AFC South · 2023

Indianapolis Colts

9-8 (3-3 AFC South · 7-5 AFC)3rd in the AFC South

Last: L 19-23 vs Houston Texans

Rating: -2.223
Adj Off: 22.115
Adj Def: 24.430
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	39.6%14	42.3%4
Early-down pass rate	52.5%17	47.5%30
Plays per game	66.810	68.22
Time of possession	29:2822	31:443
Yards per pass attempt	5.918	6.320
Yards per rush	4.411	4.29
Starting field position	Own 2820	Own 3022

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.02416	-0.01519
Adj. EPA per play	-0.02015	+0.00327
Success rate	41.6%19	44.3%22
Passing EPA per play	+0.03218	+0.03115
Rushing EPA per play	-0.10816	-0.07820
CPOE	-3.930	-0.911
Explosive play rate	8.6%16	8.3%12

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	23.310	24.428
Points per drive	1.9123	2.2825
Red zone TD rate	55.2%24	60.6%19
3rd down conversion	35.3%26	37.1%11
Turnovers per game	1.1212	1.5310
Sack rate	6.0%15	7.6%5
Penalties per game	5.613	5.912

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 10Wk 1	14Jacksonville JaguarsDIV	L21-31	-0.37	-0.24	4.1 / 5.0	2-12 / 3-12	3 / 2
Sep 17Wk 2	@19Houston TexansDIV	W31-20	+0.23	-0.00	6.3 / 5.1	6-12 / 9-19	0 / 1
Sep 24Wk 3	@1Baltimore Ravens	W22-19OT	-0.15	-0.14	3.9 / 5.1	8-22 / 6-16	0 / 2
Oct 1Wk 4	12Los Angeles Rams	L23-29OT	+0.04	+0.16	5.7 / 6.0	3-10 / 6-15	1 / 1
Oct 8Wk 5	25Tennessee TitansDIV	W23-16	+0.21	+0.09	7.2 / 6.2	8-13 / 5-12	0 / 1
Oct 15Wk 6	@14Jacksonville JaguarsDIV	L20-37	-0.20	-0.03	4.7 / 4.1	6-17 / 4-14	4 / 1
Oct 22Wk 7	17Cleveland Browns	L38-39	-0.07	-0.13	6.8 / 4.5	7-15 / 4-16	4 / 2
Oct 29Wk 8	9New Orleans Saints	L27-38	+0.07	+0.33	5.5 / 7.9	7-16 / 6-12	1 / 1
Nov 5Wk 9	@31Carolina Panthers	W27-13	-0.04	-0.30	3.7 / 3.9	4-13 / 7-16	0 / 4
Nov 12Wk 10	N27New England Patriots	W10-6	-0.04	-0.01	5.0 / 5.0	5-13 / 6-14	1 / 2
Nov 26Wk 12	11Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W27-20	+0.06	-0.09	5.7 / 5.3	2-11 / 5-13	1 / 2
Dec 3Wk 13	@25Tennessee TitansDIV	W31-28OT	+0.01	+0.04	5.3 / 4.8	3-14 / 6-17	1 / 2
Dec 10Wk 14	@10Cincinnati Bengals	L14-34	-0.07	+0.08	4.6 / 6.8	3-11 / 3-11	1 / 2
Dec 16Wk 15	16Pittsburgh Steelers	W30-13	+0.11	-0.36	5.8 / 4.0	6-15 / 4-12	0 / 3
Dec 24Wk 16	@26Atlanta Falcons	L10-29	-0.19	+0.13	3.9 / 6.4	5-14 / 5-13	1 / 0
Dec 31Wk 17	13Las Vegas Raiders	W23-20	+0.14	+0.10	6.7 / 5.0	6-13 / 5-15	0 / 0
Jan 6Wk 18	19Houston TexansDIV	L19-23	+0.01	+0.10	5.8 / 5.5	1-11 / 5-13	1 / 0

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
10Gardner MinshewYr 5	85%	305/490	62.2%	3305	6.7	15	9	-0.02
5Anthony RichardsonR	15%	50/84	59.5%	577	6.9	3	1	+0.06

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
21Zack MossYr 4	38%	183	794	4.3	5	27	-0.07
28Jonathan TaylorYr 4	35%	169	741	4.4	7	19	-0.04
27Trey SermonYr 3	7%	35	160	4.6	0	3	-0.10

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
11Michael PittmanWR Yr 4	19%	109	1152	10.6	4	+0.18
1Josh DownsWR R	12%	68	771	11.3	2	+0.27
14Alec PierceWR Yr 2	6%	32	514	16.1	2	+0.26
83Kylen GransonTE Yr 3	5%	30	368	12.3	1	+0.28
86Will MalloryTE R	3%	18	207	11.5	0	+0.45

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
99DeForest BucknerDT Yr 8	45	10	8.0	21	2
52Samson EbukamDE Yr 7	39	9	9.5	17	3
51Kwity PayeDE Yr 3	31	6	8.5	9	2
54Dayo OdeyingboDE Yr 3	22	9	8.0	17	2
90Grover StewartDT Yr 7	23	2	0.5	8	0
94Tyquan LewisDE Yr 6	18	7	4.0	13	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD	INT
44Zaire FranklinOLB Yr 6	107	3	1.5	6	0
45E.J. SpeedLB Yr 5	78	9	1.0	4	0
50Segun OlubiLB Yr 2	20	0	0.0	1	1
48Ronnie HarrisonLB Yr 6	11	1	1.0	2	2
41Grant StuardLB Yr 3	6	0	0.0	0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
23Kenny Moore IICB Yr 7	68	6	3	0
32Julian BlackmonSAF Yr 4	65	8	4	0
40Jaylon JonesDB R	33	5	0	0
25Rodney ThomasSAF Yr 2	30	4	2	0
29Julius BrentsCB R	30	6	1	1
39Darrell Baker Jr.CB Yr 2	28	7	0	0
20Nick CrossSAF Yr 2	24	2	1	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
7Matt GayYr 5	33/41	80%	57	35/36	134

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
8Rigoberto SanchezYr 7	68	48.3	69	21	0