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Colts owner Jim Irsay says he’s retaining GM Chris Ballard and coach Shane Steichen
2 months, 1 week ago

Colts owner Jim Irsay says he’s retaining GM Chris Ballard and coach Shane Steichen

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay insists he’s as frustrated as the team’s fans are about a fourth consecutive playoff absence. About four hours after the Colts completed their season with a 26-23 overtime victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Irsay ended any speculation about possible offseason changes by announcing in a letter to fans that longtime general manager Chris …

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Colts face big offseason questions after latest inexplicable playoff-eliminating loss
2 months, 1 week ago

Colts face big offseason questions after latest inexplicable playoff-eliminating loss

Associated Press  

Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen tried to provide answers after Sunday’s embarrassing playoff-eliminating loss to the New York Giants. It’s been a tough season for Colts tight ends, but Granson, finally, provided a bright spot Sunday when he caught a season high-tying three passes for 34 yards. It’s still unclear whether Richardson can return for what is now a meaningless …

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Giants topple Colts 45-33 to eliminate Indy from the playoff race
2 months, 1 week ago

Giants topple Colts 45-33 to eliminate Indy from the playoff race

Associated Press  

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Snapping a franchise-record 10-game losing streak, winning for the first time at home this season and ending the Indianapolis Colts’ slim playoff hopes Sunday didn’t salvage the season for the New York Giants. But I’m proud of the character and all the people in the building, and I’m mostly happy for them.” Lock, who threw two …

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Colts blame themselves for costly miscues but need solutions to salvage fading playoff hopes
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Colts blame themselves for costly miscues but need solutions to salvage fading playoff hopes

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — One by one, the Indianapolis Colts took responsibility for the long list of embarrassments Sunday Wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. regretted showing his frustration on the field. Rookie receiver Adonai Mitchell explained he never saw Broncos linebacker Nik Bonitto when he lobbed a fateful lateral across the field toward quarterback Anthony Richardson. “We’ve talked about those,” Steichen said, …

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Anthony Richardson takes crucial confidence-building moments into Colts’ bye week
3 months, 1 week ago

Anthony Richardson takes crucial confidence-building moments into Colts’ bye week

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen never doubted quarterback Anthony Richardson would return from his benching a better player. “It shows the resiliency that he has even through some of those situations,” Steichen said before addressing last week’s long, time-consuming final drive. “We’ve got a four-game season coming up.” Whether Richardson can progress quickly enough to snap Indy’s three-year …

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Steichen’s risky 2-point call pays off as Colts put playoff hopes in Richardson’s hands
3 months, 1 week ago

Steichen’s risky 2-point call pays off as Colts put playoff hopes in Richardson’s hands

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen took a big chance on one final play call Sunday. He put the ball in Anthony Richardson’s hands and the second-year quarterback who was benched by Steichen one month earlier made his coach’s decision look smart by running through multiple defenders for the decisive 2-point conversion. Rather than play it safe by kicking …

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Colts give Anthony Richardson the starting QB job for game against Jets and rest of season
4 months ago

Colts give Anthony Richardson the starting QB job for game against Jets and rest of season

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Anthony Richardson showed the Indianapolis Colts over the past two weeks off the field that he could be their starting quarterback. “It was, ‘Hey, Anthony, these are the areas we need to work on and see growth and improvement and he’s made great strides in those areas,” Steichen said. Richardson started Indy’s first four games then missed two …

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Frustrations billowing out as Colts continuing struggles put playoff hopes in jeopardy
4 months ago

Frustrations billowing out as Colts continuing struggles put playoff hopes in jeopardy

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts’ frustration started billowing out of Lucas Oil Stadium after Sunday’s loss to Buffalo. No, it’s not a good look with Indy’s playoff hopes sputtering, and the Colts find themselves in a familiar spot — trying to create a midseason turnaround. Whether it’s Richardson’s inaccuracy or Flacco’s six turnovers over the past two weeks, the Colts …

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Joe Flacco's struggles draw boos from Colts fans and...
4 months ago

Joe Flacco's struggles draw boos from Colts fans and...

Daily Mail  

INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen heard the boos Sunday. Indianapolis Colts quarterback Joe Flacco is sacked by Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Indianapolis. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Indianapolis Colts quarterback Joe Flacco is sacked by Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson during the second half …

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Joe Flacco’s struggles draw boos from Colts fans and questions about another QB change
4 months ago

Joe Flacco’s struggles draw boos from Colts fans and questions about another QB change

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen heard the boos Sunday. Two weeks after Steichen announced Flacco’s promotion to starter because the coach believed the longtime veteran gave Indy the best chance of winning, the questions about changing course again and reverting to Richardson began in earnest. Like I said, I’m going to go back and look at everything, but …

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Alec Pierce’s fast start could help him fulfill the potential Colts believe he possesses
6 months ago

Alec Pierce’s fast start could help him fulfill the potential Colts believe he possesses

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts receiver Alec Pierce spent his first two NFL seasons showing promise. The former Cincinnati Bearcats star produced the best single-game performance of his career — three receptions, 125 yards and his first TD of the season — in Indy’s 29-27 loss to defending AFC South champ Houston. “If I just put the ball in a decent …

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Colts begin another season trying to snap the NFL’s longest opening-game winless streak
6 months, 1 week ago

Colts begin another season trying to snap the NFL’s longest opening-game winless streak

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis long snapper Luke Rhodes sits quietly at his locker, getting ready for practice. “Of course it’s frustrating,” he said, referring to the NFL’s longest active opening-day winless streak of 10 straight. “Obviously, a big divisional opener and I’m not going to talk about, you know, opening day wins and stuff like that,” owner Jim Irsay said in …

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Colts’ Samson Ebukam expected to miss season after suffering torn Achilles tendon in training camp
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Colts’ Samson Ebukam expected to miss season after suffering torn Achilles tendon in training camp

Associated Press  

— Indianapolis Colts defensive end Samson Ebukam is expected to miss the entire 2024 season after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in Sunday’s training camp practice. Coach Shane Steichen confirmed Ebukam’s status after Tuesday’s workout, Indy’s first in full pads. Latu suffered a career-threatening neck injury at Washington then transferred to UCLA for his final two college seasons and produced …

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Colts OTAs: Anthony Richardson relishes return; Michael Pittman Jr. avoids major injury
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Colts OTAs: Anthony Richardson relishes return; Michael Pittman Jr. avoids major injury

New York Times  

INDIANAPOLIS — Anthony Richardson dropped back to pass Wednesday, rolled to his left to evade pressure and launched the football down the sideline. He wants to be physical, and that is what’s going to get him hurt.’ That’s not the case.” Colts coach Shane Steichen expected Richardson to be a little rusty during OTAs, evidenced by a late throw across …

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Dropped 4th-down pass costly as Colts squander playoff chance with 23-19 loss to Texans
1 year, 2 months ago

Dropped 4th-down pass costly as Colts squander playoff chance with 23-19 loss to Texans

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts quarterback Gardner Minshew tried to console Tyler Goodson after the running back dropped a fourth-down pass with 1:06 seconds left in a win-or-go home game against Houston on Saturday night. To see everyone’s dream come true in these types of games, man, I’m so hyped.” For Goodson and the Colts, though, it was a nightmare ending. …

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Surprising Colts and Texans fight for playoff spot in regular-season finale
1 year, 2 months ago

Surprising Colts and Texans fight for playoff spot in regular-season finale

Associated Press  

HOUSTON at INDIANAPOLIS Saturday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN. SERIES NOTES: Indy has won five of the past seven in this series with the teams also playing to one tie.. Houston’s lone win during that span came in last year’s season finale and was the franchise’s fourth victory in Indy.. … The Texans are 4-1 all time in Saturday games.. Houston …

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Steichen’s new direction puts Colts on the cusp of the AFC playoffs in his 1st season as coach
1 year, 2 months ago

Steichen’s new direction puts Colts on the cusp of the AFC playoffs in his 1st season as coach

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts hired first-year coach Shane Steichen to take them in a new direction. “I just think that every time something happened, we just came closer together.” The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! “He always gives us a chance to win and that’s what you want in your quarterback,” …

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Former backup QBs Minshew, Heinicke in spotlight as surging Colts visit fading Falcons
1 year, 2 months ago

Former backup QBs Minshew, Heinicke in spotlight as surging Colts visit fading Falcons

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons are relying on former backup quarterbacks as the teams headed in opposite directions prepare to meet on Sunday. “I don’t know him personally, but I feel like we would be pretty close as friends,” Heinicke said Wednesday. I think we kind of approach the game the same way, we kind of attack …

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Jonathan Taylor scores twice to help the Colts overpower Buccaneers run defense for 27-20 win
1 year, 3 months ago

Jonathan Taylor scores twice to help the Colts overpower Buccaneers run defense for 27-20 win

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Jonathan Taylor and Zack Moss ran through the usually stingy Tampa Bay defense Sunday. Taylor ran for two scores, Minshew added another on the ground and the Indianapolis Colts defense came up with a late turnover Sunday to preserve a crucial 27-20 victory over Tampa Bay that keeps Indy in the playoff hunt heading into December. I think …

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Colts’ loss to Jaguars highlights need for Anthony Richardson, but Indy can’t rush rookie
1 year, 4 months ago

Colts’ loss to Jaguars highlights need for Anthony Richardson, but Indy can’t rush rookie

New York Times  

The Athletic has live coverage of Jaguars vs Bengals on Monday Night Football. “It’s definitely something I think about,” Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. said of the losing streak. So, I’m really going to look at those, hold myself accountable.” The QB committed four turnovers in a game for the second time in his career and the first time …

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Colts turn to QB Minshew as they try to end an 8-game road skid against the London-weary Jags
1 year, 5 months ago

Colts turn to QB Minshew as they try to end an 8-game road skid against the London-weary Jags

Associated Press  

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Indianapolis Colts are perfect on the road this season, having already notched wins at Houston and Baltimore. “It’s a new week, new situation, new team,” Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin said. That’s a big part of this week but playing a divisional opponent can help that.” The Colts, who put Anthony Richardson on injured reserve this week, …

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Gardner Minshew looking forward to return to Jacksonville as Colts new starting QB
1 year, 5 months ago

Gardner Minshew looking forward to return to Jacksonville as Colts new starting QB

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — When Gardner Minshew reflects on his magical 2019 season in Jacksonville, he cherishes the moment. Steichen and his offense also played key roles in Minshew’s decision to go to Indy, which also was willing to give him a real chance to fight for the starting job — even after selecting Richardson with the fourth overall pick in April’s …

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Newfound depth is helping fuel the Colts’ ride into AFC South lead
1 year, 5 months ago

Newfound depth is helping fuel the Colts’ ride into AFC South lead

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen tailored his offense around rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson and 2021 NFL rushing champ Jonathan Taylor. With Richardson suffering his third injury in four games Sunday and being ruled out of next weekend’s matchup at Jacksonville with an AC joint injury in his throwing shoulder, and Taylor still working his way into game condition …

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Moss upstages Taylor’s return in Colts’ 23-16 victory over Titans. Richardson injures shoulder
1 year, 5 months ago

Moss upstages Taylor’s return in Colts’ 23-16 victory over Titans. Richardson injures shoulder

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Colts running back Zack Moss heard the talk all week. He upstaged the two big stars by running for a career-best 165 yards, scoring twice while helping Gardner Minshew and the Indianapolis Colts overcome the loss of injured rookie Anthony Richardson for a 23-16 victory Sunday. He’s a tough runner, and then you guys saw today, he …

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