A week ago, Philip Rivers shocked the NFL when he decided to work out with the Colts amid injuries to quarterbacks Daniel Jones and Riley Leonard. Rivers, who had not played a game since the 2020-21 playoffs, not only signed with the Colts, but also started for them in their narrow loss to the Seahawks on Sunday.
In Rivers’s first game back in nearly five years, the 44-year-old grandpa went 18-of-27 for 120 yards, one touchdown and one pick while coming up just short of leading the Colts to a major upset over the Seahawks. While the Colts unsurprisingly took the weight off Rivers’s shoulders by calling plenty of runs and short passes, he did a nice job executing the offense and giving them a real chance in the game.
