1991 Indianapolis Colts season

39th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Indianapolis Colts 1991 1–15 5th AFC East Robert Irsay Jim Irsay Ron Meyer (fired on October 1, 0-5 record)Rick Venturi (interim, 1-10 record) Hoosier Dome Did not qualify None Colts seasons The 1991 Indianapolis Colts season was the 39th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and eighth in Indianapolis. The team was looking to improve on the 7–9 record they had recorded in 1990. Instead, the Colts put together a campaign that ranked as one of the worst in NFL history.http://www.complex.com/sports/2013/09/worst-nfl-teams-all-time/1991-indianapolis-colts The 25 Worst NFL Teams of All Time Complex Networks The Colts only recorded one victory in sixteen games, becoming the fourth team since the extension of the NFL's regular season to sixteen games to suffer this ignominy. To date it is their worst full season record in the entire history of the franchise, and the second worst overall record in team history, beaten only by the 1982 Baltimore Colts squad, where the team failed to record a victory in the strike-shortened season and finished at 0–8–1. The Colts’ poor performance cost sixth-year head coach Ron Meyer his job after the Colts’ fifth consecutive loss to open the season. Meyer had been with the Colts since Week 14 in 1986, when he replaced the fired Rod Dowhower after the Colts had lost their first thirteen games of the season. Defensive coordinator Rick Venturi was promoted to interim head coach; he would lead the team to its only win, a one-point victory over the New York Jets on the road. The 1991 Colts are one of three 1–15 teams to win their lone game by one point; the others are the 1980 New Orleans Saints and 2000 San Diego Chargers. The Colts scored the fewest points up to that point (143)The 1991 Colts’ total is now second-lowest of all-time, behind the 140 points the Seattle Seahawks put up in 1992. of any team in NFL history in a sixteen-game schedule,The league switched from a 14- to a 16-game schedule in 1978. scoring in the single digits in 11 games. The Colts never scored more than 28 points in any game (doing so in their lone victory), scored less than ten points eleven times, were shut out twice, and failed to score one single touchdown in nine of their sixteen games, which remains the largest proportion of games without scoring a touchdown since the 1977 “Zero Gang” Tampa Bay Buccaneers did not score a touchdown in eight of fourteen games.Pro Football Reference https://www.pro-football-reference.com/play-index/tgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=season&year_min=1940&year_max=2017&game_type=R&game_num_min=0&game_num_max=99&week_num_min=0&week_num_max=99&temperature_gtlt=lt&c1stat=all_td_team&c1comp=eq&c1val=0&c5val=1.0&order_by=pass_td In a single season, from 1940 to 2017, in the Regular Season, requiring Touchdowns = 0, sorted by most games in season matching criteria Statistics site Football Outsiders said of the Colts 1991 season:It’s the flipside of [Super Bowl champion] Washington; the Colts were the worst offense and defense in the league in the second half of close games, and the worst offense in the league in the first quarter.https://web.archive.org/web/20230603215445/https://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2012/1991-dvoa-ratings-and-commentary June 3, 2023 http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2012/1991-dvoa-ratings-and-commentary Football Outsiders 1991 DVOA Ratings and Commentary Aaron Schatz Their futility was mentioned in a Thanksgiving edition of Bill Swerski's Superfans, a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch. The four characters, all Chicago Bears fans, commented on how some cities aren't as fortunate as Chicago to have a good football team, citing Indianapolis as an example. Coincidentally, six days before the skit aired, the Bears defeated the Colts 31–17 at Indianapolis. September 25, 2013 Bill Swerski's Super Fans: Thanksgiving - SNL Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBnnon_iZOM https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/kBnnon_iZOM 2021-12-21 live June 12, 2020 Saturday Night Live Ironically, however, the Colts would defeat the Bears in Super Bowl XLI, 15 years later. Offseason NFL draft 1991 NFL draft Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 2 40 Shane Curry Defensive end Miami (FL) 3 69 Dave McCloughan Defensive back Colorado 4 96 Mark Vander Poel Offensive tackle Colorado 5 125 Kerry Cash Tight end Texas 6 152 Mel Agee Defensive end Illinois 7 181 James Bradley Wide receiver Michigan State 8 208 Tim Bruton Tight end Missouri 9 236 Howard Griffith Running back Illinois 10 263 Frank Giannetti Nose tackle Penn State 11 292 Jerry Crafts Offensive tackle Louisville 12 319 Rob Luedeke Center Penn State Personnel Staff 1991 Indianapolis Colts President/treasurer – Robert Irsay Vice president/general manager – Jim Irsay Assistant general manager – Bob Terpening Director of player personnel – Jack Bushofsky Head coach – Ron Meyer/Rick Venturi Assistant head coach/offensive line – Bill Muir Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Leon Burtnett Running backs – Sylvester Croom Receivers – Milt Jackson Tight ends – Brad Seely Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Rick Venturi Defensive line – Steve Furness Secondary – George Catavolos Special teams – Brad Seely Strength and conditioning – Tom Zupancic Roster 1991 Indianapolis Colts 47 12 3 11 Jeff George  9 Mark Herrmann 12 Rusty Hilger 32 Ken Clark running back 29 Eric Dickerson 44 Tim Manoa FB 34 Bruce Perkins 80 Bill Brooks wide receiver 84 Jessie Hester 85 Darvell Huffman 86 Sammy Martin KR 83 Clarence Verdin KR/PR 81 Pat Beach LS 88 Bob Mrosko 62 Brian Baldinger C/G 63 Brian Blados G/T 71 Kevin Call T 66 Chris Conlin G 69 Randy Dixon G 75 Irv Pankey T 64 Darin Shoulders y T 72 Mark Vander Poel y G 90 Mel Agee y DE/NT 76 Sam Clancy DE 91 Shane Curry y DE 95 Travis Davis defensive lineman NT 78 Jon Hand DE 98 Tony Siragusa NT 51 Chip Banks OLB 50 Duane Bickett OLB 54 Jeff Herrod ILB 59 Matt Jaworski ILB 56 Brian Jones American football linebacker y ILB 96 Quintus McDonald OLB/ILB 97 Scott Radecic ILB 92 Tony Walker American football OLB 31 Michael Ball American football SS 36 John Baylor American football SS 38 Eugene Daniel CB 37 Chris Goode American football CB 26 Alan Grant American football CB 25 Cornell Holloway CB 42 Dave McCloughan y CB 39 Mike Prior FS 27 Keith Taylor safety FS  4 Dean Biasucci K  3 Rohn Stark P 20 Albert Bentley FB IR 48 Tim Bruton y TE IR 88 Kerry Cash y TE IR 53 Ray Donaldson C IR -- Mark Garalczyk DE IR 23 Anthony Johnson running back FB IR 73 Zefross Moss T/G IR 74 Bill Schultz American football G IR 99 Donnell Thompson DE IR 68 Pat Tomberlin G IR 10 Jack Trudeau QB IR 58 Matt Vanderbeek LB IR 18 Eddie Britton y WR 21 Brian Lattimore y RB 89 Reggie Thornton WR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 2, 1991 at Denver Broncos L 3–10 0–1 Mile High Stadium 75,375 2 August 10, 1991 Seattle Seahawks L 7–17 0–2 Hoosier Dome 47,943 3 August 17, 1991 New Orleans Saints W 34–28 1–2 Hoosier Dome 45,963 4 August 23, 1991 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–23 1–3 Veterans Stadium 52,687https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nflind.html 1991 Indianapolis Colts (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 3, 2023 Regular season The Colts were victorious only once in the regular season, finishing last in the AFC East, and their fifteen losses tied an NFL record that was initially set by the 1980 New Orleans Saints and tied by the 1989 Dallas Cowboys and 1990 New England Patriots in the previous two NFL seasons. The 1991 Colts had a much weaker schedule to play than either the 1990 Patriots or 1989 Cowboys, playing eleven games against teams with non-winning records,1991 Indianapolis Colts against opponent with non-winning record as against only five for the 1990 Patriots and four for the 1989 Cowboys.1989 Dallas Cowboys against opponent with non-winning record The Colts lost nine consecutive games to start the season before rallying to defeat the playoff-bound New York Jets by a single point in Week 11. The win against their division rivals came at Giants Stadium; the Colts went 0–8 in the Hoosier Dome. (Incidentally, the Jets would become the next team to finish 1–15, doing so five years later.) Since the Colts finished with the worst record in the NFL, they won the right to draft Steve Emtman, a defensive lineman from Washington whose career was derailed by injuries. It would take them until 1995 to reach the playoffs again, and the Colts did not become consistently successful until Peyton Manning joined the team near the end of the 1990s. Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 New England Patriots L 7–16 0–1 Hoosier Dome 49,961 2 September 8 at Miami Dolphins L 6–17 0–2 Joe Robbie Stadium 51,155 3 September 15 at Los Angeles Raiders L 0–16 0–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,287 4 September 22 Detroit Lions L 24–33 0–4 Hoosier Dome 53,396 5 September 29 at Seattle Seahawks L 3–31 0–5 Kingdome 56,656 6 October 6 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–21 0–6 Hoosier Dome 55,383 7 October 13 at Buffalo Bills L 6–42 0–7 Rich Stadium 79,015 8 October 20 New York Jets L 6–17 0–8 Hoosier Dome 53,025 9 Bye 10 November 3 Miami Dolphins L 6–10 0–9 Hoosier Dome 55,899 11 November 10 at New York Jets W 28–27 1–9 Giants Stadium 44,792 12 November 17 Chicago Bears L 17–31 1–10 Hoosier Dome 60,519 13 November 24 at Green Bay Packers L 10–14 1–11 Milwaukee County Stadium 42,132 14 December 1 Cleveland Browns L 0–31 1–12 Hoosier Dome 57,539 15 December 8 at New England Patriots L 17–23 (OT) 1–13 Foxboro Stadium 20,131 16 December 15 Buffalo Bills L 7–35 1–14 Hoosier Dome 48,286 17 December 22 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 3–17 1–15 Tampa Stadium 28,043 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. New England Patriots Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: New England Patriots (0–0) at Indianapolis Colts (0–0) Patriots 7 3 3 3 Colts 7 0 0 0 Sunday, September 1, 1991 Hoosier Dome 4:00 p.m., EST Indoors (dome) Dale Hamer https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199109010clt.htm New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts — September 1st, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right New England Patriots NWE Indianapolis Colts IND Tommy Hodson 13/18, 136 yards, TD Leonard Russell 24 rushes, 72 yards Irving Fryar 4 receptions, 57 yards Jeff George 27/42, 301 yards, TD, 2 INT Eric Dickerson 15 rushes, 64 yards Bill Brooks 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD NWE IND collapsed 1 Patriots RecTD Marv Cook Tommy Hodson 23 good Jason Staurovsky 7 0 1 Colts RecTD Bill Brooks Jeff George 24 good Dean Biasucci 7 7 2 Patriots FG 35 Jason Staurovsky 10 7 3 Patriots FG 39 Jason Staurovsky 13 7 4 Patriots FG 36 Jason Staurovsky 16 7 16 7 Week 2: at Miami Dolphins Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Two: Indianapolis Colts (0–1) at Miami Dolphins (0–1) Colts 0 3 0 3 Dolphins 3 0 7 7 Sunday, September 8, 1991 1:00 p.m., EST Joe Robbie Stadium 82 F C 1, relative humidity 77%, wind 9 mph km/h knots https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199109080mia.htm Indianapolis Colts at Miami Dolphins — September 8th, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right Indianapolis Colts IND Miami Dolphins MIA Jeff George 17/31, 98 yards Eric Dickerson 19 rushes, 60 yards Albert Bentley 7 receptions, 42 yards Dan Marino 14/25, 147 yards, TD, INT Mark Higgs 27 rushes, 111 yards Tony Paige 5 receptions, 53 yards IND MIA collapsed 1 Dolphins FG 48 Charlie Baumann 0 3 2 Colts FG 48 Dean Biasucci 3 3 3 Dolphins RushTD Aaron Craver 7 good Charlie Baumann 3 10 4 Colts FG 21 Dean Biasucci 6 10 4 Dolphins RecTD Jim Jensen Dan Marino 9 good Charlie Baumann 6 17 6 17 Week 3: at Los Angeles Raiders Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Three: Indianapolis Colts (0–2) at Los Angeles Raiders (1–1) Colts 0 0 0 0 Raiders 0 13 3 0 Sunday, September 15, 1991 1:00 p.m., EST Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 66 F C 1, relative humidity 77%, wind 9 mph km/h knots https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199109150rai.htm Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Raiders — September 15th, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right Indianapolis Colts IND Los Angeles Raiders RAI Jeff George 21/32, 220 yards Eric Dickerson 20 rushes, 77 yards Anthony Johnson 10 receptions, 89 yards Jay Schroeder 13/22, 181 yards, TD Roger Craig 19 rushes, 57 yards Mervyn Fernandez 7 receptions, 90 yards, TD TB NYJ collapsed 2 Raiders RecTD Mervyn Fernandez Jay Schroeder 16 good Jeff Jaeger 0 7 2 Raiders FG 33 Jeff Jaeger 0 10 2 Raiders FG 41 Jeff Jaeger 0 13 3 Raiders FG 33 Jeff Jaeger 0 16 0 16 Week 4: vs. Detroit Lions Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Four: Detroit Lions (2–1) at Indianapolis Colts (0–3) Lions 0 7 16 10 Colts 10 0 0 14 Sunday, September 22, 1991 1:00 p.m., EST Hoosier Dome Indoors (dome) https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199109220clt.htm Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts — September 22nd, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right Detroit Lions DET Indianapolis Colts IND Rodney Peete 17/23, 167 yards, 2 INT Barry Sanders 30 rushes, 179 yards, 2 TD Brett Perriman 6 receptions, 63 yards Jeff George 29/40, 348 yards, 2 TD, INT Eric Dickerson 13 rushes, 17 yards, TD Anthony Johnson 9 receptions, 105 yards DET IND collapsed 1 Colts RushTD Eric Dickerson 2 yard rush good Dean Biasucci 0 7 1 Colts FG 20 Dean Biasucci 0 10 2 Lions RushTD Rodney Peete 7 yard rush good Eddie Murray 7 10 3 Lions RushTD Barry Sanders 2 good Eddie Murray 14 10 3 Lions SafetyTackle Eric Dickerson Jerry Ball 16 10 3 Lions RecTD Willie Green Erik Kramer 11 good Eddie Murray 23 10 4 Lions FG 19 Eddie Murray 26 10 4 Colts RecTD Eric Dickerson Jeff George 2 good Dean Biasucci 26 17 4 Lions RushTD Barry Sanders 23 good Eddie Murray 33 17 4 Colts RecTD Jessie Hester Jeff George 12 good Dean Biasucci 33 24 33 24 Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Five: Indianapolis Colts (0–4) at Seattle Seahawks (1–3) Sunday, September 29, 1991 4:00 p.m. EST Colts 0 3 0 0 Seahawks 7 10 7 7 Kingdome Indoors (dome) https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199109290sea.htm Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks — September 29th, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right Indianapolis Colts IND Seattle Seahawks SEA Jeff George 17/31, 144 yards, 2 INT Eric Dickerson 13 rushes, 42 yards Clarence Verdin 4 receptions, 44 yards Jeff Kemp 7/10, 56 yards, TD John L. Williams 17 rushes, 80 yards, TD John L. Williams 5 receptions, 41 yards IND SEA collapsed 1 Seahawks RushTD John L. Williams 6 good John Kasay 0 7 2 Seahawks FG 41 John Kasay 0 10 2 Seahawks PuntTD Chris Warren 59 good John Kasay 0 17 2 Colts FG 54 Dean Biasucci 3 17 3 Seahawks RecTD Tommy Kane Jeff Kemp 7 good John Kasay 3 24 4 Seahawks RushTD Derrick Fenner 10 good John Kasay 3 31 3 31 Week 6: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Six: Pittsburgh Steelers (2–2) at Indianapolis Colts (0–5) Sunday, October 6, 1991 8:00 p.m., EST Steelers 0 0 7 14 Colts 0 3 0 0 Hoosier Dome Indoors (dome) https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199110060clt.htm Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts — October 6th, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right Pittsburgh Steelers PIT Indianapolis Colts IND Bubby Brister 13/16, 181 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Barry Foster 12 rushes, 49 yards Chris Calloway 3 receptions, 71 yards Jeff George 22/28, 191 yards Eric Dickerson 13 rushes, 24 yards Bill Brooks 6 receptions, 79 yards PIT IND collapsed 2 Colts FG 19 Dean Biasucci 0 3 3 Steelers RecTD Eric Green Bubby Brister 21 good Gary Anderson 7 3 4 Steelers RecTD Barry Foster Bubby Brister 24 good Gary Anderson 14 3 4 Steelers RushTD Merril Hoge 1 good Gary Anderson 21 3 21 3 Week 7: at Buffalo Bills Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Seven: Indianapolis Colts (0–6) at Buffalo Bills (5–1) Sunday, October 13, 1991 1:00 p.m. EST Colts 0 6 0 0 Bills 14 14 7 7 Rich Stadium 44 F C 1, relative humidity 78%, wind 10 mph km/h knots https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199110130buf.htm Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills — October 13th, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right Indianapolis Colts IND Buffalo Bills BUF Jeff George 22/33, 168 yards, INT Ken Clark 19 rushes, 44 yards Jessie Hester 5 receptions, 59 yards Frank Reich 6/7, 76 yards, 2 TD, INT Thurman Thomas 20 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD Keith McKeller 3 rushes, 34 yards, TD IND BUF collapsed 1 Bills RushTD Thurman Thomas 14 good Scott Norwood 0 7 1 Bills RushTD Carwell Gardner 3 good Scott Norwood 0 14 2 Colts FG 26 Dean Biasucci 3 14 2 Colts FG 29 Dean Biasucci 6 14 2 Bills RushTD Thurman Thomas 7 good Scott Norwood 6 21 2 Bills RecTD Keith McKeller Frank Reich 5 good Scott Norwood 6 28 3 Bills RecTD James Lofton Frank Reich 11 good Scott Norwood 6 35 4 Bills RushTD Kenneth Davis 78 good Scott Norwood 6 42 6 42 Week 8: vs. New York Jets Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Eight: New York Jets (3–4) at Indianapolis Colts (0–7) Sunday, October 20, 1991 1:00 p.m. EST Jets 7 7 3 0 Colts 0 6 0 0 Hoosier Dome Indoors (dome) https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199110200clt.htm New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts — October 20th, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right New York Jets NYJ Indianapolis Colts IND Ken O'Brien 14/19, 205 yards, TD, INT Brad Baxter 20 rushes, 59 yards, TD Rob Moore 4 receptions, 96 yards, TD Jeff George 14/22, 107 yards Anthony Johnson 10 rushes, 51 yards Bill Brooks 4 receptions, 31 yards NYJ IND collapsed 1 Jets RecTD Rob Moore Ken O'Brien 47 good Pat Leahy 7 0 2 Colts FG 42 Dean Biasucci 7 3 2 Jets RushTD Brad Baxter 1 good Pat Leahy 14 3 2 Colts FG 34 Dean Biasucci 14 6 3 Jets FG 19 Pat Leahy 17 6 17 6 Week 10: vs. Miami Dolphins Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Ten: Miami Dolphins (3–5) at Indianapolis Colts (0–8) Sunday, November 3, 1991 4:00 p.m. EST Dolphins 10 0 0 0 Colts 0 3 3 0 Hoosier Dome Indoors (dome) https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199111030clt.htm Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts — November 3rd, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right Miami Dolphins MIA Indianapolis Colts IND Dan Marino 21/37, 231 yards, TD Sammie Smith 14 rushes, 49 yards Mark Duper 3 receptions, 64 yards, TD Jeff George 18/34, 189 yards, INT Eric Dickerson 17 rushes, 63 yards Jessie Hester 7 receptions, 90 yards MIA IND collapsed 1 Dolphins RecTD Mark Duper Dan Marino 12 good Pete Stoyanovich 7 0 1 Dolphins FG 35 Pete Stoyanovich 10 0 2 Colts FG 47 Dean Biasucci 10 3 3 Colts FG 25 Dean Biasucci 10 6 10 6 Week 11: at New York Jets Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Eleven: Indianapolis Colts (0–9) at New York Jets (5–4) Sunday, November 10, 1991 1:00 p.m. Colts 0 7 21 0 Jets 7 7 7 6 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Rain, 40 °F °C 1, wind 22 mph km/h knots, wind chill 31 °F °C 1 or https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199111100nyj.htm Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets — November 10th, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter Jets — Brad Baxter 4 yard run (Pat Leahy kick). Jets 7–0 Second quarter Jets — Chris Burkett 15 yard pass from Ken O'Brien (Pat Leahy kick). Jets 14–0 Colts — Jessie Hester 49 yard pass from Jeff George (Dean Biasucci kick). Jets 14–7 Third quarter Colts — Clarence Verdin 88 yard kickoff return (Dean Biasucci kick). 14–14 Jets — Brad Baxter 1 yard run (Pat Leahy kick). Jets 21–14 Colts — Jessie Hester 7 yard pass from Jeff George (Dean Biasucci kick). 21–21 Colts — Bill Brooks 7 yard pass from Jeff George (Dean Biasucci kick). Colts 28–21 Fourth quarter Jets — Pat Leahy 22 yard field goal. Colts 28–24 Jets — Pat Leahy 25 yard field goal. Colts 28–27 Colts Jeff George — 16/26, 296 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Ken Clark — 20 rushes, 50 yards Jessie Hester — 5 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD Jets Ken O'Brien — 23/36, 329 yards, TD Blair Thomas — 11 rushes, 58 yards Al Toon — 6 receptions, 93 yards Week 12: vs. Chicago Bears Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Chicago Bears (8–2) at Indianapolis Colts (1–9) Sunday, November 17, 1991 1:00 p.m. EST Bears 7 3 14 7 Colts 7 3 0 7 Hoosier Dome Indoors (dome) https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199111170clt.htm Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts — November 17th, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right Chicago Bears CHI Indianapolis Colts IND Jim Harbaugh 18/32, 287 yards, 2 TD, INT Brad Muster 15 receptions, 101 yards, TD Anthony Morgan 1 reception, 84 yards, TD Jeff George 16/33, 176 yards, 2 TD Ken Clark 11 rushes, 67 yards Bill Brooks 7 rushes, 106 yards, TD CHI IND collapsed 1 Colts RecTD Jessie Hester Jeff George 4 good Dean Biasucci 0 7 1 Bears RushTD Jim Harbaugh 6 Kevin Butler good 7 7 2 Bears FG 21 Kevin Butler 10 7 2 Colts FG 56 Dean Biasucci 10 10 3 Bears RecTD Brad Muster Jim Harbaugh 13 good Kevin Butler 17 10 3 Bears RecTD Anthony Morgan Jim Harbaugh 84 good Kevin Butler 24 10 4 Colts RecTD Bill Brooks Jeff George 9 good Dean Biasucci 24 17 4 Bears RushTD Brad Muster 9 good Kevin Butler 31 17 31 17 Week 13: at Green Bay Packers Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Thirteen: Indianapolis Colts (1–10) at Green Bay Packers (2–9) November 24, 1991 1:00 p.m. EST Colts 0 3 0 7 Packers 7 0 7 0 Milwaukee County Stadium 28 F C 1, relative humidity 80%, wind 18 mph km/h knots, wind chill 16 F C 1 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199111240gnb.htm Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers — November 24th, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right Indianapolis Colts IND Green Bay Packers GNB Jeff George 21/40, 184 yards, TD, INT Ken Clark 19 rushes, 51 yards Bill Brooks 10 receptions, 70 yards, TD Mike Tomczak 5/17, 50 yards Darrell Thompson 15 rushes, 63 yards Jackie Harris 1 reception, 19 yards IND GNB collapsed 1 Packers RushTD Vince Workman 1 good Chris Jacke 0 7 2 Colts FG 35 Dean Biasucci 3 7 3 Packers RushTD Mike Tomczak 2 good Chris Jacke 3 14 4 Colts RecTD Bill Brooks Jeff George 6 good Dean Biasucci 10 14 10 14 Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Fourteen: Cleveland Browns (5–7) at Indianapolis Colts (1–11) Sunday, December 1, 1991 1:00 p.m. EST Browns 3 28 0 0 Colts 0 0 0 0 Hoosier Dome Indoors (dome) https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199112010clt.htm Cleveland Browns at Indianapolis Colts — December 1st, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right Cleveland Browns CLE Indianapolis Colts IND Bernie Kosar 18/23, 189 yards, TD Kevin Mack 9 rushes, 69 yards, TD Leroy Hoard 6 receptions, 74 yards Jeff George 10/21 100 yards, 2 INT Eric Dickerson 16 rushes, 117 yards Jessie Hester 4 receptions, 66 yards CLE IND collapsed 1 Browns FG 41 Matt Stover 3 0 2 Browns RecTD Kevin Mack Bernie Kosar 3 good Matt Stover 10 0 2 Browns RushTD Kevin Mack 51 good Matt Stover 17 0 2 Browns RushTD Leroy Hoard 2 good Matt Stover 24 0 2 Browns IntTD James Jones 20 good Matt Stover 31 0 31 0 Week 15: at New England Patriots Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Fifteen: Indianapolis Colts (1–12) at New England Patriots (4–9) Sunday, December 8, 1991 1:00 p.m. EST Colts 0 14 3 0 0 Patriots 3 0 0 14 6 Foxboro Stadium 44 F C 1, relative humidity 66%, wind 14 mph km/h knots https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199112080nwe.htm Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots — December 8th, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right Indianapolis Colts IND New England Patriots NWE Jeff George 15/24, 159 yards, TD Eric Dickerson 30 rushes, 53 yards, TD Bill Brooks 6 receptions, 85 yards Hugh Millen 21/40, 330 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Leonard Russell 20 rushes, 82 yards Greg McMurtry 8 receptions, 119 yards TB NYJ collapsed 1 Patriots FG 24 Charlie Baumann 0 3 2 Colts RecTD Jessie Hester Jeff George 13 good Dean Biasucci 7 3 2 Colts RushTD Eric Dickerson 1 good Dean Biasucci 14 3 3 Colts FG 40 Dean Biasucci 17 3 4 Patriots RushTD John Stephens 1 good Charlie Baumann 17 10 4 Patriots RecTD Ben Coates Hugh Millen 2 good Charlie Baumann 17 17 OT Patriots RecTD Michael Timpson Hugh Millen 45 Charlie Baumann not attempted (end of game) 17 23 17 23 Week 16: vs. Buffalo Bills Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 16: Buffalo Bills (12–2) at Indianapolis Colts (1–13) Bills 21 7 0 7 Colts 0 0 0 7 Sunday, December 15, 1991 Hoosier Dome 8:00 p.m., EST 48,286 Indoors (dome) Dale Hamer https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199112150clt.htm Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts — December 15th, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com July 29, 2020 Mike Patrick and Joe Theisman ESPN Sunday Night Football right Buffalo Bills BUF Indianapolis Colts IND Jim Kelly 9/11, 119 yards, 3 TD Kenneth Davis 22 rushes, 90 yards, TD Andre Reed 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD Mark Herrmann 11/19, 137 yards, 3 INT Ken Clark 21 rushes, 74 yards Jessie Hester 5 receptions, 77 yards BUF IND collapsed 1 Bills RushTD Kenneth Davis 1 good Scott Norwood 7 0 1 Bills RecTD James Lofton Jim Kelly 11 good Scott Norwood run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 0 1 Bills RecTD Kenneth Davis Jim Kelly 14 good Scott Norwood 21 0 2 Bills RecTD Andre Reed Jim Kelly 23 good Scott Norwood 28 0 4 Colts RushTD Tim Manoa 1 good Dean Biasucci 28 7 4 Bills RecTD Pete Metzelaars Frank Reich 4 good Scott Norwood 35 7 35 7 Jim Kelly and Frank Reich managed just thirteen completions, but four of them were touchdowns as the Bills romped in 35–7. Jeff George was benched after completing just 83 yards and Mark Herrmann was even worse, throwing three interceptions. The win secured the #1 playoff seed for the Bills. Week 17: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Indianapolis Colts 1991 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Seventeen: Indianapolis Colts (1–14) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2–13) Sunday, December 22, 1991 1:00 p.m. EST Colts 0 3 0 0 Buccaneers 0 7 7 3 Tampa Stadium 63 F C 1, relative humidity 72%, wind 5 mph km/h knots https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199112220tam.htm Indianapolis Colts at Tampa Bay Buccaneers — December 22nd, 1991 Pro-Football-Reference.com right Indianapolis Colts IND Tampa Bay Buccaneers TB Jeff George 20/37, 203 yards Tim Manoa 4 rushes, 30 yards Bill Brooks 7 receptions, 76 yards Vinny Testaverde 15/31, 168 yards, TD, 3 INT Reggie Cobb 24 rushes, 87 yards Mark Carrier 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD IND TB collapsed 2 Colts FG 39 Dean Biasucci 3 0 2 Buccaneers RecTD Mark Carrier Vinny Testaverde 29 good Steve Christie 3 7 3 Buccaneers RushTD Lawrence Dawsey 9 good Steve Christie 3 14 4 Buccaneers FG 28 Steve Christie 3 17 3 17 Standings See also History of the Indianapolis Colts List of Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts–Patriots rivalry Notes note References Indianapolis Colts Category:Indianapolis Colts seasons Colts