Kenny

Moore

Ward is firmly on track to play in Week 12 against the Colts. The Colts’ secondary has been banged up this year, so Ward’s return is a positive occurrence. Colts slot CB Kenny Moore II is also fully healthy after dealing with an Achilles injury for much of the year.

Moore missed three games with the Achilles injury and should return as an immediate starter in the nickel as the Colts try to shore up their cornerback room from the inside-out.

That makes it three weeks in a row for Moore, who has not practiced since the Thursday ahead of Week 5. He’s a potential IR candidate over the weekend. With Mike Hilton on practice squad IR, the Colts cornerback corps shouldn’t be able to limit what little there is to limit of the Raiders passing attack. Backup RB Tyler Goodson (groin) joined Moore on the rule-out list.

In addition to Moore, the Colts also ruled out backup RB Tyler Goodson (groin). Week 5’s absence will mark the second missed game for Moore, who was injured in Week 3’s win over the Titans. The abrupt retirement of CB Xavien Howard earlier in the week will leave the Colts thin at corner against a Raiders offense that features decent talent in the passing game despite their slow start.

The Colts’ stalwart slot defender may still be a week or two away from suiting up on game day, but this is a promising first step. Moore sat out Indianapolis’ Week 4 game against the Rams after playing a season-high 50 snaps in Week 3. They face the Raiders this week, whose interior pass catchers, WR Jakobi Meyers and TE Brock Bowers, are the receiving corps’ strong points.

On Monday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Moore is expected to miss a few weeks with a calf injury. This week’s injury report instead lists Moore with an Achilles tendon injury, which increases concerns. The muscle and tendon are obviously connected, but the latter tends to be a more significant issue. Hopefully, he heals up without issue. Moore will be missed against the Rams in Week 4.

Moore exited Week 3’s game against the Titans and didn’t return to the field. The Colts went out and signed veteran slot corner Mike Hilton early Monday morning, which served as the initial indicator that Moore, whose injury is not believed to be too serious, was set to miss some time. We’ll hopefully get a more exact timeline on Moore’s absence when head coach Shane Steichen speaks to the media, but it sounds like he is looking at a multi-week absence.

That’s bad. Moore is the secondary’s lynchpin defender, lining up on the perimeter in base formations and covering the slot in nickel. Losing him for an extended time period would make the Colts’ secondary one to target in fantasy football.

The Colts did the same thing with CB Kenny Moore II (knee), who was added to Thursday’s injury report despite practicing in full. Given both players’ full participation today, we do expect both Downs and Moore to suit up against the Lions on Sunday. It should be a pass-heavy environment.

Paye has been out since Week 4 because of the quad issue. He totaled 1.5 sacks over the first three weeks of the season. Defensive back Kenny Moore is listed as questionable. he practiced in full on Friday, putting him on the right side of his questionable tag for Week 6.