TV: CBS (4:25 PM ET): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala (field reporter)
All-Time Series History Regular Season: DEN leads series, 14-12 (IND won past 2) Postseason: IND leads series, 3-0
The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/6/22: IND 12 at DEN 9 (OT) Postseason: AFC-D 1/11/15: IND 24 at DEN 13
HEAD COACHES
Shane Steichen vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): — Reg. Season: 15-15 (.500)
Sean Payton vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-1 Reg. Season: 168-103 (.620) Postseason: 9-8
COLTS NOTES
QB ANTHONY RICHARDSON totaled 157 yards (109 pass, 48 rush) & 3 TDs (2 pass, 1 rush) in Week 13, 3rd-career game with 2 TD passes & rush TD. Aims for 3rd in row on road with rush TD. Has 5 rush TDs in 5 career road starts. • RB JONATHAN TAYLOR led team with 103 scrimmage yards (96 rush, 7 rec.) & had 1st TD catch of season in Week 13, 6th 100-yard game of season. Has 474 scrimmage yards (94.8 per game) in his 5 road games this season. Has 50 career TDs (45 rush, 5 rec.) & is 4th player in franchise history with 50+ TDs in 1st 5 seasons (HOFers Marshall Faulk, Edgerrin James & Lenny Moore). • WR MICHAEL PITTMAN aims for 4th in row with 5+ catches. Had 5 catches for 59 yards in last meeting. Is 4th player in franchise history with 500+ rec. yards in each of 1st 5 seasons. • WR JOSH DOWNS has 60+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 overall & in each of his 5 road games this season. Has TD catch in 3 of his past 4 on road. • WR ALEC PIERCE had career-high 5th TD catch of season in Week 13. Had 8 catches for 81 yards in last meeting. • LB ZAIRE FRANKLIN led team with 12 tackles & had career-high 1.5 sacks with FF & PD in Week 13. Has 10+ tackles in 7 games this season, tied-most in NFL. Aims for 3rd in row with 12+ tackles & sack. Leads NFL with 135 tackles in 2024. • LB E.J. SPEED had 9 tackles, TFL & PD in Week 13. Aims for 4th in row with 9+ tackles. Has TFL in 3 of past 4 on road. Ranks tied-9th in NFL with 117 tackles in 2024. • DT DEFOREST BUCKNER aims for 4th in row with TFL & 3rd in row with 7+ tackles & sack. Has sack in 3 of past 4 on road. Had 2 sacks, FF & PD in last meeting. • S NICK CROSS had 9 tackles & 1st-career sack in Week 13. Has 9+ tackles in 4 of past 5. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Ranks 4th in NFL with 125 tackles in 2024. • S JULIAN BLACKMON had 5 tackles & INT in Week 13. Aims for 3rd in row with PD.
BRONCOS NOTES
• QB BO NIX passed for 294 yards & TD in Week 13, 4th game this season with 250+ pass yards, tied-most among rookies. Can become 4th rookie ever with 250+ pass yards in 4 straight games. Has 2+ TD passes, 0 INTs & 90+ rating in 3 of past 4. Has 2+ TD passes in 4 of past 5 at home. Leads rookies with 2,842 pass yards & 17 TD passes this season, both most-ever by Den. rookie. • RB JALEEL MCLAUGHLIN had career-high 84 rush yards in Week 13. • RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS had rush TD in Week 13. Aims for 3rd in row at home with rush TD. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 2 of past 3 at home. • WR COURTLAND SUTTON had 6 catches for 102 yards in Week 13, 6thstraight game with 6+ catches & 70+ rec. yards, longest active streak in NFL. Had 5 catches for 74 yards in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Ind. with 70+ rec. yards. Needs 154 rec. yards for 2nd-career 1,000-yard season. • WR MARVIN MIMS had season-high 105 rec. yards & TD catch in Week 13, 2ndcareer 100-yard game. Has rec. TD in 2 of past 3. • DE ZACH ALLEN had 5 tackles in Week 13. Has 8 TFL in 6 home games this season, with TFL in 5 of 6 games. Has career-high 12 TFL in 2024. • LB NIK BONITTO had sack, 2 PD & 71-yard INT-TD in Week 13, 1st-career INT & TD & longest INT-TD by LB this season. Aims for 11th in row with TFL & 5th in row with sack. Has sack in 5 of 6 home games this season. Ranks tied-2nd in NFL with career-high 11 sacks in 2024, most by Den. player since 2018. • LB CODY BARTON had 8 tackles & INT in Week 13. Aims for 4th in row with PD & has INT in 2 of past 3. • CB PAT SURTAIN II aims for 4th in row with PD. Had FF in last meeting. • CB JA’QUAN MCMILLIAN had 5 tackles, career-high 4 PD & 44-yard INT-TD in Week 13, 1st-career TD. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles.
