As expected, the Indianapolis Colts have ruled out Andrew Luck vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers Week 12.
Andrew Luck injury update: Colts QB out vs. Steelers, for fantasy owners
The Colts offense takes a massive hit with Andrew Luck out.
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Luck will miss the Thanksgiving night clash due to a concussion suffered in Sunday’s win over the Tennessee Titans. It is nearly impossible to clear the NFL’s concussion protocol in such a short span, so seeing Luck out is no surprise.
It’s still a brutal loss for the Colts and their offense. They must now rely on backup Scott Tolzien against a Steelers defense that has the most sacks of any NFL team over the past three weeks (13).
In six seasons, Tolzien has thrown just 91 passes (51 completions) with one touchdown vs. five interceptions and four sacks taken. This is bad news for anyone in the Colts offense this week.
Fantasy Impact: Not only will you keep Luck benched this week, but you probably should sit any Colt other than Frank Gore. Pittsburgh is allowing the fourth-most points to running backs this season, but have allowed the 10th-fewest points to quarterbacks and fourth-fewest points to wide receivers. T.Y. Hilton and Donte Moncrief should probably stay on the bench along with tight ends Dwayne Allen and Jack Doyle.
Oh, and do not even bother playing Tolzien.
