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The 2005 Indianapolis Colts season was the 53rd season for the team in the National Football League and 22nd in Indianapolis. The 2005 Colts improved on their 12–4 record from 2004. The Colts finished the season 14–2, but lost their first game in the postseason to the Pittsburgh Steelers who eventually won the Super Bowl. Indianapolis started the season with a 13-game winning streak and were heavily favored to go to the Super Bowl. The Colts' nemesis, the New England Patriots, lost to the Denver Broncos in the Divisional round of the playoffs. The following night the Colts were favored over the Steelers because they had easily beaten them in their previous meeting. However, the Colts were disappointed by the #6-seed Steelers' upset win. The 2005 Colts set an NFL record by winning twelve games in which they never trailed at any point in the contest.〔(Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, team won game, team never trailed during game, sorted by most games in season matching criteria. )〕〔Record still stands as of end of 2011 season; the previous record-holder was the 1978 Miami Dolphins, who had 11 such games.〕 The 2005 Colts were the first team with a 13 game winning steak to lose a playoff game, followed by the Green Bay Packers 6 years later. == Offseason == The Colts had a busy offseason with the main focus to sign star running back Edgerrin James to a new contract. However, that did not happen, and the Colts decided to take the initiative of sticking him with the franchise tag (). (The franchise tag is a way to keep a player on the roster for one more year, but for a much larger salary than specified on the contract.) The Colts also signed RT Ryan Diem to a seven-year contract that included a $12 million signing bonus, which made him one of the highest-paid tackles in the league. The Colts were not able to re-sign TE Marcus Pollard (Detroit Lions, free-agent) or DE Brad Scioli (free-agent) during the offseason. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2005 Indianapolis Colts season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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