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71st season in franchise history

The 2023 season is the Indianapolis Colts‘ 71st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 40th in Indianapolis. It is also their seventh under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and the first under new head coach Shane Steichen. The Colts improved on their 4–12–1 record from the previous season after a Week 10 victory over the New England Patriots in Frankfurt. They will attempt to make the playoffs after a three-year absence, and end their 8-year AFC South title drought.



	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 Director of college scouting – Matt Terpening Assistant director of college scouting – Jamie Moore Senior player personnel scout – Todd Vasvari Head coach Offensive coaches			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Gus Bradley Defensive line – Nate Ollie Assistant defensive line – Matt Raich Linebackers/run game coordinator – Richard Smith Assistant linebackers – Cato June Defensive backs – Ron Milus Assistant defensive backs – Mike Mitchell Defensive assistant – Payton McCollum Defensive quality control – Brent Jackson Special teams coaches Support staff Assistant to the head coach – T. J. Ingels Strength and conditioning Director of sports performance – Rusty Jones 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 → Management → More NFL staffs

Current roster[edit]

Preseason[edit]

The Colts opened their 2023 preseason with a 23–19 loss to the Buffalo Bills on August 12, 2023. Anthony Richardson, the fourth overall selection in the 2023 NFL Draft, started the game, completing seven of his 12 passes for 67 yards while being intercepted once. He was also credited with two carries for seven yards. Three days later, Richardson was named the team’s starter for the regular season by first-year head coach Shane Steichen.

Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Notes

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Local Station Only Games:
- WXIN is the rights holder for the Week 9 game as an NFL Network game nationally.
- WTTV is the rights holder for the Week 15 game as an NFL Network game nationally.

Game summaries[edit]

Week 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars[edit]

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

IND – Anthony Richardson 2-yard run (Matt Gay kick), 14:57. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:21.
JAX – Zay Jones 18-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Brandon McManus kick), 4:56. Jaguars 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:55.

Third quarter

IND – Michael Pittman Jr. 39-yard pass from Anthony Richardson (Matt Gay kick), 11:25. Tied 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:35.
JAX – Brandon McManus 45-yard field goal, 8:31. Jaguars 17–14. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:54.
IND – DeForest Buckner 26–yard fumble return (Matt Gay kick), 2:27. Colts 21–17.

Fourth quarter

JAX – Tank Bigsby 1-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 5:14. Jaguars 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:32.
JAX – Travis Etienne 26-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 4:08. Raiders 31–21. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:52.

Top passers

Top rushers

JAX – Travis Etienne – 18 rushes, 77 yards, TD
IND – Anthony Richardson – 10 rushes, 40 yards, TD

Top receivers

With the loss, the Colts started their season at 0–1. The Colts have failed to win in Week 1 for the 10th straight season.

Week 2: at Houston Texans[edit]

Week 2: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary

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