Daniel Jones Leads Colts to 2-0 Start for First Time Since 2009

Daniel Jones led the Indianapolis Colts to a 2-0 start to the 2025 season, engineering a 33-38 win over the Miami Dolphins in the opener and a chaotic 29-28 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday, giving the franchise its first 2-0 start since 2009. Jones, who won the Colts starting job over Anthony Richardson this summer, has started the season with efficient, mistake free play that has quickly altered expectations for a team many viewed as rebuilding.

In his Indianapolis debut, Jones completed 22 of 29 passes for 272 yards and a touchdown while rushing seven times for 26 yards and two scores. He followed that with a 23-for-34, 316-yard performance against Denver, adding another touchdown and again avoiding turnovers. League statistics through two games show Jones with 588 passing yards, a 71.4 percent completion rate, an average of 9.3 yards per attempt and three rushing touchdowns. He has not thrown an interception and has been sacked infrequently, a marked contrast to parts of his tenure with his previous team.

Jones acknowledged there is work to do, especially in the red zone. "A lot of that's on me," he said after the Denver game, adding that the team must continue to...