Colts say Daniel Jones will remain starting quarterback after Week 8 benching
Colts.com published on Nov. 3, 2026, that head coach Shane Steichen is sticking with Daniel Jones as the Indianapolis Colts’ starting quarterback after Jones was briefly replaced by Anthony Richardson Sr. during the Week 8 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The team’s unofficial depth chart lists Jones as QB1 for the season opener vs. the Baltimore Ravens.
Colts.com published a Nov. 3, 2026, club report in which head coach Shane Steichen said he will keep Daniel Jones as the Colts’ starting quarterback following a brief in-game replacement by Anthony Richardson Sr. in the Week 8 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and Steichen characterized that substitution as situational and scoreboard-driven, the team article says.
The Colts’ report also included Jones’ statistical line from the Jaguars game and noted the team re-signed Jones. Separately, the club’s first unofficial regular-season depth chart lists the quarterback order as Daniel Jones, Anthony Richardson Sr. and Riley Leonard and shows Jones as QB1 for the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens, per Colts.com.
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- The Indianapolis Star (IndyStar): The latest on Daniel Jones' status as the Colts' starting quarterback - IndyStar ↗
- 5 Colts Things: Daniel Jones remains starting quarterback, Shane Steichen sees execution as more an issue than effort, several rookies get valuable experience in Week 8 loss to Jaguars ↗
- Colts release first unofficial depth chart of 2026 regular season ↗
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