Head to head
Cleveland Browns v Indianapolis Colts — every meeting since 1999
Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts have met 11 times since 1999. CLE trail the regular-season series 3-8. Against the closing spread CLE are 3-8. The highest-scoring meeting produced 77 points in 2023; the widest margin was 9.
CLE record
3-8
regular season, 1999–2023
CLE v the spread
3-8
covered–against
Highest scoring
77
combined, 2023
Widest margin
9
2020 season
Every meeting
11 games, 1999–2023| Game | Result | Total | Line | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 WK 7 | CLE 39atIND 38 | 40 | IND -3.5 | CLE by 1 |
| 2020 WK 5 | IND 23atCLE 32 | 48.5 | CLE +1 | CLE by 9 |
| 2017 WK 3 | CLE 28atIND 31 | 42 | IND +1 | IND by 3 |
| 2014 WK 14 | IND 25atCLE 24 | 50 | CLE -3 | IND by 1 |
| 2012 WK 7 | CLE 13atIND 17 | 46.5 | IND +1 | IND by 4 |
| 2011 WK 2 | CLE 27atIND 19 | 39.5 | IND -1 | CLE by 8 |
| 2008 WK 13 | IND 10atCLE 6 | 44 | CLE -4 | IND by 4 |
| 2005 WK 3 | CLE 6atIND 13 | 47 | IND +13.5 | IND by 7 |
| 2003 WK 1 | IND 9atCLE 6 | 48 | CLE -2 | IND by 3 |
| 2002 WK 15 | IND 28atCLE 23 | 41.5 | CLE -2 | IND by 5 |
| 1999 WK 16 | IND 29atCLE 28 | 41.5 | CLE -13.5 | IND by 1 |
CLE in the last meetings
- Last 32-1
- Last 52-3
- Last 103-7
The extremes
- Highest scoring2023 week 7 · CLE 39 at IND 3877 points
- Lowest scoring2003 week 1 · IND 9 at CLE 615 points
- Widest margin2020 week 5 · IND 23 at CLE 329 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 1999–2023No meeting on file names both starting quarterbacks.
11 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
By head coach
regular season, 1999–2023| CLE | IND | Met | CLE record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romeo Crennel | Tony Dungy | 2 | 0-2 |
| Butch Davis | Tony Dungy | 2 | 0-2 |
7 further pairings met once each and are left out — a list where most rows read 1-0 describes single games rather than a matchup. Every one of them is in the table above.
Players, since 2021
a shorter window than aboveEverything above this line covers 1999 onwards, because that is how far the schedule and the closing lines go back. Per-player box scores start at 2021, so any figure naming a player covers the 3 seasons from 2021 and no more. The two windows are kept apart rather than blended, and neither is presented as the complete history: these clubs have played each other for far longer than this database reaches, and nothing on this page covers the seasons before 1999.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Gardner Minshew QB · IND · 1g4 TD
- Kareem Hunt RB · CLE · 1g2 TD
- Jonathan Taylor RB · IND · 1g1 TD
- Michael Pittman WR · IND · 1g1 TD
- Jerome Ford RB · CLE · 1g1 TD
- Josh Downs WR · IND · 1g1 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Gardner Minshew QB · IND · 1g305 yds
- PJ Walker QB · CLE · 1g178 yds
- Deshaun Watson QB · CLE · 1g5 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Jonathan Taylor RB · IND · 1g75 yds
- Jerome Ford RB · CLE · 1g74 yds
- Zack Moss RB · IND · 1g57 yds
- Kareem Hunt RB · CLE · 1g31 yds
- Gardner Minshew QB · IND · 1g29 yds
- Pierre Strong RB · CLE · 1g25 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Josh Downs WR · IND · 1g125 yds
- Michael Pittman WR · IND · 1g83 yds
- Elijah Moore WR · CLE · 1g59 yds
- David Njoku TE · CLE · 1g54 yds
- Alec Pierce WR · IND · 1g53 yds
- Jonathan Taylor RB · IND · 1g45 yds
