2014 Indianapolis Colts
The 2014 Indianapolis Colts went 11–5, finishing 1st in the AFC South, and lost the conference championship. They scored 458 points and allowed 369.
- Record
- 11–5
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 5–3
- Points
- 458–369
- AFC South
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 458 points, the sixth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 369, the 14th-most. Their point differential was +89.
How the season unfolded
The Colts started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 11–5.
Their longest winning streak was five games, from Week 3 to Week 7.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 44–17 over the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 3 (September 21, 2014).
Their heaviest loss was 45–7 to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game (January 18, 2015).
They scored a season-high 49 points against Washington in Week 13 (November 30, 2014), winning 49–27.
They shut out the Cincinnati Bengals (Week 7).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–2.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 6–0 against the AFC South, sweeping the Jaguars, the Titans, and the Texans.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the Cincinnati Bengals 26–10 at home.
In the Divisional round, they beat the Denver Broncos 24–13 on the road.
In the AFC Championship Game, they lost to the New England Patriots 45–7 on the road.
Before and after
That matched the win total of 2013, when they went 11–5.
In 2015, they went 8–8 and missed the playoffs.
2014 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 7, 2014 | at Denver Broncos | L 24–31 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2014 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | L 27–30 |
| Week 3 | Sep 21, 2014 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 44–17 |
| Week 4 | Sep 28, 2014 | vs Tennessee Titans | W 41–17 |
| Week 5 | Oct 5, 2014 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 20–13 |
| Week 6 | Oct 9, 2014 | at Houston Texans | W 33–28 |
| Week 7 | Oct 19, 2014 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 27–0 |
| Week 8 | Oct 26, 2014 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 34–51 |
| Week 9 | Nov 3, 2014 | at New York Giants | W 40–24 |
| Week 11 | Nov 16, 2014 | vs New England Patriots | L 20–42 |
| Week 12 | Nov 23, 2014 | vs Jacksonville Jaguars | W 23–3 |
| Week 13 | Nov 30, 2014 | vs Washington | W 49–27 |
| Week 14 | Dec 7, 2014 | at Cleveland Browns | W 25–24 |
| Week 15 | Dec 14, 2014 | vs Houston Texans | W 17–10 |
| Week 16 | Dec 21, 2014 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–42 |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2014 | at Tennessee Titans | W 27–10 |
| Wild Card | Jan 4, 2015 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 26–10 |
| Divisional | Jan 11, 2015 | at Denver Broncos | W 24–13 |
| Conference championship | Jan 18, 2015 | at New England Patriots | L 7–45 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2014 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.