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In the AFC Championship against the New York Jets, Manning overcame a 17–6 deficit late in the second quarter to lead the Colts to 24 unanswered points in a 30–17 win. The 11-point comeback was the third largest in a conference championship game. Manning set a playoff record with his seventh 300-yard passing game in the postseason. [279] [280]
John Elwaywas the starting quarterback for five AFC champions. Elway was the starring quarterback for the 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997and 1998Denver Broncos.[10] Terry Bradshaw, Jim Kelly, Peyton Manningand Patrick Mahomeswere each the starting quarterback for four AFC champions.
The Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry was a series of games that took place between 2001 and 2015 involving two quarterbacks in the National Football League (NFL): Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] It is considered by many to be the greatest individual NFL rivalry of all time, and has been compared to other legendary sports ...
The Colts also returned to the playoffs in 2003 and 2004 with 12–4 records and AFC South championships. [61] [62] The Colts lost to the New England Patriots and Tom Brady in the 2003 AFC Championship Game and in the 2004 divisional playoffs, thereby beginning a rivalry between the two teams, and between Manning and Brady. [63]
The AFC Championship Game once again pitted Peyton Manning and his Broncos against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots, the 15th matchup between the two veteran quarterbacks. The Broncos won 26–16 on the back of a 400-yard passing performance by Manning, which included two touchdown drives that lasted over seven minutes each, earning the ...
Colt quarterback Peyton Manning, who threw a record 49 touchdown passes in the 2004 regular season, completed 27 of 33 passes for 457 yards (the second highest total ever in a playoff game) and four touchdowns, including two to receiver Reggie Wayne (who had 10 receptions for 221 yards receiving on the day), and one each to tight end Dallas ...
2007 →. President George W. Bush congratulates the Colts. The 2006 Indianapolis Colts season was the franchise's 54th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 23rd in Indianapolis and the 5th season under head coach Tony Dungy. The team failed to improve on their regular season record of 14–2 from the 2005 season, finishing at 12–4.
After 31 seasons in Baltimore, Colts owner Robert Irsay moved the team to Indianapolis, Indiana. [3] The Colts have won two Super Bowl championships (Super Bowl V and Super Bowl XLI). They also played in and lost Super Bowl III and Super Bowl XLIV. Before the AFL and NFL merged in 1970, [4] they won three NFL Championships (1958, 1959, and 1968).