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Colts GM Chris Ballard just built a 3-year window to win a championship

Just hours before the trade deadline, Chris Ballard and the Indianapolis Colts made a blockbuster trade for Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner, star cornerback of the New York Jets. Gardner, just 25 and already one of the league’s premier cover men, brings elite length, physicality at the line, and the kind of confidence that shrinks throwing windows […]

3 months ago | 11 reads

New prized Colts CB Sauce Gardner’s salary cap hits come in

According to Spotrac, new Indianapolis Colts 2x NFL First-Team All-Pro cornerback Sauce Gardner’s salary cap hits have come in both for the remainder of the 2025 campaign and beyond: It’s worth noting that the former 4th overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft signed a 4-year, $120.4 million contract extension this past offseason before New […]

3 months ago | 5 reads

Colts were reportedly close to trading for Saints CB Alontae Taylor before Sauce Gardner deal

According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Indianapolis Colts were reportedly close to trading for New Orleans Saints readily available cornerback Alontae Taylor before ultimately landing New York Jets All-Pro corner Sauce Gardner in a trade deadline blockbuster—which was a clear upgrade comparatively: Reading the tea leaves below, if you believe Fox NFL Sunday’s Jay Glazer, […]

3 months ago | 6 reads

Colts’ Week 9 QB Analysis: Ooph

Thanks to the nflFastR project, Pro Football Focus and NFL NextGen Stats for the timely sources of data. For those of you new to this, I will publish key QB stats each week judging how well the Colts’ QB performed. Yes, O-Line, receivers, and play-calling impact these numbers but they are primarily QB measures. I will probably modify the […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Indianapolis Colts trade for cornerback Sauce Gardner of the New York Jets

Chris Ballard’s first trade deadline move in his 9 years as the Indianapolis Colts General Manager is certainly a big one. On Tuesday just under 3 and a half hours left of the trade deadline, Ballard made a splash move the size of a blue whale plummeting from the International Space Station. The Colts landed […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Colts’ Stock Up/Down: Week 9 @Steelers

Stock Up Laiatu Latu The breakout year continues for Latu, who had his first career multi-sack game, a tackle for loss, and six stops in the running game. He is slowly becoming one of the best overall edge rushers in the NFL, and his production under Anarumo has been impressive. First time in quite some […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Colts players not shaken by uncharacteristic loss

The Indianapolis Colts came back down to Earth in Week 9 against the Pittsburgh Steelers after a blistering, league-best 7-1 start to the season. Long story short, the Colts were simply outmatched over the course of four quarters, but is it enough to warrant hitting the panic button? The players don’t believe so. Quite frankly, […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Will the Colts add at the trade deadline?

4:00 p.m. today will be the last time that the Colts can add a player from another team, unless a player is waived and everyone below us in the standings passes on them. We’ve been saying for weeks that we love our offense and think the D could be good enough for a deep run, […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Colts head coach Shane Steichen comments on Tuesday’s trade deadline

Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen didn’t say a lot on it, but did briefly comment on Tuesday’s looming 4 PM EST league-wide trade deadline (via The Athletic’s James Boyd): One could make the case that if there were ever a year for longtime Colts general manager Chris Ballard to make a trade deadline splash, […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Colts’ Monday Morning Awards: Week 9 @Steelers

7-2 after an ugly loss, where the offense had their worst performance by far this season, and even though the defense did their job in the end there is just no way to overcome SIX turnovers. Colts need to flip the page fast and get ready for their game against the Falcons in Europe before […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Colts-Falcons opening odds: Germany awaits

The Indianapolis Colts next matchup is a home contest against the Atlanta Falcons. While billed as a home game, the Colts will be far from home as they head to Germany. This is the first contest in Olympiastadion Berlin. This stadium was built in 1936 for the Olympics and will serve host to these two […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

6 turnovers sink Colts in 27-20 road loss to Steelers

Six turnovers will never cut it against an NFL opponent and the Indianapolis Colts found out the hard way in Sunday’s 27-20 road loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium.  Quarterback Daniel Jones began with a promising start after he engineered a 13-play, 79-yard masterpiece on the opening drive. Jones converted a pair of […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Colts offense comes back down to Earth against Steelers

The Indianapolis Colts‘ offense had been historic, with the Steelers’ defense trending in the complete opposite direction. Of course, some outside factors may have played a factor — outdoor stadium, the Colts are historically bad in Pittsburgh, the offense was due for a poor showing, etc. Regardless, the Colts’ offense came back down to earth […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Week 9 Colts vs. Steelers Game Thread

The Indianapolis Colts are on the road to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in week 0 of the 2025 season, kickoff is at 1:00 p.m. EST. Once again the 2025 Indianapolis Colts won last weekends game by multiple scores. The final score was Colts 38, Titans 14. But the final score doesn’t tell the whole story, it […]

3 months ago | 3 reads

Where to Watch: Colts at Steelers for Week 9

The Indianapolis Colts (7-1)(-3) travel to ‘The Steel City’ to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3), at what’s been a notoriously difficult road environment for the Horseshoe to play at historically throughout franchise history. Even ignoring the 1995 AFC Championship Game, the Colts are 1-13 all-time at Pittsburgh during the regular season, and their last […]

3 months ago | 1 read

Colts activate former starting CB off IR for depleted secondary ahead of Steelers game

On Saturday, the Indianapolis Colts announced that they have activated cornerback Jaylon Jones off injured reserve and signed fellow cornerback Cameron Mitchell from the practice squad to the 53-man active roster. The Colts also announced that they elevated defensive end Durell Nchami and wide receiver Laquon Treadwell from the practice squad to the active roster. […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Colts Reacts Survey Results: Week 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers

The Indianapolis Colts (7-1) are one of the hottest teams in all of football, sitting atop the entire AFC. However, they’ll face arguably one of their toughest tasks yet when they travel to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) this weekend. The Steelers are by no means a great team these days, but the Indianapolis […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Will the Ballard Era Colts finally be active at the NFL Trade Deadline?

Indianapolis, IN — Under general manager Chris Ballard, the Indianapolis Colts have historically avoided the mid-season headache that the NFL trade deadline brings. Partly because there are oftentimes more losers than winners across these deadline deals, but mainly because the Colts have, for the most part, not been in a position to add talent. The […]

3 months ago | 2 reads

Colts are looking to buck the trend against the Steelers

The red hot Indianapolis Colts are taking their talents on the road as they meet up with the semi-spiraling Pittsburgh Steelers. For eleven years the Colts couldn’t win week one. That streak finally broke and with it, the floodgates seemed to open as Indianapolis is running through opponents like a Manning-style buzzsaw. The attention now […]

3 months ago | 2 reads