Overview
- ESPN reports Indianapolis will start Riley Leonard in Sunday’s finale at Houston, where the Texans are still playing for playoff positioning.
- Rivers returned in mid-December after Daniel Jones tore his Achilles and Anthony Richardson remained on injured reserve with an eye injury.
- The 44-year-old went 0-3, completing 63% of his passes for 544 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions.
- Indianapolis has slid from 8-2 to 8-8 with six straight losses and was knocked out of playoff contention in Week 17.
- Leonard, a 2025 sixth-round pick from Notre Dame, has appeared in four games and will make his first NFL start as Rivers offers support and sees his Hall of Fame clock reset to 2031.