The Colts and Commanders are heading into Sunday morning’s London matchup short on firepower.
Indianapolis and Washington meet at 9:30 a.m. ET at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on NFL Network, but both offenses will be missing key pieces after a rough week on the injury front.
For the Colts, wide receiver Keenan Allen was downgraded to out after hurting his groin in practice. Indianapolis also elevated wide receiver Nick Westbrook-Ikhine from the practice squad for the game, with the move set to revert afterward. Another receiver, Ashton Dulin, has missed the last two games because of an ankle issue but returned to practice this week and is listed as questionable.
Washington’s injury list is even longer. Top receiver Terry McLaurin is expected to miss the game with a hamstring injury, according to Commanders reporter Ben Standig.
Quarterback Jayden Daniels was limited in practice during the week because of an elbow injury, but he was ultimately ruled out. Running back Rachaad White is also out with a shoulder injury.
The Commanders also ruled out safety Nick Cross, who was dealing with an illness, and starting right guard Sam Cosmi, who did not travel to London because of concussion and throat issues. Cross, a new Commander and former Colt, will not get the chance to face his old team.
Washington made two practice squad elevations for the trip, bringing up running back Craig Reynolds and linebacker Ale Kaho for Sunday’s game. Both will revert afterward.
The Commanders’ final practice reports showed Cosmi, Cross and White as did not participate on Wednesday and Thursday before all three were ruled out on Friday. Daniels was listed as limited on Wednesday and Thursday before being ruled out Friday as well.
Several other Washington players showed up on the report during the week, including Nick Allegretti, Percy Butler, Javon Kinlaw, Frankie Luvu, Chig Okonkwo, Charles Omenihu, Lucas Patrick, Amik Robertson and Ben Sinnott. Butler and Robertson were full participants on Thursday.
Indianapolis, meanwhile, had Allen listed as out on Wednesday after his groin injury.
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