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.

**A Closer Look at...

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...

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”...

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...

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...

Please don’t bet any money based on anything you read here.

Sports betting is all the rage, but I’m not very good at it. This year I’m determined to figure out how to beat the odds once and for all but I’ll need a little help to make it happen.

It turns out that I happen to know a sports betting expert, he goes by Pehs online, and he’s totally not my brother. You can find him on Twitter @NeverNotNick. *There are several things in this article that I don’t recommend and following him on Twitter is at the top...

Could this be the year that Reggie Wayne finally gets enshrined into pro football immortality—which is overdue?

The Pro Football Hall of Fame unveiled their 173 modern-era nominees for the Class of 2024, which included two former Indianapolis Colts finalists from last year: Dwight Freeney and Reggie Wayne, as well as pivotal franchise players such as Robert Mathis, Pat McAfee, Jeff Saturday, Bob Sanders, and even Mike Vanderjagt.

Headlining this year’s first-time nominees are former San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates and Carolina Panthers/Chicago Bears/Green Bay Packers pass rusher Julius Peppers.

The current list of 173 modern era nominees...

A significant takeaway after the Indianapolis Colts split two divisional matchups is the defense has allowed just one explosive run play, a 26-yard touchdown by Jaguars’ running back Travis Etienne in the season opener.

The Jaguars attempted 35 run plays for 105 yards, 3.0 yards per attempt. The Texans attempted 26 rushes for 52 yards, 2.0 yards per attempt.

Each of the Texans’ ten longest plays were produced through the air, with no threat of a rushing attack once Grover Stewart blew up the Texans’ first play from scrimmage in the backfield. According to Pro Football Focus, Stewart leads the...

Zack Moss was a work horse for the Colts on Sunday. The team rewarded his efforts by not allowing him a break.

The only thing that could keep Indianapolis Colts’ Zack Moss off the field on Sunday against the Houston Texans was the opponent's offense. Moss carried the ball 18 times for 88 yards and one touchdown, playing 98% of the team’s snaps.

That is not a snap count you see from running backs in today’s NFL, even the uber elite of the game. Some backs are brought in for power, others for their ability to catch, some for speed...

The Colts made three roster moves on Tuesday, one of which was to bring in a former highly touted running back prospect.

The Indianapolis Colts announced on Tuesday that the team has promoted offensive guard Arlington Hambright from the team’s practice squad to the 53-man active roster, as well as signed former Philadelphia Eagles running back Trey Sermon to its taxi-man squad.

The Colts waived offensive tackle Ryan Hayes in a corresponding 53-man roster move.

Hambright has had a few stints on the Colts practice squad and spent all of this past training camp and preseason with Indianapolis.

The former...

Winners

Shane Steichen

First win as a head coach, winning against a divisional opponent, and beating Demeco Ryans in their first matchup, the biggest winner of the game was Shane Steichen. He clearly worked well with Anthony Richardson and has a quarterback with less than 20 college and NFL starts playing like a veteran (other than protecting himself from hits). The offense did not regress once Richardson, the focal point of the unit, went down with a concussion and was replaced by backup quarterback Gardner Minshew. It’s only two games, but so far Steichen is displaying must have...