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===The years in Indianapolis===

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The Colts rule and they're going all the way to the SuperBowl this year!!!!!

Since 1984, the Colts have had mixed success. They have appeared in the playoffs nine seasons since then, with their best advance to the AFC championship game in [[1995 NFL season|1995]], when they lost to the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] 20-16, and in [[2003 NFL season|2003]], when they won the AFC South Division title, defeated the [[Denver Broncos]] in the wild-card playoff (41-10), and advanced to play the [[Kansas City Chiefs]] in a divisional playoff, winning 38-31. In the AFC Championship game, they were defeated 24-14 by the eventual Super Bowl champions, the [[New England Patriots]], with quarterback [[Peyton Manning]] throwing four interceptions, in a game which was widely criticized for its minimal officiating (only seven penalties were called during the entire game, six of them were pre-snap fouls). This led to a reinterpretation of the "bump rule" for the 2004 season. Commonly referred to as the "Colts Rule" or the "Pollard Rule" named so for the non-call on Willie McGinnest's mauling of Colts' TE Marcus Pollard on the Colts' final offensive drive. The Pollard Rule led to a large increase of defensive pass interference calls the following season.