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Indianapolis Colts Defense vs Tight Ends (2025)

In 2025, the Indianapolis Colts allowed 69.8 receiving yards per game to tight ends — #31 of 32 (1 = stingiest). This is a two-year-stable soft matchup — one of the few defense-vs-position tendencies that repeated across seasons.

Everything they allowed to tight ends, per game

Metric	Season	Last 4	Last 2
Targets allowed	8.4	7.2	6.0
Receptions allowed	6.0	5.0	4.0
Rec yds allowed	69.8	73.5	68.0
Rec TD allowed	0.4	0.2	0.0
Yards per target	8.4	10.1	11.3
Explosive receptions (20+)	0.8	1.0	1.0

Last 4 = weeks 15–18; last 2 = weeks 17–18. 2025 regular season.

Upcoming: week 1 vs Baltimore Ravens

Tight Ends they'll face first: Mark Andrews.

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Methodology: computed from nflverse play-by-play; a quarter's yards are the yards gained on plays snapped in that quarter. Averages use each player's games played, not team games. Updated 2026-10-29.

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