The Colts are heading into their London matchup with a cleaner bill of health than the Commanders, and that’s the big takeaway from Friday’s injury report.
Indianapolis trimmed its list down to just two questionables: wide receiver Ashton Dulin and wide receiver Keenan Allen. Mo Alie-Cox, who had been dealing with an illness, is off the report entirely, and there are no Colts listed as out. That’s a welcome turn for a team trying to get through the week with as few moving parts as possible.
Dulin’s status matters because he has missed the last two games. When he’s been unavailable, Laquon Treadwell has filled in on offense, while Anthony Gould has handled kickoff return duties.
Allen’s situation could also ripple through the passing game. If he can’t play, Josh Downs would be in line for a bigger workload, with Treadwell, Dulin, Deion Burks, or a possible practice-squad call-up Nick Westbrook-Ikhine among the options to soak up snaps.
The Commanders, meanwhile, are carrying a much heavier injury load into Sunday morning. They have four players ruled out, including starting quarterback Jayden Daniels. Marcus Mariota is set to take over there.
Washington also lost guard Sam Cosmi, safety Nick Cross, and running back Rachaad White to the out list. Cross was already ruled out before the week and won’t get a shot to face his former team. Cosmi also didn’t travel with the group.
The Commanders’ injury report was busy all week. On Wednesday and Thursday, Daniels was limited, along with several other key players, including Nick Allegretti, Javavon Kinlaw, Frankie Luvu, Chig Okonkwo, Charles Omenihu, Lucas Patrick, and Ben Sinnott. Percy Butler and Amik Robertson both moved to full participation on Thursday and remained there Friday.
Indianapolis’ week was shaped by a different rhythm. The Colts practiced Wednesday and Thursday, left Indianapolis Thursday night, then held a walkthrough on Friday. The team noted that Friday’s report was only an estimation because there was no true practice session.
That setup helped explain why the Colts’ Friday report looked so tidy: no one out, and only Allen and Dulin carrying questionable tags. For a road game in London, that’s about as good as it gets.
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