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Colts, Titans Announce Inactives for Sunday: Richardson Not Quite Back

The Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans announced 11 inactive players ahead of Sunday's matchup.

Jake Arthur

Sep 29, 2024; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson (5) walks the sidelines Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christine Tannous-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images
Sep 29, 2024; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson (5) walks the sidelines Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, during a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christine Tannous-USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images / Christine Tannous/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images
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The Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans are set to kick off shortly on Sunday afternoon, but first, some surprises regarding the teams' inactive players lists.

The Colts entered the game only ruling out running back Jonathan Taylor (ankle) on Friday, while quarterback Anthony Richardson (oblique), wide receivers Michael Pittman Jr. (back) and Josh Downs (toe), cornerback Kenny Moore II (hip, shoulder), and right tackle Braden Smith (knee, ankle) were all labeled questionable.

Unfortunately, despite being a full participant in practice on Thursday and Friday, and reports indicating Richardson might be back for Sunday, that isn't totally the case. Richardson is going to serve as the emergency third quarterback, but it's Joe Flacco getting the start again for the Colts with Sam Ehlinger as QB2.

Pittman, Downs, Moore, and Smith are all active.

The Titans ruled out defensive lineman Keondre Coburn (knee) and linebacker Cedric Gray (shoulder) on Friday, while no other players were in question. Quarterback Will Levis (right shoulder) left the team's last game early with an injury, but he was removed from the injury report at the end of this week, paving the way for the first installment of Richardson versus Levis.

Here are both teams' lists of inactive players:

  • DE Genard Avery
  • WR Anthony Gould
  • C Danny Pinter
  • QB Anthony Richardson (Emergency 3rd QB)
  • RB Jonathan Taylor (ankle)

In Taylor 's absence, we'll continue to see a heavy dose of Trey Sermon and Tyler Goodson in the Colts' backfield. The team also signed Evan Hull to the active roster from the practice squad this week.

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  • DL Keondre Coburn (knee)
  • OL Jaelyn Duncan
  • TE David Martin-Robinson
  • LB Caleb Murphy
  • TE Thomas Odukoya
  • LB James Williams

It's a pretty clean injury report for Tennessee, highlighted by the clean status of Levis. All but one inactive player is a healthy scratch.

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JAKE ARTHUR

Jake Arthur has covered the NFL and the Indianapolis Colts for a decade. He is a member of the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA) and FantasyPros' expert panel. He has also contributed to multiple NFL Draft guides.

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