Baltimore Colts offense

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The Baltimore Colts offense was the unit of the mid-20th-century NFL team renowned for its prolific passing attack led by quarterback Johnny Unitas and featuring star receiver Raymond Berry.

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1958 Baltimore Colts 1
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instanceOf American football offensive unit
National Football League offense
championshipWonWith Baltimore Colts offense self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1958 Baltimore Colts

Baltimore Colts (original NFL Colts franchise)
surface form: 1959 Baltimore Colts
city Baltimore
contributedTo popularization of NFL on television
country United States of America
surface form: United States
division Western Conference (NFL)
surface form: NFL Western Conference
era mid-20th century
eraEnd 1960s
eraStart 1950s
featuredPlayer Alan Ameche
Jim Parker
Lenny Moore
Raymond Berry
franchise Baltimore Colts (original NFL Colts franchise)
surface form: Baltimore Colts
headCoach Weeb Ewbank
historicalReputation pioneering passing offense in NFL history
homeStadium Memorial Stadium
innovation sophisticated passing tree
timed sideline routes
keyRivalDefense New York Giants
surface form: New York Giants defense
knownForGame 1958 NFL Championship Game
1959 NFL Championship
surface form: 1959 NFL Championship Game
league National Football League
ledBy Johnny Unitas
legacy model for modern pro passing offenses
nickname The Greatest Game Ever Played offense
notableFor prolific passing attack
notableRecognition considered one of the greatest offenses of the 1950s
notableSeason 1958 NFL season
1959 NFL season
offensiveCoordinatorRoleHeldBy Weeb Ewbank
offensiveLineman Jim Parker
offensiveScheme pass-oriented offense
offensiveStrength passing game
positionCoach Weeb Ewbank
quarterback Johnny Unitas
quarterbackNumber 19
receiverNumber 82
runningBack Alan Ameche
Lenny Moore
secondaryStrength play-action passing
sport American football
styleOfPlay precision route running
timing-based passing routes
team Baltimore Colts (original NFL Colts franchise)
surface form: Baltimore Colts
wideReceiver Raymond Berry

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Raymond Berry partOf Baltimore Colts offense
Baltimore Colts offense championshipWonWith Baltimore Colts offense self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1958 Baltimore Colts