The Indianapolis Colts closed the 2025 season with a 38-30 loss to the Houston Texans, spiraling to a seventh straight defeat and finishing with a losing record after a 7-1 start. Rookie quarterback Riley Leonard made his first NFL start against the league’s most unforgiving defense,

Riley Leonard made his first NFL start for the Indianapolis Colts in Week 17 against the Houston Texans, and the 23-year-old threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns in a losing effort

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Riley Leonard had a special moment with his family after throwing his first career touchdown pass on Sunday, January 4. Early in the first quarter of the Colts’ game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston,

Fairhope native Riley Leonard tossed the ball from his first touchdown pass as the Colts starter up into the stands for his father who caught it and brought it back to the rest of the Leonard family

Riley completed 18-of-29 passes for 145 yards and an interception on Dec. 7 in a loss to Jacksonville after Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending injury. The Colts then signed 44-year-old Philip Rivers, who started three games, all losses.

Colts quarterback Riley Leonard hit Alec Pierce on a 66-yard touchdown pass to give Indianapolis a 7-3 lead over Houston. The Texans marched down the field on their opening possession on an eight-play, 37-yard drive that ended with a field goal and a 3-0 Houston lead, but that lead didn’t last long.