According to head coach Shane Steichen, the Indianapolis Colts (8-7) will continue to start 44-year-old starting quarterback Philip Rivers against the Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4) at home this week—even after dropping two in a row, and their playoff hopes currently on life support (per The Athletic’s James Boyd). While the Colts remain winless with Rivers through […]
From Stampede Blue
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What a difference a matter of just weeks can make. On November 22nd, after a blistering (and surprising) hot start, the Colts sat at 8-2, featuring a historically prolific league scoring offense, and were the toast of the AFC—as the best team in the conference record wise. The Colts had recently completed the trade deadline […]
From Stampede Blue
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We’ll know more about how the San Francisco 49ers fared on the injury front once Kyle Shanahan speaks. Tatum Bethune and George Kittle’s ankles are what we should be concerned about. After Monday night, Kittle told the media he believed he avoided a serious injury: “My concern level? I don’t think it’s a high ankle […]
From Niners Nation
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Last week, after squeaking out a win over the Indianapolis Colts, the Seattle Seahawks barely moved in their average power ranking. However, will the Seahawks finally take over the number one spot after their roller coaster win over the Los Angeles Rams? Put shortly, yes. All five national media sites polled (NFL.com, Pro Football Talk, […]
From Field Gulls
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The San Francisco 49ers nearly scored 50 points on the road against the Indianapolis Colts on Monday night. The previous four games felt like “get right” or “tune up” games. We were always going to find out who the Niners really were during this final stretch of games. Against the Colts, we did. Let’s get […]
From Niners Nation
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8-7, season basically over, no 1st round picks for the next two seasons, and yet another season without playoffs for Steichen & Ballard. This one was to be expected, the Niners are a very good football team, with an excellent head coach, and the result of the game was never really in doubt. On to […]
From Stampede Blue
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The Chargers won their fourth consecutive game following their bye and have now won seven of their last eight. They’re peaking at the right time just ahead of matchups against the Texans and the Broncos to finish out the regular season. With the 49ers beating the Colts on Monday night, the Chargers also clinched their […]
From Bolts From The Blue
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Indianapolis, IN — The Indianapolis Colts are in a far too familiar position heading into the offseason, as they once again find themselves sitting firmly on the quarterback carousel that’s plagued them for the better part of general manager Chris Ballard’s tenure. An added layer to the equation, however, is that of wide receiver Alec […]
From Stampede Blue
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The 49ers will face better defenses than the Indianapolis Colts unit they shredded on Monday Night Football in the playoffs, and they will face quarterbacks better equipped to beat them than a 44-year-old Philip Rivers. Yet, if the Niners are to go deep into the postseason, then the primetime blowout of Indianapolis at Lucas Oil […]
From Niners Nation
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The Miami Dolphins have one Pro Bowl player on their roster in 2025 — and to no one’s surprise, that player is running back De’Von Achane. Achane was named to the AFC’s 2025 Pro Bowl roster on Tuesday morning, joining the Buffalo Bills’ James Cook and the Indianapolis Colts’ Jonathan Taylor in earning that honor. […]
From The Phinsider
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Two Indianapolis Colts players were selected to represent the AFC at the 2026 Pro Bowl Games, including running back Jonathan Taylor and left guard Quenton Nelson. Both foundational pieces to the stampede sporting blue will start, giving Indianapolis a pair of offensive starters in the league’s annual showcase. Players were voted in by a combination […]
From Stampede Blue
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That was rough. On one hand, the offense for the Indianapolis Colts looked solid with Philip Rivers running the show. It was a far cry from what we witnessed in Seattle as the ball was thrown down the field, the receivers found plenty of space to work with and were targeted at a much higher […]
From Stampede Blue
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I am writing this article before the Monday night game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Indianapolis Colts, so who won? Was it who you wanted? Did Phillip Rivers deliver the goods for Indy, or did he deliver the goods for everyone rooting against the Colts? Well, maybe the Colts lost, but it wasn’t […]
From Turf Show Times
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The Indianapolis Colts are meeting a familiar face in a must win game in week seventeen. If the game against the 49ers wasn’t brutal enough for the defense, this one might be worse as the Jaguars are rolling into town red-hot. This is an absolute must win for the Colts. A win this week, coupled […]
From Stampede Blue
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Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey have big night against Colts“McCaffrey, who racked up 117 yards on 21 carries, surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the season, the fifth time he has done it in his career.” The 49ers want you to believe they don’t need a defense“The positives for that group were that CJ West and […]
From Niners Nation
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The tightrope finally snapped inside Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday Night Football as the Indianapolis Colts suffered a fifth straight loss in a 48-27 blowout against the San Francisco 49ers. What began as a hopeful holiday stage to showcase what was the league’s most explosive offensive unit entering the Week 11 BYE, has turned into […]
From Stampede Blue
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The desperate Indianapolis Colts (8-7) were fighting for their increasingly slim playoff odds, but if you want to blame someone after falling to the San Francisco 49ers (11-4), 48-27, on Monday Night Football, don’t blame grizzled veteran Philip Rivers (i.e., ‘Grandpa Phil’). The 44-year-old longtime veteran quarterback, who shockingly unretired two weeks ago and had […]
From Stampede Blue
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The Seattle Seahawks looked like a team that didn’t trust its quarterback. They were running the ball in situations perceived as passing. Sam Darnold threw two costly interceptions when Seattle let him throw. They couldn’t have happened at worse times. On the flipside, Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams connected for […]
From Niners Nation
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Game result: The Colts came up short against the 49ers and dropped to 8-7 with the loss. They are officially eliminated from AFC South contention, but remain alive in the wild card race. They are two games back of the Texans. The Colts host the Jaguars and travel to face the Texans the final two […]
From Stampede Blue
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The Indianapolis Colts only attempted two passes beyond 20 yards against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 15. On the first play from scrimmage against the San Francisco 49ers, Philip Rivers “let it fly.” His first throw traveled 45 yards. That would be the last mistake Rivers made on the drive. Tatum Bethune was on Jonathan […]
From Niners Nation
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The Los Angeles Chargers clinched a playoff spot on Monday without even playing in the game. The Indianapolis Colts lost to fellow playoff hopefuls in the San Francisco 49ers. The game isin Indianapolis featured former Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers as Indy’s starting QB. Updated AFC standings How the Chargers clinched a playoff spot Now that […]
From Bolts From The Blue
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The Jacksonville Jaguars clinched their playoff spot during Monday Night Football when the Indianapolis Colts lost to the San Francisco 49ers. Jaguars players and fans were surely be tuned in to watch their division rival and see if they can punch their postseason pass. Updated AFC standings How the Jaguars clinched a playoff spot Now […]
From Big Cat Country
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The Buffalo Bills clinched their playoff spot during Monday Night Football when the Indianapolis Colts lost to the San Francisco 49ers. Bills players and fans were probably be curled up in their house all warm and cozy while in Indy, two playoff hopefuls battled it out. Updated AFC standings How the Bills clinched a playoff […]
From Buffalo Rumblings
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The Buffalo Bills haven’t had an NFL rushing leader since O.J. Simpson in the 1970s, but James Cook came one step closer to doing that on Sunday. On Buffalo’s opening drive, he went 67 yards including a 44-yard touchdown. On the run, he moved past Jonathan Taylor for the league lead in rushing yards. Taylor […]
From Buffalo Rumblings
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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, […]
From Stampede Blue
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