Week 13 · 2025–26 season
Colts
L 16-20 vs Texans · Nov 30, 2025
Misery Index · Despair
Colts fans torn between blaming the refs, the kicker, and Ballard, and settling on all three at once.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
Down four with 1:49 left, D.Jones airmailing M.Pittman on a short right throw is the kind of finish that doesn't fade by Tuesday — especially when N.Collins had already gashed this defense all afternoon. Four straight weeks of the same play-calling complaints, a kicker leaking extra points, and a fanbase openly wondering whether Ballard or Steichen survives a missed division. The turning point wasn't one play; it was the growing suspicion none of this is fixable in-season.
What fans said
“Am I a piece of shit if I hope that actually happens if that means Ballard can finally be launched into the sun?!”
u/L1gm4J0hns0n▲ 72rage
“If we don’t win the division Steichen and Ballard need to get the fuck out”
u/indianafan▲ 48rage
“Fuck the refs but don’t let that distract you from a 4th game in a row of god awful play calling”
u/pmwood25▲ 292frustration
“Fuck those refs dude. That drive was directly responsible for their last TD”
u/Redline-7k▲ 40rage
“No joke, our stupid kicker has now cost us 2 games in a row by missing rhe extra fucking point. Get him thw HELL OFF OUR TEAM.”
u/FiReFoXbEaSt▲ 23rage
“FUCK AL SHAAIR”
u/swamp_donkey26▲ 22rage
14 more
“This truly makes one question what the point is in wasting 3 hours of your time every Sunday watching this, I love the players on this team but it’s so obvious that this league is controlled by gambling companies and rigged to benefit them.”
u/mewtatesyt▲ 106frustration
“We got FUCKED in every hole by the refs this game... But they will say we're 'frauds'”
u/napoelonDynaMighty▲ 26rage
“Illegal hands to the face right in front of these fucks and it isn’t called.”
u/MKEHOME91▲ 21rage
“How the fuck is anyone supposed to be exited about this team when they choke every single year.”
u/C_h_a_r_l_i_e▲ 92frustration
“I need to stop investing so much emotions into my teams this is so fucked.”
u/nogalmickle1998▲ 21despair
“What did the city of Indianapolis do to deserve the treatment that our pro sports teams get from the leagues they play in?”
u/TheBoilerCat▲ 190frustration
“And of course they get a fucking TD because of the refs. Fuck you NFL.”
u/ElderBrony▲ 14rage
“That was a legit fucking drive. Downs, and Jones were clutch as fuck.”
u/faraamstuckathome▲ 16joy
“Na, they gift wrapped it with. Ghost PI on a clock violation mind you!”
u/thelewie▲ 22rage
“to suddenly see the patience pay off, just to come crashing back to reality right at the doorstep of the playoffs…again.”
u/TJ_002▲ 22despair
“Refs really just decided Houston is winning this game no matter what. WTF.”
u/DoctorQuadrantopiaMD▲ 18rage
“That motherfucker better be put in federal prison.”
u/boilers1928▲ 15rage
“NFL is a joke for tolerating all this bullshit”
u/ramblin_gamblin▲ 17rage
“No moral victories. Refs fucked us again. We didn’t get it done. Pissed away best chance to win division in years. No possible way anyone can be optimistic after this.”
u/bushido_beige▲ 14despair