2021 Indianapolis Colts season
2021 Indianapolis Colts season | |
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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 | |
AP All-Pros | 5
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Uniform | |
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The 2021 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 69th season in the National Football League and their fourth season under head coach Frank Reich.
Draft[change | change source]
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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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 |
248 | Will Fries | OG | Penn State |
Regular season[change | change source]
Schedule[change | change source]
The Colts' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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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[change | change source]
Division[change | change source]
AFC South | |||||||||
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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[change | change source]
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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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] | |||||||||||
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