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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS TRIVIA

1) What year did the Colts join the NFL?


The Colts have been a member club of the NFL since their founding in Baltimore in 1953.

2) The Colts won the first Super Bowl that _______.


The Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 in Super Bowl V, which was played on January 17, 1971, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on first-generation Poly-Turf.

3) What was the nickname of the Colt's first Super Bowl?


Super Bowl V is sometimes called the "Blunder Bowl", "Blooper Bowl" or "Stupor Bowl" because it was filled with poor play, a missed PAT, penalties, turnovers, and officiating miscues.

4) Which Colts RB twice led the league in receptions?


Mitchell led the NFL in receptions in both 1974 (72 receptions) and 1977 (71 receptions).

5) How many times did Peyton Manning win league MVP?


Manning won league MVP a remarkable five times: (2003), (2004), (2008), (2009), and (2013).

6) Who was the first kicker in NFL history to go an entire season, including the playoffs, without missing a field goal or point-after attempt?


In 2003, Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt finished the regular season 37 for 37 in field goals and 46 for 46 in PATs. He was also perfect on three field-goal attempts and 12 PATs in the postseason. He did however miss a potential game tying 51-yard field goal in the Pro Bowl with three seconds left in a 55-52 loss to the NFC.

7) Which Colt RB is the only NFL player to amass 12,000 yards rushing and 6,000 yards receiving?


The second overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft, Faulk was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.

8) How many turnovers did the Colts have in their first Super Bowl victory?


The Colts' seven turnovers remain the most ever committed by a Super Bowl champion.

9) What rookie kicked the game-winning field goal in Super Bowl V?


Super Bowl V was the first Super Bowl decided by less than a touchdown. It was finally settled when Colts rookie kicker Jim O'Brien made a 32-yard field goal with five seconds left in regulation time.

10) Which Colts RB ran a 4.28 forty-yard dash at the NFL Combine?


Faulk ran a 4.28 forty-yard dash, beating out Edgerrin James (4.38), Joseph Addai (4.4), and Marlon Mack (4.5).

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