**1\. Anthony Richardson Sr. made two impressive plays on Saturday – but they didn't actually count.**
The one you're probably thinking of here is Richardson's spectacular completion to wide receiver Anthony Gould. Richardson avoided pressure to his left from Packers defensive end Arron Mosby, stepping up in the pocket to avoid a swipe and then drifting to his left. Richardson, with his body falling away from the far hashmark, uncorked a throw from about the 11-yard line across the field to Gould, who made an outstanding over-the-shoulder catch at midfield.
The play was called back, though, because wide receiver Adonai Mitchell was lined up offside.
A couple things here. First, right after the pressure from Mosby, running back D.J. Giddens flashed open down the far sideline on a wheel route. Maybe Richardson could've hit him; head coach Shane Steichen didn't sound too worried that he didn't given the quick pressure he had to negotiate.
"I think he had to move in the pocket to make that play," Steichen said. "It was a scramble play, and that's what he saw, so he hit Gould on that play."
Second, had this play counted, it would've been a massive conversion on third-and-two in a two-minute situation. The Colts would've had the ball at midfield with about a minute left in the first half, and Richardson would've had a chance to finish the drive with points.
"It was a great throw, and it was a great catch by Anthony (Gould)," Steichen said. "I mean, it was phenomenal over the shoulder. It was a big-time play right there but obviously got called back."
There was another impressive Richardson play that didn't count, though, which happened earlier in the second quarter. This one didn't wind up in the box score, though, because the Colts accepted a holding penalty on the Packers.
Still, facing a third-and-nine at the Packers' 24-yard line, the Packers brought a six-man pressure against a five-man protection. Richardson felt that pressure at the top of his drop and stepped up, slipping around defensive lineman Warren Brinson (who was being pancaked by center Tanor Bortolini) and escaping up the middle.
Richardson hit linebacker Isiaah Simmons with a stiff arm about a yard behind the line of scrimmage, then accelerated ahead before Simmons brought him down from behind. He wound up gaining nine yards on the play – it might've required a measurement to determine if he got the first down or not – but it was an impressive showing of Richardson's speed and strength.