The Indianapolis Colts have named Sam Ehlinger their starting quarterback for the remainder of the season, benching Matt Ryan.

The Colts acquired Ryan via trade this past offseason from the Atlanta Falcons.

Ehlinger was a sixth round pick in 2021 out of Texas. 

“Right now the move is for Sam to be the starter for the rest of the season,” said Frank Reich. 

Matt Ryan passed for 389 yards on Sunday, allowing him to leapfrog Dan Marino for seventh on the all-time passing yardage list.

"I'm proud of that," Ryan said. "I've gotten to know Dan since I got into the league back in 2008 and I love him. He's a fun guy to be around. He was the ultimate guy when I was growing up, he'd sling it. And I remember the first time I met him he said, 'Hey, no matter what happens man, keep slinging it.' I was like 23 at the time, I was like, that's one of the coolest things I've ever heard. And here I am 37 and still remember him saying that to me. Any time you're mentioned in the same breath as Dan, it's pretty cool, and I'm proud of that."

Ryan now has 61,500 career passing yards. Next up on the all-time list are No. 6 Philip Rivers (63,440 yards) and No. 5 Ben Roethlisberger (64,088 yards).

Jonathan Taylor has been ruled out of Week 5 by the Indianapolis Colts with a sprained ankle.

The Colts have been struggling to generate a consistent running game even with Taylor in the lineup, so his absence will not make things any easier. 

The Colts will lean on some combination of No. 2 running back Nyheim Hines, Deon Jackson and former Broncos star Phillip Lindsay, who is on their practice squad.

Jonathan Taylor is hopeful he'll be able to play Thursday night against the Denver Broncos despite a badly twisted right ankle suffered in Week 4.

The Indianapolis Colts running back is rehabbing furiously and has seen definite improvement since Sunday.

"I definitely do plan to play, but if you can't go you can't go," Taylor said. "That's why you have to get as much treatment as you can."

He was wearing a boot on his right lower leg during Tuesday's light practice, during which he was a spectator. Taylor is not at risk for further injury based on what team doctors have told Frank Reich.

"From what I understand, the discussions that I've had, that's not a concern at this point," Reich said. "It's an injury where he's not ready to go right now, but we'll see if he'll be ready to go Thursday night."