2022 Indianapolis Colts season

2022 Indianapolis Colts season
2022 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner	Jim Irsay
General manager	Chris Ballard
Head coach	Frank Reich (fired November 7; 3–5–1 record); Jeff Saturday (interim; 1–7 record)
Home field	Lucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record	4–12–1
Division place	3rd AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	G Quenton Nelson
Uniform
	← 2021; Colts seasons; 2023 →;

The 2022 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 70th in the National Football League (NFL), their 39th in Indianapolis, their sixth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and their fifth and final season under head coach Frank Reich.

In the offseason, the Colts acquired former MVP quarterback Matt Ryan in exchange for a third round pick.^[1]

After a 3–5–1 start, head coach Reich was fired from the team with former Colts offensive lineman Jeff Saturday being named the interim head coach.^[2]^[3] Saturday won his first game with the Colts against the Raiders, but did not win any more games, as the team finished the season on a 7–game losing streak. On December 17, The Colts were defeated by the Minnesota Vikings in a game that was notable for being the biggest blown lead in NFL history, as the Colts squandered a 33–0 halftime lead to lose 39–36 in overtime. This loss, coupled with the Jacksonville Jaguars win over the New York Jets the following Thursday, eliminated the Colts from playoff contention.

Despite the Colts' poor season, one highlight was a week 3 20–17 upset win over the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.

Draft

2022 Indianapolis Colts Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	16	Traded to Philadelphia^[A]
2	42	Traded to Minnesota^[B]			from Washington^[C]
	47	Traded to Washington^[C]
	53	Alec Pierce	Wide receiver	Cincinnati	from Las Vegas via Green Bay and Minnesota^[B]
3	73	Jelani Woods	Tight end	Virginia	from Washington^[C]
	77	Bernhard Raimann	Offensive tackle	Central Michigan	from Minnesota^[B]
	82	Traded to Atlanta^[D]
	96	Nick Cross	Safety	Maryland	from LA Rams via Denver^[E]
4	122	Traded to Minnesota^[B]
5	159	Eric Johnson	Defensive tackle	Missouri State
5	179	Traded to Denver^[E]			Compensatory selection
6	192	Drew Ogletree	Tight end	Youngstown State	from Minnesota^[B]
	194	Traded to Philadelphia^[F]
	216	Curtis Brooks	Defensive tackle	Cincinnati	Compensatory selection
7	239	Rodney Thomas II	Safety	Yale
7	240	Traded to Washington^[C]			from Philadelphia^[F]

Draft trades

2022 Indianapolis Colts undrafted free agents
Name	Position	College	Ref.
Max Borghi	RB	Washington State	^[8]
Jack Coan	QB	Notre Dame
Kekoa Crawford	WR	California
Marcel Dabo	S	No college (IPPP)
Trevor Denbow	S	SMU
JoJo Domann	LB	Nebraska
Ethan Fernea	WR	UCLA
Dallis Flowers	CB	Pittsburg State
Wesley French	C	Western Michigan
Alex Mollette	C	Marshall
Samson Nacua	WR	BYU
Scott Patchan	DE	Colorado State
D'Vonte Price	RB	FIU
Forrest Rhyne	LB	Villanova
Josh Seltzner	G	Wisconsin
James Skalski	LB	Clemson
Ryan Van Demark	OT	UConn
CJ Verdell	RB	Oregon
Sterling Weatherford	LB	Miami (OH)
Cullen Wick	DE	Tulsa
McKinley Williams III	DT	Syracuse
Michael Young Jr.	WR	Cincinnati

Staff

**2022 Indianapolis Colts staff**
	Front office Owner/CEO – Jim Irsay Vice chairwoman/co-owner – Carlie Irsay-Gordon Vice chairwoman/co-owner – Casey Irsay-Foyt Vice chairwoman/co-owner – Kalen Irsay-Jackson General manager – Chris Ballard Assistant general manager – Ed Dodds Director of player personnel – Kevin Rogers Jr. Director of football administration – Mike Bluem Chief personnel executive – Morocco Brown Director of pro scouting – Jon Shaw Director of college scouting – Matt Tarpening Assistant director of college scouting – Jamie Moore Senior player personnel scout – Todd Vasvari Director of player development – Brian Decker Head coaches Interim Head coach – Jeff Saturday Offensive coaches Interim offensive coordinator – Parks Frazier Quarterbacks – Scott Milanovich Running backs – Scottie Montgomery Wide receivers – Reggie Wayne Tight ends – Kevin Mawae Offensive line – Chris Strausser Offensive quality control/assistant to the head coach – Tyler Boyles Offensive quality control – Brian Bratton			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Gus Bradley Defensive line – Nate Ollie Special defensive assistant/assistant defensive line – Matt Raich Linebackers – Richard Smith Assistant linebackers – Cato June Defensive backs – Ron Milus Assistant defensive backs – Mike Mitchell Senior defensive assistant – John Fox Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Raymond Ventrone Assistant special teams – Joe Hastings Strength and conditioning Director of sports performance – Rusty Jones Head strength and conditioning – Richard Howell Applied sports science/conditioning – Doug McKenney Assistant strength and conditioning – Zane Fakes

Final roster

**2022 Indianapolis Colts final roster**

	Quarterbacks 4 Sam Ehlinger 9 Nick Foles 2 Matt Ryan Running backs 37 Jake Funk 35 Deon Jackson 21 Zack Moss Wide receivers 1 Parris Campbell 16 Ashton Dulin 14 Alec Pierce 11 Michael Pittman Jr. 17 Michael Strachan Tight ends 81 Mo Alie-Cox 83 Kylen Granson 48 Nikola Kalinic 80 Jelani Woods		Offensive linemen 62 Wesley French C 75 Will Fries G 73 Dennis Kelly T 78 Ryan Kelly C 56 Quenton Nelson G 63 Danny Pinter G 69 Matt Pryor T 79 Bernhard Raimann T 72 Braden Smith T Defensive linemen 52 Ben Banogu DE -- Rashod Berry DE 99 DeForest Buckner DT 92 Kameron Cline DE 96 Byron Cowart DT 93 Eric Johnson DT 55 Khalid Kareem DE 54 Dayo Odeyingbo DE 51 Kwity Paye DE 90 Grover Stewart DT 95 Chris Williams DT		Linebackers 57 JoJo Domann MLB 44 Zaire Franklin OLB 59 Cameron McGrone OLB 58 Bobby Okereke MLB 45 E. J. Speed OLB 41 Grant Stuard OLB Defensive backs 39 Darrell Baker Jr. CB 32 Julian Blackmon FS 38 Tony Brown CB 20 Nick Cross FS 31 Brandon Facyson CB 33 Dallis Flowers CB 5 Stephon Gilmore CB 26 Rodney McLeod FS 25 Rodney Thomas II SS Special teams 6 Matt Haack P 7 Chase McLaughlin K 46 Luke Rhodes LS		Reserve lists 53 Shaquille Leonard OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 94 Tyquan Lewis DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 Kenny Moore II CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 91 Yannick Ngakoue DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 61 Carter O'Donnell T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 85 Drew Ogletree TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 34 Isaiah Rodgers CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 8 Rigoberto Sanchez P (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 28 Jonathan Taylor RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 33 Armani Watts FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 95 McTelvin Agim DT 36 Henry Black FS 15 Keke Coutee WR 42 Marcel Dabo FS (Int.) 43 Trevor Denbow SS 84 Ethan Fernea WR 64 Arlington Hambright G 71 Jordan Murray T 50 Segun Olubi OLB 10 Dezmon Patmon WR 27 D'Vonte Price RB (Injured) 40 Sheldrick Redwine FS 47 Forrest Rhyne ILB 3 Aaron Shampklin RB 86 Vyncint Smith WR 30 David Vereen CB 49 Jalen Wydermyer TE Rookies in italics 53 active, 10 inactive, 15 practice squad (+2 exempt)

Preseason

The Colts' preseason opponents and schedule were announced in the spring.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	at Buffalo Bills	L 24–27	0–1	Highmark Stadium	Recap
2	August 20	Detroit Lions	L 26–27	0–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	August 27	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 27–10	1–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	at Houston Texans	T 20–20 (OT)	0–0–1	NRG Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 0–24	0–1–1	TIAA Bank Field	Recap
3	September 25	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–17	1–1–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
4	October 2	Tennessee Titans	L 17–24	1–2–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
5	October 6	at Denver Broncos	W 12–9 (OT)	2–2–1	Empower Field at Mile High	Recap
6	October 16	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 34–27	3–2–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
7	October 23	at Tennessee Titans	L 10–19	3–3–1	Nissan Stadium	Recap
8	October 30	Washington Commanders	L 16–17	3–4–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	at New England Patriots	L 3–26	3–5–1	Gillette Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	at Las Vegas Raiders	W 25–20	4–5–1	Allegiant Stadium	Recap
11	November 20	Philadelphia Eagles	L 16–17	4–6–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
12	November 28	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–24	4–7–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
13	December 4	at Dallas Cowboys	L 19–54	4–8–1	AT&T Stadium	Recap
14	Bye
15	December 17	at Minnesota Vikings	L 36–39 (OT)	4–9–1	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	Los Angeles Chargers	L 3–20	4–10–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	at New York Giants	L 10–38	4–11–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
18	January 8	Houston Texans	L 31–32	4–12–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Houston Texans

Week 1: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Colts	3	0	0	17	0	20
Texans	0	10	10	0	0	20

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

Date: September 11
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 69,415
Referee: Land Clark
TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Tiki Barber
Recap, Game Book

Game information

This was the Colts first tie game since the 1982 season when they were based in Baltimore.^[9]Because the Browns won their season opener for the first time since 2004, coupled with this game, the Colts now hold the NFL's longest active season opener winless streak, not having won a season opener since 2013.

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 2: Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	0	0	0
Jaguars	7	10	7	0	24

at TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: September 18
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
Game attendance: 58,360
Referee: Alex Kemp
TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy and Tiki Barber
Recap, Game Book

Game information

The Colts failed to capitalize on offense, and were shutout for the first time since week 13 of the 2018 season, which was also against the Jaguars. This was also their eighth consecutive loss in Jacksonville.

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 3: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	6	8	3	0	17
Colts	7	3	3	7	20

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: September 25
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C) (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 65,975
Referee: Shawn Smith
TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Game Book

Game information

Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 4: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	14	10	0	0	24
Colts	0	10	7	0	17

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: October 2
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C) (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 65,781
Referee: Scott Novak
TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game Book

Game information

Week 5: at Denver Broncos

Week 5: Indianapolis Colts at Denver Broncos – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Colts	0	3	3	3	3	12
Broncos	3	3	3	0	0	9

at Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

Date: October 6
Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDT/6:15 p.m. MDT
Game weather: Partly cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 76,667
Referee: Brad Rogers
TV announcers (Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
Recap, Game Book

Game information

Neither side scored a touchdown as Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan struggled throughout the game. Stephon Gilmore helped win with an interception in the endzone and a mishap by Russell Wilson that he threw to Courtland Sutton while he was covered by Gilmore and ended up being incomplete on 4th down, missing a wide open K.J. Hamler. With the win, the Colts improved to 2–2–1.

Week 6: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 6: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	7	7	6	27
Colts	0	13	6	15	34

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: October 16
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C) (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 65,749
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Renner
Recap, Game Book

Game information

Week 7: at Tennessee Titans

Week 7: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	7	3	10
Titans	3	10	0	6	19

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: October 23
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
Game attendance: 69,459
Referee: Ronald Torbert
TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Don Bell
Recap, Game Book

Game information

Week 8: vs. Washington Commanders

Week 8: Washington Commanders at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Commanders	0	7	0	10	17
Colts	0	3	3	10	16

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: October 30
Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 65,515
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (Fox): Brandon Gaudin, Robert Smith and Jen Hale
Recap, Game Book

Game information

Week 9: at New England Patriots

Week 9: Indianapolis Colts at New England Patriots – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	0	0	3	0	3
Patriots	0	13	3	10	26

at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts

Date: November 6
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 65,878
Referee: Clay Martin
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta and AJ Ross
Recap, Game Book

Game information

After the game, head coach Frank Reich was fired after a 3-5-1 start, and was replaced by former Colts center Jeff Saturday, who had no coaching experience above the high school level.

Week 10: at Las Vegas Raiders

Week 10: Indianapolis Colts at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	7	6	6	6	25
Raiders	0	7	7	6	20

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

Date: November 13
Game time: 4:05 p.m. EST/1:05 p.m. PST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 62,197
Referee: Tra Blake
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
Recap, Game Book

Game information

Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 11: Philadelphia Eagles at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	3	0	14	17
Colts	7	3	3	3	16

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: November 20
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 66,241
Referee: Land Clark
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
Recap, Game Book

Game information

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 12: Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	3	13	0	8	24
Colts	0	3	14	0	17

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: November 28
Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 65,982
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
Recap, Game Book

Game information

Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 13: Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	10	3	6	0	19
Cowboys	7	14	0	33	54

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Date: December 4
Game time: 8:20 p.m. EST/7:20 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 93,086
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
Recap, Game Book

Game information

Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 15: Indianapolis Colts at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Colts	17	16	3	0	0	36
Vikings	0	0	14	22	3	39

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: December 17
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
Game attendance: 66,801
Referee: Tra Blake
TV announcers (NFLN): Noah Eagle, Nate Burleson, Tom Pelissero and Lindsay Czarniak
Recap, Game Book

Game information

The Colts blew a 33–0 lead and ending up losing in overtime. After the game, Jeff Saturday benched Matt Ryan in favor of Nick Foles for next week's game.

Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week 16: Los Angeles Chargers at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	10	3	7	20
Colts	0	3	0	0	3

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: December 26
Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 65,576
Referee: Clay Martin
TV announcers (ESPN): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
Recap, Game Book

Game information

The Colts were eliminated after the loss.

Week 17: at New York Giants

Week 17: Indianapolis Colts at New York Giants – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	0	7	0	10
Giants	0	24	7	7	38

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: January 1
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: Fair, 53 °F (12 °C)
Game attendance: 77,399
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
Recap, Game Book

Game information

Week 18: vs. Houston Texans

Week 18: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	10	7	7	8	32
Colts	7	0	14	10	31

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: January 8
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 63,655
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Jay Feely
Recap, Game Book

Game information

Standings

Division

AFC South
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Jacksonville Jaguars	9	8	0	.529	4–2	8–4	404	350	W5
Tennessee Titans	7	10	0	.412	3–3	5–7	298	359	L7
Indianapolis Colts	4	12	1	.265	1–4–1	4–7–1	289	427	L7
Houston Texans	3	13	1	.206	3–2–1	3–8–1	289	420	W1

Conference

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Kansas City Chiefs	West	14	3	0	.824	6–0	9–3	.453	.422	W5
2	Buffalo Bills	East	13	3	0	.813	4–2	9–2	.489	.471	W7
3	Cincinnati Bengals	North	12	4	0	.750	3–3	8–3	.507	.490	W8
4	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	8–4	.467	.438	W5
Wild cards
5^[a]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.443	.341	L1
6^[a]	Baltimore Ravens	North	10	7	0	.588	3–3	6–6	.509	.456	L2
7^[b]	Miami Dolphins	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.537	.457	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[b]	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	9	8	0	.529	3–3	5–7	.519	.451	W4
9	New England Patriots	East	8	9	0	.471	3–3	6–6	.502	.415	L1
10^[c]^[d]	New York Jets	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	5–7	.538	.458	L6
11^[c]^[d]	Tennessee Titans	South	7	10	0	.412	3–3	5–7	.509	.336	L7
12^[c]	Cleveland Browns	North	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.524	.492	L1
13	Las Vegas Raiders	West	6	11	0	.353	3–3	5–7	.474	.397	L3
14	Denver Broncos	West	5	12	0	.294	1–5	3–9	.481	.465	W1
15	Indianapolis Colts	South	4	12	1	.265	1–4–1	4–7–1	.512	.500	L7
16	Houston Texans	South	3	13	1	.206	3–2–1	3–8–1	.481	.402	W1
Tiebreakers^[e]

References

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2022 Indianapolis Colts season

Contents

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Houston Texans

Week 2: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 3: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 4: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 5: at Denver Broncos

Week 6: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 7: at Tennessee Titans

Week 8: vs. Washington Commanders

Week 9: at New England Patriots

Week 10: at Las Vegas Raiders

Week 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 12: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 13: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 15: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week 17: at New York Giants

Week 18: vs. Houston Texans

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links