Prediction: Colts 34, Redskins 24
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| Washington Redskins |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 24 |
Colt McCoy |
Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 0, 0 |
| RB 19 |
Alfred Morris |
Rush: 75, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 42 |
Roy Helu |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 6-35, 0 |
| WR 36 |
Pierre Garcon |
Rec: 5-65, 1 TD |
| WR 42 |
DeSean Jackson |
Rec: 3-50, 0 TD |
| WR 62 |
Andre Roberts |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
 TE 17 |
Jordan Reed  |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
 TE 25 |
Niles Paul  |
Rec: 2-20, 0 TD |
| K 26 |
Kai Forbath |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 30 |
Defense / ST |
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| Indianapolis Colts |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 2 |
Andrew Luck |
Pass: 300, 3 TD Rush: 15, 0 |
| RB 21 |
Dan Herron |
Rush: 50, 1 TD Rec: 4-25, 0 |
| RB 28 |
Trent Richardson |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 8 |
T.Y. Hilton |
Rec: 7-95, 1 TD |
| WR 45 |
Reggie Wayne |
Rec: 5-60, 0 TD |
| WR 70 |
Donte Moncrief |
Rec: 2-35, 0 TD |
| WR 87 |
Hakeem Nicks |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
| TE 7 |
Coby Fleener  |
Rec: 5-50, 1 TD |
| K 3 |
Adam Vinatieri |
FG: 2/2 XP: 4/4 |
| DEF 9 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
GAME FEATURES 1st 2 picks of 2012 NFL Draft: Ind. QB Andrew Luck (No. 1) & Was. QB Robert Griffin III (No. 2)...  Redskins QB Griffin is 1 of 2 NFL QBs since 2012 with 90+ rating (90.8) & 1,400 rush yards (1,404)... RB Alfred Morris rushed for 125 yards & TD last week. Has 4 TDs in past 4. Since entering NFL in 2012, leads NFL with 3,714 rush yards. Has 8 rush TDs in 11 games vs. AFC... WR DeSean Jackson had 7 catches for 109 yards & TD in only meeting (11/7/10 with Phi.). WR PIERRE GARÇON was drafted by Ind. in 2008 (6th Rd., No. 205) & played 4 years (2008-11) with Colts. Faces former team for 1st time... LB Ryan Kerrigan has 7 sacks & 3 FFs in past 7 vs. AFC. Had sack last week. Since entering NFL in 2011, is 1 of 2 players with 30+ sacks (33) & 2+ INT-TDs (2). DE Jason Hatcher had sack last week & has sack in 2 of past 3. LB Keenan Robinson leads team with 90 tackles. Rookie LB Trent Murphy has 2 sacks, 2 FFs & FR in past 4. Rookie CB Bashaud Breeland leads team with 8 PD. Rookie CB Greg Ducre had 1st career INT last week...
 Colts QB Andrew Luck ranks 3rd in NFL with 29 TD passes & needs 1 to join HOFer JOHNNY UNITAS & PEYTON MANNING as only QBs in club history with 30+ TDs in season. Has 9 300-yard games, tied for most in season in club history (Manning, 2009)... RB Trent Richardson (1,946) needs 54 rush yards to reach 2,000 career. RB DANIEL HERRON had career-high 96 scrimmage yards last week (65 rush, 31 rec.)... WR T.Y. Hilton leads team with 1,083 receiving yards & needs 1 yard to set career-high (1,083 in 2013). Has TD catch in 3 of past 4, incl. 73-yarder last week (tied for career-long). In 2 career starts vs. Was., WR Reggie Wayne has 193 rec. yards & TD. WR Hakeem Nicks had 4,865 career rec. yards & needs 135 to reach 5,000. TE Dwayne Allen has TD in 6 of past 8... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 94 tackles & has career-high 4 sacks. S LaRon Landry played 5 seasons with Redskins (2007-11). Had career-high 1.5 sacks last week.
Results and Schedule
| Washington Redskins |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
HOU |
A |
L 6-17 |
-11 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
JAC |
H |
W 41-10 |
+31 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
PHI |
A |
L 34-37 |
-3 |
| 4 |
2014-09-25 |
NYG |
H |
L 14-45 |
-31 |
| 5 |
2014-10-06 |
SEA |
H |
L 17-27 |
-10 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
ARI |
A |
L 20-30 |
-10 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
TEN |
H |
W 19-17 |
+2 |
| 8 |
2014-10-27 |
DAL |
A |
W 20-17 |
+3 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
MIN |
A |
L 26-29 |
-3 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
TB |
H |
L 7-27 |
-20 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
SF |
A |
L 13-17 |
-4 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
IND |
A |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
STL |
H |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
NYG |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-20 |
PHI |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
DAL |
H |
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| Indianapolis Colts |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
DEN |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
| 2 |
2014-09-15 |
PHI |
H |
L 27-30 |
-3 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
JAC |
A |
W 44-17 |
+27 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
TEN |
H |
W 41-17 |
+24 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
BAL |
H |
W 20-13 |
+7 |
| 6 |
2014-10-09 |
HOU |
A |
W 33-28 |
+5 |
| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
CIN |
H |
W 27-0 |
+27 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
PIT |
A |
L 34-51 |
-17 |
| 9 |
2014-11-03 |
NYG |
A |
W 40-24 |
+16 |
| 10 |
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Bye |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
NE |
H |
L 20-42 |
-22 |
| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
JAC |
H |
W 23-3 |
+20 |
| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
WAS |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
CLE |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
HOU |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
DAL |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
TEN |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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WAS
Offense |
IND
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
17.3 |
28.0 |
22.5 |
IND |
| Rushing yards |
127.0 |
110.7 |
109.0 |
WAS |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.42 |
4.38 |
4.09 |
WAS |
| Completion % |
71.0% |
59.8% |
62.4% |
WAS |
| Passing yards |
214.3 |
327.7 |
237.8 |
IND |
| Passing yards per completion |
10.27 |
12.97 |
10.84 |
IND |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.29 |
7.75 |
6.76 |
IND |
| Interceptions |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
IND |
| Fumbles lost |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
- |
| Sacks allowed |
4.3 |
1.7 |
2.4 |
IND |
| 3rd down conversions |
32.8% |
42.6% |
39.8% |
IND |
| 4th down conversions |
66.7% |
33.3% |
50.6% |
WAS |
| Time of possession |
30:59 |
30:56 |
30:06 |
WAS |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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WAS
Defense |
IND
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
20.3 |
23.0 |
22.5 |
WAS |
| Rushing yards |
80.7 |
95.3 |
109.0 |
WAS |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.68 |
4.31 |
4.09 |
WAS |
| Completion % |
64.3% |
60.7% |
62.4% |
IND |
| Passing yards |
240.7 |
240.0 |
237.8 |
IND |
| Passing yards per completion |
11.75 |
11.30 |
10.84 |
IND |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.55 |
6.86 |
6.76 |
IND |
| INT return |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
- |
| Fumble recoveries |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
WAS |
| Sacks |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
IND |
| 3rd down conversions |
39.3% |
38.5% |
39.8% |
IND |
| 4th down conversions |
60.0% |
40.0% |
50.6% |
IND |
| Time of possession |
29:58 |
29:04 |
30:06 |
IND |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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WAS |
IND |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
5.4 |
8.8 |
8.7 |
IND |
| Yards per kick return |
24.0 |
23.2 |
24.0 |
WAS |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
3.8 |
3.2 |
8.7 |
IND |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
21.1 |
20.4 |
24.0 |
IND |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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WAS |
IND |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
6.7 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
IND |
| Penalty yards |
52.7 |
42.3 |
53.4 |
IND |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 7 to 12 of the 2014 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 7 to 12 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| Washington Redskins vs. Indianapolis Colts |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2002 |
8 |
2002-10-27 |
IND |
WAS |
21-26 |
WAS |
| 2006 |
7 |
2006-10-22 |
WAS |
IND |
22-36 |
IND |
| 2010 |
6 |
2010-10-17 |
IND |
WAS |
27-24 |
IND |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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