Buuxi weedha soo socota: Ka dib markii ay Colts ku guuleysteen horyaalkii ugu horeeyay ee NFL, kooxdu waxay mar kale soo bandhigtay rikoor 9<unk>3 xilli ciyaareedkii 1959 waxayna mar kale ka adkaadeen Giants
Ciyaarta horyaalka NFL si ay ugu guulaystaan horyaalkoodii labaad ee isku xigta. Ka dib labadii horyaal ee 1958 iyo 1959, Colts ma aysan ku soo laaban Horyaalka NFL muddo afar xilli ciyaareed ah waxayna arkeen kala guurka tababaraha Ewbank ilaa Don Shula oo da 'yar ah 1963. Xilli ciyaareedkii labaad ee Shula Colts waxay soo uruuriyeen rikoor 12<unk>2, laakiin waxay lumiyeen 27<unk>0 Cleveland Browns ee Horyaalka NFL. Sanadkii 1965-kii Colts waxay ciyaareen Green Bay Packers ciyaartii playoff-ka si loo go'aamiyo cidda ku guuleysan doonta ciyaarta horyaalka NFL. Colts waxay 10-7 ku hogaaminayeen Green Bay Packers laba daqiiqo ayaana ka harsan ciyaarta markii uu Packers kiicker, Don Chandler uu u muuqday mid si dhib yar u seegay gool. Garsooraha ayaa ku tilmaamay mid wanaagsan si kastaba ha noqotee, Packers waxay ku guuleysteen ciyaarta waqti dheeri ah. Khaladaadka ayaa sababay isbedel ku yimid xeerarka: NFL waxay go'aansatay in laba garsoore ay xukumi doonaan goolalka mustaqbalka ee garoonka, iyo in tiirarka tooska ah ay tahay in kor loo qaado toban fuudh. Sanadkii 1968 Colts waxay ku soo laabteen hogaamintii sii socotay ee Unitas iyo Shula waxayna ku guuleysteen Colts'sadexaad NFL Championship waxayna ka soo muuqdeen Super Bowl III. Sanadkii 1968, Unitas wuu dhaawacmay waxaana lagu beddelay Earl Morrall oo noqday MVP ee horyaalka.