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===Football=== Although the RCA Dome never hosted any [[Super Bowls]], it played host to the [[2006-07 NFL playoffs|2006 AFC Championship Game]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-01-30 |title=15 years ago Colts defeat Patriots in historic comeback for AFC Championship |url=https://horseshoeheroes.com/2022/01/30/colts-defeat-patriots-historic-comeback-afc-championship/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=Horseshoe Heroes |language=en-US}}</ref> which saw the Colts erase a 21–3 deficit for a come-from-behind 38–34 win over the [[2006 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] in what would ultimately be the only [[AFC Championship Game]] hosted at the RCA Dome.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Colts 38-34 Patriots (Jan 21, 2007) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/270121011/patriots-colts |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> The RCA Dome also hosted three AFC Divisional Round games in [[1999-00 NFL playoffs|1999]], [[2005-06 NFL playoffs|2005]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tierney |first=Hunter |date=2024-08-03 |title=Throwback to the Wild 2005 Steelers-Colts Playoff Battle |url=https://www.givemesport.com/nfl-playoffs-colts-steelers-2005-greatest-playoff-game-ever/ |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=GiveMeSport |language=en}}</ref> and [[2007-08 NFL playoffs|2007]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Matthes |first=Jonathan |title=There I Stood on the Cursed Snow: The 2007 AFC Title Game, Five Years Later |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1033163-there-i-stood-on-the-cursed-snow-the-2007-afc-title-game-five-years-later |access-date=2024-08-05 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> with the Colts posting an 0–3 record in those games; the [[2005 AFC Divisional playoff game (Pittsburgh–Indianapolis)|2005 game]], which saw the heavily favored Colts lose to the [[2005 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] 21–18 in one of the biggest upsets in NFL history (en route to the Steelers' victory in [[Super Bowl XL]]), is best remembered for Colts cornerback [[Nick Harper]] recovering a [[Jerome Bettis]] fumble only for [[Mike Vanderjagt]] to miss the game-tying field goal at the end of the game. The RCA Dome also hosted three AFC wild card games in [[2003-04 NFL playoffs|2003]],<ref name=":1" /> [[2004-05 NFL playoffs|2004]], and [[2006-07 NFL playoffs|2006]], with the Colts winning all three games. The Colts' 28–24 loss to the [[2007 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]] in the 2007 Divisional Round proved to be the stadium's final game before the Colts moved on to Lucas Oil Stadium the following season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chargers 28-24 Colts (Jan 13, 2008) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/280113011/chargers-colts |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>
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