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.