The Tennessee Titans kicked their head coaching search into high gear on Monday morning. The team has already requested interviews with four candidates. They are Kansas City Chiefs coordinators Matt Nagy and Steve Spagnuolo, Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, and Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph. This is a fairly uninspiring list. There’s no […]
From Music City Miracles
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Indianapolis Colts former Pro Bowl veteran cornerback Charvarius Ward indicated to members of the local media on Monday morning that he’s contemplating retirement this offseason—after suffering three documented concussions this year, during his debut campaign in Indy (via The Athletic’s James Boyd): Obviously, his initial season didn’t go as either the Colts and Ward initially […]
From Stampede Blue
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According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Tennessee Titans have requested to interview Indianapolis Colts veteran defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo for their current head coaching vacancy—among other top candidates: The 59-year-old defensive coordinator just completed his debut campaign coaching the defense in Indianapolis, with ultimately up-and-down results, once the dust fully settled. The Colts defense […]
From Stampede Blue
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This cursed season is finally over. Perhaps the one that hurt the most because of how it started, and how certain I was at 7-1 that this was the season it was going to be different. We can keep talking about that first 8 weeks and how perfect everything was back then, but there is […]
From Stampede Blue
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The thrill is gone. The good vibes and tough nosed, no nonsense energy Chris Ballard brought to the table nearly a decade ago have long faded. Talk is cheap, but it appears to still hold some value because that is all Ballard has to offer to new ownership of the Indianapolis Colts. It worked, as […]
From Stampede Blue
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The Buffalo Bills haven’t had an NFL rushing leader since O.J. Simpson in 1976, but James Cook squeaked it out. Cook took the 2025 rushing yardage lead over the Indianapolis Colts’ Jonathan Taylor in Week 16 and did not relinquish it the rest of the way. Cook entered Week 18 with 1606 yards followed by […]
From Buffalo Rumblings
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The Indianapolis Colts have been locked into third place in the AFC South for a while, but their opponents for the 2026 season weren’t set until the end of the regular season. In addition to the regular rotations against the AFC South, the Colts play the NFC East and the AFC North. The same-ranked NFC […]
From Stampede Blue
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The Indianapolis Colts don’t have a pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft, so while most teams that missed the playoffs have something to look forward to, the Colts are in this limbo space. The Colts traded two first-round picks (one in 2026 and one in 2027) plus receiver Adonai Mitchell to […]
From Stampede Blue
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According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Indianapolis Colts team owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon has already made a decision on the futures of general manager Chris Ballard and head coach Shane Steichen—both of whom will reportedly return for the 2026 campaign: As Schefter notes, Irsay-Gordon will hold a press conference with the media on Monday. While there’s a […]
From Stampede Blue
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Both Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen and wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. addressed their murky futures with the franchise post-game, following another disappointing late season collapse (via WISH-TV News and The Athletic’s James Boyd respectively): Regarding Steichen, the 40-year-old head coach has failed to make the playoffs in his first three years as Colts […]
From Stampede Blue
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The Indianapolis Colts closed the 2025 season with a 38-30 loss to the Houston Texans, spiraling to a seventh straight defeat and finishing with a losing record after a 7-1 start. Rookie quarterback Riley Leonard made his first NFL start against the league’s most unforgiving defense, but Indy’s sixth round draft pick started dealing out […]
From Stampede Blue
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The Indianapolis Colts (8-9) both failed to make the playoffs and finish above .500, as they fell 38-30 to the Houston Texans (12-5) in the regular season finale. It was their fifth straight loss against the Texans. With Indianapolis already eliminated from the playoffs two weeks ago, and Houston already knowing it wouldn’t be winning […]
From Stampede Blue
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Rookie quarterback Riley Leonard showed that he belongs after his first NFL start against the Houston Texans in the Indianapolis Colts’ 2025-26 regular season finale. A sixth-round draft selection (189th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft, Leonard went from training with fellow Alabama native Philip Rivers in the pre-draft process to learning directly from him […]
From Stampede Blue
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The day started with a division title within sight. The Tennessee Titans even opened up a 7-0 lead on the Jacksonville Jaguars, so the Texans played most of their starters in the first half. Nico Collins and Kamari Lassiter were healthy scratches and they could have used both players in the first half. However, the […]
From Battle Red Blog
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Houston, we have a problem — it’s called stopping Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce. After hauling in a 53-yard reception from rookie quarterback Riley Leonard, Pierce notched his first career 1,000+ yard season after four seasons in Indianapolis. It’s the first 1,000-yard season from a Colts passcatcher since Michael Pittman Jr. had 1,152 receiving […]
From Stampede Blue
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The Indianapolis Colts are on the road to take on the Houston Texans in week 18 of the 2025 season, kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. EST. Well this is it. The season ends today. The season didn’t go the way anyone wanted it to, but there were plenty of highs to go along with even more lows. […]
From Stampede Blue
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After 17 weeks and several bottles of antacids, the Houston Texans’ path in the playoffs are now clear as mud; which is still an improvement over where it was before which was *shrug emoji.* So let’s break down what the Texans’ possible playoff seeds could be. Texans 3-seed:TEXANS WINJAGS LOSE Texans 5-seed:TEXANS WINJAGS WIN -or- […]
From Battle Red Blog
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The Indianapolis Colts announced their Week 18 inactives on the road against the Houston Texans for the regular season finale: No real surprises here, as cornerback Sauce Gardner (calf) and tight end Will Mallory (lung) had already been ruled out ahead of the weekend. Given that the Colts have already been eliminated from playoff contention, […]
From Stampede Blue
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The Indianapolis Colts (8-8) travel to the infamous ‘House that T.Y. Hilton Built’ to take on the Houston Texans (11-5)(-9.5), who have already clinched a playoff berth, but could still win the division with a victory today. Kickoff is Sunday at 1 PM EST. While Colts fans wish this particular Texas trip was under better […]
From Stampede Blue
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On this final weekend of the NFL regular season, both CBS and FOX have doubleheaders. If you live in the New York area, you will see: Colts at Texans early on CBS Cowboys at Giants early on FOX Jets at Bills late on CBS Dolphins at Patriots late on FOX The Jets and Bills are […]
From Gang Green Nation
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According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano, the initial speculation is that Indianapolis Colts longtime general manager Chris Ballard’s job is safe, but under the differing leadership of new team owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon, who doesn’t have a track history for her decision-making atop, no one exactly knows for sure right now: Graziano: […]
From Stampede Blue
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There is one week left in the NFL regular season. No, YOU’RE getting emotional. And while the Texans punched their ticket to the playoffs last week, their slot in the playoffs is not yet certain. Depending on how the ping pong balls fall, the Texans could still win their division and, presumably a three seed […]
From Battle Red Blog
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The Houston Texans (11-5) are expected to keep their eight-game winning streak going as they are heavily favored by 10.5 points against the Indianapolis Colts (8-8) on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at NRG Stadium. The point total is set at 39 for the game.
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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On Saturday, the Indianapolis Colts announced that the team has elevated quarterback Seth Henigan, as well as tight end Sean McKeon from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of Sunday’s road game against the Houston Texans. Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars out of Memphis, the listed 6’3”, […]
From Stampede Blue
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This Sunday, the Houston Texans end their regular season with a tilt against the Indianapolis Colts. For a good bit of the season, this game seemed like it would hold the key to the Texans’ season. However, by virtue of Houston’s victory in LA last week, the Texans are in the playoffs and the Colts […]
From Battle Red Blog
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