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Colts
1-2 · 24.0 pts/g
Preview · week 4
23–24
projected score · Sun 4 Oct 14:30 UK · 9:30 AM ET
Commanders
1-2 · 25.0 pts/g
Model
IND 51%
Market
IND 62%
Model pickIND 51%Low confidence
F&D score69out of 100
MarketIND 62%draftkings, margin removed
vs market-11.0points, model minus market
Total47.4IND by 0.9

This looks like a close contest, but we give a slight edge to WAS.

Matchups to watch

How each player gets his production, set against how this opponent has defended it over their last 17 games. After the game we grade who won each one.

Tyler Warren · against WAS

Best way in: short throws

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
76%
Intermediate
23%
Deep (20+)
1%
Left side
41%
Middle
24%
Right side
35%

How WAS defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
29th
Intermediate
16th
Deep (20+)
29th
Left side
24th
Middle
28th
Right side
31st
Yards after catch allowed
31st
Sack rate forced
18th
The read
  1. Washington rank 29th against short throws, which make up 76% of Warren's targets.
  2. Work the left side: 41% of his targets go that way and Washington rank 24th defending throws there.
  3. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.
Terry McLaurin · against IND

Best way in: intermediate throws

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
44%
Intermediate
32%
Deep (20+)
24%
Left side
58%
Middle
14%
Right side
28%

How IND defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
20th
Intermediate
26th
Deep (20+)
20th
Left side
22nd
Middle
22nd
Right side
21st
Yards after catch allowed
18th
Sack rate forced
21st
The read
  1. Indianapolis rank 26th against intermediate throws, which make up 32% of McLaurin's targets.
  2. Work the left side: 58% of his targets go that way and Indianapolis rank 22nd defending throws there.
  3. Contested catches aren't his edge this week: he's 31st percentile for separation and 35th for hands, and Mekhi Blackmon and Jaylon Jones both allow fewer yards per target than the average corner (7.4).
  4. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.
Daniel Jones · against WAS

A pass defence to exploit

Profile

How WAS defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
29th
Intermediate
16th
Deep (20+)
29th
Left side
24th
Middle
28th
Right side
31st
Yards after catch allowed
31st
Sack rate forced
18th
The read
  1. Washington rank 32nd in EPA per dropback allowed over their last 17 games, and 29th against short throws.
  2. Pressure: Washington are 18th at getting sacks, and Indianapolis are 12th at avoiding them.

Unit by unit

Each unit ranked against all 32 teams on 2026 play-by-play through week 3. Longer bar is better; a gold rank marks the side with the edge.

When the Colts have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
IND offence
WAS defence
OverallEPA per play
21st
26th
PassingEPA per dropback
29th
29th
RushingEPA per carry
4th
3rd
Third downconversion rate
16th
25th
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
14th
25th

Biggest gap: pass protection, where the Colts offence has a 11-place edge.

When the Commanders have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
WAS offence
IND defence
OverallEPA per play
14th
31st
PassingEPA per dropback
13th
28th
RushingEPA per carry
21st
31st
Third downconversion rate
19th
10th
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
3rd
17th

Biggest gap: overall, where the Commanders offence has a 17-place edge.

Only 3 weeks of data so far: treat ranks as a direction, not a verdict.

Form and history

Last 1 meetingsIND 0 · WAS 1
17-16WAS at IND
2022-10

Injury report

Coltsmodel impact 0.0
Alec PierceWR · HeelIR
D.J. MontgomeryWR · AbdomenIR
Will MalloryTE · ThumbIR
Carson TowtTEIR
Micheal ClemonsDL · ToeIR
Cameron MitchellDBIR
Ashton DulinWR · AnkleQuestionable
Commandersmodel impact 0.0
Sam CosmiOL · ConcussionOut
Nick CrossDBOut
Jeremy McNicholsRB · QuadricepsIR
Deatrich WiseDEPUP
Leo ChenalLB · NeckIR
Jordan MageeLB · HamstringIR
Laremy TunsilOL · TricepsIR
Jer'Zhan NewtonDL · PectoralIR
Trey AmosDB · AnkleIR
Jayden DanielsQB · ElbowQuestionable
Chig OkonkwoTE · HamstringQuestionable
Frankie LuvuLB · GroinQuestionable

Player props

Every posted line with the market's view and each player's last ten games against it.

PlayerMarketLinePriceMarket overLast 10 gamesHit rate
Daniel JonesINDPassing yards224.51.9050%
40%
Marcus MariotaWASPassing yards212.51.8950%
0%
Daniel JonesINDrole upPassing TDs1.51.9548%
40%
Marcus MariotaWASPassing TDs1.52.4039%
29%
Daniel JonesINDRushing yards11.51.8850%
80%
Jacory Croskey-MerrittWASRushing yards54.51.8850%
50%
Jonathan TaylorINDrole upRushing yards89.51.8950%
70%
Marcus MariotaWASRushing yards28.51.8850%
43%
Jonathan TaylorINDrole upReceiving yards18.51.8850%
0%
Josh DownsINDrole upReceiving yards63.51.8850%
40%
Keenan AllenINDrole upReceiving yards34.51.8950%
70%
Stefon DiggsWASReceiving yards42.51.9050%
60%
Terry McLaurinWASrole upReceiving yards53.51.8850%
70%
Tyler WarrenINDReceiving yards47.51.8950%
20%
Jonathan TaylorINDReceptions2.51.7953%
10%
Josh DownsINDrole upReceptions5.52.1843%
30%
Keenan AllenINDrole upReceptions3.51.7654%
80%
Stefon DiggsWASReceptions4.52.2642%
80%
Terry McLaurinWASReceptions4.51.8950%
60%
Tyler WarrenINDReceptions5.52.0047%
10%

"Market over" is the bookmaker's price with the margin taken out. Green bars are games that cleared the line. Our own prop model is switched off until it passes a public audit on 2026 data, so we show the market and the history, not a tip.

The betting view

Posted odds, the same odds with the bookmaker's margin removed, and where the model disagrees.

IND odds1.54
WAS odds2.54
IND fair odds1.61
WAS fair odds2.65
Model vs marketWAS +11.0
Kelly stake (capped)0.0%
Bookdraftkings
Rest0d

Read this before you bet: picking winners is not beating the price. At posted odds our 2025 flat-bet ROI was −6.9%. Use the model as one view of the game, not a tip.

What the model sees

Split signal: win probability leans IND (51%) while the points model has WAS by 0.9 — low agreement, treat as a coin flip.