Colts beat Dolphins 33-8 as Jones debuts in Week 1

The Indianapolis Colts opened their 2025 season with a dominant 33-8 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, snapping a 11-season Week 1 winless streak and handing veteran quarterback Daniel Jones a strong debut as Indianapolis’ starter. The Colts built an early lead off Miami turnovers and never looked back, improving to 1-0 while the Dolphins fell to 0-1.

Jones completed 22 of 29 passes for 272 yards and one touchdown and added two rushing touchdowns on quarterback sneaks. Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa struggled, finishing 14 of 23 for 114 yards with two interceptions and a lost fumble. The Colts converted turnovers into immediate points, including a 27-yard touchdown pass from Jones to Michael Pittman Jr. and short-yardage TDs on Jones’ sneaks. Indianapolis finished with 33 points while holding Miami to 211 total yards and 12 first downs.

The game’s defining sequence came in the first half. Tagovailoa’s pass intended for Tyreek Hill was intercepted by Cam Bynum and turned into a Colts touchdown. On the very next play, Tagovailoa was strip-sacked by Kenny Moore, with Xavien Howard recovering the ball and Indianapolis converting that turnover into...