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2013 Indianapolis Colts

The 2013 Indianapolis Colts went 11–5, finishing 1st in the AFC South, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 391 points and allowed 336.

Record
11–5
Home
6–2
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
391–336
AFC South
Place 1 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 391 points, tied for the 14th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 336, the ninth-fewest. Their point differential was +55.

How the season unfolded

The Colts started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.

Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 3 to Week 5.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 37–3 over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 4 (September 29, 2013).

Their heaviest loss was 38–8 to the St. Louis Rams in Week 10 (November 10, 2013).

They scored a season-high 45 points against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card round (January 4, 2014), winning 45–44.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–1.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 6–0 against the AFC South, sweeping the Jaguars, the Texans, and the Titans.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–2 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 45–44 at home.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the New England Patriots 43–22 on the road.

Before and after

That matched the win total of 2012, when they went 11–5.

In 2014, they went 11–5 and returned to the playoffs.

2013 schedule and results

2013 Indianapolis Colts · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2013vs Oakland RaidersW 21–17
Week 2Sep 15, 2013vs Miami DolphinsL 20–24
Week 3Sep 22, 2013at San Francisco 49ersW 27–7
Week 4Sep 29, 2013at Jacksonville JaguarsW 37–3
Week 5Oct 6, 2013vs Seattle SeahawksW 34–28
Week 6Oct 14, 2013at San Diego ChargersL 9–19
Week 7Oct 20, 2013vs Denver BroncosW 39–33
Week 9Nov 3, 2013at Houston TexansW 27–24
Week 10Nov 10, 2013vs St. Louis RamsL 8–38
Week 11Nov 14, 2013at Tennessee TitansW 30–27
Week 12Nov 24, 2013at Arizona CardinalsL 11–40
Week 13Dec 1, 2013vs Tennessee TitansW 22–14
Week 14Dec 8, 2013at Cincinnati BengalsL 28–42
Week 15Dec 15, 2013vs Houston TexansW 25–3
Week 16Dec 22, 2013at Kansas City ChiefsW 23–7
Week 17Dec 29, 2013vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 30–10
Wild CardJan 4, 2014vs Kansas City ChiefsW 45–44
DivisionalJan 11, 2014at New England PatriotsL 22–43

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2013 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.