Every Friday at 3 p.m. ET, Steve Buchanan and Meghan Townsley chop up the latest injury news on Injury Report Live! Check out what they think about the latest injuries to Anthony Richardson (oblique) and Jonathan Taylor (ankle).
The Colts were able to nab an ugly 20-17 win against the Titans last Sunday thanks to backup quarterback Joe Flacco. However, the team will likely turn back to franchise QB Anthony Richardson ($6,000) this week against the Dolphins. Since Week 4, when Flacco took over, the Colts have the eleventh-most passing yards in football (254.0). Under Richardson, they averaged only 194.3 YPG.
At running back, the team has already announced that Jonathan Taylor will miss his third straight game. While Trey Sermon ($5,500) has handled most of the work in Taylor’s absence, Indianapolis hasn’t gotten much going on the ground in the last two weeks (89.5 rushing yards). Head coach Shane Steichen could turn to Tyler Goodson ($5,400), who had a solid day in Tennessee (8 carries for 51 yards).
How will Richardson’s return impact the Colts’ wide receivers? Which running back will fill in for JT? Meghan (@mtownsleyy) and Steve (@SBuchanan24) talked about Indy’s offense in detail on Friday’s edition of Injury Report Live:
- Meghan thinks that Alec Pierce ($5,200) is set up for success. Although the deep threat has been inconsistent, he’s had multiple 100+ yard games with Richardson under center.
- Josh Downs ($5,700) might be a stay away. The second-year wideout only had five targets in one game with ARich, compared to an average of ten per game with Flacco.
See their full analysis here:
- Despite an abysmal Week 6 (18 carries for 29 yards), Steve believes a matchup against the Dolphins is “a perfect storm” for Sermon.
- Although Miami’s defense is a clear downgrade from Tennessee, Sermon is now cheaper to roster since so many were burned by him last week.
- The Colts should put up points, but Richardson’s inaccuracy makes backing any pass catcher a gamble. That makes Sermon the safest play on the roster.
See their full analysis here:
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