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2025 season · final

Indianapolis Colts, 2025: game by game

The Colts went 8–9 in 2025; replayed with the same day’s form, their play was worth 9.8 wins. Luck cost them 1.8: the 8th-unluckiest team in the league. In one-score games they went 3–7.

Every game

How often the Colts win each game when it’s replayed with the way both teams played, and the luck index: 100 × (the result − that number).

WeekGameResultWins the replayLuck index
Week 1 vs Dolphins W 33–8 94% +6
Week 2 vs Broncos W 29–28 67% +33
Week 3 @ Titans W 41–20 89% +11
Week 4 @ Rams L 20–27 14% −14
Week 5 vs Raiders W 40–6 72% +28
Week 6 vs Cardinals W 31–27 83% +17
Week 7 @ Chargers W 38–24 56% +44
Week 8 vs Titans W 38–14 97% +3
Week 9 @ Steelers L 20–27 78% −78
Week 10 vs Falcons W 31–25 85% +15
Week 12 @ Chiefs L 20–23 15% −15
Week 13 vs Texans L 16–20 64% −64
Week 14 @ Jaguars L 19–36 38% −38
Week 15 @ Seahawks L 16–18 25% −25
Week 16 vs 49ers L 27–48 4% −4
Week 17 vs Jaguars L 17–23 59% −59
Week 18 @ Texans L 30–38 44% −45

Game by game

The luck index of each game, in order. Right: luckier than the play. Left: unluckier.

Where the luck came from

Luck over the regular season by kind, in wins: every lucky or unlucky play weighted by the moment it happened, so a missed kick at the end of a close game counts for far more than one in a blowout. Positive: in the Colts’ favor. At the fitted luck shares.

KindWinsPoints
Drops+0.47+7.3
Judgment calls+0.34−9.4
Fumble bounces+0.17+9.4
Kicks+0.09+8.3
Injuries−0.16−7.1