DET – Mikel Leshoure 6-yard run (Jason Hanson kick), 11:27. Lions 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:50.
IND – Coby Fleener 26-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:47. Lions 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:40.
DET – Jason Hanson 33-yard field goal, 7:17. Lions 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:59.
DET – Jason Hanson 52-yard field goal, 3:46. Lions 23–14. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:29.

Third quarter

IND – Vick Ballard 11-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:05. Lions 23–21. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:55.
DET – Calvin Johnson 46-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Jason Hanson kick), 0:02. Lions 30–21. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

DET – Jason Hanson 31-yard field goal, 8:41. Lions 33–21. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:09.
IND – LaVon Brazill 42-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:39. Lions 33–28. Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 1:23.
IND – Donnie Avery 14-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:00. Colts 35–33. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 1:07.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 24/54, 391 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
DET – Matthew Stafford – 27/46, 313 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

IND – Vick Ballard – 9 rushes, 41 yards, TD
DET – Joique Bell – 7 rushes, 81 yards

Top receivers

IND – T. Y. Hilton – 6 receptions, 100 yards
DET – Calvin Johnson – 13 receptions, 171 yards, TD

Week 14: vs. Tennessee Titans

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Titans	7	13	0	3	23
Colts	7	0	14	6	27

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: December 9
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 64,688
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

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First quarter

TEN – Jared Cook 18-yard pass from Jake Locker (Rob Bironas kick), 10:10. Titans 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:50.
IND – Reggie Wayne 4-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:01. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 4:11.

Second quarter

TEN – Rob Bironas 40-yard field goal, 12:27. Titans 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:34.
TEN – Will Witherspoon 40-yard interception return (Rob Bironas kick), 4:40. Titans 17–7.
TEN – Rob Bironas 31-yard field goal, 0:37. Titans 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 1:14.

Third quarter

IND – Delone Carter 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:36. Titans 20–14. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:24.
IND – Cassius Vaughn 3-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:36. Colts 21–20.

Fourth quarter

TEN – Rob Bironas 25-yard field goal, 10:28. Titans 23–21. Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 10:08.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 53-yard field goal, 6:23. Colts 24–23. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:05.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 40-yard field goal, 3:48. Colts 27–23. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:44.

Top passers

TEN – Jake Locker – 22/35, 262 yards, TD, 2 INT
IND – Andrew Luck – 16/34, 196 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

TEN – Jake Locker – 4 rushes, 51 yards
IND – Vick Ballard – 19 rushes, 94 yards

Top receivers

TEN – Kenny Britt – 8 receptions, 143 yards
IND – Reggie Wayne – 6 receptions, 64 yards, TD

Week 15: at Houston Texans

Week Fifteen: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary

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Colts	0	10	7	0	17
Texans	10	10	3	6	29

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: December 16
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 71,702
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts

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First quarter

HOU – Shayne Graham 29-yard field goal, 11:47. Texans 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 3:13.
HOU – Andre Johnson 3-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Shayne Graham kick), 4:51. Texans 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 5:44.

Second quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 26-yard field goal, 6:12. Texans 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 2:10.
HOU – Shayne Graham 35-yard field goal, 3:50. Texans 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:22.
HOU – Bryan Braman 8-yard blocked punt return (Shayne Graham kick), 1:46. Texans 20–3.
IND – T. Y. Hilton 61-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:07. Texans 20–10. Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:39.

Third quarter

HOU – Shayne Graham 27-yard field goal, 7:33. Texans 23–10. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:20.
IND – Dwayne Allen 8-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:32. Texans 23–17. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.

Fourth quarter

HOU – Shayne Graham 46-yard field goal, 8:30. Texans 26–17. Drive: 7 plays, 11 yards, 3:24.
HOU – Shayne Graham 33-yard field goal, 1:05. Texans 29–17. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:40.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 13/27, 186 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Matt Schaub – 23/31, 261 yards, TD

Top rushers

IND – Vick Ballard – 18 rushes, 105 yards
HOU – Arian Foster – 27 rushes, 165 yards

Top receivers

IND – T. Y. Hilton – 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD
HOU – Andre Johnson – 11 receptions, 151 yards, TD

This was Indianapolis' last loss to a divisional opponent until 2015.

Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Sixteen: Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary

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Colts	7	6	0	7	20
Chiefs	3	0	10	0	13

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Date: December 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny, 25 °F (−4 °C)
Game attendance: 62,938
Referee: Ron Winter
TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker

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First quarter

IND – Darius Butler 32-yard interception return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:08. Colts 7–0.
KC – Ryan Succop 47-yard field goal, 8:18. Colts 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:50.

Second quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 48-yard field goal, 13:27. Colts 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:14.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 36-yard field goal, 0:07. Colts 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 0:55.

Third quarter

KC – Jamaal Charles 86-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 14:40. Colts 13–10. Drive: 1 play, 86 yards, 0:15.
KC – Ryan Succop 47-yard field goal, 6:00. Tied 13–13. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:02.

Fourth quarter

IND – Reggie Wayne 7-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 4:08. Colts 20–13. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 6:05.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 17/35, 205 yards, TD
KC – Brady Quinn – 10/22, 162 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

IND – Vick Ballard – 20 rushes, 69 yards
KC – Jamaal Charles – 22 rushes, 226 yards, TD

Top receivers

IND – Reggie Wayne – 5 receptions, 81 yards, TD
KC – Jonathan Baldwin – 2 receptions, 64 yards

Week 17: vs. Houston Texans

Week Seventeen: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

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Texans	3	3	10	0	16
Colts	7	7	7	7	28

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: December 30
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 66,957
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf

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First quarter

IND – Coby Fleener 1-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:51. Colts 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:09.
HOU – Shayne Graham 51-yard field goal, 0:06. Colts 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 48 yards, 7:45.

Second quarter

HOU – Shayne Graham 37-yard field goal, 10:22. Colts 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:28.
IND – Vick Ballard 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:00. Colts 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:05.

Third quarter

HOU – Arian Foster 13-yard run (Shayne Graham kick), 9:25. Colts 14–13. Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 5:35.
HOU – Shayne Graham 37-yard field goal, 5:22. Texans 16–14. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:28.
IND – Deji Karim 101-yard kickoff return (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:10. Colts 21–16.

Fourth quarter

IND – T. Y. Hilton 70-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 11:22. Colts 28–16. Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:51.

Top passers

HOU – Matt Schaub – 24/36, 275 yards, 2 INT
IND – Andrew Luck – 14/28, 191 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

HOU – Arian Foster – 16 rushes, 96 yards, TD
IND – Vick Ballard – 27 rushes, 78 yards, TD

Top receivers

HOU – Andre Johnson – 12 receptions, 141 yards
IND – T. Y. Hilton – 4 receptions, 111 yards, TD

With the win, the Colts finished the season 11-5 and 2nd place in the AFC South. Good enough for the fifth seed, first wild card in the AFC playoffs. Also, they would improve to 11–0 against the Texans at home. The Colts also improved from their 2–14 record from 2011.

Standings

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AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Houston Texans	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	416	331	L2
⁽⁵⁾ Indianapolis Colts	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	357	387	W2
Tennessee Titans	6	10	0	.375	1–5	5–7	330	471	W1
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	255	444	L5

Postseason

Schedule

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Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 6	at Baltimore Ravens (4)	L 9–24	0–1	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Baltimore Ravens

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: (5) Indianapolis Colts at (4) Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

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Colts	0	6	3	0	9
Ravens	0	10	7	7	24

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Date: January 6, 2013
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 49 °F (9 °C)
Game attendance: 71,379
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms

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First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

BAL – Justin Tucker 23-yard field goal, 11:18. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 3:56.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 47-yard field goal, 2:25. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 5:44.
BAL – Vonta Leach 2-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 0:50. Ravens 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:35.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 52-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

BAL – Dennis Pitta 20-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 8:26. Ravens 17–6. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:23.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 26-yard field goal, 0:40. Ravens 17–9. Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:46.

Fourth quarter

BAL – Anquan Boldin 18-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 9:14. Ravens 24–9. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:30.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 28/54, 288 yards, INT
BAL – Joe Flacco – 12/23, 282 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

IND – Vick Ballard – 22 rushes, 91 yards
BAL – Bernard Pierce – 13 rushes, 103 yards

Top receivers

IND – Reggie Wayne – 9 receptions, 114 yards
BAL – Anquan Boldin – 5 receptions, 145 yards, TD

2012 Indianapolis Colts season

Personnel changes

Roster changes

Draft

Undrafted free agents

Departures

Additions

Staff

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: at Chicago Bears

Week 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 5: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 6: at New York Jets

Week 7: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 8: at Tennessee Titans

Week 9: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 10: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 11: at New England Patriots

Week 12: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 13: at Detroit Lions

Week 14: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 15: at Houston Texans

Week 16: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 17: vs. Houston Texans

Standings

Postseason

Schedule

Game summaries

AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Baltimore Ravens

References

External links

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