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The NFL announced the Pro Bowl rosters at 7 a.m. PT on Tuesday. Once again, the San Francisco 49ers were well represented with six players making it: Luke GiffordKyle JuszczykGeorge KittleChristian McCaffreyJon WeeksTrent Williams Gifford leads the team in snaps and tackles on special teams. He’s also among the league leaders in special teams tackles. […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
You couldn’t have asked for a better week if you’re a 49ers fan. The Seahawks bumped the Rams, the Cardinals did, well, whatever it is the Cardinals do at this time of the season, and the 49ers beat the Indianapolis Colts. Yes, the 49ers’ defense showed its vulnerabilities. But if you have a quarterback who […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 1 read
I am writing this article before the Monday night game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Indianapolis Colts, so who won? Was it who you wanted? Did Phillip Rivers deliver the goods for Indy, or did he deliver the goods for everyone rooting against the Colts? Well, maybe the Colts lost, but it wasn’t […]
From Turf Show Times | about 2 months ago | 1 read
When the New England Patriots traded defensive lineman Keion White to the San Francisco 49ers in late October, a pair of 2026 draft picks was involved: a sixth-rounder going back to the Patriots, and a seventh-rounder moving west alongside White. That seventh-round choice was conditional, though, and has now transferred back to New England. The […]
From Pats Pulpit | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
The Indianapolis Colts are meeting a familiar face in a must win game in week seventeen. If the game against the 49ers wasn’t brutal enough for the defense, this one might be worse as the Jaguars are rolling into town red-hot. This is an absolute must win for the Colts. A win this week, coupled […]
From Stampede Blue | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey have big night against Colts“McCaffrey, who racked up 117 yards on 21 carries, surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the season, the fifth time he has done it in his career.” The 49ers want you to believe they don’t need a defense“The positives for that group were that CJ West and […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The tightrope finally snapped inside Lucas Oil Stadium on Monday Night Football as the Indianapolis Colts suffered a fifth straight loss in a 48-27 blowout against the San Francisco 49ers. What began as a hopeful holiday stage to showcase what was the league’s most explosive offensive unit entering the Week 11 BYE, has turned into […]
From Stampede Blue | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The desperate Indianapolis Colts (8-7) were fighting for their increasingly slim playoff odds, but if you want to blame someone after falling to the San Francisco 49ers (11-4), 48-27, on Monday Night Football, don’t blame grizzled veteran Philip Rivers (i.e., ‘Grandpa Phil’). The 44-year-old longtime veteran quarterback, who shockingly unretired two weeks ago and had […]
From Stampede Blue | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Five NFC teams have clinched a playoff spot, but only one team has its division locked up: the Philadelphia Eagles. There are still four teams vying for the number one seed: the three NFC West teams (Seahawks, Rams, and 49ers) and the Chicago Bears. Chicago’s path to number one would be to win out while […]
From Windy City Gridiron | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Seattle Seahawks looked like a team that didn’t trust its quarterback. They were running the ball in situations perceived as passing. Sam Darnold threw two costly interceptions when Seattle let him throw. They couldn’t have happened at worse times. On the flipside, Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua of the Los Angeles Rams connected for […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Game result: The Colts came up short against the 49ers and dropped to 8-7 with the loss. They are officially eliminated from AFC South contention, but remain alive in the wild card race. They are two games back of the Texans. The Colts host the Jaguars and travel to face the Texans the final two […]
From Stampede Blue | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
The Indianapolis Colts only attempted two passes beyond 20 yards against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 15. On the first play from scrimmage against the San Francisco 49ers, Philip Rivers “let it fly.” His first throw traveled 45 yards. That would be the last mistake Rivers made on the drive. Tatum Bethune was on Jonathan […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Los Angeles Chargers clinched a playoff spot on Monday without even playing in the game. The Indianapolis Colts lost to fellow playoff hopefuls in the San Francisco 49ers. The game isin Indianapolis featured former Chargers quarterback Phillip Rivers as Indy’s starting QB. Updated AFC standings How the Chargers clinched a playoff spot Now that […]
From Bolts From The Blue | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Jacksonville Jaguars clinched their playoff spot during Monday Night Football when the Indianapolis Colts lost to the San Francisco 49ers. Jaguars players and fans were surely be tuned in to watch their division rival and see if they can punch their postseason pass. Updated AFC standings How the Jaguars clinched a playoff spot Now […]
From Big Cat Country | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Indianapolis, IN — Clinical, surgical, teach tape: these are just a few words that accurately describe Philip Rivers’s opening drive in primetime against the San Francisco 49ers. Starting center Tanor Bortolini went down early with a concussion, making it the Colts’ third consecutive week in which a starting offensive lineman left the game with injury, […]
From Stampede Blue | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
If the San Francisco 49ers beat the Indianapolis Colts on Monday, the Los Angeles Rams will slip from the 5 seed to the 6 seed in the NFC playoff picture. It’s a remarkable turnaround from where these teams were at going into their Week 5 matchup — an overtime win by the 49ers — and […]
From Turf Show Times | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The Indianapolis Colts host the San Francisco 49ers in Indy. These teams are on vastly different trajectories, as the Niners are on a four-game winning streak and Indy is on a four-game losing streak. Will San Francisco make it five-straight? Can Indy avoid five-straight? Let’s tune in to find out! San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts Lucas […]
From Canal Street Chronicles | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
For all of the talk about how the San Francisco 49ers still need to win. And despite playing a quarterback who is projected to throw for 159 yards tonight, this will not be an easy game. The Indianapolis Colts have several weapons at Philip Rivers’ disposal, and the best one is at running back. Jonathan […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Closing out Week 16 with the 49ers and the Colts. This is an open thread for game chat.
From Blogging The Boys | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
After tonight, there’s just two weeks left on the 2025 NFL regular-season schedule. To wrap up Week 16, we get a Monday Night Football matchup between the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers that should hold everyone’s interests. If you’re looking for Buffalo Bills-related playoff rooting interests, the task is simple: With a Colts loss, […]
From Buffalo Rumblings | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The 10-4 San Francisco 49ers have a chance to inch even closer to winning the NFC West as they travel to Indianapolis to take on the reeling 8-6 Colts. This could be a good one, and if not, you’ll still get to watch Philip Rivers play football in the big 2025. As always, let us […]
From Behind the Steel Curtain | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Week 16 of the 2025 NFL season ends tonight with a Monday Night Football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Indianapolis Colts. The Philadelphia Eagles’ chances of getting the No. 1 seed are incredibly slim (like, 0.1% chance slim) but the Birds will remain mathematically alive for a first-round bye if the 49ers lose […]
From Bleeding Green Nation | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Okay, so Philip Rivers almost had a dream comeback after ending his five-year retirement to play for the Indianapolis Colts. The Seattle Seahawks thwarted Rivers with an 18-16 victory thanks to six Jason Myers field goals. Philip Rivers is 4-0 against the San Francisco 49ers. A win for the Colts at home on Monday Night […]
From Field Gulls | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Week 16 of the NFL season winds down this evening with the San Francisco 49ers traveling cross-country to take on the Indianapolis Colts. The 49ers enter this game having already secured a playoff spot and have an opportunity to move within one game of the AFC West’s current leaders, the Seattle Seahawks. The Colts were […]
From The Phinsider | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Week 16 comes to a close with a “Monday Night Football” matchup featuring the San Francisco 49ers (10-4) and the Indianapolis Colts (8-6). The 49ers have clinched a playoff berth in the NFC Playoffs—the Detroit Lions can only hope to tie their record, and San Francisco holds the tie-breaker, so they’re in—but they’re still fully […]
From Pride Of Detroit | about 2 months ago | 1 read