Английская Википедия:2013 Indianapolis Colts season

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The Шаблон:Nfly Indianapolis Colts season was the franchise's 61st season in the National Football League (NFL), the 30th in Indianapolis and the second season under head coach Chuck Pagano, who missed most of the 2012 season due to treatment for leukemia. The Colts matched their 2012 record of 11–5, and went undefeated within the division during the season. The Colts hoped to advance further than the Wild Card round in the playoffs than in 2012, where they lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Ravens. They did so after overcoming a 28-point deficit to the Chiefs in the opening round, coming back to win 45–44. However, the Colts were defeated by the New England Patriots in the divisional round, by a score of 43–22.

On March 7, 2013, Jeff Saturday signed a one-day contract in order to retire as a member of the Indianapolis Colts.

For the second consecutive season, the Colts held the final pick in the NFL Draft, number 254, which is famously known as Mr. Irrelevant. In 2012, the final player selected was Chandler Harnish. The 2013 season's Mr. Irrelevant was Justice Cunningham.

Throughout the season, the Colts wore a patch to recognize the 30th season since their move to Indianapolis.

On October 20, 2013, Peyton Manning made his first return to Indianapolis since being released by the Indianapolis Colts in March 2012 and signed by the Denver Broncos, a game in which commentator Al Michaels dubbed "the War of 1812" (referring to Peyton Manning's number of 18 and Colts quarterback Andrew Luck's number of 12). The Colts won the game 39–33.

While losing their Week 14 match-up against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Colts overall record as well as a 4–0 record within the division was enough to earn them their 15th division title after the Denver Broncos defeated the Tennessee Titans and their first since 1987 without Peyton Manning. The Colts became the first team of the 2013 season to win their division, securing a home playoff game.

With the Titans' loss to the Cardinals in Week 15, the Colts were the only AFC South team to make the playoffs.

In the AFC wild card game against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Colts rallied to turn a 38–10 Chiefs' lead into a 45–44 victory for the third largest comeback in NFL playoff history. It is behind the Bills who rallied from a 32-point deficit in the 1993 AFC Wild Card Game and the Vikings who rallied from a 33-point deficit in 2022. As of 2023, this represents the most recent season where the Colts won their opening game.

2013 NFL draft

Notes

• The team traded its second-round selection (No. 54 overall) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for cornerback Vontae Davis.
• The team traded its original fifth-round selection (No. 157 overall) along with a 2012 fourth-round selection to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for the 49ers' 2012 third-round selection.
• The team acquired a new fifth-round selection (No. 139 overall) in a trade that sent its 2014 fourth-round selection to the Cleveland Browns.
• Selection No. 254 is a compensatory selection.

Undrafted free agents

Position	Player	College
T	Emmett Cleary	Boston College
K	Brandon McManus	Temple
RB	Dan Moore	Montana
RB	Denodus O'Bryant	Lindenwood
CB	Sheldon Price	UCLA
LB	C.O. Prime	Wagner
WR	Rodrick Rumble	Idaho State
WR	Lanear Sampson	Baylor
CB	Daxton Swanson	Sam Houston State
CB	Nigel Malone	Kansas State

Departures

Position	Player	Шаблон:Abbr	2013 Team	Notes
WR	Austin Collie	UFA	San Francisco 49ers	Signed by San Francisco on August 2, 2013.
DE	Dwight Freeney	UFA	San Diego Chargers	Signed by San Diego on May 18, 2013.
CB	Jerraud Powers	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	Signed by Arizona on March 13, 2013.
QB	Drew Stanton	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	Signed by Arizona on March 13, 2013.
WR	Donnie Avery	UFA	Kansas City Chiefs	Signed by Kansas City on March 13, 2013.
LB	Moise Fokou	UFA	Tennessee Titans	Signed by Tennessee on March 13, 2013.
S	Tom Zbikowski	UFA	Chicago Bears	Signed by Chicago on March 23, 2013.
LB	Jerry Hughes	Trade	Buffalo Bills	Traded away on April 29, 2013.
RB	Alvester Alexander	UFA		Waived on April 30, 2013.
C	A.Q. Shipley	Trade	Baltimore Ravens	Traded away on May 9, 2013.

Additions

Position	Player	Шаблон:Tooltip	2012 team	Notes
P	Pat McAfee	FT	Indianapolis Colts	Applied with Franchise Tag on March 1, 2013.
DE	Fili Moala	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	Re-signed on March 4, 2013.
CB	Darius Butler	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	Re-signed on March 12, 2013.
T	Gosder Cherilus	UFA	Detroit Lions	Signed on March 12, 2013.
CB	Greg Toler	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	Signed on March 12, 2013.
OLB	Erik Walden	UFA	Green Bay Packers	Signed on March 12, 2013.
G	Donald Thomas	UFA	New England Patriots	Signed on March 12, 2013.
OLB	Lawrence Sidbury	UFA	Atlanta Falcons	Signed on March 12, 2013.
S	LaRon Landry	UFA	New York Jets	Signed on March 13, 2013.
DE	Ricky Jean-Francois	UFA	San Francisco 49ers	Signed on March 14, 2013.
CB	Cassius Vaughn	RFA	Indianapolis Colts	Re-signed on March 18, 2013.
QB	Matt Hasselbeck	UFA	Tennessee Titans	Signed on March 19, 2013.
G	Joe Reitz	ERFA	Indianapolis Colts	Re-signed on March 20, 2013.
NT	Aubrayo Franklin	UFA	San Diego Chargers	Signed on March 20, 2013.
NT	Martin Tevaseu	ERFA	Indianapolis Colts	Re-signed on March 22, 2013.
FB	Stanley Havili	Trade	Philadelphia Eagles	Traded for on March 28, 2013.
T	Jeff Linkenbach	ERFA	Indianapolis Colts	Re-signed on March 28, 2013.
WR	Darrius Heyward-Bey	UFA	Oakland Raiders	Signed on April 1, 2013.
ILB	Josh McNary	UFA	No team in 2012	Signed on April 11, 2013.
CB	Josh Gordy	ERFA	Indianapolis Colts	Re-signed on April 15, 2013.
LB	Kelvin Sheppard	Trade	Buffalo Bills	Traded for on April 29, 2013.
RB	Ahmad Bradshaw	UFA	New York Giants	Signed on June 11, 2013.
RB	Trent Richardson	Trade	Cleveland Browns	Traded for on September 18, 2013

Team captains

Position	Player
QB	Andrew Luck
OLB	Robert Mathis
K	Adam Vinatieri

Note

• Team captains had not been selected, or at least, players selected as captains did not begin to display their signature "C-patch" on their jerseys until during their Week 15 match-up against Houston. This just so happened to be the week that followed the Colts securing the AFC South title and their 26th playoff berth in franchise history.

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 11	Buffalo Bills	L 20–44	0–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
2	August 18	at New York Giants	W 20–12	1–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	August 24	Cleveland Browns	W 27–6	2–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
4	August 29	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–27	2–2	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap

Regular season

For the first time since the 2002 season, the Colts did not play the New England Patriots during the regular season. The Colts–Patriots rivalry had become one of the most known in modern era sports. However, they did play each other in playoffs.

One highlight of the 2013 Colts season was a trip to San Francisco to play the 49ers. This game marked the return of starting quarterback Andrew Luck to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he played three seasons of college football at Stanford University, which for his first two years there was coached by Jim Harbaugh, then-coach of the 49ers. Luck got the better of his old coach with a 27–7 statement victory.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 8	Oakland Raiders	W 21–17	1–0	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
2	September 15	Miami Dolphins	L 20–24	1–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	September 22	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–7	2–1	Candlestick Park	Recap
4	September 29	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 37–3	3–1	EverBank Field	Recap
5	October 6	Seattle Seahawks	W 34–28	4–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
6	Шаблон:Tooltip	at San Diego Chargers	L 9–19	4–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
7	October 20	Denver Broncos	W 39–33	5–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 3	at Houston Texans	W 27–24	6–2	Reliant Stadium	Recap
10	November 10	St. Louis Rams	L 8–38	6–3	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
11	Шаблон:Tooltip	at Tennessee Titans	W 30–27	7–3	LP Field	Recap
12	November 24	at Arizona Cardinals	L 11–40	7–4	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
13	December 1	Tennessee Titans	W 22–14	8–4	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
14	December 8	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 28–42	8–5	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
15	December 15	Houston Texans	W 25–3	9–5	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
16	December 22	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 23–7	10–5	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
17	December 29	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 30–10	11–5	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: vs. Oakland Raiders

The Colts began their 2013 season at home, for the first time since 2009, against the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders, who received the opening kickoff, would turn the ball over on a Terrelle Pryor interception by Colts cornerback Greg Toler. The interception would allow Andrew Luck and the Colts offense to drive down the field and score the first touchdown of the season on a pass from Luck to Reggie Wayne. Heading into the second quarter, the Colts defense would continue to prevent the Raiders from scoring, forcing Oakland to punt on second drive of the game. Luck would again lead the Colts down the field in an eight play, 69-yard drive that would result in a touchdown pass from Luck to tight end Dwayne Allen, giving the Colts an early 14–0 lead. Pryor and the Raiders would respond for the first time on their next offensive drive, which ended in a touchdown run from Darren McFadden. Defensive stops by both the Colts and the Raiders would ensure no further scoring in the half and would allow Indianapolis to head into halftime with the 14–7 lead. Indianapolis was forced to punt on their first offensive possession of the second half, while the Raiders would drive down to the Colts 20-yard line and would score on a Sebastian Janikowski field goal, cutting the Colts lead to 14–10 lead. The Raiders would again begin to drive down the field and would score the go ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter on a pass from Denarius Moore from Terrelle Pryor, giving the Raiders a 17–14 lead. Andrew Luck, on the next Colts offensive drive, would lead the team down the field, 71 yards in 11 plays, with Luck himself scoring the game-winning touchdown on a 19-yard run. Pryor and the Raiders would drive down to the Colts 24-yard line, though the drive would end with an interception by Antoine Bethea, sealing the Colts victory.

With the win, the Colts went to 1–0 on the season and extended their home winning streak to seven games.

Week 2: vs. Miami Dolphins

The Colts faced the Miami Dolphins in week two, a rematch of the 23–20 Colts victory during the 2012 season. This game also marked the second meeting between Andrew Luck of the Colts and Ryan Tannehill of the Dolphins, both sophomore quarterbacks. Indianapolis, who received the opening kickoff, were unable to score on their first drive, unlike the Dolphins who drove down 58 yards in six plays, while scoring on a Tannehill pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace, giving the Dolphins an early 7–0 lead. The Colts would respond with a long drive of their own, however they would be able to put it into the endzone, settling instead for an Adam Vinatieri field goal. The Dolphins would strike again, this time scoring in just two plays following a Tannehill 67-yard pass and a Lamar Miller touchdown run. The Colts, who entered the second quarter trailing 14–3, quickly scored their first touchdown on the day with an Andrew Luck pass to tight end Coby Fleener. After trading possessions, the Indianapolis offense would strike again, scoring their second touchdown of the quarter and taking the first lead of the day, though it would be taken away by a Caleb Sturgis field goal to end the half, with the teams going into halftime tied at 17. Indianapolis would drive down on their first possession of the second half, though a touchdown would be nullified by an illegal shift penalty and forcing the Colts to settle for a field goal. Midway through the third quarter, the Dolphins would score the go ahead touchdown on a Charles Clay run, putting them ahead 24–20. On their last offensive possession of the day, Luck and the Colts would drive down to the Miami 23-yard line, though the comeback would fall short following a sack of Luck on fourth down.

With the loss, the Colts went to 1–1 on the season and lost their first home game since September 23, 2012.

Week 9: at Houston Texans

The Colts fell behind 21–3 before rallying to defeat the Houston Texans on Sunday Night Football 27–24.

Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals

With the loss, the Colts dropped to 8–5, however, they clinched the AFC South division title after the Broncos defeated the Titans later in the evening.

Week 15: vs. Houston Texans

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With the win, the Colts improved to 9–5 and 12–0 at home against the Texans.

Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Шаблон:Americanfootballbox With the win, the Colts were the only team during the 2013 season to sweep all of their division rivals.

Postseason

Playoff round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
Wild Card	Шаблон:Tooltip	Kansas City Chiefs (5)	W 45–44	1–0	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
Divisional	Шаблон:Tooltip	at New England Patriots (2)	L 22–43	1–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap

External links

• Шаблон:Official website