Indianapolis Colts blow late lead in loss to Washington Commanders

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The Commanders drove down the field for an 89-yard drive with just over two minutes left. They converted five first downs and Terry McLaurin mossed Stephon Gilmore on a 33-yard catch down to the one-yard line. Taylor Heinicke followed that up with a quarterback sneak touchdown.

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• The Colts lost the turnover battle again, 2-1, after Sam Ehlinger and Jonathan Taylor lost fumbles.
• The Colts offense converted 5-of-12 (42%) third-down attempts and the defense held the Commanders to 2-of-12 (17%) on third downs.
• The offensive line struggled again. Even though they only allowed one sack, they allowed six quarterback hits.
• On their 11 actual drives, the Colts ran more than four plays on just four drives.

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1. DT Grover Stewart: It was another immaculate game from Stewart, who racked up seven tackles (six solo), one tackle for loss and a batted pass.
2. WR Parris Campbell: He had two catches for 43 yards and took a jet sweep for 28 yards. Campbell also drew a 30-yard defensive pass interference penalty that set up the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.
3. K Chase McLaughlin: He was money again on field goals, converted all three of his attempts and his only extra-point attempt.

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• DE Kwity Paye (ankle), QB Matt Ryan (shoulder) and LB Grant Suard (pectoral) were all inactive due to injuries.
• CB Tony Brown suffered a hamstring injury and was ruled out in the fourth quarter.
• RB Jonathan Taylor seemed to re-injure his ankle early in the game. He got it taped up and returned to the game.
• DE Tyquan Lewis (knee) was carted off the field late in the fourth quarter.