Photo via Fox News

Shane Steichen says Daniel Jones won't be benched but coach and general manager Chris Ballard are in trouble

Read the original at Fox News ↗
Cite

Salguero, A. (2026, October 19). Shane Steichen says Daniel Jones won't be benched but coach and general manager Chris Ballard are in trouble. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/shane-steichen-says-daniel-jones-wont-benched-coach-general-manager-chris-ballard-trouble

Dated from the outlet's own feed. Check the original for its byline.

Fox News · collected 2026-10-19 · by Armando Salguero

Quick Summary

Shane Steichen stated that quarterback Daniel Jones will not be benched despite his poor performance against the Tennessee Titans, which resulted in two interceptions and increased his season total to six interceptions in six games. However, both Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard are under pressure due to the team's four losses out of six games this season, with fans chanting "fire Ballard" during the game. Owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon emphasized the need for urgent improvement but is unlikely to support her coach and GM in light of recent performance issues.
Written by AI on 2026-10-19, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

Shane Steichen, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, stated that quarterback Daniel Jones will not be benched despite throwing two interceptions against the Tennessee Titans, increasing his season total to six in just six games. The Colts lost to the previously winless Titans on Sunday, adding to their struggles with a 2-4 record this season, including losses in four of their last six games and two out of three at home. Fans booed heavily during the game and chanted for general manager Chris Ballard to be fired by the end. Steichen acknowledged that both he and Ballard need to improve significantly if they hope to keep their jobs past the current season.

Written for “Daniel Jones Not Benched” on 2026-11-03, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 Daniel Jones Not Benched
Sports · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

Compared with similar articles

This article reads unscored and hedges 9% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Toronto Star
Hedges 3 of 46 claims Outlet record 64/100
“Article A discusses Shane Steichen's statement regarding Daniel Jones not being benched after a loss, while Article B reports on Chris Ballard being fired as general manager of the Colts. These are different events occurring at different times.”
How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
9%
2 of 23 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
Fox News's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Analyzed 2026-10-19 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability
Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

Fox News · 6375 article(s) · 11 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 11 correction(s)

Who wrote this

Armando Salguero
97 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 But "out of respect for Jack and his family we will not share further information at this time."
🔮 "I'm going to evaluate everything, every position going forward," Steichen said at one point when someone asked if Daniel Jones would remain his starting quarterback.
🔮 The NFL said in a statement Saturday that it is reviewing the previously unreported allegations that Jacobs physically abused multiple women whose existence came to light amid the investigation into the May 23 incident that was well-chronicled.
🔮 The joke will be that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers set back the modern-day NFL offense by decades on Sunday by failing to complete even one pass, something which had happened only one other time during the Super Bowl era.
🔮 This is a breaking story and will be updated.
🔮 If the Ravens' worst fears about a dislocation or fracture become the situation they must navigate, Jackson will probably miss more than just the remainder of this game.
🔮 You may have a great offense, but you will not win a Super Bowl.
🔮 The Packers' interest, at whatever level that has reached, shows the team's willingness to move on from Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs, who is currently on their roster but has been a disappointment and something of a headaches because of his legal problems.
🔮 And as the most curious calls went against the Packers, it doesn't surprise that team's postgame media session was replete with a withering review of the poor officiating work – led by safety Xavier McKinney who called the officiating "bulls–t." This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
🔮 This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
Also by Armando Salguero
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 97 articles by Armando Salguero →

Topics

FOX FOX News Tennessee Titans Titans the Indianapolis Colts

Subjects

Steichen PERSON · 7× Jones PERSON · 3× Chris PERSON · 2× Daniel PERSON · 2× Irsay-Gordon PERSON · 2× Shane PERSON · 2× FOX News ORG · 1× Shane Steichen PERSON · 1× Tennessee Titans ORG · 1× the Indianapolis Colts ORG · 1×

Narrative

Losing to the Titans, who have struggled to merely keep their organizational flow chart straight the past three years, blew the pick of Malik Willis as their franchise quarterback, followed that by blowing the pick of Will Levis and are on track to blow the pick of Cam Ward, is embarrassing.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-19
🔮 This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.

Claims (23 extracted, 2 hedged)

Head coach Shane Steichen was asked about his job status and whether quarterback Daniel is going to be benched, and it made sense because the Indianapolis Colts lost to the previously winless Tennessee Titans on Sunday. asserted
Colts → ask → Sunday
And let's cut to the chase: asserted
's → let → chase
This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain
page → contain → partners
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain
News → sign → wager
This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted
that → create → newsroom
Steichen said Jones is not going to be benched despite throwing two interceptions to increase his season total to six in as many games. asserted
Jones → say → games
Jones has thrown at least one interception in each of the past four games. asserted
Jones → throw → games
So Jones sticks for now. asserted
Jones → stick → ?
"I think Daniel knows he's got to play better," Steichen said. asserted
Steichen → think → ?
"I got to coach better." asserted
I → got → ?
We all know by now that neither Steichen nor general manager Chris Ballard are likely to remain past the end of this season – assuming they even last that long – unless the club gets on a roll. asserted
club → know → roll
That's how it is when the team has lost four of its six games, including two of three at home, and the home crowd booed lustily on Sunday afternoon. The boos metastasized to "fire Ballard" chants by game's end. Steichen understood the sentiment. asserted
Steichen → lose → sentiment
"We've got to give them something to cheer about, you know?" he said. asserted
he → get → something
"I don't blame them for booing one freaking bit." asserted
I → blame → them
The thing is, owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon seemed inclined to agree with fans' frustrations last season when she put everyone on blast. asserted
she → seem → blast
We're all pissed," she famously said after her team's 2025 collapse, consisting of seven consecutive losses to end the season. asserted
she → say → season
"We have been very clear with Chris and Shane that giving them another opportunity means that the sense of urgency for them to deliver and perform has never been higher. asserted
them → give → urgency
Chris and Shane are both capable of facing this challenge head-on and finding a way to achieve the results that our fans deserve, which is winning games, getting to the postseason and ultimately winning championships. asserted
which → face → championships
" So if that was the starting point, would Irsay-Gordon be likely to support her coach and GM now in the face of boos from her best customers? asserted
Gordon → support → customers
Losing to the Titans, who have struggled to merely keep their organizational flow chart straight the past three years, blew the pick of Malik Willis as their franchise quarterback, followed that by blowing the pick of Will Levis and are on track to blow the pick of Cam Ward, is embarrassing. asserted
blew → lose → Ward
"Obviously, my job is to get this team ready and that's what I'm focused on right now," Steichen said. asserted
Steichen → get → what
Steichen would be lucky to finish out the season barring a change of direction by his team. asserted
Steichen → finish → team
Such a move wouldn't necessarily fix things, but it would help give Irsay-Gordon a head start on a search for new people while avoiding the untidy approach of going behind her coach's back. asserted
it → fix → back
💬Give feedback
🕘History 🎫Support