Wk 4 · 2026
Indianapolis Colts vs Washington Commanders — Sun, Oct 4
Sun, Oct 4 ·
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
· NFL Net
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 37 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
AFC South · no games yet
vs
9:30aET
WSH -1.5 · total 50.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential IND by 1.8
NFC East · no games yet
What is at stake
An interconference game, AFC against NFC. It counts in both overall records — which is what seeding is settled on first — and in neither team’s division or conference record. Neither team is at home for this one: it is played at a neutral site. NFL London Games.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
no home-field adjustment at a neutral site.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Colts form
No completed games on record.
Commanders form
No completed games on record.
Colts this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Commanders this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 8
| Opponent | Colts | Commanders |
|---|---|---|
| Texans AFC | vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 14 · scheduled preview |
| Titans AFC | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Vikings NFC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Jaguars AFC | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 17 · scheduled preview |
| Cowboys NFC | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 2 · scheduled preview |
| Giants NFC | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Eagles NFC | at Wk 14 · scheduled preview | at Wk 1 · scheduled preview |
| Bengals AFC | vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Colts leads 4–1 · Commanders won the last one
5 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
10.0 points toward Colts
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022-10-30 | Commanders 17 — 16 Colts | at IND | Commanders |
| 2018 | 2018-09-16 | Colts 21 — 9 Commanders | at WSH | Colts |
| 2014 | 2014-11-30 | Commanders 27 — 49 Colts | at IND | Colts |
| 2010 | 2010-10-17 | Colts 27 — 24 Commanders | at WSH | Colts |
| 2006 | 2006-10-22 | Commanders 22 — 36 Colts | at IND | Colts |
Colts leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Daniel Jones QB #17 | 261/384, 3101 YDS, 19 TD, 8 INT |
| Philip Rivers QB #17 | 58/92, 544 YDS, 4 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Jonathan Taylor RB #28 | 323 CAR, 1585 YDS, 18 TD |
| Daniel Jones QB #17 | 45 CAR, 164 YDS, 5 TD | |
| DJ Giddens RB #21 | 26 CAR, 96 YDS | |
| Receiving | Alec Pierce WR #14 | 47 REC, 1003 YDS, 6 TD |
| Tyler Warren TE #84 | 76 REC, 817 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Michael Pittman Jr. WR #11 | 80 REC, 784 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Josh Downs WR #2 | 58 REC, 566 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Zaire Franklin LB #44 | 125 |
| Nick Cross S #25 | 120 | |
| Germaine Pratt LB #53 | 101 | |
| Sacks | Laiatu Latu DE #97 | 8.5 |
| DeForest Buckner DT #99 | 4 | |
| Kwity Paye DE #95 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Cam Bynum S #0 | 4 |
| Laiatu Latu DE #97 | 3 | |
| Mekhi Blackmon CB #29 | 2 |
Commanders leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Marcus Mariota QB #8 | 139/227, 1695 YDS, 10 TD, 7 INT |
| Jayden Daniels QB #5 | 114/188, 1262 YDS, 8 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Jacory Croskey-Merritt RB #22 | 175 CAR, 805 YDS, 8 TD |
| Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB #24 | 112 CAR, 500 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Marcus Mariota QB #8 | 50 CAR, 297 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Deebo Samuel Sr. WR #19 | 72 REC, 727 YDS, 5 TD |
| Terry McLaurin WR #17 | 38 REC, 582 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Zach Ertz - | 50 REC, 504 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Jaylin Lane WR #83 | 16 REC, 225 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Bobby Wagner LB #54 | 162 |
| Quan Martin S #20 | 99 | |
| Jeremy Reaves S #39 | 91 | |
| Sacks | Von Miller LB #40 | 9 |
| Jacob Martin DE #57 | 5.5 | |
| Dorance Armstrong DE #92 | 5.5 | |
| Interceptions | Mike Sainristil CB #0 | 4 |
| Bobby Wagner LB #54 | 2 | |
| Marshon Lattimore CB #2 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.