FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The call Colts coach Shane Steichen made to beat the Patriots is the kind a coach dreams of making. The aggressive play, the confident move, the sort of decision that earns a coach a reputation as a gambler. The call at the end of the ...

At the end of October, questions lingered on Bryce Young’s availability on the trade market, and Anthony Richardson was in the process of being benched. Few talked much about the potential for the first and fourth picks in the 2023 NFL draft to bounce back, and show why they were taken that high in the first place.

Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen took a big chance on one final play call Sunday. He put the ball in Anthony Richardson's hands and the second-year quarterback who was benched by Steichen one month earlier made his coach's decision look smart by running through multiple defenders for the decisive 2-point conversion.

Sometimes the rarity of the moment plays tricks with the memory. It’s called selective amnesia. Exhibit A: Shane Steichen’s all-or-nothing decision with 12 seconds remaining Sunday at Gillette Stadium and his Indianapolis Colts trailing the New England Patriots 24-23.

Richardson's dual-effort ability was put on full display. He ended the game completing only 12 of his 24 passes for 109 yards, yet threw for two touchdowns, including a throw to score in the final seconds to Alec Pierce,

It took a lot of cojones for Steichen to call that, with all that has transpired this season, the fact that a loss would basically end the season, and perhaps even his tenure as the Colts’ head-coach,

In three games back as the Indianapolis Colts’ starting quarterback, Anthony Richardson has gone 2-1 to give the team a 6-7 record into their bye week. The second-year quarterback was responsible for

▪ Patriots coach Jerod Mayo got a valuable lesson from Colts coach Shane Steichen Sunday. A painful, gut-wrenching lesson.