# 1966 Baltimore Colts season

The 1966 Baltimore Colts season was the 14th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1966 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses and finished second in the Western Conference.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 10 | at Green Bay Packers | L 3–24 | 0–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 48,650 |
| 2 | September 18 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 38–23 | 1–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,426 |
| 3 | September 25 | San Francisco 49ers | W 36–14 | 2–1 | Memorial Stadium | 56,715 |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | October 9 | at Chicago Bears | L 17–27 | 2–2 | Wrigley Field | 47,452 |
| 6 | October 16 | Detroit Lions | W 45–14 | 3–2 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
| 7 | October 23 | Minnesota Vikings | W 20–17 | 4–2 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
| 8 | October 30 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 17–3 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 57,898 |
| 9 | November 6 | Washington Redskins | W 37–10 | 6–2 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
| 10 | November 13 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 19–7 | 7–2 | Atlanta Stadium | 58,850 |
| 11 | November 20 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–20 | 7–3 | Tiger Stadium | 52,383 |
| 12 | November 27 | Los Angeles Rams | L 7–23 | 7–4 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
| 13 | December 4 | Chicago Bears | W 21–16 | 8–4 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
| 14 | December 10 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–14 | 8–5 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
| 15 | December 18 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 30–14 | 9–5 | Kezar Stadium | 40,005 |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Standings

NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 335 | 163 | W5 |
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 7–5 | 314 | 226 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 6–6 | 289 | 212 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 5–5–2 | 320 | 325 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 4–6–2 | 234 | 272 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 3–8–1 | 206 | 317 | L3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4–7–1 | 292 | 304 | L1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

### Game summaries
#### Week 3: vs San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Colts | 6 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: September 25
* Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
BAL – Lou Michaels 41-yard field goal. Colts 3–0.
SF – Bernie Casey 20-yard pass from John Brodie (Tommy Davis) kick. 49ers 7-3.
BAL – Lou Michaels 37-yard field goal. 49ers 7-6
Second quarter
BAL – Lou Michaels 25-yard field goal. Colts 9-7.
BAL – John Mackey 57-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 16-7
Third quarter
BAL – Lou Michaels 23-yard field goal. Colts 19–7.
BAL – Lou Michaels 30-yard field goal. Colts 22-7.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Lenny Moore 1-yard run (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 29–7.
BAL – Butch Wilson 7-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick). Colts 36–7.
SF – Kent Kramer 17-yard pass from George Mira (Tommy Davis kick). Colts 36–14.
Top passers
49ers – John Brodie – 16/25, 159 yards, TD, INT
Colts – Johnny Unitas – 14/30, 225 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
49ers – Ken Willard – 10 rushes, 33 yards
Colts – Tony Lorick – 18 rushes, 110 yards
Top receivers
49ers – Dave Parks – 4 receptions, 52 yards
Colts – John Mackey – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD :

#### Week 5: at Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Bears | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
* Date: Sunday, October 9
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), wind 12 mph
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
CHI – Roger LeClerc 42-yard field goal – Bears 3–0
CHI – Joe Fortunato 24-yard fumble return (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 10–0
Second Quarter
BAL – Lou Michaels 13-yard field goal – Bears 10–3
Third Quarter
CHI – Gale Sayers 30-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 17–3
CHI – Roger LeClerc 27-yard field goal – Bears 20–3
BAL – Bobby Boyd 37-yard interception return (Lou Michaels kick) – Bears 20–10
Fourth Quarter
CHI – Gale Sayers 7-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 27–10
BAL – John Mackey 79-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick) – Bears 27–17
Top Passers
Colts – Johnny Unitas, 18/38, 274 Yds, TD, 2 INT
Bears – Rudy Bukich, 8/15, 96 Yds, INT
Top Rushers
Colts – Tom Matte, 4 Rush, 57 Yds
Bears – Gale Sayers, 18 Rush, 106 Yds, 2 TD
Top Receivers
Colts – John Mackey, 2 Rec, 89 Yds, TD
Bears – Jimmy Jones, 3 Rec, 64 Yds :

#### Week 6 vs Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Colts | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore
* Date: October 16
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Baltimore– Tony Lorick 5-yard rush (Michaels kick), Colts 7–0.
Second Quarter
Baltimore – Tom Matte 28-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Michaels kick), Colts 14–0.
Baltimore – John Mackey 51-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Michaels kick), Colts 21–0.
Baltimore – Lou Michaels 47-yard field goal, Colts 24–0.
Third Quarter
Detroit – Pat Studstill 4-yard pass from Milt Plum (Walker kick), Colts 24–7.
Baltimore – Jimmy Orr 3-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Michaels kick), Colts 31–7.
Fourth Quarter
Baltimore – Raymond Berry 17-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Michaels kick), Colts 38–7.
Detroit – Pat Studstill 99-yard pass from Karl Sweetan (Walker kick), Colts 38–14.
Baltimore – Willie Richardson 5-yard pass from Gary Cuozzo (Michaels kick), Colts 45–14.
Top Passers
Lions – Milt Plum: 16/28, 107 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Colts – Johnny Unitas: 18/27, 218 yds, 4 TD
Top rushers
Lions – Amos Marsh: 11 car, 36 yds
Colts – Tom Matte: 13 car, 73 yds.
Top receivers
Lions – Pat Studstill: 6 rec, 141 yds. 2 TD
Colts – Jimmy Orr: 6 rec, 78 yds. 1 TD :

#### Week 14: vs. Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Packers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Colts | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: Saturday, December 10
* Game weather: 21 °F (−6 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
GB – Elijah Pitts 42-yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick)
Second quarter
BAL – Tony Lorick 1-yard run (Lou Michaels kick)
BAL – Lou Michaels 26-yard field goal
Fourth quarter
GB – Elijah Pitts 2-yard run (Don Chandler kick)
Passing
GB – Bart Starr 7/15, 96 yards, TD
BAL – Johnny Unitas 11/24, 140 yards, 3 INT
Rushing
GB – Elijah Pitts 11 att, 43 yards, TD Jim Taylor 17 att, 43 yards
BAL – Jerry Hill 25 att, 88 yards
Receiving
GB – Elijah Pitts 4 rec, 79 yards, TD
BAL – Raymond Berry 4 rec, 59 yards :
Quarterback Zeke Bratkowski, in relief of Bart Starr, who suffered a muscle spasm in the first half, directed an 80-yard drive in the fourth quarter that resulted in a go-ahead touchdown run by Elijah Pitts for the Packers. John Unitas then led the Colts to the Green Bay 15, but there lost a fumble which came to be known as the 'Million Dollar Fumble', to secure the Packers' win that clinched the Western Conference title for Green Bay.

## Playoff Bowl

| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| Playoff Bowl | January 8, 1967 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–14 | 1–0 | Miami Orange Bowl | 58,088 |