2023 Indianapolis Colts season

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2023 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner Jim Irsay
General manager Chris Ballard
Head coach Shane Steichen
Home field Lucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record9–8
Division place3rd AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers G Quenton Nelson
C Ryan Kelly
DT DeForest Buckner
QB Gardner Minshew
Uniform
Colts football uniforms.png

The 2023 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 71st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 40th in Indianapolis. It was also their seventh under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and the first under new head coach Shane Steichen. Despite low expectations, 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, and more than doubled their wins from the previous year, and finished with a 9–8 record. Unable to win the AFC South for the 9th consecutive season, they were eliminated from playoff contention in the final week of the season for the second time in three seasons after a loss to the Houston Texans.

Contents

Draft

2023 Indianapolis Colts Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 4 Anthony Richardson QB Florida
235Traded to Las Vegas
44 JuJu Brents CB Kansas State From Atlanta
379 Josh Downs WR North Carolina From Washington
4106 Blake Freeland OT BYU
110 Adetomiwa Adebawore DT Northwestern From Atlanta
5138 Darius Rush CB South Carolina
141Traded 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
6211 Titus Leo OLB Wagner From Minnesota
7221 Jaylon Jones CB Texas A&M
236 Jake Witt OT Northern Michigan From Tampa Bay
2023 Undrafted Free Agents
PositionPlayerCollege
LB Liam Anderson Holy Cross
WRCody Chrest Sam Houston
CBCole Coleman Elon
G Emil Ekiyor Jr. Alabama
S Michael Tutsie North Dakota State
QB Kyle Vantrease Georgia Southern

Staff

2023 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 coaches

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

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

Final roster

2023 Indianapolis Colts final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active (+1 exempt), 13 inactive, 16 practice squad (+5 exempt)

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.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 12at Buffalo Bills L 19–230–1 Highmark Stadium Recap
2August 19 Chicago Bears W 24–171–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
3August 24at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–132–1 Lincoln Financial Field Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 10 Jacksonville Jaguars L 21–310–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
2 September 17at Houston Texans W 31–201–1 NRG Stadium Recap
3 September 24at Baltimore Ravens W 22–19 (OT)2–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
4 October 1 Los Angeles Rams L 23–29 (OT)2–2Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
5 October 8 Tennessee Titans W 23–163–2Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
6 October 15at Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–373–3 EverBank Stadium Recap
7 October 22 Cleveland Browns L 38–393–4Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
8 October 29 New Orleans Saints L 27–383–5Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
9 November 5at Carolina Panthers W 27–134–5 Bank of America Stadium Recap
10 November 12 at New England Patriots W 10–65–5 Flag of Germany.svg Deutsche Bank Park (Frankfurt) Recap
11 Bye
12 November 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27–206–5Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
13 December 3at Tennessee Titans W 31–28 (OT)7–5 Nissan Stadium Recap
14 December 10at Cincinnati Bengals L 14–347–6 Paycor Stadium Recap
15 December 16 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–138–6Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
16 December 24at Atlanta Falcons L 10–298–7 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
17 December 31 Las Vegas Raiders W 23–209–7Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
18 January 6 Houston Texans L 19–239–8Lucas Oil Stadium Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 1: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period1234Total
Jaguars7731431
Colts0714021

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
Period1234Total
Colts14143031
Texans7301020

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 3: Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Colts01036322
Ravens7075019

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. By successfully kicking four field goals of a distance of 50 yards or greater (54, 53, 53, 53) in a single game, Matt Gay became the first kicker in NFL history to accomplish the feat.

Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 4: Los Angeles Rams at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period1234OTTotal
Rams14630629
Colts00815023

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 29–23. 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
Period1234Total
Titans3310016
Colts737623

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. However, the Colts were still able to pull out a victory.

Week 6: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 6: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period1234Total
Colts3301420
Jaguars02110637

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
Period1234Total
Browns7203939
Colts14771038

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 8: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 8: New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period1234Total
Saints71471038
Colts7130727

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 9: at Carolina Panthers

Week 9: Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Colts0200727
Panthers037313

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
Period1234Total
Colts700310
Patriots30036

at Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt, Germany

Game information

Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 12: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period1234Total
Buccaneers3701020
Colts1073727

at Lucas Oil 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
Period1234OTTotal
Colts7693631
Titans10726328

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 14: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week 14: Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Colts0140014
Bengals7714634

at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 15: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 15: Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period1234Total
Steelers670013
Colts01410630

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Week 16: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 16: Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period1234Total
Colts703010
Falcons767929

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 17: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 17: Las Vegas Raiders at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period1234Total
Raiders3071020
Colts773623

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 65,538
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Matt Ryan and AJ Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 18: vs. Houston Texans

Week 18: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period1234Total
Texans773623
Colts338519

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Standings

Division

AFC South
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(4) Houston Texans 1070.5884–27–5377353W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 980.5294–26–6377371L1
Indianapolis Colts 980.5293–37–5396415L1
Tennessee Titans 6110.3531–54–8305367W1

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 Baltimore Ravens North1340.7653–38–4.543.529L1
2 [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] Buffalo Bills East1160.6474–27–5.471.471W5
3 [lower-alpha 1] Kansas City Chiefs West1160.6474–29–3.481.428W2
4 Houston Texans South1070.5884–27–5.474.465W2
Wild cards
5 [lower-alpha 3] Cleveland Browns North1160.6473–38–4.536.513L1
6 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] Miami Dolphins East1160.6474–27–5.450.358L2
7 Pittsburgh Steelers North1070.5885–17–5.540.571W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 [lower-alpha 4] Cincinnati Bengals North980.5291–54–8.574.536W1
9 [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] Jacksonville Jaguars South980.5294–26–6.533.477L1
10 [lower-alpha 5] Indianapolis Colts South980.5293–37–5.491.444L1
11 [lower-alpha 6] Las Vegas Raiders West890.4714–26–6.488.426W1
12 [lower-alpha 6] Denver Broncos West890.4713–35–7.488.485L1
13 New York Jets East7100.4122–44–8.502.454W1
14 Tennessee Titans South6110.3531–54–8.522.422W1
15 Los Angeles Chargers West5120.2941–53–9.529.388L5
16 New England Patriots East4130.2352–44–8.522.529L2
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 7]
  1. 1 2 Buffalo finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. 1 2 Buffalo finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head sweep.
  3. 1 2 Cleveland finished ahead of Miami based on conference record.
  4. 1 2 Cincinnati finished ahead of Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Indianapolis (see below).
  5. 1 2 Jacksonville finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head sweep.
  6. 1 2 Las Vegas finished ahead of Denver based on head-to-head sweep.
  7. 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.

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