No Andrew Luck: Backup QB Scott Tolzien to start Week 1 vs. Los Angeles Rams

Scott Tolzien will start for the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in the regular-season opener against the Rams in Los Angeles.

Andrew Luck, who was on the physically unable to perform list for two months recovering from shoulder surgery, will not be available Week 1. Luck was activated from the PUP list over the weekend.

Tolzien, 30, has played in nine career games in seven NFL seasons with the 49ers, Packers and Colts. He completed 23 of 37 passes in three games with the Colts last season after spending the previous three seasons in Green Bay.

Colts owner Jim Irsay said last week that Luck would likely miss the game as he continues to rehab from a shoulder injury that originated in 2015. Luck initially resisted surgery -- in cooperation with the Colts' medical team -- but had an operation in January to correct the injury.

Luck could play Week 2 for the Colts against the Arizona Cardinals.