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LONDON (Interstat) — Indianapolis defeated Washington 30-13 on Sunday in an NFL game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Greater London. The Colts trailed 6-0 after the first quarter, then scored 10 points in each of the next three quarters. Daniel Jones completed 19 of 34 passes for 143 yards and ran for a 4-yard touchdown. Jonathan Taylor rushed 20 times for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Spencer Shrader kicked three field goals. Washington’s Athan Kaliakmanis went 15 of 33 for 186 yards and a touchdown, a 47-yard strike to Treylon Burks. Drew Stevens made two field goals. Dyami Brown had three receptions for 65 yards and returned three kickoffs for 82 yards. Marcus Mariota added 46 passing yards and 35 rushing yards. Sonny Styles, Jeremy Reaves and Amik Robertson each recorded at least eight tackles for Washington. Jaylon Carlies intercepted a pass for Indianapolis, while Justin Walley and Akeem Davis-Gaither each made eight tackles. Indianapolis improved to 2-2, while Washington fell to 1-3. Attendance was 60,907.
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LONDON (Interstat) — The Indianapolis Colts defeated the Washington Commanders 30-13 on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Greater London, United Kingdom, in a National Football League game. Indianapolis improved to 2-2, while Washington fell to 1-3. Attendance was 60,907. The Colts overcame an early Washington lead with two rushing touchdowns from Jonathan Taylor, a rushing score from Daniel Jones and three field goals from Spencer Shrader. Washington got two first-quarter field goals from Drew Stevens and a third-quarter touchdown pass from Athan Kaliakmanis to Treylon Burks. Indianapolis entered the game after a 19-17 home win over Houston, a 33-30 overtime loss at Kansas City and a 41-23 home loss to Baltimore. Washington had beaten Seattle 33-31 at home, lost 37-20 at Dallas and lost 24-22 at Philadelphia. The Colts are scheduled to visit Pittsburgh next, then host Tennessee. Washington is set to host the New York Giants next, then visit San Francisco. Washington took a 6-0 lead in the first quarter on Stevens’ 31-yard field goal with 12:57 remaining and his 29-yarder with 6:21 left. The Commanders defense held Indianapolis scoreless through the opening period, but the Colts broke through in the second. Taylor capped a drive with a 5-yard touchdown run off left end with 3:23 remaining, and Shrader’s extra point gave Indianapolis a 7-6 lead. Shrader then connected on a 48-yard field goal as time expired in the first half, sending the Colts into halftime ahead 10-6. Indianapolis extended its lead in the third quarter when Taylor scored again, this time on a 5-yard run off right tackle with 12:45 remaining, and Shrader added the extra point for a 17-6 advantage. Washington answered when Kaliakmanis found Burks deep left for a 47-yard touchdown with 10:39 left. Stevens’ extra point trimmed the margin to 17-13. Shrader restored a seven-point cushion with a 52-yard field goal with 7:03 remaining. Washington appeared to strike for a long touchdown when Kaliakmanis connected with Antonio Williams for 87 yards with 2:25 left, but the play was nullified by an illegal shift penalty on Washington. An offensive holding penalty on Dyami Brown was declined. The Colts put the game away in the fourth quarter. Jones scored on a 4-yard run off right end with 11:38 remaining, and Shrader’s extra point made it 27-13. Shrader later kicked a 44-yard field goal with 5:48 left for the final margin. Jones completed 19 of 34 passes for 143 yards and rushed four times for 2 yards and one touchdown. Kaliakmanis completed 15 of 33 passes for 186 yards and one touchdown and ran three times for 16 yards. Mariota completed 3 of 4 passes for 46 yards and had one run for 35 yards. Taylor finished with 20 carries for 95 yards, one reception for 2 yards and two touchdowns. Kaliakmanis, a 6-2, 216-pound quarterback from Antioch, Illinois, completed 15 of 33 passes for 186 yards and one touchdown. Jones, a 6-5, 230-pound quarterback, completed 19 of 34 passes for 143 yards and ran four times for 2 yards and a score. Mariota, a 6-4, 222-pound quarterback, completed 3 of 4 passes for 46 yards and ran once for 35 yards. Washington linebacker Sonny Styles, 6-5 and 243 pounds, recorded eight tackles. Safety Jeremy Reaves, 5-11 and 200 pounds, also had eight tackles. Cornerback Amik Robertson, 5-8 and 187 pounds, made nine tackles. Linebacker Odafe Oweh, 6-5 and 251 pounds, had one tackle and one sack. Washington’s receiving corps was led by Dyami Brown with three receptions for 65 yards, Burks with one catch for 47 yards and a touchdown, Stefon Diggs with five catches for 35 yards, Jacory Croskey-Merritt with two receptions for 35 yards, Antonio Williams with three catches for 21 yards, Chig Okonkwo with two catches for 5 yards and Brandon Coleman with one catch for 13 yards. Croskey-Merritt also ran nine times for 15 yards. Kaytron Allen ran three times for 1 yard, Craig Reynolds ran twice for 4 yards, and Tress Way punted five times for 189 yards. Jaylin Lane returned three kickoffs for 80 yards and two punts for 17 yards. Indianapolis got five receptions for 42 yards from Laquon Treadwell, five catches for 41 yards from Tyler Warren, three receptions for 29 yards from Ashton Dulin, three catches for 16 yards from Josh Downs and one reception for 6 yards from Deion Burks. Seth McGowan ran six times for 31 yards, caught one pass for 7 yards and returned four kickoffs for 102 yards. Defensively for Indianapolis, Justin Walley had eight tackles and one sack, Akeem Davis-Gaither had eight tackles, Grover Stewart had six tackles, and Jaylon Carlies had five tackles and one interception. Bryce Boettcher and Jerry Tillery each had five tackles, while DeForest Buckner and Austin Ajiake each had four. Caden Curry added four tackles. Washington’s Sonny Styles and Jeremy Reaves each made eight tackles, Amik Robertson had nine, Rasul Douglas had six tackles and one interception, and Odafe Oweh had one tackle and one sack. Quan Martin and Frankie Luvu each had five tackles. Daron Payne and K’Lavon Chaisson each had four tackles, with Chaisson adding half a sack. Javon Kinlaw and Percy Butler each had three tackles. Tim Settle had two tackles and half a sack. Tyler Owens and Kain Medrano each had two tackles. Fabian Moreau, Josh Conerly Jr. and Joshua Josephs each had one tackle. Drew Stevens made both of his field goals for Washington, while Spencer Shrader made three field goals and three extra points for Indianapolis. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Washington 40, Indianapolis 36. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Washington with a 68.8 percent probability to win. Washington had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -4.5. The total score of 43 went over the over/under line of 46.5.

