🏈On March 29, 1984 the Baltimore Colts relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana and the team began play as the Indianapolis Colts in the 1984 NFL season. Then owner Robert Irsay moved the team in the dead of night after 31 years in Baltimore, after the city of proved unwilling to replace Memorial Stadium and the Maryland General Assembly was on the verge of passing legislation allowing the city to seize the team via eminent domain. The move embittered many Baltimoreans for decades, and has had a last

🏈On September 2, 1984 the Colts played their first game in Indianapolis after they relocated from Baltimore after 30 years in the “Charm City.” Indianapolis hosted the New York Jets in front of 61,148 fans at the Hoosier Dome. The first score in Indianapolis Colts history would come on a 3 yard rush by running back Curtis Dickey. The Colts would lose their inaugural game in Indy, 23-14. They did not win their first game at Indianapolis until Week 5, when they defeated the Buffalo Bills 31–17.🏈