US EditionPhilip Rivers Throws for 120 Yards, 1 Touchdown in First Start in Nearly Five Years
Philip Rivers, 44, completed 120 yards with one touchdown despite limited preparation after Colts lost two quarterbacks, narrowly falling 18-16 to the Seahawks, officials said.
- The Colts sent Philip Rivers onto Lumen Field on Sunday for his first NFL start since January 2021, throwing for 120 yards and a touchdown in an 18-16 loss.
- The Indianapolis Colts turned to Philip Rivers after injuries sidelined Daniel Jones and Riley Leonard, facing heavy criticism for recalling the veteran on short notice.
- Rivers' key plays included a fourth-quarter drive setting up Blake Grupe's 60-yard field goal for a 16-15 lead, but Seattle Seahawks regained the lead and Rivers threw an interception on the final drive.
- The narrow defeat raised fresh scrutiny of the Indianapolis Colts' personnel decisions as observers noted Philip Rivers, comeback starter, nearly produced a playoff-level result while some commentators argued he did not cause the loss.
- Rivers may start again this coming Monday at home against San Francisco, as Indianapolis Colts awarded him extra medical insurance and discussed contract extensions.
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You know who got obliterated yesterday? Well, not Philip Rivers. Eat that with a pointed stick, you morbid ghouls. We expect that the number and conditions of the many casualties from this most recent knives-and-cleavers mosh pit of a football Sunday shall be covered in the other squalid little corners of America's Preeminent Web Site, and so we won't be hypothetically dancing on any metaphorical graves or literal ACLs. All we know is that the o…
Grandfather Philip Rivers reappears at 44 at the highest level
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