2024 Indianapolis Colts season
The 2024 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 72nd in the National Football League, their 41st in Indianapolis, and their 17th playing their home games at Lucas Oil Stadium. It was their eighth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard and the second under head coach Shane Steichen. They failed to improve on their 9–8 record from last year and end their nine-year AFC South title drought after a Week 15 blowout loss to the [2024 2024 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]. They were eliminated from playoff contention following a Week 17 upset loss to the [2024 2024 New York Giants season|New York Giants season|New York Giants], who before the game had the worst record in the league. The Colts finished their season with an 8–9 record.
Draft
| Name | Position | College | Ref. |
| Jason Bean | QB/WR | Kansas | |
| Trent Pennix | RB | NC State | |
| Spencer Shrader | K | Notre Dame | |
| Kedon Slovis | QB | BYU | |
| Dalton Tucker | G | Marshall | |
| Xavier White | WR | Texas Tech | |
| Craig Young | LB | Kansas | |
| Clay Fields III | CB | Chattanooga | |
| Derek Slywka | WR | Ithaca |
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Preseason
The Colts' preseason opponents and preliminary schedule were announced on May 15, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 11 | Denver Broncos | L 30–34 | 0–1 | Lucas Oil Stadium | |
| 2 | Arizona Cardinals | W 21–13 | 1–1 | Lucas Oil Stadium | ||
| 3 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–14 | 2–1 | Paycor Stadium |
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Houston Texans
With the loss, the Colts have now gone 11 consecutive seasons without a Week 1 victory. Their most recent opening-week victory came in 2013.Week 2: at Green Bay Packers
With the loss (their first to the Packers since 2008, the Colts fell to 0–2 for the first time since 2017. The Colts defense was gashed for 261 rushing yards by a Packers offense missing starting quarterback Jordan Love.Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears
With the win, the Colts improved to 1–2Week 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
For the second straight season, the Colts defeated the Steelers at home, improving to 2–2. Anthony Richardson left the game in the 1st quarter and was replaced by Joe Flacco.Week 5: at Jacksonville Jaguars
With the loss, the Colts have now gone 10 consecutive seasons without winning at Jacksonville. Their most recent win at Jacksonville came in 2014.Week 6: at Tennessee Titans
This was the Colts' third straight win over the Titans, their longest winning streak against them since 2018–19.Week 8: at Houston Texans
The Colts were swept by the Texans for only the second time in franchise history.Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings
The Colts' offense failed to score a touchdown, and they dropped under.500, which they would remain for the rest of the season.Week 13: at New England Patriots
With the win, the Colts got their first win in Foxborough since 2006 and also improved to 6–7.Week 15: at Denver Broncos
After a decent first half in which the Colts led by six points, intercepting Bo Nix thrice, the Broncos controlled the rest of the game. The Colts had five turnovers in the second half, including Jonathan Taylor prematurely celebrating a touchdown by dropping the ball before scoring, leading to a touchback, and a failed trick play resulting in a Broncos touchdown by Nik Bonitto. The Colts allowed 24 unanswered points, and were shutout in the second half.With the loss, the Colts fell to 6–8 and allowed the Texans, who won earlier that day, to clinch the AFC South division title. This loss left the Colts without any division titles since 2014.