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<!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', '/afc-playoff-picture-chargers-topple-broncos-week-16');   ga('set', 'title', 'AFC playoff picture after Chargers topple Broncos in Week 16');   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/AFC-playoff-picture-after-Chargers-topple-Broncos-in-Week-16.jpg"></figure><h1>AFC playoff picture after Chargers topple Broncos in Week 16</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T09:00:12-08:00">December 23rd, 9:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T09:00:12-08:00">December 23rd, 9:00am</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">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There is one game left in Week 16 as the Green Bay Packers host the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football. But that means the AFC games are finished and the playoff picture has cleared up. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-sean-payton-calls-out-need-to-be-smarter-after-loss-chargers">Chargers beat the Broncos on Thursday night</a>, starting the week with a big win. Wins by the Chiefs, Bills, and Ravens helped clear things up as well. We’ll take a look at the AFC playoff picture heading into Week 17.</p><p>Five of the seven AFC playoff spots are clinched through 16 weeks. The Broncos could have clinched a spot by beating the Chargers on Thursday but they collapsed in the second half. That win sent the Bolts’ playoff chances to 94%, so there is a very slim chance the playoffs change in the final two weeks. But anything can happen in the NFL and until there is an X next to seven teams, nothing is locked in.</p><p>Week 16 is over and done and the holidays are around the corner. Who is in a playoff spot and who is grasping to slim chances? Here is the AFC playoff picture.</p><h2><b>#1: Kansas City Chiefs (14-1, 1st in AFC West)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Patrick-Mahomes-with-KC-Chiefs-5.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Medley-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Chiefs won another one-possession game on Saturday, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chiefs-news-andy-reid-makes-bold-claim-after-tight-chiefs-win-over-texans">beating the Houston Texans 27-19</a>. They have a quick turnaround for a Wednesday game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road. Mahomes and the crew have a magic number of one to clinch the AFC’s top seed. If they win, they will secure the all-important bye in the first round.</p><h2><b>#2: Buffalo Bills (12-3, 1st in AFC East)</b></h2><p>Despite going down 14-0 in the first quarter, the Bills took down the Patriots at home in Week 16. They have already won the AFC East and are nearing a clinch of the number two seed. That does not mean what it used to be with the extra playoff team but it does mean more playoff football in Orchard Park.</p><h2><b>#3: Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5, t-1st in AFC North)</b></h2><p>The Steelers lost an important game to the Ravens on Saturday that brought the two teams to a tie. Pittsburgh would win the division if they ended with identical records because of their conference winning percentage. That makes both Christmas Day games very important, as the Steelers host the Chiefs and the Ravens travel to Houston.</p><h2><b>#4: Houston Texans (9-6, 1st in AFC South)</b></h2><p>The Texans lost more than just the game on Sunday. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/texans-news-demeco-ryans-reveals-tank-dells-return-houston-dislocating-knee">Tank Dell left with a gruesome knee injury</a>, adding to the cavalcade of injuries for the team. They have already clinched the AFC South and the playoffs, so the loss does not crush their playoff standings. Nico Collins will have to step up on Wednesday to give fans hope for the playoffs.</p><h2><b>#5: Baltimore Ravens (10-5, t-1st in AFC North)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lamar-Jackson-with-Baltimore-Ravens-10.jpg"><figcaption>Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Ravens evened the season series against the Steelers and clinched the playoffs on Saturday because of a great performance from their defense. The pick-six was the final nail in the coffin for the game. Now, the Ravens still need the Steelers to lose one of their final two games and Baltimore needs to win out. The good news is that Pittsburgh plays Kansas City this week. A win over Houston and Lamar Jackson could secure another division title.</p><h2><b>#6: Los Angeles Chargers (9-6, t-2nd in AFC West)</b></h2><p>The Chargers came storming back to beat the Broncos on Thursday and nearly secured their playoff spot. If they win against the Patriots on Saturday afternoon, they will secure a return to the playoffs. Jim Harbaugh has them in the playoff conversation after a miserable 2023 season and Thursday’s win proved that.</p><h2><b>#7: Denver Broncos </b><b>(9-6, t-2nd in AFC West)</b></h2><p>The Broncos had a 21-10 lead in the second quarter but collapsed to lose to the Chargers on Thursday. A win would have secured their playoff spot and the same is true for Week 17. They play the Bengals on the road, which is a tough matchup for their strong defense. Rookie quarterback Bo Nix has been strong this year and can prove it in this game. If they lose, they will have another win-and-in scenario against the Chiefs in Week 18. They should be rooting for KC on Wednesday so they have nothing to play for in Week 18.</p><h2><b>#8: Indianapolis Colts (7-8, 2nd in AFC South)</b></h2><p>The Colts are in the eighth spot and hold the tie-breakers over the Dolphins and Bengals. That means they only have to look ahead to the Broncos for their playoff chances. They need to win both games, Week 17 against the Giants and Week 18 against the Jaguars. Then the Broncos or Chargers have to lose both of their games, Week 17 against the Bengals and Week 18 against the Chiefs. The Athletic gives them a 14% <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5698572/2024/12/22/nfl-playoffs-projections-odds/" rel="noopener">chance of making the postseason</a>.</p><h2><b>#9: Miami Dolphins (7-8, 2nd in AFC East)</b></h2><p>The Dolphins have the tiebreaker over the Bengals but not over the Colts. So after their big win over the 49ers on Sunday, they need a lot of help. It starts with Miami winning out against the Browns and Patriots. Then, the Colts need to lose or tie at least one of their two games. And the Broncos or Chargers need to lose both of their games. If all of that happens, the Dolphins will make the playoffs. The Athletic gives them a 12% chance of making it.</p><h2><b>#10: Cincinnati Bengals (7-8, 3rd in AFC North)</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Joe-Burrow-with-Cincinnati-Bengals-6.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Bengals are the last team with playoff chances in the AFC. They started 0-3, cratering any chance they had of making the playoffs but a remarkable stretch has them grasping to hope. They do not have a tiebreaker over the Colts or Dolphins but they play the Broncos and can clinch that tiebreaker. They need to win both games (v Broncos, @ Steelers), the Broncos need to lose in Week 18 to the Chiefs, and the Dolphins and Colts both need to lose or tie one of their final games. The Athletic says there is a 5% chance that happens.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

AFC playoff picture after Chargers topple Broncos in Week 16

<!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-jonathan-taylor-jokes-broncos-blunder-redemption-vs-titans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jonathan Taylor jokes about Broncos blunder after redemption vs Titans');   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-Jonathan-Taylor-jokes-about-Broncos-blunder-after-redemption-vs-Titans.jpg"></figure><h1>Jonathan Taylor jokes about Broncos blunder after redemption vs Titans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T18:38:22-08:00">December 22nd, 6:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T18:38:22-08:00">December 22nd, 6:38pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jonathan Taylor took control of the game on Sunday. One week after experiencing one of the most humiliating moments of his five-year NFL career, Taylor proved he had learned from it by rushing for 218 yards and three touchdowns, powering the Indianapolis Colts to a 38-30 victory over the Tennessee Titans.</p><p>Taylor reflected on his mistake from the previous week, where <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-jonathan-taylor-brutal-blunder-broncos">he dropped the ball before crossing the goal line in Denver</a>, saying it was an incident he would never repeat.</p><p>After his first touchdown, a 65-yard run, Jonathan Taylor kept his word by showcasing his determination and skill, reminiscent of former Raiders great Bo Jackson. It was his way of making up for the earlier mistake that had cost the Colts a touchdown in a tough loss to the Broncos.</p><p>“You get excited, sometimes maybe a little too excited, when you see that (open field),” remarked Jonathan Taylor <a href="https://www.twitter.com/RomeovilleKid/status/1870960013151436934" rel="noopener">drawing some held back laughter</a> and giggles . “Then you just start analyzing, where are the defenders? Then it’s like ‘OK, it’s just a foot race, I’ve got to get in.’”</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> RB Jonathan Taylor on breaking a long TD run:</p><p>“Well, I mean, you get excited. Sometimes maybe a little too excited. …” 😂</p><p>That’s as real as JT has been about last week’s blunder. Bounced back in a huge way today. <a href="https://t.co/ttVD8G6wu2">pic.twitter.com/ttVD8G6wu2</a></p><p>— James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) <a href="https://twitter.com/RomeovilleKid/status/1870960013151436934?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><h2><b>Jonathan Taylor’s explosive night</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Colts-Jonathan-Taylor-celebrating.jpg"><figcaption>Christine Tannous/USA Today Network via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Taylor’s stellar showing continued after his initial touchdown. He broke free for a 70-yard score on the first play of the second half, once again holding the ball securely as he reached the end zone. He capped off the Colts win with a 1-yard touchdown plunge.</p><p>The 25-year-old required 29 carries to record the second-highest single-game rushing total in the NFL this season. It also ranked as the second-best rushing performance of his career, marking his most touchdown runs in a game since he scored four against Buffalo in 2021.</p><p>Additionally, the performance pushed him over the 1,000-yard mark for the first time since he claimed the 2021 NFL rushing title.</p><p>Anthony Richardson added nine carries for 70 yards and a touchdown as Indianapolis (7-8) set a franchise record with 335 rushing yards, surpassing the previous record of 318 set in 1956. Richardson’s sixth touchdown run of the season broke the franchise record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. Remarkably, this achievement came on a day when he attempted only 11 passes.</p><h2><b>The Tennessee Titans’ struggle continues</b></h2><p>For <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-brian-callahan-soft-accusations-allowing-335-rushing-yards">the Titans (3-12), it was another grim chapter</a> in a disappointing season. Their fourth consecutive loss came with three more turnovers and significant lapses in what had been a solid defense. In two of their last four games, opponents have rushed for over 200 yards, and Sunday’s total marked the highest rushing yards allowed by the franchise since its move from Houston to Nashville in the late 1990s.</p><p>The switch from Will Levis to Mason Rudolph also failed to spark a turnaround. Rudolph completed 23 of 34 passes for 252 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions. He led the Titans on a 23-point run to cut the deficit to 38-30. However, the game was sealed when Kenny Moore II intercepted Rudolph for the second time as the clock expired.</p><p>Next Sunday, the Colts will travel to face the New York Giants, while the Titans will conclude their road trip with a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jonathan Taylor jokes about Broncos blunder after redemption vs Titans

<!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', '/titans-news-brian-callahan-soft-accusations-allowing-335-rushing-yards');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brian Callahan sounds off on ‘soft’ accusations after allowing 335 rushing yards');   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/Brian-Callahan-sounds-off-on-soft-accusations-after-allowing-335-rushing-yards.jpg"></figure><h1>Brian Callahan sounds off on ‘soft’ accusations after allowing 335 rushing yards</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T17:05:43-08:00">December 22nd, 5:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T17:05:43-08:00">December 22nd, 5:05pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a rare display of emotion, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-brian-callahans-nsfw-response-to-tennessee-receiving-soft-allegations">Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan nearly erupted last week</a> when questioned about the perception of his team being soft. However, days later, the Titans struggled to counter that narrative, getting overpowered for much of the game in a 38-30 loss to the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday.</p><p>“I guess complete and total bullshit, if you want my honest opinion,” the Titans head coach said Wednesday. “These guys are tough ********, man. They go after it every day.”</p><p>This time, Callahan <a href="https://x.com/TDavenport_NFL/status/1870942531254677835" rel="noopener">chose not to address</a> the “soft” accusations with the team during the week. However, he expressed disappointment in their performance, particularly the struggles with run defense.</p><h2><b>Brian Callahan on the Titans performance</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Brian-Callahan-on-the-sidelines.jpg"><figcaption>Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>“It’s a super disappointing performance,” Brian Callahan <a href="https://www.twitter.com/PaulKuharskyNFL/status/1870942565111099711" rel="noopener">told the media</a> in his post-game interview “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-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Callahan on run defense.  <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Titans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Titans</a> <a href="https://t.co/oPC4KrBZhI">pic.twitter.com/oPC4KrBZhI</a></p><p>— Paul Kuharsky (@PaulKuharskyNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulKuharskyNFL/status/1870942565111099711?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 final score painted a rosier picture for the Titans, who allowed 38 consecutive points after grabbing an initial 7-0 lead. Tennessee mounted a late comeback with 23 unanswered points but fell short of securing a critical defensive stop in the closing moments.</p><p>Tennessee (3-12) suffered their fourth consecutive defeat, marking a season sweep by the Colts and their 13th loss in the past 14 December games.</p><p>The most glaring statistic was the Colts’ dominance on the ground, amassing 335 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 50 carries, averaging 6.7 yards per attempt. This included explosive scoring runs of 65 and 70 yards by Jonathan Taylor.</p><p>The 335 rushing yards were the most the Titans have allowed since the franchise adopted the “Titans” name in 1999. It was also the second instance in four games where Tennessee’s defense gave up over 260 rushing yards, with the Washington Commanders racking up 267 earlier this month.</p><h2><b>Jonathan Taylor eviscerating the Titans</b></h2><p>Jonathan Taylor led the charge, amassing 218 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries. Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson contributed with nine rushes for 70 yards and a score.</p><p>Anthony Richardson, whose passing has been inconsistent this season, attempted just 11 throws against the Titans. He connected on seven for 131 yards, including a touchdown and an interception.</p><p>The Colts dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball, limiting the Titans to just 65 yards on 22 carries, an average of three yards per attempt. This gave Indianapolis an overwhelming 270-yard edge in the rushing game.</p><p>The Titans fought back late, scoring three straight touchdowns and two two-point conversions to cut the Colts’ lead to 38-30 with 2:53 remaining in the game.</p><p>However, when the Colts needed a first down to seal the game, they relied on their running game once again. On second-and-eight, Richardson faked a handoff and scrambled around the end, picking up nine yards for a game-clinching first down.</p><p>Callahan and the Titans regained possession on their own 11-yard line with only three seconds remaining in the half, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-officially-bench-will-levis-turn-mason-rudolph-qb">but Mason Rudolph threw his third interception</a> as the game came to a close.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brian Callahan sounds off on ‘soft’ accusations after allowing 335 rushing yards

<!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-mo-alie-coxs-hilarious-revelation-after-jonathan-taylors-monster-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mo Alie-Cox’s hilarious revelation after Jonathan Taylor’s monster game');   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-Mo-Alie-Coxs-hilarious-revelation-after-Jonathan-Taylors-monster-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Mo Alie-Cox’s hilarious revelation after Jonathan Taylor’s monster game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T15:29:41-08:00">December 22nd, 3:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T15:29:41-08:00">December 22nd, 3:29pm</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts are still alive in the AFC playoff race. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-vs-colts-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Indianapolis got a huge win on Sunday, defeating Tennessee</a> 38-30 in an exciting AFC South matchup. The win <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/afc-playoff-picture-after-steelers-texans-clinch-their-spots-in-week-15">keeps the Colts alive in the playoff bubble</a> with a record of 7-8. Colts fans have plenty to celebrate about after this big game.</p><p>Colts tight end Mo Alie-Cox <a href="https://x.com/RomeovilleKid/status/1870953475250528436" rel="noopener">shared a hilarious anecdote</a> about something he heard during Sunday’s game against the Titans.</p><p>“It’s hilarious because we went out there and they were like, ‘Oh, it’s a screen!’ And then one of the DEs was like, ‘Man, they’re about to give it to Jonathan Taylor. He ‘bout to run for 300 on us.’ … Once he said that, I was like, ‘Yeah, we got ‘em,’” Alie-Cox said after the game, per James Boyd of The Athletic.</p><p>Of course, Alie-Cox overheard Titans players panicking about Colts running back Jonathan Taylor. The veteran running back had a monster game, rushing 29 times for 218 yards and three touchdowns. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-jonathan-taylor-sounds-off-shocking-fumble-gaffe-broncos">Taylor certainly made up for last week’s gaffe</a> that cost Indy a touchdown.</p><p>The running game was really working for the Colts. Anthony Richardson added on 9 rushes for 70 yards and a touchdown for good measure.</p><p>In fact, the Colts only attempted 11 passes the entire game. Now that is called being committed to running the football.</p><h2><b>How can the Colts still make the playoffs in the AFC? </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jonathan-Taylor-could-not-get-the-Colts-ground-game-going.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Colts are barely still alive in the AFC playoff picture. They are of a handful of teams still in the hunt and vying for one of two remaining wild card spots in the AFC.</p><p>The two teams that the Colts are chasing are the Broncos and Chargers, with both teams having a record of 9-6. There are a few ways that the Colts can catch the Broncos or Chargers.</p><p>Let’s start here: Indianapolis <i>needs</i> to win out to have a shot at the playoffs. If they lose against the Giants next week, or the Jaguars the week after, then they will be eliminated from playoff contention.</p><p>One scenario involves the Chargers losing out. If that happens, and the Colts win out, they will both have the same record. However, the Colts will win that tiebreaker with a better conference record.</p><p>The other scenario is a little more complicated. If the Broncos lose to the Bengals and Chiefs, and the Colts win out, the Colts have a chance to make the playoffs. However, they’ll need some help. They would also need either Cincinnati or Miami to win out, or the Chargers to lose out.</p><p>This scenario is more complicated because Indianapolis would lose a head-to-head tiebreaker with Denver.</p><p>Next up for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/indianapolis-colts/schedule/upcoming">Colts is a Week 17 matchup against the Giants</a>. This will feel like one of the most important games of the year with a postseason berth on the line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mo Alie-Cox’s hilarious revelation after Jonathan Taylor’s monster game

<!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', '/titans-tony-pollard-injury-update-week-16-colts');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans’ Tony Pollard gets promising injury update ahead Week 16 clash vs. 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/Titans-news-Tony-Pollard-gets-promising-injury-update-ahead-Week-16-clash-vs-Colts.jpg"></figure><h1>Titans’ Tony Pollard gets promising injury update ahead Week 16 clash vs. Colts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T22:27:55-08:00">December 21st, 10:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T22:27:55-08:00">December 21st, 10:27pm</time><address><a>Dakota Zientek</a>Dakota Zientek graduated from the University of Iowa in 2020 and has been writing about the NFL ever since. As a die-hard NFL fan, Dakota's fandom rides with the Chicago Bears through thick and thin -- regardless of how much pain it has caused his heart throughout the years. One day, he believes he will celebrate the Bears winning a Super Bowl. Maybe even... a few?</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Heading into their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-vs-colts-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Week 16 AFC South matchup against the Indianapolis Colts</a>, Tennessee Titans running back Tony Pollard’s outlook <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1870685278903672856" rel="noopener">appeared positive</a> in the team’s injury update on Saturday, per Adam Schefter on X.</p><p>“Titans RB Tony Pollard, listed as questionable for Sunday due to an ankle injury, is expected to play vs. the Colts, per source,” Schefter wrote.</p><p>While it hasn’t resulted in any missed time for Pollard, he’s been dealing with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-tony-pollard-gut-out-ankle-injury-pursuit-1000-yard-campaign">ankle and foot injuries for over a month</a>.</p><p>Pollard didn’t practice on Wednesday or Thursday, however, he was a limited participant on Friday.</p><p>With <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-officially-bench-will-levis-turn-mason-rudolph-qb">Will Levis benched for Mason Rudolph</a> heading into Week 16, the Titans’ offensive game plan could rely more on the rushing attack.</p><h2><b>Titans RB Tony Pollard expected to play vs. Colts in Week 16 after injury update</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Tony-Pollard_f46dfe.jpg"><figcaption>Steve Roberts-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After 11 weeks of the 2024 season, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-gets-real-on-future-after-benching">Titans officially benched their former second-round quarterback</a>. Rudolph will start against the Colts, with three games remaining on their schedule.</p><p>In his 11 starts throughout 2024, Levis completed 181-of-284 passes (63.7%) for 1,1917 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions, adding eight fumbles to his yearly total.</p><p>Though their playoff hopes no longer exist, the Titans hope to end their season strong, starting with a win against the Colts on Sunday behind their backup quarterback.</p><p>Rudolph was a third-round pick in 2018, spending five years with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Then, in 2024, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-tennessee-signs-ex-steelers-qb-mason-rudolph-will-levis-backup">Titans signed Rudolph as Levis’ backup</a>.</p><p>However, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-titans-bengals-turnover-frenzy-not-seen-2007">Levis’ egregious number of turnovers</a> in 2024, the Titans had to make a move at quarterback if they wanted any chance of winning another game this season.</p><p>With Rudolph under center, Pollard and running back duo partner Tyjae Spears will likely carry most of the load. The Titans match up well against their opponents on paper, considering the Colts allow the third-most rushing yards in the league (1,983).</p><p>But, since Pollard isn’t 100% due to a lingering ankle injury, the Titans could rely more on Spears after his two-touchdown performance against the Bengals in Week 15.</p><p>Following Pollard’s injury update on Saturday before their game against the Colts, the Titans expect to see the 27-year-old on the field to continue his streak of starting each game over the past two seasons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans’ Tony Pollard gets promising injury update ahead Week 16 clash vs. Colts

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Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-vs-colts-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024">Colts will be facing the Tennessee Titans</a> in Week 16, but they’ll have to <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1870171625444048935" rel="noopener">play without</a> one of their key offensive weapons, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>“Colts ruled out WR Alec Pierce for Sunday’s game vs. the Titans,” Schefter wrote on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>Pierce suffered a concussion in Week 15 and didn’t practice for two days but participated in their last practice wearing a non-contact jersey. The Colts will now have to count on Michael Pittman Jr. and Josh Downs to take the workload, while Adonai Mitchell will see extra opportunities as well.</p><p>The Colts still have a slight chance of making the playoffs, but they got slimmer with the Los Angeles Chargers defeating the Denver Broncos on Thursday Night Football.</p><h2>The Colts still looking to make playoffs</h2><p>Despite the injuries, the Colts still find themselves in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-colts-win-patriots-doesnt-prove-make-playoffs">thick of the playoff hunt</a>, but it’s going to take a lot for them to make it. Before the Chargers beat the Broncos, the easiest way for them to make the playoffs was winning their last three games and hoping the Chargers finished 1-2 or worse.</p><p>Now the Colts have to hope the Chargers lose to both the New England Patriots and the Las Vegas Raiders, two teams that have been on a downward trend all year. The Colts will still have to win their final three games, and it’s not certain that they’ll be able to do that, looking at how they’ve played this season.</p><p>Anthony Richardson seems to be finding a rhythm after being benched earlier in the season, which should be something the Colts should be happy about looking into the future.</p><p>For now, the Colts are worried about this season, and it will be interesting to see where they stand at the end of the year and if they can get in the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Colts dealt injury blow for Titans game

<!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-ex-49ers-player-fails-physical-waiver-claim');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ex-49ers player fails Colts physical after waiver claim');   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/Ex-49ers-player-fails-physical-after-waiver-claim.jpg"></figure><h1>Ex-49ers player fails Colts physical after waiver claim</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T12:00:55-08:00">December 19th, 12:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T12:00:55-08:00">December 19th, 12:00pm</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts postseason hopes took a major hit in Week 15 when they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-most-blame-week-15-loss-broncos">suffered a 31-13 loss</a> at the hands of the Denver Broncos, and while they aren’t officially eliminated from playoff contention, things aren’t looking good for them currently. The team is still fighting and attempting to upgrade their roster, but one of their recent moves went up in flames before it could even get started.</p><p>The San Francisco 49ers, whose playoff hopes are also miniscule, released veteran cornerback Ambry Thomas, with the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-indianapolis-adds-former-49ers-db-amid-injuries">Colts claiming him on waivers</a>. Unfortunately, Thomas’ time with the team is already over, as he <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1869800327072907331" rel="noopener">failed his physical</a> on Thursday despite getting cleared to return to the field by the Niners over a month ago.</p><p>“The Colts failed former 49ers CB Ambry Thomas on his physical today, one day after claiming him on waivers, saying his previous forearm injury isn’t completely healed. The 49ers cleared him over a month ago. ‘Ambry feels good and is ready to play,’ said Thomas’ agent Drew Rosenhaus. ‘My prediction is he will pass his next physical,'” Adam Schefter of ESPN reported.</p><h2><b>Colts still seeking cornerback help after Ambry Thomas fails physical</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/49ers-cornerback-Ambry-Thomas.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Thomas was a third-round pick of the 49ers in the 2021 NFL Draft, but he never ended up panning out for them, leading to his release. The Colts were looking to take a flier on Thomas to see if they tap into his potential, but they did not feel comfortable with his forearm injury, which led to the failed physical.</p><p>Whatever the reason may be, Thomas and his agent seem to believe he’s good to go, but the Colts think otherwise. Now, they will continue surveying the market for help at cornerback, while Thomas will keep looking for his next landing spot after his quick stop with Indianapolis did not go according to plan.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-49ers player fails Colts physical after waiver claim

<!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-indianapolis-adds-former-49ers-db-amid-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colts add former 49ers DB amid injuries');   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/Indianapolis-adds-former-49ers-DB-amid-injuries.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Colts add former 49ers DB amid injuries</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T14:36:32-08:00">December 18th, 2:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T14:36:32-08:00">December 18th, 2:36pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts have <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1869489721099039212" rel="noopener">claimed</a> cornerback Ambry Thomas off waivers, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Thomas’ agents, Drew Rosenhaus and Ryan Matha, confirmed the move on Wednesday.</p><p>The acquisition comes just a day after the San Francisco 49ers released Thomas, who had spent Weeks 1-15 on injured reserve this season. The former third-round pick was drafted by the 49ers in 2021 and played three seasons with the team. During his time in San Francisco, Thomas recorded 79 tackles (61 solo), 12 passes defended, two interceptions, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.</p><p>In addition to his defensive contributions, Ambry Thomas also had a presence on special teams, returning four kickoffs for a total of 70 yards.</p><p>Thomas’ most productive season came in 2023, when he tallied 43 tackles, including 35 solo stops, along with seven passes defended. He added one interception, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery, which he returned for 26 yards, showcasing his ability to contribute in key moments.</p><h2><b>Colts claim Ambry Thomas from waivers ahead of their Week 16 matchup vs. Titans</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Terry-McLaurin-catches-a-touchdown-pass-in-front-of-San-Francisco-49ers-cornerback-Ambry-Thomas.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Mills-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Colts’ decision to add Thomas comes as their cornerback depth faces challenges. Starting cornerback JuJu Brents, who has been on injured reserve, is now designated to return, but his availability remains uncertain. Thomas joins another former 49ers cornerback, S<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-surprise-49ers-roster-cuts-watch-out-for-week-1">amuel Womack III, who was released by San Francisco</a> during the preseason and later signed by Indianapolis.</p><p>At 6-8, the Indianapolis Colts are in a critical stretch of their season and preparing for a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-shane-steichen-provides-encouraging-injury-update-on-key-cornerback">pivotal divisional matchup against the Tennessee Titans</a>. Adding Thomas bolsters the team’s secondary as they contend with injuries and work to solidify their playoff positioning in the AFC.</p><p>Thomas’ combination of defensive production and special teams versatility provides valuable depth for a Colts team aiming to stabilize its roster amid ongoing injuries. Furthermore, his previous experience in high-pressure situations with the 49ers could prove beneficial as Indianapolis pushes to remain competitive in the playoff race.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Colts add former 49ers DB amid injuries

<!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', '/titans-vs-colts-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-nfl-week-16-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Titans vs. Colts predictions, pick, odds, spread for NFL Week 16 2024');   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/Titans-vs.-Colts-predictions-pick-odds-spread-for-NFL-Week-16-2024.jpg"></figure><h1>Titans vs. Colts predictions, pick, odds, spread for NFL Week 16 2024</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T12:00:25-08:00">December 18th, 12:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T11:48:08-08:00">December 18th, 11:48am</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a>Cameron Zunkel is a former college athlete for the University of Illinois, Springfield. During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Tennessee Titans hit the road to take on the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday afternoon. This game will continue our NFL odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> as we hand out a Titans-Colts prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.</p><figure><img src="https://a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/3065-2113640"></figure><figure><img src="https://paramountplus.qflm.net/i/492408/2113640/3065"></figure><h2><b>Titans-Colts Last Game – Matchup History</b></h2><p>The Colts beat the Titans earlier this season 20-17.</p><p>Overall Series: The Colts lead the all-time series 38-22.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Titans-Colts <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener">NFL odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </b></i></p><h2><b>NFL Odds: Titans-Colts Odds</b></h2><p>Tennessee Titans: +3.5 (-105)</p><p>Moneyline: +164</p><p>Indianapolis Colts: -3.5 (-115)</p><p>Moneyline: -198</p><p>Over: 42.5 (-115)</p><p>Under: 42.5 (-105)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Titans-Colts</b></h2><p>Time: 1:00 PM ET/10:00 AM PT</p><p>TV: CBS</p><p><i><b>*Watch NFL games LIVE with fuboTV <a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener sponsored">(Get Access | Save $30)</a>*</b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Titans Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The way for Tennessee to win this game is going to be their run game. Their passing attack has been extremely subpar, so it is going to be up to their running backs. Tony Pollard has 230 rushes on the season, and 982 total yards while finding the endzone five times. Along with that, Pollard has 39 receptions on the season. He has been their workhorse this year, and the Titans will need him to be at his best on Sunday. If Pollard plays well, the Titans will have a chance to cover the spread.</p><p>The Titans have actually played decently on the defensive side of the ball. Their offense has allowed quite a few touchdowns on the year, so the defense has not been giving up too many points. In fact, Tennessee has allowed the second-fewest total yards per game in the NFL, and the third-fewest passing yards. In their first matchup with the Colts, the Titans allowed just 269 yards, and 4.1 yards per game. If Tennessee can refrain from turning the ball over, their defense should be able to get the job done.</p><h2><b>Why The Colts Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Titans have not played good defense all season. They are allowing the third-most points per game at 27.1 points. In their 14 games this season, the Titans have allowed at least 30 points six times. Now, a lot of that has been because of their offense allowing opposing defenses to score, but allowing that many points makes it very hard to win, no matter how those points are scored. If the Colts can put some points up in this game, they will be able to cover the spread.</p><p>The Titans have not done a good job on offense this season, either. Tennessee is scoring just 18.1 points per game this season. The Titans have scored 20 points or under in 11 of their games this season, and they have won just one of those games. The Colts have an opportunity to play one of their better defensive games of the season Sunday afternoon. In fact, Indianapolis allowed just 17 points in their first game against the Titans. Now, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/titans-news-will-levis-likely-lose-qb1-struggles">Will Levis has been benched</a>, but the backup can not be trusted anymore. As long as the Colts can have a similar defensive game as the first one, they will cover this spread.</p><h2><b>Final Titans-Colts Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>I do not think a lot of points are going to be scored in this game. However, I do think the Colts will be able to pull off the win at home. The spread is small, but I will be taking the Colts to win this game straight up.</p><p><b>Final Titans-Colts Prediction &amp; Pick: Colts ML (-198)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Titans vs. Colts predictions, pick, odds, spread for NFL Week 16 2024

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He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indianapolis Colts</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen told reporters that the team is <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1869427488197366073" rel="noopener">opening the 21-day practice window</a> for cornerback JuJu Brents, who had been on injured reserve with a knee injury, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.</p><p>Brents is in his second season in the NFL. He played in nine games <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-jonathan-taylor-sounds-off-shocking-fumble-gaffe-broncos">for the Colts</a> in 2023, <a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrenJu00.htm" rel="noopener">starting eight</a> of them, according to Pro Football Reference. This season, Brents has played in just one game, which was the Colts’ 29-27 loss to the Houston Texans at home in week 1.</p><p>Looking at the depth chart, Brents is behind Samuel Womack III and Jaylon Jones, but it will <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-most-blame-week-15-loss-broncos">help the Colts</a> to have Brents back in the lineup, potentially playing with Womack, Jones and David Long Jr. It will be interesting to see how much of a role that Brents has when he does return.</p><h2><b>How soon could JuJu Brents return to help Colts?</b></h2><p>If Brents is able to play this week, he will help the Colts try to rebound from a tough 31-13 loss to the Denver Broncos against the Tennessee Titans at home. If he is unable to return this week, the last two games in the regular season come against the New York Giants and the Jacksonville Jaguars.</p><p>At 6-8 on the season, the Colts likely need to win out to have any hope of making the playoffs. The good news is that the three remaining games are very winnable for Indianapolis. The Colts will likely go into those matchups as favorites. The bad news is that the Colts need help elsewhere to get into the playoffs.</p><p>The Colts need to chase down the Los Angeles Chargers, who are currently 8-6 on the team. Los Angeles plays the Broncos, New England Patriots and Las Vegas Raiders in their remaining games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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