What We Saw Roundup - Week 4

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Colts vs. Commanders

Final Score: Colts 30, Commander 13

Writer: Brett Ford

Indianapolis Colts

Quarterback

Daniel Jones: 19/34 passing, 143 Yards, INT, Fumble (LOST) | 4 Carries, 2 Yards, TD

Two turnovers and a rough fantasy outing for managers.

Running Back

Jonathan Taylor: 20 Carries, 95 Yards, 2 TDs | 4 Targets, 1 Reception, 2 Yards

The closest thing to a true bell-cow running back that the NFL has on a weekly basis (barring injury, etc.), Jonathan Taylor showed out in Europe again, though not on the same scale as last season’s crazy performance. He ended up finding his way to the end zone twice, registering his third multi-touchdown game of the young season.

Seth McGowan: 6 Carries, 31 Yards

Wide Receiver

Alec Pierce: DID NOT PLAY

Keenan Allen: DID NOT PLAY

Josh Downs: 4 Targets, 3 Receptions, 16 Yards

Ashton Dulin: 6 Targets, 3 Receptions, 29 Yards

Deion Burks: 2 Targets, 1 Reception, 6 Yards

Laquon Treadwell: 6 Targets, 5 Receptions, 42 Yards

If there was such thing as tHe GlOb for wide receivers, it would start in the Indianapolis Colts’ locker room. After such a promising week of extremely limited touch distribution, Jones and the Colts decided to spread the ball around to several receivers instead of hyper-targeting Josh Downs (or Tyler Warren for that matter). Laquon Treadwell and Downs were far and away the leaders in snap share, but Ashton Dulin took over for an injured Keenan Allen with 21 routes run on 23 snaps.

Tight End

Tyler Warren (IND) vs. WSH: 5 Targets, 5 Receptions, 41 Yards

Warren was limited in his production by a really solid linebacking group, led by Washington rookie Sonny Styles. With the narrow distribution a week ago and the absence of Allen, many thought that Warren might be the beneficiary of increased looks in this offense, but that was certainly not the case in London. Managers were likely left disappointed as Warren did his best Glob TE impression.

Washington Commanders

Quarterback

Marcus Mariota: 3/4, 46 Yards | 1 Carry, 35 Yards

Marcus Mariota looked as if he was poised to pick apart the Colts’ secondary and seemed spry as he ripped off a massive gain on a read option play, but left the game after he was sacked inside the red zone.

Athan Kaliakamanis: 15/33, 188 Yards, TD, INT | 3 Carries, 16 Yards

Rookie quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis stepped into the game after Mariota’s injury and looked as if he needed some time to settle in and calm the nerves over the course of his first few drives. His interception came on an extended play where he just didn’t see an underneath linebacker and the defender reached up and snatched a pass directed toward the receiver behind him. After halftime though, the Commanders allowed the rookie to air it out with good success, as he found Treylon Burks for a massive touchdown and then Dyami Brown for a monster gain on his first throw of the next series.

Running Back

Rachaad White: DID NOT PLAY

Jacory Croskey-Merritt: 9 Carries, 15 Yards

Ew. Gross. Bill was held to less than 2.0 yards per carry as the Commanders struggled again to get anything going on the ground. They abandoned the run pretty quickly, too, only really going back to it in garbage time when JCM wasn’t even on the field to try and improve his averages.

Austin Ekeler: 4 Carries, 29 Yards | 2 Targets, 1 Reception, 11 Yards

Craig Reynolds: 2 Carries, 4 Yards

Kaytron Allen: 3 Carries, 1 Yard

This felt a lot like the Commanders just throwing everything they had at the wall and seeing what stuck in the rushing attack. Austin Ekeler has been with the team for less than a full week and was still used like he’s been around all offseason, though most of his touches came in garbage time.

Wide Receiver

Terry McLaurin: DID NOT PLAY

Stefon Diggs: 9 Targets, 5 Receptions, 35 Yards

Stefon Diggs was the clear de facto WR1 in the Commanders’ offense, but struggled (along with the rest of the receiving corps) as Kaliakmanis was forced into action. Targeted nine times, Diggs got the volume that fantasy managers were looking for but was unable to convert those into production.

Antonio Williams: 8 Targets, 3 Receptions, 21 Yards

An illegal shift negated an 80-yard catch-and-run touchdown for Williams in the third quarter. He was targeted quite often, showing a true connection with his fellow rookie, Kaliakmanis, but too many times the pass was either uncatchable or thrown into traffic.

Treylon Burks: 3 Targets, 1 Reception, 47 Yards

Dyami Brown: 4 Targets, 3 Receptions, 65 Yards

Treylon Burks was on the field for 38 snaps while Brown played 36 snaps with the two veteran receivers rotating as the third wide receiver in the offense. Burks served most as a go-route merchant, sprinting downfield on most of his chances. He converted one of them as Kaliakmanis chucked up a prayer down the left sideline that Burks pulled in for a 47-yard score. Brown’s day was less exciting, but still enough to mention as he pulled in 3 for 65 yards.