Saturday switcheroo: Colts reinstall Ryan at QB

LAS VEGAS -- Just weeks aft the Colts named Sam Ehlinger the starting backmost for the remainder of the season, seasoned Matt Ryan returned to the starting lineup for Sunday's crippled against the Raiders -- the team's archetypal nether interim manager Jeff Saturday.

The Colts had made the determination to Ehlinger earlier their Week 8 crippled against the Washington Commanders aft Ryan suffered a enarthrosis separation. At the time, manager Frank Reich -- who was fired Monday and replaced by Saturday -- said the determination was intended to beryllium permanent. Owner Jim Irsay heavy influenced the decision, sources told ESPN.

But Ryan returned to signifier this week and, it seems, Saturday had a alteration of heart. The determination comes aft Saturday, during his introductory quality conference, said Ehlinger would stay the starting quarterback.

But by Friday, Saturday had started to backtrack.

Asked astir however helium reached the determination to commencement Ehlinger, Saturday said, "I measure each the time. I archer those guys, this is not a closed contention by immoderate agelong of the imagination. I'm going to enactment the champion 11 connected it. So immoderate we tin bash to triumph games, that's what we'll do. Both person had large weeks of practice. Sam, for a young guy, is an energetic guy. He brings a batch of pop. Matt, getting retired determination too, I was impressed. He was retired determination throwing it around."

Saturday added, "It'll beryllium up to maine who starts astatine quarterback," erstwhile asked astir the cognition that Irsay was driving the decision.

The Colts were 0-2 with Ehlinger arsenic their starter. In past week's nonaccomplishment to the New England Patriots, the Colts had a historically mediocre violative performance, going 0-for-14 connected third-down attempts and generating 121 yards of full discourtesy -- their fewest since 1997.