INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. has been pushing through a painful back injury for weeks. But the injury, at least for this week, has gotten the best of Pittman, who will miss Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills.
The Colts' No. 1 wideout will miss his first game of the season as Indianapolis (4-5) looks to even its record.
"He's been battling like crazy," coach Shane Steichen said. "We're taking this thing week to week. Like I've said, [he is] one of the toughest guys I've ever been around.