2025 Indianapolis Colts season

2025 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner	Carlie Irsay-Gordon
General manager	Chris Ballard
Head coach	Shane Steichen
Home stadium	Lucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record	3–0
Division place	1st AFC South
Uniform
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The 2025 season is the Indianapolis Colts' 73rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 42nd in Indianapolis, and their 18th playing their home games at Lucas Oil Stadium. It is also their ninth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and their third under head coach Shane Steichen. They are attempting to improve on their 8–9 record from last year, make the playoffs after a four-year absence, and end their ten-year AFC South title drought. Following the death of owner Jim Irsay on May 21, 2025, this is the first season of ownership split among his three daughters, Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Kalen Jackson, and Casey Foyt. ^{[1] [2]} On May 27, 2025, the Colts announced that they would add Jim Irsay patches to their uniforms throughout the entire season in his honor. ^[3] On June 13, 2025, the Colts announced that they would induct Jim Irsay into their Ring of Honor during their 2025 home opener. ^[4]

The Colts won their first season opener since 2013 with a 33–8 blowout win over the Miami Dolphins, ending a streak of 11 consecutive seasons not winning the first game of their season. The Colts then started the season 3–0 record for the first time since 2009 following a win against the division rival Tennessee Titans. Before the season, the Colts brought in Daniel Jones to be their starting quarterback.

Offseason

Players Additions

Position	Player	Former team	Date
S	Camryn Bynum	Minnesota Vikings	March 12
QB	Daniel Jones	Minnesota Vikings	March 13
CB	Charvarius Ward	San Francisco 49ers	March 13
LB	Joe Bachie	Cincinnati Bengals	May 7
CB	Xavien Howard	Miami Dolphins	August 18

Players lost

Position	Player	New team	Date
C	Ryan Kelly	Minnesota Vikings	March 12
G	Will Fries	Minnesota Vikings	March 12
DE	Dayo Odeyingbo	Chicago Bears	March 13
LB	Grant Stuard	Detroit Lions	March 13
TE	Kylen Granson	Philadelphia Eagles	March 20
LB	E. J. Speed	Houston Texans	March 29
QB	Sam Ehlinger	Denver Broncos	March 31
QB	Joe Flacco	Cleveland Browns	April 11

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 Indianapolis Colts draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 14 Tyler Warren TE Penn State 2 45 JT Tuimoloau DE Ohio State 3 80 Justin Walley CB Minnesota 4 117 Traded to the Los Angeles Rams 127 Jalen Travis OT Iowa State From LA Rams 5 151 DJ Giddens RB Kansas State 6 189 Riley Leonard QB Notre Dame 190 Tim Smith DT Alabama From LA Rams 7 232 Hunter Wohler LB Wisconsin

2025 Indianapolis Colts undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Devonta Davis OT Florida Atlantic [5] Solomon DeShields LB Texas A&M Johnathan Edwards CB Tulane Joe Evans OT UTSA Marshall Foerner T Minnesota State Tyler Kahmann WR Emporia State Desmond Little DE UAB Maximilian Mang TE Syracuse Coleman Owen WR Ohio Landon Parker WR Troy Blayne Taylor WR Abilene Christian LaDarius Tennison S UCF Maddux Trujillo K Temple Trey Washington S Mississippi State

Staff

Indianapolis Colts staff

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	Front office Owner/CEO – Carlie Irsay-Gordon Owner/executive vice president – Casey Foyt Owner/chief brand officer – Kalen Jackson General manager – Chris Ballard Assistant general manager – Ed Dodds Director of player personnel – Kevin Rogers Jr. Director of football administration – Mike Bluem Director of pro scouting – Jon Shaw Assistant director of pro scouting – Joey Elliott Director of college scouting – Matt Terpening Assistant director of college scouting – Jamie Moore Senior player personnel scout – Todd Vasvari Director of football analytics – Greg Starek Head coach Head coach – Shane Steichen Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jim Bob Cooter Passing game coordinator – Alex Tanney Quarterbacks – Cameron Turner Running backs – DeAndre Smith Wide receivers – Reggie Wayne Tight ends – Tom Manning Offensive line – Tony Sparano Jr. Assistant offensive line – Chris Watt Offensive quality control/wide receivers – Brian Bratton Tony Dungy diversity coaching fellow – Diego Ortiz			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Lou Anarumo Defensive line – Charlie Partridge Senior assistant/defensive line – Matt Raich Linebackers – James Bettcher Assistant linebackers – Cato June Pass game coordinator/Secondary – Chris Hewitt Defensive backs – Jerome Henderson Defensive assistant – Brent Stocksill Defensive quality control – Brent Jackson Tony Dungy diversity coaching fellow – Kalon Humphries Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Brian Mason Senior assistant special teams – Joe Hastings Assistant to the head coach – T. J. Ingels Game manager – Charlie Gelman Harriet P. Irsay fellow – Isabel Diaz Strength and conditioning Director of sports performance – Mike Minnis Senior head strength and conditioning – Richard Howell Strength and conditioning assistant – Zane Fakes Strength and conditioning assistant/performance therapist – Sam Khym Assistant sports science/analytics – Mikey Blazejowski Applied sports science/conditioning – Doug McKenney → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Indianapolis Colts roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Daniel Jones 15 Riley Leonard  5 Anthony Richardson Running backs (RB) 21 DJ Giddens 31 Tyler Goodson 28 Jonathan Taylor Wide receivers (WR)  1 Josh Downs 16 Ashton Dulin  6 Anthony Gould 10 Adonai Mitchell 14 Alec Pierce 11 Michael Pittman Jr. Tight ends (TE) 81 Mo Alie-Cox 86 Will Mallory 85 Drew Ogletree 84 Tyler Warren

Offensive linemen (OL) 60 Tanor Bortolini C 71 Matt Goncalves G 56 Quenton Nelson G 63 Danny Pinter C 79 Bernhard Raimann T 72 Braden Smith T 67 Luke Tenuta T 75 Jalen Travis T 68 Dalton Tucker G Defensive linemen (DL) 95 Adetomiwa Adebawore DT 99 DeForest Buckner DT 52 Samson Ebukam DE 92 Neville Gallimore DT 98 Eric Johnson DT 97 Laiatu Latu DE 94 Tyquan Lewis DE 51 Kwity Paye DE 90 Grover Stewart DT 91 JT Tuimoloau DE

Linebackers (LB) 58 Austin Ajiake 48 Joe Bachie 44 Zaire Franklin 59 Cameron McGrone 55 Chad Muma 50 Segun Olubi Defensive backs (DB) 29 Mekhi Blackmon CB  0 Camryn Bynum S 20 Nick Cross S 35 Johnathan Edwards CB  4 Xavien Howard CB 23 Kenny Moore II CB 32 Daniel Scott S 25 Rodney Thomas II S  7 Charvarius Ward CB Special teams (ST) 46 Luke Rhodes LS  8 Rigoberto Sanchez P  3 Spencer Shrader K

Practice squad 26 Ameer Abdullah RB 37 Ulysses Bentley IV RB 39 Keydrain Calligan CB 33 Mike Hilton CB 78 Marcellus Johnson T 38 Chris Lammons CB 45 Maximilian Mang TE(Int.) 49 Sean McKeon TE 65 Jimmy Morrissey C 74 Durell Nchami DE 34 Ben Nikkel S  9 Coleman Owen WR 66 Josh Sills G 93 Tim Smith DT 13 Laquon Treadwell WR 54 Anthony Walker Jr. LB 41 Trey Washington S Reserve 36 Salvon Ahmed RB (IR) 57 Jaylon Carlies LB (IR/DFR) 73 Blake Freeland T (IR) 40 Jaylon Jones CB (IR)  2 D. J. Montgomery WR (IR) 54 Jacob Phillips LB (IR) 27 Justin Walley CB (IR) 76 Jack Wilson T (IR) 30 Hunter Wohler S (IR) 53 active, 17 practice squad, 9 reserve As of September 23, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 7	at Baltimore Ravens	L 16–24	0–1	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
2	August 16	Green Bay Packers	L 19–23	0–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	August 23	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 41–14	1–2	Paycor Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	September 7	1:00 p.m.	Miami Dolphins	W 33–8	1–0	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS	Recap
2	September 14	4:05 p.m.	Denver Broncos	W 29–28	2–0	Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS	Recap
3	September 21	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans	W 41–20	3–0	Nissan Stadium	CBS	Recap
4	September 28	4:05 p.m.	at Los Angeles Rams			SoFi Stadium	Fox
5	October 5	1:00 p.m.	Las Vegas Raiders			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
6	October 12	1:00 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
7	October 19	4:05 p.m.	at  Los Angeles Chargers			SoFi Stadium	CBS
8	October 26	4:25 p.m.	Tennessee Titans			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
9	November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers			Acrisure Stadium	CBS
10	November 9	9:30 a.m.	Atlanta Falcons			Olympiastadion (Berlin)	NFLN
11	Bye
12	November 23	1:00 p.m.	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	CBS
13	November 30	1:00 p.m.	Houston Texans			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
14	December 7	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars			EverBank Stadium	CBS
15	December 14	4:25 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks			Lumen Field	CBS
16	December 22	8:15 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers			Lucas Oil Stadium	ESPN
17	December 28	1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
18	January 3/4	TBD	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. ^[6]
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17. ^[6]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 1: Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	0	0	8	8
Colts	3	17	3	10	33

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 64,065
• Referee: Brad Allen
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Charles Davis, Jason McCourty and AJ Ross
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter IND – Spencer Shrader 24-yard field goal, 10:37. Colts 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:23. Second quarter IND – Michael Pittman Jr. 27-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Spencer Shrader kick), 14:54. Colts 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 84 yards, 8:18. IND – Daniel Jones 1-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick), 12:01. Colts 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:13. IND – Spencer Shrader 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 20–0. Drive: 17 plays, 72 yards, 6:46. Third quarter IND – Spencer Shrader 28-yard field goal, 7:30. Colts 23–0. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:49. Fourth quarter IND – Daniel Jones 1-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick), 10:14. Colts 30–0. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 9:16. MIA – De'Von Achane 11-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Tua Tagovailoa–Julian Hill pass), 6:21. Colts 30–8. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:53. IND – Spencer Shrader 48-yard field goal, 2:23. Colts 33–8. Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:58. Top passers MIA – Tua Tagovailoa – 14/23, 114 yards, TD, 2 INT IND – Daniel Jones – 22/29, 272 yards, TD Top rushers MIA – De'Von Achane – 7 rushes, 55 yards IND – Jonathan Taylor – 18 rushes, 71 yards Top receivers MIA – Tyreek Hill – 4 receptions, 40 yards IND – Michael Pittman Jr. – 6 receptions, 80 yards, TD

With the win, the Colts started 1–0 for the first time since 2013. Quarterback Daniel Jones, in his debut with the Colts, led every single drive to a touchdown or field goal, the first time this has happened in the NFL since 1978. ^[7]

Week 2: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 2: Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	14	7	0	28
Colts	6	14	3	6	29

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 63,910
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter IND – Spencer Shrader 29-yard field goal, 11:51. Colts 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:09. DEN – Marvin Mims 23-yard pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz kick), 8:24. Broncos 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:27. IND – Spencer Shrader 33-yard field goal, 4:19. Broncos 7–6. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:05. Second quarter IND – Daniel Jones 1-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick), 14:12. Colts 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 3:30. DEN – Troy Franklin 3-yard pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz kick), 10:42. Broncos 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:30. DEN – Adam Trautman 2-yard pass from Bo Nix (Wil Lutz kick), 3:03. Broncos 21–13. Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:25. IND – Jonathan Taylor 7-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Spencer Shrader kick), 1:31. Broncos 21–20. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 1:32. Third quarter DEN – J. K. Dobbins 5-yard run (Wil Lutz kick), 11:13. Broncos 28–20. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:47. IND – Spencer Shrader 36-yard field goal, 5:42. Broncos 28–23. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 5:31. Fourth quarter IND – Spencer Shrader 28-yard field goal, 8:33. Broncos 28–26. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:52. IND – Spencer Shrader 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 29–28. Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 3:15. Top passers DEN – Bo Nix – 22/30, 206 yards, 3 TD, INT IND – Daniel Jones – 23/34, 316 yards, TD Top rushers DEN – J. K. Dobbins – 14 rushes, 76 yards, TD IND – Jonathan Taylor – 25 rushes, 165 yards Top receivers DEN – Troy Franklin – 8 receptions, 89 yards, TD IND – Tyler Warren – 4 receptions, 79 yards

With the win on a game-winning 45-yard field goal by Spencer Shrader, the Colts improve to 2–0 for the first time since 2009. They also became the first team in the Super Bowl era to not punt once in the first two weeks.

Week 3: at Tennessee Titans

Week 3: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	17	3	14	7	41
Titans	3	3	7	7	20

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 84 °F (29 °C)
• Game attendance: 56,361
• Referee: Scott Novak
• TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Ross Tucker and Amanda Balionis
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter IND – Kenny Moore II 32-yard interception return (Spencer Shrader kick), 14:11. Colts 7–0. TEN – Joey Slye 57-yard field goal, 12:40. Colts 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:31. IND – Spencer Shrader 24-yard field goal, 7:37. Colts 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 5:03. IND – Jonathan Taylor 1-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick), 1:07. Colts 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:09. Second quarter TEN – Joey Slye 42-yard field goal, 10:50. Colts 17–6. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:17. IND – Spencer Shrader 36-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 20–6. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 0:37. Third quarter IND – Michael Pittman Jr. 20-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Spencer Shrader kick), 11:08. Colts 27–6. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:52. TEN – Tony Pollard 1-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 5:09. Colts 27–13. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:59. IND – Jonathan Taylor 46-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick), 1:27. Colts 34–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:42. Fourth quarter TEN – Elic Ayomanor 8-yard pass from Cam Ward (Joey Slye kick), 8:40. Colts 34–20. Drive: 16 plays, 77 yards, 7:47. IND – Jonathan Taylor 1-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick), 5:53. Colts 41–20. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:47. Top passers IND – Daniel Jones – 18/25, 228 yards, TD TEN – Cam Ward – 23/38, 219 yards, TD, INT Top rushers IND – Jonathan Taylor – 17 rushes, 102 yards, 3 TD TEN – Tony Pollard – 16 rushes, 45 yards, TD Top receivers IND – Michael Pittman Jr. – 6 receptions, 73 yards, TD TEN – Chigoziem Okonkwo – 5 receptions, 66 yards

On the Colts' third drive of the game, they punted for the first time in the 2025 season, ending a streak of 20 consecutive drives without a punt. It was their only punt of the game, marking just one punt over the team's first three games of the season. This is the fewest punts by any team through the first three games of an NFL season since at least 1940. ^[8] With the win (their fifth straight over the Titans), the Colts improve to 3–0.

Week 4: at Los Angeles Rams

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: TBD (fixed roof)
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Daryl Johnston and Allison Williams
• Preview

Standings

Division

AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Indianapolis Colts	3	0	0	1.000	1–0	3–0	103	56	W3
Jacksonville Jaguars	2	1	0	.667	1–0	1–1	70	51	W1
Houston Texans	0	3	0	.000	0–1	0–1	38	51	L3
Tennessee Titans	0	3	0	.000	0–1	0–2	51	94	L3

Conference

AFC v t e
Seed	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Los Angeles Chargers	West	3	0	0	1.000	3–0	3–0	.333	.333	W3
2	Indianapolis Colts	South	3	0	0	1.000	1–0	3–0	.111	.111	W3
3	Buffalo Bills	East	3	0	0	1.000	2–0	3–0	.111	.111	W3
4	Cincinnati Bengals	North	2	1	0	.667	1–0	2–0	.556	.500	L1
Wild cards
5	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	2	1	0	.667	0–0	2–0	.333	.167	W1
6	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	2	1	0	.667	1–0	1–1	.333	.167	W1
7	Baltimore Ravens	North	1	2	0	.333	1–0	1–1	.667	.333	L1
In the hunt
8	Las Vegas Raiders	West	1	2	0	.333	0–1	1–1	.667	.333	L1
9	Denver Broncos	West	1	2	0	.333	0–1	1–2	.667	.000	L2
10	New England Patriots	East	1	2	0	.333	1–0	1–2	.333	.000	L1
11	Cleveland Browns	North	1	2	0	.333	0–2	0–2	.556	.667	W1
12	Kansas City Chiefs	West	1	2	0	.333	0–1	0–1	.667	.000	W1
13	New York Jets	East	0	3	0	.000	0–1	0–2	.889	.000	L3
14	Houston Texans	South	0	3	0	.000	0–1	0–1	.778	.000	L3
15	Miami Dolphins	East	0	3	0	.000	0–2	0–3	.778	.000	L3
16	Tennessee Titans	South	0	3	0	.000	0–1	0–2	.667	.000	L3

References

1. Holder, Stephen (May 21, 2025). "Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay dies at 65". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
2. Svoboda, Dylan (May 21, 2025). "Jim Irsay's oldest daughter expected to take control of Colts after owner's stunning death". New York Post . Retrieved May 22, 2025.
3. Brown, Christopher (May 27, 2025). "Colts announce jersey patch to honor Jim Irsay". WTHR . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
4. Brown, Christopher (June 13, 2025). "Colts to induct Jim Irsay into Ring of Honor during 2025 home opener". WTHR . Retrieved September 7, 2025.
5. "Colts sign 14 undrafted free agents". Colts.com. May 9, 2025. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
6. "2025 Flexible Scheduling Procedures and Scheduling for Week 18". NFL. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
7. "Daniel Jones leads Colts on historic run in blowout win over Dolphins to snap opening day winless streak". Yahoo Sports. September 7, 2025. Retrieved September 8, 2025.
8. Foster, Amanda (September 22, 2025). "Colts enter NFL history books with one punt in first three games of 2025". Archived from the original on September 23, 2025. Retrieved September 23, 2025.

External links

• Official website