@the-gipper said:

Here is this week's trivia focusing on the Browns upcoming opponent:

Answers (just curious why the Colt fans didn't want to try Colts trivia):

1. What is the regular season head to head record between the Browns and Colts?

Browns lead 14-12

2. How many times have the Browns and Colts met in the postseason and what were the results?

Four times:

1964 NFL title game Browns win 27-0

1968 NFL/NFC title game Colts win 34-0

1971 Division game Colts win 20-3

1987 Division game Browns win 38-21

3. Name the QB that led the Colts in passing 4 times that also played for the Browns.

Mike Pagel was the Colts QB in 82/83/84/85 before joining Browns to back up Kosar.

4. The Colts leading rusher in the 1980/81/82 seasons also played for the Browns. Name him.

Curtis Dickey led the Colts in rushing in 1980/81/82. Though I believe he actually played for the Browns in the 1987 Browns/Colt postseason game.

5. The Colts leading receiver in the 1992/93 seasons also played for the Browns. Name him.

Reggie Langhorne led the Colts in 1992/93 after his time with the Browns.

6. Who was the original owner of the Baltimore Colts when that franchise started in 1953?

Carrol Rosembloom who traded the Colts franchise even up with Robert Irsay for the Browns franchise. This was all before the shark..or Georgia ate him.

7. What was the betting line for Super Bowl III. Colts/Jets?

The Colts were favored by 18 points, which may be the biggest line in the history of the Super Bowl. So much for that.

8. What dubious record did the 1981 Colts set?

Most points allowed in a season: 533. Or about 33.3 points per game.

9. What fortuitious event occurred in January 1997 that changed the Colts fortunes from being perhaps the biggest losers/laughing stock in the league to ultimately one of its best teams?

Robert Irsay died....turning ownership and control over to his son.

10. Name the three HCs that have led the Colts to Championships.

Weeb Ewbank in 58 and 59; Don McCafferty in 1970, and Tony Dungy in 2006.

Don Shula coached the Colts to their losses to the Browns in the 1964 NFL title game, and to the loss in SBIII to the Jets, but never won a title with them.

11. A former Head Coach of the Colts has the same name as a current Browns player. What name?

Joe Thomas went 2-9 as the interim coach of the Colts in 1974. He was a native of Warren, Ohio and went to Ohio Northern Univ. He is still alive today at age 91.

12. Who is Bernie Kosar's favorite former Colts Head Coach?

That would be Howard Schnellenberger who was Bernie's HC at Miami U when they won the national title together.

13. Though the Colts franchise officially began in 1953, historians actually trace that teams lineage back to an original 1920 NFL franchise (now otherwise considered defunct). What was that original franchise?

The Dayton Triangles. I will have to post a later blurb on that theory.

Bonus: What is the Colt's mascots name? McCoy...errr, no, sorry. The name if Blue.

@browns149 said:

#6 Carroll Rosenbloom. I think he also owned the Rams and when he died his wife Georgia Frontiere inherited the Rams

Check

@richiswhere said:

Rich, 1968 is correct. And so is #8, most points allowed in a season. Canton Bulldogs is not right....and you are a little too far off on the record for me to give you a check.

Zombo said:

Interim report on trivia. Here is what is left to answer:

1. What is Browns/Colts head to head record, regular season.

2. What postseason games have Colts/Browns played. We got 2, the '71 and '87 games. There are a couple of others.

NFL Championship in 64. That is one. Rich got the other.

6. Who was the original owner of the Baltimore Colts

8. What dubious record did the Colts set in 1981?

Worst defense? Sorta. Again, see Rich's post.

9. What event happened in January 1997 to aid the Colts fortunes?

It has nothing to do with Peyton Manning returning for his senior season? No, not really

13. What original NFL franchise from 1920 are the Colts linked to, lineage wise?

@the-gipper said:

Interim report on trivia. Here is what is left to answer:

1. What is Browns/Colts head to head record, regular season.

10 to 10

2. What postseason games have Colts/Browns played. We got 2, the '71 and '87 games. There are a couple of others.

1968.....I have the program from that game

6. Who was the original owner of the Baltimore Colts

8. What dubious record did the Colts set in 1981?

most point allowed

9. What event happened in January 1997 to aid the Colts fortunes?

13. What original NFL franchise from 1920 are the Colts linked to, lineage wise?

canton bulldogs??

1. What is Browns/Colts head to head record, regular season.

2. What postseason games have Colts/Browns played. We got 2, the '71 and '87 games. There are a couple of others.

NFL Championship in 64.

6. Who was the original owner of the Baltimore Colts

8. What dubious record did the Colts set in 1981?

Worst defense?

9. What event happened in January 1997 to aid the Colts fortunes?

It has nothing to do with Peyton Manning returning for his senior season?

13. What original NFL franchise from 1920 are the Colts linked to, lineage wise?

1. What is Browns/Colts head to head record, regular season.

2. What postseason games have Colts/Browns played. We got 2, the '71 and '87 games. There are a couple of others.

6. Who was the original owner of the Baltimore Colts

8. What dubious record did the Colts set in 1981?

9. What event happened in January 1997 to aid the Colts fortunes?

13. What original NFL franchise from 1920 are the Colts linked to, lineage wise?

@browns149 said:

10. Wasn't Don McCafferty the coach when they beat Dallas in superbowl 5?

Yes, he was. Check on that.

@browns149 said:

Bonus; BLUE is the name of the Colt mascot

11. Joe Thomas coached the colts. I beleive it was in the early 70's?

Check on both.

Close enough on #7. A little out of range for me to give it to you on #1.

Only partially correct on #10.

11. Joe Thomas coached the colts. I beleive it was in the early 70's?

@the-gipper said:

Here is this week's trivia focusing on the Browns upcoming opponent:

1. What is the regular season head to head record between the Browns and Colts?

Browns 16 Colts 11

2. How many times have the Browns and Colts met in the postseason and what were the results?

Two that I remember: they beat us like 20-3 in the early 70s and then we beat them pretty handily in the 87 playoffs.

3. Name the QB that led the Colts in passing 4 times that also played for the Browns.

Mike Pagel

4. The Colts leading rusher in the 1980/81/82 seasons also played for the Browns. Name him.

Curtis Dickey

5. The Colts leading receiver in the 1992/93 seasons also played for the Browns. Name him.

Reggie Langhorne

6. Who was the original owner of the Baltimore Colts when that franchise started in 1953?

7. What was the betting line for Super Bowl III. Colts/Jets?

Colts by 16 or 17, I believe.

8. What dubious record did the 1981 Colts set?

Not sure if it was some sort of record, but I know they lost 14 straight games sandwiched between a sweep of the equally lowly Patriots.

9. What fortuitious event occurred in January 1997 that changed the Colts fortunes from being perhaps the biggest losers/laughing stock in the league to ultimately one of its best teams?

Peyton Manning decided to play another year at Tennessee?

10. Name the three HCs that have led the Colts to Championships.

Dungy, Shula, Weeb Ewbanks

11. A former Head Coach of the Colts has the same name as a current Browns player. What name?

12. Who is Bernie Kosar's favorite former Colts Head Coach?

Howard Schnellenberger

13. Though the Colts franchise officially began in 1953, historians actually trace that teams lineage back to an original 1920 NFL franchise (now otherwise considered defunct). What was that original franchise?

Bonus: What is the Colt's mascots name?