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1966 Baltimore Colts

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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 314 points (22.4/g), 8th of 15 in the NFL.
 Allowed 226 points (16.1/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 88 points (6.3/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 9.6-4.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 7th.

Coached by Don Shula (9-5-0)

1966 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat September 10 box L 0-1 @ Green Bay Packers 3 24 11 213 101 112 3 17 292 137 155 1
2 Sun September 18 box W 1-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 38 23 14 346 237 109 2 18 337 157 180 3
3 Sun September 25 box W 2-1 San Francisco 49ers 36 14 23 379 211 168 2 14 250 155 95 1
4 Sun October 9 box L 2-2 @ Chicago Bears 17 27 19 364 256 108 4 19 315 96 219 1
5 Sun October 16 box W 3-2 Detroit Lions 45 14 21 420 283 137 2 17 293 215 78 4
6 Sun October 23 box W 4-2 Minnesota Vikings 20 17 20 347 201 146 2 24 317 181 136 1
7 Sun October 30 box W 5-2 @ Los Angeles Rams 17 3 13 322 230 92 3 21 340 225 115 6
8 Sun November 6 box W 6-2 Washington Redskins 37 10 28 520 394 126 2 14 272 196 76 4
9 Sun November 13 box W 7-2 @ Atlanta Falcons 19 7 13 200 105 95 3 17 241 152 89 7
10 Sun November 20 box L 7-3 @ Detroit Lions 14 20 16 289 208 81 6 16 281 127 154 4
11 Sun November 27 box L 7-4 Los Angeles Rams 7 23 7 140 107 33 2 17 310 148 162 1
12 Sun December 4 box W 8-4 Chicago Bears 21 16 16 260 148 112 2 18 296 245 51 3
13 Sat December 10 box L 8-5 Green Bay Packers 10 14 15 283 130 153 5 14 242 145 97 1
14 Sun December 18 box W 9-5 @ San Francisco 49ers 30 14 21 403 319 84 1 19 305 179 126 3

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 314 4486 849 5.3 237 221 401 2930 26 27 6.8 142 418 1556 7 3.7 82 39 12 13
Team Defense 226 4091 932 4.4 396 240 425 2358 14 22 5.0 134 460 1733 7 3.8 245 40 18 17
Lg Rank Offense 8 5 6 9 4 4 12 2 9 10 14 11 10 3
Lg Rank Defense 3 7 10 12 4 5 7 4 10 9 2 6 5 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Johnny Unitas* 33 QB 14 13 195 348 56.0 2748 22 6.3 24 6.9 89 7.9 5.4 14.1 196.3 74.0
Gary Cuozzo 25 7 1 26 50 52.0 424 4 8.0 2 4.0 69 8.5 7.5 16.3 60.6 90.7
Tom Matte 27 14 0 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 33.3 0 0.0 -15.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.5 14 221 401 55.1 3172 26 6.5 27 6.7 89 7.9 5.5 14.4 226.6 74.5
Opp Total 14 240 425 56.5 2358 14 3.3 22 5.2 5.5 3.5 9.8 168.4 61.7 47 401 5.0 2.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Tony Lorick 25 FB 14 0 143 524 3 41 3.7 37.4 10.2 12 81 6.8 0 19 0.9 5.8 605 3 2
Jerry Hill 27 fb 11 0 104 395 0 14 3.8 35.9 9.5 5 18 3.6 0 7 0.5 1.6 413 0 2
Tom Matte 27 14 0 86 381 0 30 4.4 27.2 6.1 23 307 13.3 3 35 1.6 21.9 688 3 2
Lenny Moore 33 HB 13 0 63 209 3 18 3.3 16.1 4.8 21 260 12.4 0 36 1.6 20.0 469 3 2
Johnny Unitas* 33 QB 14 13 20 44 1 16 2.2 3.1 1.4 44 1 5
John Mackey*+ 25 TE 14 0 1 -6 0 -6 -6.0 -0.4 0.1 50 829 16.6 9 89 3.6 59.2 823 9 0
Gary Cuozzo 25 7 1 1 9 0 9 9.0 1.3 0.1 9 0 0
Raymond Berry 33 SE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 56 786 14.0 7 40 4.0 56.1 786 7 0
Jimmy Orr 31 FL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 618 16.7 3 61 2.8 47.5 618 3 0
Willie Richardson 27 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 14 246 17.6 2 69 1.1 18.9 246 2 0
Butch Wilson 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 27 9.0 2 11 0.2 1.9 27 2 0
Team Total 27.5 14 418 1556 7 41 3.7 111.1 29.9 221 3172 14.4 26 89 15.8 226.6 4728 33 19
Opp Total 14 460 1733 7 3.8 123.8 32.9 240 2358 9.8 14 17.1 168.4 4091 21 25

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Alvin Haymond 24 RS 14 0 40 347 0 64 8.7 10 223 0 29 22.3 570
Lenny Moore 33 HB 13 0 18 453 0 54 25.2 922
Tony Lorick 25 FB 14 0 10 214 0 37 21.4 819
Gerry Allen 25 4 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 53 0 20 17.7 53
Tom Matte 27 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 55 0 31 18.3 743
Mike Curtis 23 LLB 12 7 3 64 0 34 21.3 64
Bob Baldwin 23 9 0 2 18 0 18 9.0 18
Barry Brown 23 10 0 2 14 0 11 7.0 14
Ted Davis 24 10 0 2 7 0 4 3.5 7
Jerry Logan 25 LS 14 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
Team Total 27.5 14 45 357 0 64 7.9 51 1094 0 54 21.5 6179
Opp Total 14 30 0 63 1320 0 21.0

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Lou Michaels 31 LDE 14 0 39 21 53.8% 36 35 97.2%
David Lee 23 P 14 0 49 2233 64 0 45.6
Team Total 27.5 14 39 21 53.8% 36 35 97.2% 49 2233 64 0 45.6
Opp Total 14 33 17 51.5% 25 25 100.0% 71 2883 40.6

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Gerry Allen 25 4 0 1 0 0 0
Tom Bleick 23 7 0 0 1 0 0
Bobby Boyd 29 LCB 14 14 6 114 1 37 0 1 0 0
Ordell Braase* 34 RDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
Barry Brown 23 10 0 1 7 0 7 0 1 0 0
Jackie Burkett 30 llb 14 0 0 1 0 0
Mike Curtis 23 LLB 12 7 0 1 0 1
Ted Davis 24 10 0 1 15 0 15
Dennis Gaubatz 26 MLB 13 0 2 12 0 10 0 3 9 0
George Harold 24 12 0 0 1 0 0
Alvin Haymond 24 RS 14 0 4 88 1 52 5 2 -2 0
Jerry Hill 27 fb 11 0 2 1 0 0
Roy Hilton 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
Jerry Logan 25 LS 14 0 3 13 0 13
Tony Lorick 25 FB 14 0 2 0 0 0
Lenny Lyles* 30 RCB 14 0 1 6 0 6 0 3 0 0
Tom Matte 27 14 0 2 0 0 0
Lou Michaels 31 LDE 14 0 0 1 0 0
Fred Miller 26 RDT 14 0 0 3 0 0
Lenny Moore 33 HB 13 0 2 0 0 0
Willie Richardson 27 13 0 0 1 0 0
Don Shinnick 31 RLB 14 0 3 4 0 4
Steve Stonebreaker 28 4 0 1 8 0 8
Johnny Unitas* 33 QB 14 13 5 1 0 0
Bob Vogel 25 LT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Butch Wilson 25 14 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 27.5 14 22 267 2 52 19 25 7 1
Opp Total 14 30 25 7

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Lou Michaels 31 LDE 14 0 35 21 98
John Mackey*+ 25 TE 14 0 9 54
Raymond Berry 33 SE 14 14 7 42
Tony Lorick 25 FB 14 0 3 18
Tom Matte 27 14 0 3 18
Lenny Moore 33 HB 13 0 3 18
Jimmy Orr 31 FL 13 0 3 18
Willie Richardson 27 13 0 2 12
Butch Wilson 25 14 0 2 12
Bobby Boyd 29 LCB 14 14 1 6
Mike Curtis 23 LLB 12 7 1 6
Alvin Haymond 24 RS 14 0 1 6
Johnny Unitas* 33 QB 14 13 1 6
Team Total 27.5 14 7 26 1 2 35 21 314
Opp Total 14 7 14 25 17 226