Source: Indianapolis Colts / Indianapolis Colts
ORCHARD PARK, NY — Colts rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson threw a first-quarter interception and completed 7 of 12 passes for 67 yards. Head coach Shane Steichen started Richardson over veteran Gardner Minshew.
At the 12:58 mark, Richardson’s pass was intercepted. He was the fourth overall pick in this year’s draft, having played football for Florida from 2020 to 2022. Richardson competed against his former teammates, including cornerback Kaiir Elam, right guard O’Cyrus Torrence, and wide receiver Justin Shorter, all of whom the Bills drafted over the last two seasons.
“I was excited the whole way. Even turning the ball over, despite that I still feel good because I was out there competing with my teammates,” Richardson said. “Brand new team. Brand new coaching staff. Brand new environment. First time in Buffalo. I was excited the whole time. I’m just glad I got the opportunity to be out there.”
In their first preseason game, the Buffalo Bills beat the Indianapolis Colts 23-19. The Colts will host the Chicago Bears next.
“It was the first drive of the game, he gets the pick there and he comes back and we started moving the ball pretty good,” added Steichen. “He had some nice touch passes. Good calm. Had some good things. Commanded the huddle. All those different things. I thought he did a nice job. It’ll be good to watch the film, clean the things up that we need to clean up from everybody and go from there.”
