Indianapolis Colts kicker Spencer Shrader (3) watches his field goal during the second quarter against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Colts' Spencer Shrader, Mike Hilton OUT Against Raiders

Originally posted on Indianapolis Colts on SI
By Drake Wally | Last updated Oct 5, 2025 2:45 PM ET

During the second quarter of the Indianapolis Colts' Week 5 contest against the Las Vegas Raiders, kicker Spencer Shrader went down with a knee injury on an extra point attempt. Raiders safety Tristin McCollum collided with Shrader, drawing a roughing the kicker penalty.

However, Shrader wasn't able to get up and has since then been helped off the field and into the locker room. Shrader won't return to the home tilt. Along with him, starting slot cornerback Mike Hilton also won't see the field for the rest of the game with a shoulder injury.

Chris Lammons will take over where Hilton was for Lou Anarumo's defense.

Colts K Spencer Shrader (knee) and CB Mike Hilton (shoulder) have both been ruled OUT for the rest of the game.
— Andrew Moore (@AndrewMooreNFL) October 5, 2025

Shrader has been one of the most efficient kickers in the NFL through five weeks and currently sits at 13/14 field goals made and a perfect 14/14 on extra points. Shrader will finish his game against Las Vegas 2/2 on extra points.

Now, punter Rigoberto Sanchez will fill in as the team's kicker for the rest of the game. The good news is that Sanchez played kicker in college at the University of Hawaii. During his time with the Rainbow Warriors, Sanchez was 21/24 with field goals and 72/74 with extra points.

We'll have to see how much Sanchez will be relied upon to put up points for Indianapolis. While Sanchez has college experience, Shane Steichen might still elect to go for it on fourth-and-short situations since Sanchez has little to no kicking experience in the pros.

Shrader became the Colts' starting kicker once the team decided to move on from Matt Gay after several misses from 50-plus yards. Initially, it was seen as a bit of a wild move, given how little Shrader had played last year for his rookie season.

However, Indianapolis appears to have made the correct decision. Gay hasn't had a terrible 2025, sitting at 7/10 for field goals and 10/10 on extra points with the Washington Commanders. But, Shrader is on a heater and even won the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for September.

Congratulations to Spencer Shrader on being named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month! MORE: https://t.co/3cB2lTnn1R pic.twitter.com/lS7jOw6xRS
— FOX59 News (@FOX59) October 2, 2025

If Shrader has to miss any additional time, it might lead to Indianapolis signing a new starter to fill in while Shrader recovers. Indianapolis hasn't been the greatest at scoring touchdowns, and have leaned heavily on their kicking unit to produce points.

While it's a kicker for the Colts, it means a lot not to have an ace like Shrader. It will be interesting to see how Shane Steichen and special teams coach Brian Mason approach this situation.

This article first appeared on Indianapolis Colts on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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