INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Colts have lost another key member of the defensive line.

The team has placed starting defensive end Tyquan Lewis on the injured reserve list after injuring his elbow during Sunday’s 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Lewis has started every game for the Colts so far this season. In those four games, he’s recorded 1.5 sacks — the half coming against Steelers’ quarterback Justin Fields Sunday. His 17 total tackles is seventh best on the Colts defense.

Lewis will miss at least four games while designated on IR.

This is just the most recent injury for Lewis, who the Colts selected in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He missed half of the 2022 season after rupturing his left patella tendon against the Commanders in October that season. He suffered the same injury on his right leg the at the same point in the season the year prior against the Titans.

Lewis is now the fifth defensive player — third lineman — the Colts have placed on injured reserve this year. Two weeks ago, All-Pro defensive tackle DeForest Buckner was sidelined after injuring his ankle against the Packers. Last year’s sack leader Samson Ebukam had his season end before it even started after he hurt his Achilles tendon during training camp. Cornerback JuJu Brents (knee) and linebacker Cameron McGrone (elbow) are the other two defensive players on the Colts IR.

In response to the recent string of injuries, the Colts elevated defensive tackle Adam Gotsis from the practice squad to the active roster Tuesday. The nine-year veteran made his Colts debut Sunday against the Steelers in a limited defensive and special teams role. Gotsis was on the field for 14 of the Colts’ 70 defensive plays, recording one tackle during that time. The former second round pick has played for the Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars, appearing in two playoff games.

The Colts hit the road this week for their second away game of the season. Indianapolis heads to Jacksonville where they’ve lost nine straight road matches against the Jags dating back to 2015.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Much cooler pattern settles in below today’s cold front.

This morning:

A dense fog advisory is out for portions of central and eastern Indiana until around midmorning. We’re already starting to see several locations with very limited visibility. Some of that fog will expand through around Daybreak this morning.

Tuesday:

Fog will slowly lift after Daybreak this morning, leaving us with partly to mostly cloudy skies and mainly quiet conditions for much of the day. The cold front will approach by late morning, which could squeeze out a few spotty showers across our area. Rainfall will be relatively light and isolated.

High temperatures will top out around 80 this afternoon.

Tuesday night:

Much cooler temperatures will fill in behind this afternoon’s cold front. Look for quickly clearing skies and sharply cooler temperatures overnight with lows into the 40s. Some outlying areas up north could see numbers into the upper 30s.

Wednesday:

Quiet weather is setting up for the second half of the week. Temperatures will struggle to get out of the 60s heading into Wednesday with lots of sunshine.

Thursday:

Temperatures increase with clear skies for the end of the week. Highs look to be about 5° above average.

7 day forecast:

Temperatures should remain mild as we head into the weekend with highs into the mid 70s. There is a slight chance for some showers to wrap up the weekend on Sunday.

The Indianapolis Colts may have dodged not just one but two bullets ahead of their Week 5 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

After their two star offensive players, running back Jonathan Taylor and quarterback Anthony Richardson, suffered injuries on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, they may not be out long-term moving forward.

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero shared that Taylor just has a mild ankle sprain, and Richardson has no significant injury to his oblique and abdominal strains.

Colts head coach Shane Steichen believes his running back will not need to be placed on short-term injured reserve.

“We’ll see how the week progresses,” Steichen said. “We’ll see how it goes.”

Taylor explained what was the deal with his ankle after the victory.

“You get retaped, and you try everything you can do, but we’ve got two other great (backs),” Taylor said. “You guys know what Trey and Goody did to Pittsburgh (last year), so there’s never a doubt about that.”

This isn’t the first time Taylor has suffered through their ankle injuries. The Colts running back suffered a significant high ankle sprain during the 2022 season, missed three of the next five games, and returned for five games before reinjuring the ankle, leading to surgery that ended up lingering into the first four games of the 2023 season amid a contract dispute.

Early signs indicated that the injury was not serious, and that remains the case on Monday.

As for Richardson, he exited Sunday’s game due to a hip injury. Backup Joe Flacco replaced Richardson and led the Colts to victory, 27-24.

Richardson left the game by completing three of four passes for 71 yards. It’s been a struggle for the second-year quarterback thus far. In the season, he has only thrown for 583 yards, three touchdowns, and six interceptions, and he has a QBR of 50.2 and is ranked 19th in the league.

The 22-year-old has completed less than 50 percent of his passes thus far, with a 49.3 completion percentage, and has completed 36 of 73 passes through three and a half games.

Richardson has struggled not only on the field but also to stay on the field. He has missed significant portions of three of the eight career games he has started.

Nonetheless, if he professes well this week, we will likely see him under center when the Colts take on the Jaguars on the road. If not, he has a more than capable backup that could lead the Colts to victory.

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