2023 Indianapolis Colts season
OwnerJim Irsay
General managerChris Ballard
Head coachShane Steichen
Home fieldLucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record7–5
Division place2nd AFC South
Uniform

The 2023 season is the Indianapolis Colts' 71st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 40th in Indianapolis. It is also their seventh under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and the first under new head coach Shane Steichen. The Colts improved on their 4–12–1 record from the previous season after a Week 10 victory over the New England Patriots in Frankfurt. They will attempt to make the playoffs after a three-year absence, and end their 8-year AFC South title drought.

Draft

2023 Indianapolis Colts Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
14 Anthony RichardsonQBFlorida
235 Traded to Las Vegas
44 JuJu BrentsCBKansas StateFrom Atlanta
379 Josh DownsWRNorth CarolinaFrom Washington
4106 Blake FreelandOTBYU
110 Adetomiwa AdebaworeDTNorthwesternFrom Atlanta
5138 Darius RushCBSouth Carolina
141 Traded to Minnesota
158 Daniel ScottSCaliforniaFrom Minnesota
162 Will MalloryTEMiamiFrom Buffalo
176 Evan HullRBNorthwesternCompensatory pick; From Dallas
6211 Titus LeoOLBWagnerFrom Minnesota
7221 Jaylon JonesCBTexas A&M
236 Jake WittOTNorthern MichiganFrom Tampa Bay
2023 Undrafted Free Agents
PositionPlayerCollege
LBLiam AndersonHoly Cross
WRCody ChrestSam Houston
CBCole ColemanElon
GEmil Ekiyor Jr.Alabama
QBKyle VantreaseGeorgia Southern

Staff

Indianapolis Colts staff
Front office
  • Owner/CEO – Jim Irsay
  • Vice chairman/co-owner – Carlie Irsay-Gordon
  • Vice chairman/co-owner – Casey Foyt
  • Vice chairman/co-owner – Kalen Jackson
  • General manager – Chris Ballard
  • Assistant general manager – Ed Dodds
  • Director of player personnel – Kevin Rogers Jr.
  • Director of football administration – Mike Bluem
  • Chief personnel executive – Morocco Brown
  • Director of pro scouting – Jon Shaw
  • Director of college scouting – Matt Terpening
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Jamie Moore
  • Senior player personnel scout – Todd Vasvari
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Gus Bradley
  • Defensive line – Nate Ollie
  • Assistant defensive line – Matt Raich
  • Linebackers/run game coordinator – Richard Smith
  • Assistant linebackers – Cato June
  • Defensive backs – Ron Milus
  • Assistant defensive backs – Mike Mitchell
  • Defensive assistant – Payton McCollum
  • Defensive quality control - Brent Jackson
Special teams coaches
Support staff
  • Assistant to the head coach – T. J. Ingels
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of sports performance – Rusty Jones
  • Head strength and conditioning – Richard Howell
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Zane Fakes
  • Applied sports science/conditioning – Doug McKenney
  • Functional movement therapist/conditioning – Sam Khym

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Current roster

Indianapolis Colts roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated December 2, 2023

53 active, 10 inactive, 16 practice squad (+3 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Colts opened their 2023 preseason with a 23–19 loss to the Buffalo Bills on August 12, 2023. Anthony Richardson, the fourth overall selection in the 2023 NFL Draft, started the game, completing seven of his 12 passes for 67 yards while being intercepted once. He was also credited with two carries for seven yards. Three days later, Richardson was named the team's starter for the regular season by first-year head coach Shane Steichen.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 12 at Buffalo Bills L 19–23 0–1 Highmark Stadium Recap
2 August 19 Chicago Bears W 24–17 1–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
3 August 24 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–13 2–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars L 21–31 0–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 17 1:00 p.m. at Houston Texans W 31–20 1–1 NRG Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 24 1:00 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens W 22–19 (OT) 2–1 M&T Bank Stadium CBS Recap
4 October 1 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Rams L 23–29 (OT) 2–2 Lucas Oil Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 8 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans W 23–16 3–2 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
6 October 15 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–37 3–3 EverBank Stadium CBS Recap
7 October 22 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns L 38–39 3–4 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
8 October 29 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints L 27–38 3–5 Lucas Oil Stadium Fox Recap
9 November 5 4:05 p.m. at Carolina Panthers W 27–13 4–5 Bank of America Stadium CBS Recap
10 November 12 9:30 a.m. at New England Patriots W 10–6 5–5 Germany Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt) NFLN Recap
11 Bye
12 November 26 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27–20 6–5 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
13 December 3 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans W 31–28 (OT) 7–5 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
14 December 10 1:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium CBS
15 December 16 4:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Lucas Oil Stadium NFLN
16 December 24 1:00 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
17 December 31 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
18 TBD (January 6/7) TBD Houston Texans Lucas Oil Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for games in Weeks 16 and 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 1: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 7 31431
Colts 0 7 14021

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

With the loss, the Colts started their season at 0–1. The Colts have failed to win in Week 1 for the 10th straight season.

Week 2: at Houston Texans

Week 2: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 14 14 3031
Texans 7 3 01020

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 3: Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Colts 0 10 36322
Ravens 7 0 75019

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

With the upset victory over the Ravens, the Colts picked up their second win of the season, improving to 2-1.

Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 4: Los Angeles Rams at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Rams 14 6 30629
Colts 0 0 815023

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 65,337
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Despite the Colts' comeback that made the game go into overtime, it was not enough, as they lost to the Rams 29-26. With the loss, the Colts evened their record at 2-2.

Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 5: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 3 10016
Colts 7 3 7623

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Quarterback Anthony Richardson was placed on the injured reserve after he suffered an AC joint injury in this game, rendering him unable to play in the next four games at minimum.

Week 6: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 6: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 3 3 01420
Jaguars 0 21 10637

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,851
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Amanda Renner
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Colts had their ninth consecutive loss in Jacksonville.

Week 7: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week 7: Cleveland Browns at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 7 20 3939
Colts 14 7 71038

at NRG Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 8: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 8: New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 7 14 71038
Colts 7 13 0727

at NRG Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 9: at Carolina Panthers

Week 9: Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 20 0727
Panthers 0 3 7313

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Week 10: at New England Patriots

NFL Germany games

Week 10: Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 0 0310
Patriots 3 0 036

at Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany

Game information

Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 12: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 3 7 01020
Colts 10 7 3727

at NRG Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 64,407
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Amanda Renner
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 13: at Tennessee Titans

Week 13: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Colts 7 6 93631
Titans 10 7 26328

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 14: Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 000
Bengals 0 0 000

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Standings

Division

AFC South ()
Team W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Jacksonville Jaguars 8 3 0 .727 4–1 6–2 254 225 W2
Indianapolis Colts 7 5 0 .583 3–2 5–3 300 296 W4
Houston Texans 7 5 0 .583 1–2 4–3 281 249 W1
Tennessee Titans 4 8 0 .333 0–3 2–6 213 255 L1

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1] Miami Dolphins East 9 3 0 .750 3–1 6–2 .393 .303 W3
2[lower-alpha 1] Baltimore Ravens North 9 3 0 .750 3–2 6–3 .503 .477 W2
3 Jacksonville Jaguars South 8 3 0 .727 4–1 6–2 .553 .510 W2
4 Kansas City Chiefs West 8 4 0 .667 3–1 6–1 .545 .495 L1
Wild cards
5[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Pittsburgh Steelers North 7 5 0 .583 3–1 5–3 .531 .506 L1
6[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Cleveland Browns North 7 5 0 .583 3–2 5–3 .542 .524 L2
7[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] Indianapolis Colts South 7 5 0 .583 3–2 5–3 .465 .381 W4
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 5] Houston Texans South 7 5 0 .583 1–2 4–3 .493 .470 W1
9[lower-alpha 6] Denver Broncos West 6 6 0 .500 1–2 3–5 .510 .514 L1
10[lower-alpha 6] Buffalo Bills East 6 6 0 .500 2–2 3–5 .462 .425 L1
11 Cincinnati Bengals North 5 6 0 .455 0–4 1–6 .549 .492 L3
12[lower-alpha 7] Los Angeles Chargers West 5 7 0 .417 1–1 3–4 .521 .350 W1
13[lower-alpha 7] Las Vegas Raiders West 5 7 0 .417 1–2 3–5 .486 .367 L2
14[lower-alpha 8] New York Jets East 4 8 0 .333 1–3 2–6 .528 .542 L5
15[lower-alpha 8] Tennessee Titans South 4 8 0 .333 0–3 2–6 .507 .362 L1
16 New England Patriots East 2 10 0 .167 2–2 2–5 .531 .417 L5
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9]
  1. 1 2 Miami wins tie break over Baltimore based on conference record.
  2. 1 2 Pittsburgh wins tie break over Indianapolis based on common record. Division tie breaks were initially used to eliminate Cleveland and Houston (see below).
  3. 1 2 Pittsburgh wins tie break over Cleveland based on division record.
  4. 1 2 Cleveland wins tie break over Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Houston (see below).
  5. 1 2 Indianapolis wins tie break over Houston based on head-to-head victory.
  6. 1 2 Denver wins tie break over Buffalo based on head-to-head victory.
  7. 1 2 LA Chargers wins tie break over Las Vegas based on head-to-head victory.
  8. 1 2 NY Jets wins tie break over Tennessee based on strength of victory.
  9. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

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