2023 Indianapolis Colts season

The 2023 season is the Indianapolis Colts' 71st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 40th in Indianapolis. It is also 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 three-year absence, and end their 8-year AFC South title drought.

2023 Indianapolis Colts season
OwnerJim Irsay
General managerChris Ballard
Head coachShane Steichen
Home fieldLucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record3–4
Division place3rd AFC South
Uniform

Draft
Main article: 2023 NFL Draft
2023 Indianapolis Colts Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
14 Anthony RichardsonQBFlorida
235 Traded to Las Vegas
44 JuJu BrentsCBKansas StateFrom Atlanta
379 Josh DownsWRNorth CarolinaFrom Washington
4106 Blake FreelandOTBYU
110 Adetomiwa AdebaworeDTNorthwesternFrom Atlanta
5138 Darius RushCBSouth Carolina
141 Traded to Minnesota
158 Daniel ScottSCaliforniaFrom Minnesota
162 Will MalloryTEMiamiFrom Buffalo
176 Evan HullRBNorthwesternCompensatory pick; From Dallas
6211 Titus LeoOLBWagnerFrom Minnesota
7221 Jaylon JonesCBTexas A&M
236 Jake WittOTNorthern MichiganFrom Tampa Bay
2023 Undrafted Free Agents
PositionPlayerCollege
LBLiam AndersonHoly Cross
WRCody ChrestSam Houston
CBCole ColemanElon
GEmil Ekiyor Jr.Alabama
QBKyle VantreaseGeorgia Southern

Staff
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 coach
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
Support staff
  • Assistant to the head coach – T. J. Ingels
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

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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

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 25, 2023

53 active, 10 inactive, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

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 W 22–19 (OT) 2–1 M&T Bank Stadium CBS Recap
4 October 1 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Rams L 23–29 (OT) 2–2 Lucas Oil Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 8 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans W 23–16 3–2 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
6 October 15 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–37 3–3 EverBank Stadium CBS Recap
7 October 22 1:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns L 38–39 3–4 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
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 7–17 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.

Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 1: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 7 31431
Colts 0 7 14021

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 14 14 3031
Texans 7 3 01020

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens
Week 3: Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Colts 0 10 36322
Ravens 7 0 75019

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.

Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week 4: Los Angeles Rams at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Rams 14 6 30629
Colts 0 0 815023

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 29-26. 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
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 3 3 10016
Colts 7 3 7623

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.

Week 6: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 6: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 3 3 01420
Jaguars 0 21 10637

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
Period 1 2 34Total
Browns 7 20 3939
Colts 14 7 71038

at NRG Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 8: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 8: New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Saints 0 0 000
Colts 0 0 000

at NRG Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Division
AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Jacksonville Jaguars 5 2 0 .714 2–1 3–2 173 146 W4
Houston Texans 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 135 113 W1
Indianapolis Colts 3 4 0 .429 2–2 3–3 178 191 L2
Tennessee Titans 2 4 0 .333 0–1 2–3 104 117 L2

Conference
AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 6 1 0 .857 2–0 4–0 .468 .425 W6
2[lower-alpha 1] Miami Dolphins East 5 2 0 .714 1–1 3–1 .396 .242 L1
3[lower-alpha 1] Baltimore Ravens North 5 2 0 .714 2–1 4–2 .545 .548 W2
4[lower-alpha 1] Jacksonville Jaguars South 5 2 0 .714 2–1 3–2 .551 .500 W4
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 2] Pittsburgh Steelers North 4 2 0 .667 2–0 3–1 .575 .556 W2
6[lower-alpha 2] Cleveland Browns North 4 2 0 .667 1–2 3–2 .564 .500 W2
7 Buffalo Bills East 5 3 0 .625 1–2 2–3 .473 .457 W1
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 3] Houston Texans South 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .585 .600 W1
9[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] New York Jets East 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .595 .591 W2
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] Cincinnati Bengals North 3 3 0 .500 0–2 0–3 .487 .400 W2
11[lower-alpha 5] Indianapolis Colts South 3 4 0 .429 2–2 3–3 .587 .526 L2
12[lower-alpha 5] Las Vegas Raiders West 3 4 0 .429 1–1 2–3 .404 .300 L1
13[lower-alpha 6] Tennessee Titans South 2 4 0 .333 0–1 2–3 .513 .417 L2
14[lower-alpha 6] Los Angeles Chargers West 2 4 0 .333 1–1 1–3 .575 .429 L2
15[lower-alpha 7] New England Patriots East 2 5 0 .286 2–1 2–2 .604 .571 W1
16[lower-alpha 7] Denver Broncos West 2 5 0 .286 0–2 0–4 .511 .308 W1
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 8]
  1. Miami, Baltimore and Jacksonville are ranked based on conference record.
  2. Pittsburgh wins tie break over Cleveland based on head-to-head victory.
  3. Houston and NY Jets win tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record. Houston wins tie break over NY Jets based on strength of victory.
  4. NY Jets wins tie break over Cincinnati based on conference record.
  5. Indianapolis wins tie break over Las Vegas based on conference record.
  6. Tennessee wins tie break over LA Chargers based on head-to-head victory.
  7. New England wins tie break over Denver based on conference record.
  8. 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.
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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