On Football analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL from week to week. For more On Football analysis, head here . Anthony Richardson got fewer starts than Bryce Young before he was sent to the bench.
The Indianapolis Colts benched their second-year quarterback this week after his 10th career start, including six this season. The Colts (4-4) are turning to 39-year-old Joe Flacco because coach Shane Steichen believes the veteran gives the team “the best chance to win right now.” He’s not wrong.
Flacco, a Super Bowl MVP with the Ravens more than a decade ago, is 2-1 in three appearances with the Colts. He was 4-1 with Cleveland last year, helping the Browns reach the playoffs. The 22-year-old Richardson threw just 393 passes in college at Florida before the Colts selected him with the fourth pick overall in last year’s NFL draft.
Richardson has raw talent but still needs time to develop. He’s completed only 50.2% of his passes with more interceptions (eight) than touchdowns (seven).
He became the fourth quarterback benched this season, joining Young, Gardner Minshew and Justin Fields. Young was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft.
C.J. Stroud, who was selected second by Houston, is the only member of last year’s quarterback class who is thriving.
Will Levis, the 33rd pick, is 4-10 in his 14 starts for Tennessee and has missed the past two games with a shoulder injury. Here are the teams who’ve made quarterback changes and those who might: PANTHERS: Young wa.