| 2010 Indianapolis Colts season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jim Irsay |
| General manager | Chris Polian |
| Head coach | Jim Caldwell |
| Home field | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 1st AFC South |
| Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Jets) 16–17 |
| Pro Bowlers | QB Peyton Manning WR Reggie Wayne DE Dwight Freeney DE Robert Mathis |
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The 2010 Indianapolis Colts season was the franchise's 58th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 27th in Indianapolis, and the second under head coach Jim Caldwell. The defending AFC champions were looking to repeat as AFC champions and win it all in Super Bowl XLV to end their four-year championship drought. It was also the final season with Peyton Manning as the team's starting quarterback, as he would sit out the next season due to a neck injury and would be released by Indianapolis on March 7, 2012. Manning's last game as a Colt was on January 8, 2011, a 17–16 loss to the New York Jets in the Wild Card Round and would sign with the Denver Broncos a year later, on March 20, 2012.
The Colts also clinched their ninth consecutive postseason appearance, tying the then all-time record for consecutive postseason appearances by a team with the Dallas Cowboys, who made the playoffs every season from 1975 to 1983. Though the Colts failed to win 12 or more games for the first time since 2002, the team did win the AFC South division title for the seventh time in eight seasons, but were eliminated narrowly in the Wild Card Round by the Jets.