San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan shared his admiration for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers making his NFL return in Week 15.

A storybook ending didn't materialize for Philip Rivers after unretiring and starting at quarterback for the first time since the 2020 campaign. He's not Dennis Quaid in Disney's The Rookie. For frame of reference, Quaid played a former baseball player who was 35 years old at the time of his MLB debut.

Robert Griffin III, Matt Ryan and Ben Roethlisberger react to Philip Rivers' effort in the Indianapolis Colts' narrow loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

Philip Rivers has returned to the NFL as a grandfather, nearly five years after his last touchdown. On Sunday, he almost led the Colts to an upset against the Seahawks, completing 18 of 27 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown.

Danny Parkins, Willie Colon and Greg Jennings break down Patrick Mahomes’ recovery timeline and discuss whether Philip Rivers can keep this strong stretch going with the Indianapolis Colts.

Well, it wasn’t quite Rocky vs Apollo, but the heavyweight (sorry, that was mean) battle between the Seattle Seahawks’ much maligned kicker and Rivers doing his best Dennis Quaid “The Rookie” impression was some of the best bad football I can remember.

SEATTLE (AP) — Philip Rivers fought back tears as he considered what message it would send to his sons, or the young men he has coached, that he nearly led the Indianapolis Colts to victory at age 44.

Indianapolis Colts QB Philip Rivers made a comeback for the ages on Sunday when he started and played in an NFL game for the first time in nearly five whole seasons. While Indianapolis wound up falling short 18-16 in their matchup with the Seattle Seahawks,