The Horseshoe Hangover

The Colts select all big school players, but do they fill the roster needs required to make the playoffs?

Do the Colts get free agency right after 10 years of Ballard? Chris and Tom discuss.

Ballard is up to his old tricks.

Thank God the Pats did not win the Super Bowl, again.

We discuss the Championship games, all the coaching hires, the Super Bowl, and my sister in-laws love and hate of Taylor Swift.

Hoosiers win the Natty and we discuss the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.

Steelers still can't win a playoff game, the Bears only show up in the 4th quarter, and Eagles are one and done!

Carlie Irsay Gordon and the Colts are running it back with Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen.

Once again, the Colts have hit a wall, losing six in a row that feels all too familiar.

Welcome back to the Horseshoe Hangover, where optimism went to die on Monday Night Football. The 49ers didn’t just beat the Colts—they redecorated the house, changed the locks, and left us with the bill.

The Colts and Uncle Rivers take on the 49ers! Can this team finally stop their 4-game skid and get a much needed win?? come listen and find out what Tom and Chris think.

Uncle Rivers looked like a grandpa playing with his grandkids!

Uncle Phil is here to stay, at least for the next 4 weeks.

Is Uncle Phil more like John McLane or Cousin Eddie?

The Colts need to beat the Jags in Jacksonville for the first time in 11 years.

Is it too early to hit the panic button??

The Colts held on to a lead the entirety of the game just to give it away in overtime. Tom and Chris are impressed with the Chiefs Kingdom tail gate experience!

This week the Colts take on the Kansas City Chiefs and Tom & Chris are heading out west to watch this epic match-up.

The Colts come from behind to get an Over Time win in Germany!

Tom and Chris have different opinions on the Sauce Gardner trade. Was the price too high or is this trade exactly what the Colts needed.

A team will never win a game with 6 turnovers. Colts take a beating at the hands of the Steelers. Is it doom and gloom or is this just a bad day at the office?

Can the Colts keep the steak going by beating the Steeler in Pittsburg? Chris and Tom also discuss all the week 9 match ups.

This week, the Colts didn’t just win… they dominated. The Tennessee Titans rolled into Lucas Oil, but left looking like they’d been trampled by a herd of angry Colts. JT had a historic performance as he continues his chase to be the NFL’s top offensive powerhouse.

The Titan have fired their coach, their rookie QB is leading the league in sacks and they are 1-6. Colts should have a 30 point lead at half time. We also talk about the rest of the Week 8 match ups.

The Colts continue to win and are undefeated in the AFC. This offense may be the best in the league and JT28 is the best running back in 2025. There is one weakness and Chris & Tom talk about.

Week 7 has the Colts traveling to LA once again, but this time against the Chargers. Both teams are riddled with injuries and trying to stay at the top of the AFC. This is a huge opportunity for the Colts to prove they are what their record shows.

Was Gus Bradley secretly calling the defense, because the Colts allowed Jacoby Brissett to look like a starting QB in this league.

The AZ Cardinals come to town after losing 3 in a row hoping for redemption against the Colts. Unfortunately for them the Colts are the #1 offensive team in the NFL. The Colts will attempt to go 5-1 and continue their unpredictable rise to the top of the NFL.

Chris gives a brilliant intro merging the Colts win over the Raiders and dropping Easter eggs showing love to Taylor Swift. We discuss the beating the Colts put on the Raiders and break down the Colts schedule over the next 5 weeks, wondering if a 9-1 record is possible. We discuss the Mark Sanchez incident in downtown Indy and how it hit close to home for Tom.

The Colts host the 1-3 underperforming Raiders. There is no reason why we shouldn't be 4-1 after week 5!

Colts fans week 4 didn’t go our way as Indy came up short against the Los Angeles Rams, but let’s be clear—this wasn’t all bad news. Yes there are players that mad big mistakes, but there were flashes of real promise on both sides of the ball, and this team continues to show the kind of fight and growth that proves they’re better than we thought they would be.

Week 4 is here, and we’ve got a big one on deck — the Indianapolis Colts heading out west to take on the Los Angeles Rams. The Colts are coming in looking to keep momentum rolling after a strong start, while the Rams are trying to prove they’re still a force in the NFC. We’re breaking it all down — matchups, keys to victory, and what this game means for Indy moving forward. Let’s get into it.

The Colts roll to their second blowout win of 2025, smashing the Titans and doing something they haven’t done since 2021. “Indiana Jones” has this offense firing on all cylinders, the defense is holding its own, and yet—Chris and Tom found one area Indy still needs to clean up.

The Colts are strumming into Nashville on a high note as a 2-0 team for the first time since 2009. The Colts look to go 3-0 against a Titans team that is struggling to generate any offense and can't stop the run, which the Colts are good at. We also make our NFL week 3 picks and Chris and Tom disagree on several big match ups.

The Colts are in the business of breaking old stats, they are 2-0 for the first time since 2009 when Peyton Manning was are starting QB. The Colts beat a very good Broncos team, needing a little bit of luck on the last play of the game. Chris and Tom were there to witness this instant classic.

In week 2 of the NFL season the Colts are aiming for their first 2-0 start since 2009, back when Peyton Manning was still under center. Their defense looks to have a favorable matchup against the Broncos’ offense, but the bigger question is whether the Colts’ offense can rein in Denver’s dominant defense.

The Indianapolis Colts finally broke their 11-year Week 1 curse, earning a long-awaited season-opening victory in front of their home crowd over the Miami Dolphins. On a day filled with both emotion and celebration, the win carried extra weight as the franchise honored the late owner Jim Irsay. We’ll break down how the Colts snapped the streak, the standout performances that fueled the win, and why this moment felt bigger than football—a tribute to Irsay’s legacy and a fresh chapter for Indianapolis.

We preview the Colts week 1 matchup against the Dolphins. Both teams were 8-9 last year and missed the playoffs. Can the Colts break their 11-year curse, losing week 1?

NFL Football is back! Our Colts start their season this Sunday as they start their quest to suck less than last year. Can Daniel Jones lead this team to a division win? Can this revamped defense pull itself out of the bottom of the barrel Gus Bradley put them in? All that and we make our picks for each Colts game, giving our projected season record. We also make our final picks for all division winners.

Tom & Chris react to the Colts making their QB1 decision between Danny "Indiana" Jones and AR! Chris covers the "bust" rate of 1st round QB's and Tom conjuries up the ghost of Jeff George, all this and more as we dissect the QB1 decision of the Colts.

On this podcast we discuss the plethora of injuries the Colts are dealing with and how that impacts the regular season. We continue to talk about the QB competition and Chris thinks Colts fans are being Gas Lit!

Colts play their first preseason game and in true Anthony Ricardson fashion, he gets hurt again. We talk about what went wrong and what went well for the Colts. We also break down the AFC West with a good friend of ours who is a giant Chiefs fan.

Football season is here and we are just a few weeks from our 1st NFL Sunday. On this episode the Horseshoe Hangover goes to training camp. We had the pleasure of watching the second worse QB battle in the NFL and saw a couple bright spots on this roster. We also discuss what we want to see in the 1st pre-season game against the Ravens.

This week we have a loyal listener who is a BIG Lions fan join the POD for our NFC North preview. Tom talks shit about his favorite team to talk shit about and Chris has illusions about that team being a play-off contender, this and more on this the latest episode of Horseshoe Hangover!

The new owners of the Indianapolis Colts speak for the media and fans for the first time after their fathers passing. We discuss the interview and Carly throws some zingers. We also discuss the NFC West and make our way to early predictions for the NFC West. Chris and Tom also disagree on the Aaron Rodgers signing in Pittsburg.

AR injuries his shoulder throwing in shorts and t-shirt. We discuss NFL new around the league and an Early Break down of the AFC East.

We discuss the NFC South, talk about JT being stubbed from the list of best running backs, we talk about the Jim Irsay patch, and we discuss the Colts joint practices for this years training camp.

We share our thoughts on the unfortunate passing of Colts owner Jim Irsay. We discuss what we look forward to seeing with his daughters taking over and we do an early break down of the AFC South for 2025.

The Colts and Colts fans see their favorite Draft target fall in their laps at Pick 14, getting Tyler Warren, Lets Go! Jags and Falcons make horrible trade ups and Shedeur Sanders doesn't get drafted in the first round. The Horseshoe Hangover is back for the 2025 NFL Season.

The Chiefs did not 3-peat and The Eagles may be the toughest team in the NFL, even tougher than the Lions!