<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/why-anthony-richardson-isnt-answer-quarterback-colts');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why Anthony Richardson isn’t the long-term answer at quarterback for the Colts');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Why-Anthony-Richardson-is-isnt-the-long-term-answer-at-quarterback-for-the-Colts.jpg"></figure><h1>Why Anthony Richardson isn’t the long-term answer at quarterback for the Colts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T18:13:04-08:00">December 23rd, 6:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T18:13:04-08:00">December 23rd, 6:13pm</time><address><a href="https://matthew516sports.substack.com/">Douglas Fritz</a>Douglas Fritz has been writing about sports for almost four decades and publishes a Christian sports newsletter and podcast on Substack at Matthew516Sports. He started as a reporter for the student newspaper at East Tennessee State University, worked his way up to Editor-In-Chief, and began his sports writing career at the Johnson City Press daily newspaper while still in college. During 30-plus years at the Press, he covered University of Tennessee football, men's and women's basketball, ETSU athletics, and high school athletics. Among the people he has interviewed are Dale Murphy, Bobby Cox, John Smoltz, and Bruce Smith. He is also a Christian-based screenwriter (five feature-length and one short), book writer (three completed manuscripts and one novel), and songwriter.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson experiments with odd warmups, his team benefitted greatly from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-brian-callahan-soft-accusations-allowing-335-rushing-yards">an embarrassingly weak effort by the Titans</a>. But the blowout win doesn’t change the narrative that Richardson isn’t the long-term answer at quarterback for the Colts.</p><p>He’s not the long-term answer for any NFL team. And it comes down to passing. The NFL is a passing league, and Richardson has repeatedly demonstrated a glaring inefficiency in that department. Here are Richardson’s completion percentages this season: 47.4, 50, 50, 75 (four passes), 41.7, 31.3, 66.7, 39.3, 50, 44.7, and 63.6 (11 passes).</p><p>What NFL team wants to rely on a quarterback who is a tough runner but can’t pass the football? Lamar Jackson struggled with accuracy early in his career. Despite being a great runner, he never could have reached the pinnacle of success without becoming a better passer.</p><h2><b>Can Colts QB Anthony Richardson improve his passing?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Indianapolis-Colts-QB-Anthony-Richardson.jpg"><figcaption>Grace Hollars/USA Today Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Richardson looks more like Tim Tebow right now than any other NFL quarterback. Tebow lasted three seasons in the NFL, completing only 46.5 percent of his passes as an 11-game starter for the Denver Broncos in 2011.</p><p>It simply isn’t sustainable at the quarterback position. There are too many third-and-10 situations. If a QB can’t hit that deep in, or deep crosser to keep drives alive, the team will fail.</p><p>Think about this, too. The Colts already benched Richardson this season in favor of the aging Joe Flacco. The Colts understand the problems that Richardson brings to the field.</p><p>Colts head coach Shane Steichen said Richardson is improving. Steichen has to say that. His job may depend on Richardson becoming a viable NFL quarterback. It’s not like the Colts can afford to throw another first-round pick at the position.</p><p>Richardson said he’s <a href="https://www.colts.com/news/anthony-richardson-details-decision-making-final-stretch-2024-season-week-16-titans" rel="noopener">trying to absorb things</a>, according to colts.com.</p><p>“I don’t think it’s difficult (to refocus) honestly, because every week you’re trying to win – win that week,” Richardson said. “We’re not necessarily thinking about last week. It happened, it is what it is. We’re just trying to make sure we finish out strong this year, so if we do get an opportunity to get in the playoffs then we make sure we take care of our business.</p><p>“I feel like as a quarterback you’ve got to be able to make great decisions at all times, whether that’s handing the ball off the right way or looking at coverage the right way, checking the play. So (I) always have to make sure my decisions are on point.”</p><p>Hard work has been part of the process.</p><p>“He’s in there at 5:30, 6 o’clock in the morning consistently—on a consistent basis—which has been really good to see,” Steichen said. “Being around his guys and having that morning routine has been huge for him. The daily process of the meetings and the walkthroughs and the practice, he’s been taking it in stride and done a good job with it.”</p><p>Also, Steichen said Richardson is developing a better idea of what to do in the pocket for the Colts.</p><p>“His pocket presence, he’s had calmer feet in the pocket as he’s been going through it,” Steichen said. “That’s just repetition more than anything. He’s playing more and seeing more looks and seeing different things. That’s been good. He’s had good feet in the pocket. The one thing is he’s not throwing it to the wrong spots. His reads are good, all those different things have been good. The repetition and how to throw it, where to throw it, that part’s been good.</p><p>“Some of the stuff, if it plays out exactly how you want it to, that’s great. But I think a lot of it, like the scramble play he had on fourth down, is the knack for it. Shoot, this ain’t open and there’s a blitzer coming off the right. I’m going to scramble right and find the open receiver. That’s a natural ability that he has that’s impressive.”</p><h2><b>Anthony Richardson performed well against Titans</b></h2><p>In part because he didn’t have to pass much, Richardson had a nice game against the Titans. The Colts second-year man completed 7 of 11 throws for 131 yards and a touchdown. He rushed nine times for 70 yards and a score.</p><p>But a lot of his good play on Sunday <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-brian-callahan-soft-accusations-allowing-335-rushing-yards" rel="noopener">can be attributed</a> to the Titans, according to a post on X by Paul Kuharsky via clutchpoints.com.</p><p>“It’s a super disappointing performance,” Titans head coach Brian Callahan said. “Really, not at all what I thought what we’ve shown at all over the course of the year. Didn’t get off blocks. Didn’t win the line of scrimmage, then didn’t tackle in space. Then the speed of Jonathan Taylor showed up and we couldn’t get him on the ground.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why Anthony Richardson isn’t the long-term answer at quarterback for the Colts

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/colts-news-anthony-richardson-reason-rugby-warmup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colts’ Anthony Richardson reveals reason behind ‘rugby’ warmup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Colts-news-Anthony-Richardson-reveals-reason-behind-rugby-warmup.jpg"></figure><h1>Colts’ Anthony Richardson reveals reason behind ‘rugby’ warmup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T06:06:25-08:00">December 23rd, 6:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T06:06:25-08:00">December 23rd, 6:06am</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-brian-callahan-soft-accusations-allowing-335-rushing-yards">beat the Tennessee Titans 38-30 in Week 16</a>. While they collapsed down the stretch and nearly blew a 31-point lead, it was an impressive division win that kept their faint playoff hopes alive. Anthony Richardson was decent for the Colts, with only 11 pass attempts but nine impactful rushing attempts. He <a href="https://x.com/NFLUKIRE/status/1870878665350774999" rel="noopener">debuted an interesting warmup</a> routine, as captured by NFL UK &amp; Ireland.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Colts</a> QB1 Anthony Richardson warming up with a Rugby ball! 🏉 <a href="https://t.co/UmDPmGjX8e">pic.twitter.com/UmDPmGjX8e</a></p><p>— NFL UK &amp; Ireland (@NFLUKIRE) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLUKIRE/status/1870878665350774999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Colts’ quarterback was asked about the warmup routine and The Athletic’s James Boyd <a href="https://x.com/RomeovilleKid/status/1871035664655114427" rel="noopener">posted the response on social media.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Colts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Colts</a> QB Anthony Richardson on warming up with a rugby ball:</p><p>“ … Just allowing my hands to adjust to the rugby ball, which (it’s) bigger, so once I get the football, it’s kind of like a NERF ball in my hand, and I can just do whatever I need to do with it.” <a href="https://t.co/wH9MAYLQCu">https://t.co/wH9MAYLQCu</a> <a href="https://t.co/l8Cs0zBvRq">pic.twitter.com/l8Cs0zBvRq</a></p><p>— James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) <a href="https://twitter.com/RomeovilleKid/status/1871035664655114427?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Just allowing my hands to adjust to the rugby ball, which (it’s) bigger, so once I get the football, it’s kind of like a NERF ball in my hand, and I can just do whatever I need to do with it,” Richardson said.</p><p>It’s a similar process that MLB hitters take in the on-deck circle, putting weights on their bat to make it feel lighter when they get up to the plate. Richardson has struggled with his accuracy this year, so feeling like he has a better grip on the ball should help. But the Colts did not reap those benefits in the passing game against the Titans.</p><p>The Colts have two more games to pull off an improbable playoff comeback and, more likely, determine the future of their quarterback position.</p><h2><b>Is Anthony Richardson the quarterback of the Colts’ future? </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Anthony-Richardson-with-Indianapolis-Colts-1.jpg"><figcaption>Grace Hollars/USA Today Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The most impactful play that Anthony Richardson made was his touchdown run in the second quarter. He got the shotgun snap, ran behind a pulling Quentin Nelson, and powered into the end zone. The Cam Newton-type runs make Colts fans think Richardson could be the quarterback of the future. But other plays make it seem like he is not the guy.</p><p>While Richardson is a dynamic runner, he needs to develop a better passing attack to be the franchise quarterback. His inaccuracy has cost the Colts games and has them on the outside of the playoff picture. They spent the fourth-overall pick on Richardson and need to make a decision on his future soon.</p><p>After an injury-riddled rookie season, Richardson was benched this year for Joe Flacco. That experiment was a disaster and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-jeff-ulbrich-reveals-major-regret-painful-loss-colts">Richardson came back in for their win over the Jets</a>. Even in a dominant division win, there is no avoiding the existential quarterback question in Indianapolis.</p><p>Whether Richardson uses a rugby ball, football, or any other egg-shaped object to warm up, he must be a better thrower to maintain his job.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Colts’ Anthony Richardson reveals reason behind ‘rugby’ warmup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/colts-news-qb-anthony-richardsons-reaction-jonathan-taylors-horrific-miscue');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colts QB Anthony Richardson’s encouraging reaction to Jonathan Taylor’s horrific miscue');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Colts-news-Anthony-Richardson-s-encouraging-reaction-to-Jonathan-Taylor-s-horrific-miscue-.jpg"></figure><h1>Colts QB Anthony Richardson’s encouraging reaction to Jonathan Taylor’s horrific miscue</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T00:29:12-08:00">December 16th, 12:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T00:29:12-08:00">December 16th, 12:29am</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-bo-nix-moment-peyton-manning-before-colts-game">Indianapolis Colts’ 31-13 loss to the Denver Broncos</a> on Sunday will be remembered for a game-changing miscue by star running back Jonathan Taylor. His would-be 41-yard touchdown was overturned after officials ruled that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-jonathan-taylor-brutal-blunder-broncos">he dropped the ball before crossing the goal line,</a> resulting in a touchback and <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/42995788/jonathan-taylor-drops-ball-end-zone-colts-loss" rel="noopener">shifting the momentum</a> entirely in favor of the Broncos.</p><p>For Taylor, the error was devastating. “It just can’t happen, no matter the game, no matter the scenario,” Taylor said postgame. “I do know if I would’ve crossed that goal line with the ball, we would’ve had six more points. I don’t know how it would’ve played out after that. But I do know we would’ve had six more points.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jonathan Taylor is about to lose someone fantasy playoffs after this no TD touch back 😭😭😭 <a href="https://t.co/26njX4Jp94">pic.twitter.com/26njX4Jp94</a></p><p>— GameBlazers (@PlayGameBlazers) <a href="https://twitter.com/PlayGameBlazers/status/1868436059425481152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Colts were leading 13-7 in the third quarter when Taylor’s costly fumble handed the Broncos the ball and an opportunity to claw their way back. Denver capitalized on the momentum swing, scoring 24 unanswered points to seal a critical victory in the AFC playoff race. While Taylor’s mistake was a defining moment, it was far from the only issue for the Colts, who committed five turnovers and eight penalties during the game.</p><h2><b>Anthony Richardson is growing into a young leader for the Colts</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jonathan-Taylor-and-Anthony-Richardson.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Despite the high-stakes implications of the mistake, Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson offered unwavering support for his teammate. Speaking about his message to Taylor after the play, Richardson said, “I just told him to wipe it. Forget about it. … I just told him to clear his mind because obviously we’re gonna go right back to him,” via James Boyd on X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Colts?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Colts</a> QB Anthony Richardson on his message to RB Jonathan Taylor after Taylor dropped the ball on what should’ve been a 41-yard TD:</p><p>“I just told him to wipe it. Forget about it. … I just told him to clear his mind because obviously we’re gonna go right back to him.” <a href="https://t.co/eayAX0Mkf5">pic.twitter.com/eayAX0Mkf5</a></p><p>— James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) <a href="https://twitter.com/RomeovilleKid/status/1868532795162886418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Richardson’s leadership reflects the resiliency the Colts must embrace as they try to salvage their playoff hopes. At 6-8, Indianapolis has fallen further out of the AFC playoff picture, now trailing the Broncos, Chargers, and other competitors. A win against Denver would have kept them in striking distance for the final wild-card spot, but the loss instead solidifies their position on the outside looking in.</p><p>Head coach Shane Steichen also took a moment to address the team’s overall performance, acknowledging the series of mistakes that plagued them. “Sometimes, someone gives you their best and your best just wasn’t good enough,” Steichen said. “But when you hurt yourself like that, that one hurts.”</p><p>As for Taylor, he expressed regret and vowed to learn from the misstep. “That should never happen,” he said. “I apologized to my teammates, and it won’t happen again.” The Colts’ playoff hopes now hang by a thread as they face a manageable schedule of the Titans, Giants, and Jaguars to close out the season. However, the team must eliminate costly errors and regain their focus if they hope to finish the season on a high note.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the Indianapolis Colts scored a touchdown with 12 seconds to go at the end of regulation against the New England Patriots, head coach Shane Steichen was left with a very tough decision: tie things up at 24-24 with a Matt Gay extra point or go for the win by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-anthony-richardson-fortnite-2-point-conversion">handing the ball to starting quarterback Anthony Richardson</a>.</p><p>A tough call? For a then-5-7 team in second place in the AFC South, you bet, but fortune favors the bold, and with a rushing quarterback with athletic gifts unseen in the NFL since Cam Newton was slingin’ it for the Carolina Panthers, Steichian pulled the trigger on a designed run for the win.</p><p>How did it feel for Richardson to go from benched earlier in the season to being handed a quite literally win or lose situation with the game on the line a few weeks later? Well, after the game, the Florida product was asked that very question and <a href="https://www.patriots.com/news/indianapolis-colts-postgame-quotes-12-1" rel="noopener">broke down the team’s mindset heading into the game</a>.</p><p>Made it work, they did; the Patriots were handed the ball with just 12 seconds to play and kicker Joey Slye missing a 68-yard field goal that would have given the team the lead. If it went wrong, Steichen would have looked silly, but because it worked, on a second effort by Richardson no less, he rightfully deserves his flowers.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Anthony-Richardson-on-the-field-for-the-Colts.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Canha-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h2><b>Shane Steichen’s philosophy behind running Anthony Richardson</b></h2><p>Discussing his decision to lay the entire game on the line with a two-yard run with two points on the line, Steichen explained his philosophy to reporters after the game, noting that he liked the call based on the situation.</p><p>In a game where the Colts had to pull fourth down conversion after fourth down conversion out of their hat to keep their chances alive, having the playbook depth to still pull an interesting call for the two-point conversion is a testament to Steichen as a play-caller, as a lesser coach would have simply played for the tie and hoped for a favorable coin toss.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Richardson reveals Colts mindset ahead of Week 13 two-point conversion

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/colts-news-anthony-richardson-fortnite-2-point-conversion');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colts’ Anthony Richardson channels Fortnite after game-winning 2-point conversion');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Colts-news-Anthony-Richardson-channels-Fortnite-after-game-winning-2-point-conversion.jpg"></figure><h1>Colts’ Anthony Richardson channels Fortnite after game-winning 2-point conversion</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-01T18:14:01-08:00">December 1st, 6:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-01T18:14:01-08:00">December 1st, 6:14pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Anthony Richardson and the Indianapolis Colts got a little bold and were rewarded for it on Sunday. With Indianapolis trailing the New England Patriots by seven points with under 20 seconds remaining in regulation, Richardson found wide receiver Alec Pierce for a three-yard touchdown score but that still left the Colts behind by a point.</p><p>Instead of going for the much easier route of taking an extra-point kick attempt, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-shane-steichen-anthony-richardson-rationale-game-winning-2-point-conversion">Colts went for it via a two-point conversion try</a>, which they succeeded in pulling off thanks to Richardson’s legs.</p><h2><b>Anthony Richardson comes through for the Colts in Week 13’s win against the Patriots</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Anthony-Richardson-3.jpg"><figcaption>Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After finding the end zone and putting Indianapolis in front with just 12 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Richardson immediately broke out a Fortnite-inspired celly.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The future generation is officially the present.</p><p>Anthony Richardson hits the Fortnite ‘take the L’ emote after running through grown men for the game. <a href="https://t.co/MTEItAKgen">pic.twitter.com/MTEItAKgen</a></p><p>— Noah Compton (@nerlens_) <a href="https://twitter.com/nerlens_/status/1863334202940248221?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>For what it’s worth, the “Take The L is a Rare Emote in Fortnite, that could have been <a href="https://fortnite.fandom.com/wiki/Take_The_L" rel="noopener">unlocked by reaching Tier 31</a> of the Season 3 Battle Pass,” according to Fortnite Wiki.</p><p>Indianapolis went on to secure the 25-24 win over the Patriots with the Patriots failing to score after getting the ball back in the game’s final possession.</p><p>“I know Shane called that play for a certain reason,” Richardson said about Colts head coach Shane Steichen’s <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671620" rel="noopener">decision to go for the 2-point conversion try</a>, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). “I was reading the outside guys on it. But once I looked in the middle, I just decided I was going to put it in my hands. … And we made it happen.”</p><p>Steichen, meanwhile, believes that the way his team executed in the clutch injects the Colts with the kind of confidence needed to succeed in the NFL.</p><p>“It comes down to a lot of those in this league, and that’s huge growth,” Steichen shared. “That’s huge confidence for him. Huge confidence for our team that he can get those things done.”</p><p>Overall, it was an up-and-down performance for Richardson in the Patriots game, as he went 12-for-24 for 109 passing yards and a touchdown plus an interception. He also rushed nine times for 48 yards and a touchdown. Richardson is still finding his footing in the pros, but he’s clearly showing a lot of promise, as he continues to develop into a more reliable presence under center for the Colts, who have a bye coming up in Week 14.</p><p>The Colts are now just a game under .500 with a 6-7 record but still need more success to improve their chances of making the NFL playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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