To end Thursday's joint practice, the Indianapolis Colts' first and second team offenses took part in a two-minute drill against the Atlanta Falcons' defenses.
Of course, Daniel Jones led the Colts starters, and taking the second-team snaps was Anthony Richardson, after Riley Leonard took the bulk of the snaps on Wednesday.
According to Jake Arthur of Roundtable Sports, there was 1:05 on the clock with the Colts starting at their own 25-yard line down by a point.
Richardson would complete 4-of-5 passes on that drive, per Arthur. Richardson also prevented a negative play by corraling a wild snap from Dalton Tucker and throwing the ball away.
With three seconds left after moving the ball down the field, Richardson spiked the ball to stop the clock,
and Spencer Shrader knocked through a 52-yarder for the win.
Head coach Shane Steichen liked what he saw from Richardson.
"I was really pleased with Anthony in that two-minute drive right there to go down and kick that field goal," Steichen said, via Colts.com. "I thought he operated that two-minute drill perfectly."
Steichen noted that both Richardson and Leonard have had their ups and downs in training camp but said that were "flashes" from each quarterback as well.
From the outside looking in, it's difficult to gauge who has the upper hand in the backup quarterback competition, but Richardson is coming off the better performance in last week's preseason opener.
Saturday against Atlanta, it will be Leonard's turn to start.
This article originally appeared on Colts Wire: Anthony Richardson executes 2 minute drill 'perfectly' in joint practice
