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Andrew Luck Injury: Colts QB ’50/50′ vs. Texans

By Kevin Parvizi

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Perhaps no unit has been more disappointing than the Indianapolis Colts offense so far this season, and quarterback Andrew Luck’s struggles in the 2015 regular season have caught just about everyone by surprised. With Phillip Dorsett, Frank Gore, and Andre Johnson joining an offense that already had T.Y. Hilton, Donte Moncrief, and tight ends Coby Fleener and Dwayne allen, the Colts offense was supposed to challenge the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, and New England Patriots for being the NFL’s best.

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Instead, Luck has a 56.0% completion percentage with more picks than touchdowns, and the Colts could be faced with playing without their star QB for a second straight game. After missing Week 4 with a shoulder injury, Luck is “still 50/50” to play in tonight’s game against the rival Houston Texans, according to CBS Sports’s Jason La Canfora.

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La Canfora’s report this morning comes after ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Colts are unsure if Luck will be able to suit up today. Despite being blown out by the Atlanta Falcons last week and having a terrible quarterback situation, the Texans are still seen as the Colts strongest competition in the division. Even with Cecil Shorts and Nate Washington out, the Texans do pose a threat to Indy, as DeAndre Hopkins is beasting and Arian Foster should round into form after shaking off the rust in his return against Atlanta.

It’s worth noting that La Canfora added this, “Been trending well for him and would play Sun but this is short week”.

Luck should be regarded as a full-blown game-time decision, meaning that we could very well see another week of Matt Hasselbeck. Every time Hasselbeck drops back behind that offensive line, I’m scared for his life. But he was able to pull out a win against the Jacksonville Jaguars last week, and he’ll have to continue to ride Hilton and Moncrief. As we all know, Hilton is a certified Texans killer, and he can take advantage of a secondary that has underperformed thus far.

Speaking of WR-DB matchups, the Colts will also have to sweat about Vontae Davis‘s status, as his chances of playing are up-in-the-air. Listed questionable on the injury report, Davis is the only player on the Colts who is realistically capable of stopping Hopkins in coverage.

The Colts, remember, brought back backup quarterback Josh Johnson yesterday, so they aren’t sure about Luck right now. Losing this game to Houston would put them behind the Texans in the division standings right now, but Chuck Pagano and the organization are also most likely aware of the risk of bringing him back too soon and aggravating an injury to their quarterback’s throwing shoulder.

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