Raiders vs Colts: position-group matchup

The biggest mismatch: the Raiders pass coverage (2nd) against the Colts quarterback play (30th).

On paper

4 games in. Samples are still small, so a rank can move a lot in a week. Ranks are out of 32 teams and 1st is always best, on offense and defense alike.

Raiders

pairings with the edge

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On paper, the Raiders hold the edge across the position groups.

Raiders big edge
Raiders pass coverage (2nd) against the Colts quarterback play (30th)
Raiders big edge
Raiders pass coverage (4th) against the Colts receiving corps (29th)
Colts edge
Colts run game (9th) against the Raiders run defense (20th)

Position group by position group

Each offense against the other team's defense, one position group at a time. Circle: the offense. Diamond: the defense. Whoever sits further right wins that pairing.

Raiders offense vs Colts defense

Pass protection vs pass rush
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders pass protection ranks 16th. The Colts pass rush ranks 18th.
Raiders report: Jackson Powers-Johnson (G, out, groin)
The numbers and the players
Raiders pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback3.3% (3rd)
- Pressure allowed per dropback26% (28th)
- Spencer Burford (G) 100% of snaps
- Delmar Glaze (T) 100% of snaps
- Tyler Linderbaum (C) 100% of snaps
- Kolton Miller (T) 100% of snaps
- Jackson Powers-Johnson (G) 98% of snaps
Colts pass rush
- Sacks per dropback6.0% (17th)
- Pressure per dropback21% (25th)
- Quarterback hits per dropback15.2% (17th)
- DeForest Buckner (DT) 7 pressures, 3 sacks
- Laiatu Latu (DE) 6 pressures, 1 sacks
- Adetomiwa Adebawore (DT) 5 pressures, 2 sacks
Run game vs run defense
Even
WeakestBest
The Raiders run game ranks 30th. The Colts run defense ranks 27th.
Raiders report: Jackson Powers-Johnson (G, out, groin)
The numbers and the players
Raiders run game
- Points added per run−0.20 (28th)
- Runs that keep the drive on track34% (27th)
- Rushing yards after contact1.7 (15th)
- Runs of 10+ yards7.5% (20th)
- Rushing yards before contact1.4 (32nd)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line27% (32nd)
- Ashton Jeanty (RB) −0.28 per run on 77
- Mike Washington Jr. (RB) −0.09 per run on 24
- Spencer Burford (G) 100% of snaps
- Delmar Glaze (T) 100% of snaps
- Tyler Linderbaum (C) 100% of snaps
- Kolton Miller (T) 100% of snaps
- Jackson Powers-Johnson (G) 98% of snaps
Colts run defense
- Points allowed per run+0.02 (28th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line14% (26th)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed9.3% (15th)
- Missed tackles10.7% (25th)
- Akeem Davis-Gaither (LB) 37 tackles, 2 missed
- Bryce Boettcher (LB) 14 tackles, 2 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders quarterback play ranks 14th. The Colts pass coverage ranks 22nd.
The numbers and the players
Raiders quarterback play
- Points added per dropback+0.15 (11th)
- Completions above expected+1.9 (15th)
- Interceptions per throw2.7% (25th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback8.6% (11th)
- Kirk Cousins (QB) +0.15 per dropback on 148
Colts pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw+0.06 (23rd)
- Completions allowed above expected−0.7 (10th)
- Interceptions per throw0.7% (27th)
- Justin Walley (CB) 108.1 passer rating allowed on 27 targets
- Sauce Gardner (CB) 117.7 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
Receivers vs coverage
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Raiders receiving corps ranks 13th. The Colts pass coverage ranks 23rd.
The numbers and the players
Raiders receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.24 (14th)
- Yards after the catch4.0 (25th)
- Drops per target2.2% (7th)
- Tackles broken per catch5.4% (11th)
- Ashton Jeanty (RB) −0.06 per target on 25
- Brock Bowers (TE) +0.57 per target on 24
- Michael Mayer (TE) +0.26 per target on 24
Colts pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed8.6% (20th)
- Passer rating allowed104.1 (27th)
- Points allowed per throw+0.06 (23rd)
- Justin Walley (CB) 108.1 passer rating allowed on 27 targets
- Sauce Gardner (CB) 117.7 passer rating allowed on 20 targets

Colts offense vs Raiders defense

Pass protection vs pass rush
Raiders edge
WeakestBest
The Colts pass protection ranks 9th. The Raiders pass rush ranks 2nd.
The numbers and the players
Colts pass protection
- Sacks allowed per dropback5.6% (15th)
- Pressure allowed per dropback20% (7th)
- Tanor Bortolini (C) 100% of snaps
- Matt Goncalves (G) 100% of snaps
- Jalen Travis (T) 100% of snaps
- Quenton Nelson (G) 99% of snaps
- Bernhard Raimann (T) 97% of snaps
Raiders pass rush
- Sacks per dropback8.2% (5th)
- Pressure per dropback38% (2nd)
- Quarterback hits per dropback21.9% (2nd)
- Maxx Crosby (DE) 18 pressures, 2 sacks
- Kwity Paye (DE) 7 pressures, 2 sacks
- Malcolm Koonce (DE) 6 pressures, 2.5 sacks
Run game vs run defense
Colts edge
WeakestBest
The Colts run game ranks 9th. The Raiders run defense ranks 20th.
The numbers and the players
Colts run game
- Points added per run+0.12 (2nd)
- Runs that keep the drive on track46% (6th)
- Rushing yards after contact1.8 (10th)
- Runs of 10+ yards12.3% (6th)
- Rushing yards before contact2.0 (26th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line16% (11th)
- Jonathan Taylor (RB) +0.06 per run on 85
- Seth McGowan (RB) +0.01 per run on 12
- Tanor Bortolini (C) 100% of snaps
- Matt Goncalves (G) 100% of snaps
- Jalen Travis (T) 100% of snaps
- Quenton Nelson (G) 99% of snaps
- Bernhard Raimann (T) 97% of snaps
Raiders run defense
- Points allowed per run−0.15 (8th)
- Runs stopped at or behind the line18% (16th)
- Runs of 10+ yards allowed11.6% (27th)
- Missed tackles9.4% (23rd)
- Nakobe Dean (LB) 33 tackles, 7 missed
- Quay Walker (LB) 30 tackles, 2 missed
Quarterback vs coverage
Raiders big edge
WeakestBest
The Colts quarterback play ranks 30th. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 2nd.
The numbers and the players
Colts quarterback play
- Points added per dropback−0.24 (31st)
- Completions above expected−2.2 (24th)
- Interceptions per throw2.9% (26th)
- Passes of 20+ yards per dropback6.3% (26th)
- Daniel Jones (QB) −0.25 per dropback on 138
Raiders pass coverage
- Points allowed per throw−0.15 (3rd)
- Completions allowed above expected−4.1 (4th)
- Interceptions per throw2.9% (7th)
- Eric Stokes (CB) 87.5 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
- Hezekiah Masses (CB) 42.9 passer rating allowed on 20 targets
Receivers vs coverage
Raiders big edge
WeakestBest
The Colts receiving corps ranks 29th. The Raiders pass coverage ranks 4th.
Colts report: Keenan Allen (WR, questionable, not injury related - resting player)
The numbers and the players
Colts receiving corps
- Points added per target+0.00 (29th)
- Yards after the catch4.3 (22nd)
- Drops per target5.8% (24th)
- Tackles broken per catch2.4% (28th)
- Tyler Warren (TE) +0.14 per target on 27
- Josh Downs (WR) +0.34 per target on 26
- Keenan Allen (WR) −0.12 per target on 20
Raiders pass coverage
- Passes of 20+ yards allowed6.2% (7th)
- Passer rating allowed88.9 (12th)
- Points allowed per throw−0.15 (3rd)
- Eric Stokes (CB) 87.5 passer rating allowed on 22 targets
- Hezekiah Masses (CB) 42.9 passer rating allowed on 20 targets

Tale of the tape

Every unit on its own, side by side.

RaidersColts

14th
QuarterbackOffense
30th
29th
Offensive lineOffense
13th
13th
ReceiversOffense
29th
24th
Run gameOffense
5th
2nd
Pass rushDefense
18th
20th
Run defenseDefense
27th
4th
Pass coverageDefense
23rd

Longer bar is better. Each unit is graded on the stats shown in the pairings above, ranked among all 32 teams.

How these grades are calculated

Each position group is judged on three to five plain stats, listed below. All of them are per play or per throw, never season totals.
Every stat is ranked across all 32 teams, 1st to 32th, the right way round (fewer drops is better, more pressure is better for a pass rush).
A rank becomes a score from 0 to 100, with 1st at 100 and last at 0. The group's grade is the average of its stats' scores.
Teams are ranked by that grade, and that rank is the number on the cards.

For example, the Colts quarterback is 30th. Its stats rank 31st (points added per dropback), 24th (completions above expected), 26th (interceptions per throw), and 26th (passes of 20+ yards per dropback). Averaged, that is a grade of 17 out of 100, which is 30th among the 32 teams.

This is why a grade can disagree with a total or with another site's rating. A team can rank high in rushing yards because it carries the ball a lot or trails late, and still rank low here because each run adds little. Film grades, like PFF's, come from watching every player on every snap, and these do not. Early in the season a few plays can move a rank a lot.

Quarterback: points added per dropback, completions above expected, interceptions per throw, passes of 20+ yards per dropback
Offensive line: sacks allowed per dropback, pressure allowed per dropback, rushing yards before contact, runs stopped at or behind the line
Receivers: points added per target, yards after the catch, drops per target, tackles broken per catch
Run game: points added per run, runs that keep the drive on track, rushing yards after contact, runs of 10+ yards
Pass rush: sacks per dropback, pressure per dropback, quarterback hits per dropback
Run defense: points allowed per run, runs stopped at or behind the line, runs of 10+ yards allowed, missed tackles
Pass coverage: points allowed per throw, completions allowed above expected, passes of 20+ yards allowed, interceptions per throw, passer rating allowed

The coaches

Records are regular-season games since 1999, against the spread as listed by the games file. A new coach has no history here yet.

Measure	Raiders	Colts
Head coach	Klint Kubiak	Shane Steichen
Record as a head coach	3-1 in 4 games (first year)	27-28 in 55 games
With this team	3-1 since 2026	27-28 since 2023
Against the spread, this season	4-0	3-1
Against the spread, career	4-0	30-25
Against the spread as an underdog	3-0	16-15
Against the spread as a favorite	1-0	14-10
Coming off a bye	none yet	1-2
Head coach against head coach	Have not met	Have not met
Team against team since 1999	5-9	9-5

Last meetings, newest first: Raiders 6-40 (2025 Wk 5) · Raiders 20-23 (2023 Wk 17) · Raiders 20-25 (2022 Wk 10) · Raiders 23-20 (2021 Wk 17) · Raiders 27-44 (2020 Wk 14)

How each team plays

Not good or bad, just the style. Ranks go from the highest rate down, so a 1st means the most of it in the league.

How the offenses like to play

Pass rate over expected
Raiders −2.8 pts (19th highest)
Colts −3.8 pts (22nd highest)
Play-action share of dropbacks
Raiders 25% (13th highest)
Colts 31% (4th highest) — leans on play-action
Plays with pre-snap motion
Raiders 66% (6th highest) — moves players before almost every snap
Colts 60% (12th highest)
No-huddle plays
Raiders 4% (22nd highest)
Colts 4% (24th highest)
Plays from the shotgun
Raiders 51% (26th highest) — stays under center
Colts 59% (16th highest)

How the defenses like to play

Blitz rate
Raiders 25% (23rd highest)
Colts 21% (30th highest) — rarely blitzes
Pass rushers sent
Raiders 4.3 (24th highest)
Colts 4.2 (31st highest) — rushes with the fewest
Runs against a loaded box (8+)
Raiders 9% (15th highest)
Colts 11% (11th highest)

Who is missing

The latest injury report for each team, sorted by position group. A starter averaged more than half the team's snaps in the games he played.

Raiders

Jackson Powers-Johnson GStarterOut · groin · offensive line
Aidan O'Connell QBQuestionable · not injury related - personal matter · quarterback
Brock Bowers TEStarterLimited in practice · receivers
Cody White WRLimited in practice · receivers

Colts

Keenan Allen WRStarterQuestionable · not injury related - resting player · receivers
Ashton Dulin WRQuestionable · ankle · receivers

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Data: nflverse play-by-play, CC BY 4.0. Ranks use the 2026 regular season through Week 4. Also FTN charting, Pro Football Reference advanced stats, snap counts and injury reports, all through nflverse. Calculations and charts by Raiders Rundown.

Raiders vs Colts: position-group matchup

On paper

Raiders pass coverage (2nd) against the Colts quarterback play (30th)

Raiders pass coverage (4th) against the Colts receiving corps (29th)

Colts run game (9th) against the Raiders run defense (20th)

Position group by position group

Raiders offense vs Colts defense

Pass protection vs pass rush

Run game vs run defense

Quarterback vs coverage

Receivers vs coverage

Colts offense vs Raiders defense

Pass protection vs pass rush

Run game vs run defense

Quarterback vs coverage

Receivers vs coverage

Tale of the tape

The coaches

How each team plays

Who is missing

Raiders

Colts