The mood in the Colts locker room was off. It was weird and it was odd, with guys whispering to their neighbors instead of hyping each other up.

They should have been energized, excited, ready to go out and play. Instead, they were thrown off and uncertain.

No one could blame them, after the sudden pregame injuries to backup quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr., who sustained an orbital eye fracture, and cornerback Charvarius Ward Sr., who sustained a concussion, but there was also a football game to be played. The Arizona Cardinals were waiting, and the Colts had the opportunity to improve to 5-1, which would be the team's best record through six games since 2009.

So, Shane Steichen, Quenton Nelson and Zaire Franklin rallied the troops.

And rally they did, not just to get into the right

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