The year-old Rivers ends his year career ranked fifth in NFL history in both passing yards 63, and touchdown passes After a lengthy stint with the Chargers, Rivers helped lead Indianapolis to the playoffs in his lone season with the Colts , compiling 4, yards through the air and a TD:INT.
With Jacoby Brissett set to become an unrestricted free agent in March, fourth-round pick Jacob Eason is the only signal-caller on the Colts' books for the upcoming campaign, but expect the team to add reinforcements to the position via free agency, trade or the draft during the offseason.
Ballard believes Rivers can still play, but it isn't clear the quarterback will want to stick around for another season, nor is it clear the Colts want him back. The year-old put up respectable passing stats in , but he offers nothing as a runner and is well past his prime, so the Colts might shift their focus to finding a younger QB.
The team should have a better idea before free agency begins in March. Rivers completed 27 of 46 passes for yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's wild-card round loss to the Bills. He also threw a two-point conversion and rushed once for minus-1 yard. Rivers directed the Colts ' offense past midfield on each of the team's three first-quarter possessions, but those drives all stalled soon after, resulting in just three total points.
He led a touchdown drive capped by a one-yard Jonathan Taylor run on the next possession but just missed Michael Pittman in the back of the end zone on 4th-and-goal with a chance to grab a edge on the ensuing drive and ended up trailing heading into the locker room after Buffalo scored just before halftime. After a quiet third quarter, Rivers heated up in the fourth, tossing touchdowns to Zach Pascal nine yards and Jack Doyle 27 yards to pull within three points. He got the ball back with remaining but came up short on a Hail Mary attempt as time expired after Buffalo was granted a timeout to negate a completion that would have put Indianapolis in field-goal range.
If this is the last we see of Rivers, he went out in fitting fashion, putting up solid numbers but coming up just short when it mattered most. Rivers toe was listed as a full participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report. Rivers' listing comes as no surprise, as he hasn't been in any real danger of missing games the past several weeks while he continues to manage a turf toe injury.
With the veteran quarterback officially in the clear for Saturday's wild-card game in Buffalo, he'll be taking aim at a Bills defense that allowed an average of Rivers toe was listed as a non-participant on Tuesday's practice estimate. Rivers continues to manage a turf toe injury, with listed practice absences having become the norm.
He's in no danger of missing Saturday's playoff opener against the Bills. Never missed a game. In his final NFL season, Rivers helped lead the Colts to an record and a playoff appearance before falling to the Buffalo Bills in the wild card round.
The season became his eighth-straight campaign of throwing for over 4, yards and concluded straight years of throwing for at least 21 touchdowns. Effective immediately, Rivers is set to take over as head coach for the varsity football team at St. He will follow in the footsteps of his father who coached him throughout his prep career at Athens High School in Athens, Alabama. But I have not completely ruled that out. Over his lengthy NFL career, Rivers played 16 seasons with the Chargers and one campaign with the Colts, logging consecutive starts.
He ranks fifth all-time with 63, passing yards and touchdown passes. After leading the Colts to an record and playoff berth in the season, Rivers had previously told The San Diego Union-Tribune he debated on retiring before parting ways with the Chargers following the season.
Rivers was selected No. With the Chargers, Rivers built a stellar career after assuming the starting quarterback job in and taking the team to the playoffs six times. God put us there. What Rivers sees as divine direction came in the form of a trade that sent Eli Manning to the New York Giants after the Chargers had selected him first overall. It was prayer, contemplation and conversation since the end of the season that convinced Rivers the time had come.
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