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...
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