Overview
- The Colts lost 16-10 in Minneapolis on Sunday after Minnesota blitzed Daniel Jones on about 85% of his dropbacks, a rate ESPN Research said was the highest in the tracking era.
- Jones completed 13 of 22 passes for 108 yards with an interception that ended Indianapolis’s final drive and was sacked four times during a game plan built to run the ball and protect him.
- Steichen told reporters he has “a ton of faith in Daniel” and said he has not considered a quarterback change, repeating his support in the days after the Week 7 defeat.
- Indianapolis’s choices are constrained by Jones’s two-year, $88 million extension signed in March and by backups Anthony Richardson and Riley Leonard lacking a track record that would justify a switch.
- The decision follows the firing of GM Chris Ballard on October 19 and leaves the Colts at 2-5 with questions about whether roster and front-office instability will force bigger moves in the offseason.