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2025 NFL Power Rankings: How the 14 Playoff Teams Stack Up

Ralph Vacchiano sorts out the NFL's hierarchy heading into the 2026 postseason.
JANUARY 5 • FOX SPORTS
2025 NFL Power Rankings: How the 14 Playoff Teams Stack Up

2026 NFL Playoff Schedule, Bracket: Steelers Win AFC North; Wild Card Kickoff Times

Get the latest NFL playoff picture and bracket ahead of the Week 18 slate.
JANUARY 5 • FOX SPORTS
2026 NFL Playoff Schedule, Bracket: Steelers Win AFC North; Wild Card Kickoff Times
Josh Downs - Four catches in defeat Downs caught all four of his targets for 61 yards in Sunday's 38-30 loss to Houston.
Impact Downs was able to secure multiple passes for the seventh straight game while his 61 receiving yards were his second-highest total over that stretch. The wide receiver has now completed his third campaign in Indianapolis having caught 58 of 88 targets for 566 yards and four touchdowns while also adding one carry for three yards and 68 yards on punt returns over 16 regular-season contests. Downs will enter the offseason on the final year of his rookie contract.
JANUARY 5 • ROTOWIRE
The Colts ran a fake punt on 1st-and-10 | Sporting News You've never seen this before.
JANUARY 5 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Michael Pittman Jr. - Two catches in season finale Pittman caught two of four targets for 11 yards in Sunday's 38-30 loss to the Texans.
Impact Pittman was limited to two catches for the second straight week, and he finished with fewer than 40 receiving yards for the fourth game in a row to end the season. The wide receiver was able to reel in 80 of 111 targets for 784 yards and a career-high seven touchdowns over 17 regular-season contests, but he ended the year having gone without a score in the final six contests. With Alec Pierce set to enter the offseason as a free agent, Pittman may enter next season as the Colts' undisputed No. 1 wideout.
JANUARY 5 • ROTOWIRE
Colts' Riley Leonard makes history only done by Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck | Sporting News The rookie did something pretty special.
JANUARY 5 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
"Tricked us into thinking she'd be different" "Definition of insanity": NFL fans rip Colts owner Carlie Irsay as GM Chris Ballard returns for 2026 The decision by Carlie Irsay-Gordon to retain general manager Chris Ballard and head coach Shane Steichen for 2026 was not well-received by...
JANUARY 5 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Colts planning to bring back Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen for next season despite collapse

New Indianapolis Colts co-owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon and her two sisters appear poised to bring back general manager Chris Ballard and coach Shane Steichen for next season
JANUARY 5 • Associated Press
Philip Rivers Head Coaching Consideration Adds To Incredible NFL Comeback Philip Rivers didn’t save the Colts’ season, but he did save his own NFL relevance, and that might be enough to land him a head-coaching int...
JANUARY 5 • OUTKICK.COM

NFL Week 18 Highlights: Broncos, Patriots, Rams Get Big Wins; Eagles Lose

Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season has six games in the 1 o'clock window and seven in the 4 o'clock one. Here are the top plays!
JANUARY 5 • FOX SPORTS
NFL Week 18 Highlights: Broncos, Patriots, Rams Get Big Wins; Eagles Lose
Sauce Gardner gave Jets one last parting gift after Colts' collapse The New York Jets now have a top-17 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft thanks to the decision to trade Sauce Gardner to the Indianapolis Colts.
JANUARY 5 • THEJETPRESS.COM
2026 Colts Schedule Tracker: Live Updates Keep track of all updates to the 2026 NFL schedule, including early announcements, international games & more!
JANUARY 5 • COLTS.COM
Colts prove to be gutless in latest decisions on Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen The Indianapolis Colts made some offseason decisions for 2026. Or, rather, a lack of making a decision.
JANUARY 5 • HORSESHOEHEROES.COM
Updated draft order makes Colts' Sauce Gardner gamble look even worse The Indianapolis Colts might have been able to look forward to the 2026 NFL draft after a brutal 2025 season, but Chris Ballard made sure th...
JANUARY 5 • HORSESHOEHEROES.COM
Riley Leonard: 'Every snap that I was out there, I had goosebumps' The former Fairhope High School star threw for two touchdowns and ran for another in his first NFL start on Sunday.
JANUARY 4 • AL.COM
Tyler Warren - Five grabs to cap first NFL season Warren caught five of eight targets for 26 yards in Sunday's 38-30 loss to the Texans.
Impact With Riley Leonard getting his first career start at quarterback, Warren wound up being nothing more than a security blanket and check-down option for his fellow rookie, with his longest gain going for just nine yards. The five receptions still led the Colts, however. Warren puts his first NFL season in the books with a 76-817-4 line on 112 targets, and depending on how the team solves its QB dilemma this offseason, the tight end could be poised for a Year 2 breakout.
JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE
Colts general manager Chris Ballard, head coach Shane Steichen to return for 2026 season Colts Owner and CEO Carlie Irsay-Gordon will hold a press conference Monday.
JANUARY 4 • COLTS.COM
Alec Pierce - Huge performance to cap campaign Pierce caught four of seven targets for 132 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 38-30 loss to the Texans.
Impact With Riley Leonard getting his first career start at quarterback, Pierce stepped up as the rookie's top downfield option, hauling in a 66-yard score in the first quarter and an eighth-yard TD in the second. The fourth-year wideout wasn't able to add to his numbers in the fourth quarter however, getting ejected late in the third for making contact with an official while complaining about the lack of a pass interference call on a potential third touchdown. Pierce finishes 2025 with career highs in catches (47), yards (1,003) and targets (84) while scoring six TDs, but his fantasy appeal next year will depend a great deal on how the Colts solve their QB dilemma this offseason.
JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE
Colts reportedly make decisions on futures of Shane Steichen, Chris Ballard | Sporting News The Indianapolis Colts have reportedly decided on what they will do with head coach Shane Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard.
JANUARY 4 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM
Jonathan Taylor - Held in check in season finale Taylor carried the ball 14 times for 26 yards and caught both his targets for 13 yards in Sunday's 38-30 loss to the Texans.
Impact It was the least productive game of the season for Taylor, as his longest run went for only eight yards and rookie DJ Giddens wound up leading the Colts with 30 rushing yards. Taylor missed his chance to catch James Cook for the NFL rushing crown, but he still wraps up an impressive campaign with 1,585 rushing yards and a career-high 18 TDs on the ground, along with a 46-378-2 line on 55 targets through the air. The 26-year-old RB will head into 2026 as the centerpiece of the Indianapolis offense once again.
JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE
Riley Leonard - Produced three TDs in first start Leonard completed 21 of 34 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in Sunday's 38-30 loss to the Texans. He added 21 rushing yards and a TD on three carries,...
Impact Despite the turnovers it was a surprisingly productive performance from the sixth-round rookie in his first career NFL start, against an elite Houston defense that still had something to play for when the game began. Both of Leonard's passing TDs went to Alec Pierce, and the QB's one-yard rushing score in the third quarter briefly gave Indy a 24-23 lead. The Colts' quarterback situation heading into 2026 remains murky with Daniel Jones (Achilles) a free agent and Anthony Richardson (eye) barely playing this season and getting little chance to further his development, but Leonard is highly unlikely to find himself at the top of the depth chart in Week 1.
JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE
Riley Leonard: Colts at Texans postgame Quarterback Riley Leonard speaks with the media following his first career NFL start in Week 18 versus the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium.
JANUARY 4 • COLTS.COM
Shane Steichen: Colts at Texans postgame Head coach Shane Steichen speaks with the media following the Colts' 38-30 loss to the Houston Texans in Week 18.
JANUARY 4 • COLTS.COM
Locker Talk: Alec Pierce, Colts at Texans postgame Wide receiver Alec Pierce speaks with the media following the Colts' 38-30 loss to the Houston Texans in Week 18.
JANUARY 4 • COLTS.COM
5 major observations from Colts' Riley Leonard's performance against the Texans The Indianapolis Colts finished their 2025 season with Riley Leonard at quarterback. How did he do against the Houston Texans?
JANUARY 4 • HORSESHOEHEROES.COM
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