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The New England Patriots will return to Gillette Stadium to face the Indianapolis Colts prior to the Bye Week. It is the fourth-straight season the two teams will be meeting. Last season, the Patriots hosted the Colts in Frankfurt, Germany on Nov. 12. The Colts prevailed with a 10-6 victory in that game.
The Patriots will wear throwback uniforms this week for the second time this season. The uniforms are based on the ones worn from 1984-1992 and then sporadically from 1994-2012 as an alternate uniform. The Patriots will wear red jerseys with white pants and a white helmet featuring the "Pat Patriot" logo with white facemasks. The Patriots are 7-4 when wearing throwback uniforms at home. New England has worn uniforms featuring the old "Pat Patriot" logo at home 11 times since switching to the current logo in 1993.
SERIES HISTORY
The New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts will meet for the fourth-straight season in 2024. Last season, the Patriots hosted Indianapolis in the team's first home International Series Game in Frankfurt, Germany, a 10-6 Colts win on Nov. 12, 2023. The Patriots traveled to Indianapolis on Dec. 18, 2021, and lost 27-17. The loss snapped a seven-game win streak for the Patriots that season, as well as ending an eight-game win streak against the Colts and a streak of nine-straight games scoring 30 points against the Colts. The Patriots avenged that loss in 2022 when they hosted the Colts and won 26-3 on Nov. 6, 2022.The two teams share a long rivalry, as the Patriots and the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts played twice each year from 1970 to 2001 as members of the AFC East, with the exception of the 1982 strike season.
After realignment in 2002 when the Colts moved to the AFC South, the teams played in the regular season every year for 10-straight seasons from 2003 through 2012, with New England holding a 6-4 edge in those games.
Overall, this week's game will be the 85th meeting between the two teams. The Patriots lead the series with a 49-30 record in the regular season and a 4-1 record in the postseason.
New England holds a 31-13 overall record against Indianapolis in home games, including 10-2 at Gillette Stadium.
The Patriots own a 4-1 record overall against Indianapolis in the postseason, including a 4-0 record in playoff games played in New England. Three of the five postseason contests were in the AFC Championship Game. The Patriots are 2-1 in those contests.
The clubs have clashed in the playoffs following the 2003, '04, '06, '13 and '14 seasons. The Patriots beat the Colts in the 2003 AFC Championship Game 24-14 at Gillette Stadium, won 20-3 at Gillette Stadium in a 2004 AFC Divisional Playoff, lost in the 2006 AFC Championship Game 38-34 at Indianapolis, won in the 2013 AFC Divisional meeting 43-22 at Gillette Stadium and took a 45-7 decision in the 2014 AFC Championship Game.
SERIES TRENDS
NEW ENGLAND 53, INDIANAPOLIS 31Record in New England 31-13 (Incl. 4-0 in playoffs)
- Record in Foxborough 31-11 (4-0)
- Record in Boston 0-1
- Frankfurt, Germany 0-1
- Record in Indianapolis 16-10 (0-1)
- Record in Baltimore 6-8
Largest Margin of Defeat: 31 points (11/26/72)
Longest Winning Streak: 8 (2010-2018)
Longest Losing Streak: 3 (1970-71, 2005-06)
TELEVISION: This week's game will be broadcast by CBS and can be seen locally on WBZ-TV Channel 4. Spero Dedes will handle play-by-play duties with Adam Archuleta as the color analyst. Aditi Kinkhabwala will provide analysis from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Jason Ross and directed by Mark Grant.
LOCAL RADIO: 98.5 The Sports Hub is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. A complete listing of the network's 33 stations can be found here. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello.
