2026 season · Defensive Blitz Rate

Indianapolis Colts blitz rate, 2026

20.4%

30th of 32 in the NFL

League median
29.8%
Sample
On 152 dropbacks faced through Week 4

How often do the Colts blitz?

The Colts have sent five or more pass rushers on 20.4% of the dropbacks they faced through Week 4, 30th in the NFL.

Week by week

Season to date after each week — the blitz rate and rank as the board stood once that week was filed, not the single week’s own figure.

Indianapolis Colts blitz rate after each week of 2026
ThroughBlitz%Rank
Week 137.9%7th
Week 225.0%21st
Week 322.5%25th
Week 420.4%30th

Last season

Down from 28.1% in 2025, which ranked 10th of 32.

From the Colts weekly

Third and two at the Washington five, three twenty-nine left in the first half, Colts down six to nothing, with an extra lineman reported as eligible. Jonathan Taylor went around left end for the touchdown, and Spencer Shrader's extra point put Indianapolis ahead seven to six. It never trailed again. The Colts beat the Commanders thirty to thirteen, their second straight win, and they are two and two.

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Which defenses blitz the most in 2026?

Minnesota Vikings (72.5%), Washington Commanders (47.4%), then Tampa Bay Buccaneers (41.9%) lead the league. All 32 teams on the Defensive Blitz Rate board.

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