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The 1977 Baltimore Colts season was the 25th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1977 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 losses, and finished tied for first in the AFC East division with the Miami Dolphins. However, the Colts finished ahead of Miami based on better conference record (9-3 to Dolphins' 8-4).
[edit] Regular season
[edit] Regular season schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record |
Game Site |
| 1 |
September 18, 1977 |
@ Seattle Seahawks |
W 29-14 |
1-0 |
Kingdome |
| 2 |
September 25, 1977 |
@ New York Jets |
W 20-12 |
2-0 |
Shea Stadium |
| 3 |
October 2, 1977 |
Buffalo Bills |
W 17-14 |
3-0 |
Memorial Stadium |
| 4 |
October 9, 1977 |
Miami Dolphins |
W 45-28 |
4-0 |
Memorial Stadium |
| 5 |
October 16, 1977 |
@ Philadelphia Eagles |
W 17-6 |
5-0 |
Arrowhead Stadium |
| 6 |
October 23, 1977 |
@ New England Patriots |
L 3-17 |
5-1 |
Schaeffer Stadium |
| 7 |
October 30, 1977 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
W 31-21 |
6-1 |
Memorial Stadium |
| 8 |
November 7, 1977 |
Washington Redskins |
W 10-3 |
7-1 |
Memorial Stadium |
| 9 |
November 13, 1977 |
@ Buffalo Bills |
W 31-13 |
8-1 |
Ralph Wilson Stadium |
| 10 |
November 20, 1977 |
New York Jets |
W 33-12 |
9-1 |
Memorial Stadium |
| 11 |
November 27, 1977 |
@ Denver Broncos |
L 13-27 |
9-2 |
Mile High Stadium |
| 12 |
December 5, 1977 |
@ Miami Dolphins |
L 6-17 |
9-3 |
Miami Orange Bowl |
| 13 |
December 11, 1977 |
Detroit Lions |
L 10-13 |
9-4 |
Memorial Stadium |
| 14 |
December 18, 1977 |
New England Patriots |
W 30-24 |
10-4 |
Memorial Stadium |
This was the last NFL regular season with 14 games, the regular season was expanded to 16 games in 1978.
[edit] Division standings
[edit] Postseason
The team made it to the playoffs as a #2 seed and played host to the Oakland Raiders in the divisional round. The Colts held a 31-28 lead with time running out, when the famous "Ghost to the Post" play to Casper advanced the Raiders to the Baltimore 14-yard line, where Errol Mann kicked the tying field goal to send the contest into overtime. After the first overtime went scoreless, Casper caught a 10-yard touchdown pass 43 seconds into the period to win the game for the Raiders.
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Indianapolis Colts |
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