Indianapolis Colts

Updated Tue, Oct 13 · 6:05 PM CT

2–3, 2nd in the AFC South; offense middle of the league, defense bottom 10.

The Colts are 2–3 in 2026, 1–0 against the AFC South.

By opponent-adjusted EPA per play the Colts' offense ranks 19th (−0.03) and their defense 26th (+0.06 allowed); 25th of 32 by net (−0.09).

Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it Tue, Oct 13 · 11:56 AM CT.

Next game

vs Tennessee Titans

Week 6 · Sun, Oct 18 · 12:00 PM CT on Fox

Our call: Colts Strong

5 of 5 models favor the Colts. On average the models have the Colts by 7.7 points, a 74% win chance.

Every model, the quarterbacks and the matchup →

TV listings: ESPN

Latest news

Colts Reunite With LB Germaine Pratt
Veteran linebacker Germaine Pratt joined the Colts last October and wound up starting in all 12 appearances with the club. Pratt became a free agent this past March and went without a deal for seven months, but he is now returning to Indianapolis, Tom Pelissero of The Ringer…

ProFootballRumors · Tue, Oct 13 · 1:41 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Colts Place DE Arden Key On IR
Colts defensive end Arden Key is going to miss extended time as a result of the hamstring injury he suffered in a 30-13 win over the Commanders in Week 4. The Colts placed Key on IR on Saturday, per a team announcement.

ProFootballRumors · Sat, Oct 10 · 1:37 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Colts Interested In Marvin Harrison Jr.?
One of the greatest players in Colts history, Marvin Harrison submitted a dominant career en route to All-Decade honors for the 2000s and the Hall of Fame. The longtime Peyton Manning target played all 13 seasons of his career in Indianapolis.

ProFootballRumors · Thu, Oct 8 · 10:44 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Colts Add DE Carl Lawson To P-Squad
Battling a couple of injuries at defensive end, the Colts are adding veteran Carl Lawson, Jordan Schultz reports. Lawson will join the Colts’ practice squad.

ProFootballRumors · Wed, Oct 7 · 8:23 AM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors

Headlines and a line or two from each outlet's own feed, linked to the original; the stories are theirs, not ours. League-wide news →

AFC South

Team	Record	In the division
Jacksonville Jaguars	4–1	0–0
Indianapolis Colts	2–3	1–0
Houston Texans	1–4	1–1
Tennessee Titans	0–5	0–1

By winning percentage (a tie counts half), then the NFL's division tiebreakers as our standings apply them.

Full standings and playoff picture →

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result	Our call
Week 1Sun, Sep 13 · CBS	vs Ravens	L 23–41	Ravens Toss-up · ✓	Game page
Week 2Sun, Sep 20 · NBC	at Chiefs	L 30–33 (OT)	Chiefs Lean · ✓	Game page
Week 3Sun, Sep 27 · CBS	vs Texans	W 19–17	Colts Toss-up · ✓	Game page
Week 4Sun, Oct 4 · NFL Network	vs Commandersneutral site	W 30–13	Colts Toss-up · ✓	Game page
Week 5Sun, Oct 11 · CBS	at Steelers	L 22–34	Steelers Toss-up · ✓	Game page
Week 6Sun, Oct 18 · Fox	vs Titans	—	Colts Strong	Game page
Week 7Sun, Oct 25 · CBS	at Vikings	—	Vikings Lean	Game page
Week 8Sun, Nov 1 · CBS	at Jaguars	—	Jaguars Strong	Game page
Week 9Sun, Nov 8 · Fox	vs Cowboys	—	Colts Toss-up	Game page
Week 10Sun, Nov 15 · CBS	vs Dolphins	—	Colts Lean	Game page
Week 11Thu, Nov 19 · Prime Video	at Texans	—	Texans Toss-up	Game page
Week 12Sun, Nov 29 · Fox	vs Giants	—	Colts Lean	Game page
Week 13	Bye
Week 14Sun, Dec 13 · Fox	at Eagles	—	Eagles Toss-up	Game page
Week 15Sun, Dec 20 · CBS	at Titans	—	Colts Lean	Game page
Week 16Sun, Dec 27	vs Bengals	—	Bengals Toss-up	Game page
Week 17Sun, Jan 3 · Fox	at Browns	—	Colts Toss-up	Game page
Week 18Sun, Jan 10	vs Jaguars	—	Jaguars Lean	Game page

Our call is the team the consensus of our models favored before kickoff, never changed after it; ✓ when that team won, ✗ when it lost. Each game page shows every model.

TV listings: ESPN

Player stats

Daniel Jones 1,021 passing yards, Jonathan Taylor 398 rushing yards, Josh Downs 249 receiving yards

2026 regular season through Week 5, from nflverse's player stats: the Colts players above the leaders page's marks per team game.

Quarterbacks

Indianapolis Colts, Quarterbacks
Player	Yardspassing	Attempts	Completedof attempts	TD	INT	EPAper dropback
Daniel JonesQB	1,021	176	61%	3	4	−0.13

Running backs

Indianapolis Colts, Running backs
Player	Yardsrushing	Carries	Yardsper carry	TDrushing	Targets	Share ofteam targets
Jonathan TaylorRB	398	101	3.9	6	19	11%

Wide receivers

Indianapolis Colts, Wide receivers
Player	Yardsreceiving	Catches	Targets	Share ofteam targets	Air yards	TD
Josh DownsWR	249	20	34	20%	376	0
Laquon TreadwellWR	157	11	19	11%	248	0
Keenan AllenWR	145	18	29	17%	188	1

Tight ends

Indianapolis Colts, Tight ends
Player	Yardsreceiving	Catches	Targets	Share ofteam targets	Air yards	TD
Tyler WarrenTE	213	30	36	22%	145	2

Defense

Indianapolis Colts, Defense
Player	Tackles	For loss	Sacks	Passesdefended	Fumblesforced
Akeem Davis-GaitherLB	44	2	0	1	0
Justin WalleyCB	28	1	1	3	1
DeForest BucknerDT	24	4	4	2	0
Camryn BynumSAF	22	0	0	1	0
A.J. HaulcySAF	21	0	0	2	0
Bryce BoettcherLB	21	0	0	0	0
Charvarius WardCB	17	0	0	4	0
Grover StewartDT	17	2	0.5	1	0
Sauce GardnerCB	16	0	0	4	0
Laiatu LatuDE	15	0	1	2	0

Top 10 by tackles.

Kickers

Indianapolis Colts, Kickers
Player	FG made	FG tried	Longestyards	Extra pointsmade	Extra pointstried
Spencer ShraderK	16	16	58	10	11

Every team's leaders →

Offense

19th in EPA per play; passing 30th, rushing 1st

Opponent-adjusted, from nflverse play-by-play, 2026 regular season to date; league rank of 32 beside each.

	Colts	Rank
Offense, EPA per play	−0.03	19th
Offense, success rate	43%	16th
Passing offense, EPA per dropback	−0.10	30th
Rushing offense, EPA per run	+0.09	1st

Every team's efficiency →

Defense

26th in EPA per play allowed; passing 22nd, rushing 31st

What the defense allowed, opponent-adjusted, 2026 regular season to date; 1st allowed the least. Net is offense minus defense.

	Colts	Rank
Defense, EPA per play allowed	+0.06	26th
Defense, success rate allowed	44%	18th
Pass defense, EPA per dropback allowed	+0.09	22nd
Run defense, EPA per run allowed	+0.01	31st
Net EPA per play (offense minus defense)	−0.09	25th

Every team's efficiency →

Injuries

4 out, 3 questionable, 1 more on the practice report

Week 5 report (last filed); Week 6 not filed yet

The official injury report, as of Tue, Oct 13 · 9:57 AM CT: players with a game status or a missed or limited practice.

Ashton Dulin WR · Hamstring · practice: Did not practiceOut
Will Mallory TE · Thumb · practice: FullOut
Arden Key DE · Hamstring · practice: Did not practiceOut
Jaylon Carlies LB · Ribs · practice: Did not practiceOut
Darius Slayton WR · Knee · practice: LimitedQuestionable
Keenan Allen WR · Not injury related - resting player · practice: FullQuestionable
Charvarius Ward CB · Not injury related - resting player · practice: FullQuestionable
DeForest Buckner DT · practice: Did not practice—

Full league injury report →

Our record on Colts games

Our call had the winner in 5 of 5

Our call had the winner in 5 of 5 Colts games (100%).

Model	Games	Winner right	Rate	Average miss
Consensus (our call)	5	5 of 5	100%	9.5
Our model Experimental	5	4 of 5	80%	9.6
Elo	5	3 of 4	75%	10.0
SRS	5	4 of 5	80%	9.7
ESPN FPI	5	3 of 5	60%	10.1
Record	5	3 of 5	60%	—

Winner right: games where the model favored the team that won (a tie counts half). Average miss: points between the model's margin and the final margin. Weeks 1–4 reconstructed: worked out afterwards from data before each week. Every game, every team →

Playoff chances

Outside looking in: the Colts reach the playoffs in 21% of our 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season and win the AFC South in 7%; their average finish is 8–9.

Playoffs 21%Win the AFC South 7%No. 1 seed <1%Average finish 8–9

In the race for the 2027 draft: the Colts get the #1 pick in <1% of the simulations and a top-5 pick in 6%. Draft order →

After Week 5's games; simulated Tue, Oct 13 · 6:05 PM CT. The rest of the season is played out 20,000 times, each game with our call's win chance; the NFL's tiebreakers are applied in simplified form (no points or touchdown steps). How the simulation works →