<!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-michael-pittman-move-more-good-news-ahead-titans-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Michael Pittman’s latest move gives Colts more good news ahead of Titans 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/2024/10/Colts-news-Michael-Pittmans-latest-move-gives-Indianapolis-more-good-news-ahead-of-Titans-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Michael Pittman’s latest move gives Colts more good news ahead of Titans game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T19:20:42-07:00">October 12th, 7:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T19:29:55-07:00">October 12th, 7:29pm</time><address><a>Mike Gianakos</a>Mike Gianakos is the former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine, where he also spearheaded the video department and event production. He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After falling just short in a wild comeback attempt against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 5, the Indianapolis Colts fell to 2-3 on the season. Worse still, injuries were piling up in Indianapolis. Quarterback Anthony Richardson was hurt the week prior, giving way to veteran passer Joe Flacco. Running back Jonathan Taylor also got banged up in Week 4 and was forced to miss last Sunday against the Jaguars. And wide receiver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-michael-pittman-jr-expected-to-miss-multiple-weeks-with-injury">Michael Pittman was expected to miss multiple games</a> after suffering a back injury in Week 5.</p><p>The Colts stopped short of placing Pittman on the injured reserve. And, incredibly, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-michael-pittman-jr-complete-180-amid-injured-reserve-fears">Pittman pulled a complete 180</a> and returned to a full practice on Friday. Instead of missing four or more games, the fifth-year pro is expected to play against the Tennessee Titans in the Colts’ Week 6 matchup.</p><p>Pittman <a href="https://x.com/HolderStephen/status/1845259964245237911" rel="noopener">made the trip</a> to Nashville with the team and his odds of suiting up are good, according to ESPN’s Stephen Holder on X. The receiver is officially questionable but is “<a href="https://x.com/Schultz_Report/status/1845266847303639074" rel="noopener">tracking to play</a> Sunday,” per Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz. It’s quite an unexpected turnaround as the Colts were anticipating being without Pittman for several weeks.</p><h2><b>Colts wideout Michael Pittman should play in Week 6</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Michael-Pittman.jpg"><figcaption>Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The good news continued for Indy as fellow wideout Josh Downs and second-year QB Anthony Richardson are also <a href="https://x.com/HolderStephen/status/1845259964245237911" rel="noopener">expected to play</a> against the Titans, according to Holder.</p><p>Richardson was knocked out of the Colts’ Week 4 game after taking some <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-anthony-richardson-leaves-game-steelers-big-hit">brutal hits from Pittsburgh Steelers defenders</a>. While Flacco filled in admirably, throwing for 359 yards and three touchdowns as he came close to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-joe-flaccos-heroics-catch-eye-kevin-durant">producing a heroic performance</a> against the Jaguars, Colts coach Shane Steichen confirmed that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-shane-steichen-stands-by-anthony-richardson-despite-joe-flaccos-strong-week-5-outing">Richardson would remain the team’s starter</a> when he is healthy enough to play. After making huge strides in his recovery, Richardson could return in Week 6.</p><p>The Colts’ positive injury updates did not extend to Taylor, however. The All-Pro running back will miss his second straight game as he’s already <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-jonathan-taylor-ruled-out-for-week-6">been ruled out for Week 6</a> with an ankle injury. In his place Trey Sermon had 10 carries for 38 yards and a touchdown against the Jaguars. He added six receptions for 24 additional yards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Michael Pittman’s latest move gives Colts more good news ahead of 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-michael-pittman-jr-expected-to-miss-multiple-weeks-with-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colts’ Michael Pittman Jr. expected to miss multiple weeks with injury');   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/2024/10/Michael-Pittman-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Colts’ Michael Pittman Jr. expected to miss multiple weeks with injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T15:04:23-07:00">October 9th, 3:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T15:33:43-07:00">October 9th, 3:33pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Christopher Smith is an associate editor covering a variety of sports with a beat focus on the Chicago Sky for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With a 2-3 record, the Indianapolis Colts have had an an-up-down start to the 2024 season. Indy is coming off a tough 37-34 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Michael Pittman Jr. played in the Colts’ Week 5 matchup, but the rise of a serious injury will have him out of the lineup for a while.</p><p>Pittman is dealing with a back injury that is expected to <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1844130304245776841" rel="noopener">sideline him for multiple weeks</a>, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. Indianapolis has the option of moving him to the injured reserve, Schefter added.</p><p>Hopefully, Michael Pittman Jr. will undergo a safe and efficient recovery period during his hiatus.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-michael-pittman-jr-play-week-3-despite-back-calf-injuries">Pittman dealt with back and calf injuries</a> in late September, but he battled through the ailments and suited up for the Colts anyway. It is tough to see his condition progress to such a serious point, but on the bright side, he should be able to be able to come back stronger.</p><p>In Indy’s last game against the Jaguars, Pittman amassed 37 yards on five receptions. On the season, he has totaled 238 yards and one touchdown on 22 receptions.</p><p>In addition to Pittman, the Colts have missed the services of Anthony Richardson. Richardson has not played since Sep. 29 against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to an oblique injury. However, the good news is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-indy-mixed-bag-anthony-richardson-jonathan-taylor-injury-updates">Richardson practiced with the team</a> on Wednesday.</p><p>The Colts have deployed veteran quarterback Joe Flacco in place of the injured Richardson. Flacco amassed an impressive 359 yards and three TDs against the Jaguars on Sunday. Nevertheless, head coach Shane Steichen has confirmed that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-shane-steichen-stands-by-anthony-richardson-despite-joe-flaccos-strong-week-5-outing">Richardson will be the team’s starter</a> once he is healthy.</p><p>There is plenty of opportunity left for the Colts to improve their record. They sit second in the AFC South behind the 4-1 Houston Texans. Indy will take on its next contest on the road against the Tennessee Titans on Oct. 13.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Colts’ Michael Pittman Jr. expected to miss multiple weeks with injury

<!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-michael-pittman-jr-play-week-3-despite-back-calf-injuries');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colts’ Michael Pittman Jr. set to play in Week 3 despite back, calf 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/2024/09/Colts-news-Michael-Pittman-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Colts’ Michael Pittman Jr. set to play in Week 3 despite back, calf injuries</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-22T07:11:48-07:00">September 22nd, 7:11am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-22T09:01:20-07:00">September 22nd, 9:01am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts will have one of its top wide receivers for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-vs-colts-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-3-2024">today’s game vs. the Chicago Bears</a>, as Michael Pittman Jr. will reportedly see the field today.</p><p>Pittman, who is listed as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-indianapolis-receives-pivotal-michael-pittman-jr-week-3-injury-update">questionable with back and calf injuries</a>, is “expected to play,” <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1837741367973630291" rel="noopener">according to the</a> NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Pittman had missed practice on Friday, although it was reported at the time that Indianapolis believed he would still be able to play on Sunday. Sure enough, when the final inactives list rolled out, Pittman wasn’t on it, indicating he’s <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1837878712332702175" rel="noopener">good to go</a> for this one.</p><p>So far this season, Pittman has been targeted a team-high 15 times and has recorded 7 catches for 52 yards. Despite being second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson’s most common target, Pittman has essentially taken a backseat to Alec Pierce through the first two games. Pierce, a third-year receiver out of Cincinnati, has 8 receptions, 181 yards, and 2 touchdowns, including a 60-yard catch off of a ridiculous Richardson throw that went viral.</p><p>Despite the relatively slow start — Pittman had 16 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown entering Week 3 last season — the large USC product seems destined for a big game with how often Richardson has looked his way. And if there ever were a day to have a big outing, today would be that day.</p><p>The Colts narrowly fell to the Houston Texans in Week 1 and then the Green Bay Packers in Week 2 despite Green Bay starting a backup quarterback. The back-to-back losses to begin the season is not only a poor start in general, but historically, it has not meant good things for Indy’s playoff chances.</p><p>Of the 22 previous seasons in which the Colts began the season with two losses, the team made the postseason just twice (1987 and 2014). Well, if they lose today vs. the Bears, a Colts playoff appearance would be unprecedented because Indianapolis has never started 0-3 and ended up in the playoffs.</p><p>Last week against Green Bay, turnovers killed the Colts’ chances of a victory. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-colts-fans-must-not-be-concerned-anthony-richardsons-dud-packers">Richardson threw 3 interceptions</a> in the 16-10 loss, the first game in his career in which he has thrown multiple interceptions.</p><p>Indianapolis and Chicago are set to kick off at 1 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Colts’ Michael Pittman Jr. set to play in Week 3 despite back, calf 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', '/colts-news-indianapolis-receives-pivotal-michael-pittman-jr-week-3-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colts receives pivotal Michael Pittman Jr. Week 3 injury update');   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/2024/09/Colts-news-Indianapolis-receives-pivotal-Michael-Pittman-Jr-Week-3-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>Colts receives pivotal Michael Pittman Jr. Week 3 injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-20T12:35:50-07:00">September 20th, 12:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-20T12:35:50-07:00">September 20th, 12:35pm</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">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Indianapolis Colts have gotten off to a rough start of the 2024 season. Indianapolis has played both of its opponents closely through two weeks, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-anthony-richardson-claims-indy-is-better-than-0-2-record-indicates">but they still have an 0-2 record</a>. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-vs-colts-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-3-2024">The Colts are feeling desperate for a win in Week 3 against the Bears</a>. Thankfully, they received some relatively good injury news related to one of their offensive starters.</p><p>Colts WR Michael Pittman Jr. <a href="https://x.com/NateAtkins_/status/1837160390637097255" rel="noopener">is not practicing on Friday</a>, per Nate Atkins from IndyStar. Pittman Jr. is <a href="https://x.com/JoelAErickson/status/1837176031662264754" rel="noopener">dealing with both back and calf injuries</a>, per Joel A. Erickson of Indy Star. However, the Colts do not believe Pittman Jr. is in danger of missing Sunday’s clash with the Bears.</p><p>There are a few other Colts injury update from Friday. Braden Smith is dealing with some knee soreness, but he is expected to suit up on Sunday against the Bears.</p><p>Ryan Kelly did not practice on Friday due to a veteran rest day.</p><p>Finally, it appears that rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-laiatu-latu-gets-positive-injury-update-deforest-buckner-goes-on-ir">Laiatu Latu will be a game-time decision after suffering a hip injury</a> in Week 2.</p><h2><b>Colts QB Anthony Richardson reveals how he won over the Colts locker room</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Anthony-Richardson-of-the-Colts.jpg"><figcaption>Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin</figcaption></figure><p>They may be struggling at the start of the season, but <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-anthony-richardson-reveals-won-over-indianapolis-locker-room">the Colts have not lost faith in QB Anthony Richardson</a>.</p><p>Richardson suffered a handful of early injuries in 2023 that prematurely ended his rookie campaign. That effectively makes this an extension of his rookie season.</p><p>Despite this, faith persists in the young QB. Richardson <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5780271/2024/09/20/anthony-richardson-colts-leader-bears/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">explained how he won over</a> the Colts locker room in an interview this week.</p><p>“I guess I show the team that I’m going to still be me regardless of what happened,” Richardson said, via The Athletic’s James Boyd. “We have a big play, of course, I’m going to celebrate. But that’s in the past. We gotta keep it pushing. We have a bad play, I have to think about it and recover, but it’s still in the past. You’ve just gotta make it work. Go out there and ball out regardless of what happened. I think (I’ve) showed that to the squad, and I feel like everybody’s rallying behind me.”</p><p>It is good to hear that everyone in Indianapolis already views Richardson as a leader on offense. Richardson may lack the on-the-field experience, but he has been a member of the locker room since last season.</p><p>It would go a long way if the Colts could secure their first win of the season against the Bears on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Colts receives pivotal Michael Pittman Jr. Week 3 injury update

<!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-michael-pittman-jrs-admission-indy-offense-loss-to-packers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Michael Pittman Jr.’s rough admission about Colts offense after loss to Packers');   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/2024/09/Colts-news-Michael-Pittman-Jrs-rough-admission-about-Indy-offense-after-loss-to-Packers.jpg"></figure><h1>Michael Pittman Jr.’s rough admission about Colts offense after loss to Packers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-15T13:20:54-07:00">September 15th, 1:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-16T10:12:39-07:00">September 16th, 10:12am</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">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-anthony-richardson-drops-scary-5-word-admission-on-his-development-at-qb">said he knows he has work to do</a>, even though <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colts-news-shane-steichen-reacts-bonkers-anthony-richardson-60-yard-td">he did hit a big play in Week 1</a>. But things ground to a halt in a loss to the Packers, leading receiver Michael Pittman Jr. to make a rough admission about the Colts’ offense.</p><p>Pittman didn’t exactly <a href="https://x.com/RomeovilleKid/status/1835412715856179495" rel="noopener">pull a punch</a>, according to a post on X by James Boyd of The Athletic.</p><p>“Michael Pittman, asked what the “missing ingredient” to the #Colts’ offense is right now: “I have no idea.”</p><h2>Colts WR Michael Pittman struggling with rest of offense</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Indianapolis-Colts-WR-Michael-Pittman.jpg"></figure><p>The Colts couldn’t get much going against the Packers’ defense in a 16-10 loss. Richardson seemed to be in the middle of the struggles, throwing a pair of bad interceptions. He also got tagged with a third pick when his last-play Hail Mary pass got snagged by the defense.</p><p>Richardson finished 17 of 34 for 204 yards and one touchdown. Making those numbers seem even worse, the supposed dual-threat quarterback carried only four times for 37 yards. None of those numbers will often be good enough for the Colts to make offensive noise this season.</p><p>Pittman said it’s back to <a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2024/09/15/colts-packers-disastrous-performance-16-10-loss/75137121007/" rel="noopener">the drawing board</a> for the entire offense, according to indystar.com.</p><p>“We just didn’t execute,” Pittman said. “We’ve got to get our base plays because we can’t always rely on the big shots. We’ve got to find ways to get completions, positive runs, and stay on the field.”</p><p>Richardson said things didn’t go well from the get-go.</p><p>“We just started slow,” Richardson said. “It’s frustrating when you have a decent week of practice. You game plan a certain way. And then you get to the game, and some things are switched up and you adjust too late. We started off slow as a group and we definitely can’t do that, especially as an offense. We know we’re better than that, and it just hurts. Just losing, bro.”</p><p>Colts head coach Shane Steichen didn’t mince words. He said the buck stops with him, but all facets of the team need to improve.</p><p>“We got to get it fixed,” Steichen said. “It starts with myself. I’m the head coach. We’ve got to get in that meeting room Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and get it fixed. That’s the bottom line.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
37.6	406.3	2.9	37

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
37.6	406.3	2.9	37

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