INDIANAPOLIS COLTS' 10 Most MEMORABLE Moments of Last 10 Years, for Locked On's 10th Anniversary!

The Indianapolis Colts' past decade has been defined not by on-field success, but by a relentless parade of off-field chaos that has become the team’s defining identity. In celebration of the Locked On Podcast Network’s 10th anniversary, hosts Zach Hicks and Jake Arthur rank the 10 most memorable moments — nearly all of them negative, dramatic, or absurd — from 2016 to 2025. The list opens with Andrew Luck’s shocking 2019 retirement, a moment that not only derailed a promising rebuild but became a symbolic curse for the franchise. This was followed by the surreal Jonathan Taylor bus standoff with Jim Irsay, where a bizarre press conference led to a trade request and months of media frenzy. The 2022 season, a disaster of epic proportions, delivered the Vikings’ 33-0 collapse, the Jeff Saturday interim head coaching fiasco, and a complete team disintegration that culminated in a 9-8 record despite the roster’s full return. The 2023 season saw Anthony Richardson’s season-ending shoulder injury — a blow that accelerated his decline and fueled trade rumors. The 2025 season capped the decade with a pregame nightmare: both Anthony Richardson and Mooney Ward suffering major injuries before a single snap, rendering the game meaningless. Even the team’s most hopeful moments — like the Sauce Gardner trade and Phillip Rivers’ unretirement — ended in underwhelming failure. Yet amid the chaos, there’s a strange reverence for the absurdity itself.