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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck Braylon Edwards Youth Jersey will miss two to six weeks with a laceration in one of his kidneys and a partial tear of an abdominal muscle, coach Chuck Pagano announced Tuesday. "It is one heck of a blow," Pagano said. "You don't want to lose anybody, especially your starting quarterback. Our guys will respond like they always do. We've been through a ton already this season and in the past, and we'll get through it. We'll get through it." Pagano said the injuries should not require surgery. A high-ranking team source told ESPN's Ed Werder that the Colts believe Luck "will be fine, but we obviously need to be certain he's 100 percent." When asked whether Luck's expected return was likely closer to two weeks or six, Werder was told, "Too early to know. It is week-to-week based on doctor evaluations and tests. ... The medical staff did a great job catching it." Luck, according to Pagano, was injured when he Tony McDaniel Authentic Jersey scrambled on a second-and-9 play and took a hit from Denver linebacker Danny Trevathan in the fourth quarter of the Colts' victory over the Broncos on Sunday. Luck remained in the game and threw a touchdown pass to running back Ahmad Bradshaw on the next play. Despite the injury, Luck it was arguably his best game of the season, as he finished 21-of-36 for 252 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Veteran Matt Hasselbeck will start at quarterback during Luck's absence. Hasselbeck, 40, won both of his starts earlier this season when Luck was out with a right shoulder injury. Hasselbeck is 48-of-76 for 495 yards and three touchdowns this season. The Colts, who lead the AFC South with a 4-5 record, have a bye this weekend and play at Atlanta on Nov. 22. "We have all the confidence in the world, and obviously we're very fortunate to have Matt Hasselbeck as our backup quarterback," Pagano said. "We've won with Matt. We'll do the same thing, and certainly we will not put Andrew back out there again until he's 100 percent healthy." The timing couldn't be worse for Indianapolis (4-5), which was hoping to return form this week's bye and build momentum with a favorable schedule. Instead, one week after firing offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton and replacing him with Rob Chudzinski, the Colts are now forced into making a quarterback change. Indy took another precaution Tuesday by bringing http://www.seahawksofficialnflonline.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_JON_RYAN_JERSEY.html former Monmouth quarterback Alex Tanney back to the practice squad. He spent three weeks in Indy earlier this season, none of it on the active roster. Luck, Hasselbeck and Tanney are the only quarterbacks on the team after Indy released former Wisconsin-Whitewater star Matt Blanchard from the practice squad Tuesday. Playing behind a struggling offensive line has taken a toll on the Luck this season.