# Colts Biggest Winners and Losers From 2026 NFL Trade Deadline

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8 outlets covering · First listed: Sports Illustrated, Nov 11, 2026, 7:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.si.com/nfl/colts/onsi/colts-biggest-winners-and-losers-from-2026-nfl-trade-deadline>

Which Indianapolis Colts fared best and worst from the fire sale?

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 3:04 PM: [Winners and Losers From the NFL Trade Deadline: Kirk Cousins & Josh Downs Should Thrive in Their New Homes](<https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-winners-and-losers-from-the-nfl-trade-deadline/>) — EssentiallySports (Sports)
  The NFL trade deadline has come and gone. There were a ton of big trades made in the weeks leading up to the deadline, but we still got some last-minute action with the most notable move being Minnesota sending a third rounder to Las Vegas in exchange for Kirk Cousins. Was this deadline as entertaining as
- Nov 10, 2026, 4:04 PM: [Winners, losers of the NFL trade deadline: Chiefs get a WR, Vikings get a QB, Chargers stay quiet](<https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50443388/2026-nfl-trade-deadline-winners-losers-best-worst-deals>) — ESPN (Sports, United States)
  Which teams made the best -- and worst -- moves before the NFL trade deadline? We're making sense of all the action.
- Nov 10, 2026, 4:34 PM: [NFL trade deadline winners and losers: Kirk Cousins heads home, Bengals seemingly fail to understand the rules](<https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-trade-deadline-winners-losers-kirk-cousins-vikings-jaguars/>) — CBS Sports (Sports, United States)
  Kirk Cousins heads back to Minnesota, the Jaguars go all-in for a championship run and a front-office blunder leaves Cincinnati red-faced
- Nov 10, 2026, 4:51 PM: [NFL trade deadline winners and losers, including Dianna Russini and Kirk Cousins](<https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/nfl-trade-deadline-winners-losers-dianna-russini-kirk-cousins>) — Fox News (TV network, United States)
  Kirk Cousins gives the Minnesota Vikings a major QB upgrade as the Los Angeles Chargers bizarrely held on to veterans with expiring contracts.
- Nov 11, 2026, 3:00 AM: [NFL trade deadline winners and losers: Vikings go full dadcore with Kirk Cousins in Super Bowl quest](<https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/nov/11/nfl-trade-deadline-winners-and-losers-vikings-bears-jaguars>) — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Teams with championship aspirations tooled up at the deadline. Most, but not all of them, have improved their chancesAfter what happened Monday night, the Minnesota Vikings had to do this. In a dispiriting loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Vikings saw their tremendous defense go to waste, as Carson Wentz completed eight of 25 passes for 81 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions and a passer rating of 8.9. It was one of the worst quarterback performances in recent history, and it continued a run of recent QB futility for the Vikings, from JJ McCarthy to Kyler Murray to Wentz. Vikings defensive…
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:00 AM: [Colts Biggest Winners and Losers From 2026 NFL Trade Deadline](<https://www.si.com/nfl/colts/onsi/colts-biggest-winners-and-losers-from-2026-nfl-trade-deadline>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  Which Indianapolis Colts fared best and worst from the fire sale?
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:06 AM: [NFL trade deadline winners, losers: Vikings find QB, Jags go all-in, Jonathan Taylor stranded](<https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7771590/2026/11/11/nfl-trade-deadline-2026-winners-losers/>) — The Athletic (Sports, United States)
  Cousins makes Minnesota legitimate contenders, while the Colts traded away all of their best players — except for their star running back.
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:15 PM: [Dolphins’ biggest mistake at 2026 NFL Trade Deadline](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dolphins-biggest-mistake-2026-nfl-221512536.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  The Miami Dolphins entered the 2026 NFL trade deadline with little hope of saving their season. On Sunday, they suffered a 19-9 loss to the Detroit Lions, dropping their record to 1-7. The situation worsened when quarterback Malik Willis was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday. According to NFL insider Tom Pelissero, Willis’ ongoing groin issue
