Colts 2024 schedule

[Racehorse]

What do you all think?

[Indystu2]

Well.....
I see a favorable schedule overall.
12/13 wins? C'mon! (NFL.com predicts 8 wins, boo!)
Week 1 home v. Texans. - Man this could be a loss. 1st week is such a toss up. Who comes out of TC and PS more ready? We need to at least split the series with the MooCows. - Loss
Week 2 at GB - Two tough games in a row, but winable for sure. - Win
Week 3 home vs. DaBears - Win
Week 4 home vs Pitt - They always play us tough, but Win.
Week 5 at Jax - F the Jags! Our 2ndary v their pass game? - win
Week 6 at Ten - Win (2nd div game in 2 weeks)
Week 7 home v Miami - Loss at home? I think so.
Week 8 at Hou - Win (have to split the series and I predict we lose week 1) We love to win at Hou
Week 9 at Min - Win
Week 10 home v Buf - Great matchup. Win
Week 11 at NYJ - Win (Rodgers will be out/done by then)
Week 12 home v Det - Loss
Week 13 at NE - Win (F the Pats)
Week 14 Bye
Week 15 at Den - Win
Week 16 v Ten - Win (Sweep)
Week 17 at NYG - Win
Week 18 home v Jax - (F the Jags) - Loss

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Indystu2

Well.....
I see a favorable schedule overall.
12/13 wins? C'mon! (NFL.com predicts 8 wins, boo!)
Week 1 home v. Texans. - Man this could be a loss. 1st week is such a toss up. Who comes out of TC and PS more ready? We need to at least split the series with the MooCows. - Loss
Week 2 at GB - Two tough games in a row, but winable for sure. - Win
Week 3 home vs. DaBears - Win
Week 4 home vs Pitt - They always play us tough, but Win.
Week 5 at Jax - F the Jags! Our 2ndary v their pass game? - win
Week 6 at Ten - Win (2nd div game in 2 weeks)
Week 7 home v Miami - Loss at home? I think so.
Week 8 at Hou - Win (have to split the series and I predict we lose week 1) We love to win at Hou
Week 9 at Min - Win
Week 10 home v Buf - Great matchup. Win
Week 11 at NYJ - Win (Rodgers will be out/done by then)
Week 12 home v Det - Loss
Week 13 at NE - Win (F the Pats)
Week 14 Bye
Week 15 at Den - Win
Week 16 v Ten - Win (Sweep)
Week 17 at NYG - Win
Week 18 home v Jax - (F the Jags) - Loss

I'm with you. Most of the better teams we face lost key players, except the Texans, Lions and Jests. I think we can feast on quite a few struggling teams, for sure.

[Colts And Orioles]

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There's not a team on the schedule that the Colts can't beat ...... there's also not a team on the schedule that the Colts aren't capable of finding a way to lose to.

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[albany ed]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

o


There's not a team on the schedule that the Colts can't beat ...... there's also not a team on the schedule that the Colts aren't capable of finding a way to lose to.

o

That statement is true for every team in the NFL. I guess that's why they play the games.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by albany ed

That statement is true for every team in the NFL. I guess that's why they play the games.

Yep, just ask the teams that lost to the Cardinals or the Panthers last season.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by albany ed

That statement is true for every team in the NFL. I guess that's why they play the games.

o


That may be technically true (on any given Sunday, etc), but it has been more-so true for the Colts since the retirement of Andrew Luck. From 2019 through 2023, the Colts have been a middling team more often than not ...... they went 7-9 in 2019, 9-8 in 2021, and 9-8 in 2023. Sandwiched in between was one good season (11-5), and one disastrous season (4-12-1.)

The Colts have been an incredibly unpredictable team since Luck left ...... when they went 7-9 with Jacoby Brissett at quarterback, they somehow managed to beat the eventual Super Bowl champion Chiefs. When they went 4-12-1 with a horrible offensive line and an aging, immobile quarterback, they not only beat the eventual Super Bowl champion Chiefs, but they barely lost in the final seconds to the Eagles, who also went to the Super Bowl that season.


In short, the Colts have been the quintessential "box of chocolates" team from 2019 through 2023 ...... teams such as the Chiefs, the Ravens, the 49ers, and the Eagles have not been nearly as unpredictable as the Colts. I would be shocked if those 4 teams did not win at least 10 or 11 games this season. But the Colts ??? The Colts could go 13-4 or they could go 4-13, and you would be hard-pressed to find any posters on ColtFreaks that would be all that surprised either way.

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[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

o


There's not a team on the schedule that the Colts can't beat ...... there's also not a team on the schedule that the Colts aren't capable of finding a way to lose to.

o

I know other posters have been giving you shit for this, but I get what you mean. I miss the Manning/Luck days where any less than a good team seemed like a lock win, the good teams seemed anywhere from favorable to toss-up, and rarely did any opponent feel like a surefire loss. Hopefully Richardson can get us back to those days.

[ChaosTheory]

I just looked... Including '24, the Colts will have had Week-14 byes in three of the past four seasons. We were Week-11 last year, which is one of the better slots.


Week-14 is not ideal, but it's better than fucking Week-5 or Week-6. Those are shitty.

[IndyNorm]

Definitely a tougher schedule than last year, but not too difficult either. I see 10/11 wins:

Week 1 home v. Texans. - L. We always lose the opener.
Week 2 at GB - L
Week 3 home vs. DaBears - W
Week 4 home vs Pitt - W
Week 5 at Jax - L
Week 6 at Ten - W
Week 7 home v Miami - Toss up
Week 8 at Hou - W
Week 9 at Min - W
Week 10 home v Buf - L, although they lost a ton in the offseason.
Week 11 at NYJ - L
Week 12 home v Det - L
Week 13 at NE - W
Week 14 Bye
Week 15 at Den - W
Week 16 v Ten - W
Week 17 at NYG - W
Week 18 home v Jax -W