SEATTLE -- Philip Rivers gave the Indianapolis Colts a chance.

In his stunning return after nearly five full seasons in retirement, Rivers started at quarterback for the Colts and positioned them to win before a late collapse by Indy in an 18-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

Rivers led the Colts on a would-be game-winning drive that was capped by a team-record 60-yard field goal by Blake Grupe with 47 seconds remaining. But the Seahawks responded with a game-winning drive that Jason Myers punctuated with his 56-yard field goal.

But given the circumstances -- Rivers had been with Indianapolis for just five days before suiting up for the game -- he might have demonstrated that what he's doing is, in fact, viable.

Rivers completed 18-of-27 passes for 120 yards and a

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