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2024 Indianapolis Colts season

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2024 Indianapolis Colts season
OwnerJim Irsay
General managerChris Ballard
Head coachShane Steichen
Home fieldLucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record4–4
Division place2nd AFC South
Uniform

The 2024 season is the Indianapolis Colts' 72nd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 41st in Indianapolis. It will also be their eighth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and the second under head coach Shane Steichen. They will attempt to improve on their 9–8 record from last year, make the playoffs after a three-year absence, and end their nine-year AFC South title drought.

Draft

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Main article: 2024 NFL draft
2024 Indianapolis Colts Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 15 Laiatu Latu DE UCLA
2 46 Traded to Carolina Panthers[A]
52 Adonai Mitchell WR Texas from LA Rams via Carolina[A]
3 79 Matt Goncalves OT Pittsburgh from Jacksonville via Arizona[B]
82 Traded to Arizona Cardinals[B]
4 117 Tanor Bortolini C Wisconsin
5 142 Anthony Gould WR Oregon State from Tennessee via Carolina[A]
151 Jaylon Carlies LB Missouri
155 Traded to Philadelphia Eagles[C] from Pittsburgh via Carolina[A]
164 Jaylin Simpson S Auburn from Detroit via Philadelphia[C]
6 191 Traded to Arizona Cardinals[B]
201 Micah Abraham CB Marshall from Tampa Bay via Philadelphia[C]
7 234 Jonah Laulu DT Oklahoma

Draft Notes[1]

  1. ^ a b c d The Colts traded a 2024 second-round pick (No. 46 overall) to the Panthers in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick (No. 52 overall) and a pair of 2024 fifth-round picks (Nos. 142 and 155 overall).
  2. ^ a b c The Colts traded a 2024 third-round pick (No. 82 overall) and a 2024 sixth-round pick (No. 191 overall) to the Cardinals in exchange for a 2024 third-round pick (No. 79 overall).
  3. ^ a b c The Colts traded a 2024 fifth-round pick (No. 155 overall) to the Eagles in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick (No. 164 overall) and a 2024 sixth-round pick (No. 201 overall).

Trades not cited occurred prior to the 2024 NFL Draft.

2024 Indianapolis Colts undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Jason Bean QB/WR Kansas [2]
Trent Pennix RB NC State
Spencer Shrader K Notre Dame
Kedon Slovis QB BYU
Dalton Tucker G Marshall
Xavier White WR Texas Tech
Craig Young LB Kansas
Clay Fields III CB Chattanooga [3]
Derek Slywka WR Ithaca

Staff

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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
  • 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
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Support staff
  • Assistant to the head coach – T. J. Ingels
  • Game manager – Charlie Gelman
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of sports performance – Mike Minnis
  • Senior head strength and conditioning – Richard Howell
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Zane Fakes
  • Applied sports science/conditioning – Doug McKenney
  • Functional movement therapist/conditioning – Sam Khym

→ Coaching staff
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Current roster

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Indianapolis Colts roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of October 29, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 11 reserve, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Preseason

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The Colts' preseason opponents and preliminary schedule will be announced on May 15, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 11 Denver Broncos L 30–34 0–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
2 August 17 Arizona Cardinals W 21–13 1–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
3 August 22 at Cincinnati Bengals W 27–14 2–1 Paycor Stadium Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans L 27–29 0–1 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 15 1:00 p.m. at Green Bay Packers L 10–16 0–2 Lambeau Field Fox Recap
3 September 22 1:00 p.m. Chicago Bears W 21–16 1–2 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
4 September 29 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–24 2–2 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 6 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars L 34–37 2–3 EverBank Stadium CBS Recap
6 October 13 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans W 20–17 3–3 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
7 October 20 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins W 16–10 4–3 Lucas Oil Stadium Fox Recap
8 October 27 1:00 p.m. at Houston Texans L 20–23 4–4 NRG Stadium CBS Recap
9 November 3 8:20 p.m. at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium NBC
10 November 10 1:00 p.m. Buffalo Bills Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
11 November 17 8:20 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium NBC
12 November 24 1:00 p.m. Detroit Lions Lucas Oil Stadium Fox
13 December 1 1:00 p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium CBS
14 Bye
15 December 15 4:25 p.m. at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High CBS
16 December 22 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
17 December 28/29 TBD at New York Giants MetLife Stadium TBD
18 January 4/5 TBD Jacksonville Jaguars Lucas Oil Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 10–16 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized at a later date.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

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Week 1: vs. Houston Texans

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Week 1: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texans 6 6 31429
Colts 7 0 61427

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

With the loss, the Colts have now gone 11 consecutive seasons without a Week 1 victory. Their most recent opening-week victory came in 2013.

Week 2: at Green Bay Packers

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Week 2: Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 3710
Packers 10 0 3316

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears

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Week 3: Chicago Bears at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 31316
Colts 0 7 7721

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 66,624
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, Jason McCourty and A.J Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

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Week 4: Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 3 71424
Colts 14 3 01027

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 5: at Jacksonville Jaguars

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Week 5: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 3 02434
Jaguars 0 13 71737

at EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: October 6
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,214
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With the loss, the Colts have now gone 10 consecutive seasons without winning at Jacksonville. Their most recent win at Jackonsville came in 2014.

Week 6: at Tennessee Titans

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Week 6: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 7 3 01020
Titans 7 3 7017

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,302
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 7: vs. Miami Dolphins

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Week 7: Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dolphins 7 3 0010
Colts 0 3 7616

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 8: at Houston Texans

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Week 8: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 10 0 3720
Texans 3 14 3323

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,380
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber and A.J Ross
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings

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Week 9: Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 0 000
Vikings 0 0 000

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Standings

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Division

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AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Houston Texans 6 2 0 .750 3–0 5–0 188 179 W1
Indianapolis Colts 4 4 0 .500 1–3 3–3 175 172 L1
Jacksonville Jaguars 2 6 0 .250 1–1 2–4 172 224 L1
Tennessee Titans 1 6 0 .143 0–1 1–3 120 196 L3

Conference

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AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 7 0 0 1.000 2–0 4–0 .455 .455 W7
2[a] Houston Texans South 6 2 0 .750 3–0 5–0 .532 .468 W1
3[a] Pittsburgh Steelers North 6 2 0 .750 0–0 4–1 .435 .426 W3
4[a] Buffalo Bills East 6 2 0 .750 2–0 4–2 .419 .326 W3
Wild cards
5[b] Denver Broncos West 5 3 0 .625 1–1 2–2 .397 .275 W2
6[b] Baltimore Ravens North 5 3 0 .625 1–1 2–3 .532 .564 L1
7 Los Angeles Chargers West 4 3 0 .571 2–1 2–2 .491 .313 W1
In the hunt
8 Indianapolis Colts South 4 4 0 .500 1–3 3–3 .541 .448 L1
9 Cincinnati Bengals North 3 5 0 .375 1–1 1–3 .484 .208 L1
10 Miami Dolphins East 2 5 0 .286 1–1 2–3 .418 .250 L2
11[c] Cleveland Browns North 2 6 0 .250 1–1 2–2 .452 .438 W1
12[c][d] Las Vegas Raiders West 2 6 0 .250 0–3 2–4 .541 .438 L4
13[c][d][e] Jacksonville Jaguars South 2 6 0 .250 1–1 2–4 .516 .375 L1
14[c][d][e][f] New England Patriots East 2 6 0 .250 1–2 2–4 .397 .313 W1
15[f] New York Jets East 2 6 0 .250 1–2 2–4 .500 .200 L5
16 Tennessee Titans South 1 6 0 .143 0–1 1–3 .566 .286 L3
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b c Houston, Pittsburgh and Buffalo are ranked based on conference record.
  2. ^ a b Denver wins tie break over Baltimore based on conference record.
  3. ^ a b c d Cleveland wins tie break over New England, Las Vegas, and Jacksonville based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate NY Jets (see below).
  4. ^ a b c Las Vegas wins tie break over New England and Jacksonville based on strength of victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate NY Jets (see below).
  5. ^ a b Jacksonville wins tie break over New England based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate NY Jets (see below).
  6. ^ a b New England wins tie break over NY Jets based on strength of victory.
  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.

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Colts NFL Draft Tracker".
  2. ^ "Colts sign 7 undrafted free agents". Colts.com. May 9, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Stankevitz, JJ (June 6, 2024). "Colts sign CB Clay Fields III, WR Derek Slywka; waive C Jack Anderson; place S Daniel Scott on injured reserve". Colts.com. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
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