An Indianapolis Colts blog
With Sunday’s 23-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Indianapolis Colts left the home finale with a familiar sting that has defined how each season is destined to end. The Colts winless drought reached six straight games down the home stretch and they will miss the playoffs for the fifth straight season following another late […]
Another game, another loss, for the Indianapolis Colts, who saw a once promising 8-2 start, snowball to a shocking 8-8 record for their latest annual season collapse—having now lost six straight games. Of course, by virtue of the Houston Texans beating the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday, the Colts already knew they were eliminated from […]
Having officially been knocked out of playoff contention again, the Indianapolis Colts (8-7), and specifically team owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon and her two sisters, will face some tough decisions this upcoming offseason. Chief among them is expected to be the job security of longtime general manager Chris Ballard, along with other key leadership positions […]
The Indianapolis Colts are at home to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in week 17 of the 2025 season, kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. EST. The Colts season is effectively over. A year that started with so much hope, so much promise and it’s gone. All of it. There’s just not much to say. Another year of […]
The Indianapolis Colts announced their inactives for Week 17’s home game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, with no real surprises: The Colts had already declared starting center Tanor Bortolini (concussion) and rookie backup defensive end JT Tuimoloau (oblique) out before the weekend, as well as downgraded right guard Dalton Tucker (shoulder) to out yesterday. Veteran backup […]
Having been officially knocked out of playoff contention, the Indianapolis Colts (8-7) will host the division leading Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4)(-4.5) at 1 PM EST (FOX) with seemingly nothing left to play for, except for franchise pride. The Colts will continue to start unretired longtime veteran quarterback Philip Rivers behind center, who leads an offense that […]
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Indianapolis Colts (8-7), having already been eliminated from the playoffs, could start rookie quarterback Riley Leonard in place of longtime veteran Philip Rivers next weekend on the road against the Houston Texans: Obviously, this makes a great deal of sense for the regular season finale. This will presumably […]
In Week 17 of 2025 our Indianapolis Colts will host the Jacksonville Jaguars. Knowing the party was coming to town, I sat down with Gus Lodge of Big Cat Country, SB Nation’s Jaguars blog. You can find him on Twitter @gus_lodge or @duval22dotcom. We swapped questions and answers about both the Jaguars and the Colts […]
Saturday update: The Colts were officially eliminated from playoff contention when the Houston Texans beat the Los Angeles Chargers 20-16 on Saturday evening. The Indianapolis Colts may or may not be in a do-or-die situation in Week 17 when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Their playoff picture could be settled on Saturday afternoon […]
The entire fate of the Indianapolis Colts could be decided around 7:30 EST on Saturday in a game they don’t even play. The Colts lost their say in what happens to them a few weeks back when their slide became overwhelmingly long. Now, their season hangs in the balance, and the Houston Texans have a […]
The answer to that question really starts on Saturday night as the Texans have a chance to make the Sunday game against the Jaguars, only important to the Jaguars. Should the Texans lose, only being inferior to the Jags should be the reason for a Colts loss. The Colts would again hold their destiny in […]
The Indianapolis Colts today released their Friday injury report for Week 17 of the NFL season against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Center Tanor Bortolini (concussion) has been ruled OUT for Sundays game against the Jaguars. Bortolini has been unable to practice all week due to the concussion and still remains in the leagues concussion […]
According to head coach Shane Steichen, Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner will undergo season-ending surgery on his herniated disc and be placed on injured reserve (via NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport): When it rains in Indianapolis, it seems to pour with injuries, as the Colts are already without starting quarterback Daniel Jones (Achilles) for the […]
According to PFF, Indianapolis Colts wideout Alec Pierce vs. Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jarrian Jones is among its Top 10, Week 17 player matchups to watch league-wide: Indianapolis Colts WR Alec Pierce vs. Jacksonville Jaguars CB Jarrian Jones When the Colts and Jaguars met three weeks ago, the contest included major ripple effects in the AFC South. Now, their second showdown is far less […]
/ The Indianapolis Colts today released their Thursday injury report for Week 17 of the NFL season against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. CB Sauce Gardner was limited at practice today with a calf injury. This is the first time Gardener has managed to practice since injuring his calf injury a few weeks ago. It […]
The Indianapolis Colts today released their Wednesday injury report for Week 17 of the NFL season against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. Center Tanor Bortolini missed practice today due to a concussion. Bortolini had entered the league’s concussion protocol. He will likely be out this week unless he can clear the protocol quickly this week. […]
Stock Up Alec Pierce & Josh Downs The Colts’ young wide receivers carried most of the load on offense against the Niners, with Downs leading the team in catches and first downs, and Pierce having a rebound game after a quiet stretch posting over 85 yards and two touchdowns. I expected more from Tyler Warren […]
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Minnesota Vikings have claimed recently waived Indianapolis Colts backup quarterback Brett Rypien off waivers, with starter J.J. McCarthy (hand) already out this week: Before this past Monday’s primetime game, the Colts waived Rypien, who had previously been signed to the active roster a week prior to serve as […]
It’s shaping up to be another disappointing season as this once promising campaign concludes, but it’s possible that the Indianapolis Colts could still be well represented at this year’s Pro Bowl Games. The Pro Bowl games will be held during Super Bowl LX week on Tuesday, February 3rd, in the San Francisco Bay area, and […]
Thanks to the nflFastR project, Pro Football Focus and NFL NextGen Stats for the timely sources of data. For those of you new to this, I will publish key QB stats each week judging how well the Colts’ QB performed. Yes, O-Line, receivers, and play-calling impact these numbers but they are primarily QB measures. I will probably modify the […]
According to head coach Shane Steichen, the Indianapolis Colts (8-7) will continue to start 44-year-old starting quarterback Philip Rivers against the Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4) at home this week—even after dropping two in a row, and their playoff hopes currently on life support (per The Athletic’s James Boyd). While the Colts remain winless with Rivers through […]
What a difference a matter of just weeks can make. On November 22nd, after a blistering (and surprising) hot start, the Colts sat at 8-2, featuring a historically prolific league scoring offense, and were the toast of the AFC—as the best team in the conference record wise. The Colts had recently completed the trade deadline […]
8-7, season basically over, no 1st round picks for the next two seasons, and yet another season without playoffs for Steichen & Ballard. This one was to be expected, the Niners are a very good football team, with an excellent head coach, and the result of the game was never really in doubt. On to […]
Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts are in a far too familiar position heading into the offseason, as they once again find themselves sitting firmly on the quarterback carousel that’s plagued them for the better part of general manager Chris Ballard’s tenure. An added layer to the equation, however, is that of wide receiver Alec […]
Two Indianapolis Colts players were selected to represent the AFC at the 2026 Pro Bowl Games, including running back Jonathan Taylor and left guard Quenton Nelson. Both foundational pieces to the stampede sporting blue will start, giving Indianapolis a pair of offensive starters in the league’s annual showcase. Players were voted in by a combination […]