Week 17 · 2025–26 season

Colts

L 17-23 vs Jaguars · Dec 28, 2025

80

Misery Index · Despair

Colts fans openly rooting for a Texans beatdown if it means Ballard and Steichen clean out their offices.

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.

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What happened

Two early gifts — G.Pratt's interception in the end zone and S.Ebukam falling on a J.Meyers fumble — and Indianapolis still found a way, because a P.Rivers pick to J.Jones and a J.Hines-Allen sack on the next drive turned a one-score fourth quarter into a C.Little field goal and a loss. Another second-half lead surrendered, another winnable game filed away, and Houston waiting next week to make it hurt more.

What fans said

  • “I hope the Texans dog walk us next week.”

    u/Reddit-on-Reddit▲ 74despair

  • “Lost in all this: we blew another game in which we had a second half lead and then had a chance to take the lead in the driver’s seat in the fourth. Loser Colture.”

    u/AfternoonOld7627▲ 61frustration

  • “Fire Ballard and Steichen. That’s all I care about now.”

    u/postingmalone32▲ 25rage

  • “It’s fun watching Rivers rage at Refs when he’s on our team LFG”

    u/like_an_electric_eel▲ 24joy

  • “YOU CANT FUCKING STOP THE PLAY AFTER YOU NOTICE THE FLAG ITS IN THE FUCKING RULES”

    u/The-Berserker-Armor▲ 20rage

  • “Grigson wasted a franchise QB. That is an unforgivable sin.”

    u/oatmeal-claypole▲ 19betrayal

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