Time/TV: 1 p.m., CBS.
Latest line: Jets by 3 1/2.
Series record: Colts lead 44-32.
Last meeting: Colts beat Jets 45-30 in Indianapolis on Nov. 4, 2021.
Last week: Colts lost to Bills 30-20; Jets lost to Cardinals 31-6.
Colts player to watch: QB Anthony Richardson. Coach Shane Steichen announced Wednesday the No. 4 overall draft pick last year is back as the starter for the rest of the season after being benched for two games in favor of Joe Flacco.
Jets player to watch: QB Aaron Rodgers. Things were looking up after a fantastic second half in New York’s win over Houston when he threw three TD passes and showed flashes of the four-time NFL MVP in his prime. But he followed that with a dud against Arizona, going 22 of 35 for just 151 yards.
Key matchup: Colts RB Jonathan Taylor vs. Jets defense. Taylor had his 20th career 100-yard game last week against Buffalo, becoming the third player this season to top 100 yards in the first half. Next up is a Jets defense that has struggled against the run and been plagued all season by missed tackles.
Notable: The game features a matchup of the NFL’s second-youngest starting QB — Richardson (22) — against the oldest in Rodgers (turns 41 on Dec. 2). … The Colts have lost three straight, falling one game behind Denver in the chase for the seventh and final AFC playoff spot. New York is one game behind Indianapolis and Cincinnati. … Indy is 1-4 on the road this season. … Rookie WR Adonai Mitchell caught six passes for 71 yards, both season bests, and second-year WR Josh Downs had seven receptions for 72 yards in a larger role with Pittman out. … Colts WR Alec Pierce leads the NFL with 22.4 yards per catch. … Indy’s defense has six takeaways over the past three weeks against Houston, Minnesota and Buffalo. … The Colts are one of five teams this season to allow nine or fewer points to opponents on their first possession. … LB Grant Stuard’s 18-tackle game in Week 7 is tied for the NFL’s single-game high this season with Baltimore’s Roquan Smith. … The Jets are 1-4 under interim coach Jeff Ulbrich, who took over for the fired Robert Saleh on Oct. 8. … Rodgers hasn’t passed for 300 yards since throwing for 341 against Chicago on Dec. 12, 2021 — a span of 32 regular-season games and 33 overall, including one playoff game. It’s the third-longest drought in the past 20 years, trailing David Garrard’s 39 straight in 2005-08 and Alex Smith’s 35 from 2005-09.
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