The Indianapolis Colts have been one of the biggest surprises in the NFL through five weeks. After suffering their first loss against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 4, they responded by pummeling the Las Vegas Raiders 40-6 in Week 5.
While quarterback Daniel Jones and the offense have found the end zone twice, wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. has struggled to get through two quarters.
Is Indianapolis Colts WR Michael Pittman Jr. Hurt?
No, Pittman is not hurt. In fact, he has enjoyed a season untouched by the injury bug so far after suffering a few over his six-year career. He’s had a nice start to the 2025 season, but has struggled to find much room against the Arizona Cardinals’ secondary in Week 6.
Jones targeted him twice in the first half, but he could only bring in one for six yards. The throw wasn’t the greatest, but like 107.5 The Fan host Kevin Bowen pointed out on X, “High throw, but Michael Pittman Jr. needs to come down with that.”
High throw, but Michael Pittman Jr. needs to come down with that.
Right decision, IMO, to punt it away.
— Kevin Bowen (@KBowen1070) October 12, 2025
The Colts will need Pittman to wake up, as he’s been a big part of their offense this season. He’s found the end zone in four out of five weeks while hauling in 26 passes for 273 yards. Indianapolis has many options for Jones to target with a quality wide receiver trio of Pittman, Josh Downs, and Alec Pierce. That doesn’t even factor in tight end Tyler Warren and running back Jonathan Taylor.
However, while Downs and Pierce have been solid, they haven’t scored a touchdown in 2025 as Pittman has backpacked the scoring from the receiver room.
Pittman is ranked 22nd on PFSN’s NFL WR Impact rankings (WRi) with a score of 81.1, the highest of the Colts trio. WRi assigns a letter grade to an individual receiver’s performance. The grade factors in a receiver’s efficiency and share of his team’s targets, but also incorporates proprietary yards after catch over expected and receptions over expected metrics.
Thankfully for the Colts, Pittman snagged his first target of the second half for 14 yards as Indianapolis looks to fight off a motivated Cardinals team that wants to make up for their embarrassing loss in Week 5. They will need more from him as the Cardinals have driven for two touchdowns to start the second half. Can the Colts turn it up after being held to a field goal on their first second-half drive?
