Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Colts/Packers Series History

From 1953 to 1970 the Packers and then Baltimore Colts played yearly. Indeed from 1953 to 1966 they played twice a year.

In 1965 they played 3 times with the final game being a 13-10 Green Bay victory in the Western Conference Championship.

Since 1984 when they became the Indianapolis Colts the teams have played just 6 times.

Peyton Manning entered the league in 1998 and has played the Packers just twice. In 2000 the Packers posted a 26-24 home win while in 2004 the Colts won 45-41 at Indy. Manning threw for 3 scores in the 2000 contest. In 2004 he threw for 5 TD's with 3 coming in the 1st quarter. 11 players remain from the 2004 Packer team including Chad Clifton and Colin Cole.

Overall the Colts lead the series 20 wins to 19.

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