# 2017 Indianapolis Colts season

The 2017 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 65th in the National Football League (NFL), the 34th in Indianapolis and the tenth playing their home game at Lucas Oil Stadium. It was also the sixth and final season under head coach Chuck Pagano, who was fired at the end of the season. It was also the first under new general manager Chris Ballard, the former Kansas City Chiefs' Director of Football Operations, following the dismissal of Ryan Grigson. The Colts were looking to improve on their 8–8 record from last year and make the playoffs for the first time since 2014. However, star quarterback Andrew Luck suffered a shoulder injury before the regular season began, was placed on the injured reserve list, and missed the remainder of the season that paralleled the 2011 season, when then-starting quarterback Peyton Manning sat out the entire season to undergo neck surgeries and coincidentally, the Colts lost at least 12 games.
After an ineffective performance by backup Scott Tolzien in Week 1 against the Rams, the Colts put Jacoby Brissett as their starting quarterback for the rest of the season. However, Brissett could not save the team as they finished 4–12 for their first losing season since 2011, and missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

## Roster changes
### Free agents

| Position | Player | Tag | 2017 Team | Notes |
| S | Mike Adams | UFA | Carolina Panthers | signed on March 10 |
| WR | Quan Bray | ERFA | Indianapolis Colts | signed on April 17 |
| CB | Darius Butler | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | signed on March 17 |
| OLB | Chris Carter | UFA | Washington Redskins | signed on March 16 |
| OLB | Trent Cole | UFA | | |
| TE | Jack Doyle | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | signed on March 7 |
| C | Jonotthan Harrison | RFA | New York Jets | signed on March 28 |
| DE | Zach Kerr | RFA | Denver Broncos | signed on March 12 |
| OLB | Robert Mathis | UFA | Retired | |
| P | Pat McAfee | UFA | Retired | |
| ILB | Josh McNary | RFA | Jacksonville Jaguars | signed on March 16 |
| OT | Joe Reitz | UFA | Retired | |
| TE | Erik Swoope | ERFA | Indianapolis Colts | signed on April 17 |
| G | Hugh Thornton | UFA | Atlanta Falcons | signed on March 28 |
| RB | Jordan Todman | UFA | New York Jets | signed on June 13 |
| RB | Robert Turbin | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | signed on March 13 |
| OLB | Erik Walden | UFA | Tennessee Titans | signed on July 27 |
| Player re-signed by the Colts | Player signed with a different team | Player retired |

### Draft

2017 Indianapolis Colts Draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 15 | Malik Hooker | FS | Ohio State |
| 2 | 46 | Quincy Wilson | CB | Florida |
| 3 | 80 | Tarell Basham | OLB | Ohio |
| 4 | 137 | Zach Banner | OT | USC |
| 4 | 143 | Marlon Mack | RB | South Florida |
| 4 | 144 | Grover Stewart | DT | Albany State |
| 5 | 158 | Nate Hairston | CB | Temple |
| 5 | 161 | Anthony Walker Jr. | ILB | Northwestern |
Notes
* The Colts received one compensatory selection — No. 144 overall.
* The Colts traded their seventh-round selection (No. 233 overall) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for defensive end Billy Winn.
* The Colts traded Dwayne Allen and their sixth-round selection (No. 200 overall) to the New England Patriots for their fourth-round selection (No. 137 overall).

### Undrafted free agents

Sources
| Position | Player | College | Notes |
| OG | Deyshawn Bond | Cincinnati | made final roster, placed on injured reserve October 3 |
| RB | Dalton Crossan | New Hampshire | waived August 15 |
| TE | Darrell Daniels | Washington | made final roster |
| WR | Trey Griffey | Arizona | waived June 12 |
| LS | Thomas Hennessy | Duke | traded to the New York Jets August 28 |
| TE | Bug Howard | North Carolina | waived September 2 |
| TE | Colin Jeter | LSU | waived July 30 |
| WR | Jerome Lane | Akron | waived May 15 |
| CB | Chris Lyles | Mississippi College | waived May 15 |
| OG | Christopher Muller | Rutgers | waived May 15 |
| WR | JoJo Natson | Akron | waived September 2 |
| CB | Reggie Porter | Utah | waived June 12 |
| RB | Brandon Radcliff | Louisville | waived June 1 |
| P | Rigoberto Sanchez | Hawaii | made final roster |
| OLB | Garrett Sickels | Penn State | waived from practice squad September 12 |
| DE | Jhaustin Thomas | Iowa State | waived September 2 |
| OT | Jerry Ugokwe | William & Mary | waived August 2 |
| QB | Phillip Walker | Temple | added to practice squad September 3 |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 13 | Detroit Lions | L 10–24 | 0–1 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 19 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 19–24 | 0–2 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 26 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 19–15 | 1–2 | Heinz Field | Recap |
| 4 | August 31 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 7–6 | 2–2 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 10 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 9–46 | 0–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 2 | September 17 | Arizona Cardinals | L 13–16 (OT) | 0–2 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 24 | Cleveland Browns | W 31–28 | 1–2 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | October 1 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 18–46 | 1–3 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
| 5 | October 8 | San Francisco 49ers | W 26–23 (OT) | 2–3 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 16 | at Tennessee Titans | L 22–36 | 2–4 | Nissan Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 22 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 0–27 | 2–5 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 29 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 23–24 | 2–6 | Paul Brown Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 5 | at Houston Texans | W 20–14 | 3–6 | NRG Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 17–20 | 3–7 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 12 | November 26 | Tennessee Titans | L 16–20 | 3–8 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 3 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | L 10–30 | 3–9 | EverBank Field | Recap |
| 14 | December 10 | at Buffalo Bills | L 7–13 (OT) | 3–10 | New Era Field | Recap |
| 15 | December 14 | Denver Broncos | L 13–25 | 3–11 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 23 | at Baltimore Ravens | L 16–23 | 3–12 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 31 | Houston Texans | W 22–13 | 4–12 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Rams | 10 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 46 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 60,128
* Referee: Ronald Torbert
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
LAR – Greg Zuerlein 50-yard field goal, 12:48. Rams 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:17.
LAR – Trumaine Johnson 39-yard interception return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 11:10. Rams 10–0. Drive: 0 plays, 39 yards, 0:00.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 20-yard field goal, 6:25. Rams 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:49.
Second quarter
LAR – Todd Gurley 5-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 9:44. Rams 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:12.
LAR – Cooper Kupp 18-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 5:27. Rams 24–3. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:09.
LAR – Greg Zuerlein 35-yard field goal, 0:22. Rams 27–3. Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:51.
Third quarter
LAR – Greg Zuerlein 44-yard field goal, 7:28. Rams 30–3. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:40.
LAR – Lamarcus Joyner 29-yard interception return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 7:23. Rams 37–3. Drive: 0 plays, 29 yards, 0:00.
Fourth quarter
IND – Marlon Mack 3-yard run (kick failed), 11:36. Rams 37–9. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:41.
LAR – Jacoby Brissett tackled in the end zone by Morgan Fox for a safety, 9:29. Rams 39–9.
LAR – Malcolm Brown 3-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 4:33. Rams 46–9. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:50.
Top passers
IND – Scott Tolzien – 9/18, 128 yards, 2 INT
LAR – Jared Goff – 21/29, 306 yards, TD
Top rushers
IND – Frank Gore – 10 rushes, 42 yards
LAR – Todd Gurley – 19 rushes, 40 yards, TD
Top receivers
IND – T. Y. Hilton – 3 receptions, 57 yards
LAR – Cooper Kupp – 4 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Top tacklers
IND – Matthias Farley – 8 Tackles, 2 Assists
LAR – Michael Brockers – 3 Tackles, 2 Assists :
The first regular season game of the Colts ended in disaster. The offense allowed two pick-sixes and a safety, the defense were unable to stop Sean McVay's high-powered Rams offense, and the special teams missed one field goal.

#### Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Colts | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 63,137
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Frank Gore 5-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:38. Colts 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 5:45.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 46-yard field goal, 1:27. Colts 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:21.
Second quarter
ARI – Phil Dawson 27-yard field goal, 5:56. Colts 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 54 yards, 5:49.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal, 11:42, Colts 13–3. Drive: 16 plays, 76 yards, 9:18.
ARI – J. J. Nelson 45-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Phil Dawson kick), 7:38. Colts 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:04.
ARI – Phil Dawson 40-yard field goal, 3:25. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:09.
Overtime
ARI – Phil Dawson 30-yard field goal, 8:02. Cardinals 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:45.
Top passers
ARI – Carson Palmer – 19/36, 332 yards, TD, INT
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 20/37, 216 yards, INT
Top rushers
ARI – Chris Johnson – 11 carries, 44 yards
IND – Frank Gore – 14 carries, 46 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARI – J. J. Nelson – 5 receptions, 120 yards, TD
IND – Jack Doyle – 8 receptions, 79 yards :
The Colts allowed 2 Phil Dawson field goals late in the game, with the 2nd one turning out to be the game winner. The 2nd one came after a Jacoby Brissett interception on the first play of overtime. The Colts fell to 0–2, their third straight such start.

#### Week 3: vs. Cleveland Browns

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Browns | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Colts | 7 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 63,351
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (CBS): Beth Mowins and Jay Feely
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Jacoby Brissett 5-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:24. Colts 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:13.
Second quarter
CLE – Duke Johnson 19-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 13:22. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:02.
IND – Jacoby Brissett 7-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:06. Colts 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:16.
IND – T. Y. Hilton 61-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 5:14. Colts 21–7. Drive: 5 plays, 97 yards, 1:57.
IND – Frank Gore 4-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:41. Colts 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:26.
CLE – David Njoku 1-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Zane Gonzalez kick), 0:27. Colts 28–14. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:14.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 33-yard field goal, 10:18. Colts 31–14. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 4:53.
CLE – Kenny Britt 11-yard pass from DeShone Kizer (Zane Gonzalez kick), 6:56. Colts 31–21. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:52.
CLE – DeShone Kizer 1-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 2:04. Colts 31–28. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 2:01.
Top passers
CLE – DeShone Kizer – 22/47, 242 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 17/24, 259 yards, TD
Top rushers
CLE – DeShone Kizer – 7 carries, 44 yards, TD
IND – Frank Gore – 25 carries, 57 yards, TD
Top receivers
CLE – Duke Johnson – 6 receptions, 81 yards
IND – T. Y. Hilton – 7 receptions, 153 yards, TD :
In a battle of 0–2 teams, the Colts took a 28–14 lead at halftime, then halted a Browns comeback in the second half. The Colts improved to 1–2.

#### Week 4: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 7 | 22 | 14 | 46 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/5:30 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), clear
* Game attendance: 68,872
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Blair Walsh 44-yard field goal, 8:59. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:04.
IND – Russell Wilson sacked by Nate Hairston in the end zone for a safety, 3:33. Seahawks 3–2.
Second quarter
SEA – Justin Coleman 28-yard interception return (Blair Walsh kick), 12:25. Seahawks 10–2.
IND – Robert Turbin 1-yard run (pass failed), 5:25. Seahawks 10–8. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 7:00.
IND – Donte Moncrief 18-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:25. Colts 15–10. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:09.
Third quarter
SEA – Russell Wilson 23-yard run (Russell Wilson–Doug Baldwin pass), 9:23. Seahawks 18–15. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 5:37.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 40-yard field goal, 4:53. Tied 18–18. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:56.
SEA – J. D. McKissic 30-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 2:12. Seahawks 25–18. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:41.
SEA – Bobby Wagner 21-yard fumble return (Blair Walsh kick), 1:59. Seahawks 32–18.
Fourth quarter
SEA – Luke Willson 6-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 11:16. Seahawks 39–18. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:46.
SEA – J. D. McKissic 27-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 2:22. Seahawks 46–18. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 6:56.
Top passers
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 16/29, 157 yards, TD, INT
SEA – Russell Wilson – 21/26, 295 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
IND – Frank Gore – 12 rushes, 46 yards
SEA – Eddie Lacy – 11 rushes, 52 yards
Top receivers
IND – Frank Gore – 3 receptions, 34 yards
SEA – Tyler Lockett – 4 receptions, 67 yards
Top tacklers
IND – Jon Bostic – 5 solo tackles, 7 assisted
SEA – Earl Thomas – 4 solo tackles, 3 assisted :
Despite being tied at 18 in the 3rd quarter, the Colts allowed 28 straight Seattle points to fall to 1–3.

#### Week 5: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| 49ers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
| Colts | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 65,612
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Peter Schrager
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 52-yard field goal, 9:09. Colts 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 5:51.
SF – Robbie Gould 28-yard field goal, 2:37. Tied 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:32.
Second quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 23-yard field goal, 0:59. Colts 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 3:57.
SF – Robbie Gould 43-yard field goal, 0:02. Tied 6–6. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 0:57.
Third quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 38-yard field goal, 7:42. Colts 9–6. Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 5:21.
IND – Marlon Mack 22-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 3:17. Colts 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:33.
Fourth quarter
SF – Robbie Gould 40-yard field goal, 13:39. Colts 16–9. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 4:38.
IND – Jacoby Brissett 3-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:56. Colts 23–9. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:43.
SF – Kyle Juszczyk 6-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Robbie Gould kick), 8:00. Colts 23–16. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:56.
SF – George Kittle 5-yard pass from Brian Hoyer (Robbie Gould kick), 0:20. Tied 23–23. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 5:09.
Overtime
IND – Adam Vinatieri 51-yard field goal, 1:38. Colts 26–23. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:01.
Top passers
SF – Brian Hoyer – 29/46, 353 yards, 2 TD
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 22/34, 314 yards, INT
Top rushers
SF – Matt Breida – 10 carries, 49 yards
IND – Marlon Mack – 9 carries, 91 yards, TD
Top receivers
SF – Pierre Garçon – 8 receptions, 94 yards
IND – T. Y. Hilton – 7 receptions, 177 yards
Top tacklers
SF – NaVorro Bowman – 5 Tackles, 5 Assists
IND – Antonio Morrison – 5 Tackles, 2 Assists and Jon Bostic – 3 Tackles, 4 Assists :
Despite allowing the 49ers to rally from a 23–9 deficit in the 2nd half, the Colts won in overtime on an Adam Vinatieri field goal to improve to 2–3 while going 1-3 against the NFC West.

#### Week 6: at Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| Titans | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 36 |
at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: October 16
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), clear
* Game attendance: 63,888
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 48-yard field goal, 11:15. Titans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:45.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 36-yard field goal, 6:45. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:30.
TEN – Ryan Succop 32-yard field goal, 0:47. Titans 6–3. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:58.
Second quarter
IND – Jack Doyle 8-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 10:54. Colts 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:53.
TEN – Ryan Succop 40-yard field goal, 4:10. Colts 10–9. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:44.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 25-yard field goal, 0:14. Colts 13–9. Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 3:56.
Third quarter
IND – John Simon 26-yard interception return (kick failed), 13:50. Colts 19–9.
TEN – Ryan Succop 48-yard field goal, 9:43. Colts 19–12. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:07.
TEN – Ryan Succop 23-yard field goal, 4:35. Colts 19–15. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, 2:03.
Fourth quarter
TEN – DeMarco Murray 3-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 10:01. Titans 22–19. Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, 8:24.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 52-yard field goal, 7:27. Tied 22–22. Drive: 6 plays, 6 yards, 2:34.
TEN – Taywan Taylor 53-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 5:29. Titans 29–22. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:58.
TEN – Derrick Henry 72-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:47. Titans 36–22. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 1:32.
Top passers
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 21/37, 212 yards, 1 TD
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 23/32, 306 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
IND – Frank Gore – 10 rushes, 49 yards
TEN – Derrick Henry – 19 rushes, 131 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
IND – Jack Doyle – 7 receptions, 50 yards, 1 TD
TEN – Eric Decker – 7 receptions, 88 yards
Top tacklers
IND – John Simon – 6 tackles, 5 assists, 1 sack
TEN – Wesley Woodyard – 6 tackles, 2 assists :
Despite leading 19–9 in the third quarter, the Colts were outscored 27–3 the rest of the way, resulting in their first loss to the Titans since 2011, snapping their 11-game winning streak in the series. The Colts fell to 2–4.

#### Week 7: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: October 22
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 63,104
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Chris Ivory 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 9:30. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:30.
JAX – Marcedes Lewis 5-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Josh Lambo kick), 5:01. Jaguars 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 1:54.
Second quarter
JAX – Josh Lambo 42-yard field goal, 7:38. Jaguars 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 6:35.
JAX – Josh Lambo 33-yard field goal, 1:56. Jaguars 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:51.
Third quarter
JAX – T. J. Yeldon 58-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 5:58. Jaguars 27–0. Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:42.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
JAX – Blake Bortles – 18/26, 330 yards, TD
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 22/37, 200 yards
Top rushers
JAX – T. J. Yeldon – 9 carries, 122 yards, TD
IND – Frank Gore – 9 carries, 34 yards
Top receivers
JAX – Allen Hurns – 5 receptions, 101 yards
IND – Jack Doyle – 6 receptions, 44 yards :
Jacksonville dominated the entire game, and beat the Colts in Indianapolis for the first time since 2012. The Colts fell to 2–5. The Colts were also shut out at home for the first time since 1993.

#### Week 8: at Cincinnati Bengals

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Bengals | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 57,901
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
CIN – Randy Bullock 29-yard field goal, 5:41. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:59.
Second quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal, 12:02. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 2:40.
IND – Jack Doyle 13-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:14. Colts 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 3:23.
CIN – A. J. Green 8-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick), 4:36. Tied 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 3:38.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Colts 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:13.
Third quarter
CIN – Josh Malone 25-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Randy Bullock kick), 9:10. Bengals 17–13. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:50.
IND – Marlon Mack 24-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 2:10. Colts 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 7:00.
Fourth quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal, 11:21. Colts 23–17. Drive: 9 plays, 26 yards, 4:39.
CIN – Carlos Dunlap 16-yard interception return (Randy Bullock kick), 6:58. Bengals 24–23.
Top passers
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 25/39, 233 yards, 2 TD, INT
CIN – Andy Dalton – 17/29, 243 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
IND – Frank Gore – 16 carries, 82 yards
CIN – Joe Mixon – 11 carries, 18 yards
Top receivers
IND – Jack Doyle – 12 receptions, 121 yards, TD
CIN – Tyler Kroft – 5 receptions, 46 yards
Top tacklers
IND – Jon Bostic – 4 Tackles, 4 assists, 1 sack and Antonio Morrison – 3 Tackles, 5 assists
CIN – Darqueze Dennard – 7 Tackles, 3 Assists :
Despite leading for a good portion of the game, a late pick 6 by Jacoby Brissett did the Colts in, as they fell to 2–6.

#### Week 9: at Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Texans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 71,709
* Referee: John Parry
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
IND – T. Y. Hilton 45-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:33. Colts 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 4:00.
Second quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 22-yard field goal, 4:37. Colts 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:53.
HOU – Lamarr Houston 34-yard fumble recovery (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 0:56. Colts 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 0:56.
Third quarter
IND – T. Y. Hilton 80-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:56. Colts 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 3:45.
Fourth quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 53-yard field goal, 9:17. Colts 20–7. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:46.
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 34-yard pass from Tom Savage (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 6:11. Colts 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:01.
Top passers
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 20/30, 308 yards, 2 TD
HOU – Tom Savage – 19/44, 219 yards, TD
Top rushers
IND – Frank Gore – 17 carries, 51 yards
HOU – Lamar Miller – 10 carries, 57 yards
Top receivers
IND – T. Y. Hilton – 5 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TD
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD :
Against the equally disappointing Texans, the Colts improved to 3–6 and snapped their 3-game losing streak to the Texans.

#### Week 10: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Steelers | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| Colts | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Played indoor (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 66,146
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
IND – Donte Moncrief 60-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:52. Colts 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:21.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 48-yard field goal, 5:51. Colts 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:13.
Third quarter
PIT – Chris Boswell 41-yard field goal, 0:30. Colts 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 1:09.
IND – Chester Rogers 61-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 12:46. Colts 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:14.
PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster 7-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (kick blocked), 7:47. Colts 17–9. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:59.
Fourth quarter
PIT – Vance McDonald 7-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Ben Roethlisberger-Martavis Bryant pass), 11:52. Tied 17–17. Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, 1:00.
PIT – Chris Boswell 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 20–17. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:10.
Top passers
PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 19/31, 236 yards, 2 TD, INT
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 14/24, 222 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
PIT – Le'Veon Bell – 26 carries, 80 yards
IND – Frank Gore – 17 carries, 54 yards
Top receivers
PIT – JuJu Smith-Schuster – 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD
IND – Chester Rogers – 6 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Top tacklers
PIT – Sean Davis – 6 tackles, 1 assist
IND – Antonio Morrison – 5 tackles, 4 assists :
Despite leading 17–3 in the 2nd quarter, the Colts lost to the Steelers 20–17 to fall to 3–7, their 5th straight loss to Pittsburgh.

#### Week 12: vs. Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Titans | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Colts | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), cloudy and frigid — retractable roof open
* Game attendance: 62,207
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Ryan Succop 29-yard field goal, 7:54. Titans 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 6:09.
TEN – Ryan Succop 45-yard field goal, 1:52. Titans 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 3:23.
Second quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 26-yard field goal, 10:05. Titans 6–3. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 6:47.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 28-yard field goal, 2:07. Tied 6–6. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 6:25.
IND – Frank Gore 14-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 0:38. Colts 13–6. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:16.
Third quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 42-yard field goal, 6:05. Colts 16–6. Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:57.
TEN – Delanie Walker 2-yard pass from Marcus Mariota (Ryan Succop kick), 1:50. Colts 16–13. Drive: 1 plays, 4 yards, 0:25.
Fourth quarter
TEN – DeMarco Murray 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 5:59. Titans 20–16. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:25.
Top passers
TEN – Marcus Mariota – 17/25, 184 yards, TD, 2 INT
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 17/29, 196 yards
Top rushers
TEN – Derrick Henry – 13 carries, 79 yards
IND – Frank Gore – 17 carries, 62 yards, TD
Top receivers
TEN – Delonie Walker – 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD
IND – Jack Doyle – 7 receptions, 94 yards
Top tacklers
TEN – Avery Williamson – 2 Tackles, 7 Assists, 1 sack
IND – Jon Bostic – 5 Tackles, 5 Assists :
Despite a 16–6 lead in the 3rd quarter, the Titans managed to pull off the comeback to win 20–16 and send the Colts to 3–8. It was the first time since 2002 that the Colts had been swept by the Titans.

#### Week 13: at Jacksonville Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Jaguars | 7 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 30 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 61,207
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Melanie Collins
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Marqise Lee 4-yard pass from Blake Bortles (Josh Lambo kick), 6:23. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:18.
Second quarter
JAX – Josh Lambo 30-yard field goal, 12:46. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:14.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 27-yard field goal, 7:05. Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:41.
JAX – Keelan Cole 8-yard pass from Blake Bortles (kick aborted, pass failed), 2:00. Jaguars 16–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:07.
Third quarter
JAX – Leonard Fournette 5-yard run (Blake Bortles to Marcedes Lewis, pass succeeded), 10:38. Jaguars 24–3. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:26.
IND – T. Y. Hilton 40-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 6:49. Jaguars 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.
JAX – Josh Lambo 23-yard field goal, 0:37. Jaguars 27–10. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 6:06.
Fourth quarter
JAX – Josh Lambo 39-yard field goal, 2:58. Jaguars 30–10. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:10.
Top passers
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 21/36, 174 yards, TD, 2 INT
JAX – Blake Bortles – 26/35, 309 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
IND – Frank Gore – 13 carries, 61 yards
JAX – Leonard Fournette – 20 carries, 57 yards, TD
Top receivers
IND – T. Y. Hilton – 3 receptions, 51 yards, TD
JAX – Marqise Lee – 7 receptions, 86 yards, TD
Top tacklers
IND – Matthias Farley – 5 tackles, 2 assists
JAX – Paul Posluszny – 10 tackles, 4 assists, 1.5 sacks :
For the second time this season, the Jaguars managed to dominate Indianapolis, winning this game 30–10 and sending the Colts to 3–9, their 3rd straight road loss to the Jaguars.

#### Week 14: at Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Colts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Bills | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York
* Date: December 10
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), heavy lake effect snow
* Game attendance: 60,222
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Steve Tasker
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
BUF – Kelvin Benjamin 8-yard pass from Nathan Peterman (Stephen Hauschka kick), 0:27. Bills 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:15.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
IND – Jack Doyle 3-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 19 plays, 77 yards, 9:53.
Overtime
BUF – LeSean McCoy 21-yard run, 1:33. Bills 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 0:52.
Top passers
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 11/22, 69 yards, 1 TD
BUF – Nathan Peterman – 5/10, 57 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
IND – Frank Gore – 36 rushes, 130 yards
BUF – LeSean McCoy – 32 rushes, 156 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
IND – Marlon Mack – 2 receptions, 21 yards
BUF – Kelvin Benjamin – 3 receptions, 38 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
IND – Matthias Farley – 7 tackles, 1 assists, 1 INT
BUF – Matt Milano – 10 tackles, 1 assist :
The game in Buffalo, called the "Snow Bowl" by the media, was notable for being held in the midst of a lake-effect snow storm that left over a foot of snow on the stadium's turf in similar weather conditions to games such as the Snowplow Game. The Colts and Bills played a low-scoring affair, tied at 7 by the end of regulation thanks to a fourth quarter touchdown pass from Jacoby Brissett to Jack Doyle. However, LeSean McCoy managed to win the game for the Bills with a 21-yard touchdown run in overtime. The Colts fell to 3–10.

#### Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 25 |
| Colts | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: December 14
* Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 63,411
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (NBC/NFLN/Amazon Video): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Heather Cox
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
IND – Jacoby Brissett 7-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:02. Colts 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:32.
Second quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 45-yard FG, 6:33. Colts 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 6:04.
DEN – Brock Osweiler 18-yard run (Brandon McManus kick), 1:19. Colts 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:14.
Third quarter
IND – Adam Vinatieri 39-yard FG, 9:13. Colts 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, 5:47.
DEN – Cody Latimer 22-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Brandon McManus kick), 4:16. Broncos 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:57.
DEN – Jeff Heuerman 54-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Brock Osweiler–Cody Latimer pass), 2:37. Broncos 22–13. Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:17.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Brandon McManus 40-yard FG, 5:13. Broncos 25–13. Drive: 16 plays, 62 yards, 9:40.
Top passers
DEN – Brock Osweiler – 12/17, 194 yards, 2 TD, 1 rushing TD
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 17/30, 158 yards, 1 rushing TD
Top rushers
DEN – C. J. Anderson – 30 rushes, 158 yards
IND – Frank Gore – 10 rushes, 31 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Demaryius Thomas – 5 rushes, 69 yards
IND – Jack Doyle – 7 receptions, 47 yards :
The Colts lost at home to the Broncos, who were also on a downspiral season, to fall to 3–11. It was their first loss at home to the Broncos since 2003, ending their 6-game home winning streak against them.

#### Week 16: at Baltimore Ravens

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| Ravens | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
* Date: December 23
* Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 70,590
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (NFLN): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Jamie Erdahl
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 30 yard field goal, 6:38. Ravens 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 7:30.
Second quarter
BAL – Michael Campanaro 6 yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 12:19. Ravens 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 3:54.
IND – Frank Gore 14 yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:38. Ravens 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:38.
BAL – Justin Tucker 39 yard field goal, 2:00. Ravens 13–7. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:43.
Third quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 36 yard field goal, 9:29. Ravens 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:36.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 48 yard field goal, 7:18. Ravens 16–10. Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:11.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 38 yard field goal, 1:38. Ravens 16–13. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 4:27.
Fourth quarter
BAL – Maxx Williams 4 yard pass from Joe Flacco (Justin Tucker kick), 8:40. Ravens 23–13. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:54.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 30 yard field goal, 4:37. Ravens 23–16. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 4:07
Top passers
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 16/33, 215 yards, TD
BAL – Joe Flacco – 29/38, 237 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
IND – Frank Gore – 17 rushes, 68 yards
BAL – Alex Collins – 18 rushes, 51 yards
Top receivers
IND – T. Y. Hilton – 6 receptions, 100 yards
BAL – Mike Wallace – 4 receptions, 60 yards
Top tacklers
IND – Anthony Walker Jr. – 6 tackles, 3 assists
BAL – C. J. Mosley and Patrick Onwuasor – 6 tackles :
The Colts played a close matchup with the playoff-bound Ravens, but it was not enough as the Colts lost and fell to 3–12.

#### Week 17: vs. Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Colts | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
* Date: December 31
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 60,557
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Steve Tasker and Steve Beuerlein
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 52-yard field goal, 8:15. Texans 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:26.
Second quarter
IND – Jack Doyle 6-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:55. Colts 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 8:20.
HOU – Alfred Blue 2-yard run (Kaʻimi Fairbairn kick), 6:55. Texans 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 8:00.
HOU – Kaʻimi Fairbairn 46-yard field goal, 1:44. Texans 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:37.
Third quarter
IND – Marlon Mack 1-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 6:51. Colts 14–13. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:39.
Fourth quarter
IND – T. J. Yates sacked in end zone by Hassan Ridgeway for a Safety, 12:07. Colts 16–13.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 54-yard field goal, 8:47. Colts 19–13. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:20.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 22-yard field goal, 0:31. Colts 22–13. Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 6:06.
Top passers
HOU – T. J. Yates – 14/24, 137 yards, INT
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 15/25, 114 yards, TD
Top rushers
HOU – Alfred Blue – 18 carries, 39 yards, TD
IND – Frank Gore – 24 carries, 100 yards
Top receivers
HOU – Alfred Blue – 4 receptions, 36 yards
IND – Jack Doyle – 4 receptions, 38 yards, TD
Top tacklers
HOU –
IND – :
In a battle for the basement, the Colts defeated the Texans 22–13 and swept the Texans for the first time since 2014. The win also secured the Colts third place in the division.

### Standings
#### Division

AFC South :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Jacksonville Jaguars | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 9–3 | 417 | 268 | L2 |
| $^{(5)}$ Tennessee Titans | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 8–4 | 334 | 356 | W1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 263 | 404 | W1 |
| Houston Texans | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 338 | 436 | L6 |

#### Conference

AFCvte :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division leaders ||||||||||||
| 1 | New England Patriots | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .484 | .466 | W3 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 10–2 | .453 | .423 | W2 |
| 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .434 | .394 | L2 |
| 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .477 | .481 | W4 |
| Wild Cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Tennessee Titans | South | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .434 | .396 | W1 |
| 6 | Buffalo Bills | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .492 | .396 | W1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .441 | .299 | L1 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .457 | .347 | W2 |
| 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .465 | .321 | W2 |
| 10 | Oakland Raiders | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .512 | .396 | L4 |
| 11 | Miami Dolphins | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .543 | .531 | L3 |
| 12 | Denver Broncos | West | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .492 | .413 | L2 |
| 13 | New York Jets | East | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .520 | .438 | L4 |
| 14 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .480 | .219 | W1 |
| 15 | Houston Texans | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .516 | .375 | L6 |
| 16 | Cleveland Browns | North | 0 | 16 | 0 | .000 | 0–6 | 0–12 | .520 | – | L16 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| 1 2 New England claimed the No. 1 seed over Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Jacksonville claimed the No. 3 seed over Kansas City based on conference record. 1 2 3 4 Tennessee finished ahead of Buffalo, Baltimore and Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record, claiming the No. 5 seed. Buffalo and Baltimore finished ahead of Los Angeles Chargers based on conference record. Buffalo claimed the No. 6 seed over Baltimore based on strength of victory. 1 2 Oakland finished ahead of Miami based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Denver finished ahead of the New York Jets based on head-to-head victory. 1 2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ 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. ||||||||||||