Philip Rivers threw for 277 and two scores while leading the Indianapolis Colts to 27 points in a Monday Night Football test against the San Francisco 49ers. That is a remarkable accomplishment for a 44-year old who was sitting on the couch a month ago. The only problem is that his colleagues defense allowed Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey and others to rack up 48 points in a loss that moves the Colts to 8-7 on the year.
While Indianapolis can technically still find a path to the playoffs, almost all hope built on a 7-1 start has evaporated. There's plenty Rivers and Co. cannot control over the final two weeks of the year and he's focused on the one thing they do have some autonomy over. Because that's sort of the point of all this—even if he's having the time of his life out there.
