8-4 after an ugly loss, where the defense seemed to be the only ones that wanted the Colts to win, including the refs. Opposing teams seemed to have figured out the Colts’ offense, rendering it useless in three of the past four games, and the playoffs seem to be slipping once again from the grasps of this franchise that just cannot seem to close out winning seasons.

MVP of the Game: Lou Anarumo

Even despite losing his No. 1 cornerback on the first drive of the game, and still not having the most important player on this defense...

Well, this one isn’t fun. The Indianapolis Colts are fading fast and are now headed to the one place in the NFL they simply can’t win. The Colts haven’t won in Jacksonville since 2014, and this looking like less and less of the year they get the job done. The Jaguars are on the climb while the Colts are on the decline. They are now like two ships passing in the night in the standings as the Jaguars have taken over the AFC South lead. The Colts can take it right back with a huge road win. FanDuel Sportsbook sees...

According to Jordan Schultz, Colts’ All-Pro cornerback and recent acquisition Sauce Gardner has avoided a much dreaded Achilles tear and suffered a mild calf strain, which should sideline him at least a couple of weeks. Gardner suffered the injury early in the first quarter, and it being a non-contact injury to such a sensible area promptly raised plenty of concern along the fanbase that the star cornerback suffered a long-term injury. It depends on how the Colts want to treat the injury, but most likely Gardner will miss next week against the Jaguars, and then the Seahawks and 49ers games...

Perhaps it’s being jaded from recent late season franchise collapses, but the Indianapolis Colts continue to fade at the wrong time—having now lost 3 of their last 4 games with a 20-16 home loss on Sunday to the Houston Texans.

The Colts are now tied atop the AFC South with the suddenly surging Jacksonville Jaguars, who have won three straight, and still have to play them twice to end the season, as well as Houston on the road one more time.

Here are a few of my quick takeaways:

• The Texans’ elite defense was as good as advertised, limiting...

The Indianapolis Colts let an early lead in the AFC South standings slip away in Week 13, falling 20-16 to the Houston Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Colts left points on the board in a loss littered with missed opportunities, featuring two turnovers on downs deep inside Texans territory, plus a puzzling punt late in the first half that Colts head coach Shane Steichen surely wants back. Then there is the inevitable kicking issue that proved costly in a damaging divisional loss.

Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud threw for 276 passing yards, steering two long second-half scoring drives to firmly...

The entire AFC South played each other on Sunday it it rocked the standings in the division. The Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Tennessee Titans. The Jaguars take the record vs common opponents tiebreaker and the lead in the division by a slim margin.

We will keep updating.

AFC South standings after Week 13

The Houston Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts while the Jacksonville Jaguars beat the Titans, so it was an All AFC South weekend. And it shook up the standings. The Jaguars nip the Colts in record vs common opponents....

Indianapolis Colts starting cornerback Sauce Gardner has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s home game against the Houston Texans after suffering a calf injury:

Gardner suffered the non-contact injury early in the first quarter and was seen gingerly leaving the field with the help of the Colts training staff and was supported to the locker room.

While he was initially listed as ‘questionable,’ Gardner was quickly downgraded to out and was later seen in street clothes in a walking boot along the Colts sidelines, which assuredly meant his day was done prematurely.

After recently being acquired at...

The Indianapolis Colts are at home to take on the Houston Texans in week 13 of the 2025 season, kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. EST.

A week off of a loss to the Chiefs in Kansas City, our Colts host the Texans in the biggest AFC South matchup of the year so far. Last week saw the Colts control the game for more than three quarters only to give the game away in the fourth. The defense played well but the offense sputtered, a near polar opposite from earlier in the season. We did find out that Daniel Jones is...

The Indianapolis Colts announced their inactives for Week 13 at home against the Houston Texans, with no real surprises listed below.

However, it looks as though veteran defensive tackle Chris Wormley was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster on Saturday at the expense of Eric Johnson II’s availability in this one:

Otherwise, the five player group of cornerback Johnathan Edwards, running back D.J. Giddens, safety Reuben Lowery III, tight end Will Mallory, and offensive tackle Luke Tenuta remain inactive for a consecutive week.

It’s worth noting that Tyler Warren is not listed here, while Mallory is—meaning that...

The Indianapolis Colts (8-3) host the Houston Texans (6-5) for Week 13 at 1 PM EST in a critical divisional clash that could have major playoff implications down the season’s final stretch run—as well as potential AFC South bragging rights when it’s all said and done.

Having lost two of their last three games, Indianapolis is looking to get back on track.

With head coach Shane Steichen calling plays, Indianapolis still leads the league in scoring, averaging 31.0 points per game, while their defense remains a top 10 NFL unit, surrendering the 9th fewest points at 20.8 avg. ppg under...

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Indianapolis Colts rookie tight end Tyler Warren is expected to play on Sunday at home against the Houston Texans—and is reportedly “good to go”:

The Colts rookie tight end received a new ‘questionable’ injury designation on Saturday with a freshly listed illness, but all indications are currently that’ll be able to lace them up in a critical divisional game.

Indianapolis currently sits atop the AFC South at 8-3, but still has the entire season series against the Houston Texans (6-5) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (7-4) down the season’s final stretch run respectively.

As this...

The Indianapolis Colts announced on Saturday that the team has promoted veteran defensive tackle Chris Wormley from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of Sunday’s home game against the Houston Texans.

Regarding Wormley, who was signed to the Colts practice squad a few weeks ago:

Originally a 2017 3rd round pick of the Ravens, the 6’5”, 300 pound Wormley has 150 tackles (82 solo), 11.0 sacks, 10 passes defensed, 2 forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery during 87 career games (31 starts)—having also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers.

He most recently played...