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Compiled by David Sabino
February 13, 2007
THE INDIANAPOLIS VERSION OF THE COLTS FEATURES A PROLIFIC QUARTERBACK-TO-RECEIVER DUO AND OTHER FANTASTIC FIGURES
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February 13, 2007

By The Numbers

THE INDIANAPOLIS VERSION OF THE COLTS FEATURES A PROLIFIC QUARTERBACK-TO-RECEIVER DUO AND OTHER FANTASTIC FIGURES

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1 INDIANAPOLIS Colt enshrined in the Hall of Fame ( Eric Dickerson). There are nine Baltimore Colts in the Hall ( Raymond Berry, Art Donovan, Weeb Ewbank, Ted Hendricks, John Mackey, Gino Marchetti, Lenny Moore, Jim Parker and Johnny Unitas).

11 SEASONS as an Indianapolis Colt by receiver Marvin Harrison (1996--present), the longest current tenure by a Colt. Unitas was a Baltimore Colt for 17 seasons (1956--72).

4 STRAIGHT division titles won by the Colts, tied with the Patriots for the longest active streak.

78 WEEKS (out of 85) that the Colts have held sole possession or shared the lead in the AFC South division since 2002.

144 CONSECUTIVE games played by Peyton Manning, the longest streak by a quarterback from the start of his career.

89 REGULAR-SEASON victories since the start of the 1999 season, the most in the NFL.

12 MINIMUM number of wins by the Colts for four straight seasons (2003--06), tying the NFL record set by the Cowboys (1992--95).

3 TEAMS ( Buccaneers, Colts and Cowboys) that have had winless seasons but eventually won the Super Bowl.

.648 CAREER winning percentage for Tony Dungy, the highest among active coaches with at least 50 wins through the 2006 regular season.

3,000 YARDS passing in each of Manning's first nine seasons, the only player in NFL history to do so.

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