Key Highlights
- So when that play happens, if you haven’t been preparing for that, then what have you been doing?” Leonard said Sunday after playing the final three quarters of the Colts’ 36-19 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars after Daniel Jones suffered a non-contact Achilles injury with seconds left in the first quarter.
- “There’s a lot of things you can think about when you go into a game, but I try to just focus on the little things.”The moment was very much not little, though.
- Trailing 14-7 in the first quarter of a pivotal road divisional matchup, playing at a stadium the franchise last won at in 2014 and trying to reverse a two-game losing streak, Jones went down untouched as he planted his right foot for a third-and-8 throw.
- Jones slammed his helmet on the field in frustration and needed help into the blue injury tent. Not long after, Jones was ruled out with an Achilles injury.
- Colts head coach Shane Steichen said postgame that Jones’ injury “could be season-ending.”“It’s not for sure, but it’s not looking good,” he said. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLeonard suddenly found himself calling plays inside the huddle in the midst of a pivotal regular season game. To say it was a far cry from the preseason snaps where he wowed at times doesn’t do the situation justice.“It’s difficult but that’s the nature of the game.