Indianapolis Colts QB Philip Rivers acknowledges Sunday could be his final professional game
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The Colts playoff hopes hinge on two things: First, they need to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. If they don’t, they’re out. But if they do win, they need a loss from the Browns, Ravens, Dolphins or Titans. If any of those teams lose and the Colts win, Rivers gets his wish and he’s playing playoff football in January.
Regardless of when the Colts season ends, however, he and the organization have a major decision to make about his future. Rivers signed a one-year contract to play in Indianapolis. However, Colts coach Frank Reich said at the beginning of this year that, assuming things went well, he imagined the Rivers-Colts partnership extending beyond the 2020 season.
