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With one game left in his 16th season and in the final year of his deal, Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers continues to field questions about his future.

As it stands now, Rivers, 38, appears to be making something pretty clear: He still wants to play.

Rivers said he feels he's capable physically and mentally to continue to play but does want to take time to talk it over with his family. Ultimately, the story said, the Chargers have to decide if they want Rivers back.

The Colts slipped out of playoff contention by losing their last four games and quarterback Jacoby Brissett‘s play has also slipped over that period, but the Colts have no interest in taking a look at Chad Kelly in the final two weeks.

That was the response from head coach Frank Reich on Tuesday when he was asked if the team would consider giving Kelly playing time before the end of the regular season.

Reich said, "Jacoby's our quarterback," the story said. Reich added the team is still fighting to get better for the next two games and for next year. He noted Brissett is just a second-year starter.

Based on the playing time T.Y. Hilton’s been given in the past, Indianapolis altered his share of the workload. Hilton routinely took 70-80 percent of the snaps at the start of the year, but he played just 29 of 56 snaps on Monday night, right around 52 percent.

“We want to get him targeted,” Reich said. “The goal is to have him impact the game with X number of plays, and we just didn’t get that done. … No. 1, they did a good job, and then we just need to do a better job of finding ways to use one of the truly great receivers in this league.”

We've seen this theory in the beginning of the season with RB Christian McCaffrey - the Panthers wanted to cut back his snaps but not have it result in less touches. The Colts are trying to cut back on the time Hilton is on the field, but continue to get him the ball as much as possible.

Colts WR TY Hilton (calf) is a game-time decision, but he's trending in the right direction.

Hilton hasn't played since Week 12. He practiced on a limited basis this week. He'll work out before the game before the team makes the call. Colts HC Frank Reich said he wants Hilton to be 100% before getting back on the field, but Rapoport added that's likely not going to be the case.

Colts head coach Frank Reich said WR T.Y. Hilton will be a pregame decision for Monday night against the Saints with a calf injury.

Hilton was limited in practice Thursday and Friday but did not practice Saturday. This makes his fantasy outlook very tough to figure out since it’s a Monday night game for the Colts. But the early thought is that Hilton has a chance to play. If he does, it will be interesting to see if he will limited in snaps during the game.

Colts WR T.Y Hilton believes he will return to action before the end of the season.

HIlton says injured reserve was never an option and he vows to return at some point before the season is over. But having not played since Week 8 and the Colts on the brink of elimination, the Colts have every opportunity to let Hilton rest the remainder of the season. It's also very difficult now to rely on him for the fantasy playoffs, unless he comes back by Week 17 and you have a championship round then.