Philip Rivers throws first touchdown pass since 2020 season

Philip Rivers was backmost connected the scoreboard arsenic the Indianapolis Colts backmost threw a touchdown walk successful the archetypal fractional against the Seattle Seahawks.

Rivers had gone 1,800 days without throwing a touchdown pass. The past ones of his vocation came successful the 2020 playoffs against the Buffalo Bills connected Jan. 9, 2021. He threw 2 touchdown passes that day, but the Colts mislaid and were eliminated from the playoffs.

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Indianapolis Colts backmost Philip Rivers (17) looks to propulsion during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, successful Seattle.  (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

It was thought to beryllium the last clip Rivers would beryllium connected a shot tract successful a nonrecreational capableness until the Colts came calling. Indianapolis signed Rivers and started him connected Sunday.

He threw a touchdown walk to Josh Downs successful the 2nd 4th arsenic the Colts took a 13-6 pb into halftime. Rivers was 10-of-16 with 82 passing yards. His longest completion of the fractional was 17 yards to Tyler Warren.

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Indianapolis Colts backmost Philip Rivers (17) throws during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, successful Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Rivers’ comeback communicative has been thing abbreviated of amazing. For him to adjacent person the quality to enactment the cogwheel backmost and consciousness comfy being backmost retired connected the tract is an accomplishment successful itself.

The Colts hoped Rivers would beryllium capable to support Indianapolis afloat successful the playoff contention aft Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending Achilles teardrop past week. Indianapolis mislaid 3 consecutive going into the matchup against Seattle and 4 of its past five.

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The 44-year-old backmost has 63,440 passing yards and 421 passing touchdowns successful his career. He spent 16 of his 17 seasons with the Chargers organization.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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