4 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receiver
Michael Pittman Jr. (back) was upgraded to a full participant during Thursday's practice. This is a great sign for the wideout as he was a non-participant on Wednesday. Pittman has battled a lingering back injury throughout the season and has only missed one game due to it back in Week 10. Since Week 11, Pittman has averaged 5.5 receptions per game while tallying 60.5 yards per contest. This is a nice improvement compared to the 40.5 yards he averaged per game during the first nine contests of the season. Fantasy managers should monitor his stats on Friday in case he faces a setback, but he is currently on track to be a full-go on Sunday. This weekend, he will face the Tennessee Titans, who have allowed the fifth-fewest PPR points to opposing wide receivers this season.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Indianapolis Colts
4 months agoJames Boyd of The Athletic reports that Indianapolis Colts tight end
Mo Alie-Cox (hip) is not practicing on Thursday. It's the second straight day he'll be tagged with a DNP. The eighth-year veteran suffered his injury late last week, missing Friday's practice, but could still participate in Sunday's 31-13 loss to the Denver Broncos. However, he played on a season-low percentage of snaps (30%). Considering Alie-Cox played after a late-week DNP last week, it's feasible he could do so again in Week 16. Still, it'd be good if he could log at least a limited session ahead of this Sunday. If he is inactive, teammate
Will Mallory projects to pick up some more snaps working in behind
Kylen Granson and
Drew Ogletree.
--Alex CiullaSource: James Boyd
4
months
agoIndianapolis
Colts
wide
receiver
Alec
Pierce
(concussion)
was
seen
doing
some
agility
work
off
to
the
side
during
the
team's
practice
on
Thursday.
Pierce
is
in
the
league's
concussion
protocol
after
suffering
a
head
injury
in
the
Week
15
loss
to
the
Denver
Broncos
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4 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receiver
Michael Pittman Jr. (back) is practicing on Thursday after resting his back on Wednesday. Pittman has been managing a back injury of late, but he managed to play 96 percent of the offensive snaps in the Week 15 loss to the Denver Broncos and caught six of his nine targets for 58 yards while losing a crucial fumble in the second half. The 27-year-old has at least five receptions and seven targets in each of the last four games, but he hasn't found the end zone since Oct. 13 and only has one 100-yard game in 2024. Pittman's fantasy stock has taken a hit this year in Indy's low-volume passing attack and with young quarterback
Anthony Richardson struggling with accuracy and consistency. The good news is that one of Pittman's two TDs on the year came against the division-rival Titans in their first meeting, although they also allow the third-fewest PPR points to receivers.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Indianapolis Star - Nate Atkins
4 months agoIndianapolis Colts kicker
Matt Gay (neck) didn't take part in the team's first practice of the week on Wednesday. Gay is dealing with a neck injury coming out of the Week 15 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday in which he made both of his field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point opportunity. He still has two more days to get back on the practice field before the team takes on the division-rival Tennessee Titans in Week 16. We'll have a better idea on Gay's availability for the weekend based on whether the Colts make any moves to give them kicking insurance in case Gay can't kick on Sunday. The 30-year-old booter has made 88.9 percent of his field goals (24-for-27) this year while going a perfect 23-for-23 on extra points in 13 games in his second season with the team. Especially with his availability in question, fantasy managers should be looking at other kicking options in Week 16.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: TennesseeTitans.com - Jim Wyatt
4 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receivers
Michael Pittman Jr. (back) and
Ashton Dulin (ankle) both missed the first practice of Week 16 preparation on Wednesday. In addition,
Alec Pierce (concussion) also did not practice, so Indy's receiving corps is a bit beat up heading into Sunday's game against the division-rival Tennessee Titans. Pittman has been battling through a back issue of late but hasn't missed a game because of it, and he played 96 percent of the offensive snaps in the Week 15 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Our guess is the Colts are just resting the veteran wideout before he returns to practice later this week and plays on Sunday. The 27-year-old former second-rounder has become more of a hard-to-trust WR4/flex in the Colts' low-volume passing attack with young quarterback
Anthony Richardson struggling with his accuracy. Pittman does have at least five catches and seven targets in the last four games, though.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: TennesseeTitans.com - Jim Wyatt
4 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receiver
Alec Pierce (concussion) will not take part in the first practice of the week on Wednesday. Pierce suffered a concussion early in the Week 15 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday and is in the league's concussion protocol. His status is firmly up in the air for a divisional tilt in Week 16 against the Tennessee Titans. Pierce will have several more days to work through the protocol and will need clearance from an independent neurologist later this week in order to be active on Sunday. If the 24-year-old doesn't get the green light to play this weekend, rookie
Adonai Mitchell would step into a starting role in three-wide sets next to
Michael Pittman Jr. and
Josh Downs. However, in Indy's low-volume passing attack, Mitchell wouldn't come recommended as a flex option for fantasy managers in their league's semifinal matchup.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: FOX 59 - Mike Chappell
4 months agoFree-agent tight end Albert Okwuegbunam is signing with the Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday, according to NFL insider Ari Meirov. The former Denver Bronco and Philadelphia Eagle was a fourth-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft and has hauled in 54 of his 74 targets for 546 yards and four touchdowns in 30 career games. He was once viewed as a future fantasy football producer at the scarce TE spot, but it would be a surprise if he entered the fantasy football radar anytime soon.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ari Meirov -- 33rd Team
4 months agoIndianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen said that wide receiver
Alec Pierce (concussion) is in the league's concussion protocol after leaving Sunday's Week 15 loss to the Denver Broncos with a head injury. Pierce hit the ground hard in the first half while going after a deep ball and was later ruled out for the rest of the game with a concussion. The 24-year-old was targeted four times before his injury but failed to come down with any of them, giving any fantasy managers that started him a donut.
Ashton Dulin (ankle) was inactive for the game, so rookie
Adonai Mitchell played just shy of half of the offensive snaps. Mitchell didn't take advantage of Pierce's injury, failing to catch any of his four targets and also throwing a pick-six on a trick play in the fourth quarter. Pierce's status for Week 16 against the division-rival Tennessee Titans is now firmly up in the air.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - James Boyd
4 months agoIndianapolis Colts kicker
Matt Gay knocked through both of his field goal attempts on Sunday and converted his extra point attempt in the 31-13 loss to the Broncos. The 30-year-old has now made at least two field goals in 10 of the last 11 games and has gone a perfect 23-for-23 on extra points this season. The Colts seem to move the ball just well enough to get him a couple of chances per game but they also turn the ball over so much that he doesn't have big fantasy days. Nevertheless, the sixth-year pro has been a steady source of points for the bulk of the season and should be in line for a few more successful tries next week versus the Titans. The game will be at home for the Colts so he won't have to contend with the elements either.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
4
months
agoIndianapolis
Colts
wide
receiver
Josh
Downs
(shoulder)
returned
from
injury
on
Sunday,
but
was
only
able
to
corral
three
of
his
eight
targets
for
32
scoreless
yards
in
Sunday's
31-13
loss
to
the
Broncos.
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quarterback
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4 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receiver
Michael Pittman Jr. led the team in targets, receptions, and yards in Sunday's 31-13 loss to the Broncos. Unfortunately, with
Anthony Richardson under center that hasn't amounted to much this season, as the 27-year-old caught six of his nine targets for 58 yards and no scores. Pittman also lost one of the three fumbles the Colts lost on the day, further diminishing his fantasy output. The 6-foot-4 wideout has become Richardson's preferred option in the passing attack since being renamed starter back in Week 13, but hasn't found the end zone since Week 6 and hasn't topped 100 yards receiving since Week 4. The fifth-year pro gets a more favorable matchup in Week 16 against the Titans, but with the inefficiency of the passing game, Pittman figures to be a low-end WR3 or Flex option next Sunday.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
4
months
agoIndianapolis
Colts
running
back
Jonathan
Taylor
handled
a
heavy
workload
in
Sunday's
31-13
loss
to
the
Broncos,
rushing
22
times
for
107
yards
and
adding
one
reception
for
four
yards.
However,
it
could
have
been
a
great
day
had
he
not
celebrated
a
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4 months agoIndianapolis Colts quarterback
Anthony Richardson was ineffective through the air yet again in Sunday's 31-13 loss to the Broncos, completing 17 of 38 pass attempts for 172 yards and no touchdowns while throwing two interceptions. The 22-year-old added seven rush attempts for 46 yards and ran one in for a TD. It was his fifth rushing touchdown on the season and fourth in the last four games since being reinserted as the starter. The problem is that his completion rate stands at 47% on the season and the former first-round draft pick has an ugly 7:11 TD:INT. The second-year pro will have an easier matchup next week at home against the Titans who are middle of the pack in allowing fantasy points to quarterbacks, but he'll make for a risky play for those still left in the fantasy playoffs next week.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
4 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receiver
Alec Pierce (concussion) won't return to Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos. The wideout wasn't involved before going down with a concussion, failing to catch any of his four targets. Fortunately, the Colts got
Josh Downs (shoulder) back for this one, which will help lessen the blow.
Michael Pittman Jr. could also see a few more looks from
Anthony Richardson with Pierce out of commission. Pierce has been a sporadic fantasy contributor throughout the 2024-25 campaign, amassing 29 catches for 645 yards and five touchdowns heading into Week 15. But now the question remains if he'll be healthy enough to play in Week 16 versus the Titans. If not, Pittman, Downs, and
Adonai Mitchell should get most of the looks on the receiving end, with
Jonathan Taylor potentially getting a few more targets out of the backfield.
--Dennis Clausen - RotoBallerSource: Chris Tomasson
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