This is a story that ends with, in true Philip Rivers fashion, the word dadgummit.

And how the 44-year-old Rivers and the 8-5 Colts got to that end point, dadgummit, is one heck of a story.

It starts in the gloomy aftermath of the Colts' 36-19 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at EverBank Stadium. The Colts hadn't just lost the game, their divisional lead and their top-seven seed in the AFC. They lost their starting quarterback in Daniel Jones, whose season ended when he sustained a torn Achilles' on a third-and-eight dropback late in the first quarter.

Making matters worse, quarterback Riley Leonard – who impressed coaches and teammates with his competitiveness amid difficult circumstances on Sunday – informed the team his knee didn't feel right.

So when general manager Chris

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