Ku qor sii wadida faqradan - Colts waxay u tartameen sidii koox xubin ka ah NFL tan iyo markii la aasaasay Baltimore sanadkii 1953 ka dib markii milkiilaha xilligaas Carroll Rosenbloom uu iibsaday hantida NFL-kii ugu dambeeyay ee aasaasay xubinta Ohio League Dayton Triangles-Dallas Texans franchise. Waxay ahaayeen mid ka mid ah saddexda koox ee NFL si ay ugu biiraan kuwa American Football League (AFL) si ay u sameeyaan AFC ka dib midowgii 1970. Intii ay ku jirtay Baltimore, kooxdu waxay u gudubtay playoffs 10 jeer waxayna ku guuleysatay seddex ciyaarood oo NFL Championship ah 1958, 1959
, iyo 1968. Colts waxay ciyaareen laba ciyaarood oo Super Bowl ah intii ay ku sugnaayeen Baltimore, iyagoo ka badiyay New York Jets Super Bowl III waxayna ka adkaadeen Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl V. Colts waxay u guureen Indianapolis 1984 waxayna tan iyo markaas ka soo muuqdeen playoffs 16 jeer, waxay ku guuleysteen laba horyaal shir, waxayna ku guuleysteen hal Super Bowl, halkaas oo ay ku guuleysteen Chicago Bears Super Bowl XLI.