The Indianapolis Colts managed to enhance to 2-2 on Sunday with a stunning 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Star working again Jonathan Taylor suffered a sprained ankle, whereas quarterback Anthony Richardson took a brutal hit from Minkah Fitzpatrick and harm his hip.
The excellent news, per Tom Pelissero, is that the accidents to each gamers are regarded as gentle and that Richardson will probably be thought-about day-to-day.
So the #Colts offense seems to have dodged two harm bullets Sunday: RB Jonathan Taylor’s excessive ankle sprain is gentle, per @RapSheet, and no main harm for Richardson both. Each will probably be evaluated all through the week. https://t.co/HrzpfgMmK4
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 30, 2024
Richardson, who’s in his second NFL season, is the person Indianapolis is pinning numerous hope on so far as changing into their franchise quarterback.
He has struggled mightily, as he leads the NFL with six interceptions and has accomplished simply 50.6 % of his cross makes an attempt this 12 months, however he does have a stable 141 dashing yards and one dashing landing, in addition to 6.7 yards per dashing try.
He solely bought off 4 throws on Sunday earlier than he left the sport.
Veteran Joe Flacco performed nearly all of the competition and went 16 of 26 for 168 yards and two touchdowns, and with him beneath heart, the Colts bought out to a 24-10 lead early within the fourth quarter.
In the meantime, Taylor is off to begin in 2024 with 349 dashing yards and 4 dashing touchdowns, whereas third-year large receiver Alex Pierce has been pretty spectacular with 10 catches for 234 yards and two touchdowns.
The Colts have two vital divisional matchups on the highway within the subsequent two weeks in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans, and in Week 8, they’ll go to the Houston Texans, who’re in first place at 3-1.
