The NFL Belt · rivalry
Detroit Lions vs. Indianapolis Colts
12Belt meetings
5Lions wins
6Colts wins
5Title changes
Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts have met 12 times with the NFL belt on the line, from October 1, 1955 to December 14, 2008. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Indianapolis Colts lead the belt series 6–5, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 439 | Oct 1, 1955 | Baltimore Colts beat Detroit Lions 28–13 | Defense |
| 451 | Oct 6, 1956 | Detroit Lions beat Baltimore Colts 31–14 | Title change |
| 476 | Sep 28, 1958 | Baltimore Colts beat Detroit Lions 28–15 | Title change |
| 479 | Oct 19, 1958 | Baltimore Colts beat Detroit Lions 40–14 | Defense |
| 528 | Sep 30, 1962 | Detroit Lions beat Baltimore Colts 29–20 | Title change |
| 537 | Dec 2, 1962 | Detroit Lions beat Baltimore Colts 21–14 | Defense |
| 561 | Oct 25, 1964 | Baltimore Colts beat Detroit Lions 34–0 | Defense |
| 567 | Dec 6, 1964 | Detroit Lions beat Baltimore Colts 31–14 | Title change |
| 572 | Oct 10, 1965 | Baltimore Colts beat Detroit Lions 31–7 | Title change |
| 579 | Nov 25, 1965 | Baltimore Colts and Detroit Lions tied 24–24 | Tie · defense |
| 592 | Nov 20, 1966 | Detroit Lions beat Baltimore Colts 20–14 | Defense |
| 1,321 | Dec 14, 2008 | Indianapolis Colts beat Detroit Lions 31–21 | Defense |