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'I got drunk on a bottle of wine and missed Irsay's call': How Chuck Pagano got offered Colts job

When Chuck Pagano interviewed for the Colts' head coach job in 2011, he wasn't optimistic.

"I was there three hours then they flew me back home. I hadn't even slept since the loss to New England in the AFC Championship Game," he told Pat McAfee on Wednesday. "I opened a bottle of wine and said, 'No chance we're getting that job. We're sticking with Baltimore,' which was great. We had a great team, and they won the championship the next year."

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