The injury report remains unchanged for both the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans ahead of their Week 1 showdown on Sunday.
are progressing through their week of preparation ahead of their kickoff matchup on Sunday. However, the Colts remain without two important players in receiver Josh Downs and kicker Matt Gay.#IndianapolisColts WR Josh Downs spoke ahead of Week 1 vs. the #HoustonTexans regarding his recovery from an ankle injury and how his role has changed behind the scenes.
Downs remains sidelined after suffering a high ankle sprain a month ago, but on Thursday, he told reporters that he feels "real close" to returning to action after recently starting to run routes again, but that his stats for Sunday is still "up in the air." In Downs' absence, rookie AD Mitchell has taken the lion's share of the snaps in the spot, although we've also seen the Colts move Michael Pittman Jr. and Alec Pierce from the outside into the slot. Fellow rookie Anthony Gould has also received reps in the slot.S M.J. Stewart
The injury report is pretty forgiving for the visiting Texans, who didn't list star edge defender Will Anderson Jr. after he dealt with an ankle injury throughout most of the preseason. Stewart, a backup safety, is the only name to have missed practice time this week.where Jake Arthur and Zach Hicks hit on all the major topics surrounding this team.
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