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Indianapolis Colts schedule 2025: Predictions, picks ahead of NFL schedule release
The Indianapolis Colts will learn their 2025 schedule with Wednesday night’s release from the NFL. The complete 18-week, 272-game regular season schedule along with all preseason dates will be set.
The Colts, who finished 8-9 last season, added defensive backs Charvarius Ward and Camryn Bynum, and quarterback Daniel Jones in free agency. They picked tight end Tyler Warren in the first round of the NFL Draft. Indianapolis lost offensive linemen Will Fries and Ryan Kelly, and edge rusher Dayo Odeyingbo in free agency.
Here’s what you should know about the NFL schedule release.
AFC South opponents, home and away: Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans
Home games: Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons.
Road games: Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh Steelers.
Colts strength of schedule
The Colts’ 2025 opponents had a .464 winning percentage the previous season, 24th in the 32-team league. Four of those games come against struggling AFC South foes Jacksonville and Tennessee.
Even with unsteady play under center last season, the Colts tied for the league lead with five wins in games decided by three or fewer points. Better quarterback play could yield more wins and perhaps a playoff berth.
Colts prime-time games
Without a premier quarterback, the Colts haven’t been a popular pick for night games. The vast majority of their games last season were 1 p.m. Sunday starts, though a November game against the Minnesota Vikings was flexed to a Monday night.
Only the Jaguars (6) have played fewer prime-time games at home over the last 10 years than the Colts (9). The Colts have played the 20th most total prime-time games in the last 10 years.
NFL prime-time results from 2015-24
| Rk | Team | G | W | L | T |
| 1 | GNB | 55 | 32 | 23 | 0 |
| 2 | DAL | 53 | 32 | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | KAN | 49 | 34 | 15 | 0 |
| 4 | PHI | 48 | 29 | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | PIT | 44 | 27 | 17 | 0 |
| 6 | NWE | 43 | 25 | 18 | 0 |
| 7 | SEA | 42 | 23 | 18 | 1 |
| 8 | DEN | 39 | 16 | 23 | 0 |
| 9 | NYG | 39 | 9 | 30 | 0 |
| 10 | SFO | 39 | 20 | 19 | 0 |
| 11 | LAR | 38 | 21 | 17 | 0 |
| 12 | MIN | 37 | 17 | 20 | 0 |
| 13 | BAL | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | CHI | 35 | 13 | 22 | 0 |
| 15 | LAC | 35 | 13 | 22 | 0 |
| 16 | NOR | 34 | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| 17 | BUF | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | LVR | 31 | 14 | 17 | 0 |
| 19 | CIN | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | IND | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| 21 | TAM | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0 |
| 22 | NYJ | 27 | 8 | 19 | 0 |
| 23 | WAS | 27 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
| 24 | MIA | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 |
| 25 | ARI | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
| 26 | DET | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | HOU | 25 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| 28 | TEN | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | ATL | 23 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | CLE | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 31 | CAR | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| 32 | JAX | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
NFL home prime-time results from 2015-24
| Rk | Team | G | W | L | T |
| 1 | GNB | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | PHI | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | SFO | 27 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
| 4 | DAL | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | KAN | 26 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | SEA | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | PIT | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | LVR | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | LAR | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | ARI | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | NWE | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | LAC | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | DEN | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | MIN | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | NOR | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| 16 | NYG | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | CHI | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 18 | NYJ | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | BAL | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | HOU | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | TAM | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | BUF | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | CIN | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | DET | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | WAS | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | CAR | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | CLE | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | ATL | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | IND | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | MIA | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 31 | TEN | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | JAX | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
The early over-under, as set by Betmgm.com, has Indianapolis winning 7.5 games, two games behind the Houston Texans, even with the Jacksonville Jaguars and two ahead of the Tennessee Titans.
The Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles are 11.5 wins. The Cleveland Browns trail the league at 4.5 wins.
What do Colts want to see on 2025 schedule?
There’s no way to take a game at Jacksonville — where they haven’t won since 2014 — off the schedule. And they have to play Week 1, which hasn’t treated them well, either. They haven’t won a season opener since 2013, though they tied the Houston Texans in 2022.
They’re going to host a game in Germany and make three trips to the West Coast (both Los Angeles teams and Seattle). At least they will pile up frequent flyer miles.
Looking to buy Colts tickets for 2025? We’ve got you covered. Season tickets, group tickets and single-game tickets are available at Colts.com.
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When is Colts schedule release?
8 p.m. ET Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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Highlights: Tri-West at Cardinal Ritter; February 27, 2026
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — “The Zone” featured highlights from eight high school boys basketball games from across central Indiana on Friday.
Watch highlights of Tri-West at Cardinal Ritter above.
Final Score: Tri-West 65 Cardinal Ritter 62
“The Zone” airs each Friday at 11:08 p.m. Click here to watch ‘The Zone’ for basketball highlights on February 27, 2026.
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New bridge over 96th Street adds to Nickel Plate Trail connections
FISHERS, Ind. (WISH) — The Nickel Plate Trail pedestrian bridge over 96th Street is officially open.
It was being touted Friday as a major milestone for central Indiana’s growing trail system. The street is the Fishers-Indianapolis border.
Leaders called the project a critical connection point for the Nickel Plate Trail. The new bridge helps move the nearly 17-mile trail closer to its goal of connecting multiple counties through one continuous path.
The bridge also came with a 1.3-mile trail extension. A $4.5 million grant from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources made the bridge possible.
Dale Brier, deputy director of Indiana Department of Natural Resources, talked about the state’s Next Level Trails grant program. “Currently, we have 89 trail projects that that were funded with that money. Fifty-nine of those are complete. We’ve got 12 under construction. As of this opening, we have 167 miles of trail that have now been opened with that grant money.”
People who frequently take the trail for their daily exercises say they’re excited the bridge is finally open.
Alan Errichiello of the Fishers Running Club said, “Extending this down south into Indianapolis is a big game changer for us. It’ll add a lot of miles that we can easily get into.”
Resident Tracy Mundell said, “Trying to get to the other side was nearly impossible, so I think most people didn’t even attempt it. It’s going to be great, we can get over to the other side, and I’m anxious to see what’s over there.”
The final portion of the project, called the Clear Path project, remains under construction.
Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness, a Republican, said, “We need to double-down on that investment, and we know time and time again here in the city of Fishers that trail systems, the ability to get up and get out and get active, is such an important part in our culture of health, that an investment like this is critical.”
Once complete, local leaders say the goal is to provide a more safe and connected routes between Noblesville, Fishers, Indianapolis and other surrounding cities.
Resident Steve Mundell said, “It’s lovely. It’ll be real convenient to get across too.”
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Good and bad from Colts’ 2026 NFLPA report card grades
What grades did the Indianapolis Colts earn on the 2026 NFLPA report cards?
The NFLPA is no longer able to make their annual report cards public. However, ESPN’s Kayln Kahler was able to obtain a copy of the reports following the 2025 NFL season, and the Indianapolis Colts were again around the middle of the pack.
In these report cards, players rate numerous aspects of the organizations they play for, from ownership to the training facilities and everything in between. According to Kahler, 1,759 players contributed to these grades.
So, where did the Colts end up this year relative to the rest of the NFL this year?
Overall, the Colts ranked 17th. Below is a breakdown of each individual grade they received.
- Treatment of Families: B
- Home Game Field: D
- Food/Dining Area: B
- Nutritionist/Dietician: A-
- Locker Room: C+
- Training Room: B
- Training Staff: B+
- Weight Room: B
- Strength Coaches: A
- Position Coaches: B
- Offensive Coordinator: B
- Defensive Coordinator: B+
- Special Teams Coordinator: B+
- Team Travel: B-
- Head Coach: A-
- General Manager: A
- Team Ownership: A
Of note, although the Colts haven’t been to the postseason in five years, Shane Steichen and Chris Ballard both received high marks.
Carlie Irsay Gordon, Kalen Jackson, and Casey Foyt earned an A in their first year as the primary owners.
The field at Lucas Oil Stadium received a very low mark, earning a D, while the locker room was given a C+. Those were the two lowest grades the Colts received.
Compared to the 2025 rankings, the Colts moved up two spots this year, after coming in at 19th last year.
The biggest jumps the Colts experienced came in the Food/Dining grade, which went from a C to a B. The Team travel grade also jumped from a D+ to a B-.
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