INDIANAPOLIS — Colts quarterback Andrew Luck had the first reception of his seven-year NFL career in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins.
The Colts were facing a 4th and 1 from Miami’s 39-yard line when backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett lined up in the shotgun and Luck went out wide left. With Dolphins safety Minkah Fitzpartrick sliding off Luck to blitz, Brissett fired a pass that Luck had to leap and catch before taking a hard hit from safety Reshad Jones that had him land on his surgically repaired right shoulder on the 4-yard completion.
BRISSETT TO LUCK!
BRISSETT TO LUCK!
BRISSETT TO LUCK!
BRISSETT TO LUCK! pic.twitter.com/R1oQd4kOP2— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) November 25, 2018
Luck is the first Colts quarterback with a reception since Peyton Manning caught a pass for -2 yards in 2003, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Luck is also the first NFL player to complete a pass, catch a pass and run the ball on the same drive since 2001
That was a risky play call by Colts coach Frank Reich because he put Luck in the position to take an unnecessary hit after he missed last season rehabilitating his right shoulder, which he originally injured it in Week 3 of the 2015 season.
This was the second straight week that the Colts had Luck in a pass-catching situation. Tight end Eric Ebron attempted to throw a pass Luck in the end zone that was just out of reach of the quarterback’s sprawling hands in the second quarter of their Week 11 game against Tennessee.