The Colts suffered their first loss of the season in Week 4, losing 27-20 to the Rams in the final two minutes.
Quarterback Daniel Jones has had an early resurgence with Indianapolis. In four games, he has thrown for 1,078 yards (third most in the league), four touchdowns, two interceptions and a 71.9 completion percentage – his best mark through the first four games of the season in his career. He’s also rushed for three touchdowns, second most among quarterbacks this season.
The Raiders’ run game burst through on Sunday as the team totaled 240 yards on the ground – the most by any team in a single game this season. It’ll be a challenge to replicate last week’s success this week when facing a Colts team that is allowing an average 96.0 yards per game for a mark that is eighth-best in the league. Additionally, the Silver and Black will be without left tackle Kolton Miller, who reportedly sustained a high-ankle sprain and hairline fracture, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Head Coach Pete Carroll noted Monday that as of now, Stone Forsythe will step up in Miller’s absence, but there will also be open competition.
“When all of a sudden you face the chance of him starting, we got to make sure we take care of him through this process,” Carroll said of Forsythe. “He’s capable of playing. He’s done really well for us, but we’ll look after him in giving him his opportunity to start. Stone’s played a lot of football and has done a nice job for us since he’s been here, and he would be the first choice, but this is an opportunity for Charles [Grant] to make a charge for it, and we’ll see how he does. He’s done really well so far, so we’ll see what happens.”