2021 Indianapolis Colts season

The 2021 season is the Indianapolis Colts' 69th season in the National Football League and their 38th in Indianapolis. It is their fourth season under head coach Frank Reich and fifth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard. The Colts failed to improve upon their 11–5 record from the previous season.

2021 Indianapolis Colts season
OwnerJim Irsay
Head coachFrank Reich
General managerChris Ballard
Home fieldLucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record7–6
Division place2nd AFC South
Uniform

Draft
Main article: 2021 NFL Draft
2021 Indianapolis Colts Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
121 Kwity PayeDEMichigan
254 Dayo OdeyingboDEVanderbilt
4127 Kylen GransonTESMU
5165 Shawn DavisSFlorida
6206 Sam EhlingerQBTexas
7229 Michael StrachanWRCharleston
248 Will FriesOGPenn State

Pre-draft trades

Staff
Indianapolis Colts staff
Front office
  • Owner – Jim Irsay
  • General manager – Chris Ballard
  • Assistant general manager – Ed Dodds
  • Director of player personnel – Kevin Rogers Jr.
  • Director of football administration – Mike Bluem
  • Director of college scouting – Morocco Brown
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Jon Shaw
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Matt Tarpening
  • Senior player personnel scout – Todd Vasvari
  • Director of player development – Brian Decker
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Matt Eberflus
  • Defensive line – Brian Baker
  • Special defensive assistant/asst. defensive line – Matt Raich
  • Linebackers – Dave Borgonzi
  • Defensive backs/cornerbacks – James Rowe
  • Defensive backs/safeties – Alan Williams
  • Assistant defensive backs – David Overstreet II
Special teams coaches
Support staff
  • Assistant to the Head coach – Tyler Boyles
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of sports performance – Rusty Jones
  • Head strength and conditioning – Richard Howell
  • Applied sports science/conditioning – Doug McKenney
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Zane Fakes

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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LV
LAC
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

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 December 15, 2021

53 active, 11 inactive, 16 practice squad (+2 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Colts' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 15 Carolina Panthers W 21–18 1–0 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
2 August 21 at Minnesota Vikings W 12–10 2–0 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
3 August 27 at Detroit Lions W 27–17 3–0 Ford Field Recap

Regular season

Schedule

The Colts' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 12 1:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks L 16–28 0–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 19 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Rams L 24–27 0–2 Lucas Oil Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 26 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans L 16–25 0–3 Nissan Stadium CBS Recap
4 October 3 1:00 p.m. at Miami Dolphins W 27–17 1–3 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 11 8:15 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens L 25–31 (OT) 1–4 M&T Bank Stadium ESPN Recap
6 October 17 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans W 31–3 2–4 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
7 October 24 8:20 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers W 30–18 3–4 Levi's Stadium NBC Recap
8 October 31 1:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans L 31–34 (OT) 3–5 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
9 November 4 8:20 p.m. New York Jets W 45–30 4–5 Lucas Oil Stadium Fox/NFLN/
Prime Video		 Recap
10 November 14 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars W 23–17 5–5 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap
11 November 21 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills W 41–15 6–5 Highmark Stadium CBS Recap
12 November 28 1:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 31–38 6–6 Lucas Oil Stadium Fox Recap
13 December 5 1:00 p.m. at Houston Texans W 31–0 7–6 NRG Stadium CBS Recap
14 Bye
15 December 18 8:20 p.m. New England Patriots Lucas Oil Stadium NFLN
16 December 25 8:15 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium NFLN
17 January 2 1:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders Lucas Oil Stadium CBS
18 January 9 1:00 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars TIAA Bank Field CBS

Notes:

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for games in Weeks 17 and 18 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • Week 18 is subject to being flexed to Saturday, January 8.

Week 1: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 1: Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 14 0728
Colts 3 7 0616

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

With their 8th straight season-opening defeat, the Colts started 0–1.

Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week 2: Los Angeles Rams at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 7 3 71027
Colts 0 6 81024

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 63,076
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Lindsay Czarniak
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 3: at Tennessee Titans
Week 3: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Colts 0 10 3316
Titans 7 7 01125

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

Week 4: at Miami Dolphins
Week 4: Indianapolis Colts at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Colts 0 7 101027
Dolphins 3 0 01417

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 5: at Baltimore Ravens
Week 5: Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Colts 7 3 123025
Ravens 0 3 616631

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

Week 6: vs. Houston Texans
Week 6: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Texans 0 3 003
Colts 7 3 14731

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 58 °F (14 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 57,947
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Jay Feely
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 7: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 7: Indianapolis Colts at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Colts 7 6 71030
49ers 12 0 0618

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 8: vs. Tennessee Titans
Week 8: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Titans 0 14 710334
Colts 14 3 77031

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 59,175
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Jay Feely
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 9: vs. New York Jets
Week 9: New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jets 7 3 61430
Colts 7 21 14345

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

This was the first NFL game that ended in a 45–30 score, making a scorigami.[1]

Week 10: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 10: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 6 3 0817
Colts 17 3 0323

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: November 14
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 60,622
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Sherree Burruss
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 11: at Buffalo Bills
Week 11: Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Colts 14 10 14341
Bills 0 7 0815

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

This was the Colts' second scorigami of the season, as a 41-15 score had never occurred in the NFL before.[2]

Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 12: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 14 141038
Colts 3 21 0731

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Week 13: at Houston Texans
Week 13: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Colts 7 7 71031
Texans 0 0 000

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

Week 15: vs. New England Patriots
Week 15: New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 0 000
Colts 0 0 000

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: December 18
  • Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Pam Oliver and Kristina Pink
  • Preview

Division
AFC South
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Tennessee Titans 9 4 0 .692 4–1 6–3 324 290 W1
Indianapolis Colts 7 6 0 .538 3–2 6–3 371 283 W1
Houston Texans † 2 11 0 .154 2–2 2–7 177 356 L3
Jacksonville Jaguars † 2 11 0 .154 0–4 2–6 180 340 L5

Conference
AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1] New England Patriots East 9 4 0 .692 3–1 7–1 .479 .427 W7
2[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Tennessee Titans South 9 4 0 .692 4–1 6–3 .462 .462 W1
3[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] Kansas City Chiefs West 9 4 0 .692 3–1 4–4 .550 .521 W6
4 Baltimore Ravens North 8 5 0 .615 1–3 5–5 .485 .476 L2
Wild cards
5 Los Angeles Chargers West 8 5 0 .615 2–1 5–3 .536 .495 W2
6[lower-alpha 3] Indianapolis Colts South 7 6 0 .538 3–2 6–3 .467 .319 W1
7[lower-alpha 3] Buffalo Bills East 7 6 0 .538 3–1 5–5 .482 .418 L1
In the hunt
8[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] Cleveland Browns North 7 6 0 .538 2–2 4–5 .509 .390 W1
9[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] Cincinnati Bengals North 7 6 0 .538 3–1 5–3 .447 .401 L2
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 6] Denver Broncos West 7 6 0 .538 1–2 3–5 .450 .368 W1
11 Pittsburgh Steelers North 6 6 1 .500 2–2 4–4 .494 .487 L1
12[lower-alpha 7] Las Vegas Raiders West 6 7 0 .462 1–3 4–4 .530 .545 L2
13[lower-alpha 7] Miami Dolphins East 6 7 0 .462 2–2 4–5 .450 .397 W5
Eliminated from postseason contention
14 New York Jets East 3 10 0 .231 0–4 3–6 .509 .462 L1
15[lower-alpha 8] Houston Texans South 2 11 0 .154 2–2 2–7 .509 .423 L3
16[lower-alpha 8] Jacksonville Jaguars South 2 11 0 .154 0–4 2–6 .538 .500 L5
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9]
  1. New England wins tiebreaker over Kansas City and Tennessee based on conference record.
  2. Tennessee wins tiebreaker over Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  3. Indianapolis, Buffalo, Cleveland and Denver are rank based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Cincinnati (see below).
  4. Cleveland win tiebreaker over Denver based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Cincinnati (see below).
  5. Cleveland win tiebreaker over Cincinnati based on head-to-head victory.
  6. Cincinnati win tiebreaker over Denver based on conference record.
  7. Las Vegas wins tiebreaker over Miami based on head-to-head victory.
  8. Houston wins tiebreaker over Jacksonville based on head-to-head victory.
  9. 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
  1. Colts' victory over Jets ended in final score that's never happened before in NFL history
  2. Bills, Colts combine for Scorigami with first 41-15 game in NFL history
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