The Indianapolis Colts' 2026 regular-season schedule is now official.
After days of leaks and official announcements, the full Indianapolis Colts 2026 schedule has officially been released.
In terms of strength of schedule, the Colts are tied for the fourth-"easiest" schedule in 2026, with an average opponent win percentage of .465 from the year prior.
The Colts will also travel the 11th-fewest (15,868) miles despite a several-thousand-mile round trip to London in Week 4. The Colts traveled the seventh-most (25,089) in 2025.
*Note: Nationally-televised games are in bold.
Week 1: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1:00 p.m. ET, Sun., Sept. 13 (CBS)
Week 2: @ Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m. ET, Sun., Sept. 20 (SNF on NBC)
Week 3: Houston Texans, 1:00 p.m. ET, Sun., Sept. 27 (CBS)
Week 4: @ Washington Commanders (London), 9:30 a.m. ET, Sun., Oct. 4 (NFLN)
Week 5: @ Pittsburgh Steelers, 1:00 p.m. ET, Sun., Oct. 11 (CBS)
Week 6: Tennessee Titans, 1:00 p.m. ET, Sun., Oct. 18 (FOX)
Week 7: @ Minnesota Vikings, 1:00 p.m. ET, Sun., Oct. 25 (CBS)
Week 8: @ Jacksonville Jaguars, 1:00 p.m. ET, Sun., Nov. 1 (CBS)
Week 9: Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m. ET, Sun., Nov. 8 (FOX)
Week 10: Miami Dolphins, 1:00 p.m. ET, Sun., Nov. 15 (CBS)
Week 11: @ Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m. ET, Thurs., Nov. 19 (TNF on AMZ)
Week 12: vs. New York Giants, 1:00 p.m. ET, Sun., Nov. 29 (FOX)
Week 13: BYE WEEK
Week 14: @ Philadelphia Eagles, 1:00 p.m. ET, Sun., Dec. 13 (FOX)
Week 15: @Tennessee Titans, 1:00 p.m. ET, Sun., Dec. 20 (CBS)
Week 16: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, Date/Time/Channel TBD
Week 17: @ Cleveland Browns, 1:00 p.m. ET, Sun., Jan. 3 (FOX)
Week 18: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, Date/Time/Channel TBD
WHAT'S GOOD
— Three games on national television, including two in primetime. However, none of the three are at Lucas Oil Stadium.
— Starting in Week 9, the Colts have their bye week, plus five of the final nine games at home, including Week 18.
— The final stretch could be massively consequential, as the Colts' final four games are against AFC opponents. That includes the Titans, Bengals, and Browns, who had a combined record of 14-37 (.275) last year.
WHAT'S NOT
— Starting the season back-to-back against Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes is tough, to say the least.
— In general, the first half of the schedule is pretty tough. The Texans, Steelers, and Jaguars all made the playoffs last year, and the Ravens, Chiefs, Commanders, and Cowboys are all expected to be much improved from last season. Besides the competition, five of the Colts' first eight games are on the road, including London, without the breather of the bye week.
— No bye week immediately following London and going right back on the road is suboptimal, but it's the Colts' choice. This will be head coach Shane Steichen's third time coaching the team in Europe since 2023, so he's thought it through.
— There are three separate road back-to-backs, compared to just one home back-to-back.