The Colts’ quarterback battle between Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones is going to come down to one thing: consistency. That’s according to head coach Shane Steichen, who said Saturday the deciding factor will boil down to which of the former first-round picks can produce a stable body of work in both play and decision-making.

The third possession for Richardson began at the Colts' own eight-yard line and with just 1:38 on the clock. The play of the drive was negated by an offsides penalty on AD Mitchell, but it included Richardson throwing a beautiful downfield touch pass to Anthony Gould for a 38-yard completion.

Given Richardson's injury history plus general concerns about his development stagnating because of the turbulent start to his NFL career, Indianapolis signed former New York Giants first-round pick Daniel Jones to a one-year, $14 million contract to push Richardson and compete for the starting quarterback job.

The Colts are digging themselves a bigger hole with the Anthony Richardson situation, and it's only making matters worse.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson again showed glimpses of his potential Saturday. He also demonstrated those same frustrating miscues again, too. Richardson played nearly the entire second quarter,

It’s hard to believe that Richardson will beat out Jones for the quarterback job based on the head start Jones had in the early offseason. Richardson worked out with quarterback guru Tom Gormely, who helped improve Josh Allen ’s accuracy.