The

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was the 31st season for the team in the

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(NFL). This would be the last season in

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as they moved to

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for the following season. The Colts finished the year with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, and tied for fourth in the AFC

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division with the

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. However, the Colts finished ahead of New York based on better conference record (5–9 to Jets’ 4–8). Having finished the 1982 season with the NFL's worst record at a winless 0–8–1, the Colts held the No. 1 pick in the 1983 NFL draft and expected to land the nation's top collegiate player to their 1983 roster. The Colts used the top pick on

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. Elway, however, refused to play for the Colts and even considered joining

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baseball organization unless he was traded. The Colts were forced to trade Elway to the Denver Broncos and

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retained his position as starting quarterback. The Elway controversy became more interesting when Elway's Broncos visited Baltimore for the second game of the season. The Broncos won that game 17–10. Later, when the teams faced each other again in Denver for the second-to-last game of the season, the Colts took a 19–0 lead over the Broncos, only to blow the lead in the fourth quarter and lose 21–19. They won their final game as a Baltimore team against the Houston Oilers 20–10. This left Baltimore without an NFL team until the

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began play in

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. Professional football was reintroduced to the Baltimore market in

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with the creation of the

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Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 15 at Broncos

Standings

See also

References