The 2026 season is the Indianapolis Colts' 74th in the National Football League (NFL), their 43rd in Indianapolis, and their 19th playing their home games at Lucas Oil Stadium. It is also their tenth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and their fourth under head coach Shane Steichen. The Colts will seek to improve upon their 8–9 record from the previous two seasons, make the playoffs after a five-year absence and win the AFC South for the first time since 2014.
Offseason Draft
+ 2026 Indianapolis Colts draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 16 Traded to the New York Jets 2 47 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers 53 CJ Allen LB Georgia From Steelers 3 78 A. J. Haulcy S LSU 4 113 Jalen Farmer G Kentucky 135 Bryce Boettcher LB Oregon Compensatory selection; From Steelers 5 156 George Gumbs Jr. DE Florida 6 196 Traded to the Minnesota Vikings 214 Caden Curry DE Ohio State Compensatory selection; From Steelers 7 230 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers 237 Seth McGowan RB Kentucky From Steelers 249 Traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers Compensatory selection 254 Deion Burks WR Oklahoma Compensatory selection
+ 2026 Indianapolis Colts undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Cam Ball DT Arkansas Austin Brown S Wisconsin Tahj Chambers LB Ole Miss Sahmir Hagans WR Duke E. J. Horton WR Purdue Mitchell Melton DE Virginia Lincoln Pare RB Texas State Nolan Rucci OT Penn State Raylen Sharpe WR Arkansas Geno VanDeMark C Alabama Jordon Vaughn RB Abilene Christian West Weeks LB LSU Josh Kreutz C Illinois Jai'Onte' McMillan CB Minnesota
Staff
Current roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 at New England Patriots T 13–13 0–0–1 Gillette Stadium Recap 2 Atlanta Falcons L 6–34 0–1–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap 3 Detroit Lions L 16–25 0–2–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Time () Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap 1 September 13 1:00p.m. Baltimore Ravens L 23–41 0–1 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap 2 September 20 8:20p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs L 30–33 0–2 Arrowhead Stadium NBC Recap 3 September 27 1:00p.m. Houston Texans W 19–17 1–2 Lucas Oil Stadium CBS Recap 4 October 4 9:30a.m. at Washington Commanders W 30–13 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium NFLN Recap 5 October 11 1:00p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium CBS 6 October 18 1:00p.m. Tennessee Titans Lucas Oil Stadium Fox 7 October 25 1:00p.m. at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium CBS 8 November 1 1:00p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars EverBank Stadium CBS 9 November 8 1:00p.m. Dallas Cowboys Lucas Oil Stadium Fox 10 November 15 1:00p.m. Miami Dolphins Lucas Oil Stadium CBS 11 8:20p.m. at Houston Texans Reliant Stadium Prime Video 12 November 29 1:00p.m. New York Giants Lucas Oil Stadium Fox 13 Bye 14 December 13 1:00p.m. at Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field Fox 15 December 20 1:00p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS 16 December 26/27 Cincinnati Bengals Lucas Oil Stadium 17 January 3 1:00p.m. at Cleveland Browns Huntington Bank Field Fox 18 January 9/10 Jacksonville Jaguars Lucas Oil Stadium Notes Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exception of Week 11. The date, time and network for Week 16 will be finalized by no later than the end of Week 14. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs
With the overtime loss, the Colts dropped to 0–2 for the first time since 2024 and extended their losing streak to nine games, dating back to Week 12 of 2025.
Week 3: vs. Houston Texans
With their first win over Houston since 2023, the Colts snap both their 5 game losing streak against the Texans and their 9 game overall losing streak.
Week 4: at Washington Commanders NFL London games
Jonathan Taylor recorded 6 total international touchdowns of his NFL career, setting a new record. With the win, the Colts improved to 2–2.
Week 5: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Standings Division
Conference
References
External links
2026 Indianapolis Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 2026 Indianapolis Colts at The Football Database (FootballDB.com)