Colts 2024 schedule

[Racehorse]

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What do you all think?

[Indystu2]

Well.....
I see a favorable schedule overall.
12/13 wins? C'mon! (NFL.com predicts 8 wins, boo!)
Week 1 home v. Texans. - Man this could be a loss. 1st week is such a toss up. Who comes out of TC and PS more ready? We need to at least split the series with the MooCows. - Loss
Week 2 at GB - Two tough games in a row, but winable for sure. - Win
Week 3 home vs. DaBears - Win
Week 4 home vs Pitt - They always play us tough, but Win.
Week 5 at Jax - F the Jags! Our 2ndary v their pass game? - win
Week 6 at Ten - Win (2nd div game in 2 weeks)
Week 7 home v Miami - Loss at home? I think so.
Week 8 at Hou - Win (have to split the series and I predict we lose week 1) We love to win at Hou
Week 9 at Min - Win
Week 10 home v Buf - Great matchup. Win
Week 11 at NYJ - Win (Rodgers will be out/done by then)
Week 12 home v Det - Loss
Week 13 at NE - Win (F the Pats)
Week 14 Bye
Week 15 at Den - Win
Week 16 v Ten - Win (Sweep)
Week 17 at NYG - Win
Week 18 home v Jax - (F the Jags) - Loss

[ChaosTheory]

Only one primetime (I thought we had none at first)... I hope they give everyone a nice shit sandwich for sleeping on them (come on, AR).

TEN and JAX are perfect spots for divisional games in my opinion. Wish HOU was also October then December.

Retarded 17 game schedule gives us an extra road game... But aside from Aaron Rodgers, the best QBs we'll face will be home games.

[Indystu2]

Let them sleep. :)

[Racehorse]

Well.....
I see a favorable schedule overall.
12/13 wins? C'mon! (NFL.com predicts 8 wins, boo!)
Week 1 home v. Texans. - Man this could be a loss. 1st week is such a toss up. Who comes out of TC and PS more ready? We need to at least split the series with the MooCows. - Loss
Week 2 at GB - Two tough games in a row, but winable for sure. - Win
Week 3 home vs. DaBears - Win
Week 4 home vs Pitt - They always play us tough, but Win.
Week 5 at Jax - F the Jags! Our 2ndary v their pass game? - win
Week 6 at Ten - Win (2nd div game in 2 weeks)
Week 7 home v Miami - Loss at home? I think so.
Week 8 at Hou - Win (have to split the series and I predict we lose week 1) We love to win at Hou
Week 9 at Min - Win
Week 10 home v Buf - Great matchup. Win
Week 11 at NYJ - Win (Rodgers will be out/done by then)
Week 12 home v Det - Loss
Week 13 at NE - Win (F the Pats)
Week 14 Bye
Week 15 at Den - Win
Week 16 v Ten - Win (Sweep)
Week 17 at NYG - Win
Week 18 home v Jax - (F the Jags) - Loss

I'm with you. Most of the better teams we face lost key players, except the Texans, Lions and Jests. I think we can feast on quite a few struggling teams, for sure.

[Colts And Orioles]

o


There's not a team on the schedule that the Colts can't beat ...... there's also not a team on the schedule that the Colts aren't capable of finding a way to lose to.

o

[albany ed]

o


There's not a team on the schedule that the Colts can't beat ...... there's also not a team on the schedule that the Colts aren't capable of finding a way to lose to.

o

That statement is true for every team in the NFL. I guess that's why they play the games.

[YDFL Commish]

That statement is true for every team in the NFL. I guess that's why they play the games.

Yep, just ask the teams that lost to the Cardinals or the Panthers last season.

[ChaosTheory]

Texans fans are really enjoying the smell of their own farts right now. It's obnoxious. Talking about going 5-1 in the division because they'll be resting against the Titans.

Or that they only have one Indy game to play because AR will be hurt by October.

... Did I miss them dominating the division last season? I could've swore their entire season was down to the exact same swing pass from Minshew that ours was.

And we had the journeyman backup... They're the one with the "loaded roster."

[Colts And Orioles]

That statement is true for every team in the NFL. I guess that's why they play the games.





o


That may be technically true (on any given Sunday, etc), but it has been more-so true for the Colts since the retirement of Andrew Luck. From 2019 through 2023, the Colts have been a middling team more often than not ...... they went 7-9 in 2019, 9-8 in 2021, and 9-8 in 2023. Sandwiched in between was one good season (11-5), and one disastrous season (4-12-1.)

The Colts have been an incredibly unpredictable team since Luck left ...... when they went 7-9 with Jacoby Brissett at quarterback, they somehow managed to beat the eventual Super Bowl champion Chiefs. When they went 4-12-1 with a horrible offensive line and an aging, immobile quarterback, they not only beat the eventual Super Bowl champion Chiefs, but they barely lost in the final seconds to the Eagles, who also went to the Super Bowl that season.


In short, the Colts have been the quintessential "box of chocolates" team from 2019 through 2023 ...... teams such as the Chiefs, the Ravens, the 49ers, and the Eagles have not been nearly as unpredictable as the Colts. I would be shocked if those 4 teams did not win at least 10 or 11 games this season. But the Colts ??? The Colts could go 13-4 or they could go 4-13, and you would be hard-pressed to find any posters on ColtFreaks that would be all that surprised either way.

o

[Dam8610]

o


There's not a team on the schedule that the Colts can't beat ...... there's also not a team on the schedule that the Colts aren't capable of finding a way to lose to.

o

I know other posters have been giving you shit for this, but I get what you mean. I miss the Manning/Luck days where any less than a good team seemed like a lock win, the good teams seemed anywhere from favorable to toss-up, and rarely did any opponent feel like a surefire loss. Hopefully Richardson can get us back to those days.

[ChaosTheory]

I just looked... Including '24, the Colts will have had Week-14 byes in three of the past four seasons. We were Week-11 last year, which is one of the better slots.


Week-14 is not ideal, but it's better than fucking Week-5 or Week-6. Those are shitty.

[IndyNorm]

Definitely a tougher schedule than last year, but not too difficult either. I see 10/11 wins:

Week 1 home v. Texans. - L. We always lose the opener.
Week 2 at GB - L
Week 3 home vs. DaBears - W
Week 4 home vs Pitt - W
Week 5 at Jax - L
Week 6 at Ten - W
Week 7 home v Miami - Toss up
Week 8 at Hou - W
Week 9 at Min - W
Week 10 home v Buf - L, although they lost a ton in the offseason.
Week 11 at NYJ - L
Week 12 home v Det - L
Week 13 at NE - W
Week 14 Bye
Week 15 at Den - W
Week 16 v Ten - W
Week 17 at NYG - W
Week 18 home v Jax -W

[Racehorse]

Definitely a tougher schedule than last year, but not too difficult either. I see 10/11 wins:

Week 1 home v. Texans. - L. We always lose the opener.
Week 2 at GB - L
Week 3 home vs. DaBears - W
Week 4 home vs Pitt - W
Week 5 at Jax - L
Week 6 at Ten - W
Week 7 home v Miami - Toss up
Week 8 at Hou - W
Week 9 at Min - W
Week 10 home v Buf - L, although they lost a ton in the offseason.
Week 11 at NYJ - L
Week 12 home v Det - L
Week 13 at NE - W
Week 14 Bye
Week 15 at Den - W
Week 16 v Ten - W
Week 17 at NYG - W
Week 18 home v Jax -W

Detroit is the only team that looks like they will be a juggernaut on our schedule. Houston is likely to revert back to the norm, given they are about the same team as last year. Jax is Jax,and will find a way to screw their season up. Jests look solid, but AAron is getting older, not younger. Buffalo is a shell of the team that made the AFCCG two years ago. The rest do not scare me as much as our ability to play to the level of the competition does.

[YDFL Commish]

De Jax is Jax,and will find a way to screw their season up.

And ours too!

[IndyNorm]

Detroit is the only team that looks like they will be a juggernaut on our schedule. Houston is likely to revert back to the norm, given they are about the same team as last year. Jax is Jax,and will find a way to screw their season up. Jests look solid, but AAron is getting older, not younger. Buffalo is a shell of the team that made the AFCCG two years ago. The rest do not scare me as much as our ability to play to the level of the competition does.

I think you're underestimating GB. Also, Houston (at least on paper) got better in the offseason and Stroud and Anderson should be better in year 2 than year 1. Agree w/ you on the Jets, Buff, and the Jagoffs. But we'll at least lose @Jagoffs b/c that's just what we do.

[Colts And Orioles]

o


The Colts will beat the Packers in similar fashion to the way in which they beat them in 2020, when Philip Rivers was the quarterback.

I have no basis or logic for that assertion, other than a healthy Anthony Richardson has a pretty good chance to be as effective taking snaps behind the center as Rivers was in that 2020 season, and/or as Andrew Luck was 2 years earlier in 2018.

o

[Racehorse]

I think you're underestimating GB. Also, Houston (at least on paper) got better in the offseason and Stroud and Anderson should be better in year 2 than year 1. Agree w/ you on the Jets, Buff, and the Jagoffs. But we'll at least lose @Jagoffs b/c that's just what we do.

I think Houston is about the same as last year, and we can handle them. Minimum, we split with them. I kind of agree about GB, but they don't scare me as much with Love there instead of when they had a younger Rodgers.

[Dam8610]

o


The Colts will beat the Packers in similar fashion to the way in which they beat them in 2020, when Philip Rivers was the quarterback.

I have no basis or logic for that assertion, other than a healthy Anthony Richardson has a pretty good chance to be as effective taking snaps behind the center as Rivers was in that 2020 season, and/or as Andrew Luck was 2 years earlier in 2018.

o

Plus Jordan Love isn't as good as Aaron Rodgers. With a healthy Richardson, I think the Colts offense can do more damage to the Packers defense than the Packers offense can do to the Colts defense.

[albany ed]

Potentially, this offense looks like a powerhouse, however it all depends on AR being the QB we hope he can be and that's a big ?.

[IndyNorm]

I think Houston is about the same as last year, and we can handle them. Minimum, we split with them. I kind of agree about GB, but they don't scare me as much with Love there instead of when they had a younger Rodgers.

I think Houston will be better, but I agree that we can handle them and picked us to split w/ them. Too bad we open with them b/c we all know how the season opener goes for us :cool:.

GB doesn't necessarily scare me. I just think that they'll be better than us at least early in the season and will beat us at home.

[Colts And Orioles]

o


Speaking of the Colts' 2024 season schedule ...... Anthony Richardson and half of the entire offensive starting lineup could have season-ending injuries in the pre-season, and C&O would still predict something lofty like a 13-4-1 or 14-3-1 record for the team with the royal-blue horseshoes on their helmets.



(2023) ) http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=166524

(2022) ) http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=143912

(2021) ) http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=128594

(2020) ) http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=107029

(2018) ) http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50454

(2017) ) http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13045n



The only season in which I was unable to track down was 2019 ...... and it may be possible that we didn't have a prediction thread for that season.

o