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The 1965 Baltimore Colts season was the 13th season for the team in the National Football League.The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1965 season with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie, which tied for first in the Western Conference with the Green Bay Packers.
The new team kept the Triangles' blue and white color scheme and was named the Colts after the unrelated previous team that folded after the 1950 NFL season. [2] 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).
In Shula's second season the Colts compiled a 12–2 record, but lost 27–0 to the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship. In 1965 the Colts played the Green Bay Packers in a playoff to determine who would go to the NFL Championship game.
The 1965 NFL season was the 46th regular season of the National Football League. The Green Bay Packers won the NFL title after defeating the Cleveland Browns in the NFL Championship Game , the last before the Super Bowl era.
The 1965 Green Bay Packers season was their 47th season overall and their 45th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 10–3–1 record under seventh-year head coach Vince Lombardi , earning a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the Baltimore Colts .
The Colts would turn to backup quarterback Earl Morrall to lead the offense. The Colts marched to a league-best 13–1 record and Morrall was named the 1968 MVP. Despite this strong season and the return of Unitas during the game the Colts lost the Super Bowl to the AFL's New York Jets and their quarterback Joe Namath. [6]
The Colts’ 2016 season was a great start for Andrew Luck, but not for the Colts' defense. The Colts started their season with seven key defensive backs injured, including Vontae Davis, Clayton Geathers, and Darius Butler. Out of desperation, the Colts signed Antonio Cromartie for replacement of Davis. The defense allowed 340 passing yards, 63 ...
Late in the 1965 season, Matte also memorably filled in as an emergency quarterback when Colts QBs Johnny Unitas and Gary Cuozzo went down with season-ending injuries in consecutive home losses to the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, respectively. [4]