Overview
- The Colts downgraded Bernhard Raimann (elbow) to out for Monday night, according to a team update reported by NFL Network.
- Luke Tenuta, who stepped in after Raimann’s injury in Seattle, allowed one pressure in 13 pass-blocking snaps but drew a poor run-blocking grade from PFF.
- Coaches had considered moving Matt Goncalves and Jalen Travis to tackle with Danny Pinter or Dalton Tucker at right guard, a tradeoff between continuity and interior stability.
- Beat reporting flagged interior pressure as the greater concern for Philip Rivers even as San Francisco ranks 31st in pressure rate and 17th in yards per rush allowed.
- In Rivers’ first start the Colts leaned on quick-game concepts while the run game struggled, and analysts noted they rarely used under-center looks that have been successful this season.