BALTIMORE – On the second drive of the Colts' preseason opener against the Baltimore Ravens Thursday night, Anthony Richarson Sr. went down hard after getting sacked and did not return to the game due to a finger injury. The Colts would go on to lose to the Ravens, 24-16.
Richardson's first drive was a mixed bag of short passes and handoffs, including a short, accurate pass to rookie tight end Tyler Warren and a 15-yard completion to wide receiver Adonai Mitchell. The drive ended with a 53-yard field goal from kicker Spencer Shrader to put the Colts up 3-0.
The Ravens, led by quarterback Cooper Rush, responded quickly with a touchdown drive of their own, bringing Richardson back onto the field just minutes later.
It was on the second play of that drive, though, when Richardson took a hard hit from Ravens linebacker David Ojabo and exited the game. Daniel Jones came in to replace Richardson on the drive and remained in the game until halftime.
Jones led the Colts on two scoring drives – both of which ended in field goals from Shrader – and completed 10-of-21 passes for a total of 144 yards. Jones primarily worked with short passes and handoffs; his longest pass of the evening was a 25-yard completion to wide receiver Ashton Dulin, a play in which Jones had to escape the pocket and throw on the run to Dulin, who made the catch in heavy coverage.