Colts Schedule 2023: Game-by-game predictions for upcoming season
Following the release of the 2023 NFL schedule, here is a game-by-game prediction of all 17 regular season games for the Indianapolis Colts.
It has been a busy offseason for the Indianapolis Colts. The offseason started with a long head coaching search that resulted in the team hiring offensive guru Shane Steichen. After that, Indy turned its attention to the draft, where the team set out to find a new franchise quarterback. Indianapolis did that, drafting Anthony Richardson, along with 11 other talented prospects.
Now, as the Colts prepare to put everything together for a bounce-back season, they now have a schedule. Indy knew it’s opponents already, but the actual order and times of the games are now official following the NFL’s schedule release.
Colts 2023 schedule
• Week 1: vs. Jaguars
• Week 2: at Texans
• Week 3: at Ravens
• Week 4: vs. Rams
• Week 5: vs. Titans
• Week 6: at Jaguars
• Week 7: vs. Browns
• Week 8: vs. Saints
• Week 9: at Panthers
• Week 10: at Patriots (Frankfurt, Germany)
• Week 11: Bye Week
• Week 12: vs. Buccaneers
• Week 13: at Titans
• Week 14: at Bengals
• Week 15: vs. Steelers
• Week 16: at Falcons
• Week 17: vs. Raiders
• Week 18: vs. Texans
Based on opponents alone, Indy’s schedule is considered one of the easiest in the league. However, the Colts are coming off a 4-12-1 season, so they must prove themselves. Let’s take a closer look at each week and predict the outcome of every game.
Week 1 - Colts vs. Jaguars
Indy always loses to the Jaguars in Jacksonville. However, this game isn’t in Jacksonville, so the Colts have a chance. The Jaguars are the defending champs of the AFC South, and they will enter the 2023 season with higher expectations, but they should also be better now that a standard is set.
Even still, Indy should be able to get a win here at home against the Jaguars. Regardless of the caliber of these two teams in a given year, they always win at home and split the series. The last time one of them swept the other was in 2017, when Jacksonville won both meetings by a combined score of 57-10.
Colts win (1-0)