Colts cruise into Week 6 ready to host reeling Cardinals

There’s a buzz alive in Indianapolis heading into Sunday’s Week 6 matchup towards the Arizona Cardinals and the consequence could present if the optimism is constructed to final.

The Colts sit atop the AFC standings after racing out to a 4-1 begin, exhibiting that this revamped crew can do extra than simply compete. This stampede sporting blue throttles opponents, outscoring groups 143-62 throughout their 4 wins.

The dominance delivered within the first month of the 2025 season was punctuated by blowouts that remind the league how harmful the Colts will be when clicking on each side of the ball. Indianapolis holds an NFL-best plus-74 level differential that began with a 33-8 thrashing of the Miami Dolphins within the season opener, which tied the biggest win margin in Lucas Oil Stadium historical past.

Colts head coach Shane Steichen orchestrated an offense that reached the tip zone on six straight possessions final week, which tied the franchise’s longest scoring streak in 30 years. The 40-6 demolition of the Las Vegas Raiders final Sunday set a brand new report for the Colts’ largest win margin inside Lucas Oil Stadium.

The Colts have scored on 30 out of 44 true possessions, which is the very best price within the league. Indianapolis ranks second within the NFL averaging 32.6 factors per recreation and 6.3 yards per play, which is a testomony to the creativity and execution that outline Steichen’s thriving run-pass-option system.

On the coronary heart of Indy’s steamrolling offense is star working again Jonathan Taylor, who leads the league with 480 speeding yards and 6 touchdowns on 94 carries. The sixth-year veteran marked his thirteenth profession recreation with a number of touchdowns in Sunday’s rout of the Raiders.

Quarterback Daniel Jones was introduced in because the eighth totally different Week 1 starter within the final 9 seasons with hopes to lastly uncover some stability beneath middle. And up to now, Jones has surpassed most expectations thriving on effectivity and good move making whereas working play motion. Regardless of rating simply sixteenth in move makes an attempt, Jones sits third within the NFL with 1,290 passing yards. The Colts rank fourth averaging 253 passing yards per recreation.

Receiver Michael Pittman Jr., the veteran chief of Indy’s receiving corps, is tied for fifth within the league with 4 landing grabs, together with scores in three straight video games for the second time in his profession. Rookie tight finish Tyler Warren has rapidly emerged as one of many NFL’s greatest hits from the 2025 NFL Draft and will already be thought-about an elite participant at his respective place. Warren leads all NFL tight ends with 307 receiving yards on 23 catches, averaging a powerful 13.3 yards per catch. Indy’s first spherical draft choose has breached the tip zone with a run, with a catch and whereas deployed because the lead blocker for Taylor.

As the main target shifts to stopping Arizona’s personal proficient pass-catcher duo of Marvin Harrison Jr. and Trey McBride, Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray is formally listed as questionable whereas dealing a foot damage. Harrison is the son of Corridor of Fame receiver Marvin Harrison Sr., who set franchise information with 1,102 receptions, 14,580 receiving yards and 128 touchdowns throughout 13 seasons in Indianapolis. The Colts’ secondary could have its arms full whereas taking part in with out veteran cornerback Kenny Moore II, who will miss his third straight recreation whereas coping with a fragile Achilles damage.

The Cardinals go to Indy coming off three consecutive heart-breaking losses by a mixed 5 factors. Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon will oppose Steichen for the primary time since they each had been coordinators main the Philadelphia Eagles to an look in Tremendous Bowl LVII.