INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indianapolis Colts (4-1) won in dominating fashion at home on Sunday, drubbing the Las Vegas Raiders (1-4) by a score of 40-6.
It was the Colts' third victory of at least 20 points this season, and a convincing way to get back in the win column after dropping their first game of the season last week.
The Colts got substantial contributions from all three phases of the game: offense, defense, and special teams. As a result, several players reached milestones on Sunday.
The "Crunching Numbers" series is reserved weekly for acknowledging milestones and achievements reached by the Colts and their individual players after each game. The following achievements by the Colts were provided postgame by Colts Communications, unless listed otherwise.
STAT LEADERS
- Passing: QB Daniel Jones (212 yards)
- Rushing: RB Jonathan Taylor (66 yards)
- Receiving: WR Ashton Dulin (55 yards)
- Tackles: LB Austin Ajiake (9)
- Sacks: DT DeForest Buckner, DE Samson Ebukam, LB Zaire Franklin, DE Tyquan Lewis (1.0)
- Takeaways: CB Mekhi Blackmon, DE Laiatu Latu (1 INT)
- Kicking: K Spencer Shrader (2-of-2 XP [100%])
- Punting: P Rigoberto Sanchez (2 punts, 50.5 net avg., 2 inside-20)
- Returns: WR Ashton Dulin (2 kickoffs, 21.5 avg.)
TEAM
- The Colts' 34-point win is their largest margin of victory in a game since Week 4 of 2013.
OFFENSE
- The Colts scored touchdowns on six consecutive possessions for the first time since Week 2 of 2001, which ties the longest streak in franchise history since at least 1993.
- The Colts converted all six trips to the red zone, which is the first time getting six red-zone touchdowns since Week 6 of 2005.
- The Colts were 8-of-10 (80%) on third down, which is their best third-down percentage in a game since at least 1991.
Quarterback Daniel Jones was 20-of-29 passing (68.9%) for 212 yards (7.3 YPA), 2 TD, and a passer rating of 113.0. He also had 1 carry for 2 yards.
- He is the first Colts quarterback since Peyton Manning in 2010 to throw for over 200 yards in each of the first five games of a season.
Running back Jonathan Taylor had 17 carries for 66 yards (3.9 avg.) and 3 TD, and caught 3 receptions (4 targets) for 20 yards (6.7 avg.). He also had a two-point conversion.
- He totaled 20 points, which is the most by a Colts player in a single game since he did it in Week 11 of 2021.
- He joined Edgerrin James (2000) as the only Colts players to have two games with at least three rushing touchdowns in a season.
- Taylor passed Marvin Harrison (62) for the second-most total touchdowns by a Colts player in their first six seasons.
Wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. had 5 receptions (6 targets) for 39 yards (7.8 avg.) and 1 TD.
- He passed Dallas Clark (427) for the fifth-most receptions in franchise history.
- It was Pittman's third consecutive game with a touchdown, which is only the second time in his career he's done so.
Tight end Tyler Warren had 4 receptions (4 targets) for 44 yards (11.0 avg.) and 1 TD. He also went 0-of-1 passing.
- It was his first-career receiving touchdown. He had his first-career rushing touchdown last week.
- Warren is the first tight end in NFL history with a yards-per-catch of 10.0-plus (min. three receptions) in each of his first five career games.
DEFENSE
- The Colts had seven different players record a pass breakup, which is their most since Week 15 of 2022.
Defensive end Laiatu Latu had 1 tackle (1 for loss), 1 interception, and 1 pass breakup.
- He is the first Colts defensive lineman with two interceptions in the same season since Billy Newsome in 1971.
Linebacker Austin Ajiake had 9 tackles, including 1 special teams stop.
- It was a single-game career high in tackles.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Linebacker Segun Olubi had 2 tackles and 1 blocked punt.
- It was the Colts' first blocked punt since Olubi did so in Week 1 of 2024.
Jake Arthur has been covering the Indianapolis Colts for over a dozen years and is a member of the PFWA. He's one half of the Locked On Colts podcast and has worked for the Colts' official website, On SI, and more. You can follow him on X @JakeArthurNFL.
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