4 major observations from Colts' Riley Leonard's performance against the Texans

Riley Leonard of the Indianapolis Colts warms up | Kevin Sabitus/GettyImagesThe Indianapolis Colts likely never thought that the end of their 2025 season would see quarterback Riley Leonard starting. Maybe if the team had hoped it was going to easily be entrenched in the playoffs with no seeding at risk. After all, the sixth-round 2025 draft pick wasn't supposed to be anything more than QB3.

Injuries took a toll on the team overall, though, and especially at the quarterback position. Starter Daniel Jones was lost in Week 14 after tearing his Achilles tendon while playing with a fractured fibula in his other leg. Backup Anthony Richardson broke an orbital bone in Week 6 warmups in a freakish…