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It took the Indianapolis Colts most of a half to look like the better team in London. Once they did, Jonathan Taylor kept it that way, scoring twice against a Washington Commanders defense that had not allowed a rushing touchdown all season, while Daniel Jones gave Indianapolis two more turnovers to think about on the flight home.
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The Colts won 30-13 on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to get back to 2-2. Washington lost Marcus Mariota to a knee injury in the first quarter and played the rest of the way with seventh-round rookie Athan Kaliakmanis, so the margin flatters Indianapolis a little. Here is who helped themselves and who did not.
Winners from the Colts’ win over the Commanders
Jonathan Taylor
Washington came in allowing the third-fewest rushing yards in the NFL, and Taylor still scored two 5-yard touchdowns and ran for 40 yards on the fourth-quarter drive that put the game away. His first score was his fifth outside the United States, the most in international games in league history, according to the Colts. He has six rushing touchdowns in four games, and right now he is the Indianapolis offense.
Spencer Shrader
A week after he beat Houston with four field goals on an injured groin, Shrader hit from 48, 52 and 44 yards in London and still has not missed a field goal this season. The 48-yarder closed a first half in which the offense averaged 3.4 yards per play, and the 52-yarder answered Washington’s only touchdown. On a day when the passing game produced 143 yards, those nine points were the cushion.
Jaylon Carlies
The third-year linebacker picked off Kaliakmanis on third-and-17 to open the second half, the first interception of his career, and Taylor was in the end zone moments later for a 17-6 lead. Lou Anarumo’s defense finished with 11 quarterback hits, 10 passes defensed and three fourth-down stops. The Carlies takeaway was the play that changed the game.
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Losers from the Colts’ win over the Commanders
Daniel Jones
Jones ran for a 4-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, and that was the best thing he did all day. He went 19 of 34 for 143 yards with no touchdown passes, lost a fumble on the second play from scrimmage and threw an interception to Rasul Douglas that CBS Sports’ Zachary Pereles called a “truly awful throw.”
That is seven turnovers in four games. The Colts were missing Keenan Allen and Alec Pierce, but Jones has given the ball away in every game this season, and beating a third-string quarterback does nothing to fix that.
Dan Quinn
Washington’s coach was down to his third quarterback, and nobody will hold the final score against him for that. The lack of discipline is on him. The Commanders were flagged 10 times for 84 yards against one Colts penalty, an Amik Robertson personal foul turned a third-and-14 stop into Taylor’s first touchdown, and an 87-yard Kaliakmanis touchdown pass came back on a penalty. A failed fourth down inside Washington territory handed Indianapolis a short field as well.
The Colts did not get out clean, either. Left tackle Bernhard Raimann left in the second half and was replaced by Luke Tenuta, and his status will matter next Sunday at Pittsburgh, where the Steelers have had extra rest since their 27-24 loss to Cleveland on Thursday night.
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This story was originally published October 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM.