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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6-1. Perhaps the most important win of the season because of everything involved. Colts missing several starters, playing away from home against a conference rival, and getting the tie-breaker over a potential playoff rival. Not only the fact that the team won, but how that win came, with the offense playing the best game I […]
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Indianapolis, IN — The current Indianapolis Colts offense isn’t just a drastic change from that of yesteryear, nor is it solely the best from the Chris Ballard era. Head coach Shane Steichen’s offense has evolved overnight into becoming appointment viewing for football fans far and wide. Despite a dominant start out of the gate, brakes […]
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The last time the Indianapolis Colts boarded a plane headed home from Los Angeles they did so with a bad taste in their mouths. Unforced errors and stupid mistakes cost them a game they should have won. Redemption was near as the Colts traveled back to Hollywood to take on the Chargers just a few […]
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The Indianapolis Colts head back to Indiana off a huge road win against the Los Angeles Chargers. The game got tighter at times but the Colts were never truly in danger as they handled their business in an extremely impressive fashion. The Colts now return home for their last true home game before the bye […]
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The Indianapolis Colts are no strangers to running back Jonathan Taylor’s superstardom, yet somehow, he has once again exceeded expectations. It wasn’t long ago that Taylor burst onto the scene with an OPOY-caliber season in just his second season. Nowadays, he’s replicating his career-best season, and then some. The NFL’s Most Valuable Player of the […]
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The Indianapolis Colts never trailed and delivered a statement road win to improve to 6-1 Sunday, overpowering the Los Angeles Chargers 38–24 at SoFi Stadium. The NFL’s most electric offense steamrolled through another AFC opponent behind a balanced showcase that featured three rushing touchdowns from running back Jonathan Taylor for the third time this season […]
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The Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Chargers battled for AFC supremacy on Sunday and the Colts demolished their West Coast counterparts. Indianapolis is for real and they are the last one-loss team in the AFC. No doubt. The New England Patriots won to stay in second place while the Denver Broncos used a massive fourth […]
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The Indianapolis Colts are on the road to take on the Los Angeles Chargers in week 7 of the 2025 season, kickoff is at 4:05 p.m. EST. Last week our Colts squeaked by a Cardinals team that was led by Jacoby Brissett. Losing Mooney Ward before the game severely limited the secondary and Brissett seized the opportunity […]
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The Indianapolis Colts announced that the following players are inactive for Week 7’s road game against the Los Angeles Chargers (4:05 PM EST): The real discouraging news came earlier in this weekend when cornerback Charvarius Ward (concussion) was placed on injured reserve after suffering his second concussion of the season during pre-game warmups after colliding […]
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The Indianapolis Colts (5-1) travel to SoFi Stadium for the second time this 2025 regular season. Only this time around, Indianapolis will take on the AFC West leading Los Angeles Chargers (4-2)(-2.5) under their current head coach ‘Captain Comeback’ Jim Harbaugh, who of course, is in the Colts Ring of Honor and led his former […]
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As the leaves change color and Spirit Halloweens pop up, the midway point of the NFL season is fast approaching. By now nearly a quarter of the league’s fans are longing for the spring after starting the season with 2 or less wins, when hope can be renewed with the offseason’s changes. Most are looking […]
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The Indianapolis Colts announced that top outside starting cornerback Charvarius Ward has been placed on injured reserve, as he suffered his second concussion of the season during pre-game warmups last weekend. Ward shockingly collided during warmups with teammate Drew Ogletree in what was another freak pre-game accident and was ruled out of last weekend’s win […]
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According to the league wire, recently waived-injured Indianapolis Colts linebacker Joe Bachie has been signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad, after working out for the AFC South rival earlier this week. During 5 starts for the Colts earlier this season, Bachie recorded 26 tackles (11 solo) and a pass defensed, but largely struggled in […]
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According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, Indianapolis Colts veteran defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo could be a top candidate for the Tennessee Titans head coaching vacancy this offseason: The Titans recently made national headlines again—but for the wrong reasons, after firing head coach Brian Callahan earlier this week, who compiled a 4-19 overall record during his […]
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Indianapolis, IN — Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen revealed to local media following Friday’s practice that longtime Colts cornerback Kenny Moore II (Achilles) will indeed play on Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers. Moore II’s only logged two limited practices between his injury and today’s media availability; therefore, it’s fair to wonder just how […]
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