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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 and JT on this one, but it was nice to watch the young receivers step up. Is it insane to suggest giving MPJ’s money to Pierce?

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Latu’s breakout season has been quiet because the Colts’ defense has not been good...

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 the QB3 against Seattle, in order to create a spot for activated veteran starting defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, coming off injured reserve.

It was a little bit surprising that the Colts didn’t elect to carry Rypien and declare him inactive—as a possibility as the emergency...

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 can be seen on ESPN beginning at 6:30 PM EST.

The NFL’s recently revamped ‘All-Star Game’ includes a skills competition and a 7 v. 7 flag football game.

While both running back Jonathan Taylor and offensive guard Quenton Nelson have been named to the Pro...

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 charts throughout the season. Commentary will be brief but feel free to let me know in the comments that stats aren’t everything. (click charts for larger view)

On Monday Night Football, Philip Rivers gave us a look at a time...

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 two starts, it’s through no fault of the surprisingly unretired longtime veteran starting quarterback’s play—particularly this past Monday Night.

On primetime, Rivers was arguably one of the Colts best players, completing 23 of 35 pass attempts for 277 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, and an...

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 blockbuster for 2x First-Team All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner from the New York Jets, who many considered the ‘missing championship piece’ to a revamped defense.

Since then Indianapolis has lost 5 straight games, now sitting at 8-7 and their playoff hopes clinging by a thread, as...

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 next year.

MVP of the Game: Philip Rivers / Alec Pierce

What a game from Philip Rivers. I never expected him to come in and be as competent as he was, and against the Niners he was actually good. The What if he...

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 Pierce’s emergence.

Blossoming from a one-trick pony to a legitimate deep threat set the floor for Pierce as an NFL wideout, but his emergence in a contract year has resulted in him becoming one of the league’s most underrated players at the position.

Heading into...

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 starters in the league’s annual showcase. Both players were voted in by a combination of fans, coaches and players, underscoring their continued status as elite performers at their respective positions.

Taylor earned his third Pro Bowl selection after having one of the most productive seasons of his six-year career. The Colts’ workhorse leads the NFL with 19 total touchdowns...

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 rate, and the Colts found the endzone three times. Scoring 27-points with a 44-year old quarterback who hasn’t been on the roster a full two weeks is highly impressive. It was the defense that completely sagged under the pressure. One might be tempted to believe...

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 with a loss by the Texans, leaves them in a week eighteen showdown. Lose and the season is over. FanDuel Sportsbook is laying the Colts as sizeable underdogs with a +6.5-spread.

The money line starts at +265 while the over/under comes in at 47.5.

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The tightrope finally snapped inside Lucas Oil Stadium on primetime 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 at one point the league’s most explosive offensive unit entering the Week 11 BYE, has turned into a miserable five-game drought. It was a sobering reminder of the annual collapse around this time of year that leaves playoff dreams dangling by a thread.

The Colts loss guaranteed playoff berths by the Bills, Chargers and Jaguars, which reduces the...