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INDIANAPOLIS – Standing as the NFL's fifth-winningest team at 22-10 during the past two years, Indianapolis starts its quest for a third straight double-digit victory season and playoff berth by visiting Denver on Sunday, September 7.
The prime-time clash is the first of five prime-time Colts games in 2014.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 2014 SCHEDULE
Preseason
Day
Date
Opponent
Kickoff
Thursday
August 7
at New York Jets
7:00 p.m.
Saturday
August 16
NEW YORK GIANTS
7:00 p.m.
Saturday
August 23
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
8:00 p.m.
Thursday
August 28
at Cincinnati Bengals
7:00 p.m.
Regular Season
Day
Date
Opponent
Kickoff
Sunday
September 7
at Denver Broncos
8:30 p.m.
Monday
September 15
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
8:30 p.m.
Sunday
September 21
at Jacksonville Jaguars
1:00 p.m.
Sunday
September 28
TENNESSEE TITANS
1:00 p.m.
Sunday
October 5
BALTIMORE RAVENS
1:00 p.m.
Thursday
October 9
at Houston Texans
8:25 p.m.
Sunday
October 19
CINCINNATI BENGALS
1:00 p.m.
Sunday
October 26
at Pittsburgh Steelers
4:25 p.m.
Monday
November 3
at New York Giants
8:30 p.m.
Sunday
November 9
Open Date
Sunday
November 16
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
8:30 p.m.
Sunday
November 23
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
1:00 p.m.
Sunday
November 30
WASHINGTON REDSKINS
1:00 p.m.
Sunday
December 7
at Cleveland Browns
1:00 p.m.
Sunday
December 14
HOUSTON TEXANS
1:00 p.m.
Sunday
December 21
at Dallas Cowboys
4:25 p.m.
Sunday
December 28
at Tennessee Titans
1:00 p.m.
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HOME GAMES IN BOLDFACE CAPS
All times local to Indianapolis
Kickoff times subject to change
2014 Schedule – By The Numbers
- 0 – Number of times Colts have opened a season with consecutive prime-time games.
- 1 – Number of new NFL venues Colts will visit in 2014. Indianapolis never has played in Dallas' AT&T Stadium.
- 1 – Number of division games on road before one played at home. Last season the Colts played all three AFC South teams on the road before hosting all three in December.
2 – Number of games Chuck Pagano needs to tie Ted Marchibroda for the most number of games without consecutive losses in Colts history.
- 2 – Number of times Colts play back-to-back road games.
- 2 – Number of teams Colts (22) play (Denver, 26; New England, 24) that have won more regular season games during 2012-13.
- 2 – Number of AFC South games for Colts after Thanksgiving.
- 3 – Number of years since Colts played both Cincinnati and Cleveland in same season.
- 3 – Number of December road games.
- 3 – Number of teams that have not appeared in Lucas Oil Stadium (regular season/playoffs) after Washington and Philadelphia visit (Arizona, New Orleans, Tampa Bay).
- 4 – Number of 2013 playoff teams the Colts play (Cincinnati, Philadelphia, New England at home; Denver on road).
- 4 – Number of head coaches Colts will face in first season with new team (Bill O'Brien, Houston; Ken Whisenhunt, Tennessee; Jay Gruden, Washington; Mike Pettine, Cleveland).
- 5 – Number of prime-time games (2 Monday Night; 2 Sunday Night; 1 Thursday Night).
5 – Number of years since Colts played three consecutive home games with no open date intervening.
- 5 – Number of times since 2007 the Colts have five games set for prime-time (2007-10, 2014) at the time of the schedule announcement.
- 5 – Number of times in Indianapolis era Colts have opened a season in prime-time (also 2004-05; 07-08).
- 6 – Number of outdoor road games guaranteed this season.
- 6 – Number of road wins in season openers during Indianapolis era.
- 7 – Number of years since Colts opened a season with a prime-time game.
- 9 – Number of years since Colts won a road season opener.
- 11 – Number of wins Indianapolis has on Thursday games (11-1-1 overall).
12 – Number of consecutive years Indianapolis-New England have met in regular season or playoffs.
15 – Number of times Indianapolis has opened on the road since 1984.
- 333 – Number of regular-season wins by Colts and New England from 1999-2013, the NFL's two winningest franchises.
- 9,498 – Number of round-trip miles calculated for eight Colts road games in 2014.
