Indianapolis, IN — Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor has put on a dominant start to the season. After blowing past the Tennessee Titans for the second time this season, the Colts remain alone atop the NFL standings at 7-1, a start they haven’t matched since their Super Bowl runner-up season in 2009. It was […]
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The Indianapolis Colts dismantled the Tennessee Titans for the second time this season in Sunday’s 38-14 blowout win to improve to 7-1 and complete the season sweep inside Lucas Oil Stadium. In two meetings this season, the Colts outscored their AFC South rival 79-34. Under head coach Shane Steichen, the Colts are 6-0 against the […]
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As we approach Halloween, it’s not just ghosts, witches, skeletons, and ghouls that have caused some frequent nightmares during this annual season of spookiness. The Colts continue to consistently terrorize their opponents, and Sunday’s late afternoon performance against the now 1-7 Tennessee Titans wasn’t anything close to a letdown. The Colts dominated on both sides […]
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Indianapolis Colts receiver Michael Pittman Jr. has owned the Tennessee Titans in recent meetings and just made an absurd snag in the end zone for a touchdown to take a double-digit lead as the stampede sporting blue inside Lucas Oil Stadium erupted in amazement. Just outside of the red zone, Colts quarterback Daniel Jones saw […]
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The Indianapolis Colts are at home to take on the Tennessee Titans in week 8 of the 2025 season, kickoff is at 4:25 p.m. EST. Last week our Colts dominated a good LA Chargers team. The game was never as close as the 38-24 final score would indicate. That said, the game was not without it’s concerns. […]
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According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Indianapolis Colts backup quarterback Anthony Richardson underwent surgery to repair his orbital bone fracture on Monday—but could still return this season: The former 4th overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft has suffered a myriad on injuries since entering the league with Indianapolis (including 13 games in his rookie […]
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According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Indianapolis Colts are hoping to sign starting quarterback Daniel Jones to a long-term contract extension at year-end: The fact that the Colts are hoping to keep Indianapolis for the foreseeable future is hardly surprising given that he’s been one of the catalysts to their remarkable 2025 turnaround. While […]
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Indianapolis Colts fans confidence is nearly sky high for the AFC’s leading team, who many expected to be a bottom feeder entering the 2025 campaign. There’s good reason too as the Colts are currently 6-1. Specifically, 99% of Colts fans are now confident that the team is headed in the right direction, which it doesn’t […]
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The Colts’ offense isn’t just the NFL’s best — it’s on a historic pace, averaging more points per drive than any team since 2000. While the additions of Tyler Warren and a fully healthy Jonathan Taylor have made a huge difference, the biggest reason for the Colts’ offensive success has been Daniel Jones and his […]
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Laiatu Latu Latu has been the Colts’ best pass-rusher this season, which is no surprise after a rookie year where he showed flashes. The Titans have two good tackles, but are struggling in pass-protection, as they struggle in all offensive areas. Keeping the edges contained and bringing in quick pressure to rookie quarterback Cam Ward […]
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Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts‘ defense has brought opposing quarterbacks down at a top-10 rate in the NFL. However, nuance is needed to understand the shortcomings. Indy’s pass rush is filling up the box score statistically, but it still feels like they’re lucking into opportunities at times. Against Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles […]
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When the Indianapolis Colts met the Tennessee Titans in week three, things started with a bang. On the first possession, Kenny Moore II picked rookie Cam Ward off and took it in for six. From there, the Colts never looked back. It was 20-6 at the half, and by the time the final whistle blew, […]
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Laiatu Latu may have been overshadowed as a rookie by fellow first round pass rusher Jared Verse, but in Year 2 Latu has broken out in a big way. A refined technician with a deep bag of moves and counters, Latu continued to sharpen his craft this past offseason, and the results speak for themselves. […]
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The Colts are back in Indianapolis for their last “home” game for the next month (technically have a “home” game in Berlin, Germany; but fans will have to wait until late November to see their team in Lucas Oil Stadium again). In their 2nd divisional matchup of the season, they get a rematch against the […]
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The Colts are healing up from some recent injuries, for on Wednesday news broke of that starting slot receiver Josh Downs and backup Wide Receiver and Special Teams gunner/returner Ashton Dulin would practice after their 1 game absence versus the Chargers. However that wasn’t the only good news on the injury front, as potential starting […]
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When I started writing for Stampede Blue, I thought these film breakdowns would be a great opportunity to breakdown film in great detail. Both the positive and the negative plays. I never thought I’d be sitting here 7 weeks into the season feeling like I have to completely nitpick to find unsuccessful plays. Sure, this […]
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The Indianapolis Colts are 6-1. Read that sentence again. The Colts could be 7-0 if it weren’t for several bonehead plays against the Rams. Ok, let’s not focus on what could have been. Let’s focus on the here and now. Seven weeks in and the Colts hold the best record in all of football. Even […]
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Indianapolis, IN — Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen is widely regarded for his offensive prowess. A modern-day savant on the side of the ball who scores points, most associate Steichen with being a top-tier play-caller and a quarterback guru of sorts. He’s brought out the best of various quarterbacks during his time as an […]
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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. Indianapolis Colts fans’ optimism has to be nearly sky high right now, as the Horseshoe Faithful […]
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According to KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson, the Indianapolis Colts worked out six players on Tuesday: defensive ends Deslin Alexandre, Shaq Barrett, Seth Coleman, and Jasheen Davis, as well as linebackers D.J. Johnson and Benton Whitley: Obviously, it was a defensive end heavy group, with a pair of key rotational defensive linemen Samson Ebukam (knee) and Tyquan […]
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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 […]
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Let me start with a quick recap of last week’s confidence poll. We were nearly at 75% of voters either believing that the Colts were already the team to beat, or an acquisition away from being so. For the other 25%, “What are you waiting for?” I would gather that those who are holding out, […]
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Stock Up Daniel Jones Miss me with the game-manager tag, Daniel Jones is a legit franchise quarterback. He does everything within the Colts’ offense so well, hitting all parts of the field, and this time was finally accurate in the redzone, delivering a floater above a defensive linemen to MPJ to convert on 4th and […]
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No one, and I mean absolutely no one, realistically thought the Indianapolis Colts would be this good outside of anyone directly employed at their W. 56th Street complex or with some really Horseshoe blue tinted glasses. This isn’t just a good team that may sneak into an AFC wild card game anymore, with the right […]
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On Monday, the Indianapolis Colts announced that the team has resigned cornerback David Long Jr. back to the team’s practice squad. The Colts had an opening on their taxi-man team after starting cornerback Chavarius Ward was placed on injured reserve from the active 53-man roster, and veteran running back Ameer Abdullah was signed from their […]
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