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2021 Indianapolis Colts season

2021 Indianapolis Colts season
OwnerJim Irsay
Head coachFrank Reich
General managerChris Ballard
Home fieldLucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record9–8
Division place2nd AFC South
Playoff finishDid 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

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

Draft

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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
248 Will Fries OG Penn State

Regular season

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Schedule

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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

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Division

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AFC South
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

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AFC
# 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Las Vegas finished ahead of New England based on win percentage in common games.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami and Los Angeles based on conference record.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Miami finished ahead of LA Chargers based on win percentage in common games.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Cleveland finished ahead of Baltimore based on division record.
  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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