The NFL’s 2026 London slate gets rolling at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a matchup that suddenly feels a lot livelier after both teams grabbed Week 3 upset wins. The Commanders and Colts arrive at 1-2, and both are trying to turn one big victory into something sturdier.
Washington is again turning to Marcus Mariota, who gets the start for the second straight week while Jayden Daniels sits with a dislocated left elbow. Mariota answered last week with three touchdown passes in a 33-31 win over the Seahawks, and the Commanders also got a huge defensive spark from Kain Medrano’s pick-six. That kind of all-around punch is exactly what Washington will need again in London.
The task is different this time, though. The Colts come in after a needed 19-17 win over the Texans in Indianapolis, a result that snapped a nine-game losing streak and gave them a much cleaner defensive showing than they’d managed early in the season.
After giving up more than 500 yards in each of their first two games, Indianapolis held Houston to 223 yards. Daniel Jones had a rocky day with three turnovers and four sacks, but he still found Keenan Allen for a touchdown and then helped engineer the winning drive that set up Spencer Shrader’s 53-yard field goal.
That balance sets up an interesting clash. Jones will be looking at Washington’s shaky secondary and trying to keep the Colts moving, while the Commanders will be trying to get their run game going against an Indianapolis defense that has struggled to stop it. On the other side, Washington’s defense has been strong against the run and will have to stay that way against Jonathan Taylor, who remains one of the best backs in the game.
There’s also some international history in play. The Colts are 2-1 all-time outside the United States and beat the Falcons 31-25 in Berlin last year behind Taylor’s 286 total yards and three touchdowns. The Commanders, meanwhile, are 0-2-1 all-time in international games and fell 16-13 to the Dolphins in Madrid last year.
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