When the Colts dropped their Minecraft-themed 2025 schedule video, they zigged where they should’ve zagged. The Chargers leaned into blocks, the Bears tapped into 80s neon, but Indy’s Minecraft knockoff misfired. The video even dubbed Kyler Murray a “chicken jockey” and showed Patrick Mahomes as a frog leaping into a ring to break up Pat Sr. vs. John Rocker—references that felt more like inside jokes at a party you weren’t invited to. Fans reacted with a collective “Serenity now!” as Colts execs scrambled to yank the clip.

Social-media vets got an all-hands-on‐deck reminder that every meme needs a green light. In one corner office, the reminder echoed Don Draper’s mantra: ‘Make it simple, but significant.’ In another, the lesson was clear—don’t let a single creative intern stand between you and brand disaster. If schedule vids are a form of poetry, lines must be chosen with care. A stray block, a wrong turn into real-world drama, and you risk losing the rhythm.

“The Colts schedule release did Tyreek so dirty💀” The internet doesn’t forget. Just ask the Colts, who learned the hard way that poking fun at Tyreek Hill—a man with 11,098 career receiving yards and a habit of turning slights into sizzle—is like challenging Patrick Mahomes to a fourth-quarter comeback. Bold. Risky. Brutal. The clip depicted Hill, Miami Dolphins’ lightning-fast WR, as a pixelated dolphin getting stopped by the Coast Guard as he swam to the game—a nod to his 2024 traffic stop drama. Cue the collective ‘oof.’

Faster than Hill’s 4.29 40-yard dash, backlash erupted. The Colts yanked the video, but not before fans preserved it like a blooper reel destined for NFL lore. Let’s rewind the tape. On September 8, 2024, Hill was briefly detained outside Hard Rock Stadium after a traffic stop escalated. Bodycam footage showed officers pinning him down—a scene he later channeled into a handcuff-themed TD celebration. “If I wasn’t Tyreek Hill, Lord knows, “ he mused postgame, “I probably would have been, like, worst-case scenario, I would have been shot or would have been locked up.” The charges? Dismissed. The chip on his shoulder? Certified.

Speed kills, but so does silent Hill

The Colts’ attempt to meme-ify the incident felt like a botched flea-flicker. Sure, NFL schedule vids thrive on cheeky humor (see: Kyler Murray dubbed “chicken jockey” in the same clip), but threading the needle between funny and foul requires the precision of a Hill end-zone fade. ‘You gotta know your audience,’ as The Simpsons’ Homer Simpson once slurred, ‘It’s funny ’cause it’s true.’ Except here, the truth stung—a reminder that real-life drama isn’t always gridiron material.

Hill’s career reads like a highlight reel scripted by Netflix: 798 receptions, 82 TDs, eight Pro Bowls, and a Super Bowl ring. Yet, his 2024 matchup against Indy was more ‘Groundhog Day’ than ‘Top Gun’. The Colts’ D held him to one catch for 8 yards—a stat line as jarring as a silent count at a Las Vegas Raiders home game. Come September 7, 2025, Hill’s primed for redemption. Picture Jerry Rice meets Usain Bolt, with a vendetta.

With that, the tickets for both home and away of the Colts are now available for purchase. And some of the key home matchups for the Colts include divisional games against the Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Tennessee Titans. The franchise will also see two primetime NFL games against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 10 in Germany and Monday Night Football in Week 16 against the San Francisco 49ers. But who all can you expect to see?

2025 Colts Roster Breakdown

The Colts roll into next season, blending young firepower with veteran grit:

Quarterbacks: Anthony Richardson, Daniel Jones, Riley Leonard (R6, rookie), Jason Bean

Running Backs: Jonathan Taylor, Khalil Herbert, DJ Giddens (R5, rookie), Tyler Goodson

Wide Receivers: Michael Pittman Jr., Alec Pierce, Josh Downs, Adonai Mitchell, Ashton Dulin, Laquon Treadwell

Tight Ends: Tyler Warren (R1, rookie), Mo Alie-Cox, Drew Ogletree, Jelani Woods

Offensive Line: Bernhard Raimann, Quenton Nelson, Josh Sills, Jalen Travis (R4, rookie), Matt Goncalves

Defensive Line: DeForest Buckner, Grover Stewart, Kwity Paye, Tyquan Lewis, JT Tuimoloau (R2, rookie), Tim Smith (R6, rookie)

Linebackers: Zaire Franklin, Hunter Wohler (R7, rookie), Austin Ajiake, Liam Anderson

Defensive Backs: Kenny Moore II, Julius Brents, Cam Bynum, Justin Walley (R3, rookie), Marcel Dabo

Special Teams: K Maddux Trujillo, P Rigoberto Sanchez

Cap-wise, Indy’s got roughly $20–23 M in space on a $279.2 M ceiling—enough wiggle room to tinker at midseason or extend a breakout rookie. Look for them to shore up depth on the interior O-line and maybe grab a vet LB before Week 1. As teams vie for viral glory, the Colts’ fumble underscores a truth as old as the ‘Lambeau Leap’: Trash talk’s best served on the field. Or as Hill himself might say, “Speed don’t lie.” Neither does the internet.