1977 Baltimore Colts season
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). This season would mark the final season in which the Colts would make the playoffs as a Baltimore-based franchise.
Regular season
Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record |
Game Site |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 18, 1977 |
at Seattle Seahawks |
W 29–14 |
1–0 |
Kingdome |
58,991
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| 2 |
September 25, 1977 |
at New York Jets |
W 20–12 |
2–0 |
Shea Stadium |
43,439
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| 3 |
October 2, 1977 |
Buffalo Bills |
W 17–14 |
3–0 |
Memorial Stadium |
49,247
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| 4 |
October 9, 1977 |
Miami Dolphins |
W 45–28 |
4–0 |
Memorial Stadium |
57,829
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| 5 |
October 16, 1977 |
at Kansas City Chiefs |
W 17–6 |
5–0 |
Arrowhead Stadium |
63,076
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| 6 |
October 23, 1977 |
at New England Patriots |
L 3–17 |
5–1 |
Schaeffer Stadium |
60,958
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| 7 |
October 30, 1977 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
W 31–21 |
6–1 |
Memorial Stadium |
60,225
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| 8 |
November 7, 1977 |
Washington Redskins |
W 10–3 |
7–1 |
Memorial Stadium |
57,740
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| 9 |
November 13, 1977 |
at Buffalo Bills |
W 31–13 |
8–1 |
Rich Stadium |
39,444
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| 10 |
November 20, 1977 |
New York Jets |
W 33–12 |
9–1 |
Memorial Stadium |
50,957
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| 11 |
November 27, 1977 |
at Denver Broncos |
L 13–27 |
9–2 |
Mile High Stadium |
74,939
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| 12 |
December 5, 1977 |
at Miami Dolphins |
L 6–17 |
9–3 |
Miami Orange Bowl |
68,977
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| 13 |
December 11, 1977 |
Detroit Lions |
L 10–13 |
9–4 |
Memorial Stadium |
45,124
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| 14 |
December 18, 1977 |
New England Patriots |
W 30–24 |
10–4 |
Memorial Stadium |
42,250
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This was the last NFL regular season with 14 games, the regular season was expanded to 16 games in 1978.
Standings
Playoffs
The team made it to the playoffs as a No. 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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