2021 Indianapolis Colts season

2021 Indianapolis Colts season
2021 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner	Jim Irsay
Head coach	Frank Reich
General manager	Chris Ballard
Home field	Lucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record	9–8
Division place	2nd AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	7 OG Quenton Nelson; LB Darius Leonard; DT DeForest Buckner; CB Kenny Moore II; C Ryan Kelly; RB Jonathan Taylor; LS Luke Rhodes;
AP All-Pros	5 RB Jonathan Taylor (1st team); OG Quenton Nelson (2nd team); LB Darius Leonard (1st team); ST Ashton Dulin (2nd team); LS Luke Rhodes (1st team);
Uniform
	← 2020; Colts seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 69th season in the National Football League and their fourth season under head coach Frank Reich.

Draft

2021 Indianapolis Colts Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	21	Kwity Paye	DE	Michigan
2	54	Dayo Odeyingbo	DE	Vanderbilt
4	127	Kylen Granson	TE	SMU
5	165	Shawn Davis	S	Florida
6	206	Sam Ehlinger	QB	Texas
7	229	Michael Strachan	WR	Charleston
7	248	Will Fries	OG	Penn State

Regular season

Schedule

The Colts' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	Seattle Seahawks	L 16–28	0–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	Los Angeles Rams	L 24–27	0–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at Tennessee Titans	L 16–25	0–3	Nissan Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	at Miami Dolphins	W 27–17	1–3	Hard Rock Stadium	Recap
5	October 11	at Baltimore Ravens	L 25–31 (OT)	1–4	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	Houston Texans	W 31–3	2–4	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
7	October 24	at San Francisco 49ers	W 30–18	3–4	Levi's Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	Tennessee Titans	L 31–34 (OT)	3–5	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
9	November 4	New York Jets	W 45–30	4–5	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
10	November 14	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 23–17	5–5	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	at Buffalo Bills	W 41–15	6–5	Highmark Stadium	Recap
12	November 28	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 31–38	6–6	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
13	December 5	at Houston Texans	W 31–0	7–6	NRG Stadium	Recap
14	Bye
15	December 18	New England Patriots	W 27–17	8–6	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
16	December 25	at Arizona Cardinals	W 22–16	9–6	State Farm Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	Las Vegas Raiders	L 20–23	9–7	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
18	January 9	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 11–26	9–8	TIAA Bank Field	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Tennessee Titans	12	5	0	.706	5–1	8–4	419	354	W3
Indianapolis Colts	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	451	365	L2
Houston Texans	4	13	0	.235	3–3	4–8	280	452	L2
Jacksonville Jaguars	3	14	0	.176	1–5	3–9	253	457	W1

Conference

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Tennessee Titans	South	12	5	0	.706	5–1	8–4	.472	.480	W3
2^[a]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	12	5	0	.706	5–1	7–5	.538	.517	W1
3	Buffalo Bills	East	11	6	0	.647	5–1	7–5	.472	.428	W4
4	Cincinnati Bengals	North	10	7	0	.588	4–2	8–4	.472	.462	L1
Wild cards
5^[b]	Las Vegas Raiders	West	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.510	.515	W4
6^[b]	New England Patriots	East	10	7	0	.588	3–3	8–4	.481	.394	L1
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	7	1	.559	4–2	7–5	.521	.490	W2
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	Indianapolis Colts	South	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.495	.431	L2
9^[c]^[d]	Miami Dolphins	East	9	8	0	.529	4–2	6–6	.464	.379	W1
10^[c]^[d]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	9	8	0	.529	3–3	6–6	.510	.500	L1
11^[e]	Cleveland Browns	North	8	9	0	.471	3–3	5–7	.514	.415	W1
12^[e]	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	9	0	.471	1–5	5–7	.531	.460	L6
13	Denver Broncos	West	7	10	0	.412	1–5	3–9	.484	.357	L4
14^[f]	New York Jets	East	4	13	0	.235	0–6	4–8	.512	.426	L2
15^[f]	Houston Texans	South	4	13	0	.235	3–3	4–8	.498	.397	L2
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	3	14	0	.176	1–5	3–9	.512	.569	W1
Tiebreakers^[g]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record. ↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory. ↑ 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.

[12-5-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.

[10-7-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games.

[9-8a-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record.

[9-8b-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games.

[8-9-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record.

[4-13-6] 6.0 ^6.1 NY Jets finished ahead of Houston based on head-to-head victory.

[7] 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.

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