Rivers, 44, says he didn't return to motivate, but there is a lesson in his start Sunday for the kids he coaches in Alabama.

The 44-year-old coach of the St. Michael Catholic High School football team in Fairhope, Rivers rallied the Colts after Seattle took its first lead at 15-13 on Myers’ 30-yard field goal with 2:27 remaining.

“We just changed our mindset on how to play the ball," Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon told Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune. "Not how tight [our coverage is] or how we play man coverage, just how we play the ball.”

The result was an 18-16 Seattle Seahawks win as Rivers' Indianapolis Colts fell excruciatingly short of an upset in Rivers' return to football. Rivers led the Colts on a go-ahead field-goal drive with 42 seconds remaining in regulation.

Rivers completed 18 of his 27 passes for 120 yards and led a drive that put the Colts ahead with less than a minute remaining in the fourth quarter.

Philip Rivers and the Indy defense keep fans interested. He comes off the couch and brings the Colts within a field goal of beating the Seahawks.

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