2023 Indianapolis Colts season

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Lua error in Module:Infobox at line 235: malformed pattern (missing ']'). The 2023 season is the Indianapolis Colts' 71st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 40th in Indianapolis. It is also be their seventh under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and the first under new head coach Shane Steichen. They will attempt to improve on their 4–12–1 record from the previous season, make the playoffs after a two-year absence, and end their 8-year AFC South title drought.

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Draft

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Main article: 2023 NFL Draft
2023 Indianapolis Colts Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 4 Anthony Richardson QB Florida
2 35 Traded to Las Vegas
44 Julius Brents CB Kansas State From Atlanta
3 79 Josh Downs WR North Carolina From Washington
4 106 Blake Freeland OT BYU
110 Adetomiwa Adebawore DT Northwestern From Atlanta
5 138 Darius Rush CB South Carolina
141 Traded to Minnesota
158 Daniel Scott S California From Minnesota
162 Will Mallory TE Miami From Buffalo
176 Evan Hull RB Northwestern Compensatory pick; From Dallas
6 211 Titus Leo OLB Wagner From Minnesota
7 221 Jaylon Jones CB Texas A&M
236 Jake Witt OT Northern Michigan From Tampa Bay
2023 Undrafted Free Agents
Position Player College
LB Liam Anderson Holy Cross
WR Cody Chrest Sam Houston
CB Cole Coleman Elon
G Emil Ekiyor Jr. Alabama
QB Kyle Vantrease Georgia Southern

Staff

Indianapolis Colts staff
Front Office
Head Coach
Offensive Coaches
  
Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
  • Strength and Conditioning – Vacant
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Richard Howell

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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


Rookies in italics
Roster updated September 19, 2023
Depth Chart • Transactions
53 Active, 10 Inactive, 16 Practice Squad

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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 M&T Bank Stadium CBS
4 October 1 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Rams Lucas Oil Stadium Fox
5 October 8 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
6 October 15 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Stadium CBS
7 October 22 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
8 October 29 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Saints Lucas Oil Stadium Fox
9 November 5 4:05 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium CBS
10 November 12 9:30 a.m. at New England Patriots Germany Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt) NFLN
11 Bye
12 November 26 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
13 December 3 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS
14 December 10 1:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium CBS
15 TBD (December 16/17/18) TBD Pittsburgh Steelers Lucas Oil Stadium TBD
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 from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 15 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

Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 1: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 7 3 14 31
Colts 0 7 14 0 21

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • IND – Anthony Richardson 2-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 14:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:21.
  • JAX – Zay Jones 18-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Brandon McManus kick), 4:56. Jaguars 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:55.

Third quarter

  • IND – Michael Pittman Jr. 39-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Matt Gay kick), 11:25. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:35.
  • JAX – Brandon McManus 45-yard field goal, 8:31. Jaguars 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:54.
  • IND – DeForest Buckner 26–yard fumble return (Matt Gay kick), 2:27. Colts 21–17.

Fourth quarter

  • JAX – Tank Bigsby 1-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 5:14. Jaguars 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:32.
  • JAX – Travis Etienne 26-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 4:08. Raiders 31–21. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:52.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • JAX – Travis Etienne – 18 rushes, 77 yards, TD
  • IND – Anthony Richardson – 10 rushes, 40 yards, TD

Top receivers

Week 2: at Houston Texans

Week 2: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Colts 14 14 3 0 31
Texans 7 3 0 10 20

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

First quarter

  • IND – Anthony Richardson 18-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 10:44. Colts 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:16.
  • IND – Anthony Richardson 15-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 9:13. Colts 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 15 yards, 0:05.
  • HOU – Nico Collins 8-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 3:14. Colts 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:59.

Second quarter

  • IND – Zack Moss 11-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 9:43. Colts 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:02.
  • HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 29-yard field goal, 4:25. Colts 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 5:18.
  • IND – Kylen Granson 4-yard pass from Gardner Minshew (Matt Gay kick), 0:10. Colts 28–10. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:15.

Third quarter

  • IND – Matt Gay 42-yard field goal, 5:50. Colts 31–10. Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 3:18.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 36-yard field goal, 13:24. Colts 31–13. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 7:26.
  • HOU – Tank Dell 23-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 9:48. Colts 31–20. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:41.

Top passers

  • IND – Gardner Minshew – 19/23, 171 yards, TD
  • HOU – C. J. Stroud – 30/47, 384 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • IND – Zack Moss – 18 rushes, 88 yards, TD
  • HOU – Dameon Pierce – 15 rushes, 31 yards

Top receivers

  • IND – Michael Pittman Jr. – 8 receptions, 56 yards
  • HOU – Nico Collins – 7 receptions, 146 yards, TD

Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 3: Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Colts 0 0 0 0 0
Ravens 0 0 0 0 0

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Standings

Division

AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Houston Texans 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
Indianapolis Colts 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
Jacksonville Jaguars 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0
Tennessee Titans 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 0 0

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
2 New England Patriots East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
3 Houston Texans South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
4 Baltimore Ravens North 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
Wild Cards
5 Los Angeles Chargers West 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
6 Indianapolis Colts South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
In the hunt
8 Tennessee Titans South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
9 Cleveland Browns North 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
10 Miami Dolphins East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
11 Denver Broncos West 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
12 Cincinnati Bengals North 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
13 Buffalo Bills East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
14 Jacksonville Jaguars South 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
15 New York Jets East 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
16 Las Vegas Raiders West 0 0 0 – 0–0 0–0 .000 .000
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 1]
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Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References

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