Indianapolis at Washington
LONDON (Interstat) — The Indianapolis Colts will travel to face the Washington Commanders on Sunday in a National Football League game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Greater London, United Kingdom. Both teams enter with 1-2 records. The forecast at game time calls for 67 degrees.
Indianapolis is coming off a 19-17 home win over Houston. Daniel Jones passed for 235 yards and a touchdown and ran for 5 yards on three carries. Jonathan Taylor added 68 yards on 23 carries and caught two passes for 4 yards, while Seth McGowan ran four times for 14 yards. The Colts opened the season with a 41-23 home loss to Baltimore and a 33-30 overtime loss at Kansas City.
Washington is coming off a 33-31 home win over Seattle. Marcus Mariota passed for 183 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 11 yards on five carries. Jacory Croskey-Merritt ran 19 times for 36 yards and caught one pass for 7 yards. Rachaad White ran eight times for 35 yards, caught one pass for 6 yards and returned a kickoff 38 yards for a touchdown. The Commanders lost at Dallas 37-20 and at Philadelphia 24-22 earlier this season.
Jones is the player to watch for Indianapolis. In his past three games, he has passed for 235 yards and a touchdown against Houston, 210 yards and a touchdown against Kansas City, and 166 yards and a touchdown against Baltimore. He completed 24 passes against Houston, 22 against Kansas City and 19 against Baltimore. He also has rushing attempts in each outing, including a 10-yard run against Kansas City.
Mariota is the player to watch for Washington. In his past two games, he passed for 183 yards and three touchdowns against Seattle and 111 yards and a touchdown at Dallas. He completed 19 passes against Seattle and 11 at Dallas. He ran for 11 yards on five carries against Seattle and 3 yards on one carry at Dallas.
Indianapolis will visit Pittsburgh in its next game. Washington will host the New York Giants in its next game. Indianapolis will then host Tennessee, visit Minnesota and Jacksonville, host Dallas and Miami, visit Houston, host the New York Giants, and visit Philadelphia and Tennessee. Washington will then visit San Francisco, host Philadelphia and the Los Angeles Rams, visit the New York Giants, host Cincinnati, visit Arizona and Tennessee, and host Houston and Atlanta.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Washington 40, Indianapolis 36. Washington has been installed as a 4.5-point favorite. The over/under is 46.5.