In 1970 the Colts, with Unitas under center, would return to the Super Bowl in 1970. Despite this strong season and the return of Unitas during the game the Colts lost the Super Bowl to the AFL's New York Jets and their quarterback Joe Namath. The Colts marched to a league-best 13–1 record and Morrall was named the 1968 MVP. The Colts would turn to backup quarterback Earl Morrall to lead the offense. In the final game of the 1968 preseason, the muscles in Unitas' arm were torn when he was hit by a member of the Dallas Cowboys defense. With Unitas under center the Colts also won 2 NFL Championships and a Super Bowl. In this time Unitas was named to 10 Pro-Bowls, and won the MVP award 3 times. Over the next 16 seasons Unitas would start 182 games for the Colts. The following year Shaw broke his leg in the fourth game of the season against the Chicago Bears allowing former Pittsburgh Steeler quarterback Johnny Unitas a chance to start. George Shaw became the first Colts quarterback to complete a full season. The Colts struggled early on to find consistency and stability at the quarterback position with 5 different quarterbacks starting at least one game in the first two seasons of the franchise. Indianapolis then traded a 3rd-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft for longtime Atlanta Falcons star Matt Ryan, who started at quarterback in each of the Colts' first seven games to begin the 2022 season. He started all seventeen of the Colts' games in the league's first season in the new format, before being traded to the Washington Commanders. Brissett signed as a free agent with the Miami Dolphins, and Wentz became the Colts' starting quarterback. On February 18, 2021, the Colts traded a 2021 third round pick and a 2022 second round conditional pick to the Philadelphia Eagles for quarterback Carson Wentz. Prior to the 2020 season, the Colts signed free agent Philip Rivers, making Brissett again the backup quarterback. Following Luck's retirement prior to the 2019 season, Brissett became the Colts full-time starting quarterback. Originally meant to serve as a backup, Jacoby Brissett ended up starting 15 games for the Colts in the 2017 season due to Luck being injured, and threw for over 3,000 yards and 13 touchdowns he returned to his backup role the following year. Manning's tenure was followed by Andrew Luck from 2012 to 2018, until his sudden retirement during the 2019 preseason. The Colts' starting quarterback from 1998 to 2011 was 5-time MVP Peyton Manning. The franchise's first starting quarterback was Fred Enke, who started 9 games in total for the Colts. Unitas also won the MVP award three times in his career. The Colts' past starting quarterbacks include Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Johnny Unitas, as well as the Associated Press National Football League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) winners Earl Morrall and Bert Jones. The Colts have had 33 starting quarterbacks (QB) in the history of their franchise. After 31 seasons in Baltimore, Colts owner Robert Irsay moved the team to Indianapolis. The club was officially founded in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1953, as the Baltimore Colts, replacing a previous team of that name that folded in 1950. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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