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Shane Steichen Went From the Hot Seat to Coach of the Year Favorite

Shane Steichen Went From the Hot Seat to Coach of the Year Favorite

A few months ago, a trio of owners lording over the Giants, Dolphins and Colts made decisions to retain their head coaches. The moves were unpopular enough with their respective fan bases that each necessitated one of the NFL’s true oddities: a statement announcing that the coach would not be fired. In the case of the Giants and Brian Daboll, …

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Shane Steichen on Adonai Mitchell: This is a bump in the road for him

Shane Steichen on Adonai Mitchell: This is a bump in the road for him

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin often says, “Two is a pattern.” That’s part of why it was so baffling to see Colts receiver Adonai Mitchell fumble out of the end zone when he prematurely celebrated a touchdown in Sunday’s eventual loss to the Rams. It wasn’t even a full calendar year ago when running back Jonathan Taylor did something eerily …

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Shane Steichen: Matthew Stafford is probably one of the best to ever do it

Shane Steichen: Matthew Stafford is probably one of the best to ever do it

The Colts and Rams last played one another in Week 4 of the 2023 season — one of then-rookie Anthony Richardson’s first starts. While Los Angeles had gotten out to a 23-0 lead, Indianapolis came back with 23 straight points to tie the game and send it to overtime. But in the extra period, Matthew Stafford hit then-rookie Puka Nacua …

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Shane Steichen: Daniel Jones is as good as it gets right now

Shane Steichen: Daniel Jones is as good as it gets right now

The Daniel Jones experiment has been a smashing success for the 3-0 Colts. Jones threw his third touchdown pass of the season in Sunday’s 41-10 win over the Titans and, per the NFL, he is the first player in the Super Bowl era to throw at least three touchdowns and run for at least three touchdowns without turning the ball …

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Shane Steichen on Daniel Jones: He’s been doing a hell of a job

Shane Steichen on Daniel Jones: He’s been doing a hell of a job

It’s only been two weeks, but Daniel Jones has been one of the league’s best performers at quarterback so far in the 2025 season. The Colts have not punted in their first two games, as the club has failed to score on just two of their possessions — not including one end-of-half scenario. Both of those empty drives came from …

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Colts coach Shane Steichen goes Nathaniel Hackett. Broncos lose anyway

Colts coach Shane Steichen goes Nathaniel Hackett. Broncos lose anyway

Initial thoughts from the Broncos’ 29-28 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium: 1. Strong commitment: The Broncos’ first three offensive plays of the game? All between-the-tackles runs from running back J.K. Dobbins — for two first downs and a total of 28 yards. Should it be a surprise that the drive ended in a …

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Shane Steichen names Daniel Jones Colts’ starting quarterback

Shane Steichen names Daniel Jones Colts’ starting quarterback

Colts head coach Shane Steichen on Tuesday named Daniel Jones his team’s starting quarterback. “He’s our starting quarterback for the season,” Steichen said. “I don’t want to have a quick leash on that. I feel confident in his abilities.” Jones emerges from a preseason competition with Anthony Richardson Sr. to take command of the Colts’ offense with less than three …

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Shane Steichen “very close” to deciding on Colts’ starting quarterback

Shane Steichen “very close” to deciding on Colts’ starting quarterback

Colts head coach Shane Steichen said this week that he wants to make a decision about the team’s starting quarterback sooner rather than later and it looks like that has a good chance of happening. Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson both saw action in Saturday’s game against the Packers and both players avoided injury during their time in the lineup. …

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Shane Steichen on QB decision: Sooner rather than later would be nice

Shane Steichen on QB decision: Sooner rather than later would be nice

Whether someone wins the job or not, we’re getting closer to the point when the Colts will name their starting quarterback. The team wrapped up training camp with Thursday’s practice and there’s been no sign of a clear leader in the competition between Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones. Practice reps between the two players have been about even throughout the …

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