Stephen Holder

Vontae Davis' MRI might be the best news to come out of the Colts' 51-34 loss at the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

Coach Chuck Pagano said an MRI on Davis' knee showed "nothing major," meaning the Colts could get their No. 1 cornerback back into the lineup before their Week 9 matchup against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football. Pagano said Davis is considered day-to-day and could practice later this week.

Davis was injured in the first quarter of the blowout loss, leaving the Colts undermanned and overmatched against Steelers receivers Antonio Brown and Martavis Bryant. The Steelers threw for 522 yards, a record against the Colts franchise.

The Colts tried, unsuccessfully, to compensate by moving veteran Greg Toler at times to Davis' right cornerback spot to matchup with Brown. The Colts rarely move Toler and Davis from their left and right cornerback spots, respectively.

The news was not as positive on outside linebacker Erik Walden, who Pagano said is week to week because of a hip flexor injury. Generally, in Pagano's parlance, such status results in a player missing time in the lineup.

Look for Andy Studebaker and Jonathan Newsome to share the snaps in place of Walden.

In other injury news, the Colts expect receiver Reggie Wayne (elbow) and running back Trent Richardson (hamstring) back in the lineup against the Giants. Both are expected to practice later this week.

Though Richardson was active for Sunday's game, Pagano confirmed that he was considered the team's emergency running back and would have played only in the event of injuries to Ahmad Bradshaw and Boom Herron.

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