Shane Steichen pleased with Anthony Richardson…

The Colts are currently in a critical stretch of their competition between Richardson and Riley Leonard, who completed 10 of 21 passes for 89 yards with an interception in the second half. They leave Massachusetts with a joint practice and game’s worth of film to dissect on Richardson and Leonard; next week, they’ll have two joint practices and a preseason game with the Atlanta Falcons in which Leonard will start and play the entire first half.

One data point isn’t enough to determine which direction the competition goes, but the larger takeaway here is Richardson found a way to bounce back and get into a rhythm after some early-game hiccups. He played 27 snaps, more than he’s played in a preseason or regular season game since Week 16 of the 2024 season.

And while those snaps were far from perfect, they certainly were meaningful for Richardson.

“These past few months just of my life have been, you know, a little weird,” Richardson said. “Especially coming back from the eye injury and then not playing football in a long time. So getting back into my groove – it was a little rocky start for me in the beginning. But the guys on the sideline were telling me take the next play, and just go to the next play after that. And we found a way to move the ball and eventually put some points up.”