Anthony Richardson has up-and-down performance in preseason finale

Anthony Richardson played more than a quarter in the final preseason game for the Indianapolis Colts.
Against the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night, Richardson started off the game looking nearly unstoppable. Granted, the Bengals were playing their second-stringers, but the second-year quarterback out of Florida moved the ball down the field well.
After that? Not so well. Richardson threw a pick-six in Indianapolis’ second series and didn’t complete many passes from there.
Here is how Richardson did against the Bengals.
Richardson went 7 for 8 on the opening drive with 65 yards passing. The drive concluded with a 9-yard touchdown pass to rookie wide receiver Adonai Mitchell. Richardson started the game with an 18-yard pass to Alec Pierce.
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Richardson threw a pick-six to Cincinatti’s Jordan Battle in the second drive. For the game, Richardson went 8 for 14 with 86 yards passing. He also ran once for 3 yards.
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