Sam Ehlinger completed 23-of-35 passes for 209 yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions in Indianapolis’ 32-31, Week 18 loss to the Texans.
He added five carries for 21 yards. Ehlinger’s two picks were utter disasters, one a pick-six to a defensive lineman while in the grasp of a different defender, and another in the red zone that he forced late in the down, which wound up being tipped to Christian Kirksey. Ehlinger likely starts as the QB1 by default in Indianapolis this offseason, but he was beyond brutal against the Patriots and there’s little reason for optimism he’ll ever have a big role. He’s not athletic enough to be a real threat as a read-option type quarterback. The Colts will likely make him at best their QB2 this offseason -- he could possibly slide down the depth chart even further if the Colts wanted him to. We’ll have to see how big Jim Irsay’s delusions of grandeur are.