Keenan Allen won’t be part of the Colts’ trip to London, and that leaves Indianapolis with a thinner margin for error at wide receiver heading into Sunday’s matchup with the Washington Commanders.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Allen is out for the Week 4 game after dealing with a groin injury. The 34-year-old has still been a major piece for Indianapolis in his 14th NFL season, but he won’t be available when the Colts play overseas.
That absence matters even more because the Colts are already short-handed at the position. Alec Pierce is on IR after the team put him there last month because of a heel injury, the same issue that had already been bothering him before the season began.
So the load shifts elsewhere for Daniel Jones. Indianapolis will need more from its passing options around him, while Jonathan Taylor is likely to see a heavy workload on the ground.
The good news for the Colts is that they do have other young targets to lean on. Josh Downs and Tyler Warren are both players the team has invested in, with Downs taken in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft and Warren selected in the first round of the 2025 draft.
Warren has already scored two receiving touchdowns this season, while Downs leads Indianapolis with 186 yards.
The Colts and Commanders kick off Sunday at 9:30 a.m. ET on NFL Network. The game will be played at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, home of Premier League club Tottenham.
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