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Week 2 | Indianapolis Colts (0-1) vs. Minnesota Vikings (1-0)1 p.m. (ET) | Sunday, September 16, 2012 | Lucas Oil Stadium

The Colts (0-1) will look to addto their 9-0 home record againstthe Minnesota Vikings (1-0) thisweek after falling to the ChicagoBears in Week 1, 41-21.Although falling to 0-1 on theseason, the Colts saw impres-sive performances from severalyoung players in Week 1. ILB-Jerrell Freeman intercepted aJay Cutler pass for a touchdownon the Bears’ second drive ofthe game, which put the Coltsahead, 7-0. QB-Andrew Luck finished the game throwingfor 309 yards, which is the most by a Colts rookie in hisdebut. TE-Coby Fleener racked up 82 receiving yards,which ended up being the most by a Colts rookie tight endin his debut. OLB-Robert Mathis seemed to make asmooth transition from defensive end to outside linebacker,as he tallied two sacks in the contest for his 20th careermulti-sack game.The Vikings are coming off a close 26-23 overtime victoryover the Jacksonville Jaguars. K-Blair Walsh was perfectin the game, hitting four-of-four field goals, including a 55-yarder as time expired to send the game into overtime anda 38-yarder to win the game in overtime. RB-Adrian Peter-son ran for 84 yards and two touchdowns in his return frominjury. QB-Christian Ponder completed 20-of-27 passesfor 270 yards and a 105.5 passer rating.

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Tuesday, September 11No Availability – Players’ Day OffWednesday, September 1210:45 a.m. – Leslie Frazier Conference CallNoon – Coach Pagano Available12:25 p.m. – Adrian Peterson Conference Call12:15-1 p.m. – Player Availability1:40 p.m. – Practice (Limited Availability)Thursday, September 13Noon – Coordinators Available12:15-1 p.m. – Player Availability1:40 p.m. – Practice (Limited Availability)Friday, September 1411:00 a.m. – Practice (Limited Availability)After Practice – Coach Pagano AvailableAfter Practice – Player InterviewsSaturday, September 15No AvailabilitySunday, September 16Indianapolis Colts vs. Minnesota Vikings – 1 p.m. EST

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Preseason (2-2)Date Opponent Time Result8/12 ST. LOUIS 1:30 p.m. W, 38-38/19 at Pittsburgh 8 p.m. L, 26-248/25 at Washington 4 p.m. L, 30-178/30 CINCINNATI 7 p.m. W, 20-16Regular Season (0-1)Date Opponent Time Result/Network9/9 at Chicago 1 p.m. L, 41-219/16 MINNESOTA 1 p.m. FOX9/23 JACKSONVILLE 1 p.m. CBS9/30 BYE10/7 GREEN BAY 1 p.m. FOX10/14 at New York Jets 1 p.m. CBS10/21 CLEVELAND 1 p.m. CBS10/28 at Tennessee 1 p.m. CBS11/4 MIAMI 1 p.m. CBS11/8 at Jacksonville 8:20 p.m. NFL Network11/18 at New England 1 p.m. CBS*11/25 BUFFALO 1 p.m. CBS*12/2 at Detroit 1 p.m. CBS*12/9 TENNESSEE 1 p.m. CBS*12/16 at Houston 1 p.m. CBS*12/23 at Kansas City 1 p.m. CBS*12/30 HOUSTON 1 p.m. CBS** Denotes Flexible Scheduling

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Game Preview/Media Availability........................................1Important Dates/Schedule ..................................................2Head Coach Comparison....................................................3Opponent Information ......................................................4-5Probable Starters/Key Reserves.........................................6Week 1 Recap ....................................................................7Schedule Notes...................................................................8Colts Notes .........................................................................9Reggie Wayne Notes ...................................................10-11Dwight Freeney Notes .................................................12-13Robert Mathis Notes .........................................................14Andrew Luck Notes...........................................................15Adam Vinatieri Notes ...................................................16-17Redding, Bethea, Powers Notes.......................................18Free Colts App/Upcoming Community Events..................19

TABLE OF CONTENTS

2012 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS SCHEDULE

2012Thursday, Sunday-Monday, September 13, 16-17Regular Season Week 2.Tuesday, September 25Priority on multiple waiver claims is now based on currentseason’s standings.Tuesday, October 16NFL Fall League Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.All trading ends at 4:00 p.m., New York time.Tuesday, November 13Signing period ends at 4:00 p.m., New York time, for Fran-chise Players who are eligible to receive Offer Sheets.Deadline for Clubs to sign prior to 4:00 p.m., New York time,their unsigned Franchise Players, including Franchise Play-ers who were eligible to receive Offer Sheets until this date,their Unrestricted Free Agents to whom tender was made onJune 1 and their Restricted Free Agents including those towhom tender was made on August 25. If such players remainunsigned after this date, they are prohibited from playing inthe NFL in 2012.Monday, December 31Clubs may begin signing free agent players for the 2013 sea-son.

2013Saturday-Sunday, January 5-6Wild Card Playoff Games.Saturday-Sunday, January 12-13Divisional Playoff Games.Sunday, January 20AFC and NFC Championship Games.Sunday, January 27AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii.Sunday, February 3Super Bowl XLVII, Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana.

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HEAD COACH COMPARISON

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Coaching Years in NFL: 11th YearColts Head Coach: 1st YearRegular Season: 0-1 (.000)Postseason: 0-0 (.000)The Indianapolis Colts ushered in a newera with the hiring of Chuck Pagano toserve as the team’s new head coach onJanuary 25, 2012. Pagano brings a wealth

of experience, totaling 28 years in the professional and col-legiate ranks. Prior to joining the Colts, Pagano spent four seasons withthe Baltimore Ravens and the last (2011) as the team’s de-fensive coordinator. In 2011, Pagano’s defensive unit fin-ished third in the NFL in total defense (288.9 ypg.), secondagainst the run (92.6 ypg.) and fourth against the pass(196.3 ypg.), on their way to an appearance in the AFCChampionship Game. The Ravens also led the league inforced fumbles (21) and had the third-most sacks in the NFL(48.0), including a franchise record-tying 9.0 in Week 12against San Francisco.Pagano served as the Ravens' secondary coach for threeseasons (2008-2010) before taking the reins of defensivecoordinator. In Pagano’s first season with the Ravens (2008), the sec-ondary ranked second against the pass (179.7 ypg.) as thedefense ranked No. 2 overall in the league, a drastic im-provement from a No. 20 finish in 2007. In addition, theteam led the NFL with 26 interceptions, including Ed Reed’sNFL-high nine picks. Reed, the league’s only unanimous(50 votes) All-Pro in 2008, was also coached by Pagano atthe University of Miami.In 2009, Pagano guided an injury-depleted secondary to aneighth-overall ranking against the pass (207.3 ypg.). Thedefense also finished the year ranked No. 3 overall (300.5ypg.), the seventh-straight top six finish. The defensivebacks tallied 16 of the team’s 22 interceptions and Balti-more’s turnover ratio (+10) was fourth best in the NFL.In his four seasons in Baltimore, Pagano’s defenses allowedthe second-fewest points per game (16.3) and the second-fewest net yards (292.3) in the NFL. The Ravens alsoranked third in the NFL in scoring defense during that span.

Prior to Baltimore,Pagano guided the de-fensive backfields for theOakland Raiders (2005-06) and ClevelandBrowns (2001-04) beforeserving a one-year stintas the defensive coordi-nator for the University ofNorth Carolina in 2007.Pagano also coachedcollegiately at Miami,East Carolina, UNLV,Boise State and USC.

Coaching Background1984-85 USC Grad. Assist.1986 Univ. of Miami Grad. Assist.1987-88 Boise State OLBs1989 East Carolina Secondary1990-91 UNLV Def. Coord./

Secondary1992-94 East Carolina Secondary/

OLBs1995-2000 Univ. of Miami Secondary/

Special Teams2001-04 Browns Secondary2005-06 Raiders DBs2007 North Carolina Def. Coord.2008-10 Ravens Secondary2011 Ravens Def. Coord.2012 Colts Head Coach

Coaching Years in NFL: 14th YearVikings Head Coach: 2nd YearRegular Season: 7-16 (.304)Postseason: 0-0 (.000)Leslie Frazier begins his second full sea-son as Head Coach of the Vikings in 2012with a core of young talent in place and a

team motivated for success. With the unique perspective ofa Super Bowl winner as a player and coach, Frazier has aproven track record of success. His first title came as a start-ing cornerback with the 1985 Chicago Bears in Super BowlXX. Frazier marks his 14th season as an NFL coach in 2012and has another 11 years of collegiate coaching experience.In his 13 seasons as an NFL coach, Frazier has coachedon seven playoff teams and been a part of six divisionchampionships.Entering 2012, the Vikings have added talent and improvedthe depth on the roster. The club selected T Matt Kalil withthe No. 4 pick in the Draft and traded up to select S HarrisonSmith at No. 29, giving the club a rare pair of first-roundersand took CB Josh Robinson with their third-round choice.Kalil is the Vikings highest draft pick since Hall of FamerChris Doleman at No. 4 in 1985 and the second highest of-fensive lineman drafted in team history behind Hall of FamerRon Yary at No. 1 in 1968. Smith is only the third defensiveback selected in the first round in Vikings history. Key freeagent pickups TE John Carlson and WR Jerome Simpsongive the club more offensive firepower while DBs Chris Carrand Zack Bowman improve backfield competition.Since taking over as Head Coach for the final six games ofthe 2011 season, Frazier has had to contend with injuriesto marquee players and a quarterback position that was influx before first-rounder Christian Ponder took control of thejob. The Vikings of 2011 flashed the talent that is in placeon the roster but struggled with inconsistency and injuriesduring a 3-13 campaign. Individually, DE Jared Allen cameclose to NFL history with a 22.0-sack season, breaking theVikings record and coming within reach of the NFL’s single-season mark. Allen was recognized with an AssociatedPress First-Team All-Pro nod and a starter’s job in the ProBowl. He was joined at the Pro Bowl by LB Chad Greenway,who marked the third of the past four Vikings’ first-rounddraft picks to earn Pro Bowl honors. Offensively, PercyHarvin showed his dynamic playmaking ability as he setVikings records for rushing yards by a wide receiver, re-turned his Vikings-recordfourth career kickoff for atouchdown and set ca-reer-highs for receiving.Rookie TE Kyle Rudolphearned All-Rookie with histhree touchdowns in thesecond half of the seasonand gave a glimpse intothe future with his receiv-ing skill.

Coaching Background1988-96 Trinity International Univ.

Head Coach1997-98 Illinois DBs1999-02 Eagles DBs2003-04 Bengals Def. Coord.2005-06 Colts Def. Coord.2007-10 Vikings DBs2010* Vikings Head Coach2011-12 Vikings Head Coach

*Interim Head Coach for final six games

COLTS HEAD COACH CHUCK PAGANO VIKINGS HEAD COACH LESLIE FRAZIER

DATE RESULTS10/1/61 34-33 W11/12/61 20-28 L9/23/62 34-7 W12/16/62 42-17 W11/17/63 37-34 W12/8/63 41-10 W9/13/64 24-34 L11/15/64 17-14 W9/19/65 35-16 W11/14/65 41-21 W9/18/66 38-23 W10/23/66 20-17 W

DATE RESULTS10/22/67 20-20 T11/24/68 21-9 W12/22/68 24-14 W9/28/69 14-52 L10/25/71 3-10 L12/12/82 10-13 L11/20/88 3-12 L12/21/97 28-39 L12/24/00 31-10 W11/8/04 31-28 W9/14/08 18-15 W

Former Colts•Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier was a defensive backs coachfor the Colts from 2005-2006. •Vikings defensive coordinator Alan Williams coached for the Coltsfrom 2002-2011. •Vikings assistant defensive line coach Diron Reynolds spent fiveyears (2002-2005) as the defensive quality control coach for the Colts. •Vikings WR-Devin Aromashodu was with the Colts from 2006-2007. •Vikings RB-Jerome Felton was with the Colts in 2011. •Vikings T-Charlie Johnson played for the Colts from 2006-2010. Former Vikings•Colts RB-Mewelde Moore was the Vikings fourth round draft pickin 2004. He was with the team from 2004-2008.•Colts WR-Kris Adams was on the Vikings practice squad in 2012.Was released before the regular season started. •Colts OG-Seth Olsen was on the Vikings practice squad from 2010-2011.Indiana/Minnesota Connections•Colts wide receivers coach Charlie Williams was wide receiverscoach for the University of Minnesota in 1992. •Five Vikings attended Notre Dame; S-Harrison Smith, S-RobertBlanton, C-John Sullivan, TE-Kyle Rudolph and TE-John CarlsonNFL Connections•Colts DE-Cory Redding and Vikings TE-John Carlson were team-mates with the Seattle Seahawks in 2009. •Colts QB-Drew Stanton and Vikings RB-Jerome Felton playedfor the Detroit Lions from 2008-2011. Colts DE-Cory Redding alsoplayed for the Lions in 2008. •Colts G/C-Mike McGlynn and Vikings WR-Jerome Simpsonplayed for the Cincinnati Bengals in 2011. College Connections•Colts QB-Andrew Luck and TE-Coby Fleener competed withVikings RB-Toby Gerhart at Stanford.•Colts CB-Jerraud Powers and Vikings WR-Devin Aromashoduwere teammates at Auburn. •Colts CB-Cassius Vaughn and Vikings S-Jamarca Sanfordplayed together at Mississippi. •Colts DE-Cory Redding and Vikings LS-Cullen Loeffler attendedthe University of Texas together. •Colts ILB-Moise Fokou and Vikings LB-Erin Henderson wereteammates at Maryland University. •Colts S-Tom Zbikowski and Vikings C-John Sullivan were team-mates at Notre Dame. •Vikings TE-Allen Reisner and DT-Christian Ballard played at theUniversity of Iowa with Colts ILB-Pat Angerer and G-Seth Olsen. •Vikings TE-John Carlson and C-John Sullivan played at NotreDame with Colts S-Tom Zbikowski and S-Sergio Brown. •Colts DE-Fili Moala and Vikings DE-Everson Griffen attendedUSC together. Coaching Connections•Colts head coach Chuck Pagano was teammates with Vikingsquarterbacks coach Craig Johnson at the University of Wyomingfrom 1981-1982. •Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians and Vikings offensive linecoach Jeff Davidson coached together for the New Orleans Saintsin 1996. •Colts special teams coordinator Marwan Maalouf and Vikings of-fensive line coach Jeff Davidson coached together for the Cleve-land Browns form 2005-2006.•Vikings offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave and Colts tight endscoach Alfredo Roberts coached for the Jacksonville Jaguars from2003-2004. •Vikings defensive coordinator Alan Williams and Colts quarter-backs coach Clyde Christensen coached together for the TampaBay Buccaneers in 2001. •Colts linebackers coach Jeff FitzGerald and Vikings special as-sistant to the head coach/linebackers coach Mike Singletarycoached for the Baltimore Ravens in 2004. •Colts linebackers coach Jeff FitzGerald and Vikings wide receiverscoach George Stewart coached together for the Tampa Bay Buc-caneers from 1992-1993.

THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

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Regular Season: Colts lead, 14-7-1 Home: Colts lead, 9-0 Away: Vikings lead, 7-5-1 Playoffs: Colts lead, 1-0Colts Longest Series Streaks: Won 5, Lost 5Points Scored-Allowed: Colts, 586 - Vikings, 476Home: Colts, 296 - Vikings, 168Away: Colts, 290 - Vikings, 308Sweeps: Colts (4): 1962, 63, 65, 66 Vikings (0): Splits (2): 1961,64COLTS RECORD vs. VIKINGS BY STADIUM:Memorial: 8-0 Hoosier/RCA: 2-0 Metropolitan: 4-4-1 HHH Metrodome: 1-3

COLTS-VIKINGS ALL-TIME RECORDSCOLTS-VIKINGS NOTABLE CONNECTIONS

COLTS-VIKINGS ALL-TIME RESULTS

WR-Reggie Wayne had five receptions for 93 yards (18.6 avg.)and a touchdown on 9/14/08. WR-Donnie Avery caught five passes for 87 yards (17.4 avg.)and a touchdown on 10/11/09.DE-Cory Redding made five tackles (four solo) including a sackon 12/10/06.OLB-Robert Mathis made five stops (two solo) on 9/14/08.OLB-Dwight Freeney recorded three solo tackles, including twosacks for a loss of 15 yards on 11/8/04.CB-Vontae Davis notched six solo tackles, two passes defensedand one interception on 9/19/10.S-Antoine Bethea made six tackles (five solo) on 9/14/08.K-Adam Vinatieri converted two-of-two field goals for six pointson 11/2/97.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES AGAINST VIKINGS

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COLTS-VIKINGS SERIES INFO/LAST MATCHUP

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2012 Regular Season StatisticsColts (rank) Vikings (rank)

21.0 (18) Points Per Game 26.0 (12)356.0 (14) Total Offense Per Game 389.0 (9)63.0 (23) Net Rushing Yards Per Game 123.0 (9)293.0 (6) Net Passing Yards Per Game 266.0 (11T)24:32 (25) Possession Average 25:02 (23)41.0 (27) Opponent Points Per Game 23.0 (13T)428.0 (24) Opponent Total Offense Per Game 355.0 (14)114.0 (17) Opponent Net Rushing Yards Per Game 113.0 (16)314.0 (26) Opponent Net Passing Yards Per Game 242.0 (14)-4 (27T) Turnover Differential 0 (11T)

2012 STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Leading Passers: Comp. Att. Yards TDs INTs RatingAndrew Luck 23 45 309 1 3 52.9Christian Ponder 20 27 270 0 0 105.5Leading Rushers: Att. Yards Avg. Long TDsDonald Brown 9 48 5.3 18t 1Adrian Peterson 17 84 4.9 20 2Leading Receivers: Rec. Yards Avg. Long TDsReggie Wayne 9 135 15.0 23 0Percy Harvin 6 84 14.0 20 0

2012 REGULAR SEASON TEAM LEADERSWeek 2September 14, 2008 HHH Metrodome, Minneapolis, MNThe Indianapolis Colts bounced back after an opening day loss tothe Bears by defeating the Minnesota Vikings, 18-15. The Coltsovercame a 15-point second-half deficit after Vikings K-Ryan Long-well converted five consecutive field goals. The Colts got on theboard in the third quarter when RB-Joseph Addai capped off a six-play, 80-yard drive with a one-yard run. The Colts then evened thescore at 15 after driving the ball 61 yards on three plays, includinga 32-yard touchdown reception by WR-Reggie Wayne. RB-DominicRhodes converted the two-point conversion. With three seconds re-maining in regulation, K-Adam Vinatieri hit the game-winning 47-yard field goal to complete the comeback. WR-Anthony Gonzalezled all receivers with nine catches for 137 yards, while Vikings RB-Adrian Peterson posted 180 scrimmage yards, including 160 rush-ing yards.SCORING SUMMARY

1 2 3 4 OT FCOLTS 0 0 7 11 - 18VIKINGS 6 3 6 0 - 15

TEAM STATISTICSColts Vikings

Total Net Yards 321 299Net Yards Rushing 25 179Net Yards Passing 296 120Total First Downs 17 16Third Down Efficiency 6-15-40% 2-13-15%Punts (Number and Average) 7-43.7 6-43.3Net Punting Average 37.7 35.0Penalties 5-45 2-5Fumbles (Number and Lost) 0-0 1-1Touchdowns 2 0Field Goals (Made and Attempted) 2-2 2-2Red Zone Efficiency 1-2-50% 0-2-0%Time of Possession 27:26 32:34

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SCORING DRIVESTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play IND MINVikings 1 10:10 Longwell 45 yd. field goal 0 3Vikings 1 0:09 Longwell 27 yd. field goal 0 6Vikings 2 0:00 Longwell 53 yd. field goal 0 9Vikings 3 10:38 Longwell 46 yd. field goal 0 12Vikings 3 4:09 Longwell 28 yd. field goal 0 15Colts 3 1:24 Addai 1 yd. run (Vinatieri kick) 7 15Colts 4 5:54 Wayne 32 yd. pass from Manning 15 15

(Rhodes run)Colts 4 0:03 Vinatieri 47 yd. field goal 18 15

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Ind. - Addai 15-20-1; Rhodes 2-5; Manning 2-0. Min. - Peterson 29-160; Taylor 4-18; Allison 1-1; Jackson 2-0.PASSING: Ind. - Manning 26-42-311, 1 TD, 2 INT, 72.6 rating. Min. - Jackson 14-24-130, 73.3 ratingRECEIVING: Ind. - Gonzalez 9-137; Wayne 5-93-1; Santi 5-29; Robinson 2-15; Addai 2-13; Rhodes 2-8; Harrison 1-16. Min. - Wade 3-42; Allison 2-37; Shiancoe 1-23; Peterson 4-20; Kleinsasser 1-12; Tahi 2-(-2); Taylor 1-(-2)

LAST COLTS-VIKINGS MATCHUP

RUSHINGG/GS Att-Yards Avg. Long TD

Mewelde Moore 1/0 4-14 3.5 6 0RECEIVING

G/GS Rec-Yards Avg. Long TDReggie Wayne 2/2 8-115 14.4 32t 2Donnie Avery 1/1 5-87 17.4 27t 1DEFENSE Tackles

G/GS S-A-Tot Sk-Yds PD INTCory Redding 13/10 22-10-32 3.5-27 0 0Robert Mathis 2/0 5-3-8 0-0 0 0Dwight Freeney 2/2 5-1-6 3-20 0 1*Vontae Davis 1/1 6-0-6 0-0 2 1Antoine Bethea 1/1 5-1-6 0-0 0 0Moise Fokou 1/1 1-0-1 0-0 0 0Sergio Brown 1/0 1-0-1 0-0 0 0*Forced FumblesKICKING

FGM-A Long XPM-A KO TBAdam Vinatieri 4-6 47 5-5 16 1

CAREER STATS AGAINST VIKINGS

PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES

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WR Reggie Wayne - Has totaled 871 receptions for 11,843 yardsand 73 touchdowns, ranking second in all categories in franchisehistory. Leads all NFL active wide receivers with 146 consecutivestarts and 167 games played.LT Anthony Castonzo - The Colts’ 2011 first round draft pick re-turns for his second season after starting all 12 games he partici-pated in last year.LG Joe Reitz - Returns to the Colts for his second NFL season afterstarting nine-of-11 games in 2011.C Samson Satele - Signed by the Colts as an unrestricted freeagent this offseason and has started 75-of-79 games over thecourse of his career with the Raiders, Dolphins and Colts. RG Mike McGlynn - Signed by the Colts as an unrestricted freeagent this offseason and has started 19-of-27 games in his NFL ca-reer with the Eagles, Bengals and Colts.RT Winston Justice - Joins the Colts for his first season and hasstarted 32-of-48 career games, with the Eagles and Colts. In 2009,was named to the USA Today All-Joe Team. TE Coby Fleener - Indianapolis’ second round pick in the 2012 NFLDraft, Fleener finished second on the team in receiving in Week 1with six catches for 82 yards. WR Austin Collie - Has totaled 172 receptions for 1,839 yards and16 touchdowns in 41 career games with the Colts. Was named tomultiple all-rookie teams in 2009.QB Andrew Luck - Finished Week 1 completing 23-of-45 passesfor 309 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions. His 309 yardsare the most ever by a Colts rookie in his debut.F Dwayne Allen - Winner of the John Mackey Award as a senior atClemson. In his collegiate career, started 33-of-41 games andrecorded 93 receptions for 1,079 yards and 12 touchdowns.RB Donald Brown - In 41 career games, has tallied 350 carries for1,471 yards and 11 touchdowns. Set a career-high with 645 rushingyards and five touchdowns in 2011.

OFFENSE

WR Donnie Avery - Signed by the Colts as an unrestriced freeagent on 3/26/12. In 40 career games (29 starts), has totaled 106receptions for 1,345 yards (12.7 avg.) and 10 touchdowns.RB Vick Ballard - Selected by the Colts in the fifth round (170thoverall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. Led the team in rushing in the pre-season with 70 yards on 23 carries. Totaled 379 rushes for 2,157yards (5.6 avg.) and 29 touchdowns at Mississippi State.

NOTABLE OFFENSIVE RESERVES

DE Cory Redding - Joins the Colts for his first season and in 132career games (102 starts), has totaled 408 tackles (279 solo), 25.5sacks, one interception, nine fumble recoveries, four forced fumblesand 13 passes defensed. NT Antonio Johnson - The sixth-year veteran has compiled 134tackles, 1.5 sacks, one fumble recovery and two passes defensedin 54 career games (34 starts).DT Fili Moala - In four seasons with the Colts has recorded 65 tack-les, 2.0 sacks and one pass defensed. In 2011, posted 22 stopsand both of his career sacks. SLB Robert Mathis - A four-time Pro Bowl selection who ranks sec-ond all-time in franchise history with 85.5 sacks. Has four career10.0-plus sack seasons and has compiled 20 multiple-sack contestsand two career three-plus sack games.MIKE Kavell Conner - In three seasons with the Colts, has regis-tered 156 tackles, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries andtwo passes defensed.WILL Jerrell Freeman - Intercepted a Jay Cutler pass and returnedit for a touchdown against the Chicago Bears in Week 1. Signed bythe Colts to a reserve/future contract on 1/19/12. Played for theSaskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) for three years (2009-11).RUSH Dwight Freeney - A seven-time Pro Bowl selection and theall-time franchise leader in sacks with 102.5. Became the 26thplayer to top 100.0 career sacks in 2011. Is the only Colts playerwith seven double-digit sack seasons.LCB Vontae Davis - Acquired by the Colts in a trade with Miamion 8/26/12. In 45 games (37 starts), has totaled 147 tackles (131solo), 34 passes defensed and nine interceptions.SS Tom Zbikowski - Has competed in 54 career games andrecorded 53 tackles, one sack, two interceptions, six passes de-fensed and 58 special teams stops.FS Antoine Bethea - A two-time Pro Bowl choice who has led theColts in interceptions over the last six seasons with 12. Has toppedthe 100-tackle mark in each of the last four seasons.RCB Jerraud Powers - Has started all 35 contests he has partici-pated in and has posted 181 tackles, five interceptions, one forcedfumble, one fumble recovery and 27 passes defensed.

DEFENSE

OLB Jerry Hughes - Selected by the Colts in the first round (31stoverall) of the 2010 NFL Draft. Has played in 25 career games (onestart), totaling 15 tackles (10 solo) and one sack.ILB Moise Fokou - Acquired by the Colts in a trade with thePhiladelphia Eagles on 8/2/02. Has played in 44 career games,making 22 starts and tallying 100 tackles (67 solo), one sack, fourpasses defensed and two forced fumbles.

NOTABLE DEFENSIVE RESERVES

K Adam Vinatieri - Has converted 387-of-468 career field goals (82.7%), which currently ranks 11th all-time in NFL history. Has totaled1,755 career points (including one two-point conversion), which ranks ninth in league annals and first among active players in the AFC.Has made 23 game-winning field goals in the final minute of the fourth quarter or overtime.P Pat McAfee - Set a franchise record with a 46.6 gross punting average in 2011. Posted the second-best total for net punting averagein franchise history with a 39.2 mark last season. Named to the PFW/PFWA and The Sporting News NFL All-Rookie Teams.LS - Matt Overton - Signed as a free agent by the Colts on April 2, 2012. Spent three years in the United Football League (2009-11) withthe Florida Tuskers and most recently the Omaha Nighthawks. Earned recognition as the league’s best long snapper in 2010.

SPECIAL TEAMS

LAST WEEK AT CHICAGO

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• On Chicago’s second drive of the game, inside linebackerJerrell Freeman intercepted a Jay Cutler pass and returnedit four yards for a touchdown, signifying the first points of the2012 season for the Colts. The interception return for atouchdown was the first for the Colts since Week 14 of the2011 season when cornerback Jacob Lacey returned a pick32 yards for a touchdown.• The Colts engineered a five-play, 71-yard drive, at the endof the second quarter, which culminated in a Donald Brown18-yard rushing touchdown. The touchdown was the firstfrom the Colts offense this season and cut the Bears lead to17-14. Indianapolis also totaled 36 rushing yards on thedrive.•Quarterback Andrew Luck pieced-together the team’s sec-ond offensive touchdown drive of the game in the fourthquarter, which was capped by a Donnie Avery four-yardtouchdown reception. The 12-play, 80-yard drive totaled4:52. The touchdown for Avery was his second in as manygames after catching a touchdown in the 2011 regular sea-son finale as a member of the Tennessee Titans.•In his first career NFL start, quarterback Andrew Luck com-pleted 23-of-45 passes for 309 yards, one touchdown andthree interceptions. Luck’s 309 passing yards is the highesttotal by a Colts rookie quarterback in their franchise debut.•Wide receiver Reggie Wayne finished the contest with ninecatches for 135 yards, leading both teams in receiving. Forthe second consecutive year, he totaled over 100 yards inthe season opener (106 – 9/11/11 at Houston). The receivingperformance also marked his 36th career 100-plus-yardgame. Wayne improved his streak of consecutive gamesplayed to 167, which ranks third in franchise history and isthe longest streak by active wide receivers in the NFL.•With nine catches against the Bears, Wayne moved pastwide receiver Jimmy Smith for sole possession of 15th placeon the NFL’s all-time receptions list (871). He is now 13catches away from moving past wide receiver Keenan Mc-Cardell (883) for 14th place. With 11,843 career receivingyards, Wayne also passed Don Maynard (11,834) for 21stplace on the league’s all-time receiving yardage list.•In his NFL debut, rookie tight end Coby Fleener finishedsecond on the Colts in receiving with six receptions for 82yards.•Kicker Adam Vinatieri notched three extra points againstthe Bears and became the 11th player in NFL history with600-plus PAT attempts. Vinatieri has also scored at least onepoint in 131 consecutive games.•Safety Antoine Bethea led the defense in tackles with nineand became the sixth member of the Colts to record 700-plus stops in franchise history.•On the first play of the game, outside linebacker RobertMathis dropped Bears quarterback Jay Cutler for a 12-yardloss. Mathis added his second sack of the game in the thirdquarter, bringing his career total to 85.5. The two-sack per-formance by Mathis is the 18th of his career and the firstsince a December 22, 2011 meeting against Houston (2.0).

WEEK 1 AT CHICAGO GAME NOTESCOLTS 21BEARS 41

Sunday, September 9, 2012Soldier Field

The Indianapolis Colts fell to the Chicago Bears by a 41-21margin in the 2012 regular season opener at Soldier Field.Inside Linebacker Jerrell Freeman opened the scoring witha four-yard interception return for a touchdown. The Bearsresponded with two touchdowns and a field goal before Don-ald Brown found the end zone on an 18-yard rush. Bearsrunning back Michael Bush posted a one-yard rushingtouchdown to claim a 24-14 halftime advantage. Chicagoscored 10-unanswered points to open the second half witha Matt Forte six-yard rushing touchdown and a RobbieGould field goal. Rookie quarterback Andrew Luck threw hisfirst career touchdown pass to wide receiver Donnie Averyat the 10:20 mark in the fourth quarter, but a comeback fellshort as the Bears secured a 41-21 win. Luck threw for 309yards in his NFL debut, while wide receiver Reggie Wayneled both teams in receiving with nine catches for 135 yards.

TEAM STATISTICSColts Bears

Total Net Yards 356 428Net Yards Rushing 63 114Net Yards Passing 293 314Total First Downs 22 26Third Down Efficiency 2-10-20% 4-12-33%Punts (Number and Average) 5-51.4 5-41.6Net Punting Average 42.8 35.2Penalties 3-19 7-48Fumbles (Number and Lost) 2-2 0-0Touchdowns 3 5Field Goals (Made and Attempted) 0-1 2-2Red Zone Efficiency 2-4-50% 4-6-67%Time of Possession 24:32 35:28

STARTERS

SCORING DRIVESTeam Qtr Time Scoring Play IND CHIColts 1 11:23 Freeman 4 yd. INT return 7 0

(Vinatieri kick)Bears 1 7:19 Bush 1 yd. run (Gould kick) 7 7Bears 2 10:33 Marshall 3 yd. pass from Cutler 7 14

(Gould kick)Bears 2 5:32 Gould 35 yd. field goal 7 17Colts 2 3:17 Brown 18 yd. run (Vinatieri kick) 14 17Bears 2 0:44 Bush 1 yd. run (Gould kick) 14 24Bears 3 11:52 Forte 6 yd. run (Gould kick) 14 31Bears 3 10:02 Gould 26 yd. field goal 14 34Colts 4 10:20 Avery 4 yd. pass from Luck 21 34

(Vinatieri kick)Bears 4 6:08 Jeffery 42 yd. pass from Cutler 21 41

(Gould kick)

COLTSWR Wayne DE ReddingLT CastonzoNT JohnsonLG Olsen DT MoalaC Satele SLB MathisRG McGlynn MIKE ConnerRT Justice WILL FreemanWR Avery RUSHFreeneyTE Fleener LCB DavisQB Luck RCB PowersRB Brown SS ZbikowskiF Jones FS Bethea

BEARSWR Marshall LE IdonijeLT Webb DT MeltonLG Spencer NT ToeainaC Garza RE PeppersRG Louis WLB BriggsRT Carimi MLB UrlacherWR Hester SLB RoachTE Davis LCB JenningsQB Cutler RCB TillmanRB Forte SS WrightFB RodriguezFS Conte

SCHEDULE NOTES

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Date Opponent All-Time Series Home/Road Record Note/Result9/9 at Chicago 22-19 R: 11-10 L, 41-21: QB-Andrew Luck threw for 309 yards,

the most ever by a Colts rookie in his debut. ILB-Jerrell Freeman returned an INT for a TD. WR-Reggie Wayne had nine catches for 135 yards.

9/16 MINNESOTA 14-7-1 H:9-0 The Colts look to extend their current three-gamewinning streak and perfect 9-0 home recordagainst the Vikings.

9/23 JACKSONVILLE 15-7 H:8-3 After losing both games of the season series toJacksonville for the first time in franchise historylast season, the Colts will look to bounce back andimprove on their 8-3 record at home.

10/7 GREEN BAY 20-20-1 H: 12-8-1 The Packers will make their first trip to Lucas OilStadium. C-Jeff Saturday will return to Indianapolisafter spending the last 13 years with the team.

10/14 at N.Y. Jets 40-26 A: 21-12 The Colts will travel to MetLife Stadium for the firsttime. In their last meeting, the Jets kicked a game-winning field goal with :03 remaining in regulationto end the Colts season in the Wild Card round.

10/21 CLEVELAND 12-14 H: 5-9 The Colts will host the Browns for the second con-secutive year and try to improve on their 5-9 homerecord. The Colts have won five of the last sixmeetings between the teams.

10/28 at Tennessee 21-13 A: 8-7 The Colts are 3-3 playing in Tennessee over thelast six seasons. The Colts have swept two of thelast three season series dating back to 2009.

11/4 MIAMI 24-44 H:13-21 The Colts look to extend their current three-gamewinning streak over the Dolphins. Nine of the last11 games have been decided by a touchdown-or-less.

11/8 at Jacksonville 15-7 A: 7-4 The Colts have not won in Jacksonville since 2009,a 35-31 win. The Colts had a two-game winningstreak going into the finale last season, but wereunable to overcome the 19-6 fourth-quarter deficit.

11/18 at New England 28-44 A: 12-24 At 72 regular season meetings, the Colts haveplayed the Patriots more than they’ve played anyother team. This will mark the 10th straight seasonthe two teams have gone up against each other.

11/25 BUFFALO 30-35-1 H:17-14-1 Since the 2000 season, the Colts have gone 6-1against the Bills. Buffalo will make its first-ever tripto Lucas Oil Stadium.

12/2 at Detroit 20-18-2 A: 9-9-1 The Colts will look to add to their three-game win-ning streak over the Lions. With a victory, the Coltswould tie their longest winning streak over Detroit.

12/9 TENNESSEE 21-13 H: 13-6 The Colts picked up their first win of the 2011 sea-son at home against the Titans. The Colts havewon their last four home games against Tennessee.

12/16 at Houston 17-3 A: 7-3 The Colts have lost two consecutive games inHouston after going 7-1 the previous eight sea-sons.

12/23 at Kansas City 10-8 A: 5-4 The Colts have won 10 of the last 12 gamesagainst the Chiefs. Last season, the Colts wereunable to hold a 24-7 lead, as they fell, 28-24.

12/30 HOUSTON 17-3 H: 10-0 The Colts will look to remain perfect on their 10-0home record against the Texans. Last season, theColts scored a touchdown with 0:19 remaining inregulation for their second win of the season.

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97Consecutive regular season games in which wide receiverReggie Wayne has caught at least one pass.

5Consecutive seasons wide receiver Reggie Wayne has ledthe team in receiving (2007-11).

42.5The number of sacks defensive end Dwight Freeney hasregistered in his last 62 regular season games.

43.5The number of sacks defensive end Robert Mathis has reg-istered in his last 62 regular season games.

131Consecutive regular season games in which kicker AdamVinatieri has scored at least one point.

CURRENT STREAKS ENTERING 2012 SEASON

WR-REGGIE WAYNE• Needs three touchdowns to pass Edgerrin James (75) forthird on the Colts all-time touchdowns list.• Needs one 100-yard receiving game to reach 40 for his ca-reer.K-ADAM VINATIERI• Needs four consecutive PATs to pass Lou Michaels (103)for third most in Colts history.OLB-ROBERT MATHIS• Can record a sack in his fifth consecutive game

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN WEEK 2

September 10-Signed G-Trai Essex-Waived T-Mike Person and C-A.Q. ShipleySeptember 3-Signed to practice squad: RB-Alvester Alexander and T-Darrion Weems-Released from practice squad: S-Latarrius ThomasSeptember 2-Signed to practice squad: CB-D.J. Johnson

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

WR-REGGIE WAYNE• Needs 15 games played to pass David Lee (188) for eighthin Colts history.• Needs 16 points to pass Edgerrin James (458) for seventhon the Colts all-time scoring list.• Needs three games with 10-plus receptions to pass MarvinHarrison (16) for most in Colts history.• Needs to lead the team in receptions this year to tie MarvinHarrison (6) for the most consecutive seasons leading theteam.• Needs one 1,000-yard receiving season to tie Marvin Har-rison (8) for the most in Colts history.K-ADAM VINATIERI• Needs 82 points to pass Lenny Moore (678) for fourth onthe Colts all-time scoring list.• Needs 31 points after a touchdown to pass Dean Biasucci(255) for third in Colts history.• Needs one 50-yard field goal to pass Bert Rechichar forsole possession of fifth place in Colts history.P-PAT McAFEE• Needs 10 punts to pass Tom Gilburg (232) for fifth in Coltshistory.• Needs 2,480 punting yards to pass Chris Gardocki (12,403)for fourth most in Colts history.• Needs 16 punts inside the 20 to pass Chris Gardocki (80)for third most in Colts history.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN 2012

With the Bears backed up to their own three-yard line on theirsecond drive of the game last week, ILB-Jerrell Freeman in-tercepted a Jay Cutler pass and returned it for a touchdown.Freeman is the first Colts undrafted player ever to returnan interception for a touchdown in his debut. Freeman also became the first undrafted NFL player toreturn an interception for a touchdown in his debut sinceLB-Peter Noga and DB-Paul Tripoli both did so in 1987.

GOOD FIRST IMPRESSIONIn Week 1 against the Bears, TE-Coby Fleener caught sixpasses for 82 yards, which is the most yards by a Coltsrookie tight end in his debut.Here’s a look at how other Colts rookie tight ends have per-formed in the first game of their rookie season:Player Date Receptions Rec. YardsCoby Fleener 9/9/12 6 82Reese McCall 9/4/78 3 53John Mackey 9/15/63 2 46Tom Santi 9/14/08 5 29Dallas Clark 9/7/03 1 18Tim Sherwin 9/6/81 1 8Jacob Tamme 9/7/08 1 6Ken Dilger 9/3/95 1 4

FLEENER’S DEBUT

Since 2000, the Colts are 8-4 in home openers and 2-2 sincemoving into Lucas Oil Stadium. Listed below are the Coltshome opener results since 2000:Year Opponent Result Stadium

LUCAS OIL STADIUM RECORD: 2-22011 Cleveland L, 27-19 Lucas Oil2010 N.Y. Giants W, 38-14 Lucas Oil2009 Jacksonville W, 14-12 Lucas Oil2008 Chicago L, 29-13 Lucas Oil

RCA DOME RECORD SINCE 2000: 6-22007 New Orleans W, 41-10 RCA Dome2006 Houston W, 43-24 RCA Dome2005 Jacksonville W, 10-3 RCA Dome2004 Green Bay W, 45-31 RCA Dome2003 Tennessee W, 33-7 RCA Dome2002 Miami L, 21-13 RCA Dome2001 Buffalo W, 42-26 RCA Dome2000 Oakland L, 38-31 RCA Dome

COLTS HOME OPENERS

WR-Reggie Wayne caught nine passes for 135 yards inWeek 1 at Chicago, which marks his fourth career 100-yardreceiving game in a season-opener. His total of 135 yards isthe second-most he’s ever recorded in a season opener, be-hind the 162 yards he posted against Jacksonville in 2009.Listed below are Wayne’s career performances on KickoffWeekend:Year Opponent Receptions Rec. Yards2009 vs. Jacksonville 10 1622012 at Chicago 9 1352007 vs. New Orleans 7 1152011 at Houston 7 1062010 at Houston 7 992008 vs. Chicago 10 862006 at N.Y. Giants 4 672005 at Baltimore 4 502004 at New England 1 422003 at Cleveland 3 392002 at Jacksonville 2 352001 vs. Buffalo 0 0

REGGIE STARTING OFF STRONG

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#87 Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne enters the 2012 campaignranked third in franchise history in yards from scrimmage with11,708. He trails team leader, Marvin Harrison, who accumu-lated 14,608 yards in his 13 seasons with the team andEdgerrin James who totaled 12,065 yards in seven seasonswith the Colts. Wayne is 222 yards shy of tying James for thesecond spot and 2,765 yards from matching Harrison atopthe list. In 2011, Wayne finished the season with 960 yardsand moved past Lenny Moore (11,213) for fourth place.

Indianapolis’ All-Time Scrimmage Yards Leaders

Rec. Yards Rush. Yards Scrim. Yards14,580 28 14,608

Rec. Yards Rush. Yards Scrim. Yards2,839 9,226 12,065

Rec. Yards Rush. Yards Scrim. Yards11,843 0 11,843

WIDE RECEIVER REGGIE WAYNE6-0 - 198 Pounds - Miami

12th NFL Season• Named to five Pro Bowls (2006-10).• Associated Press NFL All-Pro First-Team in 2010.• Has totaled seven 1,000-yard seasons (2004-10).• Ranks second in team history in receptions (871),

receiving yards (11,843) and receiving touchdowns (73).• Ranks third in franchise history in all-time yards from

scrimmage (11,843).

Harrison

James

Wayne

LINE OF SCRIMMAGE

Reggie Wayne has been one of the most productive wide re-ceivers in franchise history. Since his rookie campaign in2001, the Colts have reaped the benefits of Wayne’s highlevel of play and the results have shown in the win/loss col-umn. Below are Indianapolis’ record totals when Waynereaches a certain milestone in single games.

When Wayne Records 100-Plus Receiving YardsOn 39 occasions, the Colts are 27-12

When Wayne Records Eight-Plus ReceptionsOn 29 occasions, the Colts are 18-11

When Wayne Scores At Least One TouchdownOn 64 occasions, the Colts are 51-13

When Wayne Totals At Least a 15.0 Yards Per Catch Av-erage (Min. Five Rec.)

On 30 occasions, the Colts are 22-8

REGGIE’S RESULTS

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Wide receiver Reggie Wayne needs 91 receptions to becomethe fourth player in NFL history with four 100-catch seasonsin a career. Wayne can join former teammate Marvin Harri-son as well as Jerry Rice and Wes Welker as the only playerswith four 100-reception seasons

Reggie Wayne’s Top Reception SeasonsYear Receptions Yards TDs2010 111 1,355 62007 104 1,510 102009 100 1,264 10

Since 2004, Wayne leads all NFL receivers in receptions andreceiving yards while ranking fifth in touchdowns. Below arethe totals.

Most Receptions in the NFL from 2004-2012Player ReceptionsReggie Wayne 727Larry Fitzgerald 697Tony Gonzalez 686

Most Receiving Yards in the NFL from 2004-2012Player YardsReggie Wayne 9,944Larry Fitzgerald 9,678Andre Johnson 8,799

Most Touchdowns in the NFL from 2004-2012Player TouchdownsRandy Moss 77Antonio Gates 74Larry Fitzgerald 73Terrell Owens 72Reggie Wayne 62

Vs. JaguarsPlayer CatchesWayne 117Clark 54Harrison 54

After finishing with eight receptions against Jacksonville in2011 season finale, Reggie Wayne has accumulated 117 ca-reer catches against the Jaguars, which tied his record forthe most receptions by one Colts receiver against any NFLteam in club history (Houston). When looking at the rest ofthe AFC South Division, Wayne also leads the franchise with90 receptions against Tennessee. He remains 10 catchesshy of topping 100 against the Titans, which will make himone of eight NFL receivers to total 100-plus career catchesagainst three or more teams. Those who have reached theplateau include: Tim Brown (four), Chris Carter (four), AndreReed (four), Art Monk (three), Jerry Rice (three), Rod Smith(three) and Hines Ward (three).Colts Top Three Reception Leaders Vs. AFC South Opp.

Vs. TitansPlayer CatchesWayne 90Harrison 84Clark 51

Vs. TexansPlayer CatchesWayne 117Harrison 80Clark 71

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LONG DIVISION

WAYNE’S CAREER BEST GAMESReceptions Receiving Yards15, at Jacksonville (10/3/10) 200 vs. Dallas (12/5/10)14, vs. Dallas (12/5/10) 196 at Jacksonville (10/3/10)12, two times 184 vs. Green Bay (9/26/04)Last vs. San Francisco (11/1/09)Long Reception Receiving Touchdowns71t, at Denver (1/2/05) 3 at Denver (10/29/06)66t, at Cincinnati (11/20/05) 2, seven times65t, two times Last vs. New England Last at Jacksonville (12/17/09) (11/15/09)Receiving Avg. (Min. five receptions)26.4 (five rec.) at Jacksonville (12/17/09)24.4 (five rec.) vs. Carolina (11/27/11)24.0 (seven rec.) at Carolina (10/28/07)

Listed below are how Reggie Wayne ranks in receptions, receivingyards and receiving touchdowns all-time and since he joined theleague in 2001.ALL-TIME RECEIVING LEADERSRank Player Years Receptions13 Torry Holt 1999-09 (11) 92014 Keenan McCardell 1992-07 (16) 88315 Reggie Wayne 2001-12 (12) 87116 Jimmy Smith 1992-05 (12) 86217 Muhsin Muhammad 1996-09 (14) 860Rank Player Years Receiving Yards19 Derrick Mason 1997-11 (15) 12,06120 Michael Irvin 1988-99 (12) 11,90421 Reggie Wayne 2001-12 (12) 11,84322 Don Maynard 1958-73 (15) 11,83423 Muhsin Muhammad 1996-09 (14) 11,438Rank Player Years Receiving TDsT28 Torry Holt 1999-09 (11) 74T28 Nat Moore 1974-86 (13) 74T30 Reggie Wayne 2001-12 (12) 73T30 Larry Fitzgerald 2004-12 (9) 7332 Stanley Morgan 1977-90 (14) 72RECEIVING LEADERS SINCE 2001Rank Player Years Receptions1 Tony Gonzalez 2001-12 (12) 8932 Hines Ward 2001-11 (11) 8763 Reggie Wayne 2001-12 (12) 8714 Derrick Mason 2001-11 (11) 8335 Torry Holt 2001-09 (9) 786Rank Player Years Receiving Yards1 Reggie Wayne 2001-12 (12) 11,8432 Terrell Owens 2001-10 (10) 11,1763 Chad Johnson 2001-11 (11) 11,0594 Torry Holt 2001-09 (9) 10,9595 Randy Moss 2001-12 (12) 10,742Rank Player Years Receiving TDs1 Randy Moss 2001-12 (12) 1112 Terrell Owens 2001-10 (10) 1103 Marvin Harrison 2001-08 (8) 814 Antonio Gates 2003-11 (9) 765 Hines Ward 2001-11 (11) 74T6 Reggie Wayne 2001-12 (12) 73T6 Larry Fitzgerald 2004-12 (9) 73

REGGIE MOVING UP THE CHARTS

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#93Outside Linebacker Dwight Freeney

6-1 - 268 Pounds - Syracuse11th NFL Season

• Named to seven Pro Bowls (2003-05, 2008-11).• Became the 26th player in NFL history to top 100.0 career

sacks in 2011.• Was the first member of the Colts to lead the league in

sacks with 16.0 in 2004.• Compiled a franchise record with nine consecutive games

with at least one sack dating from 2008-09.

In 2011, outside linebacker Dwight Freeney became the 26thplayer in NFL history to reach 100.0 sacks for his career andenters the 2012 campaign with 102.5. The 11-year veteranis the franchise’s all-time sack leader, ranks third in the NFLamong active players and is currently tied for 23rd in leaguehistory. Below is a breakdown of Freeney’s quarterback takedowns:• Has totaled quarterback takedowns in 76-of-151 career

games and 67-of-131 starts.• Owns 25 career multiple-sack games.• Has produced sacks against 50 different quarterbacks• Has sacks against 26 of 31 NFL teams.

NFL Career Sack Leaders (Active Players)113.0 John Abraham105.0 Jared Allen102.5 Dwight Freeney

Dwight Freeney’s Sacks By Opponent15.5 Houston13.0 Tennessee10.0 Jacksonville7.0 Cleveland6.5 Cincinnati5.5 Pittsburgh4.0 Baltimore, Dallas, Miami3.0 Minnesota, New England, N.Y. Jets,

Carolina2.5 Arizona, Denver2.0 Buffalo, Carolina, N.Y. Giants, San Diego,

San Francisco1.5 Kansas City1.0 Oakland, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Seattle0.5 Tampa Bay0.0 Atlanta, Detroit, Green Bay,

New Orleans, Washington

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Colts outside linebacker DwightFreeney, the team’s all-timeleader in sacks, increased hiscareer total to 102.5 at the com-pletion of the 2011 season. Heremains the only player in fran-chise history with seven double-digit sack seasons (2002-05,08-10). Freeney topped 100.0career sacks with two herecorded against Baltimore inWeek 14 and improved his mul-tiple-sack game total to 25. In

2004, he posted 16 sacks to become the first Colts player tolead the NFL in the category. Freeney earned a Pro Bowlberth for his performance in ‘04 and has nabbed the honoron six other occasions (‘03, ‘05, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11).

Indianapolis Colts All-Time Sack LeadersRank Player Sacks

1. Dwight Freeney 102.52. Robert Mathis 85.53. Duane Bickett 50.0

The Indianapolis Colts have witnessed much success whenDwight Freeney is at his best on the defensive line. The teamholds an impressive 56-20 record when Freeney tallies atleast one sack and a 26-8 mark when he forces a fumble.The records date back to his rookie season in 2002.Freeney’s 102.5 sacks rank second in the NFL since 2002while his 43 forced fumbles rank first. Teammate RobertMathis ranks second on the league’s list with 39 forced fum-bles in his career.

Most Sacks in NFL from 2002-2012Rank Player Sacks

1. Jared Allen 105.02. Dwight Freeney 102.53. DeMarcus Ware 101.5

Most Forced Fumbles in NFL from 2002-2012Rank Player FF

1. Dwight Freeney 432. Robert Mathis 37

Jason Taylor 374. Julius Peppers 365. John Abraham 31 FREENEY’S CAREER BEST GAMES

Sacks Forced Fumbles3.0, three times 3, two timesLast vs. Cincinnati (12/18/06) Last vs. Cincinnati (12/18/06)

Fumble Recoveries Passes Defensed1, three times 2 vs. Jacksonville (9/18/05)Last vs. Atlanta (12/14/03)

Outside linebackers DwightFreeney and Robert Mathis alwayspose a threat considering the 175.0combined sacks between the two(starting in 2003, Mathis’ rookieyear). The combined sack totalranks first among a pair of team-mates in the NFL dating back to‘03.

Both Freeney and Mathis have aknack for stepping up in clutch situ-ations, as the two have eachrecorded their highest amount ofsacks on third downs. In 2011, nineof the 18.0 sacks between the twoplayers have come on third down.Below is a career sack listing bydown for both players.

Dwight Freeney Career Sacks By Down1st - 30.52nd - 30.03rd - 41.04th - 1.0

Total - 102.5Robert Mathis Career Sacks By Down

1st - 25.52nd - 18.53rd - 40.54th - 1.0

Total - 85.5

SACKING THE TOP IN THE CLUTCH

FREENEY PRODUCES WINS

ROBERT MATHIS NOTES

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#98Outside Linebacker Robert Mathis6-2 - 245 Pounds - Alabama A&M

10th NFL Season• Named to four Pro Bowls (2008-11).• Ranks second in franchise history with 85.5 sacks behind

teammate Dwight Freeney (102.5).• Has recorded four career 10.0-plus sack seasons, includ-

ing a team-leading 11.0 in 2010.• Has compiled 20 multiple-sack games and two career

three-plus sack contests.

MATHIS’ CAREER BEST GAMESSacks Forced Fumbles3.0, two times 3 vs. Houston (11/14/04)Last vs. Baltimore (10/12/08) 2, two times

Last vs. Seattle (10/4/09)

Fumble Recoveries Passes Defensed1, 14 times 2 at New England (11/5/06)Last at Jacksonville (1/1/12)

Robert Mathis has totaled 85.5 career sacks in his 10-yearcareer with the Colts, which ranks second in club history be-hind Dwight Freeney’s 102.5. In 2005, he registered a sackin 11-of-13 games and set an NFL record with sacks in eightconsecutive contests to start a season. Mathis has 20 multi-ple-sack games in his career and two three-plus sack games.He had a streak of three consecutive multiple-sack gamesin 2008 at San Diego (11/23), at Cleveland (11/30) and vs.Cincinnati (12/7). Dating back to his rookie season in 2003,Robert Mathis leads the Colts defense in forced fumbles with39, topping his counterpart on the opposite end of the defen-sive line, Dwight Freeney who has 34. Dating back to ‘03,Mathis has competed in two more games than Freeney. In2011, both players combined for five forced fumbles as Indi-anapolis ranked tied for 10th in the NFL and tied for sixth inthe AFC with 14.

Dating back to the start of their careers, Robert Mathis andDwight Freeney have totaled 11 seasons with 10-plus sackscombined. In four of those years (2004, ‘05, ‘08 and ‘10) bothrecorded 10-plus sacks each.Indianapolis Colts 10-Plus Sack Seasons (since 1982)

Player Sack Total YearDwight Freeney, DE 16.0 2004Dwight Freeney, DE 13.5 2009Dwight Freeney, DE 13.0 2002Chad Bratzke, DE 12.0 1999Robert Mathis, DE 11.5 2008Robert Mathis, DE 11.5 2005Johnie Cooks, LB 11.5 1984Dwight Freeney, DE 11.0 2003Dwight Freeney, DE 11.0 2005Vernon Maxwell, LB 11.0 1983Robert Mathis, DE 11.0 2010Robert Mathis, DE 10.5 2004Tony Bennett, LB 10.5 1995Dan Footman, DE 10.5 1997Dwight Freeney, DE 10.5 2008Jon Hand, DE 10.0 1989Dwight Freeney, DE 10.0 2010

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DOUBLE TROUBLE

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#12Quarterback Andrew Luck6-4 - 234 Pounds - Stanford

1st NFL Season• A two-time Heisman Trophy finalist in 2010 and 2011.• Named the Maxwell Award, The Walter Camp Football

Foundation and Pac-12 Conference Player of the Year.• Set Stanford records for touchdown passes (82) and

completion percentage (67.0).• His 31 collegiate victories are the most by a Stanford

starter.

In nearly 60 years of action for theColts, only six rookie quarterbackshave earned the opportunity to leadthe team onto the field in Week 1.Andrew Luck threw for 309 yardslast week, which is the highesttotal by a Colts rookie quarter-back in their franchise debut. Inaddition, entering the season, onlytwo rookie quarterbacks in NFL his-tory had passed for at least 300 yards on Kickoff Weekend:Peyton Manning (302 yards, 1998) and Cam Newton (422yards, 2011). That total was matched when Luck and Wash-ington’s Robert Griffin III (320 yards) accomplished the feat. Year Result Player Att-Comp Yards TDs INTs2012 L Andrew Luck 23-45 309 1 31998 L Peyton Manning 21-37 302 1 31990 L Jeff George 13-24 160 1 01955 W George Shaw 7-12 97 1 01982 L Mike Pagel 7-15 71 0 11973 L Bert Jones 6-22 56 1 1

OFF TO A FAST START

Five rookie quarterbacks started on opening day this season.This marks the most rookie quarterbacks to start a team’sopening game since at least 1950. The previous high wasthree in 1968 (Dan Darragh, Buffalo; Greg Landry, Detroit;Dewey Warren, Cincinnati) and 1969 (Greg Cook, Cincinnati;James Harris, Buffalo; Roger Staubach, Dallas).Listed below are the opening weekend rookie quarterbackstarters:Player Team 2012 Draft PickAndrew Luck Indianapolis 1st overallRobert Griffin III Washington 2nd overallRyan Tannehill Miami 8th overallBrandon Weeden Cleveland 22nd overallRussell Wilson Seattle 75th overall (3rd round)Luck also joined eight other first overall draft picks startingin Week 1:Player Team Draft YearCam Newton Carolina 2011Sam Bradford St. Louis 2010Matt Stafford Detroit 2009Alex Smith San Francisco 2005Eli Manning N.Y. Giants 2004Carson Palmer Oakland 2003Michael Vick Philadelphia 2001Peyton Manning Denver 1998

ROOKIE QUARTERBACKS OPENING THE SEASON

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Now in his 17th NFL season, Adam Vinatieri holds an 82.7career field goal percentage having converted 387-of-468kicks. His total currently ranks 11th all-time in the NFL in thecategory.

NFL’S Most Accurate Kickers in the Regular Season(Minimum 100 FGM)

Pct. Name Team FGM FGA86.5 Nate Kaeding San Diego 173 20086.5 Mike Vanderjagt Dallas 230 26686.4 Rob Bironas Tennessee 191 22185.9 Robbie Gould Chicago 189 22085.8 Shayne Graham Miami 217 25384.6 Stephen Gostkowski New England 143 16984.3 Matt Bryant Atlanta 204 24283.7 Matt Stover Colts 471 56383.3 Phil Dawson Cleveland 279 33583.2 Ryan Longwell Minnesota 361 43482.7 Adam Vinatieri Colts 387 468

Vinatieri has totaled 1,755 career points (including one two-point conversion in 1998), which ranks ninth in the NFL. In2011, he surpassed Nick Lowery (1,711) for the ninth spot.With four field goals made against Houston in the second tolast week of the 2011 campaign, Vinatieri also moved pastLowery (383) for the eighth spot on the league’s all-time fieldgoals made list.

Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri has recorded a streak of 131 con-secutive regular season games in which he has scored atleast one point. The streak dates back to September 14,2003 in a contest at Philadelphia where he totaled one fieldgoal and added four extra points. Since the streak, Vinatierihas been part of one Super Bowl championship, earned onePro Bowl nomination and has totaled nine game-winning fieldgoals.

AMONG THE BEST

INTO THE HUNDREDS

Kicker Adam Vinatieri6-0- 206 Pounds - South Dakota State

17th NFL Season• Two-time Pro Bowl selection in 2002 and 2004.• Only kicker in NFL history to record successful field goalsin four Super Bowls (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX and XLI) andis the only kicker in league history to have played in five.• Has converted 387-of-468 career field goals for an 82.7percentage, which ranks 11th all-time.• Has totaled 1,755 career points (including one two-pointconversion), which ranks 11th in league history and firstamong active players in the AFC

Below is a look at the 23 victories in which Adam Vinatierihas kicked game-winning field goals in the final minute of thefourth quarter or overtime.Opponent Date Yards Time Scorevs. Jacksonville 9/22/96 40 12:24 28-25 OTvs. NY Jets 9/14/97 34 06:57 27-24 OTat New Orleans 10/4/98 27 00:03 30-27vs. San Francisco 12/20/98 35 00:03 24-21at NY Jets 9/12/99 23 00:03 30-28vs. Indianapolis 9/19/99 26 00:35 31-28vs. Cincinnati 11/19/00 22 00:03 16-13at Buffalo 12/17/00 24 00:19 13-10 OTvs. San Diego 10/14/01 44 10:55 29-26 OTat Buffalo 12/16/01 23 09:15 12- 9 OTvs. Oakland 1/19/02 23 06:31 16-13 OTvs. St. Louis 2/ 3/02 48 00:00 20-17+vs. Kansas City 9/22/02 35 10:20 41-38 OTvs. Miami 12/29/02 35 12:57 27-24 OTat Houston 11/23/03 28 00:40 23-20 OTvs. Carolina 2/1/04 41 00:04 32-29#at Pittsburgh 9/25/05 43 00:01 23-20vs. Atlanta 10/ 9/05 29 00:17 31-28at Denver 10/29/06 37 00:02 34-31vs. Kansas City 11/18/07 24 00:03 13-10at Minnesota 9/14/08 47 00:03 18-15at San Diego 11/23/08 51 00:00 23-20 vs. Tennessee 1/ 2/11 43 00:00 23-20*All FGs 1996-2005 came while with New England+Super Bowl XXXVI#Super Bowl XXXVIII

AT THE BUZZER...

Following his 16th NFL season, Adam Vinatieri has accumu-lated 1,755 points as a member of New England and Indi-anapolis. With his current total, he leads the entire AFC inscoring among active players.

Player Seasons PointsAdam Vinatieri, Ind. 16 (1996-2011) 1,755Sebastian Janikowski, Oak. 12 (2000-2011) 1,271Phil Dawson, Cle. 13 (1999-2011) 1,159

ACTIVE IN THE AFCVINATIERI’S CAREER BEST GAMES

Field Goals Made Field Goal Attempts5, Two Times 6 vs. Jacksonville (9/22/96)Last vs. Buffalo (11/14/04) 5, Five Times

Last vs. Houston (12/22/11)

Extra Points Made Extra Points Attempted6, Five Times 6, Five TimesLast at Baltimore (12/9/07) Last at Baltimore (12/9/07)

Longest Field Goal57 at Chicago (11/10/02)55 at St. Louis (12/13/98)54 vs. Cleveland (12/9/01)

ADAM VINATIERI NOTES

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Opponents Home (With Patriots) Home (With Colts) Home (Total) Road TotalFG-FGA FG-FGA FG-FGA FG-FGA FG-FGA

Buffalo 18-28 1-1 19-29 11-19 30-48Miami 20-23 2-2 22-25 14-16 36-41New England 0-0 3-4 3-4 3-5 6-9New York Jets 16-17 1-1 17-18 18-20 35-38Baltimore 5-5 1-1 6-6 4-4 10-10Cincinnati 3-3 5-5 8-8 2-3 11-12Cleveland 5-8 4-4 9-12 4-6 13-18Pittsburgh 3-3 2-2 5-5 9-10 14-15Houston 0-0 15-16 15-16 9-13 24-29Indianapolis 14-15 0-0 14-15 11-11 25-26Jacksonville 7-8 3-4 10-12 10-12 20-24Tennessee 3-5 9-9 12-14 9-11 21-25Denver 2-3 1-1 3-4 15-18 16-20Kansas City 9-10 7-6 16-19 3-5 19-24Oakland 1-1 0-0 1-1 5-6 6-7San Diego 6-8 0-0 6-8 4-7 10-15Dallas 4-4 0-0 4-4 2-2 6-6New York Giants 4-5 1-1 5-6 5-5 10-11Philadelphia 0-0 1-1 1-1 5-6 6-7Washington 3-4 3-3 6-7 3-6 9-13Chicago 1-1 2-2 3-3 5-6 8-9Detroit 0-0 1-1 1-1 5-5 6-6Green Bay 2-2 0-0 2-2 0-1 2-3Minnesota 1-2 0-0 1-2 3-4 4-6Atlanta 1-1 0-0 1-1 3-3 4-4Carolina 0-0 1-1 1-1 3-3 4-4New Orleans 1-2 2-2 3-4 3-3 6-7Tampa Bay 1-2 2-2 3-4 1-2 4-6Arizona 1-2 0-0 1-2 4-5 5-7St. Louis 1-1 0-0 1-1 8-8 9-9San Francisco 1-2 0-0 1-2 0-0 1-2Seattle 3-3 2-2 3-3 0-0 3-3Totals 136-168 70-75 206-243 181-225 387-468Percentage 81.0 93.3 84.7 80.4 82.7

Opponents 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Totals Pct.Home (w/ Patriots) 3-3 53-54 39-47 36-56 5-8 136-168 81.0Home (w/ Colts) 2-2 19-19 28-29 18-20 3-5 70-75 93.3Away 4-4 69-73 56-72 48-64 4-12 181-225 80.4Totals 9-9 141-146 123-148 102-140 12-25 387-468 82.7

VINATIERI VS. NFL

REDDING, BETHEA & POWERS NOTES

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#41Safety

Antoine Bethea5-11 - 196 Pounds - Howard

7th NFL Season#90Defensive EndCory Redding

6-4- 315 Pounds - Texas10th NFL Season

As a sixth-round draft pick in 2006 by the Colts, AntoineBethea was quickly inserted into the lineup and has startedall 92 games he has participated in dating back to his rookiecampaign. The Savannah, Georgia native has totaled 700tackles, 12 interceptions, 36 passes defensed, five forcedfumbles, three fumble recoveries and half of a sack. Betheahas also earned two Pro Bowl nominations (2007, ‘09) in histenure with the team.Along with topping 100-plus tackles for the last four years,Bethea has also paced the Colts in interceptions over thelast six seasons since he took over the starting role. Belowis a look at Bethea’s leading numbers over the course of hiscareer.

Bethea’s Tackle Totals2011 - 139 (80 solo)2010 - 106 (77 solo)2009 - 120 (75 solo)2008 - 126 (83 solo):

Colts Interception Leaders (2006-11)1. Antoine Bethea 122. Kelvin Hayden 93. Melvin Bullitt 7

In 2011, Bethea accumulated 139 tackles (80 solo), whichranked second on the teamand ninth in the NFL whileadding seven passes de-fensed, two forced fumblesand one fumble recovery.With 10 tackles against Jack-sonville in the season finale,Bethea set a new career-highin stops with 139. He also seta new career-high in passesdefensed (seven) after total-ing his last in Week 14 vs.Baltimore. In each of the lastfour seasons, he has toppedthe 100-tackle plateau.

Cory Redding enters his 10th NFLseason and his first as a member ofthe Indianapolis Colts. In 132 ca-reer games (102 starts), he has to-taled 408 tackles (279 solo), 25.5sacks, one interception, nine fum-ble recoveries, four forced fumblesand 13 passes defensed. He com-piled a string of 66 consecutivestarts from 2004-08 with the DetroitLions as well as being named a team captain for the Lions in2006-07.Redding’s experience, persona and playing style make himan instant leader for the defensive unit. He is currently oneof the top 15 most tenured defensive ends in the league with132 games played. Arizona’s Vonnie Holliday tops the listwith 199 games played in 15 seasons (1998-2012). Datingback to his second year in the NFL (2004), Redding has onlymissed six games (one game per season from 2009-11 andthree games in 2008).

A LEADER ON THE LINE MR. DEPENDABLE

#25Cornerback

Jerraud Powers5-10- 187 Pounds - Auburn

4th NFL Season

Since being selected by the Colts in the third round of the2009 NFL Draft, Jerraud Powers has stepped in and madean immediate impact. Over the past four seasons, Powershas started in all 35 games he’s played in and totaled 175tackles (137 solo), 27 passes defensed and five interceptionsfor 31 return yards and a touchdown. During that span, Pow-ers leads the team in passes defensed and is tied for the leadin interceptions with safety Antoine Bethea.

POWERS IN THE SECONDARY

COLTS NOTES

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Underlined = Rookie in 2012

WR 87 Reggie Wayne 13 T.Y. Hilton 81 Kris Adams

LT 74 Anthony Castonzo

LG 76 Joe Reitz 73 Seth Olsen

C 64 Samson Satele

RG 75 Mike McGlynn 66 Trai Essex

RT 69 Winston Justice 72 Jeff Linkenbach

TE 80 Coby Fleener

WR 17 Austin Collie 11 Donnie Avery 15 LaVon Brazill

QB 12 Andrew Luck 5 Drew Stanton 8 Chandler Harnish

F 83 Dwayne Allen 46 Dominique Jones

RB 31 Donald Brown 33 Vick Ballard 26 Mewelde Moore34 Delone Carter

DE 90 Cory Redding 91 Ricardo Mathews

NT 99 Antonio Johnson 68 Martin Tevaseu

DT 95 Fili Moala 94 Drake Nevis

SLB 98 Robert Mathis 92 Jerry Hughes

Mike 53 Kavell Conner 54 Mario Harvey

Will 50 Jerrell Freeman 58 Moise Fokou 51 Pat Angerer

Rush 93 Dwight Freeney 97 Mario Addison 55 Justin Hickman

LCB 23 Vontae Davis 21 Justin King

SS 28 Tom Zbikowski 38 Sergio Brown

FS 41 Antoine Bethea 35 Joe Lefeged

RCB 25 Jerraud Powers 32 Cassius Vaughn 27 Josh Gordy

P 1 Pat McAfee

PK 4 Adam Vinatieri 1 Pat McAfee

H 1 Pat McAfee

LS 45 Matt Overton

KR 15 LaVon Brazill 13 T.Y. Hilton 35 Joe Lefeged26 Mewelde Moore 20 Cassius Vaughn

28 Tom Zbikowski

PR 15 LaVon Brazill 13 T.Y. Hilton 28 Tom Zbikowski

Colts Pronunciations

DB - Antoine Bethea (buh-THAY) DB - Jerraud Powers (juh-ROD)

RB - Delone Carter (deh-LON) OT - Joe Reitz (Rights)

ILB - Moise Fokou (Moses) (FOE-koo) C - Samson Satele (saw-tell-EE)

DB - Joe Lefeged (lah-FEJ) NT - Martin Tevaseu (tay-vay-SAY-eww)

DT - Fili Moala (FEE-lee) (Muh-wa-luh) K - Adam Vinatieri (vin-uh-TARE-ee)

RB - Mewelde Moore (Muh-WELL-dee) S - Tom Zbikowski (Zi-buh-kow-ski)

DT - Drake Nevis (NEVV-iss)

2012 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART

BASE OFFENSE

BASE DEFENSE

SPECIALISTS

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QUARTERBACKS (3) DEFENSIVE LINE (7)

No Name Pos HT WT Exp College No Name Pos HT WT Exp College

8 Chandler Harnish QB 6-2 220 R Northern Illinois 61 Josh Chapman^ NT 6-0 316 R Alabama

12 Andrew Luck QB 6-4 234 R Stanford 68 Martin Tevaseu NT 6-2 325 2 UNLV

5 Drew Stanton QB 6-3 243 6 Michigan State 99 Antonio Johnson NT 6-3 310 6 Mississippi State

91 Ricardo Mathews DT 6-3 310 3 Cincinnati

RUNNING BACKS (4) 95 Fili Moala DE 6-4 310 4 USC

No Name Pos HT WT Exp College 94 Drake Nevis DT 6-1 310 2 LSU

33 Vick Ballard RB 5-10 217 R Mississippi State 90 Cory Redding DE 6-4 315 10 Texas

31 Donald Brown RB 5-10 210 4 Connecticut

34 Delone Carter RB 5-9 238 2 Syracuse LINEBACKERS (10)

26 Mewelde Moore RB 5-11 209 9 Tulane No Name Pos HT WT Exp College

97 Mario Addison OLB 6-3 257 2 Troy

WIDE RECEIVERS (6) 51 Pat Angerer ILB 6-0 236 3 Iowa

No Name Pos HT WT Exp College 53 Kavell Conner ILB 6-0 243 3 Clemson

81 Kris Adams WR 6-3 194 1 UTEP 58 Moise Fokou ILB 6-1 236 4 Maryland

11 Donnie Avery WR 5-11 200 5 Houston 50 Jerrell Freeman ILB 6-0 234 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor

15 LaVon Brazill WR 5-11 191 R Ohio 93 Dwight Freeney OLB 6-1 268 11 Syracuse

17 Austin Collie WR 6-0 204 4 Brigham Young 54 Mario Harvey ILB 6-0 264 1 Marshall

13 T.Y. Hilton WR 5-9 183 R Florida International 55 Justin Hickman OLB 6-2 258 1 UCLA

87 Reggie Wayne WR 6-0 198 12 Miami 92 Jerry Hughes OLB 6-2 254 3 TCU

98 Robert Mathis OLB 6-2 245 10 Alabama A&M

TIGHT ENDS (3)

No Name Pos HT WT Exp College DEFENSIVE BACKS (9)

83 Dwayne Allen TE 6-3 255 R Clemson No Name Pos HT WT Exp College

80 Coby Fleener TE 6-6 252 R Stanford 41 Antoine Bethea S 5-11 196 7 Howard

46 Dominique Jones TE 6-3 255 R Shepherd 38 Sergio Brown S 6-2 210 3 Notre Dame

23 Vontae Davis CB 5-11 205 4 Illinois

OFFENSIVE LINE (9) 27 Josh Gordy CB 5-11 195 2 Central Michigan

No Name Pos HT WT Exp College 21 Justin King CB 5-11 197 5 Penn State

79 Justin Anderson* G 6-5 342 R Georgia 35 Joe Lefeged S 6-0 205 2 Rutgers

74 Anthony Castonzo T 6-7 315 2 Boston College 25 Jerraud Powers CB 5-10 187 4 Auburn

66 Trai Essex G 6-5 324 8 Northwestern 32 Cassius Vaughn CB 5-11 195 3 Mississippi

69 Winston Justice T 6-6 317 7 USC 28 Tom Zbikowski S 5-11 200 5 Notre Dame

72 Jeff Linkenbach T 6-6 323 3 Cincinnati

75 Mike McGlynn G 6-4 327 5 Pittsburgh SPECIALISTS (3)

73 Seth Olsen G 6-5 305 3 Iowa No Name Pos HT WT Exp College

76 Joe Reitz G 6-7 322 2 W. Michigan 1 Pat McAfee P 6-1 220 4 West Virginia

64 Samson Satele C 6-3 299 6 Hawaii 45 Matt Overton LS 6-1 254 1 Western Michigan

4 Adam Vinatieri K 6-0 206 17 S. Dakota State

*Physically Unable to Perform; ^ Non-Football Injury

COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Chuck Pagano

Bruce Arians (Offensive Coordinator), Greg Manusky (Defensive Coordinator), Marwan Maalouf (Special Teams Coordinator),

Roy Anderson (Safeties Coach), (James Bettcher (Special Assistant to Head Coach), Brant Boyer (Assistant Special Teams Coach),

Clyde Christensen (Quarterbacks Coach), Gary Emanuel (Defensive Line Coach), Jeff FitzGerald (Linebackers Coach),

Joe Gilbert (Assistant Offensive Line Coach), Mike Gillhamer (Secondary Coach), Frank Giufre (Offensive Quality Control Coach),

Harold Goodwin (Offensive Line Coach), Richard Howell (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Roger Marandino (Strength & Conditioning),

Alfredo Roberts (Tight Ends Coach), David Walker (Running Backs Coach), Brad White (Defensive Quality Control Coach),

Charlie Williams (Wide Receivers Coach).

2012 COLTS PLAYERS BY POSITION

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YEAR DRAFTEES FREE AGENTS TRADES/WAIVERS

2001 Reggie Wayne (1)

2002 Dwight Freeney (1)

2003 Robert Mathis (5)

2006 Antoine Bethea (6) Adam Vinatieri (UFA-NE)

2008 Antonio Johnson

2009 Donald Brown (1)

Fili Moala (2)

Jerraud Powers (3)

Austin Collie (4)

Pat McAfee (7)

2010 Jerry Hughes (1) Jeff Linkenbach

Pat Angerer (2) Joe Reitz

Ricardo Mathews (7)

Kavell Conner (7)

2011 Anthony Castonzo (1) A.J. Edds* Mario Addison (W-CHI)

Ben Ijalana (2)* Joe Lefeged Seth Olsen (W-MIN)

Drake Nevis (3) Scott Lutrus*

Delone Carter (4)

2012 Andrew Luck (1) Kris Adams Sergio Brown (W-NE)

Coby Fleener (2) Chigbo Anunoby^ Vontae Davis (T-MIA)

Dwayne Allen (3) Donnie Avery (UFA-TEN) Moise Fokou (T-PHI)

T.Y. Hilton (3) Jerry Brown^ Josh Gordy (T-STL)

Josh Chapman (5)* Trai Essex D.J. Johnson (T-PHI)^

Vick Ballard (5) Jerrell Freeman Winston Justice (T-PHI)

LaVon Brazill (6) Mario Harvey Kory Lindsey (W-ARZ)*

Justin Anderson (7)* Justin Hickman Kashif Moore (W-CIN)^

Chandler Harnish (7) Hayworth Hicks^ Drew Stanton (T-NYJ)

Dominique Jones Martin Tevaseu (W-NYJ)

Justin King Cassius Vaughn (T-DEN)

Mike McGlynn (UFA-CIN)

Brandon McKinney (UFA-BAL)*

Kyle Miller^

Mewelde Moore

Matt Overton

Cory Redding (UFA-BAL)

Jabin Sambrano*

Samson Satele (UFA-OAK)

Darrion Weems^

Griff Whalen*

Tom Zbikowski

^practice squad, *injured reserve, reserve physically unable to perform & reserve non-football injury

HOW THE 2012 COLTS WERE BUILT

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NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. GP/GS/DNP/IA

81 Adams, Kris WR 6-3 194 9/4/1987 25 1 UTEP Fort Worth, TX FA-12 1/0/0/097 Addison, Mario OLB 6-3 257 9/6/1987 25 2 Troy Birmingham, AL W-11 (CHI) 1/0/0/083 Allen, Dwayne TE 6-3 255 2/24/1990 22 R Clemson Fayettville, NC D3-12 1/0/0/051 Angerer, Pat ILB 6-0 236 1/31/1987 25 3 Iowa Bettendorf, IA D2-10 0/0/0/111 Avery, Donnie WR 5-11 200 6/12/1984 28 5 Houston Houston, TX UFA-12 (TEN) 1/1/0/033 Ballard, Vick RB 5-10 217 7/16/1990 22 R Mississippi State Pascagoula, MS D5-12 1/0/0/041 Bethea, Antoine S 5-11 196 7/27/1984 28 7 Howard Newport News, VA D6-06 1/1/0/015 Brazill, LaVon WR 5-11 191 3/15/1989 23 R Ohio Lantana, FL D6-12 1/0/0/031 Brown, Donald RB 5-10 210 4/11/1987 25 4 Connecticut Atlantic Highlands, NJ D1-09 1/1/0/038 Brown, Sergio S 6-2 210 5/22/1988 24 3 Notre Dame Maywood, IL W-12 (NE) 1/0/0/034 Carter, Delone RB 5-9 238 6/22/1987 25 2 Syracuse Copley, OH D4-11 0/0/0/174 Castonzo, Anthony T 6-7 315 8/9/1988 24 2 Boston College Hawthorn Woods, IL D1-11 1/1/0/017 Collie, Austin WR 6-0 204 11/11/1985 26 4 Brigham Young El Dorado Hills, CA D4-09 0/0/0/153 Conner, Kavell ILB 6-0 243 2/23/1987 25 3 Clemson Richmond, VA D7-10 1/1/0/023 Davis, Vontae CB 5-11 205 5/27/1988 24 4 Illinois Washington, DC T-12 (MIA) 1/1/0/066 Essex, Trai G 6-5 324 12/5/1982 29 8 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN FA-12 0/0/0/080 Fleener, Coby TE 6-6 252 9/20/1988 23 R Stanford Lemont, IL D2-12 1/1/0/058 Fokou, Moise ILB 6-1 236 8/28/1985 27 4 Maryland Cameroon, Africa T-12 (PHI) 1/0/0/050 Freeman, Jerrell ILB 6-0 234 5/1/1986 26 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor Waco, TX FA-12 1/1/0/093 Freeney, Dwight OLB 6-1 268 2/19/1980 32 11 Syracuse Hartford, CT D1-02 1/1/0/027 Gordy, Josh CB 5-11 195 2/9/1987 25 2 Central Michigan Warthen, GA T-12 (STL) 1/0/0/08 Harnish, Chandler QB 6-2 220 7/28/1988 24 R Northern Illinois Bluffton, IN D7-12 0/0/0/154 Harvey, Mario ILB 6-0 264 8/10/1987 25 1 Marshall Forsyth, GA FA-12 1/0/0/055 Hickman, Justin OLB 6-2 258 7/20/1985 27 1 UCLA El Paso, TX FA-12 1/0/0/013 Hilton, T.Y. WR 5-9 183 11/14/1989 22 R Florida International Miami, FL D3-12 0/0/0/192 Hughes, Jerry OLB 6-2 254 8/13/1988 24 3 TCU Sugar Land, TX D1-10 1/0/0/099 Johnson, Antonio NT 6-3 310 12/8/1984 27 6 Mississippi State Leland, MS FA-08 1/1/0/046 Jones, Dominique TE 6-3 255 8/15/1987 25 R Shepherd San Diego, CA FA-12 1/1/0/069 Justice, Winston T 6-6 317 9/14/1984 28 7 USC Long Beach, CA T-12 (PHI) 1/1/0/021 King, Justin CB 5-11 197 5/11/1987 25 5 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA FA-12 1/0/0/035 Lefeged, Joe S 6-0 205 6/2/1988 24 2 Rutgers Germantown, MD FA-11 1/0/0/072 Linkenbach, Jeff T 6-6 323 6/9/1987 25 3 Cincinnati Sandusky, OH FA-10 1/0/0/012 Luck, Andrew QB 6-4 234 9/12/1989 23 R Stanford Houston, TX D1-12 1/1/0/091 Mathews, Ricardo DT 6-3 310 7/30/1987 25 3 Cincinnati Jacksonville, FL D7-10 1/0/0/098 Mathis, Robert OLB 6-2 245 2/26/1981 31 10 Alabama A&M Atlanta, GA D5-03 1/1/0/01 McAfee, Pat P 6-1 220 5/2/1987 25 4 West Virginia Plum, PA D7-09 1/0/0/075 McGlynn, Mike G/C 6-4 327 3/8/1985 27 5 Pittsburgh Austintown, OH UFA-12 (CIN) 1/1/0/095 Moala, Fili DE 6-4 310 6/23/1985 27 4 USC Buena Park, CA D2-09 1/1/0/026 Moore, Mewelde RB 5-11 209 7/24/1982 30 9 Tulane Hammond, LA FA-12 1/0/0/094 Nevis, Drake DT 6-1 310 5/8/1989 23 2 LSU Harvey, LA D3-11 1/0/0/073 Olsen, Seth G 6-5 305 12/17/1985 26 3 Iowa Omaha, NE W-11 (MIN) 1/1/0/045 Overton, Matt LS 6-1 254 7/6/1985 27 1 Western Washington Tracy, CA FA-12 1/0/0/025 Powers, Jerraud CB 5-10 187 7/19/1987 25 4 Auburn Decatur, AL D3-09 1/1/0/090 Redding, Cory DE 6-4 315 11/15/1980 31 10 Texas Houston, TX UFA-12 (BAL) 1/1/0/076 Reitz, Joe G 6-7 322 8/24/1985 27 2 W. Michigan Fishers, IN FA-10 0/0/0/164 Satele, Samson C 6-3 299 11/29/1984 27 6 Hawaii Kailua, HI UFA-12 (OAK) 1/1/0/05 Stanton, Drew QB 6-3 243 5/7/1984 28 6 Michigan State Okemos, MI T-12 (NYJ) 0/0/1/068 Tevaseu, Martin NT 6-2 325 10/7/1987 24 2 UNLV Booneville, CA W-12 (NYJ) 1/0/0/032 Vaughn, Cassius CB 5-11 195 11/3/1987 24 3 Mississippi Memphis, TN T-12 (DEN) 1/0/0/04 Vinatieri, Adam K 6-0 206 12/28/1972 39 17 S. Dakota State Rapid City, SD UFA-06 (NE) 1/0/0/087 Wayne, Reggie WR 6-0 198 11/17/1978 33 12 Miami (FL) New Orleans, LA D1-01 1/1/0/028 Zbikowski, Tom S 5-11 200 5/22/1985 27 5 Notre Dame Park Ridge, IL UFA-12 (BAL) 1/1/0/0

40 Alexander, Alvester RB 5-11 204 10/17/1990 21 R Wyoming Houston, TX FA-1278 Anunoby, Chigbo DT 6-4 324 1/4/1989 23 R Morehouse Jefferson City, MO FA-1257 Brown, Jerry OLB 6-4 265 10/20/1987 24 R Illinois St. Louis, MO FA-1265 Hicks, Hayworth G 6-3 336 10/3/1988 23 R Iowa State Palmdale, CA FA-1229 Johnson, D.J. CB 6-1 191 11/7/1985 26 3 Jackson State Texas City, TX T-12 (PHI)86 Miller, Kyle TE 6-5 260 4/18/1988 24 1 Mount Union Elida, OH FA-1214 Moore, Kashif WR 5-9 180 11/21/1988 23 R Connecticut Burlington, N.J. W-12 (CIN)67 Weems, Darrion T 6-5 320 9/4/1988 24 R Oregon Winnetka, CA FA-12

52 Edds, A.J. ILB 6-4 256 9/18/1987 24 3 Iowa Greenwood, IN FA-1171 Ijalana, Ben G 6-4 337 8/6/1989 23 2 Villanova Hainesport, NJ D2-1142 Lindsey, Korey CB 5-10 194 2/3/1989 23 1 Southern Illinois Baton Rouge, LA W-12 (ARZ)56 Lutrus, Scott ILB 6-3 247 4/23/1988 24 1 Connecticut Brookfield, CT FA-1196 McKinney, Brandon NT 6-2 345 8/24/1983 29 7 Michigan State Dayton, OH UFA-12 (BAL)85 Sambrano, Jabin WR 5-11 175 3/12/1990 22 R Montana Temecula, CA FA-1284 Whalen, Griff WR 5-11 185 3/1/1990 22 R Stanford Sylvania, OH FA-12

79 Anderson, Justin G 6-5 342 4/15/1988 24 R Georgia Ocilla, GA D7-12

61 Chapman, Josh NT 6-0 316 6/10/1990 22 R Alabama Hoover, AL D5-12

COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Chuck PaganoBruce Arians (Offensive Coordinator), Greg Manusky (Defensive Coordinator), Marwan Maalouf (Special Teams Coordinator), Roy Anderson (Safeties Coach),James Bettcher (Special Assistant to Head Coach), Brant Boyer (Assistant Special Teams Coach), Clyde Christensen (Quarterbacks Coach), Gary Emanuel (Defensive Line Coach), Jeff FitzGerald (Linebackers Coach), Joe Gilbert (Assistant Offensive Line Coach); Mike Gillhamer (Secondary Coach),Frank Giufre (Offensive Quality Control Coach), Harold Goodwin (Offensive Line Coach), Richard Howell (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Roger Marandino (Strength & Conditioning), Alfredo Roberts (Tight Ends Coach), David Walker (Running Backs Coach), Brad White (Defensive Quality Control Coach), Charlie Williams (Wide Receivers Coach).

2012 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM

RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY

RESERVE/INJURED

PRACTICE SQUAD

9/11/2012

NO NAME POS HT WT DOB AGE EXP COLLEGE HOMETOWN HOW ACQ. GP/GS/DNP/IA

1 Pat McAfee P 6-1 220 5/2/1987 25 4 West Virginia Plum, PA D7-09 1/0/0/04 Adam Vinatieri K 6-0 206 12/28/1972 39 17 South Dakota State Rapid City, SD UFA-06 (NE) 1/0/0/05 Drew Stanton QB 6-3 243 5/7/1984 28 6 Michigan State Okemos, MI T-12 (NYJ) 0/0/1/08 Chandler Harnish QB 6-2 220 7/28/1988 24 R Northern Illinois Bluffton, IN D7-12 0/0/0/111 Donnie Avery WR 5-11 200 6/12/1984 28 5 Houston Houston, TX UFA-12 (TEN) 1/1/0/012 Andrew Luck QB 6-4 234 9/12/1989 23 R Stanford Houston, TX D1-12 1/1/0/013 T.Y. Hilton WR 5-9 183 11/14/1989 22 R Florida International Miami, FL D3-12 0/0/0/115 LaVon Brazill WR 5-11 191 3/15/1989 23 R Ohio Lantana, FL D6-12 1/0/0/017 Austin Collie WR 6-0 204 11/11/1985 26 4 Brigham Young El Dorado Hills, CA D4-09 0/0/0/121 Justin King CB 5-11 197 5/11/1987 25 5 Penn State Pittsburgh, PA FA-12 1/0/0/023 Vontae Davis CB 5-11 205 5/27/1988 24 4 Illinois Washington, DC T-12 (MIA) 1/1/0/025 Jerraud Powers CB 5-10 187 7/19/1987 25 4 Auburn Decatur, AL D3-09 1/1/0/026 Mewelde Moore RB 5-11 209 7/24/1982 30 9 Tulane Hammond, LA FA-12 1/0/0/027 Josh Gordy CB 5-11 195 2/9/1987 25 2 Central Michigan Warthen, GA T-12 (STL) 1/0/0/028 Tom Zbikowski S 5-11 200 5/22/1985 27 5 Notre Dame Park Ridge, IL UFA-12 (BAL) 1/1/0/031 Donald Brown RB 5-10 210 4/11/1987 25 4 Connecticut Atlantic Highlands, NJ D1-09 1/1/0/032 Cassius Vaughn CB 5-11 195 11/3/1987 24 3 Mississippi Memphis, TN T-12 (DEN) 1/0/0/033 Vick Ballard RB 5-10 217 7/16/1990 22 R Mississippi State Pascagoula, MS D5-12 1/0/0/034 Delone Carter RB 5-9 238 6/22/1987 25 2 Syracuse Copley, OH D4-11 0/0/0/135 Joe Lefeged S 6-0 205 6/2/1988 24 2 Rutgers Germantown, MD FA-11 1/0/0/038 Sergio Brown S 6-2 210 5/22/1988 24 3 Notre Dame Maywood, IL W-12 (NE) 1/0/0/041 Antoine Bethea S 5-11 196 7/27/1984 28 7 Howard Newport News, VA D6-06 1/1/0/045 Matt Overton LS 6-1 254 7/6/1985 27 1 Western Washington Tracy, CA FA-12 1/0/0/046 Dominique Jones TE 6-3 255 8/15/1987 25 R Shepherd San Diego, CA FA-12 1/1/0/050 Jerrell Freeman ILB 6-0 234 5/1/1986 26 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor Waco, TX FA-12 1/1/0/051 Pat Angerer ILB 6-0 236 1/31/1987 25 3 Iowa Bettendorf, IA D2-10 0/0/0/153 Kavell Conner ILB 6-0 243 2/23/1987 25 3 Clemson Richmond, VA D7-10 1/1/0/054 Mario Harvey ILB 6-0 264 8/10/1987 25 1 Marshall Forsyth, GA FA-12 1/0/0/055 Justin Hickman OLB 6-2 258 7/20/1985 27 1 UCLA El Paso, TX FA-12 1/0/0/058 Moise Fokou ILB 6-1 236 8/28/1985 27 4 Maryland Cameroon, Africa T-12 (PHI) 1/0/0/064 Samson Satele C 6-3 299 11/29/1984 27 6 Hawaii Kailua, HI UFA-12 (OAK) 1/1/0/066 Trai Essex G 6-5 324 12/5/1982 29 8 Northwestern Fort Wayne, IN FA-12 0/0/0/068 Martin Tevaseu NT 6-2 325 10/7/1987 24 2 UNLV Booneville, CA W-12 (NYJ) 1/0/0/069 Winston Justice T 6-6 317 9/14/1984 28 7 USC Long Beach, CA T-12 (PHI) 1/1/0/072 Jeff Linkenbach T 6-6 323 6/9/1987 25 3 Cincinnati Sandusky, OH FA-10 1/0/0/073 Seth Olsen G 6-5 305 12/17/1985 26 3 Iowa Omaha, NE W-11 (MIN) 1/1/0/074 Anthony Castonzo T 6-7 315 8/9/1988 24 2 Boston College Hawthorn Woods, IL D1-11 1/1/0/075 Mike McGlynn G/C 6-4 327 3/8/1985 27 5 Pittsburgh Austintown, OH UFA-12 (CIN) 1/1/0/076 Joe Reitz G 6-7 322 8/24/1985 27 2 Western Michigan Fishers, IN FA-10 0/0/0/180 Coby Fleener TE 6-6 252 9/20/1988 23 R Stanford Lemont, IL D2-12 1/1/0/081 Kris Adams WR 6-3 194 9/4/1987 25 1 UTEP Fort Worth, TX FA-12 1/0/0/083 Dwayne Allen TE 6-3 255 2/24/1990 22 R Clemson Fayettville, NC D3-12 1/0/0/087 Reggie Wayne WR 6-0 198 11/17/1978 33 12 Miami (FL) New Orleans, LA D1-01 1/1/0/090 Cory Redding DE 6-4 315 11/15/1980 31 10 Texas Houston, TX UFA-12 (BAL) 1/1/0/091 Ricardo Mathews DT 6-3 310 7/30/1987 25 3 Cincinnati Jacksonville, FL D7-10 1/0/0/092 Jerry Hughes OLB 6-2 254 8/13/1988 24 3 TCU Sugar Land, TX D1-10 1/0/0/093 Dwight Freeney OLB 6-1 268 2/19/1980 32 11 Syracuse Hartford, CT D1-02 1/1/0/094 Drake Nevis DT 6-1 310 5/8/1989 23 2 LSU Harvey, LA D3-11 1/0/0/095 Fili Moala DE 6-4 310 6/23/1985 27 4 USC Buena Park, CA D2-09 1/1/0/097 Mario Addison OLB 6-3 257 9/6/1987 25 2 Troy Birmingham, AL W-11 (CHI) 1/0/0/098 Robert Mathis OLB 6-2 245 2/26/1981 31 10 Alabama A&M Atlanta, GA D5-03 1/1/0/099 Antonio Johnson NT 6-3 310 12/8/1984 27 6 Mississippi State Leland, MS FA-08 1/1/0/0

14 Kashif Moore WR 5-9 180 11/21/1988 23 R Connecticut Burlington, N.J. W-12 (CIN)29 D.J. Johnson CB 6-1 191 11/7/1985 26 3 Jackson State Texas City, TX T-12 (PHI)40 Alvester Alexander RB 5-11 204 10/17/1990 21 R Wyoming Houston, TX FA-1257 Jerry Brown OLB 6-4 265 10/20/1987 24 R Illinois St. Louis, MO FA-1265 Hayworth Hicks G 6-3 336 10/3/1988 23 R Iowa State Palmdale, CA FA-1267 Darrion Weems T 6-5 320 9/4/1988 24 R Oregon Winnetka, CA FA-1278 Chigbo Anunoby DT 6-4 324 1/4/1989 23 R Morehouse Jefferson City, MO FA-1286 Kyle Miller TE 6-5 260 4/18/1988 24 1 Mount Union Elida, OH FA-12

42 Korey Lindsey CB 5-10 194 2/3/1989 23 1 Southern Illinois Baton Rouge, LA W-12 (ARZ)52 A.J. Edds ILB 6-4 256 9/18/1987 24 3 Iowa Greenwood, IN FA-1156 Scott Lutrus ILB 6-3 247 4/23/1988 24 1 Connecticut Brookfield, CT FA-1171 Ben Ijalana G 6-4 337 8/6/1989 23 2 Villanova Hainesport, NJ D2-1184 Griff Whalen WR 5-11 185 3/1/1990 22 R Stanford Sylvania, OH FA-1285 Jabin Sambrano WR 5-11 175 3/12/1990 22 R Montana Temecula, CA FA-1296 Brandon McKinney NT 6-2 345 8/24/1983 29 7 Michigan State Dayton, OH UFA-12 (BAL)

79 Justin Anderson G 6-5 342 4/15/1988 24 R Georgia Ocilla, GA D7-12

61 Josh Chapman NT 6-0 316 6/10/1990 22 R Alabama Hoover, AL D5-12

COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH: Chuck PaganoBruce Arians (Offensive Coordinator), Greg Manusky (Defensive Coordinator), Marwan Maalouf (Special Teams Coordinator), Roy Anderson (Safeties Coach),James Bettcher (Special Assistant to Head Coach), Brant Boyer (Assistant Special Teams Coach), Clyde Christensen (Quarterbacks Coach), Gary Emanuel (Defensive Line Coach), Jeff FitzGerald (Linebackers Coach), Joe Gilbert (Assistant Offensive Line Coach); Mike Gillhamer (Secondary Coach),Frank Giufre (Offensive Quality Control Coach), Harold Goodwin (Offensive Line Coach), Richard Howell (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Roger Marandino (Strength & Conditioning), Alfredo Roberts (Tight Ends Coach), David Walker (Running Backs Coach), Brad White (Defensive Quality Control Coach), Charlie Williams (Wide Receivers Coach).

2012 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS NUMERICAL ROSTER

RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM

RESERVE/NON-FOOTBALL INJURY

RESERVE/INJURED

PRACTICE SQUAD

9/11/2012

DATE POS. PLAYER TRANSACTION

1/2 Vice Chairman Bill Polian Relieved of duties as Vice Chairman

VP/GM Chris Polian Relieved of duties as Vice President and General Manager

1/4 OT Mike Tepper Signed a reserve/futures contract

DT Ollie Ogbu Signed a reserve/futures contract

OG Matt Murphy Signed a reserve/futures contract

1/5 WR Jeremy Ross Signed a reserve/futures contract

1/7 WR Jarred Fayson Signed a reserve/futures contract

1/11 GM Ryan Grigson Named General Manager

1/17 Jim Caldwell Relieved of duties as Head Coach

RB Darren Evans Signed a reserve/futures contract

1/19 LB Jerrell Freeman Signed a reserve/futures contract

Mike Murphy Retired

Devin Fitzsimmons Relieved of duties as Coaching Assistant

Pete Metzelaars Relieved of duties as Offensive Line Coach

Rod Perry Relieved of duties as Special Assistant to the Defense

Frank Reich Relieved of duties as Wide Receivers Coach

Bill Teerlinck Relieved of duties as Defensive Assistant

John Teerlinck Relieved of duties as Defensive Line Coach

Jon Torine Relieved of duties as Strength and Conditioning Coach

Ron Turner Relieved of duties as Quarterbacks Coach

1/20 LB Mario Harvey Signed a reserve/futures contract

1/26 Chuck Pagano Named Head Coach

1/28 C A.Q. Shipley Signed a reserve/futures contract

1/31 Bruce Arians Named Offensive Coordinator

Harold Goodwin Named Offensive Line Coach

Ricky Thomas Relieved of duties as Tight Ends Coach

Ron Prince Relieved of duties as Assistant Offensive Line Coach

2/2 Greg Manusky Named Defensive Coordinator

Marwan Maalouf Named Special Teams Coordinator

Roy Anderson Named Safeties Coach

Roger Marandino Named Strength & Conditioning Coach

2/7 LB Zac Diles Waived

OG Jaimie Thomas Waived

OT James Williams Waived

2/9 CB Mike Newton Signed a reserve/futures contract

DE Justin Hickman Signed a reserve/futures contract

2/13 DE Brandon Peguese Signed a reserve/futures contract

2/14 Brant Boyer Named Assistant Special Teams Coach

Gary Emanuel Named Defensive Line Coach

Jeff FitzGerald Named Linebackers Coach

Joe Gilbert Named Assistant Offensive Line Coach

Mike Gillhamer Named Secondary Coach

Frank Giufre Named Offensive Quality Control Coach

Alfredo Roberts Named Tight Ends Coach

Brad White Named Defensive Quality Control Coach

Charlie Williams Named Wide Receivers Coach

3/5 DE Robert Mathis Signed a contract extension

3/7 QB Peyton Manning Released

3/8 OL Jake Kirkpatrick Signed a reserve/futures contract

QB Trevor Vittatoe Signed a reserve/futures contract

3/9 RB Joseph Addai Released

LB Gary Brackett Released

DB Melvin Bullitt Released

TE Dallas Clark Released

QB Curtis Painter Released

3/14 OT Winston Justice Traded along with a sixth round pick (187 overall) from the Philadelphia

Eagles for a sixth round pick (172 overall)

DE Cory Redding Signed as an unrestricted free agent

WR Reggie Wayne Re-signed

3/16 DB Tom Zbikowski Signed as an unrestricted free agent

3/19 OL Mike McGlynn Signed as an unrestricted free agent

3/21 C Samson Satele Signed as an unrestricted free agent

3/23 OG Ryan Diem Retired

WR Donnie Avery Signed as an unrestricted free agent

QB Drew Stanton Traded along with a seventh round pick (214 overall) from the New York

Jets for a sixth round pick (187 overall)

4/3 LS Matt Overton Signed as a free agent

David Thorton Named Player Development Coordinator

TE Kyle Miller Signed as a free agent

4/5 DT Brandon McKinney Signed as an unrestricted free agent

4/13 WR Blair White Waived

5/3 DE James Aiono Signed as a college free agent

DT Chigbo Anunoby Signed as a college free agent

T Steven Baker Signed as a college free agent

CB Cameron Chism Signed as a college free agent

OLB Kevin Eagan Signed as a college free agent

CB Antonio Fenelus Signed as a college free agent

2012 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS TRANSACTIONS

G Jason Foster Signed as a college free agent

ILB Chris Galippo Signed as a college free agent

G Hayworth Hicks Signed as a college free agent

CB Buddy Jackson Signed as a college free agent

S Matt Merletti Signed as a college free agent

S Micah Pellerin Signed as a college free agent

WR Jabin Sambrano Signed as a college free agent

P Brian Stahovich Signed as a college free agent

WR Griff Whalen Signed as a college free agent

S Latarrius Thomas Signed as a college free agent

TE Dominique Jones Signed as a free agent

RB Deji Karim Claimed off waivers (JAX)

Ahmad Russell Named Area Scout

Dave Razzon Named Area Scout

T.J. McCreight Named Director of College Scouting

Todd Vasvari Promoted to Assistant Director of College Scouting

Andrew Berry Promoted to Pro Scouting Coordinator

5/4 Jon Shaw Promoted to Pro Scout

5/15 TE Andre Smith Claimed off waivers (CHI)

CB Mike Holmes Waived

5/16 RB Vick Ballard Signed with the Colts

WR LaVon Brazill Signed with the Colts

LB Tim Fugger Signed with the Colts

QB Chandler Harnish Signed with the Colts

5/17 TE Brody Eldridge Waived

QB David Legree Signed with the Colts

G Justin Anderson Signed with the Colts

5/18 C Zane Taylor Claimed off waivers (PHI)

G Matt Murphy Waived

5/22 NT Josh Chapman Signed with the Colts

5/23 OLB Brandon Peguese Waived

OLB Jerry Brown Signed as a college free agent

CB Cassius Vaughn Traded from the Denver Broncos for FB Chris Gronkowski

5/29 FB Ryan Mahaffey Waived

T George Foster Signed as a free agent

5/31 S Micah Pellerin Waived

CB Korey Lindsey Claimed off waivers (ARZ)

6/1 WR T.Y. Hilton Signed with the Colts

6/5 OLB Kevin Eagan Waived

WR Kris Adams Signed with the Colts

6/6 C Jake Kirkpatrick Waived

6/8 CB Justin King Signed as a free agent

6/19 QB David Legree Released

RB Mewelde Moore Signed as a free agent

6/20 QB Trevor Vittatoe Waived

7/10 LB Chris Galippo Waived

7/13 LB Larry Lumpkin Signed as a college free agent

7/19 DT Jason Shirley Signed as a free agent

QB Andrew Luck Signed contract

7/22 CB D.J. Johnson Traded from the Philadelphia Eagles for DT Ollige Ogbu

7/25 TE Dwayne Allen Signed contract

7/27 TE Coby Fleener Signed contract

8/1 G Ben Ijalana Waived/Injured

T Ty Nsekhe Signed as a free agent

8/3 ILB A.J. Edds Waived/Injured

ILB Moise Fokou/Greg Lloyd Traded from the Philadelphia Eagles for CB Kevin Thomas and a

conditional 7th round draft pick

8/3 G Ben Ijalana Placed on Injured Reserve

8/4 ILB A.J. Edds Placed on Injured Reserve

8/11 OLB Tim Fugger Elevated to the active roster from the Physically Unable to Perform List

8/14 RB Alvester Alexander Signed as a free agent

8/15 CB Buddy Jackson Waived/Injured

8/15 ILB Scott Lutrus Waived/Injured

8/15 ILB Mike Balogun Signed as a free agent

8/16 CB Buddy Jackson Placed on Injured Reserve

8/16 ILB Scott Lutrus Placed on Injured Reserve

8/17 CB Buddy Jackson Waived from the Injured Reserve List

8/21 ILB Larry Lumpkin Waived

8/21 CB Josh Gordy Traded from the St. Louis Rams for undisclosed 2014 NFL Draft pick

8/26 CB Vontae Davis Traded from the Miami Dolphins for a second round pick and a

conditional late round pick in 2013.

8/26 CB Cameron Chism Waived

8/26 CB Antonio Fenelus Waived

8/26 CB Terrence Johnson Waived

8/26 CB Chris Rucker Waived

8/26 S Matt Merletti Waived

8/26 S David Caldwell Waived

8/26 LB Mike Balogun Waived

8/26 WR Quan Cosby Waived

8/26 RB Alvester Alexander Waived

8/26 G Jason Foster Waived

8/26 P Brian Stahovich Waived

Indianapolis Colts / Week 1 / Through Sunday, September 09, 2012 / Regular Season

Won 0, Lost 1

9/9/2012 L 21- 41 at Chicago Bears

IndianapolisOpponent

Total First Downs 22 26

Rushing 4 8

Passing 16 15

Penalty 2 3

3rd Down: Made/Att 2/10 4/12

3rd Down Pct. 20.0% 33.3%

4th Down: Made/Att 2/2 0/0

4th Down Pct. 100.0% 0.0

Possession Avg. 24:32 35:28

Total Net Yards 356 428

Avg. Per Game 356.0 428.0

Total Plays 63 70

Avg. Per Play 5.7 6.1

Net Yards Rushing 63 114


Total Rushes 15 33

Net Yards Passing 293 314


Sacked/Yards Lost 3/16 2/19

Gross Yards 309 333

Attempts/Completions 45/23 35/21

Completion Pct. 51.1% 60.0%

Had Intercepted 3 1

Punts/Average 5/51.4 5/41.6

Net Punting Avg. 42.8 35.2

Penalties/Yards 3/19 7/48

Fumbles/Ball Lost 2/2 0/0

Touchdowns 3 5

Rushing 1 3

Passing 1 2

Returns 1 0

Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT Pts

Team 7 7 0 7 0 21

Opponents 7 17 10 7 0 41

Scoring TD Ru Pa Rt PAT FG 2Pt Pts

J.Freeman 1 0 0 1 0/0 0/0 0 6

D.Avery 1 0 1 0 0/0 0/0 0 6

D.Brown 1 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 0 6

A.Vinatieri 0 0 0 0 3/3 0/1 0 3

Team 3 1 1 1 3/3 0/1 0 21

Opponents 5 3 2 0 5/5 2/2 0 41

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0/ 0, Opponents: 0/ 0

Sacks: R.Mathis 2.0 Team: 2.0, Opponents: 3.0

Rushing No. Yds AvgLong TD

D.Brown 9 48 5.3 18t 1

A.Luck 2 9 4.5 6 0

V.Ballard 4 6 1.5 3 0

Team 15 63 4.2 18t 1

Opponents 33 114 3.5 32 3

Receiving No. Yds AvgLong TD

R.Wayne 9 135 15.0 23 0

C.Fleener 6 82 13.7 24 0

D.Avery 3 37 12.3 26 1

K.Adams 2 26 13.0 13 0

M.Moore 1 11 11.0 11 0

L.Brazill 1 10 10.0 10 0

D.Jones 1 8 8.0 8 0

D.Brown 0 0 0 0 0

Team 23 309 13.4 26 1

Opponents 21 333 15.9 42t 2

Interceptions No. Yds AvgLong TD

J.Freeman 1 4 4.0 4t 1

Team 1 4 4.0 4t 1

Opponents 3 63 21.0 35 0

Punting No Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B

P.McAfee 5 257 51.4 42.8 1 2 63 0

Team 5 257 51.4 42.8 1 2 63 0

Opponents 5 208 41.6 35.2 1 0 50 0

Punt Returns Ret FC Yds AvgLong TD

L.Brazill 2 1 12 6.0 8 0

Team 2 1 12 6.0 8 0

Opponents 1 0 23 23.0 23 0

Kickoff Returns No. Yds AvgLong TD

C.Vaughn 2 51 25.5 28 0

L.Brazill 1 15 15.0 15 0

M.Moore 1 7 7.0 7 0

Team 4 73 18.3 28 0

Opponents 2 49 24.5 31 0

Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

A.Vinatieri 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 0/ 0 0/ 0

Team 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 0/ 0 0/ 0

Opponents 0/ 0 1/ 1 1/ 1 0/ 0 0/ 0

Fumbles Lost: L.Brazill 1, A.Luck 1 Total: 2

Opponent Fumble Recoveries

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int%LongSack Lost Rating

A.Luck 45 23 309 51.1% 6.9 1 2.2% 3 6.7% 26 3/ 16 52.9

Team 45 23 309 51.1% 6.9 1 2.2% 3 6.7% 26 3/ 16 52.9

Opponents 35 21 333 60.0% 9.5 2 5.7% 1 2.9% 42t 2/ 19 98.9

PLAYER TOTAL SOLO AST SACK YDS INT YDS. PD FF FR S

Jerrell Freeman 13 6 7 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0

Antoine Bethea 12 8 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Kavell Conner 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Robert Mathis 8 6 2 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jerraud Powers 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Vontae Davis 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tom Zbikowski 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Fili Moala 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Moise Fokou 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Justin King 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Jerry Hughes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Drake Nevis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mario Harvey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Antonio Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Martin Tevaseu 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cassius Vaughn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mario Addison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Jerry Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ricardo Mathews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Josh Gordy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Joe Lefeged 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Justin Hickman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dwight Freeney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cory Redding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 68 41 27 2 19 1 4 8 0 0 0

TOTAL SOLO AST FG PAT PUNT

Moise Fokou 1 1 0 0 0 0

Mario Harvey 1 1 0 0 0 0

Justin Hickman 1 1 0 0 0 0

Pat McAfee 1 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 4 3 1 0 0 0

PLAYER

PASSES MISC

2012 COLTS DEFENSIVE STATS (FROM GAMEBOOKS)

SPECIAL TEAMS

DEFENSIVE QUARTERBACK

BLK KICK

2012 COLTS SPECIAL TEAMS STATS

Opponent Qtr Time Rem. Plays Net Yards Poss. How Acquired Scoring play

Chicago (9/9) 1 - - - - Interception J. Freeman 4 yd. interception return

Chicago (9/9) 2 3:17 5 77 5:52 Kick off D. Brown 18 yd. run

Chicago (9/9) 4 10:20 12 80 4:52 Punt D. Avery 4 yd. pass from A. Luck

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

SCORING DRIVES

Opponent Qtr Time Rem. Plays Net Yards Poss. How Acquired Scoring play

Chicago (9/9) 1 7:19 11 80 4:04 Kickoff M. Bush 1 yd. run

Chicago (9/9) 2 10:33 11 95 5:52 Punt B. Marshall 3 yd. pass from J. Cutler

Chicago (9/9) 2 5:32 7 46 4:08 Interception R. Gould 35 yd. Field Goal

Chicago (9/9) 2 0:44 8 72 2:33 Kickoff M. Bush 1 yd. run

Chicago (9/9) 3 11:52 4 55 2:10 Punt M. Forte 6 yd. run

Chicago (9/9) 3 10:02 4 4 1:44 Fumble R. Gould 26 yd. Field Goal

Chicago (9/9) 4 6:08 7 80 4:12 Kickoff A. Jeffery 42 yd. pass from J. Cutler

SCORING DRIVES

OPPONENTS

Opponent No. No. in EZ TB Opp. Ret Ret. Yds. Ret. Avg. Out of Bounds Onside Rec/Att

9/9 @ Chicago 4 4 2 2 49 24.5 0 0/0

9/16 MINNESOTA

9/23 JACKSONVILLE

9/30 GREEN BAY

10/7 @ NY Jets

10/14 CLEVELAND

10/21 @ Tennessee

10/28 MIAMI

11/4 @ Jacksonville

11/8 @ New England

11/25 BUFFALO

12/2 @ Detroit

12/9 TENNESSEE

12/16 @ Houston

12/23 @ Kansas City

12/30 HOUSTON

2012 Totals 4 4 2 2 49 24.5 0 0/0

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

KICKOFF ANALYSIS

MOST POINTS FEWEST POINTS

Colts 21 at Chigaco (9/9) Colts 21 at Chicago (9/9)

Opponents 41 at Chigaco (9/9) Opponents 41 at Chicago (9/9)

MOST POINTS IN A HALF FEWEST POINTS IN A HALF

Colts 14 at Chicago (9/9) Colts 14 at Chicago (9/9)

Opponents 24 at Chicago (9/9) Opponents 24 at Chicago (9/9)

MOST FIRST DOWNS FEWEST FIRST DOWNS



MOST RUSHING YARDS FEWEST RUSHING YARDS



MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS FEWEST RUSHING ATTEMPTS



MOST PASSING YARDS FEWEST PASSING YARDS



MOST PASS ATTEMPTS FEWEST PASS ATTEMPTS



MOST PASS COMPLETIONS FEWEST PASS COMPLETIONS



MOST SACKS FEWEST SACKS

Colts 2.0 at Chicago (9/9) Colts 2.0 at Chicago (9/9)

Opponents 3.0 at Chicago (9/9) Opponents 3.0 at Chicago (9/9)

MOST TOTAL NET YARDS FEWEST TOTAL NET YARDS



MOST TIME OF POSSESION FEWEST TIME OF POSSESION

Colts 24:32 at Chicago (9/9) Colts 24:32 at Chicago (9/9)

Opponents 35:28 at Chicago (9/9) Opponents 35:28 at Chicago (9/9)

MOST INTERCEPTIONS FEWEST INTERCEPTIONS



MOST PENALTIES FEWEST PENALTIES



MOST YARDS PENALIZED FEWEST YARDS PENALIZED



INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

2012 TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS

MOST YARDS RUSHING RUSHING YARDS

Colts 48 D. Brown at Chicago (9/9) 48 D. Brown at Chicago (9/9)

Opponents 80 M. Forte at Chicago (9/9)

MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

Colts 1 D. Brown at Chicago (9/9) RUSHING ATTEMPTS

Opponents 2 M. Bush at Chicago (9/9) 9 D. Brown at Chicago (9/9)

MOST YARDS PASSING

Colts 309 A. Luck at Chicago (9/9)

Opponents 333 J. Cutler at Chicago (9/9) LONGEST RUSH

18 D. Brown at Chicago (9/9)

MOST PASSING ATTEMPTS


Opponents 35 J. Cutler at Chicago (9/9)

RECEPTIONS

MOST COMPLETIONS 9 R. Wayne at Chicago (9/9)


Opponents 21 J. Cutler at Chicago (9/9)

HIGHEST COMPLETION PCT. (MIN 15 ATT) RECEIVING YARDS

Colts 51.10% A. Luck at Chicago (9/9) 135 R. Wayne at Chicago (9/9)

Opponents 60.00% J. Cutler at Chicago (9/9) 82 C. Fleener at Chicago (9/9)

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES

Colts 1 A. Luck at Chicago (9/9) LONGEST RECEPTION

Opponents 2 J. Cutler at Chicago (9/9) 26 D. Avery at Chicago (9/9)

MOST RECEPTIONS

Colts 9 R. Wayne at Chicago (9/9)

Opponents 9 B. Marshall at Chicago (9/9) PASSING ATTEMPTS

45 A. Luck at Chicago (9/9)

MOST RECEIVING YARDS

Colts 135 R. Wayne at Chicago (9/9)

Opponents 119 B. Marshall at Chicago (9/9)

PASS COMPLETIONS

MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 23 A. Luck at Chicago (9/9)

Colts 1 D. Avery at Chicago (9/9)

Opponents 1, two times last time A. Jeffery at Chicago (9/9)

MOST POINTS LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN

Colts 6, three times last time, D. Avery at Chicago (9/9) 28 C. Vaughn at Chicago (9/9)

Opponents 12 M. Bush at Chicago (9/9)

MOST SACKS

Colts 2 R. Mathis at Chicago (9/9) LONGEST FIELD GOAL

Opponents 2 H. Melton at Chicago (9/9)

MOST INTERCEPTIONS

Colts 1 J. Freeman at Chicago (9/9)

Opponents 2 T. Jennings at Chicago (9/9)

2012 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS TOP PERFORMANCES

OVERALL RUSH PASS OVERALL RUSH PASS OVERALL RUSH PASS OVERALL RUSH PASS

Week 1 15/356.0 25/63.0 7/293.0 27/428.0 19/114.0 30/314.0 6/356.0 13/63.0 2/293.0 14/428.0 9/114.0 16/314.0

Week 2

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OPPONENT FUMBLES INT TOTAL FUMBLES INT TOTAL

@ Chicago 0 1 1 2 3 5 -4 L, 21-41

MINNESOTA

JACKSONVILLE

GREEN BAY

@ NY Jets

CLEVELAND

@ Tennessee

MIAMI

@ Jacksonville

@ New England

BUFFALO

@ Detroit

TENNESSEE

@ Houston

@ Kansas City

HOUSTON

INT FR SCR TD FG PTS TD% FG% %PTS

COLTS 1 0 1 1 0 7 100 0 33.3

OPPONENTS 3 2 2 0 2 6 0 40 14.6

DEFENSE

AFC

DIFFERENCE RESULT

2012 TURNOVER TABLE

OFFENSE

TAKEAWAYS GIVEAWAYS

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5

TAKEAWAY

2012 TURNOVER EXCHANGE

POINT DIFFERENTIAL

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

2012 WEEKLY TEAM RANKINGS

DEFENSE

NFLOFFENSE

DATE OPP YDS RECEIVER PASSER QTR DATE OPP YDS RECEIVER PASSER QTR

9/9 @ Chicago 26 D. Avery A. Luck 4 9/9 @ Chicago 42 A. Jeffery J. Cutler 4

9/9 @ Chicago 24 C. Fleener A. Luck 3 9/9 @ Chicago 31 M. Forte J. Cutler 2

9/9 @ Chicago 23 R. Wayne A. Luck 2 9/9 @ Chicago 29 D. Hester J. Cutler 2

9/9 @ Chicago 22 C. Fleener A. Luck 2 9/9 @ Chicago 25 D. Bennett J. Cutler 2

9/9 @ Chicago 22 C. Fleener A. Luck 2 9/9 @ Chicago 24 B. Marshall J. Cutler 2

9/9 @ Chicago 21 R. Wayne A. Luck 4 9/9 @ Chicago 23 A. Jeffery J. Cutler 3

9/9 @ Chicago 20 R. Wayne A. Luck 4 9/9 @ Chicago 22 B. Marshall J. Cutler 4

DATE OPP YDS RUSHER QTR DATE OPP YDS RUSHER QTR

9/9 @ Chicago 18 D. Brown 2 9/9 @ Chicago 32 M. Forte 1

9/9 @ Chicago 18 D. Brown 2 9/9 @ Chicago 20 M. Bush 3

COLTS RUSHES OVER 15 YARDS OPPONENT RUSHES OVER 15 YARDS

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

BIG PLAYS

OPPONENT COMPLETIONS OVER 20 YARDSCOLTS COMPLETIONS OVER 20 YARDS

• Tallied two receptions for 26 in his first career NFL game against Chicago (9/9). His first career catch from

quarterback Andrew Luck was a 13-yard gain in the third quarter.

Game Receptions Yards Avg. LG TD Season 2 26 13.0 13 0 Career 2 26 13.0 13 0

• Saw action in the season opener at Chicago (9/9), but did not record a tackle.

Tackles Game Solo Asst. Total Sacks INT PD FF FR

Season 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 2 4 6 0.0 0 0 0 0

• Competed in his first career NFL contest at Chicago (9/9), but did not register a catch.


Mario Addison #97 Outside Linebacker

6-3, 257 - College: Troy - 2nd Year with Colts - W-2011

GP/GS/DNP/IA: 1/0/0/0

Career Games/Started: 7/0

Dwayne Allen #83 Tight End

6-3, 255 - College: Clemson - 1st Year with Colts - D3-2012



Kris Adams #81 Wide Receiver

6-3, 194 - College: UTEP - 1st Year with Colts - FA-2012



• Listed as inactive for the season opener at Chicago (9/9).


Season 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 126 95 221 2.0 1 5 3 1

• Started at wide receiver in a Week 1 contest at Chicago (9/9) and totaled three receptions for 31 yards and

one touchdown. His touchdown came on a four-yard pass from quarterback Andrew Luck in the fourth

quarter and marked his second touchdown in as many games having scored in the 2011 regular season

finale as a member of the Tennessee Titans.

Game Receptions Yards Avg. LG TD Season 3 37 12.3 26 1 Career 106 1,345 12.7 69t 10

• Saw action at running back in his first career NFL contest against Chicago (9/9). Finished with four carries

for six yards.

Game Carries Yards Avg. LG TD Receptions Yards Avg. LG TD Season 4 6 1.5 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 4 6 1.5 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Pat Angerer #51 Inside Linebacker

6-0, 236 - College: Iowa - 3rd Year with Colts - D2-2010



Donnie Avery #11 Wide Receiver

5-11, 200 - College: Houston - 1st Year with Colts - UFA-2012



Vick Ballard #33 Running Back

5-10, 217 - College: Mississippi St. - 1st Year with Colts - D5-2012



• Started at free safety in the season opener at Chicago (9/9) and finished second on the team in tackles with 12 (eight solo) while contributing with two passes defensed.


Season 8 4 12 0.0 0 2 0 0 Career 434 269 703 0.5 12 36 5 3

• Against Chicago (9/9) in his first career NFL game, totaled one reception for 10 yards while contributing with

two punt returns for 12 yards and one kickoff return for 15 yards.

Game Receptions Yards Avg. LG TD Season 1 10 10.0 10 0 Career 1 10 10.0 10 0 Punt Returns Game No Yards Avg. FC LG TD Season 2 12 6.0 1 8 0 Career 2 12 6.0 1 8 0 Kickoff Returns Game No Yards Avg. FC LG TD Season 1 15 15.0 0 15 0 Career 1 15 15.0 0 15 0

• Started at running back in the season opener at Chicago (9/9) and compiled nine rushes for 48 yards (5.3

avg.) and one touchdown. Recorded his first touchdown of the season on an 18-yard rush in the second

quarter.

Game Carries Yards Avg. LG TD Receptions Yards Avg. LG TD Season 9 48 5.3 18 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 350 1,471 4.2 80t 11 47 460 9.8 72 0

LaVon Brazill #15 Wide Receiver

5-11, 191 - College: Ohio - 1st Year with Colts - D6-2012



Antoine Bethea #41 Safety

5-11, 196 - College: Howard - 7th Year with Colts - D6-2006



Donald Brown #31 Running Back

5-10, 210 - College: Connecticut - 4th Year with Colts - D1-2009



• Saw action in his first contest as a member of the Colts at Chicago (9/9).


Season 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 35 4 39 0.0 1 1 0 1

• Listed as inactive for the season opener at Chicago (9/9).

Game Carries Yards Avg. LG TD Receptions Yards Avg. LG TD Season 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 101 377 3.7 42 2 5 18 3.6 7 0

• Started at left tackle in a Week 1 contest at Chicago (9/9) and blocked for the Colts to generate 356 net

yards.

Delone Carter #34 Running Back

5-9, 238 - College: Syracuse - 2nd Year with Colts - D4-2011



Anthony Castonzo #74 Tackle

6-7, 315 - College: Boston College - 2nd Year with Colts - D1-2011



Sergio Brown #38 Safety

6-2, 210 - College: Notre Dame - 1st Year with Colts - W-2012



• Listed as inactive for the regular season opener at Chicago (9/9).


• Started at MIKE linebacker at Chicago (9/9) in Week 1 and posted eight tackles and two tackles for loss.


Season 4 4 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 85 74 159 0.0 0 2 2 2

• Started his first game as a member of the Colts at left cornerback against Chicago (9/9). Finished the game with five tackles.


Season 0 5 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 126 21 147 1.0 9 32 1 0

• Signed by the Colts as a free agent on September 10, 2012.

Austin Collie #17 Wide Receiver

6-0, 204 - College: BYU - 4th Year with Colts - D4-2009



Kavell Conner #53 Inside Linebacker

6-0, 243 - College: Clemson - 3rd Year with Colts - D7-2010



Vontae Davis #23 Cornerback

5-11, 205 - College: Illinois - 4th Year with Colts - TR-2012



Trai Essex Guard

6-5, 324 - College: Northwestern - 1st Year with Colts - FA-2012



• In his first career NFL game, started at tight end against Chicago (9/9) and ranked second on the team in

receiving with six receptions for 82 yards (13.7 avg.) and a long reception of 24 yards.


• Competed at Chicago (9/9) in his first game in a Colts uniform and finished the game with two tackles and one special teams stop.


Season 2 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 68 32 100 1.0 0 4 2 0

• Started at WILL linebacker in his first career NFL start at Chicago (9/9) and led the team with 13 tackles (six

solo), one pass defensed and one interception, which he returned four yards for a touchdown. The interception return for a touchdown was the first for the Colts since Week 14 of the 2011 season.


Season 6 7 13 0.0 1 1 0 0 Career 6 7 13 0.0 1 1 0 0

Coby Fleener #80 Tight End

6-6, 252 - College: Stanford - 1st Year with Colts - D2-2012



Moise Fokou #58 Inside Linebacker

6-1, 236 - College: Maryland - 1st Year with Colts - T-2012



Jerrell Freeman #50 Inside Linebacker

6-0, 234 - College: Mary Hardin-Baylor - 1st Year with Colts - FA-2012



• Started at RUSH linebacker in the season opener at Chicago (9/9).


Season 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 302 56 358 102.5 0 13 43 3

• Saw action in his first game as a member of the Colts at Chicago (9/9).


Season 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 36 17 53 0.0 3 5 0 1

• Listed as inactive for the team’s Week 1 contest at Chicago (9/9).

Game ATT COMP Yards PCT TD INT LG RATING Season 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Career 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Game Carries Yards Avg. LG TD Season 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 0 0 0.0 0 0

Dwight Freeney #93 Outside Linebacker

6-1, 268 - College: Syracuse - 11th Year with Colts - D1-2002



Josh Gordy #27 Cornerback

5-11, 195 - College: C. Michigan - 2nd Year with Colts - TR-2012



Chandler Harnish #8 Quarterback

6-2, 220 - College: N. Illinois - 1st Year with Colts - D7-2012



• Competed at linebacker in the season opener at Chicago (9/9) and finished the game with one tackle for

loss, and one special teams stop.


Season 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0

• Saw action in his first career NFL contest at Chicago (9/9) and added one special teams tackle.


Season 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

• Listed as inactive for the team’s season opener at Chicago (9/9).


Mario Harvey #54 Inside Linebacker

6-0, 264 - College: Marshall - 1st Year with Colts - FA-2012



Justin Hickman #55 Outside Linebacker

6-2, 258 - College: UCLA - 1st Year with Colts - FA-2012



T.Y. Hilton #13 Wide Receiver

5-9, 183 - College: Florida Int’l - 1st Year with Colts - D3-2012



• Competed at outside linebacker in the team’s Week 1 contest at Chicago (9/9) and finished with one tackle.


Season 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 11 5 16 1.0 0 0 0 0

• Started at nose tackle in the team’s season opener at Chicago (9/9) and registered one tackle.


Season 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 87 48 135 1.5 0 2 0 1

• Started at the “F” position in the team’s season opening contest at Chicago (9/9) and totaled one reception

for eight yards.


• Started at right tackle in a Week 1 contest at Chicago (9/9) and opened rushing lanes for running back Donald Brown to finish with a 5.3 rushing average and one touchdown.

Antonio Johnson #99 Nose Tackle

6-3, 310 - College: Mississippi St. - 5th Year with Colts - FA-2008



Dominique Jones #46 Tight End

6-3, 255 - College: Shepherd - 1st Year with Colts - FA-2012



Winston Justice #69 Tackle

6-6, 317 - College: USC - 1st Year with Colts - TR-2012



Jerry Hughes #92 Outside Linebacker

6-2, 254 - College: TCU - 3rd Year with Colts - D1-2010



• Contributed at cornerback in his first game as a member of the Colts at Chicago (9/9) and recorded two

tackles and two passes defensed.


Season 1 1 2 0.0 0 2 0 0 Career 96 37 133 1.0 1 11 1 1

• In the season opener at Chicago (9/9), participated in the secondary and on special teams.


Season 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 13 18 31 0.0 2 4 0 0

• Saw action at tackle in the team’s season opening contest at Chicago (9/9).

Justin King #21 Cornerback

5-11, 197 - College: Penn State - 1st Year with Colts - FA-2012



Joe Lefeged #35 Safety

6-0, 205 - College: Rutgers - 2nd Year with Colts - FA-2011



Jeff Linkenbach #72 Tackle

6-6, 323 - College: Cincinnati - 3rd Year with Colts - FA-2010



• In his first career NFL start at Chicago (9/9), completed 23-of-45 passes for 309 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions for a 52.9 quarterback rating. Also added two carries for nine yards. His 309 passing yards is the highest total by a Colts rookie quarterback in their franchise debut.

Game ATT COMP Yards PCT TD INT LG RATING Season 45 23 309 51.1 1 3 26 52.9 Career 45 23 309 51.1 1 3 26 52.9


• Saw action in the team’s season opener at Chicago (9/9).


Season 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 11 9 20 1.0 0 2 0 0

• Started at strongside linebacker in the team’s season opener at Chicago (9/9) and posted eight tackles (six solo), 2.0 sacks and three tackles for loss. He sacked Jay Cutler on the first play of the game and added his second of the contest in the third quarter. The two-sack performance by Mathis is the 18

th of his career and

the first since a December 22, 2011 meeting against Houston (2.0).


Season 6 2 8 2.0 0 0 0 0 Career 340 107 447 85.5 0 15 3 1

Ricardo Mathews #91 Defensive Tackle

6-3, 310 - College: Cincinnati - 3rd Year with Colts - D7-2010



Robert Mathis #98 Outside Linebacker

6-2, 245 - College: Alabama A&M - 10th Year with Colts - D5-2003



Andrew Luck #12 Quarterback

6-4, 234 - College: Stanford - 1st Year with Colts - D1-2012



• In a Week 1 meeting at Chicago (9/9), logged five punts for a 51.4 average and a 42.8 net with two kicks pinned inside the 20-yard line. Recorded a long punt of 63 yards in the first quarter, which marked his third longest punt of his career and the longest since a 64-yard kick last season against Kansas City (10/9/11). Game NO. YDS AVG TB IN20 LG BL NET Season 5 257 51.4 1 2 63 0 42.8

Career 222 9,923 44.7 17 65 66 1 37.8

• Started at right guard in his first career game in a Colts uniform at Chicago (9/9). Provided protection for quarterback Andrew Luck to throw for 309 yards.

• Started at defensive tackle in the season opener at Chicago (9/9) and tallied three tackles.


Season 0 3 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 43 25 68 2.0 0 1 0 0

Pat McAfee #1 Punter

6-1, 220 - College: West Virginia - 4th Year with Colts - D7-2009



Fili Moala #95 Defensive End

6-4, 310 - College: USC - 4th Year with Colts - D2-2009



Mike McGlynn #75 Guard/Center

6-4, 327 - College: Pittsburgh - 1st Year with Colts - UFA-2012



• Competed in his first career game in a Colts uniform in the season opener at Chicago (9/9) and totaled one

reception for 11 yards while adding one kickoff return for seven yards.

Game Carries Yards Avg. LG TD Receptions Yards Avg. LG TD Season 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 11 11.0 11 0 Career 494 2,247 4.5 33 6 215 1,886 8.8 50 7 Kickoff Returns Game No Yards Avg. FC LG TD Season 1 15 15.0 0 15 0 Career 45 796 17.7 0 33 0

• Saw action at defensive tackle in the season opener at Chicago (9/9) and totaled one tackle.


Season 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 10 10 20 0.0 0 1 0 0

• Started at left guard in a Week 1 contest at Chicago (9/9) and provided protection for the Colts to net 356 yards.

• Handled snapping duties for Pat McAfee to total a 51.4 punting average and kicker Adam Vinatieri to convert all three extra point attempts.

Drake Nevis #94 Defensive Tackle

6-1, 310 - College: LSU - 2nd Year with Colts - D3-2011



Seth Olsen #73 Guard

6-5, 305 - College: Iowa - 2nd Year with Colts - W-2011



Matt Overton #45 Long Snapper

6-1, 254 - College: W. Washington - 1st Year with Colts - FA-2012



Mewelde Moore #26 Running Back

5-11, 209 - College: Tulane - 9th Year with Colts - FA-2012



• Started at right cornerback in a Week 1 meeting at Chicago (9/9) and finished with six tackles (five solo),

one tackle for loss and two passes defensed.


Season 5 1 6 0.0 0 2 0 0 Career 136 45 181 0.0 5 27 1 1

• Started at defensive end in the season opener at Chicago (9/9) and compiled one pass defensed.


Season 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 Career 279 128 407 25.5 1 13 4 9

• Listed as inactive for a Week 1 contest at Chicago (9/9).

• Started a Week 1 contest at Chicago (9/9) and provided time for quarterback Andrew Luck to generate 309

passing yards.

Jerraud Powers #25 Cornerback

5-10, 187 - College: Auburn - 4th Year with Colts - D3-2009



Cory Redding #90 Defensive End

6-4, 315 - College: Texas - 1st Year with Colts - UFA-2012



Joe Reitz #76 Guard

6-7, 322 - College: W. Michigan - 2nd Year with Colts - FA-2010



Samson Satele #64 Center

6-3, 299 - College: Hawaii - 1st Year with Colts - UFA-2012



• Served as the backup quarterback in a Week 1 meeting at Chicago (9/9).

Game ATT COMP Yards PCT TD INT LG RATING Season 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Career 187 104 1,158 55.6 5 9 87t 63.1


• Competed in his first game as a member of the Colts at Chicago (9/9) and logged one tackle.


Season 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 3 1 4 0.0 0 0 0 0

• Saw action in the secondary and on special teams in his first game in a Colts uniform at Chicago (9/9). Contributed with two kickoff returns for 51 yards.


Season 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Career 18 4 22 0.0 1 4 0 0

Kickoff Returns Game No Yards Avg. FC LG TD Season 2 51 25.5 0 28 0 Career 11 386 35.1 0 97t 1

Drew Stanton #5 Quarterback

6-3, 243 - College: Michigan St. - 1st Year with Colts - TR-2012



Cassius Vaughn #32 Cornerback

5-11, 195 - College: Mississippi - 1st Year with Colts - TR-2012



Martin Tevaseu #68 Nose Tackle

6-2, 325 - College: UNLV - 1st Year with Colts - W-2012



• Converted all three extra point attempts and missed his lone field goal opportunity in the season opener at Chicago (9/9). He became the 11

th player in NFL history with 600-plus PAT attempts. Vinatieri has also

scored at least one point in 131 consecutive games. Game PATs 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total

Season 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 Career 592-602 9-9 141-146 123-148 102-140 12-25 387-468

• In the season opener at Chicago (9/9), finished the contest with nine catches for 135 yards, leading both teams in receiving. For the second consecutive year, totaled over 100 yards in the season opener. The receiving performance was his 36

th career 100-plus-yard game. Wayne improved his streak of consecutive

games played to 167, which ranks third in franchise history and is the longest streak by active wide receivers in the NFL. With nine catches against the Bears, moved past wide receiver Jimmy Smith for sole possession of 15

th place on the NFL’s all-time receptions list (871). With 11,843 career receiving yards, he also passed

Don Maynard (11,834) for 21st place on the league’s all-time receiving yardage list.


• Started at strong safety in the season opener at Chicago (9/9) and logged four tackles and one pass defensed.


Season 4 0 4 0.0 0 1 0 0 Career 45 8 53 1.0 2 5 0 0

Tom Zbikowski #28 Safety

5-11, 200 - College: Notre Dame - 1st Year with Colts - FA-2012



Reggie Wayne #87 Wide Receiver

6-0, 198 - College: Miami - 12th Year with Colts - D1-2001



Adam Vinatieri #4 Kicker

6-0, 206 - College: S. Dakota St. - 7th Year with Colts - UFA-2006



INDIANAPOLIS COLTS ADDITIONAL BIOS

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Sergio Brown #38 Safety 6-2, 210 pounds Notre Dame Claimed off Waivers – 2012 (Patriots) 1st Year with Colts/3rd Year in NFL Born: May 22, 1988

Career Transactions:

• Claimed by the Colts off waivers on September 1, 2012.

• Waived by the New England Patriots on August 31, 2012.

• Elevated to the Patriots 53-man roster on October 23, 2010.

• Signed to the Patriots practice squad on September 6, 2010.

• Released by the Patriots on September 4, 2010.

• Signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2010. 2011 (PATRIOTS):

• Played in 15 games with three starts, contributing 30 tackles, nine special teams tackles and one interception.

• Saw action on special teams in all three playoff games, making three special teams tackles.

• Recorded his first career interception vs. San Diego (9/18) in his first career start. Picked off Philip Rivers at the New England 17-yard line. Held Chargers tight end Antonio Gates without a reception and added eight tackles.

• Picked up two special teams tackles in the Divisional Playoffs vs. Denver (1/14). 2010 (PATRIOTS):

• Finished the season with nine total tackles, three special teams tackles and one special teams fumble recovery.

• Played in his first NFL game in the 23-20 win at San Diego (10/24), a day after being signed to the active roster. Finished the game with five tackles.

• Recovered a muffed punt return by C.J. Spiller at Buffalo (12/26) late in the fourth quarter for his first career fumble recovery in a 34-3 win.

COLLEGE:

• Played in 44 games with 18 starts and finished with 89 total tackles at Notre Dame.

• After participating primarily on special teams during his first two seasons, became a starter midway through his junior season in 2008.

• As a senior in 2009, started in 12 games and finished with 50 total tackles with one sack.

• As a junior in 2008, started in six-of-13 games and finished with 28 tackles and one sack.

• Played on special teams and as a reserve in the secondary as a freshman and sophomore.

• Saw action in 11-of-13 games as a true freshman in 2006. PERSONAL:

• Born May 22, 1988.

• Majored in marketing.

• Accounted for 710 all-purpose yards and scored four touchdowns as a senior wide receiver at Proviso East High School in Maywood, Ill.

• Also had 41 tackles, two sacks and six interceptions as a senior safety.


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Career Statistics Year GP/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks PD FF FR INT Yards Avg. LG TD 2011 NE 11/0 7 1 8 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 2010 NE 15/3 18 8 26 0.0 1 0 0 1 2 2.0 2 0 Total 26/3 25 9 34 0.0 1 0 1 1 2 2.0 2 0


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Vontae Davis #23 Cornerback 5-11, 205 pounds Illinois TR – 2012 (Miami) 1st Year with Colts/4th Year in NFL Born: May 27, 1988


• Acquired by the Colts in a trade with the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a second-round pick and a conditional late-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

• Originally selected by Miami in the first round (25th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft.

2011 (DOLPHINS):

• Started all 12 games in which he played, finishing the season with 43 tackles (39 solo) and a team-leading four interceptions for 60 yards.

• Tied for first on the team with eight passes defensed and had one sack.

• Finished tied for second on the team in tackles with six stops vs. Houston (9/18) despite missing some of the game with a hamstring injury.

• Finished tied for second on the team in tackles with six stops vs. N.Y. Jets (10/17).

• Had four tackles and one interception vs. Washington (11/13), picking off a Rex Grossman pass and returning it 28 yards.

• Finished second on the team in tackles with five stops and had one interception at Dallas (11/23), picking off a Tony Romo pass and returning it 25 yards.

• Had four tackles including his first career sack vs. Oakland (12/4), tackling Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer for a seven-yard loss.

• Had five tackles and two interceptions at Buffalo (12/18), picking off Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick twice for a total of seven yards in returns, marking his first career game of two-or-more interceptions.

• Inactive four games, with three of those due to a hamstring injury. 2010 (DOLPHINS):

• Started 15-of-16 games, finishing the season with 51 tackles, a team-leading 12 passes defensed and one interception.

• Had six tackles and two passes defensed at Minnesota (9/19), including an interception, picking off a Brett Favre pass.

• Matched against the Patriots' Randy Moss the majority of the game vs. New England (10/4) and helped hold Moss without a catch for only the fifth time in his career.

• Had seven tackles and one pass defensed at Baltimore (11/7).

• Matched against the Titans' Randy Moss the majority of the game vs. Tennessee (11/14) and helped hold Moss to one catch for 26 yards.

• Finished tied for second on the team in tackles with four stops vs. Cleveland (12/5). 2009 (DOLPHINS):

• Started nine games and finished the season with 48 tackles (44 solo) to go along with 11 passes defensed and a team-leading four interceptions that he returned for a total of 64 yards with one touchdown.

• Became the first Dolphin rookie to lead the team in interceptions since safety Louis Oliver had four in 1989.

• One of only two rookie cornerbacks ever to lead the Dolphins in interceptions, along with Lloyd Mumphord, who had five in his rookie season in 1969.


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• His four interceptions ranks tied for fifth among Dolphins rookies.

• Made his Dolphins and NFL debut in a reserve role at Atlanta (9/13).

• Had two tackles and one interception vs. Buffalo (10/4), picking off a Trent Edwards pass and returning it 23 yards for a touchdown, marking both his first NFL interception and his first NFL touchdown.

• Made his first career NFL start and had six tackles and two passes defensed vs. N.Y. Jets (11/1).

• Had six tackles and two passes defensed at New England (11/8), including an interception, picking off a Tom Brady pass and returning it 15 yards.

• Had three tackles and one interception vs. New England (12/6), picking off a Tom Brady pass in the end zone for a touchback.

• Had three tackles, one pass defensed and one interception at Tennessee (12/20), coming when he picked off a Vince Young pass in the first series of the game and returned it 26 yards.

• Finished second on the team in tackles with six stops and added two passes defensed vs. Houston (12/27).

College:

• Started 34-of-36 games played as a three-year starter at Illinois and posted career statistics of 206 tackles (139 solo), seven interceptions, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 22 passes defensed.

• Added nine kickoff returns for 215 yards (23.9 avg.) and returned a blocked punt for a touchdown

• Started 11-of-12 games as a junior in 2008 and was named a consensus All-Big Ten Conference first-team selection after he posted a career-high 78 tackles (53 solo) and tied for second in the conference with three forced fumbles to go along with two interceptions, eight passes defensed and a fumble recovery.

• Started all 12 games as a sophomore in 2007 and was the only sophomore semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award.

• Selected All-Big Ten Conference first-team by the league’s coaches and earned second-team honors from the media.

• Recorded 76 tackles (56 solo) and ranked sixth in the league with eight pass deflections and four interceptions.

• Blocked two punts for 31 yards in returns, including a touchdown and added 116 yards on four kickoff returns (29.0 avg.).

• Started 11-of-12 games in which he played as a freshman in 2006 and was honored as a Freshman All-America selection by The Sporting News, Scout.com and Rivals.com.

• Earned honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference honors by both the coaches and the media.

• Named the team’s Rookie of the Year.

• Recorded 52 tackles (30 solo), an interception, a fumble recovery and six passes defensed.

• Majored in speech communications. Personal:

• Attended Dunbar Senior High School in Washington, D.C.

• Selected as a PrepStar AII-America choice and Washington D.C. Gatorade Player of the Year.

• Rated the top recruit in the Washington D.C. area.

• Was named to the Washington Post All-Metro team, in addition to picking up DCIAA West first-team all-conference honors.

• Had eight interceptions and 38 solo tackles as a senior, while adding 25 receptions for 612 yards and recording over 1,000 all-purpose yards.

• Led Dunbar High to a 9-2 record and a win in the Turkey Bowl, the DCIAA city championship game.

• Also lettered in track.


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• Brother, Vernon, played tight end at Maryland and was the sixth overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, making them the third set of brothers to both be first-round NFL draft choices, joining Eli (2004, QB, 1st overall, San Diego/Traded to New York Giants) and Peyton Manning (1998, QB, 1st overall, Indianapolis) and Jerome (2003, DE, 15th overall, Philadelphia) and Stocker McDougle (2000, T, 20th overall, Detroit).

• Full name is Vontae O. Davis.

• Born in Washington, D.C.

Career Statistics Year GP/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks PD FF FR INT Yards Avg. LG TD 2011 MIA 12/12 39 4 43 1.0 9 0 0 4 60 15.0 28 0 2010 MIA 16/15 43 8 51 0.0 12 1 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 2009 MIA 16/9 44 4 48 0.0 11 0 0 4 64 16.0 26 1 Total 44/36 126 16 142 1.0 32 1 0 9 124 13.8 28 1


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Trai Essex #66 Guard 6-5, 324 pounds Northwestern Free Agent – 2012 1st Year with Colts/8th Year in NFL Born: December 5, 1982


• Signed by the Colts as a free agent on September 10, 2012.

• Waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers on August 31, 2012.

• Re-signed with Pittsburgh on April 12, 2012.

• Declared a free agent on March 13, 2012.

• Re-signed with Pittsburgh on August 22, 2011.

• Declared a free agent on July 25, 2011.

• Re-signed with Pittsburgh on March 17, 2009.

• Declared a free agent on February 27, 2009.

• Re-signed with Pittsburgh on March 17, 2008.

• Signed by Pittsburgh on July 29, 2005.

• Originally selected by Pittsburgh in the third round (93rd overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft. 2011 (STEELERS):

• Saw action on the offensive line at three positions (tackle, guard and center) and on special teams for all 16 games, making three starts.

• Helped block for a Steelers offense to gain 372.3 total net yards per game, which ranked fourth in the AFC, and for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to throw for 4,077 yards and 21 touchdowns.

• Made his first start of the season at Houston (10/2).

• Helped block for the Steelers offense to gain 445 total yards and for Roethlisberger to throw for 361 yards and three touchdowns at Arizona (10/23).

• Helped block for the Steelers offense to gain 427 total yards and for Roethlisberger to throw for a season-high 365 yards and two touchdowns against New England (10/30).

2010 (STEELERS):

• Played in 12 regular season games (five starts) and saw action in all three postseason contests.

• Missed four games due to an ankle injury.

• Played at both guard and tackle, filling in for various injured players on the offensive line.

• Helped pave the way for running back Rashard Mendenhall to rush for a career-high of 1,273 yards and a 13 touchdowns.

• Helped block for Steelers rushers to gain 120.3 yards per game on the ground.

• Helped block for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to throw for 3,200 yards and 17 touchdowns and for the Steelers offense to gain 345.3 yards per game.

• Helped block for Steelers rushers to gain 121.0 yards per game during the postseason and for Roethlisberger to throw for 622 yards and four touchdowns.

• Started at right guard and helped block for quarterback Dennis Dixon to throw for a career-high 236 yards against Atlanta (9/12).

• Made his third consecutive start at right guard and helped block for Roethlisberger to throw for a season-high 387 yards and three touchdowns and for the offense to gain a season-high 425 yards against New England (11/14).

• Helped block for Mendenhall to gain a season-high 151 yards rushing and for the team to gain a season-high 206 yards rushing at Buffalo (11/28).


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2009 (STEELERS):

• Started all 16 games at right guard. • Provided protection for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to throw for more than 4,300 yards, 26

touchdowns, and complete 66 percent of his passes during his record-setting season.

• Provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 33-of-43 passes (76.7 pct.) for 363 yards with one touchdown against Tennessee (9/10).

• Paved the way for running back Rashard Mendenhall to rush for 165 yards on 29 attempts (5.7 avg.) with two touchdowns against San Diego (10/4).

• Provided protection for Roethlisberger to complete 29-of-46 passes (63.0 pct.) for a team-record 503 yards and three touchdowns against Green Bay (12/20).

2008 (STEELERS):

• Played in nine regular-season games.

• Saw his most significant action of the season on at Jacksonville (10/5) when he relieved an injured Marvel Smith at left tackle.

• Saw action as a reserve during the fourth quarter of the AFC Divisional Playoff against San Diego.

2007 (STEELERS):

• Appeared in two games as a reserve tackle and special teams contributor.

• Made first start of the season and first career playoff start at left tackle in the AFC Wild Card Game.

• Saw his first offensive action of the season at St. Louis (12/20) and helped running back Najeh Davenport rush for 123 yards on 24 carries (5.1 avg.) and one TD, while also allowing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to finish 16-of-20 passing for 261 yards and three TDs, which gave him his third perfect (158.3) passer rating of his career, tying Peyton Manning’s NFL record.

• Made his first start of 2007 and his first career postseason start at left tackle against Jacksonville in the AFC Wild Card Game (1/5) and helped block for Roethlisberger to finish 29-of-42 for 337 yards passing with two touchdowns.

• Also helped Davenport finish the game with two rushing touchdowns. 2006 (STEELERS):

• Saw action in 15-of-16 games, primarily on special teams and goal-line situations. 2005 (STEELERS):

• Saw action in six games at left tackle while starting four in place of the injured Marvel Smith.

• Started his first career game at left tackle in place of Smith at Baltimore (11/20).

• Started for the second straight game and helped the team amass 190 rushing yards on 46 carries (4.1 avg.) against Chicago (12/11).

• Started at left tackle for the third straight game and helped team possess the ball for 36:48 and gain 142 yards rushing at Minnesota (12/18).

College:

• Three-year starter on the offensive line at Northwester and manned the left tackle position for his final 37 games.

• As a senior, played a key role in allowing just 12.0 team sacks.

• Helped Northwestern rank 29th nationally in total offense (409.5 ypg).

• As a junior in 2003, made his 25th straight start in the Motor City Bowl game at left tackle.

• Was named to ESPN.com’s 2003 All-Bowl team for his performance vs. Bowling Green, when NU rushed for a bowl-record 357 yards.

• As a sophomore in 2002, started all 12 games and moved from tight end to offensive tackle during the preseason.


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• As a freshman in 2001, started every game at tight end, catching three passes for 24 yards and a touchdown.

• Named to The Sporting News Big Ten All-Freshman team. Personal:

• Majored in African American studies.

• Attended Paul Harding High School (Fort Wayne, Ind.).

• Ranked as the fifth-best tight end in the country by Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report and earned All-America honors as a senior.

• PrepStar Super 30 All-Midwest Region, PrepStar Top 125 Dream Team, SuperPrep all-region, Bloomington Herald Top 33 All-State, The Associated Press All-State and Indiana Football Coaches Association (IFCA) Top 50 All-State team choice in his final year.

• IFCA Region III MVP, National High School Football All-Star and selected to play in the Indiana North-South All-Star Game.

• Caught 83 balls for 1,416 yards and 14 touchdowns in his high school career.

• Lettered four times each in football and basketball.

• Named all-conference in basketball as junior and was a member of the school’s honor roll 10 times.

• Married to Christina, with one daughter, Amiyah Gabrielle.

• Son of Kimberly and Donald Essex.

• Full name is Trai Jamar Essex. Career GP/GS: 2011 PIT: 16/3 (1/0 Playoffs) 2010 PIT: 12/5 (3/0 Playoffs) 2009 PIT: 16/16 2008 PIT: 9/0 (1/0 Playoffs) 2007 PIT: 2/0 (1/1 Playoffs) 2006 PIT: 15/0 2005 PIT: 6/4 Total: 76/28 (6/1)


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Moise Fokou #45 Inside Linebacker 6-1, 236 pounds Maryland TR – 2012 (Philadelphia) 1st Year with Colts/4th Year in NFL Born: August 28, 1985


• Acquired by the Colts in a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles along with linebacker Greg Lloyd in exchange for cornerback Kevin Thomas and a conditional seventh round selection in the 2013 NFL Draft.

• Originally selected by Philadelphia in the seventh round (230th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft.

2011 (EAGLES):

• Competed in 11 games (seven starts) and totaled 27 tackles (15 solo) and one pass defensed.

• Ranked second on the team with 10 special teams tackles before being placed on Injured Reserve on November 29.

• Set a season-high seven tackles in the season opener at St. Louis (9/11).

2010 (EAGLES):

• Saw action in all 16 contests (11 starts) and posted 41 tackles (33 solo), one sack, one pass defensed and two forced fumbles.

• Led the team with 19 special teams tackles.

• Started at linebacker and notched his first career forced fumble at San Francisco (10/10).

• Registered his first career sack at the New York Giants (12/19) and contributed with a season-best seven tackles and a team-leading four special teams stops.

• Finished with six tackles in the team’s Wild Card Playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers (1/9). 2009 (EAGLES):

• In his rookie season, played in all 16 games (four starts) and contributed with 30 tackles (18 solo) and one pass defensed.

• Tied for first on the team in special teams tackles (20) and recovered two fumbles on special teams.

• Recovered a fumble on a kickoff return by Domenik Hixon against the New York Giants (11/1), which led to a field goal.

• Started his first NFL game against Dallas (11/8) and recorded four tackles.

• Set a career-high with nine tackles at San Diego (11/15).

• Finished with three tackles in the team’s Wild Card Playoff loss to the Dallas Cowboys (1/9). College:

• Registered 182 tackles in 39 career games at Maryland.

• Was an All-ACC selection as a senior SAM linebacker in 2008 and totaled 77 tackles, a career-best 12 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks.

• His 5.0 sacks in 2008 were the most by a Maryland linebacker since Shawne Merriman had a team-best 8.5 in 2004.

• Tallied 84 tackles, three forced fumbles and a team-high 17 special teams stops in 2007.

• Was selected to play in the 2009 Under Armour Senior Bowl.

• Started his collegiate career at Division III Frostburg State and registered 70 tackles in 10 games.

• Graduated Maryland with a degree in criminology and criminal justice.


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Personal:

• Attended Bullis (Maryland) High School in Potomac, Md.

• Was an All-IAC and second-team All-Met selection as a senior running back and linebacker. Also garnered team MVP honors that year.

• Founded The Root 53 Foundation, which assists urban youth.

• Pronounced: Moses (FOE-koo).

• Immigrated to the United States in 1990 from Cameroon in central Africa. Career Statistics Year GP/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks PD FF FR INT Yards Avg. LG TD 2011 PHI 11/7 15 12 27 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2010 PHI 16/11 33 8 41 1.0 1 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2009 PHI 16/4 18 12 30 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 43/22 66 32 98 1.0 4 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career Playoff Statistics Year GP/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks PD FF FR INT Yards Avg. LG TD 2010 PHI 1/1 3 3 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2009 PHI 1/1 2 1 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 2/2 5 4 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Special Teams Tackles: 49 (2011 – 10, 2010 – 19, 2009 - 20) Additional Statistics: Special teams fumble recoveries: 2 (1 at NYG (12/13/09), 1 vs. NYG (11/1/09))


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Josh Gordy #40

Cornerback 5-11, 195 pounds Central Michigan TR – 2012 (St. Louis) 1st Year with Colts/2nd Year in NFL Born: February 9, 1987


• Acquired by the Colts in a trade with the St. Louis Rams in exchange for an undisclosed selection in the 2014 NFL Draft.

• Elevated to the Rams 53-man roster from the practice squad on September 21, 2011.

• Signed to the Rams practice squad on September 6, 2011.

• Released from the Green Bay Packers on September 3, 2011.

• Elevated to the Packers 53-man roster from the practice squad on December 1, 2010.

• Signed to the Packers practice squad on September 15, 2010.

• Released by the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 31, 2010.

• Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jaguars on April 26, 2010. 2011 (PACKERS/RAMS):

• Played in 14 games (nine starts) with the Rams and totaled 42 tackles (32 solo), five passes defensed, three interceptions and a fumble recovery.

• Recorded six tackles (three solo) at Dallas (10/23).

• Tallied an interception in his first career start when he picked off Drew Brees against New Orleans (10/30). Finished the game with a career-high seven solo tackles.

• Notched his second interception of the season when he picked off Andy Dalton and returned it 30 yards against Cincinnati (12/18).

• Recorded an interception in his second consecutive game after picking off Charlie Batch at Pittsburgh (12/24).

2010 (JAGUARS/PACKERS):

• Appeared in two regular season games with the Packers.

• Made a special teams tackle in his NFL debut against San Francisco (12/5).

• Played in three preseason games with the Jaguars before being waived prior to the start of the regular season.

College:

• Appeared in 47 games (45 starts) at Central Michigan, totaling 212 tackles (134 solo), 37 passes defensed and 10 interceptions.

• Earned second-team All-MAC honors as a senior after leading the team with 14 passes defensed and three interceptions.

• Started 11 games and posted 47 tackles (30 solo), seven passes defensed and an interception his junior season.

• Appeared in 10 games (eight starts) and posted a career-high four interceptions as a sophomore on his way to being named CMU’s Most Valuable Defensive Back.

• As a freshman, started all 14 games and led the secondary with a career-high 66 tackles (41 solo).

• Named the MAC West Division Defensive Player of the Week after returning an interception 100 yards for a touchdown against Akron (9/16).


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Personal:

• Lettered three times in football and four times in track and was an all-state and all-area selection at Washington County (Warthen, Ga.) High School.

• Posted 69 tackles, six interceptions (two returned for touchdowns) and 2.0 sacks for his career.

• Returned an interception 101 yards for a touchdown in the state semifinals at the Georgia Dome as a senior.

• Member of the state champion 4x100 relay team in 2004 that set a school record of 41.45 seconds.

• Cousin, Robert Edwards, was a first-round draft choice of the New England Patriots in 1998.

• Born in Augusta, Ga. Career Statistics Year GP/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks PD FF FR INT Yards Avg. LG TD 2011 STL 14/9 36 17 53 0.0 5 0 1 3 37 12.3 30 0 2010 GB 2/0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 16/9 36 17 53 0.0 5 0 1 3 37 12.3 30 0


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Martin Tevaseu #68 Nose Tackle 6-2, 325 pounds UNLV Claimed off Waivers – 2012 (N.Y. Jets) 1st Year with Colts/3rd Year in NFL Born: September 30, 1985


• Claimed off waivers by the Colts on September 1, 2012.

• Waived by the New York Jets on August 31, 2012.

• Elevated to the Jets 53-man active roster on October 22, 2011.

• Signed to the Jets practice squad on October 18, 2011.

• Released by the Jets on October 18, 2011.

• Elevated to the Jets 53-man active roster on October 12, 2011.

• Signed to the Jets practice squad on September 5, 2011.

• Released by the Jets on September 4, 2011.

• Elevated to the Jets active roster on January 22, 2011.

• Signed to the Jets practice squad on September 7, 2010.

• Released by the Jets on September 4, 2011.

• Signed by the Jets as a free agent on July 20, 2010.

• Released by the Cleveland Browns on June 15, 2010.

• Signed by the Browns on May 17, 2010. 2011 (JETS):

• Saw action in five games, collecting one tackle.

• Spent the first five weeks of the season on the practice squad before joining the active roster in Week 6.

2010 (JETS):

• Signed prior to training camp and spent the entire regular season and first two playoff games as a member of the Jets practice squad.

• Signed to the active roster before the AFC Championship Game at Pittsburgh (1/24/11) and saw action on defense.

College:

• Posted 48 tackles and two sacks as a two-year starter at UNLV.

• Named Defensive MVP and team captain as a senior.

• Enrolled at Santa Rosa (Calif.) Junior College and earned first-team all-league honors in his freshman year after collecting 40 tackles, five sacks and three passes defended.

• Re-enrolled at Santa Rosa JC in 2007. Personal:

• Full name is Martin Tauamanu Tevaseu.

• Married to the former Leah Guerrero.

• Earned a spot on the Dean’s Honor List in 2008 en route to Academic All-MWC honors.

• Named school’s athlete of the year as well as Anderson Valley High School student body president.

• Was first-team all-conference and team MVP in basketball as a senior in high school.


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Career Statistics Year GP/GS Solo Asst. Total Sacks PD FF FR INT Yards Avg. LG TD 2011 NYJ 5/0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 5/0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears Start Time: 12:02 PM CDT

at Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

Played Outdoor on Turf: Grass

Game Weather: Partly Cloudy Temp: 67° F (19.4° C) Humidity: 66%, Wind: N 13 mph

Officials

Referee:

Line Judge:

Head Linesman:

Field Judge:

Umpire:

Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Elliott, Wayne (28)

Keeling, Tommy (59)

Peek, Mike (77)

Simmons, Richard (102)

Harrod, Marc (46)

Easley, Lance (26)

Rhone-Dunn, Derrick (84)

Lineups

VISITOR: Indianapolis Colts 7 7 0 7 0 21

HOME: Chicago Bears 7 17 10 7 0 41

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Replay Official: Slavin, Howard

Game Day Weather

Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)

Scoring Plays

Date: Sunday, 9/9/2012

Chicago BearsIndianapolis Colts

Offense Defense Offense Defense

WR 87 R.Wayne DE 90 C.Redding WR 15 B.Marshall LE 71 I.Idonije

LT 74 A.Castonzo NT 99 A.Johnson LT 73 J.Webb DT 69 H.Melton

LG 73 S.Olsen DT 95 F.Moala LG 67 C.Spencer NT 75 M.Toeaina

C 64 S.Satele SLB 98 R.Mathis C 63 R.Garza RE 90 J.Peppers

RG 75 M.McGlynn MIKE 53 K.Conner RG 60 L.Louis WLB 55 L.Briggs

RT 69 W.Justice WILL 50 J.Freeman RT 72 G.Carimi MLB 54 B.Urlacher

TE 80 C.Fleener RUSH 93 D.Freeney TE 87 K.Davis SLB 53 N.Roach

WR 11 D.Avery LCB 23 V.Davis WR 23 D.Hester LCB 26 T.Jennings

QB 12 A.Luck SS 28 T.Zbikowski QB 6 J.Cutler RCB 33 C.Tillman

RB 31 D.Brown FS 41 A.Bethea RB 22 M.Forte SS 21 M.Wright

FB 46 D.Jones RCB 25 J.Powers FB 48 E.Rodriguez FS 47 C.Conte

Substitutions Substitutions

P 1 P.McAfee, K 4 A.Vinatieri, WR 15 L.Brazill, CB 21 J.King, RB 26 M.Moore,CB 27 J.Gordy, CB 32 C.Vaughn, RB 33 V.Ballard, S 35 J.Lefeged, S 38S.Brown, LS 45 M.Overton, ILB 54 M.Harvey, OLB 55 J.Hickman, ILB 58M.Fokou, C 62 A.Shipley, NT 68 M.Tevaseu, T 72 J.Linkenbach, WR 81K.Adams, TE 83 D.Allen, DT 91 R.Mathews, OLB 92 J.Hughes, DT 94 D.Nevis,OLB 97 M.Addison

P 8 A.Podlesh, K 9 R.Gould, WR 14 E.Weems, WR 17 A.Jeffery, SS 20 C.Steltz,CB 24 K.Hayden, RB 25 A.Allen, CB 27 S.McManis, RB 29 M.Bush, CB 30D.Moore, DB 37 A.Walters, ILB 52 B.Costanzo, OLB 58 G.Hayes, LB 59P.Trahan, LS 65 P.Mannelly, T 74 C.Williams, WR 80 E.Bennett, TE 86K.Adams, TE 89 M.Spaeth, DT 92 S.Paea, LB 97 J.Thomas, DE 98 C.Wootton,DE 99 S.McClellin

Did Not Play Did Not Play

QB 5 D.Stanton QB 2 J.Campbell, G 62 C.Rachal

Not Active Not Active

QB 8 C.Harnish, WR 13 T.Hilton, WR 17 A.Collie, RB 34 D.Carter, ILB 51P.Angerer, T 60 M.Person, G 76 J.Reitz

P 1 R.Quigley, WR 18 D.Sanzenbacher, DB 46 J.Jones, C 70 E.Williams, DT 91A.Okoye, LB 95 C.Ozougwu

A.Vinatieri 37WR R.Gould (35) (26)

Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info)Team Qtr Time Visitor Home

Colts J.Freeman 4 yd. interception return (A.Vinatieri kick) 7 01 11:23

Bears M.Bush 1 yd. run (R.Gould kick) (11-80, 4:04) 7 71 7:19

Bears B.Marshall 3 yd. pass from J.Cutler (R.Gould kick) (11-95, 5:52) 7 142 10:33

Bears R.Gould 35 yd. Field Goal (7-46, 4:08) 7 172 5:32

Colts D.Brown 18 yd. run (A.Vinatieri kick) (5-77, 2:15) 14 172 3:17


Bears M.Forte 6 yd. run (R.Gould kick) (4-55, 2:10) 14 313 11:52


Colts D.Avery 4 yd. pass from A.Luck (A.Vinatieri kick) (12-80, 4:52) 21 344 10:20

National Football League Game SummaryNFL Copyright © 2012 by The National Football League. All rights reserved. This summary and play-by-play is for the express purpose of assisting media in theircoverage of the game; any other use of this material is prohibited without the written permission of the National Football League. Updated: 9/10/2012

National Football League Game SummaryNFL Copyright © 2012 by The National Football League. All rights reserved. This summary and play-by-play is for the express purpose of assisting media in theircoverage of the game; any other use of this material is prohibited without the written permission of the National Football League. Updated: 9/10/2012

Paid Attendance: 62,341 Time: 3:25

Bears A.Jeffery 42 yd. pass from J.Cutler (R.Gould kick) (7-80, 4:12) 21 414 6:08

Indianapolis Colts Chicago BearsRUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

D.Brown 48 5.3 19 18 M.Forte 80 5.0 116 32

A.Luck 9 4.5 02 6 M.Bush 42 3.5 212 20

V.Ballard 6 1.5 04 3 J.Cutler -4 -1.0 04 -1

D.Hester -4 -4.0 01 -4

15 63 4.2 18 1Total 33 114 3.5 32 3Total

PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

A.Luck 309 145 23 3/16 3 52.9 J.Cutler 333 235 21 2/19 1 98.94226

35 333 221 2/19 1 98.923 309 145 3/16 3 52.9Total Total 4226

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR

R.Wayne 135 15.0 0918 B.Marshall 119 13.2 1915 2423

C.Fleener 82 13.7 0610 A.Jeffery 80 26.7 135 4224

D.Avery 37 12.3 138 E.Bennett 50 16.7 034 2526

K.Adams 26 13.0 024 M.Forte 40 13.3 036 3113

M.Moore 11 11.0 011 D.Hester 27 13.5 022 2911

L.Brazill 10 10.0 011 K.Adams 17 17.0 011 1710

D.Jones 8 8.0 011 E.Rodriguez 0 0.0 001 08

D.Brown 0 0.0 002 K.Davis 0 0.0 001 00

23 309 13.4 26 1Total 45 21 333 15.9 42 2Total 35

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS LG TDAVG INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS LG TDAVG

J.Freeman 4 4.0 11 T.Jennings 28 14.0 02 174

C.Conte 35 35.0 01 35

Total 4 4.0 4 11 Total 63 21.0 35 03

PUNTING YDS LGNO AVG TB IN20NETPUNTING YDS LGNO AVG TB IN20NET

P.McAfee 257 635 51.4 1 242.8 A.Podlesh 208 505 41.6 1 035.2

Total 257 635 51.4 1 242.8 Total 208 505 41.6 1 035.2

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVG PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVGFC FC

L.Brazill 12 6.0 02 D.Hester 23 23.0 01 01 238

[OUT OF BOUNDS] 0 0.0 01 [DOWNED] 0 0.0 03 00 00

[TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 01 [TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 01 00 00

Total 12 6.0 8 02 Total 23 23.0 23 01 01

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVG KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS LG TDAVGFC FC

C.Vaughn 51 25.5 02 D.Hester 49 24.5 02 00 3128

L.Brazill 15 15.0 01 [TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 02 00 015

M.Moore 7 7.0 01 0 7

[TOUCHBACK] 0 0.0 04 0 0

Total 73 18.3 28 04 Total 49 24.5 31 02 00

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Indianapolis Colts

LOST

L.Brazill 0 001 0 00 0 01

A.Luck 0 001 0 00 0 01

Total 0 002 0 00 0 02

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDS

Chicago Bears

LOST

J.Thomas 0 000 0 00 1 00

C.Wootton 0 000 0 00 1 00

K.Hayden 0 000 0 00 0 10

J.Peppers 0 000 0 00 0 10

Total 0 000 0 00 2 20

Final Individual Statistics

Indianapolis Colts vs Chicago Bears

9/9/2012 at Soldier Field



Final Team StatisticsHomeVisitor

Colts Bears

22 26TOTAL FIRST DOWNS

4 8By Rushing

16 15By Passing

2 3By Penalty

2-10-20% 4-12-33%THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY

2-2-100% 0-0-0%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY

356 428TOTAL NET YARDS

63 70Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)

5.7 6.1Average gain per offensive play

63 114NET YARDS RUSHING

15 33Total Rushing Plays

4.2 3.5Average gain per rushing play

3-9 4-11Tackles for a loss-number and yards

293 314NET YARDS PASSING

3-16 2-19Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass

309 333Gross yards passing

45-23-3 35-21-1PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED

6.1 8.5Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)

4-4-2 8-7-4KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks

5-51.4 5-41.6PUNTS Number and Average

0 0Had Blocked

0-0 0-0FGs - PATs Had Blocked

42.8 35.2Net Punting Average

16 86TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)

2-12 1-23No. and Yards Punt Returns

4-73 2-49No. and Yards Kickoff Returns

1-4 3-63No. and Yards Interception Returns

3-19 7-48PENALTIES Number and Yards

2-2 0-0FUMBLES Number and Lost

3 5TOUCHDOWNS

1 3Rushing

1 2Passing

1 0Interceptions

3-3 5-5EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts

3-3 5-5Kicking Made-Attempts

0-1 2-2FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts

2-4-50% 4-6-67%RED ZONE EFFICIENCY

1-1-100% 3-3-100%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY

0 0SAFETIES

21 41FINAL SCORE

24:32 35:28TIME OF POSSESSION

* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter

Home

Visitor

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total

6:36

8:24

3:50 7:20 6:46 24:32

11:10 7:40 8:14 35:28

Colts: 7 - IND 21 Bears: 4 - CHI 21

(347) Average IND 29

(433) Average CHI 29

Indianapolis Colts

Chicago Bears

TimeRecd

TimeLost

TimePoss

How BallObtained

DriveBegan

#Play

YdsPen

NetYds

YdsGain

1stDown

LastScrm

How GivenUp

#

Indianapolis Colts

1 13:08 1:4011:28 Punt 50 3 6 0 6 0 CHI 44 Punt

2 7:19 3:004:19 Kickoff IND 20 6 17 0 17 1 IND 37 Punt

3 3:21 1:561:25 Punt IND 44 3 4 5 9 0 CHI 47 Punt

4 10:33 0:539:40 Kickoff IND 20 2 17 0 17 1 IND 37 Interception

5 5:32 2:153:17 Kickoff IND 23 5 71 6 77 5 CHI 18* Touchdown

6 0:44 0:420:02 Kickoff IND 22 6 59 0 59 3 CHI 19* Missed FG


8 11:52 0:0611:46 Kickoff 0 0 0 0 0 Fumble

9 10:02 5:164:46 Kickoff IND 20 11 65 5 70 4 CHI 10* Interception

10 2:37 0:481:49 Punt IND 46 3 13 0 13 1 CHI 41 Fumble

11 0:12 4:5210:20 Punt IND 20 12 80 0 80 5 CHI 4* Touchdown


13 2:28 0:461:42 Punt IND 43 5 21 0 21 1 CHI 36 Interception

TimeRecd

TimeLost

TimePoss

How BallObtained

DriveBegan

#Play

YdsPen

NetYds

YdsGain

1stDown

LastScrm

How GivenUp

#

Chicago Bears

1 15:00 1:5213:08 Kickoff CHI 16 3 -9 -2 -11 0 CHI 5 Punt

2 11:28 0:0511:23 Punt CHI 3 1 0 0 0 0 CHI 3 Interception

3 11:23 4:047:19 Kickoff CHI 20 11 61 19 80 6 IND 1* Touchdown

4 4:19 0:583:21 Punt CHI 20 3 3 0 3 0 CHI 23 Punt

5 1:25 5:5210:33 Punt CHI 5 11 105 -10 95 6 IND 3* Touchdown

6 9:40 4:085:32 Interception CHI 37 7 56 -10 46 2 IND 17* Field Goal

7 3:17 2:330:44 Kickoff CHI 28 8 72 0 72 6 IND 1* Touchdown

8 0:02 0:020:00 Missed FG CHI 27 1 -1 0 -1 0 CHI 27 End of Half

9 14:02 2:1011:52 Punt CHI 45 4 55 0 55 3 IND 6* Touchdown

10 11:46 1:4410:02 Fumble IND 12 4 4 0 4 0 IND 8* Field Goal

11 4:46 2:092:37 Interception CHI 32 3 -10 0 -10 0 CHI 22 Punt

12 1:49 1:370:12 Fumble CHI 41 3 9 0 9 0 50 Punt

13 10:20 4:126:08 Kickoff CHI 20 7 80 0 80 3 IND 42 Touchdown

14 4:48 2:202:28 Punt CHI 25 3 6 -10 -4 0 CHI 21 Punt

15 1:42 1:420:00 Interception CHI 26 3 -3 0 -3 0 CHI 24 End of Game

Ball Possession And Drive Chart



TKL = Tackle AST = Assist COMB = Combined QH=QB Hit IN = Interception PD = Pass Defense FF = Forced Fumble FR = Fumble Recovery

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscIndianapolis Colts

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

9 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Bethea 00

6 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Powers 01

5 0 5 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Mathis 23

5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Conner 11

5 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Freeman 01

5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0V.Davis 00

4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Zbikowski 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Harvey 01

1 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.King 00

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Fokou 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Nevis 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Lefeged 00

0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Redding 00

0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0P.McAfee 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Hickman 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0A.Castonzo 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0C.Fleener 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0K.Adams 00

Total 45 4 49 2 19 1 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 037

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

Special Teams MiscChicago Bears Regular Defensive Plays

6 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Wright 00

5 2 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0K.Hayden 00

4 1 5 2 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0H.Melton 23

3 1 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Conte 00

2 2 4 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Jennings 00

3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Peppers 00

1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Roach 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Moore 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Briggs 00

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Toeaina 10

1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Urlacher 00

1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0G.Hayes 00

1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Wootton 00

1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0I.Idonije 01

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.McClellin 10

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Paea 10

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Costanzo 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Thomas 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Walters 00

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.McManis 00

Total 33 12 45 3 16 3 10 1 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 054

Final Defensive Statistics



Scoring Plays

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscIndianapolis Colts

Indianapolis Colts Chicago Bears


TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES

7 7 = 14

7 17 = 24

10:26

19:34

Colts

Bears

Colts

Bears

Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info)Team Qtr Time Visitor Home

Colts J.Freeman 4 yd. interception return (A.Vinatieri kick) 7 01 11:23


Bears B.Marshall 3 yd. pass from J.Cutler (R.Gould kick) (11-95, 5:52) 7 142 10:33


Colts D.Brown 18 yd. run (A.Vinatieri kick) (5-77, 2:15) 14 172 3:17


10 20TOTAL FIRST DOWNS

3 - 6 - 1 5 - 12 - 3First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty

1-4-25% 3-6-50%THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY

174 287TOTAL NET YARDS

24 44Total Offensive Plays

37 71NET YARDS RUSHING

137 216NET YARDS PASSING

137 228Gross Yards Passing

0-0 1-12Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass

17 - 10 - 1 27 - 15 - 1Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted

3 - 48.7 2 - 39Punts-Number and Average

3 - 19 5 - 33Penalties-Number and Yards

0 - 0 0 - 0Fumbles-Number and Lost

1-2-50% 3-4-75%Red Zone Efficiency

IND 30 CHI 20Average Drive Start

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

D.Brown 30 7.5 14 18 M.Forte 59 7.4 08 32

V.Ballard 4 2.0 02 3 M.Bush 13 1.9 27 7

A.Luck 3 3.0 01 3 J.Cutler -1 -1.0 01 -1

7 37 5.3 18 1Total 16 71 4.4 32 2Total

PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT PASSING ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

A.Luck 137 017 10 0/0 1 60.2 J.Cutler 228 127 15 1/12 1 80.53123

27 228 115 1/12 1 80.510 137 017 0/0 1 60.2Total Total 3123

PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR PASS RECEIVING REC YDS LG TDAVGTAR

R.Wayne 68 13.6 059 B.Marshall 85 12.1 1712 2423

C.Fleener 51 17.0 033 E.Bennett 50 16.7 033 2522

L.Brazill 10 10.0 011 M.Forte 32 16.0 025 3110

D.Jones 8 8.0 011 D.Hester 29 29.0 011 298

D.Avery 0 0.0 002 K.Adams 17 17.0 011 170

D.Brown 0 0.0 001 A.Jeffery 15 15.0 013 150

K.Davis 0 0.0 001 0

E.Rodriguez 0 0.0 001 0

10 137 13.7 23 0Total 17 15 228 15.2 31 1Total 27

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

7 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Bethea 00

4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Zbikowski 00

3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Conner 10

3 0 3 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Mathis 11

Total 17 0 17 1 12 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 021

First Half Summary



First Half Summary



TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL

Special Teams MiscChicago Bears Regular Defensive Plays

4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Wright 00

2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Hayden 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Briggs 00

2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0H.Melton 01

Total 10 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 001

First QuarterPlay By Play 9/9/2012

IND wins the coin toss and elects to defer. CHI elects to Receive, and IND elects to defend the north goal.

P.McAfee kicks 67 yards from IND 35 to CHI -2. D.Hester to CHI 16 for 18 yards (J.Hickman).

Chicago Bears at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:56)

(14:56) J.Cutler sacked at CHI 4 for -12 yards (R.Mathis).1-10-CHI 16

(14:22) PENALTY on CHI-G.Carimi, False Start, 2 yards, enforced at CHI 4 - No Play.2-22-CHI 4

(14:01) M.Forte left guard to CHI 5 for 3 yards (J.King; M.Fokou).2-24-CHI 2

(13:21) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass incomplete short right to A.Jeffery.3-21-CHI 5

(13:15) (Punt formation) A.Podlesh punts 45 yards to 50, Center-P.Mannelly, fair catch by L.Brazill.4-21-CHI 5

Indianapolis Colts at 13:08

(13:08) A.Luck pass short right to D.Jones to CHI 42 for 8 yards (L.Briggs).1-10-50

(12:28) D.Brown right tackle to CHI 44 for -2 yards (I.Idonije).2-2-CHI 42

(11:45) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short left to R.Wayne.3-4-CHI 44

(11:40) (Punt formation) P.McAfee punts 41 yards to CHI 3, Center-M.Overton, downed by IND-J.Hickman. CHI-C.Tillman was injured duringthe play. His return is Questionable.

4-4-CHI 44

Timeout at 11:28.

Chicago Bears at 11:28

(11:28) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short right intended for M.Forte INTERCEPTED by J.Freeman at CHI 4. J.Freeman for 4 yards,TOUCHDOWN.

1-10-CHI 3


A.Vinatieri extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Overton, Holder-P.McAfee.

Timeout at 11:23.

IND 7 CHI 0, 0 plays, 4 yards, 0:00 drive , 3:37 elapsed

P.McAfee kicks 65 yards from IND 35 to end zone, Touchback.


(11:23) M.Forte left tackle to CHI 20 for no gain (K.Conner).1-10-CHI 20

(10:47) J.Cutler pass incomplete short right to E.Rodriguez [K.Conner].2-10-CHI 20

(10:42) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short right to B.Marshall to CHI 33 for 13 yards (V.Davis).3-10-CHI 20 P1

(10:00) J.Cutler pass incomplete short left to M.Forte.1-10-CHI 33

(9:56) M.Forte left end to IND 35 for 32 yards (A.Bethea).2-10-CHI 33 R2

(9:09) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep left to K.Davis.1-10-IND 35

(9:04) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep left to B.Marshall (J.Powers).2-10-IND 35

(8:56) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep middle to E.Bennett.3-10-IND 35

PENALTY on IND-J.King, Defensive Pass Interference, 19 yards, enforced at IND 35 - No Play. X3

(8:49) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep left to A.Jeffery.1-10-IND 16

(8:45) M.Forte right tackle to IND 1 for 15 yards (T.Zbikowski).2-10-IND 16 R4

Timeout #1 by CHI at 07:58.

(7:58) J.Cutler pass incomplete short left to B.Marshall.1-1-IND 1

PENALTY on IND-C.Vaughn, Defensive Pass Interference, 0 yards, enforced at IND 1 - No Play. X5

(7:54) M.Bush right tackle to IND 1 for no gain (M.Harvey).1-1-IND 1

(7:21) C.Williams reported in as eligible. M.Bush right tackle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.2-1-IND 1 R6

R.Gould extra point is GOOD, Center-P.Mannelly, Holder-A.Podlesh.

Timeout at 07:19.

IND 7 CHI 7, 11 plays, 80 yards, 2 penalties, 4:04 drive, 7:41 elapsed

R.Gould kicks 65 yards from CHI 35 to end zone, Touchback.


(7:19) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short middle to R.Wayne to IND 28 for 8 yards (B.Urlacher).1-10-IND 20

(6:42) A.Luck pass incomplete short left to R.Wayne (B.Urlacher) [M.Toeaina].2-2-IND 28

(6:36) A.Luck scrambles left guard to IND 31 for 3 yards (H.Melton).3-2-IND 28 R1

(5:51) D.Brown left guard to IND 27 for -4 yards (H.Melton).1-10-IND 31

(5:11) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right to L.Brazill to IND 37 for 10 yards (M.Wright).2-14-IND 27

(4:33) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short left to R.Wayne [S.McClellin].3-4-IND 37

(4:28) (Punt formation) P.McAfee punts 63 yards to end zone, Center-M.Overton, Touchback.4-4-IND 37

Indianapolis Colts vs Chicago Bears at Soldier Field

Timeout at 04:19.


(4:19) J.Cutler pass incomplete short left to B.Marshall (T.Zbikowski).1-10-CHI 20

(4:15) M.Bush left guard to CHI 23 for 3 yards (R.Mathis).2-10-CHI 20

(3:35) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep right to B.Marshall (A.Bethea).3-7-CHI 23

(3:29) (Punt formation) A.Podlesh punts 33 yards to IND 44, Center-P.Mannelly, out of bounds.4-7-CHI 23


(3:21) V.Ballard left end to IND 45 for 1 yard (L.Briggs).1-10-IND 44

(2:36) (Shotgun) V.Ballard left tackle to IND 48 for 3 yards (J.Peppers).2-9-IND 45

(1:48) (Shotgun) A.Luck sacked at IND 40 for -8 yards (J.Peppers). FUMBLES (J.Peppers), and recovers at IND 38. A.Luck to IND 38 for nogain (J.Peppers).

3-6-IND 48

PENALTY on CHI-S.McClellin, Neutral Zone Infraction, 5 yards, enforced at IND 48 - No Play.

Timeout #2 by CHI at 01:41.

(1:41) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short right to D.Brown.3-1-CHI 47

(1:38) (Punt formation) P.McAfee punts 42 yards to CHI 5, Center-M.Overton, downed by IND-J.Hickman.4-1-CHI 47


(1:25) J.Cutler pass short left to B.Marshall to CHI 12 for 7 yards (J.Powers).1-10-CHI 5

(:50) M.Forte right tackle to CHI 15 for 3 yards (A.Bethea).2-3-CHI 12 R7

(:09) J.Cutler pass short left to M.Forte to CHI 16 for 1 yard (T.Zbikowski).1-10-CHI 15

END OF QUARTER

Indianapolis Colts 7 6:36 1 0 0 1 1/4 0/0

Chicago Bears 7 8:24 4 1 2 7 1/3 0/0

Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down


Second QuarterPlay By Play 9/9/2012

Chicago Bears continued.

(15:00) M.Forte left guard to CHI 21 for 5 yards (A.Bethea).2-9-CHI 16

(14:18) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short left to E.Bennett to CHI 31 for 10 yards (R.Mathis).3-4-CHI 21 P8

(13:40) (No Huddle) J.Cutler pass deep left to B.Marshall pushed ob at CHI 47 for 16 yards (A.Bethea).1-10-CHI 31 P9

(13:18) (No Huddle) J.Cutler pass incomplete short left to B.Marshall (J.Powers).1-10-CHI 47

(13:11) (No Huddle) M.Forte right guard to IND 49 for 4 yards (K.Conner).2-10-CHI 47

PENALTY on CHI-C.Spencer, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CHI 47 - No Play.

(12:33) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass deep right to D.Hester to IND 34 for 29 yards (J.Freeman).2-20-CHI 37 P10

(11:45) M.Forte left guard to IND 34 for no gain (K.Conner).1-10-IND 34

(11:08) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short right to M.Forte pushed ob at IND 3 for 31 yards (T.Zbikowski).2-10-IND 34 P11

(10:37) J.Cutler pass short right to B.Marshall for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.1-3-IND 3 P12


Timeout at 10:33.

IND 7 CHI 14, 11 plays, 95 yards, 5:52 drive, 4:27 elapsed



(10:33) A.Luck pass deep left to R.Wayne to IND 37 for 17 yards (K.Hayden).1-10-IND 20 P2

(9:53) A.Luck pass deep right intended for D.Avery INTERCEPTED by T.Jennings at CHI 20. T.Jennings to CHI 37 for 17 yards (C.Fleener).1-10-IND 37

Timeout at 09:40.


(9:40) J.Cutler pass deep middle to B.Marshall to IND 39 for 24 yards (A.Bethea).1-10-CHI 37 P13

(9:02) M.Bush left guard to IND 38 for 1 yard (D.Nevis).1-10-IND 39

(8:21) J.Cutler pass short middle to A.Jeffery to IND 23 for 15 yards (V.Davis).2-9-IND 38 P14

(7:44) M.Bush left tackle to IND 23 for no gain (K.Conner).1-10-IND 23

(7:04) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep middle to D.Hester.2-10-IND 23

PENALTY on CHI-D.Hester, Offensive Pass Interference, 10 yards, enforced at IND 23 - No Play.

(6:57) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short left to B.Marshall to IND 24 for 9 yards (J.Powers).2-20-IND 33

(6:19) (Shotgun) M.Bush right guard to IND 17 for 7 yards (A.Bethea).3-11-IND 24

(5:36) (Field Goal formation) R.Gould 35 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-P.Mannelly, Holder-A.Podlesh.4-4-IND 17

Timeout at 05:32.


R.Gould kicks 70 yards from CHI 35 to IND -5. C.Vaughn pushed ob at IND 23 for 28 yards (D.Moore).

Timeout at 05:26.

Indianapolis Colts at 5:32, (1st play from scrimmage 5:26)

(5:26) A.Luck pass deep left to R.Wayne to IND 46 for 23 yards (C.Conte) [S.Paea]. IND-R.Wayne was injured during the play. His return isProbable.

1-10-IND 23 P3

(5:01) A.Luck pass incomplete short right to D.Avery (T.Jennings).1-10-IND 46

PENALTY on CHI-T.Jennings, Defensive Pass Interference, 6 yards, enforced at IND 46 - No Play. X4

(4:58) D.Brown left guard to CHI 30 for 18 yards (K.Hayden; M.Wright).1-10-CHI 48 R5

(4:14) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short right to R.Wayne (C.Conte).1-10-CHI 30

(4:10) A.Luck pass short left to R.Wayne to CHI 18 for 12 yards (B.Urlacher; K.Hayden).2-10-CHI 30 P6

(3:25) D.Brown left tackle for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.1-10-CHI 18 R7


Timeout at 03:17.

IND 14 CHI 17, 5 plays, 77 yards, 1 penalty, 2:15 drive, 11:43 elapsed

P.McAfee kicks 68 yards from IND 35 to CHI -3. D.Hester to CHI 28 for 31 yards (M.Harvey).

Chicago Bears at 3:17, (1st play from scrimmage 3:07)

(3:07) J.Cutler pass deep left to K.Adams to CHI 45 for 17 yards (J.Powers).1-10-CHI 28 P15

(2:27) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep right to B.Marshall (J.King).1-10-CHI 45

(2:22) J.Cutler pass incomplete short middle to M.Forte (C.Redding).2-10-CHI 45

(2:17) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short middle to E.Bennett to IND 40 for 15 yards (J.King).3-10-CHI 45 P16


Penalty on IND-T.Zbikowski, Defensive Holding, declined.

Two-Minute Warning

(2:00) (Shotgun) M.Forte left guard to IND 39 for 1 yard (M.Fokou).1-10-IND 40

(1:29) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short left to B.Marshall to IND 26 for 13 yards (T.Zbikowski).2-9-IND 39 P17

(:58) (No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Cutler pass deep middle to E.Bennett for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.1-10-IND 26 P18

Penalty on IND-J.King, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.

The Replay Assistant challenged the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED.(No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Cutler pass deep middle to E.Bennett to IND 1 for 25 yards (A.Bethea).Penalty on IND-J.King, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.

(:50) J.Cutler pass incomplete short right to B.Marshall.1-1-IND 1

PENALTY on IND-V.Davis, Defensive Pass Interference, 0 yards, enforced at IND 1 - No Play. X19

(:46) M.Bush left guard for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.1-1-IND 1 R20


IND 14 CHI 24, 8 plays, 72 yards, 1 penalty, 2:33 drive, 14:16 elapsed

R.Gould kicks 66 yards from CHI 35 to IND -1. C.Vaughn to IND 22 for 23 yards (B.Costanzo).


(:39) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short middle to C.Fleener to IND 29 for 7 yards (M.Wright).1-10-IND 22

Timeout #1 by IND at 00:34.

(:34) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short left to R.Wayne pushed ob at IND 37 for 8 yards (K.Hayden).2-3-IND 29 P8

(:27) (No Huddle, Shotgun) A.Luck pass short left to C.Fleener pushed ob at CHI 41 for 22 yards (M.Wright).1-10-IND 37 P9

(:20) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass deep middle to C.Fleener to CHI 19 for 22 yards (M.Wright).1-10-CHI 41 P10


(:12) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete deep right to D.Avery (T.Jennings).1-10-CHI 19

(:06) (Field Goal formation) A.Vinatieri 37 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-M.Overton, Holder-P.McAfee.2-10-CHI 19


(:02) J.Cutler kneels to CHI 26 for -1 yards.1-10-CHI 27

END OF QUARTER


Chicago Bears 24 11:10 1 11 1 13 2/3 0/0

Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down


Third QuarterPlay By Play 9/9/2012

IND elects to Receive, and CHI elects to defend the South goal.



(15:00) D.Brown right end pushed ob at IND 21 for 1 yard (T.Jennings).1-10-IND 20

(14:27) A.Luck pass incomplete short left to C.Fleener.2-9-IND 21

(14:22) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short left to K.Adams.3-9-IND 21

(14:19) (Punt formation) P.McAfee punts 57 yards to CHI 22, Center-M.Overton. D.Hester pushed ob at CHI 45 for 23 yards (M.Fokou).4-9-IND 21

Timeout at 14:02.


(14:02) M.Bush right end to IND 35 for 20 yards (A.Bethea). IND-A.Bethea was injured during the play. His return is Questionable.1-10-CHI 45 R21

Timeout at 13:40.

(13:23) J.Cutler pass short right to A.Jeffery to IND 12 for 23 yards (V.Davis).1-10-IND 35 P22

(12:37) M.Forte left guard to IND 6 for 6 yards (C.Redding; P.McAfee).1-10-IND 12

(11:57) M.Forte left tackle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.2-4-IND 6 R23



R.Gould kicks 71 yards from CHI 35 to IND -6. L.Brazill to IND 9 for 15 yards (J.Thomas). FUMBLES (J.Thomas), RECOVERED by CHI-K.Hayden at IND 12.K.Hayden ran ob at IND 12 for no gain.Chicago Bears at 11:46

(11:46) D.Hester left end to IND 16 for -4 yards (J.Freeman).1-10-IND 12

(10:57) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short right to M.Forte to IND 8 for 8 yards (V.Davis).2-14-IND 16

(10:11) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass incomplete short middle to B.Marshall (J.King).3-6-IND 8

(10:07) (Field Goal formation) R.Gould 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-P.Mannelly, Holder-A.Podlesh.4-6-IND 8

Timeout at 10:02.




(10:02) A.Luck pass short left to C.Fleener to IND 25 for 5 yards (N.Roach).1-10-IND 20

(9:20) D.Brown right guard to IND 22 for -3 yards (H.Melton; N.Roach).2-5-IND 25

(8:39) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short right to L.Brazill (N.Roach) [S.Paea].3-8-IND 22

PENALTY on CHI-N.Roach, Illegal Contact, 5 yards, enforced at IND 22 - No Play. X11

(8:32) A.Luck pass incomplete short left to D.Brown.1-10-IND 27

(8:26) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right to K.Adams to IND 40 for 13 yards (T.Jennings; N.Roach).2-10-IND 27 P12

(7:46) D.Brown left end to IND 40 for no gain (M.Toeaina; G.Hayes).1-10-IND 40

(7:06) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short left to D.Avery (K.Hayden).2-10-IND 40

(7:01) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short middle to R.Wayne to CHI 41 for 19 yards (C.Conte).3-10-IND 40 P13

(6:22) A.Luck pass deep middle to C.Fleener to CHI 17 for 24 yards (G.Hayes).1-10-CHI 41 P14

(5:42) A.Luck pass incomplete short right to R.Wayne.1-10-CHI 17

(5:37) D.Brown right guard to CHI 10 for 7 yards (J.Peppers).2-10-CHI 17


(4:57) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right intended for R.Wayne INTERCEPTED by C.Conte (T.Jennings) at CHI -3. C.Conte to CHI 32 for 35yards (K.Adams).

3-3-CHI 10


(4:46) M.Forte right tackle to CHI 31 for -1 yards (R.Mathis).1-10-CHI 32

(4:02) J.Cutler pass short left to D.Hester to CHI 29 for -2 yards (J.Powers).2-11-CHI 31

(3:13) (Shotgun) J.Cutler sacked at CHI 22 for -7 yards (R.Mathis).3-13-CHI 29

(2:46) (Punt formation) A.Podlesh punts 40 yards to IND 38, Center-P.Mannelly. L.Brazill to IND 46 for 8 yards (B.Costanzo).4-20-CHI 22

Timeout at 02:37.


(2:37) A.Luck pass incomplete short middle to C.Fleener.1-10-IND 46

(2:32) (Shotgun) D.Brown right tackle to CHI 41 for 13 yards (T.Jennings; C.Conte).2-10-IND 46 R15

(1:53) A.Luck pass incomplete.Chicago challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was REVERSED.

1-10-CHI 41


Chicago challenged the incomplete pass ruling, and the play was REVERSED.A.Luck sacked at CHI 45 for -4 yards (C.Wootton). FUMBLES (C.Wootton), RECOVERED by CHI-J.Peppers at CHI 41. J.Peppers to CHI 41for no gain (A.Castonzo).


(1:49) M.Forte left end to CHI 38 for -3 yards (K.Conner).1-10-CHI 41

(1:09) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep middle to E.Bennett (A.Bethea).2-13-CHI 38

(1:03) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short left to B.Marshall to 50 for 12 yards (J.Powers). Measurement.Chicago challenged the runner was down by contact ruling, and the play was Upheld. (Timeout #1.)

3-13-CHI 38

(:20) (Punt formation) A.Podlesh punts 50 yards to end zone, Center-P.Mannelly, Touchback.4-1-50


(:12) A.Luck scrambles right end pushed ob at IND 26 for 6 yards (T.Jennings).1-10-IND 20

END OF QUARTER


Chicago Bears 34 7:40 2 1 0 3 0/3 0/0

Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down


Fourth QuarterPlay By Play 9/9/2012

Indianapolis Colts continued.

(15:00) A.Luck pass short right to R.Wayne to IND 46 for 20 yards (M.Wright).2-4-IND 26 P16

(14:25) (Shotgun) V.Ballard left guard to IND 48 for 2 yards (M.Toeaina).1-10-IND 46

(13:49) A.Luck pass deep left to R.Wayne to CHI 31 for 21 yards (C.Conte).2-8-IND 48 P17

(13:08) V.Ballard left end to CHI 31 for no gain (J.Peppers).1-10-CHI 31

(12:25) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete deep left to C.Fleener.2-10-CHI 31

(12:21) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short middle to D.Avery.3-10-CHI 31

(12:16) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short middle to K.Adams to CHI 18 for 13 yards (D.Moore).4-10-CHI 31 P18

(11:33) A.Luck pass short right to R.Wayne pushed ob at CHI 11 for 7 yards (K.Hayden).1-10-CHI 18

(11:06) A.Luck pass short left to D.Avery to CHI 4 for 7 yards (K.Hayden).2-3-CHI 11 P19

(10:28) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short middle to R.Wayne.1-4-CHI 4

(10:24) A.Luck pass short left to D.Avery for 4 yards, TOUCHDOWN.2-4-CHI 4 P20


Timeout at 10:20.


P.McAfee kicks 65 yards from IND 35 to end zone, Touchback.

Timeout at 10:20.


(10:20) M.Forte right guard to CHI 21 for 1 yard (K.Conner).1-10-CHI 20

(9:39) J.Cutler pass deep left to B.Marshall to CHI 43 for 22 yards (J.Powers).2-9-CHI 21 P24

(8:56) M.Forte right end pushed ob at CHI 46 for 3 yards (J.Freeman).1-10-CHI 43

(8:20) M.Forte left guard to IND 48 for 6 yards (A.Bethea).2-7-CHI 46

(7:40) M.Bush left tackle to IND 45 for 3 yards (J.Freeman).3-1-IND 48 R25

(7:00) M.Forte right tackle to IND 42 for 3 yards (V.Davis).1-10-IND 45

(6:16) J.Cutler pass deep middle to A.Jeffery for 42 yards, TOUCHDOWN.2-7-IND 42 P26


Timeout at 06:08.


R.Gould kicks 53 yards from CHI 35 to IND 12. M.Moore to IND 19 for 7 yards (A.Walters).

Timeout at 06:02.


(6:02) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short middle to R.Wayne (D.Moore).1-10-IND 19

(5:54) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short left to M.Moore to IND 30 for 11 yards (K.Hayden).2-10-IND 19 P21

(5:30) (No Huddle) A.Luck pass incomplete short right to R.Wayne (D.Moore).1-10-IND 30

(5:28) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short middle to D.Avery.2-10-IND 30

(5:24) (Shotgun) A.Luck sacked at IND 21 for -9 yards (H.Melton).3-10-IND 30

(5:01) (Punt formation) P.McAfee punts 54 yards to CHI 25, Center-M.Overton, downed by IND-J.Lefeged.4-19-IND 21


(4:48) M.Bush right end to CHI 46 for 21 yards (J.Hughes).1-10-CHI 25

PENALTY on CHI-K.Davis, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at CHI 25 - No Play.

(4:16) M.Bush left tackle to CHI 18 for 3 yards (J.Freeman).1-20-CHI 15

(3:30) M.Bush right tackle to CHI 15 for -3 yards (M.Harvey).2-17-CHI 18

(2:43) M.Bush right tackle to CHI 21 for 6 yards (J.Lefeged).3-20-CHI 15


(2:37) (Punt formation) A.Podlesh punts 40 yards to IND 39, Center-P.Mannelly. L.Brazill pushed ob at IND 43 for 4 yards (S.McManis).4-14-CHI 21


(2:28) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short right to C.Fleener to IND 45 for 2 yards (M.Wright).1-10-IND 43

(2:10) (No Huddle, Shotgun) A.Luck pass incomplete short right to C.Fleener.2-8-IND 45

(2:04) (Shotgun) A.Luck sacked at IND 38 for -7 yards (H.Melton).3-8-IND 45

Two-Minute Warning


(1:59) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass deep left to D.Avery to CHI 36 for 26 yards (D.Moore).4-15-IND 38 P22

(1:52) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass deep right intended for K.Adams INTERCEPTED by T.Jennings at CHI 15. T.Jennings to CHI 26 for 11 yards(A.Castonzo).

1-10-CHI 36


(1:42) J.Cutler kneels to CHI 25 for -1 yards.1-10-CHI 26



END OF QUARTER


Chicago Bears 41 8:14 1 2 0 3 1/3 0/0

Score

TimePoss

First Downs

R P X T

Efficiencies

3 Down 4 Down




Miscellaneous Statistics Report

Ten Longest Plays for Indianapolis Colts

Ten Longest Plays for Chicago Bears

VISITOR Indianapolis Colts 2 1 0

HOME Chicago Bears 5 0 0

Offense Defense Special TeamsTouchdown Scoring Information

Player Scoring Information

Play Start Play DescriptionQtrYards

4-15-IND 38 (1:59) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass deep left to D.Avery to CHI 36 for 26 yards (D.Moore).426

1-10-CHI 41 (6:22) A.Luck pass deep middle to C.Fleener to CHI 17 for 24 yards (G.Hayes).324

1-10-IND 23 (5:26) A.Luck pass deep left to R.Wayne to IND 46 for 23 yards (C.Conte) [S.Paea]. IND-R.Wayne was injured during theplay. His return is Probable.

223

1-10-IND 37 (:27) (No Huddle, Shotgun) A.Luck pass short left to C.Fleener pushed ob at CHI 41 for 22 yards (M.Wright).222

1-10-CHI 41 (:20) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass deep middle to C.Fleener to CHI 19 for 22 yards (M.Wright).222

2-8-IND 48 (13:49) A.Luck pass deep left to R.Wayne to CHI 31 for 21 yards (C.Conte).421

2-4-IND 26 (15:00) A.Luck pass short right to R.Wayne to IND 46 for 20 yards (M.Wright).420

3-10-IND 40 (7:01) (Shotgun) A.Luck pass short middle to R.Wayne to CHI 41 for 19 yards (C.Conte).319

1-10-CHI 48 (4:58) D.Brown left guard to CHI 30 for 18 yards (K.Hayden; M.Wright).218

1-10-CHI 18 (3:25) D.Brown left tackle for 18 yards, TOUCHDOWN.218

Play Start Play DescriptionQtrYards

2-7-IND 42 (6:16) J.Cutler pass deep middle to A.Jeffery for 42 yards, TOUCHDOWN.442

2-10-CHI 33 (9:56) M.Forte left end to IND 35 for 32 yards (A.Bethea).132

2-10-IND 34 (11:08) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short right to M.Forte pushed ob at IND 3 for 31 yards (T.Zbikowski).231

2-20-CHI 37 (12:33) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass deep right to D.Hester to IND 34 for 29 yards (J.Freeman).229

1-10-IND 26 (:58) (No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Cutler pass deep middle to E.Bennett for 26 yards, TOUCHDOWN.Penalty on IND-J.King, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.The Replay Assistant challenged the runner broke the plane ruling, and the play was REVERSED.(No Huddle, Shotgun) J.Cutler pass deep middle to E.Bennett to IND 1 for 25 yards (A.Bethea).Penalty on IND-J.King, Defensive Pass Interference, declined.

225

1-10-CHI 37 (9:40) J.Cutler pass deep middle to B.Marshall to IND 39 for 24 yards (A.Bethea).224

1-10-IND 35 (13:23) J.Cutler pass short right to A.Jeffery to IND 12 for 23 yards (V.Davis).323

2-9-CHI 21 (9:39) J.Cutler pass deep left to B.Marshall to CHI 43 for 22 yards (J.Powers).422

1-10-CHI 45 (14:02) M.Bush right end to IND 35 for 20 yards (A.Bethea). IND-A.Bethea was injured during the play. His return isQuestionable.

320

1-10-CHI 28 (3:07) J.Cutler pass deep left to K.Adams to CHI 45 for 17 yards (J.Powers).217

Club Player TD RushTD

RecTD

KO TD PuntTD

Int TD FumTD

MiscTD

FG XP 2PtRush

2PtRec

PointsSfty

IND D.Brown 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

IND D.Avery 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

IND J.Freeman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

IND A.Vinatieri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 30

CHI M.Bush 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120

CHI R.Gould 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 110

CHI M.Forte 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

CHI A.Jeffery 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

CHI B.Marshall 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60

Possession Detail First Half Second Half Game

Largest Lead

Largest Deficit

Drives Leading

Drives Trailing

Time of Possession Leading

Time of Possession Trailing

Times Score Tied Up

Lead Changes

Visitor Home Visitor Home Visitor Home

7

0

0:00

-10

3

3:50

10

3

6:43

-7

2

4:09

0

0

0:00

-20

7

14:06

20

7

15:54

0

0

0:00

7

0

0:00

-20

10

17:56

20

10

22:37

-7

2

4:09

1

2

0

0

1

2

Playtime Percentage


Percent of playtime per player on offense, defense and special teams

Offense Defense Special Teams

G Carimi 100%77 7 21%T

J Webb 100%77 7 21%T

L Louis 100%77 7 21%G

R Garza 100%77 7 21%C

C Spencer 100%77C

J Cutler 100%77QB

K Davis 97%75 7 21%TE

B Marshall 92%71WR

M Forte 73%56RB

A Jeffery 55%42WR

D Hester 43%33 9 27%WR

M Spaeth 42%32 7 21%TE

M Bush 32%25RB

E Rodriguez 26%20 9 27%TE

E Bennett 26%20 8 24%WR

K Adams 12%9 7 21%FB

C Williams 3%2 7 21%G

T Jennings 66 100% 5 15%CB

C Conte 66 100% 4 12%FS

M Wright 66 100%FS

L Briggs 61 92%LB

K Hayden 53 80% 8 24%CB

J Peppers 51 77% 4 12%DE

N Roach 50 76% 10 30%LB

H Melton 45 68% 4 12%DT

I Idonije 43 65% 11 33%DE

S Paea 43 65%NT

D Moore 42 64% 13 39%CB

M Toeaina 31 47% 4 12%NT

S McClellin 29 44% 5 15%DE

B Urlacher 29 44% 3 9%LB

C Wootton 22 33% 9 27%DE

G Hayes 16 24% 21 64%LB

C Tillman 13 20% 4 12%CB

C Steltz 26 79%SS

B Costanzo 23 70%LB

J Thomas 22 67%LB

E Weems 21 64%WR

S McManis 18 55%CB

A Walters 17 52%DB

R Gould 15 45%K

A Podlesh 12 36%P

P Mannelly 12 36%LS

A Allen 9 27%RB

Offense Defense Special Teams

A Castonzo 100%66 4 12%T

M McGlynn 100%66 4 12%G

S Olsen 100%66 4 12%G

S Satele 100%66 1 3%C

A Luck 100%66QB

D Avery 100%66WR

R Wayne 91%60WR

C Fleener 82%54 4 12%TE

K Adams 65%43WR

J Linkenbach 56%37 4 12%T

D Allen 55%36 17 52%TE

W Justice 44%29 3 9%T

D Brown 42%28RB

M Moore 29%19 6 18%RB

V Ballard 17%11 12 36%RB

L Brazill 12%8 15 45%WR

D Jones 8%5 12 36%TE

T Zbikowski 77 100% 12 36%SS

J Freeman 75 97% 6 18%LB

J Powers 75 97% 1 3%CB

R Mathis 73 95% 1 3%DE

V Davis 71 92% 8 24%CB

A Bethea 71 92% 1 3%FS

C Redding 57 74%DE

J Hughes 56 73% 13 39%DE

F Moala 55 71% 8 24%DT

K Conner 45 58% 8 24%LB

A Johnson 31 40% 8 24%DT

J King 27 35% 5 15%CB

M Fokou 26 34% 17 52%LB

M Tevaseu 23 30%NT

M Addison 21 27% 23 70%DE

D Nevis 19 25% 7 21%DT

R Mathews 18 23% 7 21%DE

D Freeney 9 12%DE

M Harvey 8 10% 16 48%LB

J Lefeged 6 8% 28 85%SS

J Hickman 3 4% 26 79%DE

C Vaughn 1 1% 16 48%CB

S Brown 28 85%FS

P McAfee 13 39%P

M Overton 9 27%LS

J Gordy 8 24%DB

A Shipley 4 12%C

A Vinatieri 4 12%K

Castonzo realizes good fortune blocking for Luck

Chicago Tribune

Dan Pompei

August 23, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS — Protecting the blindside of Andrew Luck might entail a little more stress than protecting the blindside of Curtis

Painter or Dan Orlovsky.

Anthony Castonzo, the Colts' second-year left tackle out of Boston College, knows what it feels like.

"It's a big responsibility keeping (Luck) healthy," he said. "He's obviously a very good player we are going to need. So keeping him

healthy is my biggest job."

But blocking for Luck has its benefits for Castonzo, who went to Lake Zurich High School. Luck is pretty adept at avoiding pressure

if a pass rusher happens to slip by an offensive lineman.

"Different quarterbacks do things differently," Castonzo said. "Andrew slides around a lot. He moves around and kind of makes me

right no matter what I do from a blocking standpoint. He's able to move around real well."

Luck might have to be on the move a lot because he is playing behind an unproven offensive line. The Colts have three new starters on

the right side in tackle Winston Justice, guard Mike McGlynn and center Samson Satele.

Castonzo is the linchpin.

"I think the line is coming together well," Castonzo said. "We are communicating really well. I think we're building something good."

Castonzo never got to block for Peyton Manning because Manning sat out all of Castonzo's rookie year. But like everyone around the

Colts, Castonzo has been impressed with his new quarterback.

"He is a great leader," Castonzo said. "He's very even keeled which is great to have in a quarterback. He keeps his cool. After we went

down 14-0 (to the Steelers) the other day, he comes back to the huddle confident, with a smile on his face. He's ready to get us

pumped up and get us going. To get that leadership from a rookie is pretty awesome."

Now that Castonzo is a starter in the NFL, he no longer moonlights as a delivery man at his parents' Italian restaurant in Hawthorn

Woods.

He said his father and mother sold the eatery so they could travel to all of his games.

Rookie Fleener ‘ready to roll’ with Colts

Chicago Tribune

Dan Pompei

August 23, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS -- Andrew Luck isn’t the only high draft pick from Stanford going through his first NFL training camp with the

Colts.

Luck’s college teammate Coby Fleener is in the same boat. Fleener, a Lemont native who went to Joliet Catholic, likely will be in the

starting lineup for the Colts’ season opener against the Bears at Soldier Field.

“He’s coming along,” Colts general manager Ryan Grigson said of the 34th pick of the April draft. “He is a very gifted, gifted guy.

When the lights come on, he’s ready to roll. There is a process to becoming a pro. Every day he is learning.”

Fleener came to the Colts with the reputation as a special receiving tight end who needed work on his blocking. The Colts have made

it a point of emphasis that he improve his blocking.

"We know what his strengths are, but to be a complete player he has to become a better blocker,” Grigson said. “But the other things

he has are things you can’t teach, and that’s why he’s here in the first place. The way to sum him up in a nutshell is to say he is a king-

sized wide receiver who plays above the rim. But he also can become that and a well-rounded tight end. He’s working hard at it.”

Fleener had a decent block on a 1-yard Donald Brown touchdown run against the Steelers on Monday. He talked about being a

“complete” tight end.

“You don’t want to just be a glorified wide receiver sitting on the end of the line,” Fleener said. There is a lot more to it than catching

balls.”

Catching balls hasn’t always been easy for the rookie either. He uncharacteristically dropped a few in camp.

“It’s partially a lack of concentration,” he said. “It was one of those things where you need to focus on every catch before you start

running upfield. It was frustrating to say the least, especially being looked at as one of the better receiving tight ends.”

Fleener said his biggest transition has been learning the playbook. It’s starting to click in, but he still has a lot to learn.

Figuring out the Colts offense quickly has been one of Luck’s strengths. Fleener has marveled at how his college teammate has been

able to transfer what he has learned in the classroom to the field.

“It’s not just knowing his position, it’s understanding the things around him that affect his position,” he said.

Luck is doing more than feeding Fleener passes. He’s even driving him to work until Fleener gets a car.

Their relationship is a definite advantage for both of them.

"It’s an advantage in that we started with a pretty good sense of each other’s timing,” Fleener said. “Now our real advantage is

knowing how to talk to each other to help each other understand as quickly as possible any changes that need to be made.”

Tom Zbikowski is a good fit for Indianapolis Colts

Chicago Tribune

Dan Pompei

August 23, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS — Chuck Pagano coached Tom Zbikowski for four years in Baltimore, so when he had a chance to run his own

team in Indianapolis, one of his first moves was to bring Zbikowski with him.

"He is invaluable because he played in the scheme," Pagano said of the safety. "He's another voice. He reinforces everything. Players

take to other players. Here is what they are talking about. Sometimes they can put it into terms they understand better. They pound the

message home. If there is any doubt, trust the system, play the technique, it will work out."

Zbikowski helps set the tone with the Colts that made the Ravens an AFC powerhouse.

"You are expected to play full tilt here every play," Zbikowski said.

Pagano said Zbikowski, who grew up in Arlington Heights and went to Buffalo Grove High School before playing collegiately at

Notre Dame, earned the respect of his teammates by working hard in the offseason.

So now Zbikowski is the Colts' starting strong safety and one of the building blocks of Pagano's new regime.

In four years with the Ravens, Zbikowski played mostly on special teams and in defensive packages. He came into training camp last

year with the inside track to start, but lost out to veteran Bernard Pollard.

In the previous offseason during the NFL lockout, Zbikowski had returned to his first love — boxing. He had three victories in

Madison Square Garden, the MGM Hotel in Las Vegas and the Boardwalk Hotel in Atlantic City.

Zbikowski had a blast, but looking back on it he wasn't sure it was the best thing for his football career.

"It's not that I wasn't focused last offseason," he said. "But this offseason when I spent every waking minute thinking about this

season, I understand I wasn't as focused then as I am now.

"It was a lesson learned. You need to step away from football sometimes, but I don't think your focus needs to be on another sport.

Some of the best advice I got from (my father Ed): You have to miss football to be good at it because you have to be hungry. You do

have to step back.

"But my focus wasn't where it should have been. I think I was riding a little too high from a couple of knockouts."

Still, Zbikowski has no regrets about his time in Baltimore. He said he enjoyed learning from seasoned pros like Ray Lewis, Ed Reed,

Terrell Suggs, Haloti Ngata, Derrick Mason and Anquan Boldin.

"As much as I didn't enjoy being in a backup role, it was an apprenticeship well served," he said. "And it was four years of not taking

too much physical abuse."

Now he is ready to take his NFL career to the next level.

As was the case with the Ravens, Zbikowski feels he is surrounded by teammates who love to play the game and buy into the team

concept.

For the time being, Zbikowski has put his boxing gloves in storage.

"Out of sight, out of mind," he said. "Every once in awhile I'll catch myself throwing some punches. It helps you keep loose. It's a

good workout for cross training. I really wanted to spar, but I made a conscious decision to keep it at a distance. It's too addictive, get

a little taste of it, then I get a little adrenalin rush."

Someday though, chances are very good he will return to the ring.

"I tell myself I won't," he said. "But I don't see myself staying away forever.

Brown, Colts, Aiming to Improve with a Little ‘Luck’

The Two River Times

By Vincent Landolfi, Jr.

A new era dawned in Indianapolis last week with the start of the Colts 2012 training camp held at Anderson University in Anderson,

Indiana. For the Hoosier faithful all across the state, the day had finally arrived when they would get to see, in action, their new

general manager, head coach, and quarterback, who happened to be this year’s #1 overall pick in the NFL draft. With so much

excitement in the air, you would really have to be paying attention to notice the running back now at the top of the team’s depth chart.

Donald Brown (RBC Class of 2005) is occupying that spot right now, and given the amount of effort and level of commitment it took

to get there, he might be doing so until it is pried from his old, retired hands. And, per usual, the sincerity and humility that are a part

of the Colt’s 2007 first-round pick’s persona is evident when he speaks from the heart.

“It doesn’t matter where I am on the depth chart. Always prepare like you’re the starter, and whatever opportunity comes – make the

most of it. I’m very excited about this year.” Brown told me, standing in the end zone after coming off A.U.’s turf game field at the

conclusion of the first morning’s walk through practice. “I am prepared for any possible situation for this season whether it’s getting a

majority of carries or on special teams, whatever it may be I’ve prepared for it and I’m ready for it.” Many people agree. And some,

like season-ticket holder, and Donald Brown fan James Stoots, from Plainfield, IN, think he is “set for a breakout year.”

One reason is because preparation has been a long suit in Mr. Brown’s repertoire going all the way back to his days as a schoolboy

standout on the fields of the Shore Conference.

“He was the hardest worker I’ve ever seen,” said New England Patriots scout Frank Edgerly, then the head football coach at Red Bank

Catholic H.S., Brown’s alma mater. “He out-lifted the strong guys, outran the speed guys, and was the first one ready to go again.”

Fast forward to the summer of 2012, where we find the former UConn star, not visiting his family and the beaches of his boyhood

home at the Jersey Shore, but two states down in Terrapin country. Eschewing vacation, Donald decided to spend several weeks

working out and honing his skills at The University of Maryland, where former Huskies Head Coach Randy Edsall is now the head

coach. “Physically I feel like this is the best shape I’ve been in, in a very long time”, Brown said, as a result of his off-season

activities.

Along with the Colts new regime, come many new players, a new system, and new playbook with new terminology. In order to have a

successful season, general manager Ryan Grigson, head coach Chuck Pagano, and the entire staff must meld all of these components

into one, harmonious unit. I asked Brown about the progress of this process.

“At the end of the day, every playbook’s the same; it’s the terminology that’s different. But this is probably the fifth time we’re

hearing it with O.T.A.s (organized team activities) and mini-camps so we are a lot more comfortable with it right now.

“It’s definitely coming together,” he added. “We’ve been together since early April so guys are getting comfortable with one another

and with the system.”

When asked about some particular plays offensive coordinator, Bruce Arians, has installed in order to ‘take advantage of his strengths,

a smile came over #31’s face.

“I love the new system – some downhill, smash-mouth running; it’s what I’m comfortable with. I am excited to get running.”

Of course, on the first day of camp, the stallion’s share of the media and fan attention was directed at one of the new faces in

Indianapolis, quarterback Andrew Luck. While the powers-that-be are trying to low-ball high expectations from being thrust upon the

rookie’s shoulders, the fans’ excitement seemed to have spilled over onto the field, after his 27 for 32 passing performance on day

one.

“He seems like a seasoned vet,” said Brown, when the fourth-year back was asked about his new signal caller. “He’s a student of the

game, and really picking up the offense. He’s very cool, calm, and collected; a great leader. He’s done a phenomenal job, and he’s

only going to get better.”

In the midst of all this newness, however, there remains a holdover from the previous Colts staff. Not so coincidentally, he is the man

who had a lot to do with the resurgence of Indy’s running game at the end of last season, and Donald Brown’s career in the process.

“I’m very excited and glad to have Dave back,” said Brown, of running backs coach David Walker, the former Syracuse Orangemen

two-time All-Big East runner. “He’s a phenomenal guy, and coach and he’s really helped elevate my game. I’m just very, very happy

to have him back.”

Former RBC star Donnie Brown is at the top of the Indianapolis Colts’ depth chart at the running back position.

But even a new system, excellent coach, and what Brown calls “a great backfield, with guys that bring many different things to the

table” (including second-year Syracuse alum Delone Carter, rookie Darren Evans, from Virginia Tech, and free-agent Mewelde

Moore, to name a few), Brown knows that holes need to be opened in order for a running game to succeed. Fear not. Grigson and

Pagano have anticipated and addressed this crucial team component in the draft and off-season signings.

“We have some big guys up front,” Brown told the media throng, alluding to the size of lineman such as 6’ 3” 300 lb. center Samson

Satele, acquired from the Oakland Raiders, rookie Steven Baker at 6’ 8” 301 lb., and 6’ 7” 315 lb. tackle Anthony Castonzo. “There

are some horses up there.”

So the horses are in the barn, and the table is set for the Colts’ upcoming 2012 NFL season. To what degree a rookie quarterback,

managing an explosive passing game, and newly recharged running game, along with an attacking style defense, under a new regime,

solidifies is anyone’s guess. Are there specific goals in place for this team to achieve?

“Just to get better everyday,” said Brown. “That’s our goal, that’s our mindset, every meeting, every walk-through, every practice. Just

get better and take it one day at a time.”

It is not surprising, for those of us who have had the opportunity to listen to Donald Brown answer questions in the past, and hear him

take the humble, pragmatic approach in his replies. Do not for one-minute make the mistake of thinking humble and desire are

mutually exclusive. Lesser men would be on to their next career by now if presented with some of the obstacles Brown has

encountered in his NFL life, including injuries to his ankle, shoulder, and torso, and a lack of playing time at the beginning of last

season.

During some of these more difficult times, some of the sentiment surrounding Brown was that even if he never plays another down in

the NFL, he owes no one anything. Here is a professional athlete who stands at only 5’ 10”, but is a legend at his high school and in

his community, led the nation in rushing in college while earning his degree on a full scholarship, and has already made a very good

living while providing us with some extremely memorable moments in the National Football League. But that scenario does not speak

to the heart of Donald Brown. Look up the meaning of the name Donald, and you’ll know exactly what I mean. You see, right now he

is occupying the spot at the top of the depth chart, and I think he likes the view from there

Colts camp report: Trust, patience key as new braintrust begins tough task

By Pete Prisco | Senior NFL Columnist

Aug. 10, 2012

ANDERSON, Ind. -- Who is Ryan Grigson?

When the Indianapolis Colts hired Grigson as general manager last winter, it surprised a lot of people and led many to ask that very

question.

But it shouldn't have. This is a guy who is 100 percent football. He came up through the scouting ranks -- he was once player-

personnel director for an Arena League team -- and a lot of scouts and personnel people I respect think highly of him.

"Grinder, loves it, works it, isn't afraid to state his opinion," one personnel man said of Grigson. "They made a good hire."

Time will tell, but if his first draft can be used as an indicator, I would say he's off to a good start. Not only did the Colts land

quarterback Andrew Luck with the first pick in the draft -- OK, that was easy -- but they also got him two tight ends in Coby Fleener

and Dwayne Allen to help rebuild the offense and a speedy receiver in T.Y. Hilton.

Grigson is spending this summer on the practice field, but he's also furiously studying other rosters. As the worst team in 2011, he has

the first waiver claim on players, which is huge for a young team.

He is a big, former offensive tackle from Purdue who is quite a presence, which many of his former coworkers say helped him when

he fought for a player in the past. Grigson isn't afraid to go off the grid, which is good. Hiring Chuck Pagano as head coach might not

have been the sexiest choice, but the two seem to work well together and seem cut from the same cloth.

I like the fact that Grigson was willing to twist the knife a bit about me picking the Colts to go 1-15 -- the first coach, general

manager, scout or player in any camp to do so.

That speaks volumes to me about a guy's inner core. He is competitive. I respect that, and told Grigson so. I like a fight. He does too.

Too many times we forget about the scouts as more and more bean counters take over running teams. It's about football eyes, not

Moneyball-like approaches.

You might not know this 40-year-old who came up through scouting circles yet, but you should.

The Colts have the right guy.

Team Objectives • Bring together all the youth. This is a young roster with just seven players left from Tony Dungy's last team in 2008. With a rookie

starter at QB, it puts a lot of pressure on veterans like Reggie Wayne to help keep this team focused at times when it may wane.

• Establish the physical style that Pagano wants. He comes from the Ravens, a team that used to beat up opponents with a bruising

style and the run game. That means the Colts have to change their personality from the past decade, which was a pass-first team. Do

they have the makeup to handle this change right away?

• Make a smooth transition to the 3-4 hybrid defense. The Colts are changing from their 4-3 defense to one that features more 3-4

looks. That means star pass rushers Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis will be doing more standing up as 3-4 outside linebackers,

rather than 4-3 rush ends. Expect Freeney to play a lot like Terrell Suggs did for Pagano in Baltimore. That means he will mostly be

going forward, rather than dropping into coverage. Mathis will drop more.

Camp Battles

Starting cornerback: Jerraud Powers is solid on one side but the other spot is wide open. Justin King, a former Rams starter, and

Cassius Vaughn, who came over from the Broncos, are the leaders right now. There's a good chance the Colts' starting corner could be

on another roster right now. Look for a lot of activity when cuts are made. Projected winner: Vaughn. But he will be challenged.

Left guard: This looks to be a battle between Joe Reitz and Jeff Linkenbach. Reitz is the more athletic of the two, but Linkenbach is a

mauler. This should be a camp-long battle, with Reitz seeming to have the early lead. Projected winner: Reitz. I think he might be the

better option in the long run.

Third receiver: Wayne is the top guy and Austin Collie is No. 2. So who's third? It appears veteran Donnie Avery, whose career has

been slowed by injuries, has the inside track. He did have a minor injury this week that isn't expected to keep him out long. Hilton

might be in the mix, but he has been slowed much of the offseason with a leg injury and is just now rounding into shape. Projected

winner: Avery. That's if he can stay healthy. Hilton might have the job later in the season.

Somebody to Watch

Freeney has been one of the league's best outside rushers over the past nine years. But his play tailed off some in 2011 and he enters

this season making the transition from down end to standup linebacker. But don't expect to see him dropping into coverage. This is a

player who will still spend most of the game attacking the quarterback. "We know what he does best," Pagano said. At $15 million for

this year, they better hope he gets there a lot.

Injury Roundup

• G Ben Ijalana was lost for the season with a torn ACL. It was uncertain whether he would push for time in the rotation anyway. The

book is that he might be a bust as a second-round pick in 2011.

• DT Josh Chapman. He is on the PUP list after having knee surgery last winter. He might spend the season on IR as a rookie. Watch

for him down the road, though.

• Avery. He has been having a good camp, but if he misses time it could give some younger receivers a chance to make the team.

The Last Word

Colts fans need to understand one word this season: Patience.

This is a work in progress, but in Grigson and Pagano they seem to have the right guys for the job. They are building through the draft

and did a nice job in their first one.

In getting Luck, they have the most important piece. Now comes the task of getting the right people around him. It will take a year or

two more, but it's sure nice to know you have the main piece in place.

As for this season, don't expect much. It's all about the future in Indianapolis -- one that looks bright with Luck.

Colts lineman, former HSE star Joe Reitz’s long road to the NFL

By Zak Keefer

Indianapolis Star Tribune

August 8, 2012

Lionel Vital’s eyes stayed fixed on the center from Western Michigan, the kid who was too slow, fouled too often and couldn’t get a

basket to drop.

But man, Vital thought, does he play hard.

The good news for the center: Vital was not scouring the Mid-American Conference basketball tournament for a future NBA lottery

pick. A scout for the Baltimore Ravens, he was in town on vacation simply wanting to watch some basketball.

He left captivated by a new prospect, a Fishers, Ind., native named Joe Reitz.

A year later, after watching Reitz play again, Vital called his head coach, Steve Hawkins.

“You have a kid playing the wrong sport,” Vital told him. “I think your center has a future in the NFL.”

The road since has hardened Reitz, now an offensive lineman for the Indianapolis Colts, into an NFL anomaly: He doesn’t have

college football on his resume.

He graduated from Western Michigan as the program's third-leading career scorer and rebounder. But for a 6-foot-7 center who had to

play under the basket, the NBA was not an option. Playing professionally overseas, however, was virtually assured.

Reitz went for the NFL.

“I figured I had nothing to lose,” he says now. “Maybe I could make a career out of it, maybe I could play a year, maybe I get cut the

first week.

“But I didn’t want to be 40 years old wondering to myself, ‘Could I have made it in the NFL?’”

One way to play

Reitz, 26, retraced his story at his Zionsville home a few weeks before training camp. He glanced at his wife, Jill, and their one-year-

old daughter, Juliana. It took more than three years for him to see playing time in the NFL.

“There were definitely some hard days and long nights,” he says. “But I’m a big believer in God’s plan, and I know this is exactly

where I’m supposed to be right now.”

His words are tinged with humility. He knows life in the NFL is fragile.

“I’m still chasing the dream,” he says. “It’s the toughest job market in the world. You have to go out and win a job and keep a job

every day.”

It’s a lifetime, it seems, from his days at Hamilton Southeastern High School, where he was a two-way star in football and a hulking

center in basketball. College coaches recruited him in both sports, but he settled on hoops, never figuring he could earn a living one

day playing either one.

He started 126 games in four years at Western Michigan, branding his game with a brute physicality.

"Joe fouls people getting off the bus,” Hawkins joked. “He cannot play anything without being physical. He could probably breathe on

a kid and move him three or four feet. It just so happened that was our brand of basketball, so he fit right in.”

Hawkins loves to retell the story of Reitz diving into the bleachers in a futile attempt to save a loose ball. Opposing coaches, Hawkins

said, later used video of that play to motivate their players.

Reitz carried that mentality into his first NFL training camp, in 2008 with the Ravens. He needed it to survive while playing football

for the first time since high school, studying a 100-page playbook, seeing fearsome linebacker Ray Lewis across the line of

scrimmage.

“By far the most challenging thing I’ve ever done,” Reitz says.

Other college basketball players had landed successfully in the NFL without college football, including San Diego Pro Bowl tight end

Antonio Gates, who played basketball at Kent State, another MAC school. Yet as much as Reitz fought it, doubt would creep in at

times. There were sleepless nights, the seeming absurdity of it all crashing against him in ways a 300-pound defender never could.

“Sometimes in the middle of the grind,” Reitz says, “you don’t always see the light at the end of the tunnel.”

Jill, back in Kalamazoo finishing her senior year, offered long-distance support. They talked on the phone every night, often praying

together for most of the call.

“It was really rough,” she remembers. “It was his first taste of the NFL and he’d never been through anything like that before.

Sometimes, all I could do was listen.”

The long road home

Dreams of becoming the next Gates vanished quickly. Baltimore’s coaches were blunt: If Reitz had a future in the NFL, it was on the

offensive line.

"About a week in, they told me to start eating, to start working on my blocking," Reitz recalls.

Gaining weight was never a problem. In college, he'd run three miles a day in the summers to keep his weight down for basketball.

"So putting weight on for me wasn't as hard as some people might have figured," he says.

But progress was slow. He spent two years on the Ravens’ practice squad, adding 70 pounds to his frame, living in the film room,

heeding advice from veterans.

Reitz spent a third training camp with the team, in 2010, before being cut. Miami claimed him, then cut him three days later to make

room for a kick-return specialist.

With his NFL dreams hanging by a thread, Reitz planned to return to Baltimore, where he’d battle for a spot on the practice squad. But

there was no guarantee how long that would last.

Sitting in the Miami airport, he texted Hawkins.

“Coach,” he wrote, “I don’t know what I’m going to do.”

But before he boarded his flight, his phone buzzed. The Colts wanted him at practice the next day.

Reitz called his dad. “You’re never going to believe this ...” he began.

Said Dave Reitz, “By the end of our conversation, I had tears in my eyes. To get a chance to play, and play for your hometown team ...

it was just the neatest two-minute phone call ever.”

Reitz spent 2010 on the Colts’ practice squad before earning a starting spot at tackle for last season’s opener. He remained with the

starting unit for nine games before injuries hampered the rest of his rookie year.

Healthy and revived for a new season, he figures to play an important role as a young offense meshes with its rookie quarterback. He's

currently listed as a back-up at left guard to Jeff Linkenbach but has spent most of this week practicing with the first unit at training

camp in Anderson.

He’s a full-time football player now, content even if his journey ends tomorrow.

“I guess in a way I’ve been able to live out both my dreams,” Reitz said. “I got to play basketball for four years. Now I get to play

football for a living.”

Said Jill: “I always believed something better would come along. I just never thought it would be this.”

Luck-to-Manning comparisons inevitable, but eerily correct- so far

By Pete Prisco

CBSSports.com

August 6, 2012

ANDERSON, Ind. -- It hit me like a spiral between the eyes. I had been here before at Indianapolis Colts training camp, in the very

same spot almost, talking passing game and quarterbacking only two years earlier, only with a different guy getting peppered with my

questions.

Then, it was Peyton Manning in the spot, gracious, informative, a football junkie filling up a notebook.

This time, it was Andrew Luck, the man who will try to fill Manning's enormous shoes in Indianapolis. Like Manning, Luck was

informative, easygoing, a pro's pro, acting far older than his years and nothing like a wide-eyed rookie.

The No. 18 jerseys that have been so prominent in these parts are now being replaced by No. 12, Luck's number, one that likely will

grow to be special just like the quarterback before him.

It's eerie, really, how much Luck and Manning seem alike. Both are big, cerebral, smart, quarterbacks with former NFL passers as

dads who seem to be made for the position.

Colts first-year coach Chuck Pagano, who came over from the Baltimore Ravens, sees the similarities as well. It hit him on the

practice field last week.

"I was standing behind him [Luck], watching him," Pagano said. "His body language looked just like Peyton. He came to the line,

gave the defense a false cadence, tried to get the defense to show its hand, which it did. He changed the protection. He talked to the

wideouts, trying to get them in motion. He pointed out the hot sight adjusts and knew how much time was on the play clock. He took

the snap from center, and, boom, went to the right spot. It was like watching Peyton orchestrate the whole thing."

Those comparisons are going to come. It's natural. This is a case of a potential can't-miss kid replacing the one who didn't.

Luck said he doesn't really think much about replacing Manning. It's there. But it's not important to him. Winning games. Getting

better. That's the priority, not thinking about his predecessor all the time.

Problem is, we bring it up.

"As far as Peyton stuff goes, I don't pay too much attention to it," Luck said. "I would ask the question, too, if I were a bystander or a

football fan. I completely understand it. I don't get personally vested in it. It's never one person's team."

Maybe not, but the Colts were close to that because of Manning. It can be argued that he saved the team in Indianapolis. Along the

way, he won a Super Bowl and helped build a fancy new stadium, which attracted a Super Bowl to the city.

That's a tough act to follow. But the Colts have the right kid to try it.

Like Manning, Luck loves the game. Lives it. Breathes it. Watching his father Oliver helped prepare him for this moment. I joked with

Andrew that he has been readying for this his entire life, being the son of a quarterback.

"I don't think I was thinking what I was doing in the backyard back then would one day help me with training camp," he said with a

laugh.

But, much like Manning, he has been conditioned to be an NFL passer for a long time. It's in the genes. That doesn't mean there are

shortcuts. Manning's work ethic is legendary. Luck is cut from the same cloth.

When asked about being a rookie leader, he gave a long, thought-out answer, something Manning also would do.

"The locker room has been very receptive, which is great as a young player to come into, I think, where you don't feel you have to

force things and say certain things," he said. "I think, you know, everyone's very comfortable acting within their own personality, and

that's something I try and never do, is force a speech or something outside of your personality or force being quiet or force yelling if

you're a quiet guy, whatever that may be. As a quarterback, you know you're talking every play in the huddle, so you naturally assume

some air of leadership, but it's a process. You've just got to build the trust, build the confidence."

It killed Luck that he couldn't take part in a lot of the Colts offseason work because his class at Stanford didn't graduate until later than

most. NFL guidelines kept him away, but he put his nose in the playbook as much as he could and he went to Miami to work with

veteran receiver Reggie Wayne on his own.

That's another Manning-like move. So what about the comparison, Reggie?

"You know, it's kind of hard for me to answer that question," he said. "I mean, Andrew's going to be good, he's going to be really

good. He's really smart, he knows what's going on around him, he understands the concept, he understands the terminology. But I can't

compare the two, that won't be fair. Like I said earlier, you've just got to sit back and see what happens."

There is no stopping it, though. And to see Luck work on the practice field only strengthens the argument that he is a lot like the man

he is replacing. He sees it fast, has a nice release, throws a good, catchable ball and seems to have a real command of the offense.

Rookies aren't supposed to look like this. Only the special ones do, and the Colts seem to have another.

How lucky can one franchise get? They get one of the all-time greats for 14 years, and then when he's on his way out they happen to

land the next great thing?

I won't say Luck is a can't-miss -- he doesn't like that much, by the way -- but I will say my initial reaction after talking to him and

seeing him live is that he's darn close.

Indianapolis coach getting accustomed to new job

Associated Press

Mlive.com

August 4, 2012

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Colts coach Chuck Pagano is just trying to be himself.

He's resisting the urge to flip his baseball hat backward and sneak over to the defensive position drills as he's done for more than two

decades.

This year he's handing off duties to assistant coaches, spending more time with the offense and the media, less at positional drills and

tugging at the bill of his cap over his forehead. It's a big change for the 51-year-old who is finally running his own team.

"The hardest part is administrative. You're delegating, you're trying to get guys in practice in the right spots, make sure everything is

working from an organizational standpoint," Pagano said. "At the same time, you want to get hands on. That's the biggest thing is you

got to stay involved, and you want to stay close to coaching and teaching as best you can."

Of course, there will be times Pagano can get back to those basics.

On Friday, when safeties coach Roy Anderson left training camp at Anderson University because of a death in the family, it was

Pagano who filled in as the position coach.

The Colorado native knows that cannot be the norm if he's going to make a successful transition from longtime assistant to first-time

head coach. Some have made the jump seamlessly, and others excelled when given enough time. But the league is littered with

assistants who have failed to make that jump, especially on their first attempt.

Pagano may wind up being one of the lucky ones.

Team owner Jim Irsay has spent much of the offseason pleading with fans for patience after presiding over the franchise's biggest

housecleaning project in more than a decade. Besides hiring Pagano, Irsay brought in a first-time general manager (Ryan Grigson),

oversaw the release of Peyton Manning, the hiring of new offensive and defensive coordinators, adding a new franchise quarterback

and changing at least seven offensive starters.

That's the predicament Pagano walked into in Indy.

The longtime defensive guru is already attempting to put his stamp on the Colts (No. 32 in the AP Pro32) by bringing more balance to

the offense and more aggressiveness to the defense.

Tony Dungy, who turned Tampa Bay from one of the league's worst franchises into a Super Bowl contender, believes Pagano is on the

right path because he's sticking to his principles.

"(The key) really is probably just being resolute more than anything else," Dungy said after visiting Colts camp last weekend at Irsay's

invitation. "You think it's going to go well, you believe you've got the answers, you really believe in what you're doing. I thought that

too, and we started out 1-8 (at Tampa Bay). So whether you start out 8-1, or 1-8, you know what you want to get done. I just sense that

from Coach Pagano; that he has a plan and he's not going to deviate from it."

Pagano understands.

His father, Sam, won 164 career games and three state titles as the head football coach at Fairview High School in Colorado. His

brother, John, is now the San Diego Chargers defensive coordinator.

And growing up in a coaching family came with some hard lessons.

"It was a special deal, kind of like me when I was growing up watching him run the show for so long and all the things you learned

along the way," Pagano said after his father watched Saturday's afternoon practice. "I had an opportunity, growing up, around what I

think is the greatest team sport in the world."

Dad's advice: "Don't mess it up."

By all accounts, Chuck Pagano is a player's coach.

Defensive lineman Cory Redding said when he and Pagano were in Baltimore, Pagano listened to the players' concerns and addressed

any of them. It was one of the reasons Redding, defensive tackle Brandon McKinney and safety Tom Zbikowski left one of the

league's top defenses to help rebuild the Colts.

So far, they've seen the same, old guy.

"I've seen him step back and let the coaches do their jobs," Redding said. "Every once in a while, you'll see him grab a ball, roll up his

sleeves, put his hat on backwards and run some drills."

Those with longer ties to Pagano have detected a difference.

When receiver Reggie Wayne arrived at the University of Miami in the late 1990s, Pagano, the secondary and special teams coach,

was loud, direct and demanding. While those traits still exist, Wayne said Pagano has a found a way to send messages a little less

vocally to pro players.

"He's toned down totally. This is a different Chuck Pagano than the college days. At the same time he's still fun, he still loves the

game, still loves to teach, still gets a kick out of guys improving and getting better each day," Wayne said. "That's always good. As

long as he keeps that edge I'll take any Chuck Pagano any day."

Pagano's unassuming personality and folksy comments seem to be a perfect fit in Indy, too.

Irsay likes something else — player reaction.

Defensive players have embraced Pagano's motivational techniques and earthy approach to the game. Offensive players like seeing all

those defensive looks, which is giving rookies such as Andrew Luck an opportunity to learn the ropes of NFL defenses before next

weekend's preseason opener.

Irsay knows it's a combination that can work.

"I think that our players were always with Tony. Their great respect for him automatically gave him a lot of capital and a lot of

credibility when he addressed things with them," Irsay said. "It's the same thing with Chuck. You talk to those guys in Baltimore, Ray

Lewis and Ed Reed and those guys, the trust and the admiration that they have in Chuck was tremendous. That's something that they

both have and bring into the room when they get with the players because a leader is followed a lot of the times from the heart and

from the deep belief."

Pagano insists that part and his desire to win won't change.

What will? How he runs the team.

"I try to get around and show my presence, have my presence at all the individual drills," he said. "I'm going to gravitate to the

defensive side just naturally. I've got to watch myself in that regard because that's my background, that's what I've done my whole life,

my whole coaching career."

Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri takes ‘big game’ literally

By Mike Chappell

Indianapolis Star Tribune

August 4, 2012

In the den of his home in Carmel, Adam Vinatieri is surrounded by antelope, a musk ox and a menacing grizzly bear on its haunches.

A warthog's head pokes out of a wall. The rugs? They came from a black bear and zebra.

To the Indianapolis Colts kicker, "big game" isn't just what happens on a football field. It relates to his passion: hunting, often in

exotic global destinations, always with family and friends.

Vinatieri has hunted in Alaska, Africa, Argentina, Costa Rica, Canada's Northwest Territory and the Arctic tundra, not to mention

prime sites in this country.

The animals that fill his den are taxidermal trophies, sure. But they're also memories, snapshots of a family tradition instilled in him as

a child in South Dakota.

Most came from hunting trips Vinatieri took with his father Paul, brothers Chad and Beau, and brother-in-law Tony Erickson.

"Every one of them has a story or an experience behind it,'' Vinatieri said. "I remember who I was with, where I was. ... Each one of

them has a special memory. It's kind of cool."

Vinatieri, 39, is entering his 17th NFL season, his seventh with the Colts. To football fans, he's known for his Super Bowl-winning

field goals with the New England Patriots and as an instrumental part of the Colts' 2006 Super Bowl championship season.

But seeing Vinatieri in his den, it's clear how much he values his non-football trophies -- the African gazelle, the bison, the animals

with less unfamiliar names: klipspringer, springbok, nilgai. One animal in particular carries special significance. It is a bushbuck, an

African antelope, and Vinatieri can't even count it as one of his own kills. His cousin, Tony, bagged it along with four others several

years ago.

But before the five animals arrived in the United States, Tony Vinatieri and his wife died in a plane crash. He and his family took one

bushbuck each.

"When I look at mine," Vinatieri said, "I'm reminded of (Tony)."

Nilgai steaks

Vinatieri understands there are those who turn an angry eye at his collection and attraction to big-game hunting.

"I know there are people that think it's rude or crude or whatever,'' he said, slowly nodding his head. "But anything I can bring back,

we eat."

Whenever the Vinatieris cook on the grill, including when neighbors visit, it's not your normal backyard menu.

"We've learned to like venison a lot -- one of our favorites,'' said Valerie, Adam's wife. "He just brought home nilgai."

That's an antelope indigenous to India that also can be found in Texas.

"We grilled up four nice nilgai steaks the other night,'' Adam said. "They were awesome."

Valerie agreed, but has her limits.

"I'll try anything once,'' she said, "but I'm a little skeptical of some of the stuff."

When it's not possible for Vinatieri to bring the meat home, it's given to the local base camps in southern Africa, Argentina or

wherever that offseason's hunting took him.

He notes that big-game hunting boosts local economies. Kolobe Safaris services South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe

and offers packages that range from $2,050 (blesbuck, impala and warthog) to $75,700 (male lion, female lion, buffalo bull, hippo bull

and sable).

"Everything has a price tag and a lot of people don't understand how that money goes right back into the economy there," Vinatieri

said. "And we don't take the meat home ... it goes right back to the villagers. Nothing is wasted.

"I know people say, 'Oh, how can you (kill big-game animals)?' It's much more humane than stockyards and places like that. It's all

organic and free-range stuff, and damn good eating."

It's also the Vinatieri way.

Paul introduced Adam, Chad and Beau to hunting, as his father had done with him. Paul once told The Indianapolis Star, "As soon as

they were out of diapers, they were going hunting with my father and me."

"I'm a South Dakota kid," said Adam, born in Yankton. "I was born with a shotgun in my hand, chasing pheasant through the

cornfields. My dad probably started taking me out when I was 4, 5 or 6 years old.

"I remember being so covered up with clothing, sitting in a duck blind, trying not to freeze my butt off. But I was out there with my

dad. It doesn't get any better than that, trust me."

Family tradition

Now it's Adam's turn to pass along the love of the outdoors and hunting.

Nine-year-old son A.J. already has four or five trophies, ones he shot, in his bedroom. On a recent father-son trip to Lake Okeechobee

in south Florida, A.J. used a crossbow to kill an 11-foot alligator.

"I had never done that,'' Adam said, shaking his head.

The gator is being processed and soon will find its final resting place on a floor in the Vinatieri household.

"That's an experience I'll remember all of my life and A.J. and I will talk about all of our lives,'' Adam said. "I can't wait till my

youngest is old enough to go with us."

Gabriel, 2, is running around the house using a stick as a gun.

"Pow, pow, pow!'' Adam said, mimicking Gabriel. "He's getting the hang of it."

Six-year old daughter Allison recently recorded her first kill.

"She's not in love with hunting,'' Valerie said. "She likes the idea of wanting to be, but she's just a girlie girl."

Of herself, Valerie said, "I'm not a hunter. I didn't grow up in a family of hunters."

But she embraces Adam's need to be outdoors as much as his NFL career allows. Every big-game hunter has a "bucket list'' that

consists of a big five: elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and leopard.

"I know I'm going to shoot a buffalo," Adam said. "I know I'm going to shoot a leopard."

He also wants to add to his collection a Lord Derby eland, the world's largest antelope, which roams the plains of central Africa.

"Eighty percent of the reason I love hunting is I get to spend time with the people I love,'' Adam said. "It's not so much, 'Hey, that's a

pretty animal on the wall.' It's that it brings me back to a memory of a fun time I had with family and friends.

"It's a 3D postcard."

Redding brings ‘big’ leadership to Colts

By Reggie Hayes

Ft. Wayne News Sentinel

August 3, 2012

ANDERSON – Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano got right to the point with free agent Cory Redding.

“Cory,” Pagano said, “I need you.”

Simple words. Straightforward. Redding, who had spent two seasons playing for then defensive-coordinator Pagano with the

Baltimore Ravens, recalls those words clearly many weeks later. It wasn't just the phrase, but the tone in Pagano's voice.

“When I heard that voice coming from him, and the sincerity in his voice, that made me (say), 'Forget all the others, I'm going with

you Chuck,” Redding said Thursday. “I know how important it is to you, and it's important to me and I want to be part of that

change.”

There's a good chance those words – “Cory, I need you” – might have been the most important ones uttered by Pagano during the

offseason.

Redding could be the most important player on the Colts' defense, and perhaps in the locker room, during training camp at Anderson

University and into the 2012 season.

When Pagano called Redding, he not only hired a defensive end/tackle, he hired a man who understands the 3-4 defense and who

exudes leadership in all facets of the game.

Redding would not fit the category of quiet leader.

His persona is one of volume, and the perfect fit for a Colts defense, and team, seeking to crank up the intensity.

“Guys know who are the leaders in this league,” Redding said. “When I walked in the locker room, it was understood. It wasn't like I

was walking in, cracking a whip and saying this is who I am. They accepted me because of who I am.

“People can fake it to a certain point, but after that, they can't do it,” Redding continued. “This is me all day, uncut, raw, I'm never

going to change. Accept who I am or get behind me.”

Pagano helped recruit Redding, along with safety Tom Zbikowski and defensive tackle Brandon McKinney, because he needed an

experience, confident leader for his defense.

Pagano knew he was inheriting some valuable defensive players in pass rushers Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis, linebacker Pat

Angerer and defensive backs Antoine Bethea and Jerraud Powers. But the transition from a 4-3 scheme with the “Cover-2” emphasis

to a 3-4 with more man-to-man secondary responsibilities will be a transition.

Redding is a big man up front (6-foot-4, 315 pounds), and has the potential to be a huge influence in the locker room.

“He's just an individual, a big man that's playing a big game,” Colts defensive coordinator Greg Manusky said. “And he's a big leader

amongst the guys on the defense because he's been in the system, he knows what it is and he's pulling them all together.”

Redding is loud and “on” all the time. He contributed some heavy vocals during 11-on-11 situations in full pads Thursday, and the

intensity kicked up a notch. There were even two slight fights. Redding wasn't directly involved, but he's bringing some Ravens style

defensive swagger.

“I'm all about team and that's what this thing is all about,” Redding said. “That's what I'm preaching about Chuck to these guys. It's all

about team. No one person is biger than the other.”

Asked what the defense might end up looking like, Redding rattled off the answer with what one reporter thought was an evangelist's

fervor.

“What you see out there every day – running around, flying to the rock, hitting guys, challenging every ball in the air, not letting the

offense get a blade in the grass,” Redding said. “That's our mindset.

“…The canvas is not complete,” he said. “There's still a lot of room to grow. We're painting that brush every day.”

Redding said he can't stress enough the importance of being a good run defense first, then adding that pass rush to the mix.

“Pudding is pudding,” he said. “You can mix it up and put everything else in there – vanilla wafers, banana pudding – but it is what it

is. It's stil pudding. That's the basis of this defense. You can't do anything unless you stop the run.”

If the Colts are going to grow into a defensive-oriented team, quite a swing from the past, then Pagano made a good call: Redding

might be just what they needed.

Colts rookie QB Chandler Harnish anything but irrelevant to hometown

Phil Richards

IndyStar.com

July 28, 2012

BLUFFTON, Ind. -- So how did your Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback spend his final summer evenings before reporting to

training camp?

In an Indiana cornfield with his girlfriend and family, picking 300 dozen ears of sweet corn in the steamy dark to earn a few extra

bucks to see him through.

"My dad taught me everything I know," Chandler Harnish said, "especially hard work."

Harnish is the "other" quarterback. The Colts took Andrew Luck with the first pick of the draft. They harvested Harnish with the last;

he's No. 253, "Mr. Irrelevant."

He's as Hoosier as they come.

"Harnish Homestead, 1868" proclaims the sign on the big white barn behind the family home. The barn's concrete floor has a glassy

finish, the better to complement the basketball goal that hangs above it.

The Harnish's mailing address is Bluffton, pop. 9,929, but the family more closely identifies with Markle, Ossian, Craigville and the

country folk scattered across the vast, flat farm fields southeast of Fort Wayne. That's how it is with outliers.

Harnish sits on the deck out back. A .22 caliber pump rifle rests at ready on the table before him. Cornfields wall in the homestead on

three sides, and the Harnishes don't suffer varmints in them gladly.

Harnish had just returned from the 37th annual "Irrelevant Week," an exercise in lighthearted irreverence in Newport Beach, Calif. He

was showered with gifts and honored with a parade, a visit to Disneyland and a banquet at which he was roasted and awarded the

Lowsman Trophy, a clear play at contrast with the Heisman Trophy.

The Lowsman is a bronze football player fumbling a football.

The event got extensive coverage in the Bluffton News-Banner. Residents are still beaming. That was evident at the Wells County

Courthouse, whose tall stone clock tower dominates downtown Bluffton.

"I think he'll probably give Luck a run for his money," gushed Geof Gilbert, a visitor to the courthouse who plays pickup basketball

with Harnish's older brother, Mitch, 26, at the city gym down the street.

It was evident in a parking lot a mile up Main Street, where Harnish's sister, Carlee, 17, sold the sweet corn picked by the family the

night before out of the back of a pickup truck.

"I'll be watching this fall," Ronda Thornton said as she handed Carlee $4 for a dozen ears. "I just know he's a great player."

Harnish is fully confident and fiercely competitive, but he has no illusions. He knows Luck is the man. Harnish wore No. 12 through

high school and college. So who's going to get the number with the Colts, the first draft pick or the 253rd? Luck, of course.

Harnish is working to make the Colts' 53-man roster, to make Luck better. The eight-man practice squad is not an unlikely destination

for him. Still, he is enjoying the ride.

"That's probably been the best part of the whole thing so far," he said, "the community excitement, family and friends kind of growing

closer, being so close to home and being able to spend some time at home.

"It's a smaller community. It's tightknit. Everybody knows everybody. I'm so proud to represent these people every day I put the

uniform on."

When the Colts drafted Peyton Manning in 1998, Harnish was 10. He had to look no farther for a hero. He painted his bedroom walls

Colts colors and papered them with Manning posters. While Manning was quarterbacking the Colts to the world championship during

the 2006 season, Harnish was quarterbacking the Norwell High School Knights to a Class 3A state runner-up finish.

Harnish always has been underestimated. Ball State didn't recruit him. Indiana and Purdue looked but didn't offer. Harnish signed with

Northern Illinois. He took the Huskies to four bowl games and as a senior last season was triggerman on their first Mid-American

Conference title team in 28 years.

Only eight players exceeded Harnish's 328.2-yard total offense average in 2011. No quarterback topped his 106.3-yard rushing

average and he was a 61.7 percent passer with 28 touchdowns and six interceptions.

Harnish earned his business degree with a 3.68 grade-point average and as a fifth-year senior completed half of his MBA

requirements. He was one of 16 honored as National Football Foundation scholars and he won the foundation's mental toughness

award.

The Colts know. Coach Chuck Pagano pronounced Harnish out for two to three weeks after he suffered a knee injury during organized

team activities. Harnish missed a single practice.

"That shows his toughness, his perseverance, his resiliency," Pagano said. "He's a really tough kid."

He was a hungry 23-year-old kid as he sat alongside Tanya Rachan, his girlfriend of 3 1/2 years, at a table in The Corner Depot, a

Bluffton eatery, one day last week, waiting for lunch.

"We struggled for a while with our relationship because Chandler didn't know what to put first: football, school or family," said

Rachan, from Lowell, Ind., a four-year varsity gymnast at NIU who will start dental school at Southern Illinois this fall.

Rachan grinned at Harnish.

"It's roses now," he said, smiling back.

How else to explain a Sunday night date in a dark cornfield? Rachan drove the Bobcat. Chandler, Carlee, younger brother Piercen, 16,

and their dad, Ron, a former Little All-American defensive tackle at Manchester College, heaped the Bobcat's front-end bucket full of

sweet corn.

Back at The Corner Depot, lunch was served. Harnish inhaled a couple of chicken breasts. He finished Tanya's salad. He pushed away

his plate. Time to go.

Carlee was down the street, still selling corn out of the pickup, now in blazing afternoon heat. It was Chandler's turn; time to relieve

her.

Bob Kravitz gets Andrew Luck to open up on the beard, his Go phone and what he thinks of Indy

By Bob Kravitz

Indy Star

June 26, 2012

So far, Andrew Luck has answered all the normal, boring questions:

How long will it take you to perfect your knowledge of the playbook?

How does it feel to be stepping into the shoes of Peyton Manning?

How much pressure do you feel as the No. 1 overall pick?

Blah blah blah.

Truth is, we don’t know much about Luck beyond the fact he was a model student athlete and a heck of a football player and wore a

regrettable neck beard for stretches of his college career. I’m here to rectify that.

With help from my Twitter followers, who helped produce questions they’ve always wanted to ask Luck, I sat down with the Colts’

new franchise quarterback and peppered him with all kinds of nonsensical questions whose answers might help you get to know him a

bit better:

OK, what’s the deal with the beard, which has grown back since the Stanford commencement in all its straggly, unkempt splendor?

“I realize it’s not a good look,’’ he said, laughing. “I know it’s not. It’s just laziness. People tell me to shave it all the time. A lot.

Which is their right. I don’t mind. I’m actually going to shave the whole thing (Monday night), totally unrelated to this.’’

Will he have it when the season begins?

“Everything is subject to change, but I think I’ll have a couple of days’ growth before the first game,’’ he said. “You know, chafing,

razor burn.’’

What was going on in the Stanford graduation photo? Based on what you were wearing under the gown – a sleeveless orange shirt – you looked like you were on your way to a NASCAR race. At least you shaved.

"I should give you a snippet on that,’’ he said. “We have a tradition at Stanford called the Wacky Walk where we dress up in costumes

under our gown, so I had that shirt on with no sleeves. It was pretty tame compared to other costumes out there. I hope nobody got the

impression I was disrespecting commencement. Then we get dressed up for graduation in our programs."

Now about that flip phone ... You realize everybody’s got a Smart Phone now. What’s an upwardly mobile person with Silicon

Valley roots doing with a Samsung flip phone?

Before answering, he showed it to me. It’s a beauty.

“I paid $10 for it,’’ he said.

“I had a history growing up of sort of breaking them or losing them, so in my mind it was logical not to get a nice phone because I’d

break it or spill water on it. If you really want to go deep, I think subconsciously it’s a way of getting away from the internet, social

media and email. It’s a `go’ phone. You pay as you go, but I have a plan. I’m sophisticated enough to do that having been around

Silicon Valley.’’

You don’t tweet. You don’t do anything with your Facebook page. Didn’t you go to school in the epicenter of social media?

“I’ve never really gotten into it,’’ he said. “I don’t know why. I wouldn’t call myself a Luddite; going to school there, I have a deep

appreciation for technology, but I just choose to have a regular phone.’’

(A brief aside: It took 30 years in the business before I heard an athlete not only use the term “Luddite,’’ but use it correctly).

“I do have an iPad, though,’’ he said. “It’s the best travel companion you can have besides a person.’’

What’s on the iPad, besides the Colts playbook?

“The Kindle app, that’s my favorite,’’ he said. “Flipboard, that’s how I’ve started to consume my news. I have `Risk,’ the old board

game. The usual banking apps so I can see my accounts. I have the MLS soccer app because my dad (Oliver) used to work for them.

That’s one of the best sports apps I’ve come across.’’

What’s the quality you admire most in a person?

Very interesting question. Honesty. Definitely honesty.

And the one you most dislike, dishonesty?

I’d say that’s true.

What would you do if you could do anything for a free weekend?

"I couldn’t because the flight’s so long, but I’d love to go to Germany and watch a soccer game,’’ he said. “I haven’t been there for a

long time (Luck spent some of his formative years in Germany). Or I’d go see my folks in Morgantown, West Virginia."

You’ve only been here a few weeks, but you’ve spent a lot of time with the other rookies learning the city. Any first

impressions?

"Incredibly friendly people," he said. "Just sort of that Midwestern culture of friendliness. The city is clean, beautiful, and it’s easy to

get around, which I appreciate after living in the Bay Area. Downtown is nice, lots of nice neighborhoods. I’m excited to learn more

about it."

(An aside: He’s found a place he wants to live, but chose not to share that information – which is understandable).

A lot was written about your old Honda Accord you shared with your sister at Stanford. I know you haven’t signed a contract

yet, but have you upgraded?

"I’m close. Maybe in the next few days. Either a Ford or a Chevy. I’m thinking a small SUV."

What’s on your iPod?

“Music,’’ he said.

Funny guy.

"Classic rock," he said. "(Bruce) Springsteen is my favorite. The Boss is number one in my mind. The Stones, U2, I’ve gotten into

some alternative rock. Some country, some hip hop, but they’re not in my top 25 of most-played songs. I do have a lot of

Springsteen."

You must answer this question correctly -- best Springsteen album.

“Well, I like 'Nebraska' because I like the song “Johnny 99,’" he said. "I think your generation, you grew up buying and listening to

entire albums. Mine, we grew up with iTunes, so we like individual songs."

(For the record, the answer is "Darkness On The Edge of Town." I will not listen to any arguments to the contrary. I will also be

buying Luck the CD so he knows what an epic album sounds like. Kids these days.)

Favorite books?

“I loved 'Papillon,' reading that when I was growing up,’’ Luck said. “I just read Steve Jobs biography; that was really interesting. I’d

say historical fiction is my favorite genre. Bernard Cornwell, he’s written several books about King Arthur and the Holy Grail, the

Saxons, the Viking invasion, the Napoleonic Wars. They’re about real events with made-up protagonists. Right now, though, I don’t

have much time for reading.’’

What’s the best piece of life advice you’ve received?

The best was from my dad, to respect people and more often than not, they’ll return it in some form of fashion.

How comfortable are you with fame? At Stanford, you stood out, but that’s a school of high achievers where a football player isn’t that big a deal. How do you handle it now?

“It’s like a lot of things in life, you have to learn how to handle it, how your personality handles it. It’s something I struggled with my

first few years at Stanford, and it wasn’t like a Big 12-, Big 10-, SEC- type of atmosphere. But the last few years I got a fair amount of

it. I’ve come to realize it’s part of the game. And I wouldn’t trade my situation for anything. I won’t complain about it at all. If you

can make a fan’s day, especially a child’s day, by signing something, that’s a good thing.’’

Who’s your favorite architect?

"A Japanese guy named Tadaeo Ando. (He used a) lot of concrete, simple lines, but very powerful. But I find myself drawn to stadium

and arena architecture."

Have you thought about the mark you want to make philanthropically?

"I don’t think that’s something that’s an overnight thing, but I’ve always loved doing camps for kids,’’ he said. “And architecture.

Habit for Humanity, Architecture for Humanity. Those are the things that immediately come to mind."

Can you act?

"No," he said with a laugh.

So we’ll never see you on 'Saturday Night Live'?

I would never say never, but I know I wouln’t be as good as Peyton and Eli.

What’s your most annoying personal habit?

"I’ve been told that sitting in car or in a lecture hall I like to spread my legs very wide and move them around, that seems to annoy

people."

That’s the worst you can come up with?

"No," he said, smiling, "there are worse, but that’s the one I’m going to go with."

Favorite movies...

Again, I like historical fiction. 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'Gladiator,' great sort of war dramas. I just got around to seeing 'Legends of the

Fall'; that was excellent. And I enjoy the comedies -- 'The Hangover', 'Animal House.'"

Favorite actors...

Russell Crowe and Tom Hanks. Especially Tom Hanks. He can do everything.

Favorite chick flick...

"You know what’s really good?" he said without hesitation. "'Love Actually.' I liked that a lot."

You’ve spent the last week or so exploring the city. Where have you been?

“We went to St. Elmo’s,’’ he said. “The shrimp cocktail is spicy, but they said it was kind of mild. The day we went, they said at this

time of year, the radishes get mild. I’ve driven through downtown, walked around. Mostly, I’ve gotten to know West 56th Street.’’

Can you walk around downtown without being besieged?

“Yeah, I can,’’ he said. “It depends. Sometimes I can go a whole day and nobody will come up to me and other days, people will say

hello. But they do it very discreetly, tell me `good luck,’ or, sort of under their breath, `You better live up to the hype. You have big

shoes to fill.’” He laughed. “People have actually been very nice, very cool. They say it half jokingly; of course, there’s some truth

behind it. But they’ve been very receptive, very kind. They’ve given me a lot of space to go around and discover the city on my own.’’

So there you have it, in all its disjointed and nonsensical glory. Stuff you now know about Andrew Luck. We’ll learn more these next

15 years or so.

Frankly, he had me at Springsteen.

Andrew Luck fits perfectly into Colts’ new team-first culture

By Albert Breer

NFL.com

June 15, 2012

INDIANAPOLIS -- Hundreds of fans, many already wearing the No. 12 jerseys that hit stores in late April, were waiting for

autographs about 20 feet away. High above were the video boards that had shown his every move through a 150-minute practice. Near

that hung the banners from two Super Bowl trips directed by the man Luck's succeeding, Peyton Manning.

You can't be a bigger star without taking a snap than Andrew Luck is right now.

The scrutiny couldn't be more intense. The spotlight couldn't be brighter. The stakes couldn't be higher.

And yet, easy as it can be to forget, Luck is a rookie. And if you think that's lost on him, ask him how he feels about being the most

famous guy on the Indianapolis Colts roster, even though he doesn't turn 23 until September.

"We've still got Dwight Freeney and Reggie Wayne -- those are some pretty high-profile players," Luck said, carefully navigating a

loaded question on carrying the team's highest profile. "I realize there's a certain notoriety that comes with playing the quarterback

position, but that's all for naught if you can't produce on the field. So I approach every day like I'm fighting for a job, trying to get

better and hopefully it all takes care of itself that way."

If they had a test for these things, Luck aced it with that answer, as if he was going through a checklist:

• Pay homage to teammates.

• Chalk fame up to outside forces.

• Emphasize how it doesn't matter if you don't perform.

And now you get an idea why GM Ryan Grigson and coach Chuck Pagano feel so comfortable putting their professional futures on

the broad shoulders of the ex-Stanford star.

Ultimately, replacing Manning will boil down to just how good a player Luck becomes. Everyone knows that. But how he gets there

will involve his ability to handle all the ancillary elements that go with being considered the best quarterback prospect in a generation,

replacing the last guy to carry that tag (and one who delivered on all that promise), and serving as front man for a major organizational

overhaul.

Nothing tangible has been accomplished in Indianapolis yet. But one thing Grigson does feel like he and Pagano have done is instill

what the GM calls a "Team -- Small Me" culture that emphasizes the group over individual. And though it had been a fait accompli

that Luck would wind up being the first overall pick, the Colts brass saw it as a pretty nice bonus that the obvious pick just so

happened to embody their new ideals.

"Let's just say this: He is the genuine article," Grigson told NFL.com. "He's strong when he needs to be strong. He listens when he

needs to listen. He's just a natural. Nothing's forced with him. He's not afraid to take charge of the huddle. But also, if a college free

agent from who-knows-where asks him a question, I believe he'll take the time with that guy to explain it to him in a non-demeaning

or condescending way, because he's Andrew Luck. He epitomizes the word 'team' to me."

That also means Luck knows his place now. On Tuesday, in his first full day with the vets, his new No. 1 receiver, Reggie Wayne,

stared down the assembled media en route to practice and belted out, "Everybody's here to see my new quarterback!" Moments later,

massive defensive lineman Cory Redding pointed at the press and yelled across the field to Luck, "Hey 12, they're all here, homes!"

But when work started, the laughter quieted. Luck can already make adjustments and checks at the line, and he spent considerable

time attached to Wayne's hip on both days. He's well aware he's got a ways to go. Pro-ready as he is, as much as any quarterback has

been since Manning, offensive coordinator Bruce Arians speaks a different football language than Luck did at Stanford. Terminology

will be key, as will learning hot reads and sight adjustments, which he and rookie receiver Griff Whalen emphasized at Stanford the

past five weeks, as both finished their degrees.

"I know it's terribly cliché, but (I have to improve) everywhere," Luck told NFL.com. "I always try to get better in all aspects and then

just learning the offense and getting reps. Getting reps is so important and trying to get as many game-speed reps is sort of my main

focus."

Luck has time. He'll be with the other rookies at the Colts facility the next two weeks, playing catch-up after missing all but six days

of the offseason program. He did get to see counterpart Robert Griffin III on TV, working with the Washington Redskins while he was

unable to do the same with Colts.

"I'm happy for him that he got to be there," Luck said of Griffin. "It was frustrating in general not to be with the team. But I wasn't

looking at it, 'Oh, this guy gets to be here and that guy gets to be there, why don't I get to be there?' I knew the situation I was in."

Opening Day is still almost three months away. And yet the Colts can already see the return on their investment coming. The fresh,

proletariat ethos on 56th Street in Indianapolis has its standard-bearer. Because much as he might be anything but just another rookie,

Luck certainly is doing his best to play the part of one.

"He fits like a glove because he is not a 'me' guy," Grigson said. "He is all about the team. You can go back to Stanford, his early days

just starting and being a young guy there. You're not going to see a difference here. That's who he is. He's not trying to be someone

he's not. He's out here to win and to improve every day. He has things to learn, he hasn't seen a different color jersey yet. But he

understands it as well. He knows Rome wasn't built in a day."

After Wednesday's practice at the stadium, Freeney, now the third-most tenured Colt, laughed when it was posed to him that the

quarterback wouldn't be getting special treatment from the vets when the time comes for rookies to stand on tables and sing songs.

"Exactly," Freeney said. "It'll be me doing it to him."

But there's another, more serious message Freeney will send his new teammate, too, after spending the past decade as part of

Indianapolis' Manning Show.

"You know what? We're gonna let him know, he doesn't have to do anything extra," Freeney said. "It's going to be hard, because

everybody has all these expectations for him. As long as you go out there and do your job and control the huddle, that's all that you

can do. And if things happen to progress and take off from there, so be it. But it has to start somewhere. 'Don't feel like you have to

take on the world.' "

It's easy to see that Luck's employing that approach already. Ready to take on the world? Maybe not. But judging by his early days in

Indy, Luck's uniquely prepared for just about anything it throws at him.

Colts general manager Ryan Grigson keeps digging for talent

By Phil Richards

Indy Star

June 12, 2012

General manager Ryan Grigson faced a daunting challenge this offseason. Nearly one-third of the Indianapolis Colts salary cap is tied

up in "dead" money, prorated bonuses not yet counted against the cap but paid to players such as Peyton Manning, Dallas Clark, Gary

Brackett and Joseph Addai who are no longer with the team.

Grigson couldn't go about rebuilding the Colts by spending. He had to go about it by digging.

"I feel like digging is one of my strong suits, digging and not caring what anybody else thinks or what the perception is," said Grigson,

whose team this morning begins a three-day minicamp in which quarterback Andrew Luck will participate, whether or not he is

signed.

Grigson desperately needed a right tackle, a cheap one. He dug up Winston Justice, a Philadelphia Eagles spare part, but one Grigson

knew; as the Eagles' director of college scouting, he drafted Justice in 2006.

Grigson operates with what he calls "eye confidence." He believes he knows what he's looking at and he trusts what he sees.

Videotape is truth. He stuck in tape of the lone game Justice started last season, against Washington.

"From the very first pass set, for what's out there, for what I had to spend, for what I'm going to actually get, I see a big, long,

monstrous guy that has rare athletic ability and he's busting his butt," Grigson said.

Grigson got Justice (6-6, 317), a 47-game starter, along with the Eagles' pick in the sixth round of the draft, for the Colts' No. 2

selection in the same round.

A few days later, Denver traded quarterback Tim Tebow to the New York Jets. That made Drew Stanton, the Jets backup, expendable.

Grigson was watching. He needed a backup. He got Stanton and the Jets' seventh-round pick for the sixth-round pick the Colts had

received from the Eagles.

The Colts didn't even have to pay Stanton the $500,000 signing bonus his contract dictated. The Jets paid it for them.

By trading down 30 spots from their original sixth-round position, the Colts had acquired a starting right tackle, a veteran backup

quarterback and kept their draft pick. Grigson used it on draft day to grab Tim Fugger, an outside linebacker who backs up Dwight

Freeney.

If you want an early take on Grigson, 40, and a first-time GM, it's this: He doesn't sit still, and he has a feel for a deal. When he's not

digging, he's not idling.

"You troll," he said. "It's like casting a thousand times. Finally, you get a little bite and you set the hook."

The Colts are desperately in need of help at cornerback. Grigson knew the Denver Broncos were awash in them because it's his job to

know. The Broncos had Champ Bailey and signed free agents Tracy Porter and Drayton Florence. They also had Cassius Vaughn,

Chris Harris, Syd'Quan Thompson and draftee Omar Bolden.

So Grigson baited up and trolled. The Broncos bit. They got Chris Gronkowski, a tough, competent fullback the Colts didn't need. The

position doesn't figure in Bruce Arians' offense; Ryan Mahaffey, the only other fullback on the roster, was cut a few days later.

The Colts got Vaughn for nothing. He figures to be in the mix at corner, on special teams and in the return game.

No wonder owner Jim Irsay tweeted: "GM Grigs still tweaking roster, he's a deal maker who looks 4 hidden gems."

They have yet to prove gem-quality, but Grigson also snatched a pair of inexpensive free agents.

Wide receiver Donnie Avery has been one of the bright spots of the Colts' offseason program and organized team activities. He brings

exceptional speed.

Guard Mike McGlynn has moved into the right guard slot in the lineup and into the leadership void left by the departure of free agent

center Jeff Saturday in the O-line meeting room.

Both Avery and McGlynn will make veterans minimum this season. They represent little risk and the potential for considerable

reward. "I figured I'd just grind and grind and grind and out-scout people," Grigson shrugged. "That's what you have to do when

you're strapped."

There's another area in which Grigson has made a quick impact on the cheap. They say speed kills. What they mean in the NFL is

speed wins.

Avery is a flyer. So are receivers T.Y. Hilton and LaVon Brazill, Colts picks in the third and sixth rounds. Second-round pick Coby

Fleener has elite tight end speed. Vaughn and free agent signee Justin King, another cornerback, are bullet fast.

"Speed is an extreme priority," Grigson said. "You either have it or you don't and the guys that don't usually wash out unless they do

something exceptionally well. . . .

"At the end of the day you want people to be fast but also to play fast, and those guys play fast."

The Colts are rebuilding. They're coming off a 2-14 season burdened by the oppressive heft of all that dead money. No matter; the guy

in charge isn't sitting still.

It will be interesting to see what he does next year, when ESPN projects he will have some real wherewithal, $43 million in cap space,

the most in the NFL.

Unearthing players

Primary Colts player acquisitions and re-signings under general manager Ryan Grigson (Does not include unsigned draft picks, QB

Andrew Luck, first round; TE Coby Fleener, second round; TE Dwayne Allen, third round. UFA=unrestricted free agent):

June 8: CB Justin King signed/UFA, undisclosed contract.

May 31: WR T.Y. Hilton signed/third-round draft choice, four years.

May 23: CB Cassius Vaughn trade for FB Chris Gronkowski, signed, one year.

May 22: NT Josh Chapman signed/fifth-round draft choice, four years.

May 19: T Justin Anderson signed/seventh-round draft choice, four years.

May 16: QB Chandler Harnish signed/seventh-round draft choice, four years; LB Tim Fugger signed/seventh-round draft choice, four

years; WR LaVon Brazill signed/sixth-round draft choice, four years; RB Vick Ballard signed/fifth-round draft choice, four years.

April 4: NT Brandon McKinney signed/UFA, two years.

March 23: QB Drew Stanton trade with sixth-round pick in 2012 for seventh-round pick in 2012, signed, two years; WR Donnie

Avery signed/UFA, one year.

March 21: C Samson Satele signed/UFA, three years.

March 19: G/C Mike McGlynn signed/UFA, two years

March 17: S Tom Zbikowski signed/UFA, three years.

March 14: T Winston Justice trade for 6th-round pick in 2012, signed, one year; DE Cory Redding signed/UFA, three years.

March 13: WR Reggie Wayne re-signed/UFA, three years.

March 5: LB Robert Mathis (LB) designated franchise player; Mathis re-signed, four-year extension.

Freeney all-in despite uncertain future

By Alex Marvez

FoxSports.com

May 6, 2012

Indianapolis Colts outside linebacker Dwight Freeney says he’s more Magic Johnson than LeBron James.

But whether one of the NFL’s top all-time pass rushers gets to finish his football career with the same team that drafted him is hardly a

slam dunk.

After 10 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, Freeney has no interest in taking his athletic talents elsewhere, as James did when he

bolted the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Miami Heat. Freeney, though, knows his days in Indianapolis may be numbered.

The Colts are adopting a new defensive system, and Freeney’s lucrative contract expires at the end of the 2012 season. This raises the

possibility of a trade, even though team management has stuck with Freeney during the early stages of retooling the roster.

Asked about his Colts future during a Tuesday night interview with me and co-host Bill Polian on Sirius XM NFL Radio, Freeney

said: “I’m kind of old-school when it comes to that thought. I’m not LeBron trying to leave the team. I’m more like the era of Magic

and (New York Giants linebacker) Lawrence Taylor, who stayed with that same team for their entire careers win, lose or draw. They

were married to the city they were drafted in. You go through the tough times and great times with them, and that’s it. That’s what I’m

looking forward to.

“You don’t know what’s going to happen. I can get traded. They may want to go in a different direction. Maybe I can’t handle the

(defensive) scheme. You have all those possibilities. But, personally, I would love to stay.”

The Colts’ decision to keep Freeney is somewhat surprising considering the change in defense and how many other veterans the club

released this offseason. The bloodletting included plenty of Freeney’s contemporaries, including quarterback Peyton Manning. The

32-year-old Freeney also is due to collect a $14 million base salary in the final year of his contract.

Freeney said he still hasn’t adjusted to all the new faces the Colts have added.

“I feel like I’m in a whole other dimension,” a laughing Freeney said. “I’m used to walking in the locker room and there’s Peyton’s

locker to the right and all these other guys who were there. Now, it’s like everything has shifted around.

“I got lost in the locker room today. They built a locker right where I always walk to get my laundry clothes. I almost walked into the

locker. It’s completely different. But I do understand what this game is. Things have to change eventually. It’s never the same team

(annually), regardless of whether it’s four or five guys or 20. That’s the nature of the beast, especially when you don’t win.”

A 2-14 record in 2011 was the impetus for a massive Colts overhaul that included the firing of Polian as team president and Jim

Caldwell as head coach. Caldwell’s replacement, Chuck Pagano, is installing the same style of 3-4 scheme that he ran last season as

the Baltimore Ravens' defensive coordinator. Freeney and Robert Mathis will shift from being traditional 4-3 defensive ends to

outside linebackers aligned in various spots, with occasional coverage responsibilities.

Freeney is in the early stages of that transition with the Colts having opened their offseason program last month.

“For me, it’s just getting familiar with all those nuances,” said Freeney, whose 102.5 career sacks rank behind only Atlanta’s John

Abraham (112) and Minnesota’s Jared Allen (105) among active players. “My line of sight, walking around (pre-snap), dropping into

coverage — I’m doing those things. It’s going to take a little time at the beginning to get used to and as comfortable as I have been

having my hand in the ground (at end) and being in one position.”

Freeney hopes those efforts ultimately pay dividends by making it more difficult for opposing offenses to game plan against him.

Polian said Freeney and Mathis were recipients of double-teams on 83 percent of the Colts’ offensive snaps over the past couple of

seasons.

“This is probably going to benefit me because I’m not in a ‘blackboard position’ where (offenses) know exactly where I am and what

we’re going to do,” said Freeney, who was selected by Polian as a 2002 first-round draft choice because he fit the profile of an ideal

speed rusher in a “Tampa-two” defense.

“We’re going to be coming with various blitzes from different sides. I’ll be moving around, so I’ll be harder to find.”

Freeney won’t be stealth when it comes to helping the Colts compensate for the leadership lost when Manning was released. Pagano

told FOXSports.com in March that he considers Freeney, Mathis and 12-year wide receiver Reggie Wayne the “three pillars” of the

team’s locker room.

“It’s, obviously, very tough to fill in all the things that Peyton did,” Freeney said. “We all know the on-the-field, but there was a lot of

leadership stuff off the field. Just making sure everybody was on the same page and being a presence in the offseason to make sure

you’re around and the younger guys see that you’re working hard and it’s OK to do that.

“Those are the intangibles that people don’t know that Peyton was great at. Those were some of the things we loved him for.

Obviously, with him leaving, it creates that void. It’s really going to take all of us (veterans) to fill that void and try to groom these

young guys so they understand what Colt ball is all about.”

Helping the Colts get back on track is another one of Freeney’s biggest goals — even if he might not still be there by the time that

foundation is done being laid.

“Yeah, we lost a lot of guys, but we’re not laying down for anybody,” he said. “Everybody likes to throw around this ‘rebuilding.’ For

us, we’re going out like it’s 2005, ’06, ’07 and ’08. We’re going to give everybody our best. That’s what we do.”

Antoine Bethea returns to where it all started at Denbigh

By Norm Wood

Daily Press

May 6, 2012

NEWPORT NEWS – Nothing seemed out of place to Antoine Bethea as he walked the same halls at Denbigh High he used to cruise

a decade ago, and ran around on the same practice field he and his teammates used to refer to as "the pit."

He's now a two-time Pro Bowl safety in the National Football League with the Indianapolis Colts, and the owner of a Super Bowl

ring, but on Saturday, Bethea had the opportunity to give a little of his time to about 215 kids at his second annual football camp at

Denbigh.

"I was walking around the school reminiscing a little bit," said Bethea, who during his rookie season in 2006 was a member of the

Super Bowl-winning Colts, and who made it to the Pro Bowl in the '07 and '09 seasons. "It's all fun, but it just makes me think about

how I was a lot like these kids back then."

Bethea worked with the 8-to-14-year-old kids on fundamentals and drills, and spoke to them about the importance of getting an

education. He was joined by several camp counselors that included Darryl Blackstock, a former Heritage High standout and Virginia

linebacker who now plays for the Oakland Raiders.

"The kids and even the parents will walk away from this camp with smiles on their faces," Bethea said. "Maybe they won't remember

the camp, but hopefully the ones that do remember the camp will remember…what I talked about – hard work and dedication. I know

they'll get something out of it."

Though he signed a four-year contract extension in '10 with the Colts worth $27 million, Bethea isn't the kind to take it for granted.

Perhaps his attitude has something to do with the unlikely path he took to the NFL.

"I'm trying to conserve that money as much as possible," Bethea said. "Life after football is going to be a lot longer than the time I'm

playing in the league."

Coming out of Denbigh, he wasn't an elite recruit, spurning opportunities to play at Norfolk State, Christopher Newport or Randolph-

Macon to accept a football scholarship to Howard.

He was good enough at Howard to draw attention from some NFL teams, but again, he wasn't seen as a hot commodity.

Indianapolis drafted him in the sixth round. It didn't take him long to make an impression. He started 14 games as a rookie, and has

been a regular starter every since, collecting 595 career tackles and 12 interceptions.

"I still think I have a lot to prove," Bethea said. "I still consider myself the underdog. When people talk about the best safeties, I want

them to mention my name. All the time, that doesn't happen, so that still means I have some learning to do, some growing to do."

When he gets back on the field this season with Indianapolis, which tied for the worst record in NFL last season at 2-14, it'll be with a

much different team that will be led by first-year coach Chuck Pagano. The most obvious change will be at quarterback without No.

18.

After 13 years as Indianapolis' starter, including 11 Pro Bowl seasons, neck surgery kept Peyton Manning off the field last season. He

was released in March and signed with the Denver Broncos. Now, Indianapolis heads into this fall with No. 1 overall draft pick

Andrew Luck as its quarterback.

"It's going to be different (without Manning)," Bethea said. "It's a change I don't think anybody expected at the start of last season.

Then again, it just goes to show you the business side of it. Sometimes change is good. We've yet to see that, but I believe with the

new regime we have around the facility, there's a very good spirit.

"I'm not going to say it's refreshing, because a lot of the people that brought me in are gone. It's not a good thing to see, and a lot of

my boys are gone, but we have new coaches that are going to teach us new things. That's going to make me a better player."

Andrew Luck – like father, like son

By Elizabeth Merrill

ESPN.com

April 26, 2012

WHEELING, W.Va. -- On the last Interstate 70 stop before West Virginia mountains give way to Ohio green, a tall man with

perfectly swept hair works the White Palace ballroom. He is charming, almost presidential, which is good because this is a heavy-

hitter crowd. The governor of the great state of West Virginia is here, as well as a roomful of bankers, lawyers and schmoozers. A

prayer is said before their supper of sautéed chicken and green beans, and cocktails are poured in plastic cups.

They have gathered on this late-April night to see Oliver Luck, a man whose bio in the Wheeling Chamber of Commerce dinner

program fills an entire single-spaced page. Luck is all over the West Virginia map these days, dining with Boy Scouts and rubbing

elbows with Rotarians, because this is what the athletic director for West Virginia University does in the springtime.

He does not rattle off his résumé, which sounds as if it could be a "world's most interesting man" script. Former NFL quarterback.

Rhodes Scholar finalist. World traveler. Former president and CEO of NFL Europe. Ran a Major League Soccer team that won a

couple of championships. Oh, and he has a law degree, which he picked up taking night classes while in the NFL. But Luck taught his

kids to be humble, which is why you'll hear very little about any of this tonight.

He steps to the center of the stage to give his speech about West Virginia athletics, and breaks code a bit, probably to break the ice.

"You know," Luck says as he grabs the microphone, "there's a whole page here dedicated to my bio. And if you go on Wikipedia right

now, what you'll see under my name is simply, 'Andrew's dad.'"

The crowd laughs.

"That's who I've become, and I'm very proud of it."

On Thursday night in New York City, in one of the most anticlimactic starts to an NFL draft, the Indianapolis Colts will select

Andrew Luck as the No. 1 pick. And the professional career of the most hyped quarterback since Peyton Manning will begin. What

can you say about this 22-year-old? That Oliver Luck's oldest boy has seemingly zero flaws, that he is so polished he would've been

No. 1 in the 2011 draft, that he is so good his arrival has jolted the quarterback landscape in three NFL cities?

Oliver can wax on about the Big 12, coal mining and West Virginia's economy, but generally, he holds off on saying much about his

son. Hyperbole is not the Lucks' thing. He will recognize that this is a big deal. The Lucks are about to become just the seventh known

father-son quarterback combination in the NFL, following a distinguished group that includes the Manning family. For years, analysts

have broken down the genetic success of Archie, Peyton and Eli, comparing arms, speed and size. But most of the time, a father's

influence goes way deeper than any kind of metrics.

Oliver Luck's influence is somewhat intangible. It's there in the huddle where, no matter the situation, Andrew is seemingly

unflappable. It's the reason Oliver's son, an All-American at Stanford who is about to get his degree in architectural design, is so well-

prepared and grounded.

The elder Luck, of course, wants nothing to do with any chip-off-the-old-block conversations. Talk to his mother, Luck says, because

Kathy plays just as big of a role in the making of Andrew Luck.

A few days after the grip-and-grin in Wheeling, as Oliver is driving to Charleston, W.Va., he says he's talked to Kathy -- and sorry,

she has politely declined to be interviewed. She likes being in the background.

"Have you ever heard of the book 'Freakonomics'?" Oliver says. "So there's these two economics professors, and they're really

interesting guys, and they wrote these books. And it's really all about sort of false thinking. They try to go in and look at a number of

different phenomenon. Does A really cause B? You know, causation.

"They wrote a chapter in the book about major league baseball players. What characteristics at what age would be an indicator that the

kid is really going to make it to the major leagues? Is it when they were born? … Is it size?"

At the end of the chapter, he says, the authors tell the reader that none of these factors comes close to the only important one, which is

having a father who also played major league baseball. So maybe it's just in the genes.

Luck is a voracious reader, by the way. He has no problem talking about that. Oliver is currently tackling a book on the history of

Spain. He's read it before. In the hundreds of interviews Andrew has done since arriving at Stanford, he is occasionally asked about his

favorite thing to do besides football. His answer is usually the same.

Reading, he says.

The origins of Andrew

Andrew Austen Luck was born Sept. 12, 1989, in Washington D.C., the first of many addresses for a son born to two lawyers. There

was a "Monday Night Football" game on the night father, mother and soon-to-be son were in the hospital, and Oliver recalls at some

point looking up to catch the score. He says he's fairly certain that former West Virginia quarterback Jeff Hostetler was playing that

night, but you'd have to check to make sure. Of course he's right.

The couple went on to have four kids -- their daughter, Mary Ellen, plays volleyball for Stanford -- so it's fuzzy as to who first put a

football in Andrew's hands. It didn't really matter.

"My wife and I didn't raise our kids to be anything except what each one ultimately wants to do," Oliver says. "I can't imagine raising

a child with a goal of that child being a baseball player or a lawyer or whatever. Odds are, they'll be something else. In this world,

there are a lot of opportunities."

Oliver Luck did not possess the physical gifts of his 6-foot-4, 234-pound son. He was a tall and skinny quarterback from St. Ignatius

High School in Cleveland who went to West Virginia because he fell in love with the school and community. The scouting report on

Luck went something like this: smart, talented, good arm, not-so-good runner. But tough. If Luck threw an interception -- he didn't

throw many -- he didn't float backward and get out of the way. He went after the guy running with the ball.

His first two years with the Mountaineers yielded back-to-back losing seasons. It wasn't for lack of effort. Luck stayed in Morgantown

every summer, training with his teammates while working eight hours a day doing odd jobs at a coal mine.

In 1980, the Mountaineers' fortunes changed when Don Nehlen took over as head coach. Nehlen was not overwhelmed with

confidence when he met Ollie Luck.

"When I first looked at him," Nehlen says, "he had that big Adam's apple and that big nose and skinny shoulders. And I'm saying, 'Oh

my gosh.' I told my wife, 'Don't unpack.'

"But Ollie had it all. He gave us the ability to be a pretty good football team. Believe it or not, we won six games that first year and

nine the second. If we don't have Oliver Luck, we don't win. He's one of those guys the kids really rally around. He made the other 10

better than they really were. And all the great quarterbacks do that."

Oliver Luck's draft day was far less heralded than his son's. He was selected in the second round by the Houston Oilers, after Art

Schlichter and Jim McMahon. He did not play his rookie year, then was inserted as a starter during a disastrous 2-14 campaign in

1983. Luck threw eight touchdowns and 13 interceptions that year. And the following season, the Oilers signed Warren Moon from

the Canadian Football League.

Luck spent the better part of the next three seasons carrying a clipboard behind a future Hall of Famer. But Luck was still competitive

while helping Moon in whatever way he could.

"He always had a smile on his face," Moon says. "He was one of the smarter guys that I've been around at quarterback. He was so

well-rounded. He knew different languages. Some guys come off as smug because they're intelligent and think they're more intelligent

than everybody else. But he was never that way. The guy had such an easygoing personality that you would never know that side of

him unless you really got into an in-depth conversation with him."

After his fifth season, Luck sized up his situation, realized he wasn't going to play much, and decided to call it quits. He was 26 years

old. It was different back then, he says. The desire to hang on wasn't necessarily there. Luck could walk into a law firm and make

nearly as much as he did as an NFL backup.

Most important, he could still walk. Asked if he regrets leaving the game so early, he says "no" three times in rapid-fire succession.

His kids wouldn't get the chance to see him play, but that didn't matter. Luck had a lot to do.

The cultural influence There was the failed bid for Congress in 1990, when Andrew was just a baby, and a job in Germany as general manager of the

Frankfurt Galaxy in the fledgling World League of American Football. Luck dabbled in just about everything, and he spent more than

a decade overseas running football teams and eventually becoming president and CEO of NFL Europe.

The jobs were nice, but the Lucks loved the opportunity to pile their kids in a car and take them from Frankfurt to the Eiffel Tower in

five hours. They'd ride on the autobahn and be fluent in German, English and whatever else they wanted.

"There's a whole body of literature on the culture of kids," Luck says, "kids who grew up outside of their home culture. I don't want to

necessarily summarize all the literature, but ultimately, I think [those] kids are a little bit more tolerant because they can see there are

different ways of living.

"I think they're a little more inquisitive. And they get exposure to some things that make them think a little more about different

places, different cultures and different languages."

The exposure has helped Andrew Luck in many ways. For starters, he played soccer as a boy, which no doubt helped his footwork. He

saw beautiful stadiums and wanted to become an architect. When the world became smaller for young Andrew, nothing seemed too

big.

"He walked on campus different," says David Shaw, his college coach at Stanford. "A lot of times, even our best players and our best

students still have a transitional period. And there was never a transitional period for Andrew.

"Being as well-traveled as he is, he doesn't just have his immediate surroundings as his only context to life. He doesn't approach the

world with blinders on. He doesn't get fazed. He's seen a lot, and he's been through a lot."

Learning the game

Oliver Luck jokes that his long list of titles just means that he was never able to hold on to a job for very long. The family moved back

to the U.S. in 2001, when he was named CEO of the Houston Sports Authority. It was a chance to get back to Texas, and an

opportunity for his son to test his chops in the biggest football state in the country.

Much like his dad, young Andrew did not wow anyone at first sight. "He was a 14-year-old kid," says Stratford High coach Eliot

Allen. "He wasn't the guy you see now. But I think you saw then the kind of person he was."

The younger Luck was smart and polite and made 10 guys look better. His father did not show up at practice, Allen says. He didn't

talk X's and O's with his son. He wanted him to learn and grow from his coaches.

So Andrew did, and threw for 7,139 yards and 53 touchdowns at Stratford. He was co-valedictorian for the Class of '08. Oliver taught

Andrew about leadership and being mentally strong, Allen says.

"And don't forget his mother," Allen says. "She's pretty influential, too. We'll never hear about her because she's behind the scenes.

But she has her law degree."

Kathy, according to John Hardesty, one of Oliver's close friends, is a quiet, strong and smart woman. She holds the family together.

When Oliver took the West Virginia athletic director job in 2010, he was living in a small condo in Morgantown while his family

finished business in Houston. He'd catch red-eye flights to Houston and Stanford to watch Andrew play.

They made sacrifices but have rarely had regrets. One Saturday last year, when West Virginia had a late game and Andrew was

playing on the West Coast, Oliver sat in his office, in the dark, trying to find the game on the Internet.

"Here's a guy, his son's the Heisman Trophy candidate, and he and I are watching the game, 11:30 at night on the computer in his

office," says John Garcia, an old college teammate of Oliver's. "Here we are watching it in the dark because he can't get to the game.

"People don't know the commitment that he's made. I think that says something about him."

The expectations

There is significance to Oliver Luck's stop in Wheeling the week before the draft. Because it is right off the interstate, on the way to

Indianapolis, he'll be driving by it a lot. He tells the crowd that he plans to buzz by here during the fall for the next 15 years. He

believes his kid could have that kind of staying power.

Colts owner Jim Irsay must believe it, too.

Andrew will shrug and say that it does not put any extra pressure on him, and pops will reaffirm that. Every player on an NFL roster is

under pressure, Oliver says. He can probably substantiate that with the help of some book he's read.

So no, Oliver Luck is not worried about his son living up to these rare expectations. He will celebrate with him in New York, then go

back to work in West Virginia. He knows Andrew will be fine, and that his football dream will last longer than his dad's. In the

offseason, in sort of a full circle moment, Warren Moon worked with Andrew.

"The kid doesn't have any weaknesses," Moon said.

It reminded Moon, in many ways, of Oliver.

Maturity, background will help Luck

By Bob Glauber

New York Daily News

April 23, 2012

Living up to the legacy of Peyton Manning would be difficult enough for most quarterbacks, but Andrew Luck just might be different.

After all, he already has emerged from the shadow of a big-time quarterback: his own father.

Growing up as the son of former West Virginia star and Oilers backup Oliver Luck presented its own set of challenges, but Andrew

had no problem developing into a star in his own right. His background surely will come in handy now that he's ready to handle an

even more daunting task: replacing future Hall of Famer Manning, who was released last month to set the stage for Luck's arrival.

"Peyton was my hero growing up. He was my football hero," said Luck, who is expected to be taken by the Colts with the first overall

pick in Thursday's draft. "That's who I modeled myself after in high school, middle school, whatever it was. You never truly replace a

guy like that."

Maybe not, but Colts fans will surely expect a lot from their next quarterback. Especially after Manning delivered so many memorable

moments during a 14-year run in Indianapolis that ended after last season because of continued neck problems. The Colts parted ways

with Manning in early March, and he signed with the Broncos.

Not to worry, says Luck.

"I set fairly high expectations for myself," said Luck, the Heisman Trophy runner-up the last two seasons. "I don't really get involved

in what other people set for me, aside from my parents, family, people I truly care about."

But if there was ever a quarterback made to weather the difficulties that lie ahead in a city used to quarterback brilliance, it's Luck.

Growing up in a family in which football was always a primary pursuit, Luck has flourished at every level by maintaining his focus,

carefully building the skills required for excellence, and transforming himself into an elite quarterback who appears ready for

greatness in the NFL.

"[Luck] is a great player," said Colts general manager Ryan Grigson, who said last week that the team has settled on its pick, although

he declined to say Luck was the choice. "The last guy in the last row of any stadium can tell you that he's a heck of a quarterback, a

heck of a person, intelligent kid. He's got a lot to offer."

This will not be an easy transformation, though. Just as Manning had to mature during his rookie season, when the Colts went 3-13,

Luck will have his work cut out. He joins a team that not long ago was of championship caliber but has been taken apart piece by

piece by injuries and salary-cap concerns. Two days after the Colts announced Manning's release, they said goodbye to four other

longtime stars: tight end Dallas Clark, running back Joseph Addai, linebacker Gary Brackett and safety Melvin Bullitt.

But growing up in Oliver Luck's house and playing for former NFL quarterback Jim Harbaugh at Stanford should go a long way

toward helping Luck lead the Colts back to the playoffs before long.

"He's got all the qualities, mentally and physically," said Harbaugh, the 49ers' coach. "He's as prepared as anybody that you're going to

find. He's really good. He's got a lot of talent."

Harbaugh thinks Luck is uniquely suited to face the comparisons to Manning.

"Fair or unfair, it's the nature of the business," Harbaugh said. "But he's very equipped to deal with it. He's one of the finest football

players I've ever been around and an even better person."

And perhaps the greatest compliment of all from Harbaugh: "I'm not going to like playing against him. I'm not looking forward to

that."

At least the 49ers don't have to face him this season. Then again, by the time Luck does face his former coach, he'll be that much more

comfortable in his new uniform, the one he'll put on Thursday.

New Colts coach Chuck Pagano seemed destined for the job, his family says

By Phillip B. Wilson

Indy Star

January 27, 2012

In one of the proudest moments of his life, Sam Pagano had a flashback from four decades ago, when his 9-year-old son, Chuck,

scurried around a football sideline and squirted water in the faces of the Fairview High School Knights.

The father, who coached teams in Boulder, Colo., to three state titles, knew then his son's destiny.

"He is football. He loves it," Pagano said via phone about Chuck, now 51 and introduced Thursday as the new Indianapolis Colts head

coach in a news conference at the team's Northwestside complex.

Chuck Pagano stood at the lectern and conceded almost immediately that this opportunity was a dream job come true.

"Now I'm at the top of the pinnacle," he said. "I've spent 28 years of my life in coaching waiting for this opportunity."

It's been quite the January for the Pagano family. Sam's younger son, John, became the San Diego Chargers' defensive coordinator

Jan. 5.

"We've had so much good news this month," said Sam, 73, who is retired from coaching. "God, we're so excited for Chuck. He's

worked so hard for this."

The passion was to be expected from the sons. They saw football take their father around the world. In the 1990s, Sam coached in

France, Italy and Germany. Even now, the sons come home each summer to help out at the father's Mile High Football Camp.

John, 42, also grew up idolizing his brother. He had a premonition Chuck would land the Colts job if given an interview. He told

family and friends the Baltimore Ravens soon would be losing a defensive coordinator.

John was scouting a Senior Bowl practice in Mobile, Ala., when his older brother called with the good news. "I wanted to start

crying," John said.

The Paganos are more about toughness than tears -- Chuck was once a hard-hitting safety who played college ball at Wyoming. But

there is humility, too. And a lot of emotion.

Pagano's wife, Tina, and two of their three daughters made the trip for the announcement. The girls confided afterward that their dad

has a softer side.

"He's tough, and that shows through his coaching," said Taylor, 21. "He gets up there (at the lectern) and does that like it's a breeze.

But he's not like that at home.

"I think him being around us girls, there's a lot of estrogen in the house. It's worn off on him. He's emotional -- that's just how he is.

We all are."

Tori, 17, described him as "a loving father."

Chuck Pagano's players learn from his old-school discipline and demanding nature. Imagine what these big, strong NFL guys would

think if they saw how their coach interacts with his girls.

"He's not afraid to braid their hair," Tina said. "He does more braids than I do. When they were little, he braided their hair a lot."

His family taught Pagano the importance of building relationships. Sam said Chuck's work ethic came from his mother, Diana, and the

coaching from him.

It's the same with John. If the Pagano name sounds familiar to Colts fans, it should. John was on Jim Mora's Colts staff as a defensive

assistant from 1998 to 2001. Mora met the Paganos while coaching at the University of Colorado.

"It's a great family," Mora said. "I've known them for a long time. It's a fabulous opportunity, and they got themselves a good man.

That football background, that's good training for a guy. I think Chuck will do a great job. He's 100 percent football."

If there's one thing that gets John going, it's talking with Chuck about the game.

"He's been my number one guy, my number one best friend," John said. "There's only one person I truly talk X's and O's with, and

that's him. Our relationship is so special. You guys have got yourself a winner there."

Colts guard Joe Reitz, who spent 2008-09 on the Ravens practice squad, is excited about the hiring.

"He would always go out of his way to say hello to me even though I was a lowly guy on the practice squad," said Reitz, a local fan

favorite from his days as a Hamilton Southeastern High basketball star.

"He really cares about all of his players. A couple of my best friends in Baltimore, they're defensive backs, they would rave about him,

how they loved to play for him."

Pagano was the Ravens' secondary coach for three years before being named defensive coordinator in 2011.

"I know the guys in Baltimore would talk about how he would instill confidence in them, how they could just go out and play with

that confidence," Reitz said. "The guys love playing for a guy like that."

When reviewing Pagano's resume, one might question the Colts hiring a man who has never been a head coach and had only one year

as an NFL defensive coordinator.

"He's got a lot of work to do, but I'm sure he'll do it with vigor, enthusiasm and great spirit," Sam Pagano said. "People may look at

that (lack of head coaching experience), but believe me, he's ready."

Those closest to Chuck Pagano know the former water boy has worked an entire life to earn this opportunity.

"It's what he was born to do," Tina said.

New intensity: Colts get their man

By Mike Chappell

Indy Star

January 26, 2012

Reggie Wayne is no stranger to Chuck Pagano, named Wednesday the 11th head or interim head coach in the Colts' Indianapolis era.

"Great dude," Wayne said. "Great dude."

Wayne developed into a standout receiver at the University of Miami from 1997-2000 during which time Pagano handled the

Hurricanes' secondary and special teams.

"Chuck's an intense guy, loves the game of football," Wayne said.

Don't take his word for it.

"(Ravens safety) Ed Reed says (Pagano) is ready," Wayne said, "and that's good enough for me. He's a great hire and I believe he'll

bring excitement to the team."

Pagano, 51, is the latest cornerstone set in place in the Colts' major restoration project. He replaces Jim Caldwell, fired Jan. 17, three

weeks after the team closed the 2011 season with a 2-14 record.

A news conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. today.

"It's difficult to leave the Ravens, but I couldn't pass up on this great opportunity,'' Pagano said in a statement released by the Ravens.

"I'm just thrilled and so excited."

Owner Jim Irsay and general manager Ryan Grigson settled on Pagano following a search that was extensive but spanned only nine

days.

Irsay's enthusiasm was evident on his Twitter account: "Indy,we got one hell of a football coach with fire in his eyes! When I

said,coach,r u ready 2b The Colts head coach,he said, 'Let's hunt.' "

The Colts' gain is the Ravens' loss. Pagano had been with Baltimore the past four seasons, and in 2011 was the coordinator of an

aggressive defense that ranked No. 3 in the NFL in fewest yards and points allowed and was tied for third with 48 sacks.

"They're getting a great coach and we're losing one," Ravens veteran outside linebacker Jarret Johnson said. "That sucks for us, but

good for them.

"I don't have enough good things to say about Chuck. From a personality standpoint, the guys over there are going to love him. He's

got a fiery personality, but he's really funny. He can be defined as a players' coach, but he knows football."

Safety Chris Carr played for Pagano at Oakland before joining him in Baltimore in 2009. Like Johnson, he hates that he's losing his

coach but glad Pagano is taking that next step.

"Great football IQ," Carr said. "(The Colts) are getting a coach who's 51 years old, but he seems a lot younger. He's a guy who can

relate to players with different personalities.

"This isn't an older guy who is out of touch with the world."

Pagano is the fourth former Ravens defensive coordinator to be named an NFL head coach, joining Marvin Lewis (Cincinnati

Bengals), Mike Nolan (San Francisco 49ers) and Rex Ryan (New York Jets).

The Ravens' foundation is an aggressive, disruptive defense. They're a 3-4 bunch -- three down linemen, four linebackers -- that's

always in attack mode.

The Colts, meanwhile, have been an offense-driven team behind quarterback Peyton Manning and have followed a more passive

defensive scheme. The defense ranked No. 25 in the league during an injury-ravaged 2011 and has ranked among the top 10 only

twice since 2002.

Pagano's hiring was embraced by a few Colts defenders.

"I like it," perennial Pro Bowl end Robert Mathis wrote on his Twitter account.

And this tweet from safety Antoine Bethea: "New Head Coach in town!! Hope he brings that Raven style of defense with him!!"

That remains to be seen. In Baltimore, Pagano leaned on a Pro Bowl-saturated lineup that included Reed, linebackers Ray Lewis,

Terrell Suggs and Johnson, and tackle Haloti Ngata.

Bethea is a former Pro Bowler, but the Colts' only true difference-makers on defense are Mathis and end Dwight Freeney. It's

debatable if they have the required talent in the front seven to play a 3-4.

"What Chuck's going to do is look at the players in the room and fit the defense he runs around the talent he has," Johnson said.

"People say we were a straight 3-4, but we really were a hybrid. We play a little bit of everything."

Pagano inherits a team coming off its worst season in two decades and must help Irsay decide whether Manning is part of the

comprehensive rebuilding that's taking place. Manning still is rehabilitating from Sept. 8 neck surgery that forced him to miss the

2011 season. He is due a $28 million option bonus by March 8 that, if unpaid, makes him an unrestricted free agent.

Also, the Colts hold the first overall pick in the April draft that likely will deliver Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. Other

significant personnel decisions loom.

Speculation in Baltimore has Pagano perhaps bringing with him defensive line coach Clarence Brooks and linebackers coach Dean

Pees from the Ravens staff, although Pees might be in position to succeed Pagano as coordinator. He also might consider Butch Davis,

with whom he has a long relationship.

Rookie offensive tackle Anthony Castonzo is taking a wait-and-see approach, with a caveat.

"My first reaction, I know he's an Italian guy," Castonzo said. "His last name ends with an 'o,' and my last name ends with an 'o.'

Beyond that, I don't know anything about him."

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