Ameer Abdullah

Pittman saw four targets on his first ten pass routes but was invisible for much of the final three quarters in Philip Rivers' first start of the season, and his first NFL action since 2020. Pittman was tied with Josh Downs -- who caught a touchdown -- and Ameer Abdullah in targets, trailing only Tyler Warren. The Colts schemed up a few screen passes for Pittman in the first half, before the team's offense sputtered in the final two quarters. Pittman should be considered a borderline WR3 next week against the 49ers.

Abdullah was very much involved as a pass catcher, though he only ran six pass routes and saw a target on five of those routes. Jonathan Taylor, meanwhile, logged 18 routes and saw four targets from check-down artist Philip Rivers, 44, who made his first start since 2020 on Sunday against Seattle. With short-area pass catchers set to feast with Rivers under center, Abdullah could have some value in deeper formats next week against the 49ers.

Taylor was predictably the centerpiece of the Colts offense with 44-year-old Philip Rivers under center for the first time since 2020. The Colts had 29 rushing attempts and 27 passes in this one. Rivers peppered the team's short-area pass catchers with targets: Tyler Warren led the way with six target, Taylor had four targets, and veteran RB Ameer Abdullah had five targets, leading the Colts with five grabs for 32 yards. That's a little deceiving considering Abdullah ran a mere six pass routes on the day. Taylor logged 18 routes. Taylor is the one Colts player who might survive the Rivers experience. He gets the 49ers in Week 16.