The Denver Broncos went from victory celebration to heartbreak on Sunday in a matter of seconds. Their defense came up with the stop they needed and forced Indianapolis Colts kicker Spencer Shrader into a 60-yard field attempt as time expired with the game on the line. Advertisement Shrader missed — for the first time in his brief NFL career — …
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Broncos vs. Colts: 3 players to watch in Week 2 matchup
The Denver Broncos secured a victory in Week 1 of NFL regular season thanks in part to a dominant effort by their defense. It’s always great to start off the season 1-0. This week, they head on the road to Indianapolis to take on the Colts in Week 2. In order to come out with a victory, they will need …
Read More »Week 2: Will the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts game be on TV?
If you are seeing GREEN in your region in the map above, you will get the Broncos-Colts game on your local CBS affiliate in Week 2. The map looks a lot better here than it did last week, but it helps to have the only competition being the Panthers-Cardinals game in the late slot. The Denver Broncos will be on …
Read More »Dolphins held a players-only meeting after Week 1 loss to Colts
The Dolphins’ Week 1 loss to the Colts was ugly. It was bad enough that head coach Mike McDaniel said earlier this week that he doesn’t see how it could be worse. It was also bad enough for the Dolphins to hold a players-only meeting in the aftermath of the blowout. Linebacker Jordyn Brooks, one of Miami’s six captains for …
Read More »Denver Broncos vs Indianapolis Colts Week 2: Keys to Victory
The Denver Broncos look to take out the Indianapolis Colts for the second time in a row, and here’s three things they need to do to make that happen. The Broncos were limited in the first half offensively, and they were hampered by a lackluster run game. Now there’s a few reasons why. One was because they didn’t run the …
Read More »Miami Dolphins’ thin secondary exposed in loss to Colts
INDIANAPOLIS — On the final play of the first quarter during Sunday’s game between the Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts, Dolphins linebacker Jaelan Phillips sprinted past Colts right tackle Braden Smith and forced quarterback Daniel Jones to shuffle around him — and right into the path of linebacker Bradley Chubb. Chubb brought Jones down for Miami’s first sack of the …
Read More »Former Miami Dolphins CB Xavien Howard Explains Colts Plan Against Tua Tagovailoa
It had been more than 600 days since former Miami Dolphins cornerback Xavien Howard last played in a regular season game, but the two-time All-Pro showed little rust in his return Sunday. Howard, a 2016 second-round pick by Miami, played 31 defensive snaps for the Indianapolis Colts and recovered a fumble in the 33-8 win against the Dolphins. Following eight …
Read More »Dolphins fall to Colts 33-8
It was a difficult start to the season for the Dolphins in Indianapolis. The Colts ran 70 offensive plays compared to Miami’s 46, outgaining the Dolphins 418-211 in the process. However, the most decisive stat was the turnover. 1. Losing the turnover battle Teams that finish games plus-three in the turnover department win NFL games at a 91.4 percent rate. …
Read More »Xavien Howard says Colts forced Tagovailoa into ‘panic mode’
Stephen HolderSep 8, 2025, 03:44 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest. He has chronicled the NFL …
Read More »Colts, Daniel Jones upend expectations in drubbing of Dolphins, inject hope into new season
INDIANAPOLIS — The apathy was apparent. Several seats at Lucas Oil Stadium were empty Sunday. Several T-shirts honoring late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay, which lined those seats, remained unworn. Several Colts fans chose not to attend. By the end of the season opener, they likely wished they had. On the day the Colts inducted Irsay, who died in May, …
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