colts team most first downs in a game regular season and playoffs

The Indianapolis Colts had their most first downs in a regular-season or postseason game against the Texans on September 17, 2006, with 34 first downs.

	TEAM	1DWN	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	TD	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Colts	34	9/17/2006	IND	vs	HOU	W 43-24	21	9	4	5	515	299	75.0
2	Colts	33	9/11/2022	IND	@	HOU	T 20-20	20	11	2	2	517	299	40.0	0.0
3	Colts	33	12/23/2007	IND	vs	HOU	W 38-15	19	12	2	5	458	299	54.5	100.0
4	Colts	33	12/15/1974	BAL	vs	NYJ	L 38-45				5	455	390
5	Colts	32	1/21/2007	IND	vs	NE	W 38-34	20	9	3	4	455	319	53.3
6	Colts	32	11/15/1987	IND	@	MIA	W 40-21	11	16	5	4	457	286
7	Colts	31	9/28/2014	IND	vs	TEN	W 41-17	21	7	3	5	498	261	50.0
8	Colts	31	10/17/2005	IND	vs	STL	W 45-28	12	16	3	6	363	349	66.7	0.0
9	Colts	31	11/21/2004	IND	@	CHI	W 41-10	13	15	3	5	486	224	40.0	0.0
10	Colts	31	10/3/1976	BAL	vs	TB	W 42-17				5	458	89
11	Colts	30	10/28/2012	IND	@	TEN	W 19-13	16	12	2	2	457	339	50.0	100.0
12	Colts	30	11/16/2008	IND	vs	HOU	W 33-27	21	8	1	3	474	356	66.7
13	Colts	30	9/30/2007	IND	vs	DEN	W 38-20	11	18	1	5	419	354	60.0
14	Colts	30	10/23/2005	IND	@	HOU	W 38-20	17	12	1	5	437	139	71.4	100.0
15	Colts	30	12/26/2004	IND	vs	SD	W 34-31	21	3	6	3	464	374	38.5	100.0
16	Colts	30	11/16/2003	IND	vs	NYJ	W 38-31	17	12	1	5	538	324	50.0	66.7
17	Colts	30	11/25/2001	IND	vs	SF	L 21-40	21	9	0	3	491	340	30.8	50.0
18	Colts	30	11/12/1967	BAL	@	ATL	W 49-7				7	595	177
19	Colts	30	11/2/1958	BAL	vs	GB	W 56-0				8	390	142
20	Colts	29	10/16/2022	IND	vs	JAX	W 34-27	22	4	3	4	434	379	66.7
21	Colts	29	10/11/2021	IND	@	BAL	L 25-31	16	10	3	3	513	523	50.0	100.0
22	Colts	29	9/22/2019	IND	vs	ATL	W 27-24	15	7	7	3	379	397	62.5
23	Colts	29	1/13/2008	IND	vs	SD	L 24-28	21	4	4	3	446	411	27.3	50.0
24	Colts	29	12/5/2004	IND	vs	TEN	W 51-24	19	7	3	6	567	340	37.5
25	Colts	29	9/15/2002	IND	vs	MIA	L 13-21	12	13	4	1	432	342	36.4	50.0

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Team Leaders

PASS

754

Jones

RUSH

353

Taylor

REC

202

Downs

Team Rankings

PPG

25.5

13th

OPP PPG

26.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

109.5

14th

PASS YDS/G

188.5

27th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	.750
Colts	2	2	.500
Titans	0	4	.000
Texans	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Colts

2 - 2

Final

Commanders

1 - 3

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

The Indianapolis Colts had their most first downs in a regular-season or postseason game against the Texans on September 17, 2006, with 34 first downs.

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91.4

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