Indianapolis Colts — 2026 season outlook, updated Aug 31, 2026.
Indianapolis Colts finished the 2025 season 8-9 · Missed the playoffs.
Indianapolis Colts: 8-9 regular season.
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2025 · Missed the playoffs
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2026 schedule
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- 20th-hardest schedule — opponents average 8.38 projected wins.
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Colts Camp — Aug 31: Jones Held Out, Three Quarterbacks Kept
Daniel Jones will open the season against the Ravens without a single game snap since his December Achilles tear — the Colts held him out of the preseason finale a day before it, reversing the stated plan. The 53 kept all three quarterbacks with no backup named, Spencer Shrader won the kicking job with a 5-for-5 preseason, and cutdown day brought a trade for a Buffalo center after Indianapolis moved on from every other reserve in the room.
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- Camp · Aug 23, 2026
Colts Camp — Aug 23: Jones Didn't Miss Against Atlanta
Daniel Jones threw no incompletions in Wednesday's joint practice against the Falcons, per the team's own notebook, eight months removed from his Achilles tear. The Colts also signed Keenan Allen, watched their backups lose 34-6 to Atlanta with almost every starter resting, and pointed at the next test: Steichen says starters play the finale against Detroit, which would be Jones' first game snaps since the injury.
- Camp · Aug 16, 2026
Indianapolis Colts Camp Update — August 16: Jones Beat the Patriots, Then Sat Out
The joint practice in Foxborough was the real test, and Jones passed it — a first-team two-minute touchdown drive against Drake Maye's defense in his first live-rush environment since the Achilles. Then the Colts sat him for the game entirely, tied the Patriots 13-13 with backups, and got DeForest Buckner back in team work without ever announcing it.
- Camp · Aug 9, 2026
Indianapolis Colts Camp Update — August 9: Daniel Jones Hasn't Missed a First-Team Snap
The market spent all summer pricing a tendon. The tendon has taken every first-team rep since the first practice, scrambled on purpose, and told reporters he feels good — while Jonathan Taylor signed his third contract mid-camp. The bounce case didn't just hold. It got receipts.
- 2026 Preview
Indianapolis Colts 2026 Season Preview — The Market Is Pricing a Tendon
Indianapolis had the division's best offense, football's best rushing touchdown engine, and the cleanest bounce-back profile in the AFC South — and a win total that keeps falling anyway, because everything rides on one December Achilles.
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