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Colts’ Week 9 QB Analysis: Ooph

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 […]

4 months ago | 3 reads

Indianapolis Colts trade for cornerback Sauce Gardner of the New York Jets

Chris Ballard’s first trade deadline move in his 9 years as the Indianapolis Colts General Manager is certainly a big one. On Tuesday just under 3 and a half hours left of the trade deadline, Ballard made a splash move the size of a blue whale plummeting from the International Space Station. The Colts landed […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Colts’ Stock Up/Down: Week 9 @Steelers

Stock Up Laiatu Latu The breakout year continues for Latu, who had his first career multi-sack game, a tackle for loss, and six stops in the running game. He is slowly becoming one of the best overall edge rushers in the NFL, and his production under Anarumo has been impressive. First time in quite some […]

4 months ago | 3 reads

Colts players not shaken by uncharacteristic loss

The Indianapolis Colts came back down to Earth in Week 9 against the Pittsburgh Steelers after a blistering, league-best 7-1 start to the season. Long story short, the Colts were simply outmatched over the course of four quarters, but is it enough to warrant hitting the panic button? The players don’t believe so. Quite frankly, […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Will the Colts add at the trade deadline?

4:00 p.m. today will be the last time that the Colts can add a player from another team, unless a player is waived and everyone below us in the standings passes on them. We’ve been saying for weeks that we love our offense and think the D could be good enough for a deep run, […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Colts head coach Shane Steichen comments on Tuesday’s trade deadline

Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen didn’t say a lot on it, but did briefly comment on Tuesday’s looming 4 PM EST league-wide trade deadline (via The Athletic’s James Boyd): One could make the case that if there were ever a year for longtime Colts general manager Chris Ballard to make a trade deadline splash, […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Colts’ Monday Morning Awards: Week 9 @Steelers

7-2 after an ugly loss, where the offense had their worst performance by far this season, and even though the defense did their job in the end there is just no way to overcome SIX turnovers. Colts need to flip the page fast and get ready for their game against the Falcons in Europe before […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Colts-Falcons opening odds: Germany awaits

The Indianapolis Colts next matchup is a home contest against the Atlanta Falcons. While billed as a home game, the Colts will be far from home as they head to Germany. This is the first contest in Olympiastadion Berlin. This stadium was built in 1936 for the Olympics and will serve host to these two […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

6 turnovers sink Colts in 27-20 road loss to Steelers

Six turnovers will never cut it against an NFL opponent and the Indianapolis Colts found out the hard way in Sunday’s 27-20 road loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium.  Quarterback Daniel Jones began with a promising start after he engineered a 13-play, 79-yard masterpiece on the opening drive. Jones converted a pair of […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Colts offense comes back down to Earth against Steelers

The Indianapolis Colts‘ offense had been historic, with the Steelers’ defense trending in the complete opposite direction. Of course, some outside factors may have played a factor — outdoor stadium, the Colts are historically bad in Pittsburgh, the offense was due for a poor showing, etc. Regardless, the Colts’ offense came back down to earth […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Week 9 Colts vs. Steelers Game Thread

The Indianapolis Colts are on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 0 of the 2025 season, kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. EST. Once again the 2025 Indianapolis Colts won last weekends game by multiple scores. The final score was Colts 38, Titans 14. But the final score doesn’t tell the whole story, it […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Where to Watch: Colts at Steelers for Week 9

The Indianapolis Colts (7-1)(-3) travel to ‘The Steel City’ to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3), at what’s been a notoriously difficult road environment for the Horseshoe to play at historically throughout franchise history. Even ignoring the 1995 AFC Championship Game, the Colts are 1-13 all-time at Pittsburgh during the regular season, and their last […]

4 months ago | 2 reads

Colts activate former starting CB off IR for depleted secondary ahead of Steelers game

On Saturday, the Indianapolis Colts announced that they have activated cornerback Jaylon Jones off injured reserve and signed fellow cornerback Cameron Mitchell from the practice squad to the 53-man active roster. The Colts also announced that they elevated defensive end Durell Nchami and wide receiver Laquon Treadwell from the practice squad to the active roster. […]

4 months ago | 3 reads

Colts Reacts Survey Results: Week 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers

The Indianapolis Colts (7-1) are one of the hottest teams in all of football, sitting atop the entire AFC. However, they’ll face arguably one of their toughest tasks yet when they travel to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) this weekend. The Steelers are by no means a great team these days, but the Indianapolis […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Will the Ballard Era Colts finally be active at the NFL Trade Deadline?

Indianapolis, IN — Under general manager Chris Ballard, the Indianapolis Colts have historically avoided the mid-season headache that the NFL trade deadline brings. Partly because there are oftentimes more losers than winners across these deadline deals, but mainly because the Colts have, for the most part, not been in a position to add talent. The […]

4 months ago | 5 reads

Colts are looking to buck the trend against the Steelers

The red hot Indianapolis Colts are taking their talents on the road as they meet up with the semi-spiraling Pittsburgh Steelers. For eleven years the Colts couldn’t win week one. That streak finally broke and with it, the floodgates seemed to open as Indianapolis is running through opponents like a Manning-style buzzsaw. The attention now […]

4 months ago | 4 reads

Colts’ Players to Watch: Week 9 @Steelers

Jaylon Jones This will be Jones’ first game back from his IR stint dealing with a hamstring injury. He joins a secondary that is desperate at cornerback, so even average play would be a huge upgrade over what we currently have. There could be some rust, and more than him playing lights out I just […]

4 months ago | 10 reads

Week 8 Colts Defensive Rankings and Analysis

Each week during the season, I will be walking through the data from the previous Colts game and analyzing the numbers to form a sort of “what happened” narrative, as well as comparing the Colts against all other teams in the league. For a glossary of the stats listed, reference Season Stats. Thanks to Pro Football Reference, NFL.com, Pro Football […]

4 months ago | 7 reads

Colts Reacts Survey Week 9

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Colts fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Heading into Week 9, we want to know how you’re feeling after watching the team so […]

4 months ago | 3 reads

Jonathan Taylor runs wild to earn AFC Offensive Player of the Month

Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October. The engine driving the NFL’s top offense capped off an astonishing four-game stretch with another phenomenal performance to reassert his status as one of the premier playmakers in the league. Taylor’s numbers in October were a nightmare against […]

4 months ago | 3 reads