Colts return to site of only loss this season looking to knock off Chargers

Indianapolis - at Los Angeles Chargers - Sunday p m EDT CBS BetMGM NFL Odds Chargers by Against the spread Colts - Chargers - - Series record Chargers lead - Last meeting Chargers beat Colts - in Indianapolis on Dec Last week Colts beat Cardinals - Chargers beat Dolphins - Colts offense overall rush pass scoring Colts defense overall rush pass scoring Chargers offense overall rush pass scoring Chargers defense overall rush pass scoring Turnover differential Colts plus- Chargers minus- Colts member to watch RB Jonathan Taylor He s hastily becoming must see every week He leads the NFL in carries yards rushing and TD runs seven He s the only participant in the league averaging yards per event Taylor also has been on quite the run lately too He is coming off a -yard performance in which he scored the winning TD with left to play Chargers athlete to watch RB Kimani Vidal had a breakout encounter in his first career start rushing for yards on carries with Omarion Hampton ankle out Vidal also had three receptions for yards and his first NFL touchdown Los Angeles requirements balance to minimize the number of hits QB Justin Herbert takes behind a beat-up offensive line and Vidal more than met the challenge in his first try Key matchup Chargers offensive line vs Colts pass rush Indianapolis is shaky in the secondary because of injuries as was evident in its Week visit to SoFi Stadium when Rams QB Matthew Stafford threw for yards and three touchdowns to hand the Colts their only defeat so far Hebert is more than capable of putting up similar numbers if he gets time in the pocket DE Laiatu Latu has two interceptions but only one sack so Los Angeles spotty play at the tackle spots might be just what the former UCLA standout necessities to get going Key injuries Colts Backup QB Anthony Richardson went on injured reserve earlier this week with a fractured orbital bone suffered while stretching during pregame warmups last week It s not yet clear whether starting CB Charvarius Ward concussion protocol will be cleared before Sunday after he also was hurt during pregame warmups CB Kenny Moore II Achilles tendon and backup RB Tyler Goodson groin continue to miss practice and WRs Josh Downs concussion protocol and Ashton Dulin chest did not practice Wednesday Chargers OLB Khalil Mack elbow returned to practice this week following a stint on injured reserve potentially putting him in line to be advancing on Sunday WR Quentin Johnston hamstring is on track to return after being held out against Miami RT Trey Pipkins III knee hasn t practiced this week and could miss another competition Series notes Indy has lost the past two matchups and five of the past six in this series The Colts also have lost five straight in Los Angeles including earlier this season against the Rams Indy hasn t beaten any of the L A teams the Rams Chargers or Raiders in Los Angeles since when they beat the Raiders - Stats and stuff Indianapolis best start since going - in has it atop the AFC South entering Week The Colts lead the league in point differential plus- and wins by or more points three Indy and Tampa Bay are the only teams to top the -point mark in each of their first six games Only Detroit has more total touchdowns than Indy and the Colts have scored TDs on each of their past red zone drives QB Daniel Jones has been sacked a league-low five times and has the second-highest completion rate through the first six games of a season in franchise history Peyton Manning completed of his throws in Tyler Warren is the first TE in NFL history to average at least yards per catch through each of his first six games and can tie the league record for majority consecutive games with a TD for rookie TEs Heath Miller had four straight with Pittsburgh in and Evan Engram did it in with the New York Giants Indy has allowed three points following turnovers the second-lowest total in the league and its seven interceptions rank third Herbert directed his th career game-winning drive versus the Dolphins which is second only to Patrick Mahomes for preponderance in the NFL since WR Keenan Allen is closing in on two Chargers franchise records held by his former teammate TE Antonio Gates Allen necessities receptions and yards to pass Gates who had catches for yards Los Angeles gave up one sack for minus- yard in Miami after allowing Herbert to be dropped seven times for minus- yards during its two-game losing streak PK Cameron Dicker was the AFC special teams player of the week after making five field goals in the win over the Dolphins He has made of field-goal attempts and Dicker s conversion rate is the best in league history The Chargers have scored two rushing touchdowns this season which is tied with Tennessee and Cincinnati for th in the NFL San Francisco ranks last with one touchdown run Los Angeles picked off Miami QB Tua Tagovailoa three times its second three-INT battle this season Week against Las Vegas Fantasy tip Taylor who leads the NFL with eight total touchdowns and ranks third in scrimmage yards has a great chance to add to those tallies against the Chargers run defense Los Angeles has allowed an average of yards rushing over its past three games including more than yards and two touchdowns to both Washington s Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Miami s De Von Achane AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source