Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson had an up-and-down preseason finale on Thursday, with the signal-caller himself describing the night as “decent.”
Indianapolis head coach Shane Steichen used a more positive word.
“I thought it was good,” Steichen said in his postgame press conference. “[T]hat first drive was really good. There was some miscommunication stuff on one of the plays, but to get him out there again like I said, running around with those guys and getting that quarter, quarter-and-a-half, it was great to see. You saw some explosiveness that he had on the first drive and made some really good throws. I think he was seven of eight of that first drive, so it was great to get him out there.”
Richardson played five series, finishing 8-of-14 for 86 yards with a touchdown, an interception, and 3 rush yards.
The miscommunication Steichen referred to was Richardson’s pick-six late in the first …