Colts Top Commanders 30-13 in NFL London Opener — SkimNews
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- Jonathan Taylor scored twice on 20 carries for 95 yards as the Indianapolis Colts beat the Washington Commanders 30-13 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 4, opening the NFL International Series in London.
- Daniel Jones went 19/34 for 143 yards with one interception and added a 4-yard rushing touchdown early in the fourth quarter to push the Colts' lead to two scores.
- Marcus Mariota, filling in for the injured Jayden Daniels, exited with a knee injury after a sack; seventh-round rookie Athan Kaliakmanis took over and answered with his first NFL touchdown pass — a 47-yard strike down the left sideline to Treylon Burks.
- The Commanders led 6-0 after one quarter before a failed gamble on fourth down from their own 46 swung field position, and Kaliakmanis later threw a costly third-quarter interception before his deep-ball reply.
- The Colts moved to 2-2 with kicker Spencer Shrader hitting three field goals, while Taylor celebrated his opening score with an end-zone tea-drinking pantomime.
- Tottenham hosts the Philadelphia Eagles versus Jacksonville Jaguars next Sunday, with the Houston Texans meeting the Jaguars at Wembley on October 18 to close the London triple-header.
Why it matters: Washington's depth chart at quarterback is now in full crisis: they were already without starter Jayden Daniels, and Mariota's knee injury on a sack forced seventh-round rookie Athan Kaliakmanis into the game. For Indianapolis, Taylor's two-touchdown, 95-yard day steadied a Colts team that had been 1-3 and covered for an uneven passing day from Jones (one INT, 19-of-34).
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