Colts vs. Eagles preseason 2015: Open Thread

IT'S FINALLY HERE! Ok, so it's only preseason, but still - Colts football is back!

The team will take on the Philadelphia Eagles this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. for the first of four preseason contests this year as they prepare for the regular season. This is a time for the starters to get some work but then primarily for the backups to get playing time and fight to earn a spot on the 53-man roster.

The Colts have wrapped up training camp and now it's on to the preseason, which begins today. Here's your open thread to discuss what happens during today's game (and to keep yourselves entertained during the second half) as Colts football returns.

Here's some of the need-to-know info for today's game:

Game Time:

1:00 p.m. ET, Sunday, August 16, 2015

Location:

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

TV Channel:

NFL Network; FOX59 (Indianapolis) with Don Fischer and Rick Venturi on the call; NBC10 (Philadelphia); WMYO (My/58 - Louisville); WFFT (FOX/55 - Fort Wayne); WBND (ABC/57 - South Bend); WAWV (ABC/38 - Terre Haute); WTVW (CW/7 - Evansville); WCIX (My/49 - Springfield, IL); WPMT (FOX/43 - Harrisburg, PA); WOLF (FOX/56 - Scranton, PA); WHVL (My/29 - State College, PA); WRDE (NBC/31 - Rehoboth Beach, DE).

Radio Schedule:

WFNI and WLHK in Indianapolis (Bob Lamey and Jim Sorgi on the call)

Online Streaming:

NFL Game Pass (Free 7-day trial)

And here's the team's entire preseason schedule:

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles - Sunday, August 16, 1:00 p.m. ET

Week 2: Chicago Bears - Saturday, August 22, 7:30 p.m. ET

Week 3: at St. Louis Rams - Saturday, August 29, 8:00 p.m. ET

Week 4: Cincinnati Bengals - Thursday, September 3, 7:00 p.m. ET

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