The Indianapolis Colts are still alive in the playoff chase. If they win their next three games there is a really good chance they at least make the final wild card spot. Considering where things were to start the year, that is highly disappointing. Considering where things have been the last month, they’ll take it. It is still a tall task, and they are asking Philip Rivers to carry them over the finish line. We know the story by now, and we have a game worth of data. Based on that and the pending opponents, will it be enough?

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Lets start with the elephant in the room. The three remaining teams on the schedule, are a combined 29 – 13. Two of those teams have beaten the Colts in the last three weeks and the third team is from the strongest division in the league and has every reason to treat the game as a must win. Another thing working against our guys is the injuries to Jones, Gardner, Ward, Smith, and Raimann, not to mention Buckner. We may get a couple of them back over the next three weeks, but this group makes up a healthy chuck of...

Indianapolis, IN — Indianapolis Colts second-year defensive end Laiatu Latu already has more sacks than he did as a rookie, poised to lead the team in sacks as they enter the final stretch of the regular season.

Despite this progression on the surface, some fans and analysts seem to think that Latu will never take the next step in his ascension, often citing claims that his high-pressure numbers are nothing more than empty calories, given that he struggles to finish his sacks.

Colts general manager Chris Ballard took Latu with the 15th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, serving...

The Indianapolis Colts today released their Thursday injury report for Week 16 of the NFL season against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football.

Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner was a full participant at practice today. Buckner is working his way back from a neck injury that landed him on injured reserve. Buckner managed a full week of limited practice last week and looks to be making steady progress towards a return to game time soon.

Cornerback Sauce Gardner missed practice today with a calf injury. Gardner still looks a way off from returning from his calf injury that was...

The Indianapolis Colts announced on Wednesday that the team has initiated the 21-day practice window for quarterback Anthony Richardson, who’s been medically cleared for physical activities after fracturing his orbital bone and undergoing surgery, but remains on the team’s injured reserve for now.

However, the only caveat being that Richardson is still suffering from some limitations with his vision:

With the season being over in three weeks’ time, there was no reason for the Colts not to activate Richardson’s 21-day practice window, if he’s physically able, even if he’s not activated within the next few weeks. It allows him to...

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According to ESPN NFL Insiders Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano, the feedback from league circles regarding unretired longtime veteran quarterback Philip Rivers’ first return performance in nearly five years was largely positive (relatively speaking) following this past Sunday’s tough road loss to the Seattle Seahawks:

Fowler: The overall feedback was that he was reasonably good, all things considered. “He played about as well as he could have,” an NFL offensive coach said. And that’s the challenge of playing a 44-year-old off the couch — “as well as he could have” equals 120 passing yards. And he had to strain...

The margin for error is gone. Another loss for the Indianapolis Colts in the 2025 season would mark the end. Things are looking dire, but not all hope is lost. They have tough games ahead of them, but they have the best possible games too. The schedule lines up perfectly with what they are trying to accomplish, and while there will be many factors in play that will make it difficult to predict where everything will land, the Colts still have a shot.

Obviously, it all starts this week with the 49ers on Monday Night Football. Not to look past...

The Indianapolis Colts signed offensive guards LaDarius Henderson and Bill Murray, as well as offensive tackle Zach Thomas to their practice squad.

Regarding Henderson, the 6’4”, 309 pound offensive guard was selected by the Houston Texans in the 7th round of the 2024 NFL Draft. The former CFP National Champion and All-Big Ten offensive guard for Michigan has yet to appear in an NFL game. He was a member of the Cleveland Browns practice squad earlier this season.

Meanwhile, Murray at 6,3”, 321 pounds, is a former undrafted free agent who played from the New England Patriots from 2020-23 and...

Thanks to the nflFastR project, Pro Football Focus and NFL NextGen Stats for the timely sources of data.

For those of you new to this, I will publish key QB stats each week judging how well the Colts’ QB performed. Yes, O-Line, receivers, and play-calling impact these numbers but they are primarily QB measures. I will probably modify the charts throughout the season. Commentary will be brief but feel free to let me know in the comments that stats aren’t everything. (click charts for larger view)

Obviously, an out-of-shape 44-year-old with just four days to prepare for what is...

Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts have been desperately trying to replicate their golden pass rush era, which was headlined by a star-studded wrecking crew off the edge of Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis.

Despite not rostering a superstar edge rusher since those two retired, the Colts have found success in the 2020s by taking a pass-rush-by-committee approach. Winning with the aggregate hasn’t been sexy nor consistent from year to year, but it did culminate in a franchise-record 51 sacks in 2023.

For the majority of the Chris Ballard era, the Colts have consistently struggled to generate edge disruption, despite...

I didn’t think I would be doing a Philip Rivers breakdown this season, but here we are!

Let’s go play by play and review how he did in his return to the NFL after being retired for 5 years. Below are all his pass attempts from the game, which can be watched directly on Youtube.

Play 1 – Deep Pass Incomplete to Jonathan Taylor

This was one of his weaker throws of the game. A happy feet panicky throw in the pocket and he throws up a prayer one on one. It actually could’ve been caught by Taylor, but 50/50...