The Indianapolis Colts fall to 2-7 after losing 27-23 to the Dallas Cowboys at home .

With less than 48 hours remaining before the NFL Trade Deadline arrives , the Colts are one step closer to establishing their new core of the future.

Indianapolis has until 4 PM EST on Tuesday, November 10th to strike deals for running back Jonathan Taylor and wide receiver Josh Downs, amongst others, and while the Colts reportedly prefer to keep the latter of which, their loss to the Dallas Cowboys is just further proof that they'd be better off cutting their losses and starting anew.

With that said, I'm taking the opportunity to break down my biggest takeaways from the Colts' loss in question.

Why Colts' Trade Deadline Process Has Potentially Backfired

Carlie Irsay-Gordon stands behind Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen on the sideline Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, during a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.…