[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by bertjones

For this old timer it harkens back to 1975. You had a young franchise QB (jones) with a first year coach(Marchibroda) with a lot of young talent on both sides of the ball. The team started slowly(1-4) but the talent started to jell, and the team went through the rest of their schedule like a runaway locomotive. And on a foggy day in Memorial Stadium, they beat the mighty Dolphins of Don Shula to secure the division crown.

This year feels a lot like that. They may or may not make the playoffs(I think
they will) but then as now you get the feeling that this is the start of something big. It's been a good experience, among the better ones I've had in that the decades I've been following sports.

o

They actually secured the division title the following week, when they beat the Patriots in the season finale ........ both teams were tied at 9-4 after that overtime win over the Dolphins in Week 13, and Miami beat Denver on Saturday afternoon on national television the next week to finish at 10-4.

The 9-4 Colts KO'd the Patriots the following day (Sunday) to close out the season at 10-4, and took the AFC East crown due to a 2-game sweep over the Dolphins in head-on play.


http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/re...Teams/1975-bal


http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/re...Teams/1975-mia

o