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2021 Indianapolis Colts season

69th season in franchise history

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 20, 2026
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The 2021 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 69th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 38th in Indianapolis, and their 14th playing their home games at Lucas Oil Stadium. It was their fourth season under head coach Frank Reich and fifth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard. Despite having 7 Pro Bowlers and 5 AP All-Pros, the Colts failed to improve upon their 11–5 record from the previous season. The Colts were eliminated from the postseason in the final week of the season after a stunning loss to the 2–14 Jacksonville Jaguars and the Pittsburgh Steelers beating the Baltimore Ravens the same day.

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