60th season in franchise history; first with Andrew Luck
2012 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner
Jim Irsay
General manager
Ryan Grigson
Head coach
Chuck Pagano
Bruce Arians (Interim HC weeks 5–16)
Home field
Lucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record
11–5
Division place
2nd AFC South
Playoff finish
Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Ravens) 9–24
Pro Bowlers
WR Reggie Wayne OLB Robert Mathis QB Andrew Luck
Uniform
← 2011
Colts seasons
2013 →
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The 2012 Indianapolis Colts season was the franchise's 60th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the 29th in Indianapolis. The Colts earned the first selection in the 2012 NFL Draft due to a dismal 2–14 record in 2011 and used their first pick on Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck.[1] The season marked the first for both head coach Chuck Pagano and general manager Ryan Grigson with the franchise.[2][3]
In the offseason, the Colts released quarterback Peyton Manning, who had been with the team since 1998, after having missed the previous season due to neck surgeries.
Offensive coordinator Bruce Arians served as interim head coach while Pagano underwent treatment for leukemia from week 5–16. Pagano returned, with his cancer in remission, during the final week of the regular season. The team went 9–3 under Arians, who won the Coach of the Year Award.[4] The Colts earned a playoff berth, their first playoff appearance without Peyton Manning since 1996. They were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in the Wild Card round.
Football Outsiders calculated the 2012 Colts were the worst team to ever go 11–5 in a season.[5]
^"Colts draft Andrew Luck at No. 1". ESPN. April 26, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
^"Colts name Chuck Pagano coach". ESPN. January 25, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
^"Colts hire Ryan Grigson as new GM". ESPN. January 11, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
^McCormick, Terry. "Arians to serve as Colts' interim coach". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved October 27, 2012.
^"Final 2012 DVOA Ratings | Football Outsiders".
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