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Wednesday's NFL: Colts bench Ryan for 2nd time, will give Foles starting job

Indianapolis — Nick Foles waited all season to start taking snaps with the Indianapolis Colts starters.

The 33-year-old quarterback is about to get his chance.

On Wednesday, interim coach Jeff Saturday announced Foles will replace Matt Ryan as Indy's starter against the Los Angeles Chargers, giving Foles his first start since Dec. 26, 2021, and his second since October 2020.

“No, none,” Foles said when asked if he's even taken first-team snaps in practice. “You never know what's going to happen each week, it's sort of been that kind of year. Unfortunately, in the NFL there are years like that.