Led by second-year head coach Ted Marchibroda, the Colts finished with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, tied for first in the AFC East division with the New England Patriots.
Marchibroda, the reigning NFL coach of the year, resigned a week before the regular season opener, due to a power struggle with general manager Joe Thomas and owner Robert Irsay.
Jones was named league MVP after passing for a league-best 3,104 yards, 9.27 yards-per-attempt, and a passer rating of 102.5, second best in the NFL.
Running back Lydell Mitchell also had a spectacular year, rushing for 1,200 yards,[8] and catching 60 passes.
[11] This game is better remembered for the post-game crash of a private plane into an unoccupied section of Memorial Stadium.