2024 Indianapolis Colts season
2024 Indianapolis Colts season | |
---|---|
Owner | Jim Irsay |
General manager | Chris Ballard |
Head coach | Shane Steichen |
Home field | Lucas Oil Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 5–6 |
Division place | 2nd AFC South |
Uniform | |
The 2024 season is the Indianapolis Colts' 72nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 41st in Indianapolis. It will also be their eighth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and the second under head coach Shane Steichen. They will attempt to improve on their 9–8 record from last year, make the playoffs after a three-year absence, and end their nine-year AFC South title drought.
Draft
[edit]Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 15 | Laiatu Latu | DE | UCLA | |
2 | 46 | Traded to Carolina Panthers[A] | |||
52 | Adonai Mitchell | WR | Texas | from LA Rams via Carolina[A] | |
3 | 79 | Matt Goncalves | OT | Pittsburgh | from Jacksonville via Arizona[B] |
82 | Traded to Arizona Cardinals[B] | ||||
4 | 117 | Tanor Bortolini | C | Wisconsin | |
5 | 142 | Anthony Gould | WR | Oregon State | from Tennessee via Carolina[A] |
151 | Jaylon Carlies | LB | Missouri | ||
155 | Traded to Philadelphia Eagles[C] | from Pittsburgh via Carolina[A] | |||
164 | Jaylin Simpson | S | Auburn | from Detroit via Philadelphia[C] | |
6 | 191 | Traded to Arizona Cardinals[B] | |||
201 | Micah Abraham | CB | Marshall | from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia[C] | |
7 | 234 | Jonah Laulu | DT | Oklahoma |
Draft Notes[1]
- ^ a b c d The Colts traded a 2024 second-round pick (No. 46 overall) to the Panthers in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick (No. 52 overall) and a pair of 2024 fifth-round picks (Nos. 142 and 155 overall).
- ^ a b c The Colts traded a 2024 third-round pick (No. 82 overall) and a 2024 sixth-round pick (No. 191 overall) to the Cardinals in exchange for a 2024 third-round pick (No. 79 overall).
- ^ a b c The Colts traded a 2024 fifth-round pick (No. 155 overall) to the Eagles in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick (No. 164 overall) and a 2024 sixth-round pick (No. 201 overall).
Trades not cited occurred prior to the 2024 NFL Draft.
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Jason Bean | QB/WR | Kansas | [2] |
Trent Pennix | RB | NC State | |
Spencer Shrader | K | Notre Dame | |
Kedon Slovis | QB | BYU | |
Dalton Tucker | G | Marshall | |
Xavier White | WR | Texas Tech | |
Craig Young | LB | Kansas | |
Clay Fields III | CB | Chattanooga | [3] |
Derek Slywka | WR | Ithaca |
Staff
[edit]
|
|
Current roster
[edit]Preseason
[edit]The Colts' preseason opponents and preliminary schedule will be announced on May 15, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | August 11 | Denver Broncos | L 30–34 | 0–1 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 17 | Arizona Cardinals | W 21–13 | 1–1 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 22 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–14 | 2–1 | Paycor Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Houston Texans | L 27–29 | 0–1 | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS | Recap |
2 | September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at Green Bay Packers | L 10–16 | 0–2 | Lambeau Field | Fox | Recap |
3 | September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Chicago Bears | W 21–16 | 1–2 | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS | Recap |
4 | September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–24 | 2–2 | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS | Recap |
5 | October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 34–37 | 2–3 | EverBank Stadium | CBS | Recap |
6 | October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Titans | W 20–17 | 3–3 | Nissan Stadium | CBS | Recap |
7 | October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami Dolphins | W 16–10 | 4–3 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Fox | Recap |
8 | October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Houston Texans | L 20–23 | 4–4 | NRG Stadium | CBS | Recap |
9 | November 3 | 8:20 p.m. | at Minnesota Vikings | L 13–21 | 4–5 | U.S. Bank Stadium | NBC | Recap |
10 | November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Buffalo Bills | L 20–30 | 4–6 | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS | Recap |
11 | November 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at New York Jets | W 28–27 | 5–6 | MetLife Stadium | CBS | Recap |
12 | November 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Detroit Lions | Lucas Oil Stadium | Fox | |||
13 | December 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | CBS | |||
14 | Bye | |||||||
15 | December 15 | 4:25 p.m. | at Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | CBS | |||
16 | December 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee Titans | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS | |||
17 | December 28/29 | TBD | at New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | TBD | |||
18 | January 4/5 | TBD | Jacksonville Jaguars | Lucas Oil Stadium | TBD |
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times for games in Weeks 15 and 16 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized at a later date.
- The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries
[edit]Week 1: vs. Houston Texans
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texans | 6 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 29 |
Colts | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 27 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Mostly sunny, 63 °F (17 °C) (retractable roof open)
- Game attendance: 65,306
- Referee: John Hussey
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J Ross
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
With the loss, the Colts have now gone 11 consecutive seasons without a Week 1 victory. Their most recent opening-week victory came in 2013.
Week 2: at Green Bay Packers
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Packers | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
- Game attendance: 77,827
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
Colts | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 66,624
- Referee: Adrian Hill
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J Ross
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steelers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Colts | 14 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 66,376
- Referee: Land Clark
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Week 5: at Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 34 |
Jaguars | 0 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 37 |
at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Rain, 74 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 60,214
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
With the loss, the Colts have now gone 10 consecutive seasons without winning at Jacksonville. Their most recent win at Jackonsville came in 2014.
Week 6: at Tennessee Titans
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Titans | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 64,302
- Referee: Brad Rogers
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Week 7: vs. Miami Dolphins
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dolphins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Colts | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 66,299
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Week 8: at Houston Texans
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Texans | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 71,380
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber and A.J Ross
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
Vikings | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: November 3
- Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST/7:20 p.m. CST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 66,954
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bills | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 30 |
Colts | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Partly sunny, 63 °F (17 °C) (retractable roof open)
- Game attendance: 66,474
- Referee: Scott Novak
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J Ross
- Recap, Game Book
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Week 11: at New York Jets
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colts | 3 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 28 |
Jets | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Week 12: vs. Detroit Lions
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Megan Olivi
- Preview
Standings
[edit]Division
[edit]AFC South | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Houston Texans | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 258 | 236 | W1 |
Indianapolis Colts | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 236 | 250 | W1 |
Tennessee Titans | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 170 | 263 | L2 |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 208 | 316 | L4 |
Conference
[edit]Seed | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 3–0 | 5–1 | .509 | .474 | L1 |
2 | Buffalo Bills | East | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 3–0 | 7–2 | .470 | .430 | W6 |
3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 1–1 | 5–2 | .436 | .471 | L1 |
4 | Houston Texans | South | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 3–0 | 5–1 | .500 | .413 | W1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 2–1 | 5–2 | .448 | .324 | W4 |
6 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 2–2 | 4–4 | .504 | .493 | L1 |
7 | Denver Broncos | West | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 1–2 | 2–4 | .509 | .349 | W1 |
In the hunt | |||||||||||
8 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 1–3 | 4–4 | .526 | .404 | W1 |
9 | Miami Dolphins | East | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 1–2 | 3–4 | .457 | .286 | W2 |
10 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 1–2 | 2–5 | .504 | .244 | L2 |
11[a] | Cleveland Browns | North | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 2–1 | 3–3 | .466 | .515 | W1 |
12[a][b] | New York Jets | East | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1–2 | 3–5 | .530 | .375 | L2 |
13[b] | New England Patriots | East | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1–2 | 2–5 | .383 | .344 | L1 |
14[c] | Tennessee Titans | South | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0–1 | 2–4 | .567 | .333 | L2 |
15[c] | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0–3 | 2–6 | .533 | .455 | L6 |
16 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1–1 | 2–4 | .583 | .364 | L4 |
Tiebreakers[d] | |||||||||||
|
References
[edit]- ^ Stankevitz, JJ (2024-04-28). "2024 Colts NFL Draft Tracker". Colts.com. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "Colts sign 7 undrafted free agents". Colts.com. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Stankevitz, JJ (June 6, 2024). "Colts sign CB Clay Fields III, WR Derek Slywka; waive C Jack Anderson; place S Daniel Scott on injured reserve". Colts.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.