5
months
agoIndianapolis
Colts
wide
receiver
Alec
Pierce
(foot),
who
had
missed
two
practices
earlier
in
the
week,
was
cleared
to
suit
up
and
wound
up
playing
a
pivotal
role
in
the
Colts'
25-24
win
over
the
Patriots
on
Sunday.
While
two
catches
for
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5 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receiver
Adonai Mitchell was expected to see an uptick in usage with the absence of teammate
Josh Downs (shoulder), however, the rookie wideout saw one fewer target (two) than he saw the week before and was held without a catch for the first time since Week 4 in Sunday's 25-24 win over the Patriots. Granted,
Anthony Richardson completed only 12 passes on the day, but it was a disappointing showing in the absence of Downs and with
Alec Pierce (foot) a little banged up coming into the game. The Colts have a bye in Week 14 and will face a tough Denver pass defense in Week 15. Regardless of whether or not Downs will be ready by then, Mitchell will be hard to trust for fantasy in that matchup and with Richardson's 47.4% completion rate.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
5 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receiver
Michael Pittman Jr. led the team in targets, catches, and receiving yards on Sunday, but with quarterback
Anthony Richardson completing just 12 passes, it didn't amount to much. The 27-year-old caught five of seven targets for 42 scoreless yards, although the Colts were able to pull off a 25-24 victory anyway thanks to the legs of
Jonathan Taylor and the aforementioned Richardson. Since Richardson was reinserted as the starting quarterback, Pittman Jr. has seemingly taken over as the preferred option in the passing game, although he had less competition on Sunday with
Josh Downs out with an injury. The former second-round draft pick has at least seven targets and five catches in the last three games, however, it will be hard to exceed that output when the Colts come out of their by in Week 15 as they will face a stout Denver pass defense on the road.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
5 months agoIndianapolis Colts running back
Jonathan Taylor rushed 25 times for 96 yards and caught his lone target for a seven-yard touchdown in Sunday's 25-24 win over the Patriots. After posting duds in three of his last four games, the 25-year-old got back on track in Week 14, eclipsing 100 total yards for the fifth time this season and scoring for the first time since Week 8. It was encouraging to see that he could still log a full workload even with QB
Anthony Richardson rushing nine times in the contest as well, and his lone pass target was one more than he had last week. The former second-round draft pick may get a chance to keep rolling when they take on a strong Denver pass defense after they come out of the bye, but the Broncos are allowing just 3.8 yards per rush, fourth-lowest in the NFL, so it could be a challenge for the Indy offense no matter which way they attempt to attack.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
5 months agoIndianapolis Colts quarterback
Anthony Richardson completed just 12 of 24 pass attempts for 109 yards in Sunday's 25-24 win over the Patriots. Despite those lackluster numbers, the 22-year-old had a strong fantasy day as he threw two touchdown passes, rushed nine times for 48 yards and a touchdown, while adding a two-point conversion with 12 seconds left in the game that gave the Colts the one-point victory. He also threw two interceptions in the contest. While it hasn't been pretty, the second-year pro has gotten it done for fantasy in two of the last three games since being reinserted as the starter with six TDs combined on the ground and via the pass. However, he'll have a hard time putting up significant numbers in Week 15 when the Colts come out of their bye week, as they will have to travel to Denver to take on the Broncos' pass defense that has allowed the fifth-fewest fantasy points to opposing QBs coming into Week 14.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
5 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receiver
Alec Pierce (foot) is officially active for Sunday's Week 13 game against the New England Patriots. Pierce had been listed as questionable but was trending in the right direction after logging a full practice on Friday. The 24-year-old will take on an expanded role as the Colts' No. 2 wide receiver behind
Michael Pittman Jr. given that
Josh Downs (shoulder) is inactive. Pierce typically operates as a deep-threat option within Indianapolis' offense, catching eight passes for 194 yards and one touchdown over the last three weeks. He should be viewed as a low-end WR3/FLEX option in fantasy football with Downs sidelined.
--Andersen Pickard - RotoBallerSource: Indianapolis Colts
5 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receiver
Alec Pierce (foot) is expected to play in Sunday's Week 13 game against the New England Patriots, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Pierce had been listed as questionable but was trending in the right direction after logging a full practice on Friday. The 24-year-old is likely headed for an expanded role as the Colts' No. 2 wide receiver behind
Michael Pittman Jr. after
Josh Downs (shoulder) was already ruled out for this week. Pierce typically operates as a deep-threat option within Indianapolis' offense, catching eight passes for 194 yards and one touchdown over the last three weeks. He should be viewed as a low-end WR3/FLEX option in fantasy football with Downs sidelined.
--Andersen Pickard - RotoBallerSource: Ian Rapoport
5 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receiver
Alec Pierce (foot) is expected to play in Sunday's game against the Patriots. The 24-year-old is dealing with a foot injury and missed practice during the week as a result. However, the team is expected to have him on the field, which is great news, considering
Josh Downs (shoulder) won't be available. Without Downs, Pierce will see an increase in fantasy potential, giving him flex value in all fantasy formats.
--Dennis Clausen - RotoBallerSource: Adam Schefter
5
months
agoIndianapolis
Colts
wide
receiver
Adonai
Mitchell
has
caught
just
one
pass
in
four
of
the
last
five
games.
In
the
other
contest,
the
22-year-old
caught
six
passes
for
71
yards
and
it
came
in
a
game
in
which
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5 months agoIndianapolis Colts kicker
Matt Gay has recorded at least two field goals in nine straight games, going 20-for-22 during that time with both misses coming from 50-plus yards out. The 30-year-old is 20-for-20 on extra points as well. Despite his recent stretch of success, Indy will take on the Patriots on the road this week where it will be cold and somewhat windy. Combine that with the ineffectiveness of the Colt offense and a contest that has a low expected total, Gay makes for a dicey fantasy play on Sunday.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
5 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receiver
Alec Pierce (foot) was listed as questionable for the team's Week 13 game against the New England Patriots on Sunday. Pierce did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday but was upgraded to a full session on Friday, giving him a good shot to play through the questionable tag this weekend. Fellow receivers
Josh Downs (shoulder) and
Ashton Dulin (ankle) didn't practice all week and have been ruled out, so if Pierce is active, he should have an expanded role as the WR2 in Indy behind
Michael Pittman Jr. Quarterback
Anthony Richardson has struggled with accuracy in his second NFL season, but the 24-year-old Pierce is intriguing as a WR4/flex play this weekend if he's active. He has big-play ability -- he leads the league with 23.3 yards per reception -- and the Patriots defense has allowed the 10th-most fantasy points per game to the position.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Colts.com
5 months agoIndianapolis Colts running back
Jonathan Taylor has had less than 60 yards rushing in three of his last four contests and bottomed out in the passing game last week, not having garnered even a single target. The 25-year-old will face the Patriots on Sunday, a defense that has been middle-of-the-pack against the run. While cold conditions at Gillette Stadium might warrant going to the ground game a bit more this week, the problem for Taylor is that quarterback
Anthony Richardson has eaten into his workload, with the QB rushing 20 times over the last two games. Last week that meant that Taylor was left with just 11 rush attempts, although that was also partly due to the fact that the Colts were playing catch-up from the start. Richardson also scored twice on the ground two weeks ago, taking away potential touchdowns for the fifth-year back, which further diminishes Taylor's upside. As such, the former second-round draft pick projects as a borderline RB1/2 this week.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
5 months agoIndianapolis Colts wide receiver
Michael Pittman Jr. has had 15 targets and 11 catches over the last two weeks with
Anthony Richardson under center, which is particularly impressive given Richardson's 53.4% completion rate during that time.
Josh Downs had been the clear leader at the receiver position until two weeks ago, but now has eight catches on 12 targets over the last two weeks. Downs was injured last week and will not play Sunday, so Pittman will have even less competition for looks. The 27-year-old, who practiced in full all week, will face a Patriots pass defense that has yielded three 100-yard receivers in the last two games and has allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to the WR position this season. Despite the setup, with Richardson not throwing many TD passes (five through seven full games) and winds that will make it feel close to freezing in Foxboro, the fifth-year pro looks like a WR3 on Sunday.
--Jarod Rupp - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
5
months
agoIndianapolis
Colts
quarterback
Anthony
Richardson
is
coming
off
a
Week
12
performance
in
which
he
completed
less
than
40
percent
of
his
passes
and
has
just
a
47.1%
completion
rate
on
the
year.
Not
only
that,
with
just
a
5:7
TD:INT
in
seven
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5
months
agoIndianapolis
Colts
head
coach
Shane
Steichen
said
that
wide
receivers
Josh
Downs
(shoulder)
and
Aston
Dulin
(ankle)
have
officially
been
ruled
out
for
Sunday's
tilt
versus
the
New
England
Patriots
in
Week
13.
After
injuring
his
shoulder
in
the
Week
12
loss
to
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