Indianapolis, IN
Two ways to watch Colts vs. 49ers FREE STREAM today | Philip Rivers
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INDIANAPOLIS — Philip Rivers makes his second start since coming out of retirement to lead the Indianapolis Colts against San Francisco 49ers on “Monday Night Football” today – Monday, Dec. 22 – at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. This game is available on multiple streaming services for free.
What channel is Colts vs. 49ers Monday Night Football?
Today’s game will broadcast live on ABC and ESPN with kickoff scheduled for 8:15 p.m. Eastern.
Two ways to watch Colts vs. 49ers for free
- DIRECTV (free trial and $40 off your first month)
- FuboTV (free trial and $25 off your first month)
The most flexible non-free option is Sling TV, which now offers new users a Day Pass for $4.99, Weekend Pass for $9.99, Week Pass for $14.99, Monthly for $45.99 and Season Pass for $199.99 for five months and $45.99 per month thereafter
This game is also available on the ESPN app streaming service, which now offers an Unlimited Plan for $29.99 per month (or $299.99 for entire year) and the Select Plan for $12.99 per month (or $129.99 for entire year). The ESPN app replicates its previous coverage of select games and broadcasts on ESPN Plus.
Who is announcing Colts vs. 49ers?
Joe Buck (play-by-play), Troy Aikman (analyst) will be the announcers while Laura Rutledge and Tom Rinaldi report from the sidelines.
What are the latest odds for Colts vs. 49ers?
Spread: IND: (+5.5), SF: (-5.5)
Moneyline: IND: (+225), SF: (-280)
Point total: 46.5
Odds from DraftKings
How to Watch COLTS – 49ERS
- What: NFL Week 16: Indianapolis Colts vs. San Francisco 49ers
- When: Dec. 22, 2025
- Time: 8:15p.m. Eastern
- Where: Lucas Oil Stadium | Indianapolis, Ind.
- Channel: ABC and ESPN
- Best Streaming Options: DIRECTV (free trial and $40 off first month), FuboTV (free trial and $25 off first month) and Sling TV (half off first month and daily, weekend, weekly, monthly and season pass)
What is FuboTV?
FuboTV, which features a free trial and $25 off your first month if you sign up for the Pro or Elite plans, is a streaming service that offers over 200 channels. It offers sports, entertainment, news, business and more. The service also offers on-demand options, including full television shows. You may access this service on multiple devices, including computers, phones, tablets and more.
There are four plans which are Latino, Pro, Elite and Premier ranging from $32.99- $99.99.
What is DIRECTV?
DIRECTV, which offers a free trial and $40 off your first month, lets you enjoy live TV and on-demand services without a contract through multiple packages. These include the entertainment package, the choice package + sports pack, the ultimate package + sports pack. The prices range from $79.99-$109.99.
What is Sling TV?
Sling TV users can now get a Day Pass for $4.99, Weekend Pass for $9.99, Week Pass for $14.99, Monthly Pass for $45.99 and Season Pass for $199.99 for the first five months and $45.99 per month thereafter. You can also subscribe to either the Blue package or the Orange package depending on your viewing preferences. Sling Blue allows up to three streams at a time and Sling Orange allows one stream at a time. Both the Blue and Orange packages are $23 for the first month, then increase to $45.99 per month thereafter.
Here is more information on this matchup from the AP:
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The last time Philip Rivers suited up inside Lucas Oil Stadium, he and his Indianapolis Colts teammates clinched a playoff spot.
A lot has changed in those five years.
Rivers left the NFL, started coaching high school football in Alabama, became a grandfather and shocked the world by coming out of retirement and nearly leading the Colts to a victory last week in Seattle.
He returned to his former team with old friend Shane Steichen calling the plays for a franchise under new ownership. And on Monday night, he’ll be playing in front of a near capacity home crowd — something he didn’t get to do during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic year.
Still, two things have not changed: Rivers remains stuck on 134 career wins and the Colts haven’t reached the playoffs since he was Indy’s starter the last time. The 44-year-old quarterback believes he can achieve both over the next three weeks or he wouldn’t be playing.
“I know the NFL is a big deal and this, and it can be whatever it can be,” Rivers said after rejoining the Colts. “But to me, it’s like ‘Hey, you get to play football, potentially, for four more weeks and maybe then some.’ And as long as I can live with the results, both good or bad, and go back home and move on, then I was willing to go for it, and I was able to get to that place mentally.”
While many around the league — from Pittsburgh quarterback Aaron Rodgers to Tennessee defensive tackle Jeffrey Simmons — lauded Rivers’ effort to make a comeback, most were intrigued to see how Rivers would play.
Yes, he does have some physical limitations, and, yes, concerns about his mobility, his ability to throw deep and the long layoff prompted Steichen to take a safer approach in last week’s 18-16 loss at Seattle.
While Indy leaned heavily on its ground game and a short passing game to protect Rivers from taking needless hits, he still went 18 of 27 with 120 yards and threw an interception on Indy’s final offensive play.
The Colts (8-6) lost their fourth straight game to remain one spot outside the AFC’s seven-team playoff field, and Rivers acknowledged this week he must be better over the final three games to save Indy’s fading playoff hopes.
Still, the 49ers (10-4) know what they’re up against. Three years ago, when San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan was looking for stability at quarterback, he reached out to Rivers. Because the need didn’t actually arise until the NFC championship game, Rivers never signed.
But after studying last week’s tape, Shanahan believes Rivers still has what it takes.
“I see a guy who knows how to play the position as good as anyone,” Shanahan said. “I think he had 27 throws in that game and every ball goes right to the exact spot. He attacked their coverages great. He played against a very good pass rush and was able to get rid of the ball. He’s one of the best quarterbacks I’ve ever watched, and he definitely helped that team.”
Can Rivers get it done at his age? Only time will tell.
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis Colts Select Ohio State Defensive End Caden Curry in Sixth Round of 2026 NFL Draft
Caden Curry is going home.
The Indianapolis Colts selected the Greenwood, Indiana, native with the No. 214 overall pick in the sixth round of the 2026 NFL draft, making the former Ohio State defensive end the 10th Buckeye off the board in the 2026 NFL draft.
The Colts’ selection of Curry was years in the making, as Colts general manager Chris Ballard watched Curry play at Center Grove High School and actually called Ohio State coach Ryan Day to tell him the Buckeyes should recruit Curry.
When Caden Curry was a recruit at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana, Indianapolis Colts GM Chris Ballard called Ryan Day and said Man, have you seen this kid?
Today, Ballard and the Colts selected Curry with the No. 214 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft. pic.twitter.com/wvmCUqAtoq
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) April 25, 2026
It’s the second year in a row Ohio State has had double-digit draft selections.
Curry is the third Ohio State defensive end selected in the last two NFL drafts, joining JT Tuimoloau – also drafted by the Colts with the No. 45 overall pick in last year’s draft – and Jack Sawyer (No. 123 overall, Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025). Curry is the second Ohio State defensive lineman to be selected in the 2026 NFL draft, joining defensive tackle Kayden McDonald, who the Houston Texans drafted in Round 2 (No. 36 overall).
Ohio State’s 2026 NFL Draft Picks
- Carnell Tate: Round 1, No. 4, Tennessee Titans
- Arvell Reese: Round 1, No. 5, New York Giants
- Sonny Styles: Round 1, No. 7, Washington Commanders
- Caleb Downs: Round 1, No. 11, Dallas Cowboys
- Kayden McDonald: Round 2, No. 36, Houston Texans
- Max Klare: Round 2, No. 61, Los Angeles Rams
- Davison Igbinosun: Round 2, No. 62, Buffalo Bills
- Will Kacmarek: Round 3, No. 87. Miami Dolphins
- Lorenzo Styles Jr.: Round 5, No. 172, New Orleans Saints
- Caden Curry: Round 6, No. 214, Indianapolis Colts
Curry spent three years learning behind Sawyer and Tuimoloau at defensive end to start his Ohio State career, though he carved out rotational roles in the Buckeyes’ defense in 2023 and 2024. In 2025, Curry got his chance to start and capitalized.
Curry racked up 66 tackles with 16.5 tackles for loss and 11 sacks for Ohio State’s No. 1-ranked defense in 2025. His relentless motor, athleticism and savvy gave offensive tackles headaches throughout the year, as he recorded a team-high 46 total pressures of opposing quarterbacks, per Pro Football Focus.
The Buckeyes have now produced 12 total draft picks at defensive end since Larry Johnson took over as defensive line coach ahead of the 2014 season and 2015 NFL draft, with three top-three selections headlining the pack: Nick Bosa in 2019 (No. 2 overall, 49ers), Chase Young in 2020 (No. 2 overall, Commanders) and Joey Bosa in 2016 (No. 3 overall, Chargers).
Curry might not have had the measurables to be an early-round pick, but his production could make him a steal for the Colts in the later stages of the draft. He was a first-team All-Big Ten selection by the conference’s media and second-team All-Big Ten by its coaches in 2025.
Curry is the 10th Buckeye selected in the 2026 draft, joining first-round selections Carnell Tate (No. 4 overall, Titans), Arvell Reese (No. 5, Giants), Sonny Styles (No. 7, Commanders) and Caleb Downs (No. 11, Cowboys), second-round selections McDonald, Max Klare (No. 61, Rams) and Davison Igbinosun (No. 62, Bills), third-round pick Will Kacmarek (No. 87, Dolphins) and fifth-round pick Lorenzo Styles Jr. (No. 172, Saints).
Curry is the seventh player from Ohio State’s 2025 defense to be selected in the 2026 NFL draft. Ohio State has now had 15 defensive players selected in the last two drafts.
You can’t get to millions of fans without making a few enemies.
And that was certainly true for the hosts of “The Bob & Tom Show,” an Indianapolis WFBQ’s talk radio program that’s now nationally syndicated. Longtime listeners celebrated more than 40 years of laughs in the wake of former host Bob Kevoian’s death from stomach cancer April 17 at age 75.
But in the early years of the show, not everyone was a fan of the signature suggestive humor of Kevoian and cohost Tom Griswold.
Two years after the 1983 premiere of “Bob & Tom,” an outspoken conservative lawyer launched a campaign to tone down the show.
According to IndyStar archives, Indianapolis lawyer John Price waged a five-year war against the duo and their contribution to Indianapolis’ “dirty radio” problem. Price took offense to Kevoian and Griswold’s raunchy humor, which often manifested itself in off-color skits and banter between the hosts and guests.
Through his Decency in Broadcasting watchdog group, Price outlined a three-pronged plan of attack in a Sept. 10, 1985 IndyStar article, which would culminate in publishing the show’s list of advertisers and calling for a boycott. Kevoian and Griswold fired back in an interview with IndyStar on Oct. 15, 1985, maintaining that they had a “right to make people laugh.”
“What’s more important than making people laugh?” Kevoian said in the interview. “Should we teach them to blow each other’s heads off?”
Phase Three of Decency in Broadcasting’s plan materialized in an ad in the Oct. 20, 1985 Star imploring readers to stop supporting sponsors of “The Bob & Tom Show.” The ad featured a question-and-answer section arguing why the show wasn’t fit for air and a coupon-style cutout that allowed readers to send away for a list of sponsors to avoid (and donate to cover the cost of postage).
“Bob and Tom regularly and persistently focus on masturbation, human waste, comparative sizes of male and female body parts, sodomy, adultery and other sacrilegious material,” Price’s ad read. “Bob and Tom are both talented, but their ‘humor’ is totally inappropriate for our community.”
Days after the ad ran, 18 sponsors pulled their advertisements from the show. A petition to defend the show’s right to free speech quickly followed and garnered more than 500 signatures from fans of the show.
Price’s gripe with Kevoian and Griswold wasn’t just a matter of taste, he argued: The show, Price said, broke the law. He pointed to Miller v. California, a 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that ruled obscene material isn’t protected under the First Amendment’s free speech provisions. In addition, he argued, the federal Communications Act prohibited stations from broadcasting “obscene, indecent or profane material” on public airwaves.
Price had more to gain than just the moral high ground in the crusade. He was gearing up for an Indiana Senate run.
Decency in Broadcasting’s first official complaint filed in 1985 failed, but another attempt in 1987 led to the FCC launching an obscenity probe into WFBQ. Five years after Price’s first barbs at “Bob & Tom,” the lawyer gained a victory: The FCC levied a $10,000 fine against the show in 1990, finding four of its broadcasts had violated obscenity law.
But Kevoian and Griswold struck the final blow, and it was a low one. On May 8, 1990 — primary Election Day — Griswold and around 200 “Bob & Tom” listeners rallied outside Price’s campaign headquarters in Carmel and chanted Nazi slogans. Kevoian and Griswold also read material on-air calling Price “Yankee Doodle Hitler.”
Price lost the Republican primary for District 29 in the Indiana Senate to incumbent Sen. William Soards. A 1998 U.S. Senate campaign and a 2000 gubernatorial run were also unsuccessful, according to Price’s 2017 obituary.
Price filed a defamation lawsuit against Kevoian and Griswold for the demonstration incident that was ultimately struck down, according to an August 1991 IndyStar story. Kevoian and Griswold were suspended for two days after the Election Day incident, and they invited Price to appear on “Bob & Tom” after the fact, but Price declined — too little, too late, he said.
Contact IndyStar Pop Culture Reporter Heather Bushman @hbushman@indystar.com. Follow her on X @hmb_1013.
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