Anthony Richardson completed 20-of-30 passes for 272 yards and a touchdown in the Colts’ 28-27, Week 11 win over the Jets, adding 10 carries for 32 yards and two touchdowns.
Making his first start since Week 8, Richardson posted a new career high for passing by 39. The two-touchdown day on the ground was also “just” the second of his career. He also conducted a picture perfect two-minute drill that led to what proved to be the game-winning touchdown. Richardson still had several mind-numbing misses — the shorter the pass is, the less accurate Richardson becomes — but he was in greater rhythm in the intermediate areas than we are used to seeing. He found three different pass catchers for at least three grabs, including Josh Downs and Michael Pittman for five a piece. A normal day at the office for a lot of quarterbacks, but genuine progress for Richardson. He was also a complete menace with the ball in his hands, looking scarily difficult to tackle on his two- and four-yard touchdown runs. This was much more like the quarterback the Colts wanted to see before they benched Richardson for Joe Flacco. That won’t be happening again any time soon, it appears. That being said, the Lions are a significantly more difficult matchup for Week 12, albeit at home.
