![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indianapolis Colts</span> National Football League franchise in Indiana](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Indianapolis_Colts_Uniforms_2023-Present.png/320px-Indianapolis_Colts_Uniforms_2023-Present.png)
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 season, the Colts have played their games in Lucas Oil Stadium. Previously, the team had played for over two decades (1984–2007) at the RCA Dome. Since 1987, the Colts have served as the host team for the NFL Scouting Combine.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Johnny Unitas</span> American football player (1933–2002)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/1967_Johnny_Unitas.jpeg/320px-1967_Johnny_Unitas.jpeg)
John Constantine Unitas was an American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Baltimore Colts. Following a career that spanned from 1956 to 1973, he has been listed as one of the greatest NFL players of all time.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Super Bowl III</span> Third AFL–NFL Championship Game](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Super_Bowl_III_logo.svg/320px-Super_Bowl_III_logo.svg.png)
Super Bowl III was an American football game played on January 12, 1969, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. It was the third AFL–NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the first to officially bear the trademark name "Super Bowl". Super Bowl III is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in both American football history and in the history of professional sports. The 19 1⁄2- points underdog American Football League (AFL) champion New York Jets defeated the National Football League (NFL) champion Baltimore Colts by a score of 16–7.
Super Bowl V was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Baltimore Colts and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys to determine the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1970 season. It was the fifth edition of the Super Bowl and the first modern-era NFL championship game. The Colts defeated the Cowboys by the score of 16–13 on a field goal with 5 seconds left in the game. The game was played on January 17, 1971, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, and was the first Super Bowl game played on artificial turf; specifically, the game was played on a Poly-Turf surface.
Super Bowl VI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1971 season. The Cowboys defeated the Dolphins by the score of 24–3, to win their first Super Bowl. The game was played on January 16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, the second time the Super Bowl was played in that city. Despite the southerly location, it was unseasonably cold at the time, with the kickoff air temperature of 39 °F (4 °C) making this the coldest Super Bowl played.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob Griese</span> American football player (born 1945)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Bob_Griese_with_soldier_CROP.jpg/320px-Bob_Griese_with_soldier_CROP.jpg)
Robert Allen Griese is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He earned All-American honors playing college football with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the Dolphins of the AFL.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Don Shula</span> American football player and coach (1930–2020)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Don_Shula_at_Giants_Stadium.jpg/320px-Don_Shula_at_Giants_Stadium.jpg)
Donald Francis Shula was an American professional football player, coach and executive who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1963 to 1995. He played seven seasons as a defensive back in the NFL. For most of his career, Shula was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">1971–72 NFL playoffs</span>](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_01_-_Duane_Thomas.jpg)
The National Football League playoffs for the 1971 season began on December 25, 1971. The postseason tournament concluded with the Dallas Cowboys defeating the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI, 24–3, on January 16, 1972, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Matte</span> American football player (1939–2021)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/1970_Baltimore_Colts_team_photo_postcard_%28Tom_Matte_crop%29.jpg)
Thomas Roland Matte(Pronounced: MAT-tee) was an American professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) in the 1960s and 1970s and earned a Super Bowl ring. He attended Shaw High School in East Cleveland and was an Eagle Scout. Matte was an All-American quarterback playing college football at Ohio State University.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Earl Morrall</span> American football player (1934–2014)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Earl_Morrall_-_New_York_Giants_-_1965.jpg)
Earl Edwin Morrall was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons, both a starter and reserve. He was the last remaining player from the 1950s still active in NFL football. He started for six teams, most notably with the Baltimore Colts and the Miami Dolphins. He became known as one of the greatest backup quarterbacks in NFL history, having served in the capacity for two Hall of Fame quarterbacks in Johnny Unitas and Bob Griese. An injury to Unitas in 1968 saw Morrall step in to start the season that saw the Colts to a 13–1 record that saw them win their first NFL Championship in nine years before ineffective play in Super Bowl III saw him benched for Unitas. Two years later, in Super Bowl V, Morrall came off the bench for an injured Unitas and kept the Colts in the game before they ultimately won on a last-second field goal. In his first season with Miami in 1972, he came off the bench when Griese became injured early in the year, with Morrall winning all nine starts; Morrall started the first two playoff games, with Griese playing in each game before being named the starter for Super Bowl VII, where the Dolphins completed the only perfect season in NFL history.
Donald William McCafferty was an American football player and coach who, in his first year as head coach of the Baltimore Colts, led the team to a victory in Super Bowl V, and became the first rookie head coach to win the Super Bowl.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim O'Brien (American football)</span> American football player (born 1947)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/da/O%27Brien-Jim-1970.jpg/320px-O%27Brien-Jim-1970.jpg)
James Eugene O'Brien is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker and wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). O'Brien played for the Baltimore Colts from 1970 to 1972 and the Detroit Lions in 1973. O'Brien is best remembered for kicking the game-winning field goal in the final seconds of Super Bowl V, making him the first of only three placekickers to accomplish such a feat.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eddie Hinton (American football)</span> American football player (born 1947)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d7/Hinton-Eddie-1970.jpg/320px-Hinton-Eddie-1970.jpg)
Edward Gerald Hinton is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Hinton spent four seasons with the Baltimore Colts, including their 1970 Super Bowl winning season, and one season each with the Houston Oilers and New England Patriots. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Sandusky</span> American football player and coach (1925–2006)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/John_Sandusky%2C_American_football_tackle%2C_in_1952.png)
John Thomas "Sandy" Sandusky, Jr. was an American football player and coach. He played seven seasons as an offensive and defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1950s for the Cleveland Browns and the Green Bay Packers before starting a 36-year career as an assistant coach. He was head coach of the Baltimore Colts for part of the 1972 season.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">1972 Miami Dolphins season</span> 7th season in franchise history; first Super Bowl win and only perfect season in NFL history](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/1986_Jeno%27s_Pizza_-_33_-_Jim_Kiick_%28cropped%29.jpg)
The 1972 Miami Dolphins season was the franchise's seventh season and third in the National Football League (NFL). The team was led by third-year head coach Don Shula and achieved the only perfect season in NFL history. It also led the league in both points scored and fewest points allowed.
The 1972 Baltimore Colts season was the 20th season for the team in the National Football League. They finished with 5 wins and 9 losses, third in the AFC East.
The 1968 Baltimore Colts season was the 16th season for the team in the National Football League (NFL). Led by sixth-year head coach Don Shula, they finished the regular season with a record of 13 wins and 1 loss, and won the Western Conference's Coastal division.
![<span class="mw-page-title-main">Baltimore Colts</span> Professional American football team in Baltimore, Maryland, from 1953 to 1983](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Indianapolis_Colts_2002-2020_wordmark.svg/320px-Indianapolis_Colts_2002-2020_wordmark.svg.png)
The Baltimore Colts were a professional American football team that played in Baltimore from 1953 to 1983, when owner Robert Irsay moved the franchise to Indianapolis. The team was named for Baltimore's history of horse breeding and racing. It was the second incarnation of the Baltimore Colts, the first having played for three years in the All-America Football Conference and one in the National Football League (NFL). This Baltimore Colts played their home games at Memorial Stadium.
The 1970 AFC Championship Game was the inaugural title game of the American Football Conference (AFC). Played on January 3, 1971, the game was hosted by the AFC East champion Baltimore Colts who played the AFC West champion Oakland Raiders at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Along with the 1970 NFC Championship Game played on the same day, this game constituted the penultimate round of the 1970–71 NFL playoffs which had followed the 1970 regular season of the National Football League.