Exploring Gardner Minshew II’s potential return as a starter for the Colts, examining his prep and the team’s confidence in his capabilities.

The Indianapolis Colts’ preparation for their upcoming game against the Baltimore Ravens is trending toward a starting opportunity for Gardner Minshew II as Anthony Richardson recovers from a concussion. With the flair of “Minshew Mania” accompanying him from Jacksonville to Philadelphia and now to Indianapolis, it won’t be surprising to see fans get caught up in fun, particularly if Minshew looks as comfortable in Shane Steichen’s offense as he did last week in Houston.

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A look into the history of season-ending knee injuries and how Nick Chubb fits into it. Zack Moss comments on Chubb and Jonathan Taylor.

The image is all too familiar: a player in his prime goes down clutching their knee. The reactions from teammates range from visible concern to outright horror. Nowadays, photos and videos are shared all over the internet to send shivers down the spines of fans or even unsuspecting people checking their social media news feeds.

Nick Chubb’s recent brutal knee injury has again spotlighted this issue.

The history of season-ending knee injuries in the NFL is...

Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars couldn’t stay on the field against the Chiefs, converting only four times in 13 attempts

For the second week in a row, the Jacksonville Jaguars offense struggled mightily on third downs. One of the major keys to beating the Kansas City Chiefs is keeping Patrick Mahomes off the field. To do so, converting on third down is a must.

Even with the struggles on 3rd down and in the red zone, the Jaguars were able to keep it a tightly contested game. Due in large part to their defense. A promising sign for sure, but...

A look at the Houston Texans Wednesday injury report.

The Houston Texans may have lost their first two games of the 2023 season, but there are absolutely some things to be excited about.

One of those things is rookie quarterback C.J Stroud. Stroud has not been perfect, but he is looking like someone that will have a bright future in the league. Stroud can make every throw, and will continue to get better and better.

The Texans defense took a step back last week against the Colts, but the potential is still there. Injuries to both starting safeties Jalen Pitre...

We pick the full slate of games, starting with Giants at Niners

Bounceback week from the staff, with Greg Rader and Andrew Aziz back in the lead once again this season. Kudos to my friend Jared Mallott who got 12 of the 16 games last week correctly, and amazing feat.

The Colts (+ 280), probably without starting quarterback Anthony Richardson who is dealing with a concussion, open as 8-point underdogs against the Ravens (- 355), making the trip to Maryland. Just seven days from the most dominating win of the week according to “Did we really get beat that bad”...

There’s concern for both sides on the first Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns injury report of the week

The Tennessee Titans (1-1) and Cleveland Browns (1-1) released their first injury report of the week ahead of Sunday’s clash at Cleveland Browns Stadium. Of note for the Titans, superstar running back Derrick Henry was limited with a toe designation. Amani Hooker (concussion) and Kristian Fulton (hamstring) returned to practice as full participants.

Hooker has not yet cleared the concussion protocol, but was cleared to return to practice. It indicates Hooker will be fully cleared later this week. Fulton also returned to...

The Indianapolis Colts released their Wednesday injury report

The Indianapolis Colts today released their Wednesday injury report for Week 3 of the NFL season ahead of their Sunday game against the Baltimore Ravens.

Quarterback Anthony Richardson missed practice today due to a concussion. Richardson sustained a concussion during the first half of the Colts game against the Texans on Sunday. Richardson was hit during his second touchdown run and subsequently hit his head off the turf causing a concussion, he was later ruled out the game. Richardson is now in the leagues concussion protocol and will have to pass through...

After suffering first loss in year with hefty expectations, Jaguars need to grow faster than ever.

The sun has risen on a new week, and the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1) are preparing for an all new opponent.

Last week’s fumble against the Chiefs has come and gone, and coach Doug Pederson’s team is focused on this Sunday, not any Sundays in the past.

“It has to be a now mentality,” Pederson said. “You have to play it one game at a time.”

The only carryovers from last weekend will be key players recovering from injuries suffered against the Chiefs.

Wide receiver...

The rookie left guard had a “procedure” late last week

Mike Vrabel said today that he doesn’t expect Peter Skoronski to be available this week. Vrabel said on Monday that Skoronski had a procedure last week. It sounds like it was an appendectomy. They have not put him on IR to this point, so they must have some confidence he will miss less than four games. A little googling revealed that Pittsburgh Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick had an appendectomy last season and was back just eight days later - for whatever that’s worth.

Xavier Newman started in Skoronski’s place on...

Each week during the season, I will be walking through the data from the previous Colts game and analyzing the numbers to form a sort of “what happened” narrative, as well as comparing the Colts against all other teams in the league. For a glossary of the stats listed, reference Season Stats. Thanks to Pro Football Reference, NFL.com, Football Outsiders, and the nflFastR project for being awesome sources of weekly data.

Against the Texans, the Colts’ offense moved the ball down the field well. 19 first downs on 25 series is a 76% Drive Success Rate, which was the...

How are Colts fans feeling ahead of Week 3?

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The Indianapolis Colts (1-1) are coming off their first win of the 2023 regular season, but will face a tall task traveling to take on the undefeated Baltimore Ravens (2-0) (+8) in what’s always a difficult road environment at M&T Bank Stadium.

Among the biggest questions facing the Colts is whether...

A roundup of Jaguars history from September 17th-23rd

September 17, 1995: The New York Jets beat the Jaguars 27-10.

Mike Hollis made a 34-yard field goal during the 2nd quarter, and Ernest Givins scored the Jaguars’ only touchdown during the fourth quarter. Mark Brunell completed 15 out of 33 attempted passes for 138 yards. James Stewart led the team with 54 rushing yards, and Cedric Tillman led with 51 receiving yards. Jimmy Smith averaged 24 yards in kickoff returns. Desmond Howard returned two punts for 24 yards. Bryan Barker punted six times for 279 yards. Harry Colon had one interception....