At 7:00 p.m. Eastern this evening, the NFL released the schedule for the 2011 NFL season. This despite the league and its owners locking out the players until the very public labor disagreement is resolved.
For the Indianapolis Colts, they will start the 2011 season at the same place they started the 2010 season: At Houston against the Texans. The Colts surrendered 257 rushing yards that opening day against Houston last year, losing in humiliating fashion 34-24.
Jim Irsay Tweeted earlier that the Colts would play in five primetime games. Those games are Week Three against the Steelers (NBC), Week Four against the Buccaneers (ESPN), Week Seven against the Saints (NBC), Week Thirteen against the Patriots (NBC), and Week Sixteen against the Texans (NFLN).
Indy's bye week is Week Eleven (November 20th).
Week One: @ Houston
Week Two: Cleveland
Week Three: Pittsburgh
Week Four: @ Tampa Bay
Week Five: Kansas City
Week Six: @ Cincinnati
Week Seven: @ New Orleans
Week Eight: @ Tennessee
Week Nine: Atlanta
Week Ten: Jacksonville
Week Eleven: Bye
Week Twelve: Carolina
Week Thirteen: @ New England
Week Fourteen: @ Baltimore
Week Fifteen: Tennessee
Week Sixteen: Houston
Week Seventeen: @ Jacksonville