2024 Indianapolis Colts season

2024 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner	Jim Irsay
General manager	Chris Ballard
Head coach	Shane Steichen
Home field	Lucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record	6–7
Division place	2nd AFC South
Uniform

The 2024 season is the Indianapolis Colts' 72nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 41st in Indianapolis. It will also be their eighth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and the second under head coach Shane Steichen. They will attempt to improve on their 9–8 record from last year, make the playoffs after a three-year absence, and end their nine-year AFC South title drought.

Draft

Main article: 2024 NFL draft

2024 Indianapolis Colts Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	15	Laiatu Latu	DE	UCLA
2	46	Traded to Carolina Panthers
	52	Adonai Mitchell	WR	Texas	from LA Rams via Carolina
3	79	Matt Goncalves	OT	Pittsburgh	from Jacksonville via Arizona
	82	Traded to Arizona Cardinals
4	117	Tanor Bortolini	C	Wisconsin
5	142	Anthony Gould	WR	Oregon State	from Tennessee via Carolina
	151	Jaylon Carlies	LB	Missouri
	155	Traded to Philadelphia Eagles			from Pittsburgh via Carolina
	164	Jaylin Simpson	S	Auburn	from Detroit via Philadelphia
6	191	Traded to Arizona Cardinals
	201	Micah Abraham	CB	Marshall	from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia
7	234	Jonah Laulu	DT	Oklahoma

Draft Notes

Trades not cited occurred prior to the 2024 NFL Draft.

2024 Indianapolis Colts undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Jason Bean	QB/WR	Kansas
Trent Pennix	RB	NC State
Spencer Shrader	K	Notre Dame
Kedon Slovis	QB	BYU
Dalton Tucker	G	Marshall
Xavier White	WR	Texas Tech
Craig Young	LB	Kansas
Clay Fields III	CB	Chattanooga
Derek Slywka	WR	Ithaca

Staff

Indianapolis Colts staff

	Front office Owner/CEO – Jim Irsay Vice chairman/co-owner – Carlie Irsay-Gordon Vice chairman/co-owner – Casey Foyt Vice chairman/co-owner – Kalen Jackson General manager – Chris Ballard Assistant general manager – Ed Dodds Director of player personnel – Kevin Rogers Jr. Director of football administration – Mike Bluem Chief personnel executive – Morocco Brown Director of pro scouting – Jon Shaw Assistant director of pro scouting – Joey Elliott Director of college scouting – Matt Terpening Assistant director of college scouting – Jamie Moore Senior player personnel scout – Todd Vasvari Director of football analytics – Greg Starek Head coach Head coach – Shane Steichen Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jim Bob Cooter Passing game coordinator – Alex Tanney Quarterbacks – Cameron Turner Running backs – DeAndre Smith Wide receivers – Reggie Wayne Tight ends – Tom Manning Offensive line – Tony Sparano Jr. Assistant offensive line – Chris Watt Offensive quality control/wide receivers – Brian Bratton			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Gus Bradley Defensive line – Charlie Partridge Senior assistant defensive line – Matt Raich Linebackers/run game coordinator – Richard Smith Assistant linebackers – Cato June Defensive backs – Ron Milus Assistant defensive backs – Justin Hamilton Defensive quality control – Brent Jackson Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Brian Mason Assistant special teams – Joe Hastings Support staff Assistant to the head coach – T. J. Ingels Game manager – Charlie Gelman Strength and conditioning Director of sports performance – Mike Minnis Senior head strength and conditioning – Richard Howell Assistant strength and conditioning – Zane Fakes Applied sports science/conditioning – Doug McKenney Functional movement therapist/conditioning – Sam Khym → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Indianapolis Colts roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  4 Sam Ehlinger 15 Joe Flacco  5 Anthony Richardson Running backs (RB) 31 Tyler Goodson 27 Trey Sermon 28 Jonathan Taylor Wide receivers (WR)  1 Josh Downs 16 Ashton Dulin  6 Anthony Gould 10 Adonai Mitchell 14 Alec Pierce 11 Michael Pittman Jr. Tight ends (TE) 81 Mo Alie-Cox 83 Kylen Granson 86 Will Mallory 85 Drew Ogletree

Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Tanor Bortolini C 73 Blake Freeland LT 71 Matt Goncalves RT 65 Atonio Mafi G 56 Quenton Nelson LG 63 Danny Pinter G 79 Bernhard Raimann LT 72 Braden Smith RT 68 Dalton Tucker RG Defensive linemen (DL) 95 Adetomiwa Adebawore DT 96 Taven Bryan DT 99 DeForest Buckner DT 98 Raekwon Davis DT 55 Isaiah Land DE 97 Laiatu Latu DE 94 Tyquan Lewis DE 54 Dayo Odeyingbo DE 51 Kwity Paye DE 90 Grover Stewart DT

Linebackers (LB) 44 Zaire Franklin MLB 59 Cameron McGrone OLB 50 Segun Olubi MLB 45 E. J. Speed OLB 41 Grant Stuard OLB Defensive backs (DB) 32 Julian Blackmon FS 20 Nick Cross FS 38 Darren Hall CB 48 Ronnie Harrison SS 40 Jaylon Jones CB 35 Chris Lammons CB 34 David Long CB 23 Kenny Moore II CB 25 Rodney Thomas II SS 33 Samuel Womack CB Special teams  7 Matt Gay K 46 Luke Rhodes LS  8 Rigoberto Sanchez P

Practice squad 36 Salvon Ahmed RB 58 Austin Ajiake OLB 47 Liam Anderson LB 12 Jason Bean QB 67 Mason Brooks T 42 Marcel Dabo SS (IPP) 37 Tre Flowers CB 64 Mark Glowinski G 97 Trysten Hill DT 26 Evan Hull RB 36 Alex Johnson CB 49 Sean McKeon TE  2 D. J. Montgomery WR 74 Durell Nchami DE 66 Josh Sills G 30 Jaylin Simpson CB 17 Laquon Treadwell WR Reserve 29 JuJu Brents CB (IR) 57 Jaylon Carlies OLB (IR) 66 Ryan Coll C (IR) 43 Trevor Denbow SS (IR) 52 Samson Ebukam DE (IR-DFR) 62 Wesley French C (IR) 75 Will Fries G (IR) 78 Ryan Kelly C (IR) 31 Daniel Scott SS (IR)  9 Juwann Winfree WR (IR) 80 Jelani Woods TE (IR) As of December 4, 2024. Rookies in italics. 53 active, 11 reserve, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt) Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Colts' preseason opponents and preliminary schedule were announced on May 15, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 11	Denver Broncos	L 30–34	0–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
2	August 17	Arizona Cardinals	W 21–13	1–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	August 22	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 27–14	2–1	Paycor Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 8	1:00 p.m.	Houston Texans	L 27–29	0–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS	Recap
2	September 15	1:00 p.m.	at Green Bay Packers	L 10–16	0–2	Lambeau Field	Fox	Recap
3	September 22	1:00 p.m.	Chicago Bears	W 21–16	1–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS	Recap
4	September 29	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–24	2–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS	Recap
5	October 6	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 34–37	2–3	EverBank Stadium	CBS	Recap
6	October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans	W 20–17	3–3	Nissan Stadium	CBS	Recap
7	October 20	1:00 p.m.	Miami Dolphins	W 16–10	4–3	Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox	Recap
8	October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Houston Texans	L 20–23	4–4	NRG Stadium	CBS	Recap
9	November 3	8:20 p.m.	at Minnesota Vikings	L 13–21	4–5	U.S. Bank Stadium	NBC	Recap
10	November 10	1:00 p.m.	Buffalo Bills	L 20–30	4–6	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS	Recap
11	November 17	1:00 p.m.	at New York Jets	W 28–27	5–6	MetLife Stadium	CBS	Recap
12	November 24	1:00 p.m.	Detroit Lions	L 6–24	5–7	Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox	Recap
13	December 1	1:00 p.m.	at New England Patriots	W 25–24	6–7	Gillette Stadium	CBS	Recap
14	Bye
15	December 15	4:25 p.m.	at Denver Broncos			Empower Field at Mile High	CBS
16	December 22	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee Titans			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
17	December 28/29	TBD	at New York Giants			MetLife Stadium	TBD
18	January 4/5	TBD	Jacksonville Jaguars			Lucas Oil Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for games in Weeks 15 and 16 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
• The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized at a later date.
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Houston Texans

Week 1: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	6	6	3	14	29
Colts	7	0	6	14	27

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Mostly sunny, 63 °F (17 °C) (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 65,306
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J Ross
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 51-yard field goal, 6:44. Texans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 4:56. IND – Alec Pierce 60-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Spencer Shrader kick), 5:12. Colts 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 1:32. HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 50-yard field goal, 1:37. Colts 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:35. Second quarter HOU – Stefon Diggs 9-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (run failed) 11:31. Texans 12–7. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:29. Third quarter HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 51-yard field goal, 10:55. Texans 15–7. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 4:05. IND – Jonathan Taylor 5-yard run (run failed), 5:40. Texans 15–13. Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:03. Fourth quarter HOU – Joe Mixon 3-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 13:41. Texans 22–13. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:59. IND – Ashton Dulin 54-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Spencer Shrader kick), 12:12. Texans 22–20. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:29. HOU – Stefon Diggs 2-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 4:42. Texans 29–20. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 7:30. IND – Anthony Richardson 3-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick), 2:14. Texans 29–27. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:28. Top passers HOU – C. J. Stroud – 24/32, 234 yards, 2 TD IND – Anthony Richardson – 9/19, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Joe Mixon – 30 rushes, 159 yards, TD IND – Anthony Richardson – 6 rushes, 56 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Nico Collins – 6 receptions, 117 yards IND – Alec Pierce – 3 receptions, 125 yards, TD

With the loss, the Colts have now gone 11 consecutive seasons without a Week 1 victory. Their most recent opening-week victory came in 2013.

Week 2: at Green Bay Packers

Week 2: Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	3	7	10
Packers	10	0	3	3	16

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

• Date: September 15
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 77,827
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter GB – Brayden Narveson 46-yard field goal, 10:30. Packers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:30. GB – Dontayvion Wicks 14-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Narveson kick), 3:18. Packers 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 6:21. Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter GB – Brayden Narveson 42-yard field goal, 8:25. Packers 13–0. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:55. IND – Matt Gay 34-yard field goal, 4:32. Packers 13–3. Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 3:53. Fourth quarter GB – Brayden Narveson 34-yard field goal, 10:50. Packers 16–3. Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:22. IND – Alec Pierce 4-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Matt Gay kick), 1:47. Packers 16–10. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 2:23. Top passers IND – Anthony Richardson – 17/34, 204 yards, TD, 3 INT GB – Malik Willis – 12/14, 122 yards, TD Top rushers IND – Jonathan Taylor – 12 rushes, 103 yards GB – Josh Jacobs – 32 rushes, 151 yards Top receivers IND – Alec Pierce – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD GB – Romeo Doubs – 3 receptions, 62 yards

Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 3: Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	3	13	16
Colts	0	7	7	7	21

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 66,624
• Referee: Adrian Hill
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J Ross
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter IND – Jonathan Taylor 29-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 8:19. Colts 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:16. Third quarter CHI – Cairo Santos 53-yard field goal, 12:51. Colts 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:01. IND – Trey Sermon 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 0:21. Colts 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:30. Fourth quarter CHI – Rome Odunze 1-yard pass from Caleb Williams (pass failed), 8:21. Colts 14–9. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:00. IND – Jonathan Taylor 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 5:22. Colts 21–9. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:24. CHI – Cole Kmet 6-yard pass from Caleb Williams (Cairo Santos kick), 2:01. Colts 21–16. Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 3:21. Top passers CHI – Caleb Williams – 33/52, 363 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT IND – Anthony Richardson – 10/20, 167 yards, 2 INT Top rushers CHI – Roschon Johnson – 8 rushes, 30 yards IND – Jonathan Taylor – 23 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD Top receivers CHI – Rome Odunze – 6 receptions, 112 yards, TD IND – Alec Pierce – 1 reception, 44 yards

Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 4: Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	3	7	14	24
Colts	14	3	0	10	27

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 66,376
• Referee: Land Clark
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter IND – Jonathan Taylor 2-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 12:02. Colts 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:59. IND – Josh Downs 4-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Matt Gay kick), 2:34. Colts 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:45. Second quarter IND – Matt Gay 33-yard field goal, 12:31. Colts 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 2:57. PIT – Chris Boswell 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 17–3. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 1:14. Third quarter PIT – Justin Fields 5-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 2:53. Colts 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:56. Fourth quarter IND – Drew Ogletree 15-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Matt Gay kick), 14:43. Colts 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:10. PIT – Justin Fields 2-yard run (Chris Boswell kick), 11:23. Colts 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:20. IND – Matt Gay 35-yard field goal, 6:03. Colts 27–17. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:20. PIT – Pat Freiermuth 8-yard pass from Justin Fields (Chris Boswell kick), 3:40. Colts 27–24. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:23. Top passers PIT – Justin Fields – 22/34, 312 yards, TD IND – Joe Flacco – 16/26, 168 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PIT – Justin Fields – 10 rushes, 55 yards, 2 TD IND – Jonathan Taylor – 21 rushes, 88 yards, TD Top receivers PIT – George Pickens – 7 receptions, 113 yards IND – Michael Pittman Jr. – 6 receptions, 113 yards

Week 5: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 5: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	3	0	24	34
Jaguars	0	13	7	17	37

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: October 6
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Rain, 74 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 60,214
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter IND – Michael Pittman Jr. 1-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Matt Gay kick), 8:49. Colts 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 6:11. Second quarter JAX – Cam Little 23-yard field goal, 8:57. Colts 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 7:46. JAX – Brian Thomas Jr. 85-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick), 7:02. Jaguars 10–7. Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:10. IND – Matt Gay 30-yard field goal, 1:44. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:18. JAX – Cam Little 30-yard field goal, 0:04. Jaguars 13–10. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:02. Third quarter JAX – Tank Bigsby 19-yard run (Cam Little kick), 7:13. Jaguars 20–10. Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:08. Fourth quarter IND – Mo Alie-Cox 18-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Matt Gay kick), 14:54. Jaguars 20–17. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 7:19. JAX – Brenton Strange 4-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little kick), 9:59. Jaguars 27–17. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:55. IND – Matt Gay 37-yard field goal, 6:00. Jaguars 27–20. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:59. JAX – Tank Bigsby 65-yard run (Cam Little kick), 5:09. Jaguars 34–20. Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:51. IND – Trey Sermon 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 4:27. Jaguars 34–27. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:42. IND – Alec Pierce 65-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Matt Gay kick), 2:40. Tied 34–34. Drive: 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:45. JAX – Cam Little 49-yard field goal, 0:17. Jaguars 37–34. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 2:23. Top passers IND – Joe Flacco – 33/44, 355 yards, 3 TD JAX – Trevor Lawrence – 28/34, 371 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers IND – Trey Sermon – 10 rushes, 38 yards, TD JAX – Tank Bigsby – 13 rushes, 101 yards, 2 TD Top receivers IND – Alec Pierce – 3 receptions, 134 yards, TD JAX – Brian Thomas Jr. – 5 receptions, 122 yards, TD

With the loss, the Colts have now gone 10 consecutive seasons without winning at Jacksonville. Their most recent win at Jackonsville came in 2014.

Week 6: at Tennessee Titans

Week 6: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	3	0	10	20
Titans	7	3	7	0	17

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: October 13
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 64,302
• Referee: Brad Rogers
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter IND – Josh Downs 22-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Matt Gay kick), 11:17. Colts 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:43. TEN – Nick Westbrook-Ikhine 9-yard pass from Will Levis (Nick Folk kick), 6:51. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:31. Second quarter TEN – Nick Folk 44-yard field goal, 11:09. Colts 10–7. Drive: 15 plays, 56 yards, 9:02. IND – Matt Gay 26-yard field goal, 0:19. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:20. Third quarter TEN – Tony Pollard 23-yard run (Nick Folk kick), 6:19. Titans 17–10. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 8:41. Fourth quarter IND – Matt Gay 22-yard field goal, 14:57. Titans 17–13. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 6:22. IND – Michael Pittman Jr. 10-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Matt Gay kick), 7:27. Colts 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:23. Top passers IND – Joe Flacco – 22/38, 189 yards, 2 TD, INT TEN – Will Levis – 16/27, 95 yards, TD, INT Top rushers IND – Tyler Goodson – 8 rushes, 51 yards TEN – Tony Pollard – 17 rushes, 93 yards, TD Top receivers IND – Josh Downs – 7 receptions, 66 yards, TD TEN – DeAndre Hopkins – 4 receptions, 54 yards

Week 7: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 7: Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	3	0	0	10
Colts	0	3	7	6	16

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: October 20
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 66,299
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter MIA – Jonnu Smith 10-yard pass from Tyler Huntley (Jason Sanders kick), 5:56. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:51. Second quarter MIA – Jason Sanders 33-yard field goal, 0:22. Dolphins 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:30. IND – Matt Gay 52-yard field goal, 0:00. Dolphins 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 0:22. Third quarter IND – Tyler Goodson 7-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 9:08. Tied 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 2:25. Fourth quarter IND – Matt Gay 22-yard field goal, 8:41. Colts 13–10. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:37. IND – Matt Gay 38-yard field goal, 1:51. Colts 16–10. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:23. Top passers MIA – Tyler Huntley – 7/13, 87 yards, TD IND – Anthony Richardson – 10/24, 129 yards Top rushers MIA – De'Von Achane – 15 rushes, 77 yards IND – Anthony Richardson – 14 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers MIA – Jonnu Smith – 7 receptions, 96 yards, TD IND – Michael Pittman Jr. – 3 receptions, 63 yards

Week 8: at Houston Texans

Week 8: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	10	0	3	7	20
Texans	3	14	3	3	23

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: October 27
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 71,380
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber and A.J Ross
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 35-yard field goal, 11:15. Texans 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 3:45. IND – Matt Gay 46-yard field goal, 10:00. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 1:15. IND – Josh Downs 69-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Matt Gay kick), 0:50. Colts 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 2:12. Second quarter HOU – Joe Mixon 14-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 10:04. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:46. HOU – Tank Dell 7-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 0:17. Texans 17–10. Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:06. Third quarter HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 35-yard field goal, 7:52. Texans 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:27. IND – Matt Gay 37-yard field goal, 2:01. Texans 20–13. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:51. Fourth quarter HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 34-yard field goal, 12:21. Texans 23–13. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 4:40. IND – Jonathan Taylor 1-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 8:32. Texans 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 3:49. Top passers IND – Anthony Richardson – 10/32, 175 yards, TD, INT HOU – C. J. Stroud – 25/37, 285 yards, TD Top rushers IND – Jonathan Taylor – 20 rushes, 105 yards, TD HOU – Joe Mixon – 25 rushes, 102 yards, TD Top receiver IND – Josh Downs – 4 receptions, 109 yards, TD HOU – Stefon Diggs – 5 receptions, 81 yards

Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 9: Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	7	0	6	13
Vikings	0	0	14	7	21

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: November 3
• Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST/7:20 p.m. CST
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 66,954
• Referee: Shawn Smith
• TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter IND – Kenny Moore II 38-yard fumble return (Matt Gay kick), 10:56. Colts 7–0. Third quarter MIN – Jordan Addison 4-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Will Reichard kick), 10:23. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:37. MIN – Jalen Nailor 7-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Will Reichard kick), 2:49. Vikings 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:04. Fourth quarter IND – Matt Gay 42-yard field goal, 12:41. Vikings 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:32. MIN – Josh Oliver 14-yard pass from Sam Darnold (Will Reichard kick), 2:05. Vikings 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:15. IND – Matt Gay 54-yard field goal, 0:28. Vikings 21–13. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:37. Top passers IND – Joe Flacco – 16/27, 179 yards, INT MIN – Sam Darnold – 28/34, 290 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers IND – Jonathan Taylor – 13 rushes, 48 yards MIN – Aaron Jones – 21 rushes, 64 yards Top receivers IND – Josh Downs – 6 receptions, 60 yards MIN – Justin Jefferson – 7 receptions, 137 yards

Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 10: Buffalo Bills at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	10	10	0	10	30
Colts	3	10	0	7	20

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Partly sunny, 63 °F (17 °C) (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 66,474
• Referee: Scott Novak
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J Ross
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter BUF – Taron Johnson 23-yard interception return for a touchdown (Tyler Bass kick), 12:14. Bills 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:10. BUF – Tyler Bass 29-yard field goal, 5:33. Bills 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:33. IND – Matt Gay 27-yard field goal, 3:31. Bills 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:02. Second quarter IND – Tyler Goodson 2-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Matt Gay kick), 9:22. Tied 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:46. IND – Matt Gay 23-yard field goal, 6:32. Colts 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:40. BUF – Josh Allen 13-yard run (Tyler Bass kick), 2:14. Bills 17–13. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:18. BUF – Tyler Bass 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Bills 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 1:10. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter BUF – Tyler Bass 28-yard field goal, 10:58. Bills 23–13. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 6:47. BUF – James Cook 2-yard run (Tyler Bass kick), 3:04. Bills 30–13. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 6:42. IND – Alec Pierce 10-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Matt Gay kick), 0:02. Bills 30–20. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:02. Top passers BUF – Josh Allen – 22/37, 280 yards, 2 INT IND – Joe Flacco – 26/35, 272 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers BUF – James Cook – 19 rushes, 80 yards, TD IND – Jonathan Taylor – 21 rushes, 114 yards Top receivers BUF – Mack Hollins – 4 receptions, 86 yards IND – Alec Pierce – 4 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Week 11: at New York Jets

Week 11: Indianapolis Colts at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	10	3	12	28
Jets	0	7	10	10	27

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 17
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 80,582
• Referee: Tra Blake
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J Ross
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Game information

First quarter IND – Matt Gay 41-yard field goal, 9:07. Colts 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:34. Second quarter IND – Anthony Richardson 2-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 14:11. Colts 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:27. IND – Matt Gay 47-yard field goal, 6:08. Colts 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 10 yards, 5:58. NYJ – Breece Hall 29-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Anders Carlson kick), 0:40. Colts 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 1:37. Third quarter NYJ – Breece Hall 18-yard run (Anders Carlson kick), 2:55. Jets 14–13. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:47. IND – Matt Gay 56-yard field goal, 7:41. Colts 16–14. Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:41. NYJ – Anders Carlson 58-yard field goal, 2:55. Jets 17–16. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:37. Fourth quarter NYJ – Kenny Yeboah 11-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Anders Carlson kick), 13:03. Jets 24–16. Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:54. IND – Josh Downs 10-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (2-pt Conversion Failed), 10:11. Jets 24–22. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:52. NYJ – Anders Carlson 35-yard field goal, 2:41. Jets 27–22. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 7:30. IND – Anthony Richardson 4-yard run (2-pt Conversion Failed), 0:46. Colts 28–27. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:55. Top passers IND – Anthony Richardson – 20/30, 272 yards, TD NYJ – Aaron Rodgers – 22/29, 184 yards, 2 TD Top rushers IND – Jonathan Taylor – 24 rushes, 57 yards NYJ – Breece Hall – 16 rushes, 78 yards, TD Top receivers IND – Josh Downs – 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD NYJ – Davante Adams – 6 receptions, 72 yards

Week 12: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 12: Detroit Lions at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	14	7	3	24
Colts	3	3	0	0	6

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 66,696
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi
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Game information

First quarter IND – Matt Gay 27-yard field goal, 8:53. Colts 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:07. Second quarter DET – Jahmyr Gibbs 1-yard run (Jake Bates kick), 12:07. Lions 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:12. IND – Matt Gay 29-yard field goal, 8:16. Lions 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:51. DET – David Montgomery 6-yard run (Jake Bates kick), 3:34. Lions 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:42. Third quarter DET – Jahmyr Gibbs 5-yard run (Jake Bates kick), 2:19. Lions 21–6. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:22. Fourth quarter DET – Jake Bates 56-yard field goal, 6:21. Lions 24–6. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 3:47. Top passers DET – Jared Goff – 26/36, 269 yards IND – Anthony Richardson – 11/28, 172 yards Top rushers DET – Jahmyr Gibbs – 21 rushes, 90 yards, 2 TD IND – Anthony Richardson – 10 rushes, 61 yards Top receivers DET – Jameson Williams – 5 receptions, 64 yards IND – Michael Pittman Jr. – 6 receptions, 96 yards

Week 13: at New England Patriots

Week 13: Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	0	0	0
Patriots	0	0	0	0	0

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

• Date: December 1
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Sunny, 35 °F (2 °C)
• Referee: Adrian Hill
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
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Week 15: at Denver Broncos

Week 15: Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	0	0	0
Broncos	0	0	0	0	0

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

• Date: December 15
• Game time: 4:25 p.m. EST/2:25 p.m. MST
• TV: CBS
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Standings

Division

AFC South
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Houston Texans	8	5	0	.615	4–1	6–2	308	288	W1
Indianapolis Colts	6	7	0	.462	1–3	5–4	267	298	W1
Tennessee Titans	3	9	0	.250	1–1	3–4	221	332	L1
Jacksonville Jaguars †	2	10	0	.167	1–2	2–5	228	339	L5

Conference

AFC
Seed	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	x – Kansas City Chiefs	West	11	1	0	.917	4–0	6–1	.452	.418	W2
2	y – Buffalo Bills	East	10	2	0	.833	3–0	7–2	.469	.438	W7
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	3	0	.750	2–1	6–2	.426	.441	W1
4	Houston Texans	South	8	5	0	.615	4–1	6–2	.465	.384	W1
Wild cards
5	Los Angeles Chargers	West	8	4	0	.667	2–1	5–3	.459	.340	W1
6	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	5	0	.615	2–2	5–4	.557	.541	L1
7	Denver Broncos	West	8	5	0	.615	2–2	4–4	.459	.302	W3
In the hunt
8	Indianapolis Colts	South	6	7	0	.462	1–3	5–4	.535	.370	W1
9	Miami Dolphins	East	5	7	0	.417	2–2	4–4	.456	.258	L1
10	Cincinnati Bengals	North	4	8	0	.333	1–3	2–6	.507	.208	L3
11	Cleveland Browns	North	3	9	0	.250	2–1	3–4	.476	.514	L1
12	New York Jets	East	3	9	0	.250	1–2	3–5	.523	.368	L3
13	Tennessee Titans	South	3	9	0	.250	1–1	3–4	.574	.421	L1
Eliminated from postseason contention
14	New England Patriots	East	3	10	0	.231	1–3	2–7	.386	.306	L3
15	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	2	10	0	.167	1–2	2–5	.588	.346	L5
16	Las Vegas Raiders	West	2	10	0	.167	0–5	2–8	.571	.440	L8
Tiebreakers
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

External links

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