Alec Pierce returns, plays 32 of 54 snaps in Colts' Week 1 loss to Ravens
In the Colts' Week 1 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, wide receiver Alec Pierce played 32 of 54 offensive snaps (59%) in his season debut after ankle/heel surgery, left briefly for X-rays after a facemask hit to his hand, and was limited by lack of practice time and hand stiffness.
Alec Pierce was targeted for a managed return after missing the offseason following late-March ankle/heel surgery; he was activated from the PUP list the Friday before the Colts' final preseason game in August and played 32 of the Colts' 54 offensive snaps (59%) in the Week 1 game. Pierce left the game after a facemask strike to his hand on his first catch for X-rays that returned clean and was sidelined from about the 11:00 mark of the first quarter through the 10:15 mark of the second quarter; he and the team do not expect long-term effects, though Pierce said his hand was stiff and it impacted a late third-quarter opportunity.
The Colts' staff noted other Week 1 takeaways: Daniel Jones completed two of five play-action passes for 15 yards in limited play-action opportunities, and the defense blitzed Ravens QB Lamar Jackson on 14 of his 30 dropbacks. Pressure on seven of those blitzes produced only one large play — a five-man blitz that led to a strip-sack recovered by DeForest Buckner — while Jackson completed eight of 11 passes for 147 yards against the blitz.
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