2019 Indianapolis Colts

2019 Indianapolis Colts season
Owner	Jim Irsay
Head Coach	Frank Reich
General Manager	Chris Ballard
Home Field	Lucas Oil Stadium
Results
Record	1–1
Place	2nd AFC South
Playoff Finish
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
2018	2020

The 2019 Indianapolis Colts season is the franchise's 67th season in the National Football League and their 36th in Indianapolis. It is also their second season under head coach Frank Reich and third under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard.

For the first time since 2011, quarterback Andrew Luck will not be on the roster, as he announced his retirement on August 24, 2019. A four-time Pro Bowler and the top pick in the 2012 Draft, Luck led the Colts to four playoff appearances (2012-2014, 2018), an appearance in the AFC Championship Game in the 2014 season (the franchise’s only time doing so in the post-Peyton Manning era), and won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award in 2018. A four-year cycle of injuries and rehab that dated back to 2015 has "taken his joy of this game away," which led to his decision of retiring.

The Colts will attempt to improve on their 10–6 campaign from 2018 that saw them make the playoffs for the first time since 2014. Template:TOC limit

Draft

• Main article: 2019 NFL Draft

2019 Indianapolis Colts Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	34	Rock Ya-Sin	CB	Temple	From New York Jets
	49	Ben Banogu	LB	TCU	From Cleveland Browns
	59	Parris Campbell	WR	Ohio State
3	89	Bobby Okereke	LB	Stanford
4	109	Khari Willis	S	MSU
5	144	Marvell Tell	S	USC	From Cleveland Browns
	164	E. J. Speed	LB	Tarleton State
6	199	Gerri Green	DE	Mississippi State
7	240	Jackson Barton	T	Utah
	246	Javon Patterson	C	Ole Miss

Notes

• As the result of a negative differential of free agent signings and departures that the Colts experienced during the 2018 free agency period, the team was awarded one compensatory selection for the 2019 draft.
• The Colts acquired the Raiders' fourth-round pick (109th) in exchange for their two fourth-round picks (129th and 135th)

Staff

Indianapolis Colts current staff
	Front Office Owner/CEO - Jim Irsay General Manager - Chris Ballard Co-Vice President of Player Personnel - Rex Hogan Co-Vice President of Player Personnel - Ed Dodds Senior Player Personnel Scout - Todd Vasvari Director of Football Administration - Mike Bluem Director of Pro Personnel - Kevin Rogers Jr. Director of College Scouting - Morocco Brown Assistant Director of College Scouting - Matt Tarpening Player Personnel Strategist - Brian Decker Head Coaches Head Coach - Frank Reich Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator - Nick Sirianni Assistant Quarterbacks - Marcus Brady Running Backs - Tom Rathman Wide Receivers - Kevin Patullo Tight Ends - Tom Manning Offensive Line - Dave DeGuglielmo Assistant Offensive Line - Bobby Johnson Offensive Quality Control - Gunnard Twyner			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator - Matt Eberflus Defensive Line - Mike Phair Linebackers - Dave Borgonzi Defensive Backs/Cornerbacks - Jonathan Gannon Defensive Backs/Safeties - Alan Williams Defensive Quality Control - David Overstreet II Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator - Ray Ventrone Assistant Special Teams - Frank Ross Strength and Conditioning Director of Sports Performance - Rusty Jones Assistant Strength and Conditioning - Richard Howell Sports Science/Conditioning - Ryan Podell → Coaching Staff → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Indianapolis Colts current roster
Quarterbacks 2 Carson Wentz 9 Jacob Eason Running Backs 21 Nyheim Hynes 25 Marlon Mack 28 Jonathan Taylor 20 Jordan Wilkins Wide Receivers 1 Parris Campbell 16 Ashton Dulin 13 T.Y. Hilton (IR) 14 Zach Pascal 16 Michael Strachan 11 Michael Pittman Jr. Tight Ends 84 Jack Doyle 83 Kylen Granson 81 Mo Alie-Cox		Offensive Linemen 69 Deyshawn Bond G 65 Tyreek Burrell T 74 Anthony Costanzo T 62 Le'Raven Clark T 61 Anthony Fabiano C 64 Mark Glowinski G 71 Denzelle Good T/G 73 Joe Haeg T 78 Ryan Kelly C 75 Jack Mewhort G/T 56 Quenton Nelson G 68 Matt Slauson G 72 Braden Smith G 67 Jeremy Vujnovich T 63 Isaiah Williams G Defensive Linemen 95 Denico Autry DE 58 Terrell Basham DE 92 Margus Hunt DE 97 Anthony Johnson DT 94 Tyquan Lewis DE 66 Tomasi Laulile DT 54 Caraun Reed DT 91 Hassan Ridgeway DT 93 Jabaal Sheard DE 51 John Simon DE 90 Grover Stewart DT 57 Kemoko Turay DE 99 Al Woods DT		Linebackers 49 Matthew Adams OLB 45 Tyrell Adams OLB 97 Zaire Franklin MLB 59 Jeremiah George OLB 52 Najee Goode OLB 53 Darlus Leonard OLB 47 William Ossai OLB 48 Skai Moore OLB 44 Antonio Morrison MLB 55 Joshua Perry OLB 50 Anthony Walker, Jr. MLB Defensive Backs 20 Kenneth Acker SS 37 Chris Cooper S 35 Pierre Desir CB 36 Lashard Durr FS 41 Matthais Farley SS 26 Clayton Geathers FS 32 T.J. Green SS 27 Nate Hairston CB 34 Robert Jacksonl CB 29 Malik Hooker FS 40 Ronald Martin SS 28 Christopher Milton CB 23 Kenny Moore CB 30 George Odum S 42 Henre' Toliver CB 21 D.J. White CB 31 Quincy Wilson CB Special Teams 3 Rodrigo Blankenship K 8 Rigoberto Sanchez P 46 Luke Rhodes LS		Reserve lists -- Jonathan Calvin DE Unrestricted FAs currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated January 6, 2016 Depth Chart • Transactions → More rosters

Preseason

The team was rocked by the decision August 24 by starting quarterback Andrew Luck that he would immediately retire from professional football due to chronic injury problems and the emotional and mental strain they had extracted. Luck, the 2018 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, had been battling a mysterious and slow-healing leg injury, described by the team variously as a "calf strain" and a "high ankle issue."

Luck, a 7-year professional with four appearances in the NFL Pro Bowl, indicated that he had been contemplating leaving the game for a week-and-a-half or two weeks prior to his announcement; he had been speaking with team officials about the matter all week. In a news conference Luck indicated that his recurring injuries had "taken my joy of this game away.... After 2016, I played in pain and was unable to practice, I said I wouldn't go through that again."

The team moved forward with former New England Patriots backup Jacoby Brissett, a third-year Colt, as its designated starting quarterback.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	Template:Dow tooltip	at Buffalo Bills	L 16–24	0–1	New Era Field	Recap
2	Template:Dow tooltip	Cleveland Browns	L 18–21	0–2	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	Template:Dow tooltip	Chicago Bears	L 17–27	0–3	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
4	Template:Dow tooltip	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 13–6	1–3	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 8	4:05 p.m.	at Los Angeles Chargers	L 24–30 (OT)	0–1	Dignity Health Sports Park	CBS	Recap
2	September 15	1:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Titans	W 19–17 (OT)	1-1	Nissan Stadium	CBS
3	September 22	1:00 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
4	September 29	1:00 p.m.	Oakland Raiders			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
5	October 6	8:20 p.m.	at Kansas City Chiefs			Arrowhead Stadium	NBC
6	Bye
7	October 20	1:00 p.m.	Houston Texans			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
8	October 27	4:25 p.m.	Denver Broncos			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
9	November 3	1:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers			Heinz Field	CBS
10	November 10	4:05 p.m.	Miami Dolphins			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
11	November 17	1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
12	Template:Dow tooltip	8:20 p.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	Fox/NFLN/ Amazon Prime
13	December 1	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee Titans			Lucas Oil Stadium	CBS
14	December 8	1:00 p.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	CBS
15	Template:Dow tooltip	8:15 p.m.	at New Orleans Saints			Mercedes-Benz Superdome	ESPN
16	December 22	1:00 p.m.	Carolina Panthers			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
17	December 29	1:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville Jaguars			TIAA Bank Field	CBS

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week One: Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 6 10 8 24 Chargers 7 10 7 0 30 at Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California Date: September 8 Game time: 4:05 p.m. EDT/1:05 p.m. PDT Game weather: Sunny, Template:Convert/F Game attendance: 25,363 Referee: Shawn Smith TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Melanie Collins Recap, Game Book Game information First quarter LAC – Austin Ekeler 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Ty Long kick), 2:55. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 6:15. Second quarter IND – T. Y. Hilton 4-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (kick failed, wide right), 10:02. Chargers 7–6. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:53. LAC – Keenan Allen 28-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Ty Long kick), 5:58. Chargers 14–6. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 4:04. LAC – Ty Long 40-yard field goal, 1:02. Chargers 17–6. Drive: 10 plays, 24 yards, 3:17. Third quarter IND – Adam Vinatieri 44-yard field goal, 11:15. Chargers 17–9. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:45. LAC – Austin Ekeler 55-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Ty Long kick), 8:27. Chargers 24–9. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:48. IND – Marlon Mack 63-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:40. Chargers 24–16. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:47. Fourth quarter IND – T. Y. Hilton 19-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Marlon Mack run), 0:38. Tied 24–24. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:52. Overtime LAC – Austin Ekeler 7-yard run, 5:01. Chargers 30–24. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:59. Top passers IND – Jacoby Brissett – 21/27, 190 yards, 2 TD LAC – Philip Rivers – 25/34, 333 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers IND – Marlon Mack – 25 rushes, 174 yards, TD LAC – Austin Ekeler – 12 rushes, 58 yards, TD Top receivers IND – T. Y. Hilton – 8 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD LAC – Keenan Allen – 8 receptions, 123 yards, TD

Week 2: at Tennessee Titans

Week Two: Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 7 6 0 0 13 Titans 7 0 0 0 7 at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee Date: September 15 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Referee: Clete Blakeman TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta Preview

Standings

Division

Template:2019 AFC South standings

Conference

Template:2019 AFC standings

External links

• Official website
• Behind the Colts (video series), Indianapolis Colts. "With The Next Pick," (May 7, 2019) | "2019 Training Camp: Part 1," (July 27, 2019) | "2019 Training Camp: Part 2," (Aug. 8, 2019) | Training Camp: Part 3," (Aug. 22, 2019) | No Excuses (Luck retires) (Aug. 30, 2019) |

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