"Your eyes just kind of light up," Leonard said of the touchdown, via James Boyd of The Athletic. "You dropback, you know what you're getting, and all you gotta do is not get sacked before he gets enough time to run the post."

The 2025 sixth-round pick threw for a 75% completion rate and 189 yards in the first half against the Bengals. He also recorded his first NFL touchdown pass, a 59-yard deep ball to Laquon Treadwell at the end of the period. When Leonard got back to the locker room, however, Anthony Richardson Sr. was waiting for him, holding a football.

Riley Leonard completed 15 of 20 passes for 189 yards and a gorgeous 59-yard touchdown to give the Colts a 24-7 halftime lead in the preseason finale