Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson was downgraded from questionable to out for Sunday's game against the New York Giants because of back and foot injuries. Richardson did not practice during the week, but head coach Shane Steichen had fallen short of declaring his starter out until Saturday. Veteran Joe Flacco is expected to make his fifth start of the season in Richardson's place. As of early Saturday, the Colts (7-8) still have a shot at a playoff berth, but they'd need to beat the Giants (2-13) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (3-12) in Week 18 -- and for both the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers to lose their games on Saturday -- to stay alive.
Colts rule out QB Anthony Richardson; Joe Flacco to start
