Breaking Down Anthony Richardson's Bounceback Performance vs. the Jets

After being benched just a few weeks ago, Anthony Richardson was re-installed as the Colts’ starting quarterback last Sunday vs. the Jets. It appears the move was a smart one, because Richardson looked like a different quarterback after the 2-game hiatus (we’ll see if that continues vs. the Lions this week).

After completing just 44.4% of his passes through his first 6 games of the season (which is hard to do in today’s NFL), Richardson bounced back in a huge way on Sunday. He completed 20 of 30 passes (66.7%), for 272 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions. He also ran for 2 scores and made some big-time throws on Indy’s game-winning drive. In fact, he made several great throws throughout the afternoon:

Richardson delivered in the most critical moments. On third down, he completed 6 of 9 passes for 105 yards and ran for a touchdown. He was also 6-of-8 for 87 yards against the blitz. And on the Colts’ final drive, needing a touchdown with just over 2 minutes remaining, he completed all 3 of his pass attempts for 60 yards and rushed for the game-winning score.

We’re going to try something new for this post. I went through roughly 20 plays from Richardson’s performance over in the Chat function of Substack. Click on the link below to check it out.

Anthony Richardson’s Big Day vs. the Jets

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