The Colts' Daniel Jones experiment has gotten off to an utterly shocking start, with Indianapolis going 2-0 to start the season with a dominant offensive showing in each game.
It was also a historic start. The Colts became the first team in NFL history to open the season with two straight games without a punt. The record is certainly reflective of coach Shane Steichen's willingness to go for it on fourth down but is mostly the result of Jones piloting the offense to successful results nearly every time down the field.
That continued through the first quarter-and-change of the team's Week 3 battle against the Titans. But with nine minutes to go in the second quarter, it finally happened—the Colts were forced to punt. After nine quarters the streak is at an end. Punter Rigoberto Sanchez was at last permitted to perform his primary duty.
And it was pretty good, too!
There it is. Colts punt for the first time this season.
— NFL (@NFL) September 21, 2025
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The Titans are not having a good year outside of the flashes Cam Ward is already showing. But this is definitely an accomplishment. The Colts have had one of the NFL's best offenses to start the year and the fact that they didn't punt in the first two games is as impressive as it is a quirk of how those games unfolded. Win or lose on Sunday, Tennessee can at least know the defense succeeded where the Broncos' and Dolphins' units failed.
One of the more fun streaks to be set in recent NFL memory is finally over.
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