Indianapolis Colts receiver Alec Pierce spent his first two NFL seasons showing promise. On Sunday, he took a big step toward fulfilling that potential.
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce celebrates a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Indianapolis. Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce makes a touchdown reception during the first half of an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in Indianapolis.
So are the Colts, who selected Pierce in the second round of the 2022 draft, No. 53 overall. What they liked was the speed and body control he used to make both contested and acrobatic catches downfield.Critics complained about Pierce’s route-running and the vanishing acts he sometimes pulled during games. He’s only had one other 100-yard game and only four games with more catches than Sunday’s with three of those four coming during his rookie season.
Pierce again showed what he could do by hauling in a jump ball for a 57-yard gain on third-and-15, setting up Richardson’s powerful 3-yard run on fourth-and-goal with 2:14 to play. “That explosive — that’s what we were talking about, carrying that stuff over from training camp into the season,” Steichen said. “Obviously, he made some big-time plays down the field for us today.”
Now the Colts want to find out if Pierce can make those special plays become the norm each week, starting in Green Bay next weekend.Deep balls. Richardson looked like a natural reading the defense and giving his receivers a chance to make plays on the two long completions to Pierce andFirst downs. While Indy scored 27 points, usually enough to win, the offense ran only 43 plays in 20 minutes of possession time. That’s simply not enough.
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