2025 · Week 2
Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts
Sep 14, 2025 · Lucas Oil Stadium · closed · fieldturf
Recap
Indianapolis Colts escaped with a 29–28 win over Denver Broncos. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Colts had just a 48% chance going in. Colts improve to 2-0; Broncos fall to 1-1. Jonathan Taylor was the story of the game with 165 rushing yards; 2 catches for 50 yards and 1 TD. Colts out-gained the opponent 483–324 in total yards.
Team stats
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | First downs | 22 |
| 324 | Total yards | 483 |
| 206 | Passing yards | 316 |
| 118 | Rushing yards | 167 |
| 22/30 | Comp / Att | 23/34 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Sacks taken | 1 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q1(11:54) 3-S.Shrader 29 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q1(8:30) (Shotgun) 10-B.Nix pass deep left to 19-M.Mims for 23 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q13-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q1(4:22) 3-S.Shrader 33 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q2(14:16) 17-D.Jones up the middle for 1 yard, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-S.Shrader extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q2(10:46) 10-B.Nix pass short right to 11-T.Franklin for 3 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q2(3:06) (Shotgun) 63-A.Palczewski reported in as eligible. 10-B.Nix pass short right to 82-A.Trautman for 2 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q2(1:36) (Shotgun) 17-D.Jones pass short right to 28-J.Taylor for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q23-S.Shrader extra point is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q3(11:17) 27-J.Dobbins right guard for 5 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q33-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q3(5:46) 3-S.Shrader 36 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(8:37) 3-S.Shrader 28 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
- Q4(3:19) 3-W.Lutz 42 yard field goal is No Good, Hit Right Upright, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
- Q4(:00) 3-S.Shrader 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-L.Rhodes, Holder-8-R.Sanchez.
Box score
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix | 22/30 | 206 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Nix | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Troy Franklin | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| J.K. Dobbins | 14 | 76 | 1 |
| Tyler Badie | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| RJ Harvey | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Franklin | 8 | 9 | 89 | 1 |
| J.K. Dobbins | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Marvin Mims Jr. | 2 | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Tyler Badie | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 |
| Pat Bryant | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| RJ Harvey | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Evan Engram | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Adam Trautman | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| Courtland Sutton | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Trent Sherfield | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
IND
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 23/34 | 316 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jones | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Jonathan Taylor | 25 | 165 | 0 |
| Tyler Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Taylor | 2 | 2 | 50 | 1 |
| Tyler Warren | 4 | 7 | 79 | 0 |
| Alec Pierce | 4 | 5 | 68 | 0 |
| Josh Downs | 6 | 8 | 51 | 0 |
| Michael Pittman | 4 | 5 | 40 | 0 |
| Adonai Mitchell | 2 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| Mo Alie-Cox | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| DJ Giddens | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |