Indianapolis Colts’ left tackle Bernhard Raimann was estimated as a non-participant in the team’s first Week 11 practice ahead of their matchup with the New York Jets.
With the bye week still a few weeks away, rather than having a normal Wednesday practice, the Colts held a walkthrough instead–hence the estimation of each player’s status.
Raimann would exit the Colts’ contest on Sunday with Buffalo in the first half with a knee injury and did not return. He ended up playing only 13 snaps.
As of now, we do not have any more specifics on Raimann’s injury or what his potential availability could look like the rest of the week. However, it did seem plausible that at least one day of practice could be missed when the Colts signed an offensive tackle to the practice squad on Tuesday to bolster the depth of the position during practices.
Sunday’s game against the Bills was Raimann’s first game back after missing the week prior versus Minnesota with a concussion.
Overall, Raimann has had a good season for the Colts, building off of a strong sophomore season in 2023. Out of 79 eligible tackles, he ranks 23rd in pass-blocking efficiency and 26th in run-blocking grade.
Without Raimann, the Colts are leaning on left tackle Matt Goncalves. In his two appearances the last two games, Goncalves has been credited with allowing six pressures and three sacks, according to PFF, along with being penalized once.
In Sunday’s game specifically, it was Goncalves who was beat by Bills’ edge rusher Greg Rousseau on the play where the ball was knocked out of Joe Flacco’s hands and resulted in a fumble recovery for Buffalo.
Awaiting the Colts this week is a Jets’ defensive front that will enter Week 11 ranked 12th in yards per rush allowed at 4.3 and ninth in pressure rate.
