Daniel Jones' leg injury revealed as a fractured fibula amid Colts' playoff push: report

It turns retired that Daniel Jones' limb wounded is worse than primitively thought.

NFL Network reported Thursday that the Indianapolis Colts backmost is playing with a fracture successful his fibula.

Originally diagnosed arsenic a calf injury, the Colts announced past week that it was really a fibula wounded for their quarterback. However, it wasn’t capable to support him disconnected the tract this past play against the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Indianapolis Colts backmost Daniel Jones looks connected successful the 2nd fractional against the Kansas City Chiefs astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium.  (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)

It was noticeable from the start, though, that Jones wasn’t 100%. He threw for a season-low 181 yards connected a 61.3 completion percentage, besides his worst people of the season.

Speaking to the media Wednesday, Jones said he's been getting attraction connected the injury, adding helium isn’t precisely definite erstwhile it occurred. He did say, though, that he's "all good" for Sunday against the Houston Texans.

Jones amazingly recovered himself successful the mediate of the MVP speech aboriginal on, carrying the Colts to a 7-1 commencement aft winning the starting occupation from Anthony Richardson successful grooming camp. In Indianapolis' archetypal 8 games, Jones threw 13 touchdowns against conscionable 3 interceptions and ran for 4 more. He totaled 2,062 passing yards and completed 71.2% of his passes.

Indianapolis Colts backmost Daniel Jones throws earlier an NFL shot crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders successful Indianapolis, Indiana, connected Oct. 5, 2025. (AJ Mast/AP Photo)

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The Colts, though, person mislaid 2 of their past 3 games and person gone to overtime successful each of their past two. Jones has thrown 4 picks successful that span, 3 of them against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Indianapolis could person each but closed the doorway connected the Chiefs' season, arsenic they led 20-9 successful the 4th quarter. But Kansas City scored 14 unanswered points to triumph 23-20 successful overtime.

Indianapolis Colts backmost Daniel Jones and Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes conscionable connected the tract aft the crippled astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium.  (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)

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Jones was moving gingerly during Thursday's practice, truthful with a stout Texans defense, it volition beryllium absorbing to spot conscionable however overmuch Jones is, oregon is not, held backmost by the injury.

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