Colts vs Seahawks Reaction and Commentary 12/14/2025

Joshua Cook's Variety Channel

Here's some reaction and commentary of the game between the Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks from Seattle, WA.

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00:32Two time outs, Florida.

00:33All right, Colts are leading 6-3.

00:35But since then, he's got for his last five.

00:39And all field goals up to this point.

00:42And a two minute warning, high snap, Rivers gets rid of it quickly.

00:45Taylor, blockers ahead, Taylor picks up the first down.

00:48It's hard to hear, it's hard to believe, brother.

00:52Felt Rivers.

00:53And they are watching their high school football coach.

00:56Back in Fairhope, Alabama, because Bernard Ryman has shaken up.

01:01And there is Phillips' team, St. Michael Catholic, Fairhope, Alabama,

01:06having a watch party today.

01:07But now Rivers is watching Ryman walk off slowly.

01:13Your left tackle out of Central Michigan.

01:16Hope that he's going to be okay.

01:18But a big round of applause for that St. Michael team.

01:21Back-to-back years, they went to the state semifinals.

01:25They want to make that next step.

01:27But I think they've lost to the same team twice.

01:29Lost to Jackson High.

01:31Back-to-back years.

01:33But how cool is that for them?

01:34They're actually watching their head coach.

01:36This isn't hearing about him playing in the NFL.

01:39This is literally watching him get it done.

01:41And he's 8 of 14 for 67 yards.

01:46Luke Zenuda has come in at left tackle.

01:49So they got two backups at the tackle position for the Colts.

01:57Indianapolis in the red zone, and they run it with Taylor.

02:01Jonathan Taylor has the most red zone rush yards in the NFL this year.

02:06And a tie-down has been called by Seattle.

02:10That's their first time out of the half.

02:13That's their go-to guy.

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02:22See Mike McDonald looking at his play sheet trying to stop this drive.

02:33But to me, this is vital here that Indianapolis put one in the end zone

02:37and continue to create doubt in the minds of the Seattle Seahawks.

02:41So if you're Shane Steichen and look at that play sheet, you've worked with Phillip Rivers.

02:45What is your go-to call right here in this situation that you make the big throw?

02:53Excuse me.

02:56They just keep giving JT the ball.

02:59Seattle make it third down and short, and Seattle calls another timeout

03:03to stop the clock with 1.37 to play.

03:06It's a good job by Shane Steichen running the football and knowing that

03:10Seattle's trying to call these timeouts to be able to get the ball back

03:13with as much time as possible, forcing them to have to use those timeouts.

03:18Because where the Indianapolis Colts are on the field,

03:20they're going to have enough time to take their shot at the end zone

03:23and be able to score a touchdown before half.

03:26Last three games, Jonathan Taylor has averaged 72 yards rushing in first game.

03:33Already in the first half, he has 17 carries for 65 yards.

03:41They're throwing the ball as more in the middle of the field

03:44than it is to the outside part of it.

03:47So look for the inside seeds for your throws.

03:53Third down and four.

03:56Rivers, and he's got a man, touchdown!

03:58That's Josh Downs, and that's Phillip Rivers with a touchdown pass.

04:06The four hundred, twenty-second touchdown pass of his career.

04:11I'm impressed.

04:12The hopes go up 12-3.

04:15I'm impressed.

04:17How well this offensive line is playing for their quarterback, Phillip Rivers.

04:21He's making this throw, and yes, it's a great pass by him.

04:25He hits him over the middle, Josh Downs scores the touchdown.

04:28But there was absolutely no pressure in his face right there as he was making that throw.

04:33And that's the part of the game that everybody misses for Mr. Phillip Rivers.

04:37That energy, that passion, that trash talk, that's what the game of football is all about.

04:42That looked nice.

04:43Extra point by Blake Krufie.

04:47It's good.

04:49Phillip Rivers at the age of 44.

04:54Throws a touchdown pass for the first time in five years.

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07:24Phillip Rivers hasn't changed a bit

07:27as he throws his first regular season road touchdown passes

07:30to Sipper of 2020.

07:33Still talking, still fired up.

07:35That's an interesting little old-school dance right there.

07:38And Steichen loving it as well.

07:41Here's Shahid on the kick return.

07:44And Shahid is stopped at the 22-yard line.

07:48Now, for this Seattle offense,

07:50one timeout remaining.

07:53They have 29 yards on two pass plays to Kup and Shahid.

07:56Only seven yards on their other 12 plays here in the first half.

08:02There's just plenty of time to get something going.

08:04You mentioned the one timeout.

08:06I would expect them to come out and spread it a little bit,

08:08even if they line up in a tight formation,

08:10spreading out of it full snap

08:12and getting something in the middle of the field

08:14and allowing Sam Darnold to see it clearly.

08:17Abraham Lucas is back at right tackle for Seattle.

08:20Darnold, pressure coming, able to dodge the sack

08:26and complete it to Shahid at the 30.

08:32Zaire Franklin was in the backfield,

08:34but Darnold able to escape as we approach 1-10 to play.

08:43Darnold has time, and he's got Smith in shape by the 45

08:47and out of bounds around midfield.

08:51For Smith and Jitla, just a second catch at a half.

08:54Victory is 14 yards.

08:56Zone coverage, finds a soft spot,

08:59gets behind Zaire Franklin right in front of Nick Ross,

09:02and just good anticipation by Sam Darnold.

09:04That's the connection that we're going to have to see more of

09:07if you're going to get this offense going.

09:09Darnold to Smith and Jitla.

09:13If you ever need a stop before the half,

09:16this is, this is it.

09:20You can't let him get another.

09:24I mean, you could.

09:28If they get another field goal, it would be 13-6.

09:34If they get a touchdown, it would be 13-10.

09:37This would not be easy sledding at all for the Seattle offense.

09:40We've seen how much they've played from the first half.

09:42I mean, which is the better of the two, uh,

09:47he's producing.

09:48But this defense for Indianapolis,

09:50who's come in,

09:51Travarius Ward out,

09:53Sloss Gardner out,

09:54Forrest Buckner out.

09:55They played quite the first half

09:57against the Seattle offense,

09:58which is not out.

09:59They are a former Ram.

10:15A former Ram.

10:1740 seconds to go.

10:20We still have that one timeout.

10:23Charbonnet running back.

10:24Darnold trying to do himself,

10:25and he picks up the first down.

10:28Mike McDonald will use his final timeout

10:31with 31 seconds on the clock.

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11:09Out of the timeout.

11:16First down at 10-4 Seattle

11:18at the Indianapolis 40-yard line.

11:21Bernard Ryman, an elbow injury,

11:23questionable to return

11:24for the Colts' offensive line.

11:28Darnold, good protection,

11:29and it's incomplete.

11:30Smith and Jimbo looking for a flag,

11:33and he's not going to get one.

11:36Jonathan Edwards had the coverage

11:38for the Colts' secondary.

11:39And Jonathan Edwards is aggressive up there

11:41because there's a safety over the top of him.

11:43That's probably got away with one.

11:45He's draped all over Jackson Smith and Jimbo.

11:47Probably should have been passing the parents there.

11:49But who had a room on top of the game

11:51and he told us young corners,

11:53they're going to have...

11:54That's the whole thing,

11:55you can't call what you can't see.

11:57Understand where your help is.

11:59Is it behind you, inside?

12:00Thank you, Kenko, yeah?

12:02Thank you, Kenko, yeah?

12:03That probably should have been a penalty.

12:06It would be a 58-yard field goal from here.

12:09Second down at 10,

12:11Darnold in the shotgun.

12:14Darnold, and he's...

12:15that's Smith and Jimbo at the 35.

12:17And again, the fans looking for a penalty.

12:23Jermaine Pratt on the tackle.

12:25Remember, Seattle now cannot stop the clock.

12:27They have to go quickly with 10 seconds to go.

12:30Darnold trying to get it all lined up to spike it.

12:32It's third down and four,

12:34and he will spike it with five seconds to go.

12:37And out comes the field goal here now.

12:48This fan base feels like they've got a lot on the line

12:50in this one, don't they?

12:54They were mad about Zaire Franklin

12:56keeping Smith and Jimbo up

12:58as he was breaking at the football,

13:00but it was actually a veteran play

13:01by Zaire Franklin trying to allow Ward Rock

13:04to fall off.

13:07And now a stoppage

13:09and a timeout called by the Colts.

13:14Let's take another look at the end of that play.

13:16You can see Mike Darnold

13:17and the Seattle fans all fired up.

13:19Keep an eye on Jermaine Pratt here at the end.

13:25Got it wrapped up,

13:26and he's raking at it.

13:28And just as you described, Jason,

13:29you see that left hand

13:30trying to keep him off the ground?

13:32They can be upset all they want.

13:34That's a big, savvy veteran play right there.

13:36Yeah, I said Franklin,

13:37but it was Pratt.

13:38Absolutely.

13:39He does nothing wrong on that play.

13:41No face mask

13:42and no hitting in the head.

13:44He's just trying to keep him up right.

13:45So in that way,

13:46if he's down on the ground,

13:47the clock can't stop.

13:48And he's raking the football.

13:50That was a big-time play by Pratt.

13:52So Jason Myers will now attempt

13:56a 52-yard field goal.

13:58One for one in the first half

14:01on his field goal attempts.

14:05And Myers is good again.

14:08And that's the final play of the first half.

14:11Two field goals for the Seattle offense

14:17while Phillip Rivers

14:18with a touchdown pass to Josh Downs

14:22and the Colts have a 13-6 lead at the break.

14:28And A.J. with Mike McDonald.

14:30Coach, some tempo there

14:31seems to open some things up for you

14:32in that last drive,

14:33but your offense struggled on third down.

14:35What do you need to see here

14:36in the second half of that unit?

14:37Well, we've got to be better on third down.

14:39We've got to be better on early down.

14:40Seems like we've got to get some places

14:41off the ground, you know,

14:43some penalties,

14:44some of the run game get going,

14:45and then we'll be all right.

14:46Thank you, Coach.

14:47Good luck.

14:47Thanks, man.

14:48That's the end of the first half

14:50with the Colts up by 7.

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