Indianapolis Colts’ 2022 schedule: Mahomes, Herbert and rest of AFC West await Indy

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts’ 2022 schedule was launched together with the remainder of the NFL slate Thursday.

The season will kick off Thursday, Sept. 8, with the Los Angeles Rams internet hosting the Buffalo Payments at SoFi Stadium. ESPN opens its schedule with Monday Evening Soccer on Sept. 12 that includes the Denver Broncos on the Seattle Seahawks.

The NFL expanded to 17 regular-season video games final season, and the ultimate regular-season video games will likely be performed Jan. 8, 2023. The playoffs start Jan. 14 and proceed by way of Tremendous Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 in Glendale, Arizona.

Here is what’s in retailer for the Colts:

Schedule

Sept. 11: at Houston

Sept. 18: at Jacksonville

Sept. 25: vs. Kansas Metropolis

Oct. 2: vs. Tennessee

Oct. 6: at Denver (TNF)

Oct. 16: vs. Jacksonville

Oct. 23: at Tennessee

Oct. 30: vs. Washington

Nov. 6: at New England

Nov. 13: at Las Vegas

Nov. 20: vs. Philadelphia

Nov. 28: vs. Pittsburgh (MNF)

Dec. 4: at Dallas (SNF)

Dec. 11: Bye

Dec. 17/18: at Minnesota

Dec. 26: vs. Chargers (MNF)

Jan. 1: at NY Giants

Jan. 7/8: vs. Houston

Power of schedule: T-26, .469

Greatest takeaway

The Colts may have a possibility to grab management of the AFC South early within the season as a result of 5 of their first seven video games are in opposition to division counterparts. They’re going to be performed enjoying the Jaguars and Titans earlier than sweet is even handed out on Halloween. Getting off to a robust begin will likely be obligatory as a result of the Colts and the remainder of the AFC South face the AFC West this season. That division has the most effective group of quarterbacks in Derek Carr with the Raiders, Patrick Mahomes with the Chiefs, Justin Herbert with the Chargers and new Denver starter Russell Wilson. Colts proprietor Jim Irsay does not have to fret about complaining over the dearth of primetime video games anymore as a result of they’ve 4 of them subsequent season, with two at residence.

Revenge sport

Do not giggle, however Week 2 at Jacksonville. How are you going to overlook that it was the Colts’ loss at Jacksonville in Week 18 that knocked them out of the playoffs final season? That loss brought on Irsay to have common supervisor Chris Ballard and coach Frank Reich meet him on the workforce’s facility as quickly because the workforce returned to Indianapolis after the sport. Enjoying in Jacksonville has been a nightmare for the Colts. They have not gained on the highway in opposition to there for the reason that 2014 season. The Colts even went all the way in which throughout the pond to London to endure a type of losses to the Jaguars in 2016.

What Vegas thinks

The oddsmakers have the Colts win whole at 9.5. The Colts cannot rely as a lot on operating again Jonathan Taylor like they did final season in the event that they count on to satisfy or surpass that whole. The younger receivers, led by Michael Pittman Jr., should step up and assist Taylor and new beginning quarterback Matt Ryan if the Colts count on to go toe-to-toe with their schedule.

Daring prediction

The Colts will beat Patriots coach Invoice Belichick at Gillette Stadium for the primary time since 2006 in Week 9. The Colts have misplaced six straight in New England by a median of 19.6 factors in that span.