INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Colts are gearing up for their first preseason game of the year on Sunday, when they host the Denver Broncos inside Lucas Oil Stadium.

Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. EDT.

A “tradition” continued on Saturday though ahead of Sunday’s matchup.

Colts fans who attend home games know in advance if the stadium roof will be open or closed based on what Colts owner Jim Irsay posts on X, formally known as Twitter, before games. On Saturday, he revealed that the preseason game against the Broncos will be played with the roof open.

Irsay’s post said, “Roof/Window OPEN on Sunday!!”

The forecast looks great for Sunday in Indianapolis, with a high temperature around 78 degrees Fahrenheit.

Fans who will be inside the stadium will get to see Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson play for an offensive series or two. It will be the first game action for him since his season-ending injury last October against the Titans.

“I haven’t played a down of football in a while,” Richardson said. “So, it’s a blessing just to have the opportunity to get – to be able to get back on the field. So that’s one of the main things on my mind right now.”

Sunday’s game will be the first of three preseason games for the Colts this month.

“I mean, we’ve been going against each other now for what it is – two and a half, three weeks, and to go against somebody else this Sunday and then next week versus Arizona for two days will be huge for our guys,” Colts head coach Shane Steichen said. “Then going to Cincinnati will be huge and just keep attacking every day. I mean, the guys are working their tails off. It gets closer and closer every day. I know the guys are excited for that.”

Broncos head coach Sean Payton announced on Friday that quarterback Jarrett Stidham would start for Denver in Sunday’s preseason game against the Colts.

Indy Metro Police are investigating after two people were killed in separate shootings Friday night.

One person is dead in a shooting on the northwest side of Indianapolis. it happened around 8:30 p.m. Friday in the 4100 block of Shore Drive, near West 38th Street and Interstate 465. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said a man had met others for a picnic when, according to witnesses, two people approached the man and shot him. The suspects then fled.

Around 11:42 p.m., authorities were called to the 4700 block of Madison Avenue on the south side after an officer spotted a male lying in a parking lot in the with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased, according to police.

Just before 1:30 a.m. on the near east side, officers were called to the intersection of East Jefferson Avenue and East Washington Street after receiving reports of a vehicle crashing into a fence.

When officers arrived, they located an adult male with a gunshot wound. He was transported to an area hospital in serious condition.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — This weekend’s forecast has a crisp, fall-like feel. A complete contrast to last weekend when the heat index was peaking in the mid-90s each afternoon.

TODAY: A cooler start with temperatures waking up in the 50s. Mostly sunny skies are expected under ideal conditions. High temperatures in the mid-70s with comfortable air.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies remain. Low temperatures in the mid-50s. This could be one of our coolest nights of the whole summer. The last time Indianapolis had a low 55 or below you would have to go back to July 1.

TOMORROW: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy with pleasant air still around. Lucas Oil Stadium may have the roof open for the Colts’ first preseason game against the Broncos. High temperatures in the upper 70s. Be sure to peak at the skies tomorrow night when the Perseid meteor shower will be peaking with 50-100 meteors per hour.

7-DAY FORECAST: There is a very isolated chance of a shower on Monday. Otherwise, our dry stretch continues into mid-week as high temperatures creep back into the 80s. Thursday and Friday will provide central Indiana with our next rain chance.