The Indianapolis Colts are on Their Way to the Super Bowl!

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Super Bowl XIV in Miami represents a meeting of two seemingly similar teams: both have high-powered offenses, star quarterbacks, a limited running attack, excellent wide receivers and underrated defenses. Despite the similarities of the two teams meeting February 7, the organizations they each represent couldn’t be more different. While on the one hand the fans of the New Orleans Saints have been a long suffering lot, the Indianapolis Colts‘ fans have had plenty to cheer about for a long time.

Tracing the history of the Colts is an undertaking through murky waters. The franchise now know as the Indianapolis Colts can be traced back to 1913 when the Dayton Triangles franchise was created. Through various permutations, mergers and moves the Dayton Triangles eventually became the Colts. The Colts franchise is officially credited as having been created in 1953 as the Baltimore Colts.

By 1958 the Colts were in their first NFL Championship game against the New York Giants. The Colts would win the sudden death overtime game 23-17. This game contributed to the growing popularity of the NFL. The Colts already ad by this time the core of their continued success: quarterback Johnny Unitas, receiver Raymond Berry and fullback Alan Ameche.

The two teams met the following season for the championship, which resulted in a decisive 31-16 victory for the Colts. The Colts next trip to the championship game was a 27-0 thrashing by the Cleveland Browns.

Between 1964 and 1968, Colts’ quarterbacks won three MVP awards: Johnny Unitas in 1964 and 1967, and Earl Morrall in 1968.

Although Johnny Unitas’s injured elbow kept him out most of the 1968 season, Earl Morrall filled in admirably while guiding the Colts to a 13-1 record. In Super Bowl III the Colts played against the underdog New York Jets and their brash young quarterback Joe Namath, who prior to the game had guaranteed a Jets’ victory. Namath made good on his word and the Jets defeated the Colts 16-7.

The Colts returned to the Super Bowl in 1970. This time the Colts pulled out a hard fought win over the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 on a field goal with five seconds left. The Colts wouldn’t make it back to the Super Bowl until 2006, this time as a team from Indianapolis.

The core of the Colts’ success in 2006 was made up of head coach Tony Dungy, quarterback Peyton Manning, wide receivers Marvin Harrison and Brandon Stokely, defensive end Dwight Freeney, and safety Bob Sanders. In Super Bowl XLI, the Colts defeated the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win the team’s first championship in Indianapolis.

The 2009 season saw the Colts rattle off fourteen consecutive victories before dropping their final two. After a first round bye, the Colts rolled to a 20-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens. The following week the Colts beat the New York Jets 30-17. In doing so they advanced to the organizations’ fourth Super Bowl overall.

Get yourself ready for Super Bowl XIV (44), now just a few days away! With a few yards of our Indianapolis Colts fabrics you’ll be ready for every down come Sunday, February 7.