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Indianapolis Colts at Washington Commanders

Sunday Early · Sun, Oct 4, 9:30 AM ETIND @ WAS
Indianapolis Colts

Away

Indianapolis Colts

1-2

Washington Commanders

Home

Washington Commanders

1-2

Model Win Probability

Indianapolis Colts · Away

53%

Model
separation6%

Washington Commanders · Home

47%

Signal: Unrated· components agree · 100% feature coverage · starting-QB status unresolved
Elo component
51% IND
Efficiency component
62% IND
Feature coverage
100%
Data cutoff
2026-09-29T03:18:28.737160Z
Model
pt-nfl-ensemble-v0.3

Signal strength describes model agreement and data quality, not certainty or wagering value.

Team Efficiency Comparison

65
55
Offense
48
58
Passing
100
68
Rushing
39
3
Defense
19
39
Pass Rush
74
58
Situational

0–100 league percentile across all 32 teams. Defensive ratings are inverted so a higher number always means a better unit.

Blended Team Metrics

INDMetricWAS
0.050EPA / Play0.030
45.7%Success Rate45.1%
0.059Dropback EPA0.112
0.059Rush EPA-0.060
13.2%Explosive Play Rate11.4%
42.6%3rd Down Conversion40.4%
67.4%Red Zone TD Rate68.1%
0.038Def. EPA / Play Allowed0.132

Prior-season form is blended with current-season play and its weight decays as the current sample grows. Metrics without enough data are shown as “—”, never as zero.

Game Context

Venue
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Kickoff
Sun, Oct 4, 9:30 AM ET
Roof
outdoors
Surface
grass
Away rest
7 days
Home rest
7 days
Site
Neutral site

Player Impact

Daniel Jones

QB

2026 Weeks 1, 2, 3

CMP/ATT
65/98
Pass yds
611
Pass TD
3
INT
3
Y/A
6.2
Sacks
6

Jonathan Taylor

RB

2026 Weeks 1, 2, 3

Carries
66
Rush yds
258
YPC
3.9
Rush TD
4
Targets
11
Rec
9
Rush share
79.5%

Seth McGowan

RB

2026 Weeks 1, 2, 3

Carries
6
Rush yds
14
YPC
2.3
Rush TD
0
Targets
1
Rec
1
Rush share
7.2%

Josh Downs

WR

2026 Weeks 1, 2, 3

Targets
24
Rec
14
Rec yds
186
YPR
13.3
Rec TD
0
Target share
25.5%

Tyler Warren

TE

2026 Weeks 1, 2, 3

Targets
22
Rec
18
Rec yds
89
YPR
4.9
Rec TD
2
Target share
23.4%

Injuries & Availability

Home · Washington Commanders

Jayden DanielsQB

UNKNOWN

Elbow injury; Week 4 availability to be determined after London practices.

Did not play Week 3. A return is possible, but not confirmed at this cutoff.

Scoring by Quarter

Sample · 3 games

Away · Indianapolis Colts

Q1
16
Q2
30
Q3
3
Q4
20

Home · Washington Commanders

Q1
10
Q2
26
Q3
10
Q4
29

Small sample — treat quarter splits as descriptive context, not a trend.

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Analytical Angles

Passing profile · IND

passing

Indianapolis Colts ranks in the 48th league percentile in blended dropback EPA entering Week 4.

Defense profile · IND

efficiency

Indianapolis Colts ranks in the 39th league percentile in blended defensive EPA allowed; higher percentile means less EPA conceded.

Passing profile · WAS

passing

Washington Commanders ranks in the 58th league percentile in blended dropback EPA entering Week 4.

Defense profile · WAS

efficiency

Washington Commanders ranks in the 3th league percentile in blended defensive EPA allowed; higher percentile means less EPA conceded.

Statistical context only. Picks Terminal publishes matchup analysis, not wagering advice.

Keys to the Game

  • Margin-aware Elo favors Indianapolis Colts at 51.2%.
  • Rolling efficiency favors Indianapolis Colts at 61.6%.
  • The calibrated estimate is 53%; it is a probability, not a certainty.

What Could Flip It

  • The statistical sample includes 3 current-season games for Indianapolis Colts and 3 for Washington Commanders; prior-season form is still blended in.
  • The components agree, but a single game still has substantial variance.
  • The first official Week 4 practice/game-status report was unavailable at this cutoff; documented quarterback news is listed separately and is not explicitly priced into this statistical model.

Model Analysis

Indianapolis Colts at Washington Commanders: the v0.3 ensemble places Indianapolis Colts at 53% after a 70% margin-aware Elo and 30% rolling efficiency blend with strictly out-of-fold calibration. The statistical sample includes 3 current-season games for Indianapolis Colts and 3 for Washington Commanders; prior-season form is still blended in. No odds, moneylines, spreads, public picks or market consensus are model inputs.

Forecast

Model pick: Indianapolis Colts (53%). Signal: Unrated; model agreement and coverage, not wagering value.

Sources & Methodology

Win probability: pt-nfl-ensemble-v0.3 — a deterministic ensemble of a margin-aware Elo component and a regularized efficiency component built from pregame team differentials (EPA per play, dropback and rush EPA, success rate, explosive rate, sack performance, home field and rest). The blended probability is calibrated on training seasons only and validated by walk-forward backtest against completed results. All inputs come from public play-by-play and schedule data. No external market data of any kind is used anywhere on this page.