Is Sauce Gardner the KEY TO SUCCESS For Colts in 2026?

The Indianapolis Colts were the talk of the league through the first half of the 2025 season, thanks to what was legitimate the best offense in the league. Then came Daniel Jones' broken leg. And then came his torn Achilles. From there, the Colts were a disaster, falling from the top of the league to outside the playoff picture. How do they capture that magic from the first half of last season and keep it for a full 17-game slate? Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dave Helman preview the 2026 Colts on this episode of The Athletic Football Show.

0:00 Welcome to the show
0:11 Offseason in 60 seconds
0:37 What are you most excited to watch?
0:45 Sauce Gardner & Charvarius Ward
7:51 Daniel Jones
11:23 What are you monitoring in the first month?
11:33 Alec Pierce
12:00 Pass catchers
17:25 What’s keeping you up at night?
23:33 What does success look like for this team?
24:30 Chris Ballard's last chance?

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