According to NBC Sports Peter King, in his 2022 NFL power rankings, the Indianapolis Colts will fall short of the playoffs again—in what will be a consecutive disappointing campaign for the Horseshoe, coming in at just the 21st overall spot:
21. Indianapolis (9-8, out of the playoffs)
It’s a great cliché in the NFL, but so true about the Colts: They’ll go as far as the quarterback takes them. After a three-year, 27-23 post-Luck run with Jacoby Brissett, Philip Rivers and Carson Wentz, now they settle into a season with 37-year-old Matt Ryan and a suspect receiving corps that features three recent second-round picks—Parris Campbell (2019), Michael Pittman Jr.