The Indianapolis Colts (8-2) head into their bye week sharing the NFL’s best record and holding a big AFC South lead. The have a challenging playoff run ahead, starting with the defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs (5-4) in Week 12.

The Colts also have two games each against AFC South foes Jacksonville and Houston, as well as matchups with NFC West contenders Seattle and San Francisco. That’s five games against teams currently over .500, while the Texans notched a 19-point comeback against the Jaguars in Week 10 and always play the Colts tough.

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Thursday, Nov. 13: New York Jets at New England Patriots, 8:15 p.m., Amazon Prime (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: Washington Commanders at Miami Dolphins, 9:30 a.m. in Madrid, NFL Network, NFL+ (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: Los Angeles Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., Fox (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m., Fox (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m., Fox (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns, 4:25 p.m., CBS (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., CBS (summary, box score)Sunday, Nov. 16: Detroit Lions at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m., NBC, Peacock, NBC Universo (summary, box score)Monday, Nov. 17: Dallas Cowboys at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:15 p.m., ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes (summary, box score)Who has a bye in Week 11?

Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints

Week 1: Indianapolis Colts 33, Miami Dolphins 8, box score, statsWeek 2: Colts 29, Denver Broncos 28, box score, statsWeek 3: Colts 41, Tennessee Titans 20, box score, statsWeek 4: Los Angeles Rams 27, Colts 20, box score, statsWeek 5: Colts 40, Las Vegas Raiders 6, box score, statsWeek 6: Colts 31, Arizona Cardinals 27, box score, statsWeek 7: Colts 38, Los Angeles Chargers 24, box score, statsWeek 8: Colts 38, Tennessee Titans 14 box score, statsWeek 9: Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Colts 20 box score, statsWeek 10: Colts 31, Atlanta Falcons 25, OT box score, statsWeek 11: ByeWeek 12: Sunday, Nov. 23, at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBSWeek 13: Sunday, Nov. 30, vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBSWeek 14: Sunday, Dec. 7, at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBSWeek 15: Sunday, Dec. 14, at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., CBSWeek 16: Monday, Dec. 22, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p.m., ESPN‘s “Monday Night Football”Week 17: Sunday, Dec. 28, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., FoxWeek 18: Date TBD, at Houston Texans, time TBD, TBD

Joel A. Erickson and Nathan Brown cover the Colts all season. Get more coverage on IndyStarTV and with the Colts Insider newsletter.