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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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That was rough. On one hand, the offense for the Indianapolis Colts looked solid with Philip Rivers running the show. It was a far cry from what we witnessed in Seattle as the ball was thrown down the field, the receivers found plenty of space to work with and were targeted at a much higher […]
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The Indianapolis Colts are meeting a familiar face in a must win game in week seventeen. If the game against the 49ers wasn’t brutal enough for the defense, this one might be worse as the Jaguars are rolling into town red-hot. This is an absolute must win for the Colts. A win this week, coupled […]
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The tightrope finally snapped inside Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday Night Football as the Indianapolis Colts suffered a fifth straight loss in a 48-27 blowout against the San Francisco 49ers. What began as a hopeful holiday stage to showcase what was the league’s most explosive offensive unit entering the Week 11 BYE, has turned into […]
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The desperate Indianapolis Colts (8-7) were fighting for their increasingly slim playoff odds, but if you want to blame someone after falling to the San Francisco 49ers (11-4), 48-27, on Monday Night Football, don’t blame grizzled veteran Philip Rivers (i.e., ‘Grandpa Phil’). The 44-year-old longtime veteran quarterback, who shockingly unretired two weeks ago and had […]
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Game result: The Colts came up short against the 49ers and dropped to 8-7 with the loss. They are officially eliminated from AFC South contention, but remain alive in the wild card race. They are two games back of the Texans. The Colts host the Jaguars and travel to face the Texans the final two […]
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Indianapolis, IN — Clinical, surgical, teach tape: these are just a few words that accurately describe Philip Rivers’s opening drive in primetime against the San Francisco 49ers. Starting center Tanor Bortolini went down early with a concussion, making it the Colts’ third consecutive week in which a starting offensive lineman left the game with injury, […]
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The Indianapolis Colts are at home to take on the San Francisco 49ers in week 16 of the 2025 season, kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. EST on Monday Night Football. The Colts are at home in primetime on Monday Night Football. Philip Rivers is starting at quarterback and somewhere up there Jim Irsay is smiling down on […]
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It wasn’t so long ago that Jonathan Taylor was the front runner for Offensive Player of the Year and a sleeper pick for MVP despite being a Running Back. But the past month has done him no favors in his candidacy for either award. In his 4 games since the Bye Week, Taylor’s stats have […]
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The Indianapolis Colts (8-6) host the San Francisco 49ers (10-4) on primetime (8:15 PM EST) trying to keep their late season playoff hopes alive. Having lost 5 of their last 6 games, it’s desperation time in Indy. Entering the evening, the Colts average the league’s 6th most points (28.0 avg. ppg.) and surrender its 13th […]
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Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts have received a big-time reinforcement ahead of their Monday Night Football matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. Star defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (neck) has officially been activated from the injured reserve list after missing the last five games, a fitting return to the limelight as this is Indy’s first […]
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At 7-1, the Indianapolis Colts were in firm control, not only of the AFC South but of the entire AFC. A tie breaker win over the Denver Broncos provided that much more room to breathe. Things were smooth sailing until they weren’t. With four straight losses and five out of six dropped, the Colts no […]
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The Indianapolis Colts announced on Sunday that starting left tackle Bernhard Raimann (elbow) has been downgraded from questionable to out for Monday Night football’s home game against the San Francisco 49ers. Raimann was able to practice on a limited basis on Saturday for the first time all week, with an arm brace on his injured […]
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The Indianapolis Colts today released their Saturday injury report for Week 16 of the NFL season against the San Francisco 49ers for Monday night. Defensive tackle Deforest Buckner has been listed as QUESTIONABLE for Monday’s games against the 49ers with a neck injury. Buckner looks set to return from injured reserve this week and provide […]
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According to head coach Shane Steichen, Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (neck) will play against his former team on Monday Night Football this week (via ESPN’s Adam Schefter). The Pro Bowl veteran defensive tackle has not played since Week 9 at the Pittsburgh Steelers, when he injured his neck and was placed on injured […]
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Earlier this season, I wrote that Daniel Jones was playing himself into a massive new contract. He was on a one-year, $14 million deal and had completely transformed the Colts’ offense, turning them into one of the most efficient scoring units in the league. Based on the level he was playing at, I projected that […]
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The Indianapolis Colts are still alive in the playoff chase. If they win their next three games there is a really good chance they at least make the final wild card spot. Considering where things were to start the year, that is highly disappointing. Considering where things have been the last month, they’ll take it. […]
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Lets start with the elephant in the room. The three remaining teams on the schedule, are a combined 29 – 13. Two of those teams have beaten the Colts in the last three weeks and the third team is from the strongest division in the league and has every reason to treat the game as […]
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Indianapolis, IN — Indianapolis Colts second-year defensive end Laiatu Latu already has more sacks than he did as a rookie, poised to lead the team in sacks as they enter the final stretch of the regular season. Despite this progression on the surface, some fans and analysts seem to think that Latu will never take […]
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The Indianapolis Colts today released their Thursday injury report for Week 16 of the NFL season against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football. Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner was a full participant at practice today. Buckner is working his way back from a neck injury that landed him on injured reserve. Buckner managed a […]
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The Indianapolis Colts announced on Thursday that the team has initiated the 21-day practice window for quarterback Anthony Richardson, who’s been medically cleared for physical activities after fracturing his orbital bone and undergoing surgery, but remains on the team’s injured reserve for now. However, the only caveat being that Richardson is still suffering from some […]
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