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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 423 points (26.4/g), 3rd of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 333 points (20.8/g), 17th.
Differential of 90 points (5.6/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 10.2-5.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 19th.
Coached by Jim Mora (13-3-0)
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1999 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Peyton Manning* | 23 | 1 | 16 | 331 for 533, 4,135 yards, 26 td, 15 int, & 35 rushes for 73 yards and 2 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1998 |
| RB | Edgerrin James*+ | 21 | Rook | 16 | 369 rushes for 1,553 yards, 13 td, & 62 catches for 586 yards and 4 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 4th pick / 1999 |
| WR | Marvin Harrison*+ | 27 | 3 | 16 | 115 catches for 1,663 yards, 12 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 19th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Terrence Wilkins | 24 | Rook | 11 | 42 catches for 565 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Ken Dilger | 28 | 4 | 15 | 40 catches for 479 yards, 2 td | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1995 |
| TE | Marcus Pollard | 27 | 4 | 10 | 34 catches for 374 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Tarik Glenn | 23 | 2 | 16 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 19th pick / 1997 |
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| LG | Steve McKinney | 24 | 1 | 14 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1998 |
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| C | Larry Moore | 24 | 1 | 16 | ||
| RG | Waverly Jackson | 27 | 1 | 16 | ||
| RT | Adam Meadows | 25 | 2 | 16 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1997 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Shawn King | 27 | 4 | 8 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1995 |
| LDE | Bernard Whittington | 28 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Bernard Whittington | 28 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Larry Chester | 24 | 1 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Ellis Johnson | 26 | 4 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 15th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Chad Bratzke | 28 | 5 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 155th pick / 1994 |
| LLB | Cornelius Bennett | 34 | 12 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1987 |
| MLB | Mike Barber | 28 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Mike Peterson | 23 | Rook | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 36th pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Jeff Burris | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| RCB | Tyrone Poole | 27 | 4 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1995 |
| SS | Chad Cota | 28 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 209th pick / 1995 |
| FS | Jason Belser | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 197th pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mike Vanderjagt | 29 | 1 | 0 | 34 of 38 field goals & 43 of 43 extra points | |
| P | Hunter Smith | 22 | Rook | 0 | 58 punts for a 42.5 average, 2 blocked | Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 210th pick / 1999 |
| PR | Terrence Wilkins | 24 | Rook | 11 | 41 punt returns for a 9.5 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Terrence Wilkins | 24 | Rook | 11 | 51 kick returns for a 22.2 average and 1 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Billy Austin | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | New Mexico | 3/8/1975 | 1 | |
| 83 | Bradford Banta | 29 | TE-C | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-6 | USC | 12/14/1970 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 106th pick / 1994 |
| 53 | Mike Barber | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 246 | 6-0 | Clemson | 11/9/1971 | 4 | |
| 29 | Jason Belser | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 5/28/1970 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 8th / 197th pick / 1992 |
| 97 | Cornelius Bennett | 34 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-2 | Alabama | 8/25/1965 | 12 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1987 |
| 57 | Bertrand Berry | 24 | DE | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/15/1975 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997 |
| 26 | Tony Blevins | 24 | DB | 15 | 1 | 165 | 6-0 | Kansas | 1/29/1975 | 1 | |
| 72 | Shane Bonham | 29 | DT | 3 | 0 | 272 | 6-2 | Air Force,Tennessee | 10/18/1970 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 93rd pick / 1994 |
| 51 | Jeff Brady | 31 | LB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 11/9/1968 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 12th / 323rd pick / 1991 |
| 92 | Chad Bratzke | 28 | DE | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-5 | Eastern Kentucky | 9/15/1971 | 5 | New York Giants / 5th / 155th pick / 1994 |
| 20 | Jeff Burris | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 6/7/1972 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 27th pick / 1994 |
| 64 | Larry Chester | 24 | DT | 16 | 8 | 325 | 6-2 | Temple | 10/17/1975 | 1 | |
| 37 | Chad Cota | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 198 | 6-1 | Oregon | 8/8/1971 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 209th pick / 1995 |
| 85 | Ken Dilger | 28 | TE | 15 | 15 | 250 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/2/1971 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1995 |
| 23 | Keith Elias | 27 | RB | 14 | 0 | 203 | 5-9 | Princeton | 2/3/1972 | 5 | |
| 78 | Tarik Glenn | 23 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 332 | 6-5 | California | 5/25/1976 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 19th pick / 1997 |
| 84 | E.G. Green | 24 | WR | 11 | 4 | 188 | 5-11 | Florida State | 6/28/1975 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 71st pick / 1998 |
| 43 | Scott Greene | 27 | RB | 5 | 0 | 240 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 6/1/1972 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 193rd pick / 1996 |
| 88 | Marvin Harrison*+ | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 175 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 8/25/1972 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 19th pick / 1996 |
| 44 | Darick Holmes | 28 | RB | 1 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Portland State | 7/1/1971 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 244th pick / 1995 |
| 74 | Waverly Jackson | 27 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 12/19/1972 | 1 | |
| 32 | Edgerrin James*+ | 21 | RB | 16 | 16 | 214 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 8/1/1978 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 4th pick / 1999 |
| 62 | Ellis Johnson | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 288 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/30/1973 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 15th pick / 1995 |
| 59 | Jason Johnson | 25 | C | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 2/6/1974 | 1 | |
| 15 | Isaac Jones | 24 | WR | 1 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Purdue | 12/7/1975 | Rook | |
| 7 | Danny Kight | 28 | K | 12 | 0 | 214 | 6-1 | Augusta State (GA) | 8/18/1971 | Rook | |
| 96 | Shawn King | 27 | DE | 9 | 8 | 288 | 6-3 | La-Monroe,LSU | 6/24/1972 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1995 |
| 18 | Peyton Manning* | 23 | QB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 3/24/1976 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1998 |
| 61 | Tony McCoy | 30 | DT-NT | 10 | 0 | 289 | 6-1 | Florida | 6/10/1969 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 105th pick / 1992 |
| 76 | Steve McKinney | 24 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 300 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 10/15/1975 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1998 |
| 73 | Adam Meadows | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Georgia | 1/25/1974 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1997 |
| 21 | Paul Miranda | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 182 | 5-10 | Central Florida | 5/2/1976 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 96th pick / 1999 |
| 34 | Monty Montgomery | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Houston | 12/8/1973 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 117th pick / 1997 |
| 50 | Larry Moore | 24 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | BYU | 6/1/1975 | 1 | |
| 31 | Mustafah Muhammad | 26 | DB | 11 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Fresno State | 10/19/1973 | Rook | |
| 91 | Chukie Nwokorie | 24 | DE | 1 | 0 | 288 | 6-3 | Purdue | 7/10/1975 | Rook | |
| 86 | Jerome Pathon | 24 | WR | 10 | 2 | 195 | 6-0 | Acadia (Canada),Washington | 12/16/1975 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1998 |
| 52 | Mike Peterson | 23 | LB | 16 | 13 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida | 6/17/1976 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 36th pick / 1999 |
| 16 | Chad Plummer | 24 | WR | 1 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Cincinnati | 11/30/1975 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 6th / 204th pick / 1999 |
| 81 | Marcus Pollard | 27 | TE | 16 | 10 | 247 | 6-3 | Bradley | 2/8/1972 | 4 | |
| 38 | Tyrone Poole | 27 | DB | 15 | 14 | 188 | 5-8 | Fort Valley State (GA) | 2/3/1972 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1995 |
| 27 | Thomas Randolph | 29 | DB | 15 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Kansas State | 10/5/1970 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 47th pick / 1994 |
| 56 | Spencer Reid | 23 | LB | 12 | 0 | 247 | 6-1 | BYU | 2/8/1976 | 1 | |
| 58 | Andre Royal | 27 | LB | 3 | 3 | 232 | 6-2 | Alabama | 12/1/1972 | 4 | |
| 63 | Jeff Saturday | 24 | C | 11 | 2 | 292 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 6/8/1975 | Rook | |
| 99 | Brad Scioli | 23 | DE-DT | 10 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | Penn State | 9/6/1976 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 138th pick / 1999 |
| 39 | Paul Shields | 23 | RB | 13 | 3 | 238 | 6-1 | Arizona | 1/31/1976 | Rook | |
| 40 | Eric Smedley | 26 | DB | 7 | 0 | 199 | 5-11 | Indiana | 7/23/1973 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 249th pick / 1996 |
| 17 | Hunter Smith | 22 | P | 16 | 0 | 209 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/9/1977 | Rook | Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 210th pick / 1999 |
| 90 | Mark Thomas | 30 | DE | 15 | 2 | 272 | 6-5 | North Carolina State | 5/6/1969 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 89th pick / 1992 |
| 55 | Ratcliff Thomas | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Maryland | 1/2/1974 | 1 | |
| 12 | Mike Vanderjagt | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 211 | 6-5 | West Virginia | 3/24/1970 | 1 | |
| 4 | Steve Walsh | 33 | QB | 16 | 0 | 207 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/1/1966 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 Supp |
| 95 | Bernard Whittington | 28 | DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 290 | 6-5 | Indiana | 8/20/1971 | 5 | |
| 80 | Terrence Wilkins | 24 | WR | 16 | 11 | 180 | 5-10 | Virginia | 7/29/1975 | Rook | |
| 71 | Jamie Wilson | 26 | T | 5 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | Marshall | 6/6/1973 | Rook | |
| 28 | Tito Wooten | 28 | DB | 8 | 1 | 191 | 6-0 | La-Monroe,North Carolina | 12/12/1971 | 5 | New York Giants / 4th / 1st pick / 1994 Supp |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 238.1 | 6-1.4 | 2.7 |