The Colts’ collapse against Tennessee turned into more than just a bad loss by Sunday afternoon. It became the kind of game that forces a hard look at everything around the franchise, including Daniel Jones.
Indianapolis led 13-0 at halftime and had the Titans looking lifeless. Tennessee had managed only 64 total yards in the first half, while the Colts seemed in full control at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Then the entire game flipped. Jonathan Taylor coughed up a fumble on the opening snap of the second half, Jones threw an interception on the next series, and a string of special teams mistakes helped hand the Titans a 26-20 win.
The defeat dropped the Colts to 2-4, and Monday brought another jolt when the team fired general manager Chris Ballard after a decade in the job.
On Tuesday’s episode of “Get Up,” former Colts center and interim head coach Jeff Saturday made it plain that Jones’ play is not meeting the moment.
"Daniel Jones, this thing has gotten bad," Saturday said. "The game catches up with you.
Daniel Jones played in New York, he comes over to Indy, they have a fast start, everything looks good, he gets injured, we're going to go do this again. They've been 2-13?
That's not good enough ... Whoever comes in to try to fix the franchise, they've got their work cut out for them.
This is not pretty."
Jones’ first year in Indianapolis once looked like a clean fresh start. He signed a one-year deal in March 2025, won the starting job over Anthony Richardson in training camp, and helped the Colts race out to an 8-2 start. Through 13 games, he had produced 3,101 passing yards, 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions while setting career bests with a 68% completion rate and a 100.2 passer rating.
Then the season fell apart. Jones was already working through a fractured left fibula, and in Week 14 against the Jaguars he tore his right Achilles, ending his year. The Colts lost their final seven games and finished 8-9, missing the playoffs.
He came back for Week 1 of the 2026 season after months of rehab, but the results haven’t turned with him. Through six games, Jones has thrown for 1,290 yards, four touchdowns and six interceptions while completing 59.6% of his passes. Indianapolis is 2-11 since Week 12 of last season.
There may be some grace attached to the recovery from the Achilles injury, but the results are the results. The Colts are two games under .500, Ballard is gone, and Jones is facing real pressure to show he can still be the answer at quarterback.
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