Of the NFL’s six undefeated groups, solely 4 are favored to win their subsequent sport. The Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren’t amongst them, however most likely ought to be.
Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Rams (-3.5)
With a 41-20 highway victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts are 3-0 for the primary time since 2009 when quarterback Peyton Manning led the staff to a 14-2 report and Tremendous Bowl XLIV.
Daniel Jones isn’t any Manning, however he’ll enter Sunday’s sport as a top-five quarterback in almost each statistical class. No participant has a greater QBR (85.8), which might clarify why the Colts offense has the second-most yards (418.7) and factors (34.3) per sport of any staff.
No operating again has extra yards this yr than Jonathan Taylor (338), who rushed for 102 yards and three scores in opposition to the Titans. His present 5.6 yards per carry is harking back to his 2021 season when he averaged 5.5 yards per try for a league-high 1,811 yards, 18 scores and 107 first downs.
In fact, L.A. has loads of expertise as nicely, led by quarterback Matthew Stafford and broad receiver Puka Nacua, who leads the NFL with 29 catches for 333 yards. The Rams put up 356 complete yards in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, taking a 19-7 lead into halftime earlier than giving up 26 unanswered factors in a 33-26 loss at Lincoln Monetary Discipline.
