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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
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