2026 Schedule

[Lov2fish]

Here are the Colts opponents. No dates yet, just who they play.

2026 Colts opponents
Home games

Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Dallas Cowboys
Miami Dolphins
N.Y. Giants

Away games

Houston Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Cleveland Browns
Kansas City Chiefs
Minnesota Vikings
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
Washington Commanders

[BCN#1]

Knee jerk first impression on these upcoming teams... does anyone other than my dumb arse see a 10+ win record if we can resign and keep a reasonable majority of our players in place?

Just off the top of my wine soaked head - I kinda assume Pitt will leave due to $$$ but Pierce will be signed long term. Daniel Jone a shorter 2-3 year deal to see how he rebounds from his injury. Not too shocked if Moonie retired due to the concussions, Smith at RT likely gone also. Paye and Franklin will be cut methinks but wish we could somehow clone Buck.

Hoping we resign most of the others and hope like hell that Chris and crew can find some decent linebackers and DEs but happy to hear the bitching and moaning begin.

[Racehorse]

I only see six games against 2025 playoff teams. This year, we played six. If we can return the right players, I see a much better record. If Ward and Buck retire, and we lose Pierce, all bets are off.

[Oldcolt]

I'm betting Ward retires (and I think he should). Buck may come back but he is getting up in years and coming off a spinal injury. There is bound to be a downturn in play at some point. Those are the kind of things all teams go through. Losing Pierce would be a blow. Teams don't develop wide recievers to let them go on their first free agency. You would hope he would want to return but it has been silent. Don't personally know the dude so hard to read anything into that. If he leaves it will be very telling. Hope he stays in a big way.

[omahacolt]

not a lot of wins there on paper

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

not a lot of wins there on paper

Its the 4th easiest schedule in the NFL, based on opponent win%.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Its the 4th easiest schedule in the NFL, based on opponent win%.

Interesting. Anecdotally it seemed like a tougher schedule. Guess I'm just looking at things too glass half empty right now

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Kray007

Rarely has a season given equal fodder to two entirely different, diametrically opposed points of view.

The cold, hard fact is that the Colts suffered a historic collapse over the last half of 2025, losing 7 straight games after an almost fairy tale beginning to the season.

A reasonable man can argue that this was simply the continuation of a pattern often repeated over the past few years. That there is something seriously amiss about the organization, the front office and coaching staff.

On the other side, there’s the argument that the losing streak was the result of injuries, that when you lose plan A and plan B at Quarterback, the results are predictable. Especially when you factor in the loss of Braden Smith, DeForest Buckner, and two of the best Corners in the game.

Everyone knows which side of the argument I hew to.

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I don't think Colts' 8-2 start to last season was a mirage ...... I think that that it essentially who they were until they were relegated to a 4th-string, 44 year-old quarterback.

I think that the Colts will win somewhere between 12 and 15 games this season, and that they will have a real shot at winning the AFC Championship and earning a trip to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2009.

I think that Daniel Jones' play on the field last year before he broke his leg in the Chiefs game illustrated that the problem with the Giants when he played for them was with the Giants, and not with Jones himself.

I think that the Colts are essentially the team that took the eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks down to the wire on their homefield in northwestern Washington last year with a 44 year-old quarterback, while 70,000 screaming Seahawks fans rooted against them.



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And in spite of all of that, I won't be completely convinced of a change to their proverbial "Groundhog Day" mediocre ending to a season until I literally see the number "10" in the l W l column.

o

[Brylok]

6-11 or 7-10 being optimistic. There's almost always a game or two that wind up in your favor. Almost. Crap.

[Indystu2]

Might have to go to this game.

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

o


We get the Kansas City Chiefs on the road for the second consecutive season.

o