In the aftermath of a valiant effort by Philip Rivers and the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday's 18-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, the 44-year-old quarterback's performance in the game is being evaluated by people within the league.

The Indianapolis Colts face the Seattle Seahawks in a Week 15 showdown on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025 at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash.

In his first NFL game in nearly five years, Indianapolis Colts' quarterback threw a touchdown pass in his first game back. With the Colts facing a 3rd-and-4 from the Seattle Seahawks ' eight-yard line, Rivers connected with Josh Downs for the touchdown. This capped off a 10-play, 58-yard scoring drive for the Colts' offense.

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Two passes by Darnold to Cooper Kupp and Rashid Shaheed immediately put Seattle into field goal range, but two more ineffective runs led to the end of the drive. Anthony Bradford tried to pull on 3rd and 4 and Kenneth Walker tripped over him. Jason Myers banged one through from 47 to make it 3-3 to end the opening quarter.

The Indianapolis Colts are really struggling right now. They’ve lost three straight and four of five, and everyone knows about Philip Rivers joining their pract

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