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Kelly, along with Anthony Richardson, remains in the NFL’s concussion protocol. His practice participation suggests Kelly is on track to return to the lineup for Week 4 against the Rams, who sport the league’s sixth best pass rush, per Pro Football Focus.

Richardson, who sustained a brain injury in Week 2 against the Texans, remains in the league’s concussion protocol. Colts head coach Shane Steichen said Richardson would take starter’s snaps in practice. His return to practice is a good sign he’ll be available for the Colts’ Week 4 game against the Rams. Barring a setback, Richardson should slide back into fantasy lineups. Gardner Minshew would draw another spot start if Richardson is held out against LA.

Granson paced the Colts’ tight ends in targets, but his four looks were only good for a nine percent target share. The Colts don’t have a fantasy-relevant tight end at the moment.

Downs was Gardner Minshew’s favorite receiver in this game. He paced the team in targets, most of which came on underneath routes for easy completions. Downs matched his target total on the season in this game alone. Over half of his receptions on the year came versus Baltimore. Minshew’s checkdown-heavy style will keep the PPR points coming for Downs as long as he remains under center. If Anthony Richardson is back from his concussion for Week 4, Downs’ fantasy outlook will take a hit.

Gardner Minshew, starting in place of Anthony Richardson this week, did most of his damage on short and intermediate throws. He still made an effort to get Pierce going, but the two were only able to connect on one completion of 20 or more yards. Pierce will rank as a WR6/7 for the Colts’ Week 4 matchup with the Rams.

Pittman has been peppered with targets no matter who is under center for the Colts. He saw 11 targets in Week 1 with Anthony Richardson under center, 12 looks in Week 2 with both Richardson and Gardner Minshew splitting snaps, and now another 11 looks with exclusively Minshew. Pittman’s highlight of the day was a 34-yard jump ball in overtime. He climbed the ladder for his ball as a Baltimore defender was ripping off his helmet. Regardless of who gets the start for Indy in Week 4, Minshew will be a high-end WR2 versus the Rams.

The Colts made the surprising move to cut Deon Jackson in the middle of the week, gifting the entirety of their backfield to Moss. Trey Sermon was called up from the practice squad to replace Jackson and saw five carries in Week 3. Moss scored on a wheel route with a beautiful, over-the-shoulder grab inside the five that he walked in. It was the Colts’ only touchdown of the day. Trey Sermon may see more work as he gets familiar with Indy’s offense, but this is Moss’s backfield until Jonathan Taylor returns. Moss will rank a high-end RB2 for his Week 4 game against the Rams.

This matchup was madness from start to finish. Minshew was hounded by the Ravens’ pass-rush and surrendered five sacks. With Baltimore’s offense struggling, the Colts were still in the game as they neared the two-minute warning. Backed into his own end zone, Minshew stepped out of the back of the end zone as he planted to make a throw, resulting in a safety. The safety made famous by Dan Orlovsky should have ended the game, but Baltimore ultimately had to punt it back to the Colts after going three-and-out. Minshew completed four straight passes to get Matt Gay into field goal range for a game-tying kick that he connected on. After a few failed drives from both teams in overtime, Gay knocked down his fifth field goal of the day to secure the win. It was far from a flawless game from the backup, but Minshew rallied the troops to a road win against an AFC title contender. Should Anthony Richardson be forced to sit another week because of his concussion, Minshew would rank as a QB2 versus the Rams.

Nothing surprising here. The Colts ruled out Richardson (concussion) and Kelly (concussion) earlier in the week, which means it will be Minshew Mania in Baltimore.

Sermon takes the spot of Deon Jackson, who was released after starting Week 1. Zack Moss remains the favorite to lead Indy’s Week 3 backfield with Sermon likely mixing in as the RB2.