September 14, 2025 | Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis | Final Score: Colts 29, Broncos 28 | CBS
Spencer Shrader’s 60-yard field goal attempt with no time remaining fell short and wide right. Then a flag hit the turf — leverage on Dondrea Tillman, who had vaulted illegally over a teammate to block the kick. Fifteen yards closer, Shrader stepped back up from 45 yards and put it through clean. Indianapolis 29, Denver 28.
The Colts won their Week 2 game of the 2025 NFL season at Lucas Oil Stadium to move to 2-0, their best start since 2009. Indianapolis outgained Denver 473 yards to 324, controlled possession for more than 32 minutes, and turned the ball over zero times. Jonathan Taylor rushed for 165 yards on 25 carries and caught a touchdown pass, recording his 25th career 100-yard game to break a tie with Eric Dickerson for the second-most in Colts franchise history. Daniel Jones completed 23 of 34 passes for 316 yards without an interception — his first 300-yard game since September 17, 2023, with the New York Giants. Denver fell to 1-1.
Bo Nix went 22 of 30 for 206 yards and threw all three of his touchdown passes in the first half, but threw no touchdowns after the break and was intercepted by Cam Bynum on an overthrow intended for Courtland Sutton near the Indianapolis end zone in the fourth quarter, ending the Broncos’ last scoring opportunity. Wil Lutz’s 42-yard field goal struck the right upright with 3:15 to play, holding Denver’s lead at two points instead of five and leaving the door open for the Colts to drive for the winning score.
Table of Contents
Box Score
Score by Quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Denver Broncos
7
14
7
0
28
Indianapolis Colts
6
14
3
6
29
Scoring Plays
Qtr
Time
Score (DEN–IND)
Play
Drive
1st
11:51
0–3
Spencer Shrader 29-yd FG
9 plays, 61 yds, 3:09
1st
8:24
7–3
Marvin Mims Jr. 23-yd pass from Bo Nix (Lutz kick)
6 plays, 64 yds, 3:27
1st
4:19
7–6
Spencer Shrader 33-yd FG
8 plays, 55 yds, 4:05
2nd
14:12
7–13
Daniel Jones 1-yd rush (Shrader kick)
7 plays, 85 yds, 3:30
2nd
10:42
14–13
Troy Franklin 3-yd pass from Bo Nix (Lutz kick)
7 plays, 67 yds, 3:30
2nd
3:03
21–13
Adam Trautman 2-yd pass from Bo Nix (Lutz kick)
10 plays, 50 yds, 4:25
2nd
1:31
21–20
Jonathan Taylor 7-yd pass from Daniel Jones (Shrader kick)
6 plays, 81 yds, 1:32
3rd
11:13
28–20
J.K. Dobbins 5-yd rush (Lutz kick)
7 plays, 60 yds, 3:47
3rd
5:42
28–23
Spencer Shrader 36-yd FG
10 plays, 42 yds, 5:31
4th
8:33
28–26
Spencer Shrader 28-yd FG
7 plays, 81 yds, 2:52
4th
0:00
28–29
Spencer Shrader 45-yd FG (walk-off)
9 plays, 41 yds, 3:15
Team Stats
Stat
Denver Broncos
Indianapolis Colts
Total Yards
324
473
Passing Yards (net)
206
306
Rushing Yards
118
167
Total Plays
54
67
Yards per Play
6.0
7.1
First Downs
23
26
Passing First Downs
11
16
Rushing First Downs
7
6
First Downs via Penalty
5
4
3rd Down Efficiency
4/9
6/13
4th Down Efficiency
0/0
0/2
Red Zone (Made–Att)
3/3
2/6
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Interceptions Thrown
1
0
Penalties
8 for 83 yds
11 for 68 yds
Time of Possession
27:53
32:07
Total Drives
9
10
Passing yards (net) deducts yardage lost on sacks. Daniel Jones’s individual passing line reflects 316 gross yards; 10 yards lost on one sack bring the team net figure to 306.
Passing Stats
Bo Nix — Denver Broncos
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
22/30
206
6.9
3
1
0–0
69.8
111.2
Daniel Jones — Indianapolis Colts
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
SACKS
QBR
RTG
23/34
316
9.3
1
0
1–10
80.9
107.0
Rushing Stats
Denver Broncos
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
J.K. Dobbins
14
76
5.4
1
23
Bo Nix
3
20
6.7
0
18
Troy Franklin
1
11
11.0
0
11
RJ Harvey
5
8
1.6
0
3
Tyler Badie
1
3
3.0
0
3
Team Total
24
118
4.9
1
23
Indianapolis Colts
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Jonathan Taylor
25
165
6.6
0
68
Daniel Jones
6
2
0.3
1
2
Tyler Warren
1
0
0.0
0
0
Team Total
32
167
5.2
1
68
Receiving Stats
Denver Broncos
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Troy Franklin
8
9
89
11.1
1
42
Marvin Mims Jr.
2
2
24
12.0
1
23
Tyler Badie
2
2
19
9.5
0
19
Pat Bryant
2
3
18
9.0
0
12
RJ Harvey
1
2
16
16.0
0
16
Evan Engram
1
2
12
12.0
0
12
Adam Trautman
3
3
10
3.3
1
7
J.K. Dobbins
1
2
9
9.0
0
9
Courtland Sutton
1
4
6
6.0
0
6
Trent Sherfield Sr.
1
1
3
3.0
0
3
Team Total
22
30
206
9.4
3
42
Indianapolis Colts
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LG
Tyler Warren
4
7
79
19.8
0
41
Alec Pierce
4
5
68
17.0
0
44
Josh Downs
6
8
51
8.5
0
19
Jonathan Taylor
2
2
50
25.0
1
43
Michael Pittman Jr.
4
5
40
10.0
0
12
Adonai Mitchell
2
4
20
10.0
0
12
Mo Alie-Cox
1
1
8
8.0
0
8
DJ Giddens
0
1
0
—
0
—
Team Total
23
33
316
13.7
1
44
Defensive Stats
Denver Broncos
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Pat Surtain II
11
9
0
0
1
0
Talanoa Hufanga
10
5
0
0
0
0
Alex Singleton
9
4
0
0
0
0
Brandon Jones
7
3
0
0
1
0
Riley Moss
5
4
0
0
1
0
Justin Strnad
5
2
1
1
0
1
Zach Allen
5
1
0
0
0
3
Jonathon Cooper
4
2
0
1
0
0
Devon Key
3
3
0
0
0
0
Nik Bonitto
3
1
0
0
0
1
Dondrea Tillman
3
1
0
0
0
0
Eyioma Uwazurike
2
1
0
0
0
0
Ja’Quan McMillian
2
1
0
0
0
0
Courtland Sutton
1
1
0
0
0
0
D.J. Jones
1
1
0
0
0
0
P.J. Locke
1
1
0
0
1
0
Jordan Jackson
1
1
0
0
0
0
Kris Abrams-Draine
1
1
0
0
0
0
Jonah Elliss
1
1
0
1
0
1
JL Skinner
1
0
0
0
0
0
Garret Wallow
1
0
0
0
0
0
Tyler Badie
1
0
0
0
0
0
Mitchell Fraboni
1
0
0
0
0
0
Jahdae Barron
0
0
0
0
1
0
Team Total
79
43
1
3
5
6
Indianapolis Colts
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
QB HTS
Nick Cross
7
5
0
0
1
0
Joe Bachie
7
3
0
0
0
0
DeForest Buckner
6
6
0
2
0
0
Grover Stewart
6
4
0
1
0
0
Mekhi Blackmon
5
4
0
0
0
0
Zaire Franklin
5
3
0
0
1
0
Cam Bynum
4
3
0
0
1
0
Kenny Moore II
4
2
0
1
0
0
Xavien Howard
3
1
0
0
0
0
Adetomiwa Adebawore
3
1
0
1
0
0
Samson Ebukam
1
1
0
0
0
0
Chris Lammons
1
1
0
0
0
0
Rodney Thomas II
1
1
0
0
0
0
Chad Muma
1
1
0
0
0
0
Kwity Paye
1
0
0
0
0
0
Segun Olubi
1
0
0
0
0
0
Cameron McGrone
1
0
0
0
0
0
Drew Ogletree
1
0
0
0
0
0
Tyquan Lewis
0
0
0
0
1
0
Team Total
58
36
0
5
4
0
Turnovers
Interceptions
Player
Team
INT
Return Yds
TD
Cam Bynum
Indianapolis
1
0
0
Bynum’s interception came in the fourth quarter on a Bo Nix pass intended for Courtland Sutton inside the Indianapolis 10-yard line. The throw was high and outside; Bynum stepped in front of it, returned none of the yards, and ended what had been Denver’s best chance to stretch the lead to a multi-possession margin.
Fumbles
Neither team lost a fumble.
Special Teams
Kicking
Player
FG
PCT
LONG
XP
PTS
Spencer Shrader (IND)
5/5
100%
45 yds
2/2
17
Wil Lutz (DEN)
0/1
0%
—
4/4
4
Shrader’s field goals (chronological): 29 yds, 33 yds, 36 yds, 28 yds, 45 yds. He also attempted a 60-yarder as time expired — the kick came up short and right, but a leverage penalty on Dondrea Tillman wiped the result and moved the ball 15 yards forward. Shrader converted the re-kick from 45 yards. He was 9-for-9 on field goal attempts for the 2025 season through two weeks.
Lutz: His 42-yard attempt hit the right upright with 3:15 remaining in the fourth quarter. Denver led 28-26 at the time.
Punting
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LG
Jeremy Crawshaw (DEN)
3
134
44.7
0
3
50
Indianapolis Colts
0
—
—
—
—
—
Indianapolis did not punt. It was the second consecutive game the Colts had gone without one, the first time any team had done that in the opening two games of a season since the Super Bowl era began.
Kick Returns
Denver Broncos
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
RJ Harvey
3
70
23.3
28
0
Marvin Mims Jr.
2
52
26.0
28
0
Team Total
5
122
24.4
28
0
Indianapolis Colts
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Anthony Gould
3
77
25.7
29
0
Ashton Dulin
2
63
31.5
39
0
Team Total
5
140
28.0
39
0
Punt Returns
Indianapolis Colts
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
Anthony Gould
2
4
2.0
4
0
Denver had no punt return attempts.
Game Information
Date
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Venue
Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Attendance
63,910
Kickoff
4:05 PM ET
Time of Game
3:03
Television
CBS
Officials
Role
Official
Referee
Craig Wrolstad
Umpire
Brandon Cruse
Down Judge
Danny Short
Line Judge
Brett Bergman
Field Judge
Trawick Boger
Side Judge
Frank Steratore
Back Judge
Rich Martinez
Indianapolis finished with 149 more total yards than Denver, held the ball for more than four additional minutes, went without a turnover, and still needed a penalty reprieve on the final play to win. The Colts converted only 2 of 6 red zone trips against Denver’s perfect 3-for-3, a disparity that nearly cancelled out every other statistical advantage Indianapolis held on the afternoon.
With the win, Indianapolis moved to 2-0 for the first time since the 2009 season. Denver dropped to 1-1 and 0-1 on the road, extending Sean Payton’s winless stretch in road season openers back to 2018. The Broncos traveled to Los Angeles to face the Chargers in Week 3; the Colts played their first away game of the year at Tennessee.
Stats sourced from ESPN, Pro Football Reference, and the Associated Press.
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