The Indianapolis Colts were without starting quarterback Anthony Richardson in their last two games, but head coach Shane Steichen expects to have the second-year passer back in the lineup Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.
“Unless there’s a setback, I think he’ll be ready to go,” Steichen said of Richardson on Monday.
Richardson, 22, dealt with an oblique injury that he suffered early in the Colts’ Week 4 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Backup quarterback Joe Flacco took over in that victory and started for Indianapolis in games against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans.
On Sunday, Richardson was inactive, but available to the team as an emergency third quarterback.
“[We] wanted to make sure he’s 100 percent,” Steichen said. “That’s what really went into the decision. He’s really close – really close, which is why we had him as our third emergency quarterback. But he should be looking really good this week.”
Prior to his injury, Richardson completed 50.6 of his passes for 654 yards with three touchdowns and six interceptions. He also added 141 rushing yards and a touchdown.
In his absence, Flacco completed 65.7 percent of his passes for 716 yards with seven touchdowns and an interception.
The Dolphins have never faced Richardson, but are 3-6 all-time in games against Flacco. He has 12 career touchdown passes against Miami with four interceptions and most recently faced the Dolphins in Week 18 of the 2022 season as a member of the New York Jets.
