Indianapolis, IN — Clinical, surgical, teach tape: these are just a few words that accurately describe Philip Rivers’s opening drive in primetime against the San Francisco 49ers.

Starting center Tanor Bortolini went down early with a concussion, making it the Colts’ third consecutive week in which a starting offensive lineman left the game with injury, but the veteran quarterback didn’t flinch. Instead, he took the modern-day 49ers defense to school as he carved them up en route to a 9-play, 72-yard touchdown-scoring opening drive.

Culminating in a big-time touchdown to wide receiver Alec Pierce, Rivers’s pre-snap operation is what led...

The Indianapolis Colts are at home to take on the San Francisco 49ers in week 16 of the 2025 season, kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. EST on Monday Night Football.

The Colts are at home in primetime on Monday Night Football. Philip Rivers is starting at quarterback and somewhere up there Jim Irsay is smiling down on his team. Last week saw a near miracle, can the Colts pull it off against a 49ers squad who have clenched a playoff berth? Time will tell. But every Colts fan is hopeful.

**This is your week sixteen open thread so hang...

The Indianapolis Colts host the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football in a matchup that they need to win. A loss does not eliminate them from playoff contention, but would put them on the verge of it heading into Week 17.

Both teams come into this game with lengthy injury reports. The Colts will be without left tackle Bernhard Raimann, who was downgraded to out on Saturday, and cornerback Sauce Gardner. The good news on the injury front is that the team activated defensive tackle DeForest Buckner off IR. The 49ers will be without cornerback Renardo Green and wide...

It wasn’t so long ago that Jonathan Taylor was the front runner for Offensive Player of the Year and a sleeper pick for MVP despite being a Running Back. But the past month has done him no favors in his candidacy for either award. In his 4 games since the Bye Week, Taylor’s stats have regressed significantly.

• 83 Carries
• 304 Rushing Yards
• 3.7 Yards Per Carry
• 1 Rushing TD
• 12 Targets
• 8 Catches
• 58 Receiving Yards
• 1 Fumble

While that is still a 1,292 Rushing Yard full season pace, the lack of...

The Indianapolis Colts (8-6) host the San Francisco 49ers (10-4) on primetime (8:15 PM EST) trying to keep their late season playoff hopes alive. Having lost 5 of their last 6 games, it’s desperation time in Indy.

Entering the evening, the Colts average the league’s 6th most points (28.0 avg. ppg.) and surrender its 13th fewest points (21.6. avg. ppg). However, this once prolific offense is nowhere near where it was to begin the season, and with a 44-year-old Philip Rivers shockingly starting behind center, it’s a lot more limited from where it once was to begin the 2025 campaign...

Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts have received a big-time reinforcement ahead of their Monday Night Football matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.

Star defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (neck) has officially been activated from the injured reserve list after missing the last five games, a fitting return to the limelight as this is Indy’s first primetime matchup of the 2025-26 season, as well as being Lucas Oil Stadium’s sixth time hosting such an event.

Buckner had logged his first full practice since being placed on the injured reserve list on November 7th, with his subsequent full week of practice warranting...

At 7-1, the Indianapolis Colts were in firm control, not only of the AFC South but of the entire AFC. A tie breaker win over the Denver Broncos provided that much more room to breathe. Things were smooth sailing until they weren’t. With four straight losses and five out of six dropped, the Colts no longer control anything, let alone their own destiny. Yes, they have to take care of their own business, but they are now reliant on the rest of the NFL to drop a few and open the door. Unfortunately, the teams the Colts are chasing have...

The Indianapolis Colts announced on Sunday that starting left tackle Bernhard Raimann (elbow) has been downgraded from questionable to out for Monday Night football’s home game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Raimann was able to practice on a limited basis on Saturday for the first time all week, with an arm brace on his injured right elbow. However, it doesn’t appear as though the elbow was healthy enough to play with quite yet.

The 4th-year left tackle was injured late in the first half during Week 15’s road loss against the Seattle Seahawks, and while he was officially designated as...

The Indianapolis Colts today released their Saturday injury report for Week 16 of the NFL season against the San Francisco 49ers for Monday night.

Defensive tackle Deforest Buckner has been listed as QUESTIONABLE for Monday’s games against the 49ers with a neck injury. Buckner looks set to return from injured reserve this week and provide a huge boost for the defense in the final few games of the year.

Left tackle Bernhard Raimann has been listed as QUESTIONABLE for Mondays game against the 49ers with an elbow injury. Raimann left last week’s game due to injuring his elbow and did...

According to head coach Shane Steichen, Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle DeForest Buckner (neck) will play against his former team on Monday Night Football this week (via ESPN’s Adam Schefter).

The Pro Bowl veteran defensive tackle has not played since Week 9 at the Pittsburgh Steelers, when he injured his neck and was placed on injured reserve thereafter. Buckner even went overseas for stem cell therapy to treat the injury and aid in his recovery, so it’s great to see him on the cusp of returning to Colts game days again.

He’s been a full participant at practice this week and...

Earlier this season, I wrote that Daniel Jones was playing himself into a massive new contract. He was on a one-year, $14 million deal and had completely transformed the Colts’ offense, turning them into one of the most efficient scoring units in the league. Based on the level he was playing at, I projected that Jones could realistically command a long-term contract in the range of $40-45 million per year, potentially on a 3- to 4-year deal, depending on how aggressive a team wanted to be. I laid out several contract structures, but the idea was simple: if he kept...

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?

Rivers...