US EditionPhilip Rivers emotional after nearly leading Colts to win in return: 'There is doubt, and it's real'
Rivers threw a touchdown and completed 18 of 27 passes, becoming the fifth NFL player to throw a TD at age 44 or older, nearly leading Colts to a playoff chance.
- On Sunday, Philip Rivers ended a nearly five-year retirement to start for the Indianapolis Colts in Seattle, where Jason Myers' 56-yard field goal gave the Seahawks an 18-16 win.
- The Colts signed Philip Rivers to their practice squad less than a week earlier after Daniel Jones, Colts quarterback, was lost for the season with a torn Achilles.
- Rivers completed 18 of 27 passes, including a 7-yard touchdown to Josh Downs with 1:33 left in the first half, his first TD since Jan. 9, 2021.
- Now 8-6, Indianapolis has dropped four straight and sits outside the AFC playoff picture with three games left, while Philip Rivers' Hall of Fame eligibility delays candidacy until the class of 2031.
- At St. Michael Catholic High in Fairhope, Alabama, Rivers' team held a Sunday watch party as he became the fifth player to throw a TD at age 44, joining Tom Brady and other historical peers.
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Philip Rivers emotional after nearly leading Colts to win in return: ‘There is doubt, and it’s real’
Philip Rivers fought back tears as he considered what message it would send to his sons, or the young men he has coached, that he nearly led the Indianapolis Colts to victory at age 44.
Philip Rivers emotional after nearly leading Colts to win in return: 'There is doubt, and it's real'
Philip Rivers nearly led the Indianapolis Colts to victory at age 44. Rivers ended a nearly five-year retirement to start Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks and...
Philip Rivers showed his age on embarrassing dropback against Seahawks
At 44 years old, Philip Rivers accepted the challenge of playing football again at the highest level. In his first game back from retirement, however, the Indianapolis Colts quarterback showed his age during an embarrassing moment in Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle, Wash. With the Colts looking to move the chains on a first-and-10 in the second quarter, Rivers dropped back and lost his footing right on top of…
Philip Rivers Looks Thrilled After Nearly Leading the Colts to Victory in His Return From Retirement
Philip Rivers held back tears by considering what message he would send to his children, or to the youth after almost bringing the Colts of Indianapolis to victory at the age of 44.
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