Head to head
Detroit Lions v Indianapolis Colts — every meeting since 2000
Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts have met 7 times since 2000. DET trail the regular-season series 2-5. Against the closing spread DET are 3-4. The highest-scoring meeting produced 74 points in 2016; the widest margin was 32.
DET record
2-5
regular season, 2000–2024
DET v the spread
3-4
covered–against
Highest scoring
74
combined, 2016
Widest margin
32
2004 season
Every meeting
7 games, 2000–2024| Game | Result | Total | Line | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 WK 12 | DET 24atIND 6 | 50.5 | IND -7 | DET by 18 |
| 2020 WK 8 | IND 41atDET 21 | 49 | DET -3.5 | IND by 20 |
| 2016 WK 1 | DET 39atIND 35 | 51.5 | IND +2.5 | DET by 4 |
| 2012 WK 13 | IND 35atDET 33 | 51.5 | DET +7 | IND by 2 |
| 2008 WK 15 | DET 21atIND 31 | 44.5 | IND +16.5 | IND by 10 |
| 2004 WK 12 | IND 41atDET 9 | 54 | DET -8.5 | IND by 32 |
| 2000 WK 9 | DET 18atIND 30 | 47 | IND +7 | IND by 12 |
DET in the last meetings
- Last 32-1
- Last 52-3
The extremes
- Highest scoring2016 week 1 · DET 39 at IND 3574 points
- Lowest scoring2024 week 12 · DET 24 at IND 630 points
- Widest margin2004 week 12 · IND 41 at DET 932 points
By starting quarterback
regular season, 2000–2024| DET | IND | Met | DET record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford | Andrew Luck | 2 | 1-1 |
5 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, 2000–2024No meeting on file names both head coaches.
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 2000 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 4 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 2000.
Most touchdowns
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET · 1g2 TD
- David Montgomery RB · DET · 1g1 TD
Most passing yards
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Jared Goff QB · DET · 1g269 yds
- Anthony Richardson QB · IND · 1g172 yds
Most rushing yards
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Jahmyr Gibbs RB · DET · 1g90 yds
- Anthony Richardson QB · IND · 1g61 yds
- David Montgomery RB · DET · 1g37 yds
- Jonathan Taylor RB · IND · 1g35 yds
- Craig Reynolds RB · DET · 1g6 yds
- Jameson Williams WR · DET · 1g4 yds
Most receiving yards
since 2021 · 1 meeting
- Michael Pittman WR · IND · 1g96 yds
- Jameson Williams WR · DET · 1g64 yds
- Amon-Ra St. Brown WR · DET · 1g62 yds
- Tim Patrick WR · DET · 1g55 yds
- Alec Pierce WR · IND · 1g39 yds
- David Montgomery RB · DET · 1g36 yds
