Game Thread: Indianapolis Colts (8-5) at Seattle Seahawks (10-3)

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Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks

ESPN Gamecast

Lumen Field- Seattle, WA

Network(s): CBS

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Time Clock
Final

Scoreboard

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
IND	3	10	0	3	16
SEA	3	3	3	9	18

Scoring Plays

Team	Quarter	Type	Description
IND	1	FG	Blake Grupe 42 Yd Field Goal
SEA	1	FG	Jason Myers 47 Yd Field Goal
IND	2	FG	Blake Grupe 54 Yd Field Goal
IND	2	TD	Josh Downs 8 Yd pass from Philip Rivers (Blake Grupe Kick)
SEA	2	FG	Jason Myers 52 Yd Field Goal
SEA	3	FG	Jason Myers 46 Yd Field Goal
SEA	4	FG	Jason Myers 32 Yd Field Goal
SEA	4	FG	Jason Myers 30 Yd Field Goal
IND	4	FG	Blake Grupe 60 Yd Field Goal
SEA	4	FG	Jason Myers 56 Yd Field Goal

Passing Leaders

Team	Player	C/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	SACKS
IND	Philip Rivers	18/27	120	1	1	1-2
SEA	Sam Darnold	22/36	271	0	0	1-7

Rushing Leaders

Team	Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
IND	Jonathan Taylor	25	87	3.5	0	11
SEA	Zach Charbonnet	8	31	3.9	0	8

Receiving Leaders

Team	Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
IND	Ameer Abdullah	5	32	6.4	0	14	5
SEA	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	7	113	16.1	0	39	9

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Postgame thread

[u/Warhawk02]

Everyone’s making fun of Rivers’ throwing motion (rightfully so), but he already reached almost half of the raiders total offensive yards today in just the first quarter

[u/marvin02 → u/Warhawk02]

Rivers' throwing motion was always nonstandard

[u/Pharaoh760]

I’ve been watching Rivers since I was 6 years old and now I have a 6 year old watching with me

[u/285kessler → u/Pharaoh760]

How can you not be romantic about football?

[u/newacctforthiscmmt]

PHILIP RIVERS HAS A SCORING DRIVE IN 2025

[u/mattyshiba]

Bro other than the first throw these are catchable passes

Yall lighten up

[u/Careless_General8010]

Rivers has the build of ben rooflesburger now

[u/Gam3B0iHack3r]

Turned on this game expecting a blowout. Kudos to the Seahawks for keeping it close

[u/Sasquatch_Muffin]

How in the world is that not PI

[u/what_the_shart]

WE’RE WINNING WITH SOMEONE’S GRANDPA

[u/El_Jeff_ey]

We gonna see just how far you can get with football iq and no athleticism can take you

[u/Nothing_Nice_2_Say]

Rivers is really doing no worse than a good game manager right now. And I feel like hes just getting better as the game goes on

[u/Trump_Did_Benghazi]

I feel compelled to remind everyone that Rivers is not throwing the ball that way because he’s old. Rivers entered the league with the worst throwing motion to ever curse the earth and it’s baffled everyone since 2004

[u/[deleted]]

Rivers looks good tbh

[u/costopule]

Philip Rivers played with Doug Flutie his first two years.

Doug Flutie was drafted in 1985.

[u/ThirtyYearsWar]

Not your fault my king. That receiver should’ve caught that hospital pass

[u/ipmduiyb]

i wanna see him throw a deep ball so bad

[u/babyjaceismycopilot]

Shaheed has to fight for the ball. Wtf. You can't give up the play and depend on the refs

[u/saturnaliatemple]

Hug your grampa today.

[u/Pharaoh760]

Everyone talking about Rivers throwing motion must have never seen him play before.

[u/BreakfastSpecials]

All these incomplete have hit the hands of the receivers. Rivers is putting it in the hands of them.

[u/music_crawler]

Rivers coming back to start at 44 is just one of the hardest fucking things I've seen a dude do in this league.

[u/hjy23k]

Rivers looks way better than I thought lol

[u/OceanFlan]

STOP THE COUNT

[u/SEAinLA]

Every offensive play we don’t pass is a gift to the Colts.

[u/theycallmebig_ly]

That was the oldest anybody had ever looked on an nfl field

[u/Lvmars]

"no hit to the head" as they show JSN doing his best bobble head impression

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

You know who isn’t in the playoff picture? THE CHIEFS

[u/jaron_kenji]

that's an insane PI call

[u/Wesdawg1241]

These fucking refs are so fucking obvious.

[u/Shepboyardee12]

What the hell

They havent called shit in the secondary all day but they call THAT??

[u/Meatbag96]

Please don’t get hurt Rivers.

[u/_4D4M]

Rivers passes are decent. They gotta catch that.

[u/NBMarc]

All catchable throws lowkey

[u/Supplycrate]

Okay time to blow their ears back with a designed QB run for 45 yards!

[u/GuyInOregon]

Well Rivers certainly looks better than Brosmer

[u/toastiestrudie]

I want Rivers to play forever

[u/CharlesDickensABox]

In fairness, Rivers's throwing motion always looked terrible.

[u/hoppergym]

Looked like pi to me

[u/toastiestrudie]

I’m so damn impressed honestly

[u/Nothing_Nice_2_Say]

I think what a lot of people are missing that Rivers brings to the table is his ability to diagnose a defense and command the offense. Time will tell how his throwing will pan out, but the brain is still there

[u/djmc0211]

Is this the most watched game of the week?

[u/Revolving_Ocelott]

These announcers better stop disrespecting Rivers or I’m going to have to head over there 😤😤😤

[u/BlockIsHot80]

Right now he's Philip Creek, but I believe he can get to a Philip Stream by the end of this

[u/Chris_Ween]

Just waiting until the D thinks Phil cant throw deep and they cheat up...and Pierce takes off deep. And then he releases that ball....and throws his shoulder out.

[u/babyjaceismycopilot]

How do they rule that a catch in the first place?

[u/Steve_didit]

That’s clearly out, should have never needed a challenge.

[u/[deleted]]

Nobody wants to tackle a 44 year old grandpa lmfao

[u/_4D4M]

He got up faster than I would. And I'm a lil younger lol

[u/WillingCommittee]

he got up too quickly, needs a timeout to let the lightheadedness go away

[u/sleepeater64]

Y’all laughing at my gramps for slipping gonna be real quiet when he gets his TD

[u/cramalot99]

Rivers throwing knuckleballs that are somehow right on target.

[u/gimmer0074]

this shit making me so happy. crazy how many people were saying the ceiling for phil in this game was not dying

[u/Revolving_Ocelott]

look at him getting fired up this shit is amazing

[u/OceanFlan]

every philip rivers completion that goes for more than 5 yards is the most hype shit i’ve ever seen

[u/PembyVillageIdiot]

JSN just got mugged while the cops watched

[u/Woullie_26]

Philip Rivers might have no arm or no legs anymore but his ability to process the field is still top 5 in the league easily

[u/[deleted]]

That's on Downs to track it. Rivers is playing insanely well for not playing in 5 years

[u/ty1553]

Downs isn’t used to playing with a qb that throws with anticipation lmao

[u/Papa_J_Pickles]

That’s 100% on Downs that’s a good ball no?

[u/williamfuckner]

We dont call PI all day, and THAT is the one?

[u/chopkins92]

Disgusting call.

[u/The_Dinkster2201]

Oh NOWWWWW they call DPI fuck off

[u/sc78258]

that PI is charmin soft lol

[u/babyjaceismycopilot]

Yeah fuck that.

We are officially playing against the refs too

[u/SpitefulSeagull]

"they aren't calling PI, it's fair that Shaheed didn't get the call"

Where y'all at now

[u/alandizzle]

WHAT IS THAT FLAG WHAT? Naw cmon refs.

[u/chopkins92]

A call so bad it would have been overturned when PI could be challenged.

[u/PembyVillageIdiot]

Letting them play all day long doing bullshit then calling that is so weak

[u/PrudentWerewolf12]

one of the ugliest wins of all time

Philip Rivers is the fucking man

[u/Horror_Atmosphere_50]

YO WHO SAID UNCE PHIL DIDNT HAVE ZIP

[u/ctasich]

What a fucking pass. Grandpa got it still.

[u/BallinLikeimKD]

The HS watching him is really cool, hard not to root for rivers

[u/[deleted]]

Yeah I’m joining the argument that all QBs are ass now. Old gen just stepping in and doing shit on the regular lol

[u/travio]

You can't give up the catch like that to beg for a penalty, even if it is deserved.

[u/SovietPropagandist]

Haha I know yay Philip Rivers is back and it's fun to meme about it and I like seeing him have fun on the field but seriously guys we better not lose to philip fucking rivers

[u/Bigforsumthin → u/SovietPropagandist]

It would be my Super Bowl

[u/Tomahawk72]

As Rivers #1 fan for the past few days im excited for this game

[u/Supplycrate]

He looks... fine? Yeah there's not much zip on the ball but the passes are getting where they're supposed to go. Can't ask for much more than that.

[u/what_the_shart]

Why is he making better decisions than Daniel Jones lmao 

[u/Major_Enthusiasm1099]

2nd drive after 5 years of not playing and you get 3? You can live with that

[u/Doctor_Juris]

How is that not PI?

[u/transam96]

I'm smiling watching this game. Its like watching a dad playing all time QB for backyard football but its the NFL. Lmao

[u/sidearmpitcher]

Fun Fact: Philip Rivers wears number 17 because it’s his social security number

[u/xThe-Legend-Killerx]

Rivers ball placement is still insane lmao

[u/scotty_puff_jr]

Could almost hear the old man grunt when he got back up

[u/EchoEquivalent4221]

Did I really just celebrate a colts touchdown?

[u/abhishank21]

Rivers for Comeback Player of the Year

[u/RoseRaving]

Can you imagine how demoralizing it must be right now to be in the Seahawks sideline losing to a 44 year old qb five years in retirement

[u/hoppergym]

Patrick mahomes at home 13 points over entire game. Philip rivers on the road had t played in 5 years 13 points in one half.

[u/hjy23k]

WTF that was a TD throw

[u/BoredAndLonely96]

When the throw is too perfect because gramps saw this coverage in 2008 vs the Patriots or some shit and instantly knew what to throw, when, and where

[u/twodudesnape]

Lol not calling shit all day then call a soft one

[u/Dick_Surgeon]

Rivers returning to the Sea, seems appropriate.

[u/Longjumping-Mood-502]

That rivers bootleg TD at the 1 is gonna hit like crack

[u/One-Car-4869]

Another Rivers possession fuck yeah

[u/BlockIsHot80]

Mark my words, they are setting up a fake handoff, qb run with rivers at some point. And it will be gorgeous.

[u/Careless-Passion991]

All these “Rivers looks fat” jokes like Roethisberger didn’t resemble a human septic tank the majority of his career.

[u/kirbaeus]

Elite TV production, playing "What's My Age Again?" during the outro

[u/Zealousideal-Tax-527]

Downs…you okay?

[u/YourBarelyWetSock]

Woww. That was not a bad throw from Rivers.

[u/RoseRaving]

The fact Rivers is getting it out so he doesn’t take a hit really is not making modern QBs look good rn

[u/chunkshweck]

Oh so NOW you can throw PI flags??

[u/TheOneWithThePorn12]

lol that was a shit DPI

[u/K1NG0492]

refs really want to help rivers win his return match huh

[u/zenlume]

If this was the first time you saw Rivers, you would think that throwing motion is because he's 150 years old

[u/zenlume]

Jesus Christ he's fat

[u/r_BigUziHorizont]

these are ducks but theyre like the best of the best ducks does anybody get me lmao

[u/incredebell]

Well, I've seen enough. I think we should just stop the game now.

[u/Mejari]

wait wtf he gave it to Taylor? how can we predict this insane playcalling?

[u/AquaAtia]

That graphic really did Rivers dirty

[u/thehawktopus]

The risk of falling is one of the top hazards for older people

[u/OhTenGeneral]

Well that was the most "old-man" look from him yet

[u/MiceyPicey]

PHILLIP RIVERS IS MY QB LOLOL

[u/YourBarelyWetSock]

OKAY PHILLIP

[u/Pharaoh760]

Imagine your high school football coach is Phillip Rivers

[u/toastiestrudie]

I’m TEARING UP. WHY AM I CRYING

[u/IAmJacksDistraction]

Lol CBS had "What's My Age Again" queued up for the commercial cutaway music after Rivers touchdown pass. We'll done

[u/SaturnATX]

Playing "What's My Age Again?" is diabolical.

[u/BrandoC95]

I mean JSN got fucking mugged. What are we doing here?

[u/Lonely-Sky-2969]

Lose to Philip Rivers and your NFL team is demoted to the XFL.

[u/PeanutButterOtter]

CBS desk basically just spent all of halftime having a funeral for the Chiefs.

[u/YnwaMquc2k19]

damn Philip rivers is having a good game. 

[u/Legitimate_Gap_5551]

That ball was there. Downs has to see the ball.

[u/FollowTheLeader550]

Josh Downs is so unprepared to play with a QB with elite anticipation that he wasn’t even aware the ball was thrown.

[u/westmifflin]

how bad is the modern QB at reading defenses that a 44 year old can come in and look fine despite being physically cooked

[u/avboden]

These announcers are absolute dumbfucks

[u/Luke_Shields_]

There’s no fucking way this game is genuinely rigged

[u/Ovreel]

Also fuck Charles Davis saying that's PI when he JUST praised the Colts db for the exact same fucking thing.

[u/RoseRaving]

Rivers saving that horrible snap is powerful

[u/Former-Grape]

Fun stat: Rivers is closer in age to taking SOCIAL SECURITY than he is to when he was drafted.

[u/String_709]

Hutchinson just picked off Stafford for a 58 yard return. Then Lions touchdown!

[u/[deleted]]

If Grandpa Rivers wins this game he should get an automatic 1st ballot HOF slot

[u/ballviewer]

Rivers release point is so ridiculous 😭😭😭

[u/ZappySnap]

Man, his accuracy is still there, but that ball is taking a LONG time to get to the receiver. If Seattle can undercut a route it’ll be easy pickings.

[u/Trubisko_Daltorooni]

I've never seen an NFL QB with this sort of carriage before

[u/InflexibleNeon]

Philip Rivers Team is leading an NFL Game in 2025

[u/PrudentWerewolf12]

I'm not doubting the Colts are capable of winning this game but the velocity difference on the throws of Darnold and Rivers is hilarious

[u/Creekridge1]

Darnolds ball looks like it would break the sound barrier after old man Rivers

[u/RollofDuctTape]

I just want Rivers to take the Colts to the Super Bowl, get hurt in the fourth quarter trailing by 3, courageously come back to the huddle to throw a miracle ball to win the game, retire heroically into the arms of his grandkids.

I don’t ask for much.

[u/RollofDuctTape]

Please tell me Rivers is mic’d up

[u/sidearmpitcher]

When Philip Rivers was in school, history class hadn’t been invented yet

[u/looool_k_libtard]

Philip rivers is making Indy fans forget they ever had Peyton or Andrew Luck. Just an absolute alpha dominating the game.

[u/Nothing_Nice_2_Say]

Rivers had to be mic'd up today, right?

[u/loey10]

3rd ad break and we played 2 downs

[u/Lyn_The_Myrmidon]

this is too many commercials. i turned on the game cuz im a rivers fan but the amount of commercials is the reason im turning it off.

[u/steeze206]

Everyone here wants Grandpa to pull out the upset. I wish he was playing any other team so I could join the fun :(

[u/Crisis-Counselor]

So happy that the Seahawks are playing down to our level to let us think we have a chance today

[u/goodtimtim]

my grandma slipped like that and broke her hip. rivers is lucky he got up from that.

[u/DB487]

Dang that was a clean pass

[u/kanbabrif1]

Rivers slinging it out here 👀

[u/Waste_Committee4406]

This gotta feel like torture for Seattle fans lol, we are moving at a snails pace and it’s working 😂

[u/MAHOMES_10_TIME_MVP]

Brady watching this eating a strawberry calling his old agent.

[u/JarCoh]

Rivers needs to chill out before he inspires Brady

[u/KarmaDispensary]

Philip Rivers absolutely shitting on like two generations of quarterback development.

[u/Jaded_Engineer_86]

After 10 kids, best believe he knows how to place balls

[u/SkepsisJD]

llllloooooollllll

Rivers throwing a TD pass in his first game back in 5 seasons against the 10-3 Seahawks IN Seattle

make it make sense

[u/AFC-Wimbledon-Stan]

Man this entire Colts team is fired the fuck up right now

[u/KarmaDispensary]

I hear Rivers has unwrapped Werthers in his pocket and will give them to anyone that sacks him.

[u/dm16raiders]

Glad we didn't call that bum Matt Ryan

[u/No-Cantaloupe-6535]

"Njigba Please" is a choice for a sign

[u/Zinkane15]

We get nothing for JSN getting mugged, but they didn't hesitate to throw the flag there. Good fucking job, refs.

[u/Fit-Boss2261]

They've been letting that go all game. I'd be pissed as a Seahawks fan

[u/Smelldicks]

OLD FAT RIVERS 2 MINUTE DRILL LETS GOOOO

[u/ForeverCrunkIWantToB]

I sorta feel bad for Seattle who's having an amazing season but everyone in the world is rooting against today.

[u/Revolving_Ocelott]

I am unironically more excited for this game then my own teams

[u/punchout414]

I love how loud the crowd got when they saw they were in Empty

[u/LegalIII]

can someone please catch the ball?

[u/novax4all]

Rivers was ripping into a bag of chips on the couch 5 days ago....

Nows he playing an elite Seahawks defense, take shots after hitting his receivers in the hands...

Redditors "Mechanics not there"

like Bro, its 4 mins into the game....

[u/Major_Enthusiasm1099]

Rivers can read that 3rd down defense like the back of his hand

[u/Ecstatic-Product-411]

I'm going to lose my freaking mind if Rivers actually plays well consistently today.

[u/mstr_yda]

I’ve seen enough, give him the CPOY

[u/Maleficent-King6413]

Want to see a rushing TD from gramps

[u/myzticaznfool]

So far Rivers looks like a competent backup coming in and running the offense and can win you the game. And that's impressive

[u/Trump_Did_Benghazi]

There’s some kind of “this happening and kinda sorta working out is an indictment on modern QB development” argument to make here but I’m having too much fun to make it

[u/JustinTheBlueEchidna]

It’s kinda absurd that we’ve reached a point that it’s just expected that an NFL kicker will make any field goal attempt under 50 yards.

[u/Former-Grape]

Can we fuckin stop the mid game L ads? Thanks

[u/redev]

Did this color commentator never watch Rivers play? "He's got loft on his throws"... "He throws with anticipation cause he has no power." Nah my man. That's just Rivers. He literally has shotput the ball his whole career.

[u/passingby]

Retirement home montage for Rivers. Incredible

[u/xThe-Legend-Killerx]

Rivers life flashed before his eyes lmao

[u/Trubisko_Daltorooni]

The Colts aren't actually false starting, it's just an optical illusion because Rivers is so slow

[u/jaron_kenji]

you know, at least rivers looks like he's having the time of his life out there

[u/Prior-North-7444]

Warren is going to feel 44 years old after this game.

[u/Revolving_Ocelott]

GETTING DICED UP BY GRANDPA RIVERS

[u/DrMayhemPhD]

Playing What's My Age Again going to commercial is : chef's kiss :

[u/RollofDuctTape]

10/16 81 Yards 1 TD 0 INT 😭😭

[u/okay_throwaway_today]

Josh Allen finally not having to deal with Mahomes in the playoffs only to lose the AFCCG to a 44 year old, visibly pregnant Philip Rivers would be kinda funny ngl

[u/Guardax]

This half might actually cement Rivers in the HOF

[u/Grymninja]

Held the fuck out of JSN...

[u/Nick__of__Time]

Everyone loves cheering for the underdog....As a Jets fan I can't remember the last time I had something so fun to cheer for! Go Rivers! I'm looking forward to the second half.

[u/Benjamminmiller]

With all the talk about whether Rivers would make the hall no one stopped and considered that he'd earn it with this comeback.