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Colts Eliminated; Rivers Starts Week 17 as Rookie Leonard Looms for Finale

Elimination via the Texans' win refocuses Indy on a Week 18 evaluation of rookie Riley Leonard.

Overview

  • Houston's victory over the Chargers on Saturday officially knocked Indianapolis out of playoff contention.
  • Philip Rivers, 44, remains the Colts' Week 17 starter against the Jaguars after preparing as the first-team quarterback.
  • NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports Riley Leonard is expected to start the Week 18 game in Houston for his first NFL start.
  • Rivers enters Week 17 with 63,837 career passing yards and needs 252 to surpass Ben Roethlisberger on the all-time list.
  • Across his two Colts starts, Rivers has completed 66.1% of his throws for 397 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions in two losses.