With 47 seconds left and replacement kicker Blake Grupe drilling a 60 yard field goal in the chilled Pacific Northwest air, it looked like the Indianapolis Colts were about to do seemingly the impossible—shocking the world in the process.

Go into Seattle and beat the 10-3 Seahawks, who deploy one of the league’s best defenses (and offenses), and starting (out of desperation) a 44-year-old since unretired veteran quarterback, Philip Rivers, who re-signed with the team earlier this week and hadn’t played a snap in nearly five years (and who was playing behind two backup offensive tackles for a lot of...

The Indianapolis Colts dropped a fourth straight game in Sunday’s tough 18-16 road loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

Five days wasn’t enough time for any other outsider to learn the call sheet, so the Colts relied on 44-year-old grandfather Philip Rivers to come out of retirement and steer the ship into Seattle to face one of the NFL’s best defensive units. Pressed into duty and thrown into the line of fire on short notice, Rivers not only survived, he gave the Colts a chance to win with under one minute left to play.

The opening script went according to plan...

Entering the game, the Seattle Seahawks were the NFL’s second-highest scoring offense, averaging 29.8 points per game. Against the Indianapolis Colts defense, however, Sam Darnold and Co. were tested.

The Seattle Seahawks are known as a second-half team, as they often take a beat to warm up; therefore, a one-score deficit (6-13) entering halftime was by no means a concern for Mike Macdonald‘s 12-man offense. Despite the odds stacking in Seattle’s favor, Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo had other ideas.

The Colts’ first-half dominance was in large part due to their defensive effort. They limited Seattle’s offense to just six...

The NFL world was understandably caught up in the Philip Rivers returns saga this past week. Coming out of retirement after five years away warrants being the storyline of the week — or in this case, the remainder of the season — and all of the hype surrounding it was valid.

While he undoubtedly had to dust off some cobwebs, Philip Rivers largely remained the same player we saw walk off the field ’for good’ following the Colts’ Wild Card playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills in 2020-21.

In his first half back versus the Seattle Seahawks, aka the NFL’s...

The Indianapolis Colts are on the road to take on the Seattle Seahawks in week 15 of the 2025 season, kickoff is at 4:25 p.m. EST.

Seven days ago might as well have been a lifetime. Last Sunday if I had told you that the Colts week 15 starting quarterback would be Philip Rivers, there might have been internal talk at SB Nation about removing me from the site. But alas, that’s exactly what I’m telling you today.

There’s no reason to rehash the events of the last week. Even if you were in a coma you were likely aware...

The Indianapolis Colts announced their Week 15 inactives for this Sunday’s road game (4:25 PM EST) against the Seattle Seahawks—with maybe one minor surprise:

Interesting enough, Colts linebacker Jaylon Carlies, who was reinstated from injured reserve last week—and did appear in the game down in Jacksonville, is a healthy scratch—having not appeared on this week’s injury report with an injured ankle anymore.

Instead, it looks as though veteran safety George Odum will be available for special teams work again. The former 2x NFL All-Pro special teams gunner was a healthy scratch last weekend in Jacksonville.

Meanwhile, running back D.J. Giddens,...

The Indianapolis Colts (8-5) travel to the Pacific Northwest to take on the Seattle Seahawks (10-3)(-13.5) to try to keep their late season playoff hopes alive. This Sunday’s late afternoon game kicks off at 4:25 PM EST.

Of course, for the Colts, all eyes will be on longtime veteran quarterback Philip Rivers, who shockingly unretired earlier this week to re-sign with Indianapolis, and will be starting his first game in nearly five years. It will be rookie quarterback Riley Leonard backing him up, with Brett Rypien will be the QB3 (inactive).

The Colts come in scoring the 5th most points...

The Indianapolis Colts are in the Emerald City this weekend, facing the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. The game has playoff implications for both teams, but the biggest story is the return of long-retired Philip Rivers. Colts QB Daniel Jones tore his Achilles tendon and went on IR earlier this week. Backup Riley Leonard suffered a knee injury and the team signed Rivers out of retirement. The team activated him on Saturday and he’s expected to start an NFL game for the first time in five years.

This is a critical week for the Colts with their playoff hopes taking...

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Indianapolis Colts injured starting quarterback Daniel Jones may face a shorter recovery from his season-ending Achilles surgery than initially expected.

It was first speculated to be at least a 9-month recovery timeline for Jones, who underwent successful surgery to repair his torn Achilles this past Tuesday, which would’ve pushed him closer to the start of the 2026 regular season opener.

However, Schefter reported on Saturday that it could be closer to 6-8 months before returning for Jones, who’s now expected to be cleared by his next team’s training camp:

“Daniel Jones underwent surgery...

The Indianapolis Colts announced that the team has signed recently unretired longtime NFL quarterback Philip Rivers from their practice squad to the 53-man active roster.

It was an expected move that paves the way for the 44-year-old quarterback (and freshly turned grandpa), who was surprisingly re-signed by the Colts earlier this week after not playing football for going on five years, to start this Sunday on the road against the Seattle Seahawks—and their stingy defense.

It also means that Rivers, who was named one of 26 modern-era semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026, will see...

In a week full of surprises that even a Hollywood script writer wouldn’t have thought believable, Ian Rapoport is reporting that the unthinkable is happening tomorrow:

Philip Rivers will start at quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts in 2025 against the vaunted Seattle Seahawks defense. This time last week Colts fans knew their playoff hopes were dwindling after the franchises best start since 2011. Everyone expected it to be a battle led by Daniel Jones. What no one expected was that Jones would tear his Achilles and that Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen would need to scramble to fill a need...

The Indianapolis Colts today released their Friday injury report for Week 15 of the NFL season against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

Right tackle Braden Smith has been ruled OUT for this Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks due to neck and concussion injuries. Smith has been unable to practice all week, and therefore, will be unavailable this Sunday. In his place, it will likely be rookie Jalen Travis who starts at right tackle.

Cornerback Sauce Gardner has been ruled OUT for this Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks with a calf injury. Gardner is still rehabbing a calf injury...