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1995
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Indianapolis Colts season
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was the 43rd season for the team in the
National Football League
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and 12th in
Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Colts finished the
National Football League
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's 1995 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, and finished tied for second in the
AFC East
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division with the
Miami Dolphins
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. However, the Colts finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep (2–0).
The Colts' 9–7 record was good enough to get them into the playoffs for the first time since 1987, largely due to the insertion of Jim Harbaugh into the starting quarterback role. They defeated the defending conference champion
San Diego Chargers in their first playoff game, then upset the top-seeded
Kansas City Chiefs
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in the Divisional Playoffs. The Colts would fall short in the AFC Championship Game against the
Pittsburgh Steelers in a game that came down to the final play.
Offseason
1995 Expansion Draft
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
Transactions
*July 29: The Indianapolis Colts signed wide receiver
Wendell Davis
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Personnel
Staff
Roster
Pre season
Schedule
Preseason Game summaries
Week P1 (Friday, August 4, 1995): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
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Point spread
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Week P2 (Saturday, August 12, 1995): at Seattle Seahawks
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Week P3 (Saturday, August 19, 1995): at Green Bay Packers
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Week P4 (Thursday, August 24, 1995): vs. Chicago Bears
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday, September 3, 1995): vs. Cincinnati Bengals
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Point spread
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* Time of Game: 3 hours, 16 minutes
Week 2 at Jets
Week 3 (Sunday, September 17, 1995): at Buffalo Bills
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Point spread
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* Time of Game: 2 hours, 59 minutes
Week 4: BYE WEEK
Week 5 (Sunday, October 1, 1995): vs.
St. Louis Rams
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The arr ...
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Point spread
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* Time of Game: 3 hours, 11 minutes
Week 6 (Sunday, October 8, 1995): at
Miami Dolphins
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Point spread
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* Time of Game: 3 hours, 17 minutes
Week 7 (Sunday, October 15, 1995): vs.
San Francisco 49ers
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Point spread
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* Time of Game: 3 hours, 1 minute
Week 8 (Sunday, October 22, 1995): at Oakland Raiders
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Point spread
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* Time of Game: 3 hours, 4 minutes
Week 9 (Sunday, October 29, 1995): vs. New York Jets
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Point spread
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* Over/Under:
* Time of Game: 2 hours, 44 minutes
Week 10 (Sunday, November 5, 1995): at Buffalo Bills
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Point spread
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* Over/Under:
* Time of Game: 3 hours, 4 minutes
Week 11 (Sunday, November 12, 1995): at
New Orleans Saints
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Point spread
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* Time of Game: 2 hours, 51 minutes
Week 12 (Sunday, November 19, 1995): at New England Patriots
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Point spread
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* Over/Under:
* Time of Game: 2 hours, 51 minutes
Week 13 (Sunday, November 26, 1995): vs.
Miami Dolphins
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Point spread
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* Over/Under:
* Time of Game: 3 hours, 13 minutes
Week 14 (Sunday, December 3, 1995): at
Carolina Panthers
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Point spread
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* Time of Game: 3 hours, 9 minutes
Week 15 (Sunday, December 10, 1995): at
Jacksonville Jaguars
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Point spread
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* Time of Game: 3 hours, 4 minutes
Week 16 (Sunday, December 17, 1995): vs. San Diego Chargers
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Point spread
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* Time of Game: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Week 17 (Saturday, December 23, 1995): vs. New England Patriots
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Point spread
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* Over/Under:
* Time of Game: 2 hours, 55 minutes
Standings
Playoffs
The team received Wild-Card playoff berth for the playoffs and traveled to
San Diego
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to play the Chargers. They went on to beat the Chargers, their 1st playoff win in 24 years and 1st in Indianapolis. They also won their Divisional Round game against the No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs but would fall short in the
AFC Championship
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game to the Pittsburgh Steelers. This game indirectly led to the adoption of instant replay.
Playoff Game summaries
AFC Wild Card Playoffs (Sunday, December 31, 1995): at (A4) San Diego Chargers
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Point spread
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* Over/Under:
* Time of Game: 3 hours, 5 minutes
AFC Divisional Playoffs (Sunday, January 7, 1996): at (A1)
Kansas City Chiefs
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The ...
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Point spread
Spread betting is any of various types of wagering on the outcome of an event where the pay-off is based on the accuracy of the wager, rather than a simple "win or lose" outcome, such as fixed-odds (or money-line) betting or parimutuel betting.
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* Over/Under:
* Time of Game: 3 hours, 8 minutes
AFC Championship Game (Sunday, January 14, 1996): at (A2) Pittsburgh Steelers
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Point spread
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* Over/Under:
* Time of Game: 2 hours, 59 minutes
Awards and records
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Jim Harbaugh, NFL Passing Leader, (Passer Rating 100.7)
[''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 450]
* Jim Harbaugh,
NFL Comeback Player of the Year
See also
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History of the Indianapolis Colts
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Indianapolis Colts seasons
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Colts–Patriots rivalry
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1995 AFC Championship game
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References
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