The Indianapolis Colts can no longer make the playoffs.
With the Houston Texans' win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Saturday, the Colts have been officially eliminated.
Philip Rivers' return at 44 years old from retirement, in the end, will end at the end of the regular season.
He practiced this week as the Colts' expected starter, though, and that means he should still get the start on Sunday even after elimination.
Taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars, Rivers can still make a bit of history.
Rivers enters the day with 63,837 career passing yards. He's eighth all-time.
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In seventh is Matthew Stafford, at 63,988. Since Stafford is still active, he'll keep moving up, too.
Both can pass Ben Roethlisberger on Sunday, though.
Big Ben ranks sixth all-time in passing yards with 64,088.
Rivers needs 252 passing yards to slot above Roethlisberger.
Assuming Stafford stays ahead of Rivers, that would make Rivers the No. 7 passer all time by yardage. It'd at least be one cool feat to point to from his return to the field after nearly five years away.
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