The Colts have a healthy young quarterback, a quarterback who is coming back from an injury sustained in an unfortunate pregame accident, and a 44-year-old grandfather who just started his first game since the 2020 postseason.

As Solak noted, the Colts ' offense leads the NFL entering Week 16 in yards per play from under center. However, with Rivers at quarterback, Indianapolis ran only one such play against Seattle. With Rivers' limited mobility, the Colts relied on pistol and shotgun formations.