Broncos vs. Colts Series History: Jonathan Taylor may still have nightmares

Travis Wakeman

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The Denver Broncos (1-0) and the Indianapolis Colts (1-0) face off in Week 2 in what should be a solid test for both teams in this early season. 

It will be the 31st all-time meeting between the two teams and to this point, the series is deadlocked 15-15. The Broncos won the most recent meeting, defeating the Colts 31-13 last December in a game that got out of hand late, but a key play in that game completely turned things around.

Leading 13-7, the Colts were about to go up by two scores late in the third quarter on a Jonathan Taylor touchdown run. But instead, this happened:

Instead of having a major blow dealt to their playoff hopes, the Broncos were able to hit the Colts with a tidal wave of momentum-changing plays after this. Taylor was clearly upset with himself, and the Colts never recovered. 

Taylor will be looking to atone for that mistake on Sunday and this game will be in Indianapolis, a place Denver has not won in since December 2017. The teams haven't played this early in a season since a 34-20 Broncos win over the Colts in September 2016, nine years ago. 

READ: Only one thing prevents a Broncos upset loss to Titans

The winner on Sunday takes a one-game lead in the overall series. Kickoff is scheduled at 2:05 pm Mountain time and the game will be televised on CBS. Kevin Harlan and Trent Green will have the call. 

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Travis Wakeman

Travis Wakeman has been covering the NFL since 2012 when he started with Bleacher Report. After reporting about the Broncos there until 2016, he joined the FanSided network as a site expert covering the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers while simultaneously covering the Broncos at Broncos Wire when that site launched. He then took over the Broncos site at FanSided in March 2020 and covered the team there until spring of 2024. A lifelong Broncos fan and fan of the game, Travis is filled with sometimes useless NFL knowledge, but it always serves him well in any trivia contest. You can follow him on Twitter/X @traviswakeman10.