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Indianapolis Colts
8-9 last yr · #22 Elo
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Philadelphia Eagles
11-7 last yr · #8 Elo
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The read

On rating alone Philadelphia Eagles are 4.2 points better (#8 vs #22 of 32), and PHI add 0.0 for home field. The clearest mismatch is the rushing game: IND rushing ranks #2, PHI defends it at #6; the other way PHI #12 into IND's #8.

Who has the edge

Rating
Clear edge
PHI
PHI rated 4.2 points better on Elo (#8 vs #22).
Home & rest
Even
PHI gets 0.0 points for home field.
Quarterback
not priced
Usual starters on both sides — Jalen Hurts and Daniel Jones — no adjustment.
Passing game
Slight edge
PHI
PHI passing ranks #14, IND defends it at #18; the other way IND #11 into PHI's #9.
context · not in the margin
Rushing game
Slight edge
IND
IND rushing ranks #2, PHI defends it at #6; the other way PHI #12 into IND's #8.
context · not in the margin
Third down & red zone
Even
IND third-down conversion ranks #7, PHI defends it at #22; the other way PHI #24 into IND's #25.
context · not in the margin
Form (last 5)
Clear edge
PHI
PHI +6.4 per game over the last five, IND −10.8.
context · not in the margin
Market
not priced
No line yet.
context · not in the margin

The margin, factor by factor

Indianapolis ColtsPhiladelphia Eagles
1464 Elo · #22
RatingThe Elo gap in points — the model's core read on who is better, before the situational pieces below.
PHI +4.2 pts
1557 Elo · #8
road
Home field
not priced
home
Rest
even
Jones · +6.9 EPA/g
QuarterbackStarter's value against what the team usually gets at quarterback. Only moves when someone other than the usual starter plays.
even
Hurts · +2.9 EPA/g
−0.9 pts vs PHI D
Offense vs defenseEach offense's scoring rating against the other defense's — what drives the model total. Shown as an edge, though the winner call runs on Elo.
PHI +1.5 pts
+0.7 pts vs IND D
L L L L L · −10.8
Form (last 5)Average margin over the last five games. Already inside the ratings — listed so you can see when recent form and the rating disagree.
PHI +8.6 pts
L L W W W · +6.4
5 out/IR
InjuriesCount of players listed Out or on IR. Not priced beyond the quarterback.
not priced
5 out/IR
MarketThe consensus spread, read as points. Compare with the model margin above it.
not priced

Bars are in points toward the favored side. Blue factors are inside the model's margin; grey ones are context it does not add on top (form and offense/defense are already in the ratings; injuries beyond the quarterback are not priced).

Dissect the matchup

nflverse play-by-play + FTN charting · 2025 season (last season until three games are in)

Biggest mismatches

  • IND defense (#13 yac / completion allowed) against a PHI offense ranked #31
  • PHI defense (#1 completion % over expected allowed) against a IND offense ranked #17
  • IND rush success rate (#5) against a PHI defense ranked #20 at stopping it
  • IND third-down conversion (#7) against a PHI defense ranked #22 at stopping it
  • IND defense (#5 yards / rush allowed) against a PHI offense ranked #20

A mismatch is a rank gap of at least a fifth of the league between an offense and the defense it faces on the same measure. Descriptive rows (pass rate, pace, direction) are shown for reading the game, not ranked. ▲▼ mark where the last three games sit clearly above or below the season number, in the direction that helps that side.

Indianapolis Colts offense vs Philadelphia Eagles defense

ranks of 32
IND offPHI defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate facedDropbacks as a share of plays. On the defense column: what opponents do against them.60%59%·
Early-down pass rateFirst and second down only — the cleanest read on run-heavy vs pass-heavy.56%53%·
Neutral-script pass rateEarly downs with win probability between 20% and 80%: intent, not catch-up mode.56%52%·
Pass rate over expectedHow much more (or less) a team passes than the down, distance, score and clock predict. nflverse xpass.−0.9%−4.5%·
Seconds per playTime of possession divided by plays — lower is faster.30.128.8·
No-huddle5%13%·
Shotgun72%63%·
Play-action rate / Play-action facedShare of dropbacks with a play fake (FTN charting).28%25%·
RPO rate / RPOs faced9%5%·
Screen rate / Screens faced5%6%·
Pre-snap motion / Motion faced53%60%·
Blitzes faced / Blitz rateFive or more pass rushers (FTN). On the offense column: how often opponents blitz them.30%19%·
Pass rushers faced / Avg pass rushers4.354.20·
Passing
EPA / dropbackThe single best pass-efficiency number; on the defense column, what they allow.+0.08#11−0.05#9·
Pass success rate47%#1042%#5·
Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards.7.3%#217.9%#15PHI
Yards / dropback6.8#95.8#11·
Depth of target (aDOT)Average air yards per attempt — how far downfield they throw, or get thrown at.8.08.4·
Deep-ball rate (20+ air)10%13%·
Short throws (≤5 air)54%49%·
Completion % over expectednflverse CPOE, per attempt. Defense column: what they allow.+0.6#17−5.5#1PHI
YAC / completion5.0#175.3#20·
Sack rate / Sack rate generatedSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.4.8%#76.5%#15IND
Scramble rate4.2%7.4%·
Interception rate / Interceptions forced2.6%#222.5%#11PHI
Throws left / middle / rightDirection shares are shown in full on the row.L 41 · M 20 · R 38L 37 · M 22 · R 42·
Rushing
EPA / rush+0.06#2−0.10#6·
Rush success rate45%#542%#20IND
Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards.10.1%#139.9%#18·
Yards / rush4.6#84.1#12·
Runs left / middle / rightL 26 · M 43 · R 32L 40 · M 22 · R 38·
Situational
Third-down conversion43%#742%#22IND
Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.65%#654%#11·
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game1.24#211.22#13PHI
Plays / game5962·

Philadelphia Eagles offense vs Indianapolis Colts defense

ranks of 32
PHI offIND defEdge
Identity
Pass rate / Pass rate facedDropbacks as a share of plays. On the defense column: what opponents do against them.57%63%·
Early-down pass rateFirst and second down only — the cleanest read on run-heavy vs pass-heavy.52%60%·
Neutral-script pass rateEarly downs with win probability between 20% and 80%: intent, not catch-up mode.55%57%·
Pass rate over expectedHow much more (or less) a team passes than the down, distance, score and clock predict. nflverse xpass.−3.1%+0.0%·
Seconds per playTime of possession divided by plays — lower is faster.30.928.8·
No-huddle19%9%·
Shotgun77%68%·
Play-action rate / Play-action facedShare of dropbacks with a play fake (FTN charting).22%22%·
RPO rate / RPOs faced7%6%·
Screen rate / Screens faced5%6%·
Pre-snap motion / Motion faced46%52%·
Blitzes faced / Blitz rateFive or more pass rushers (FTN). On the offense column: how often opponents blitz them.33%28%·
Pass rushers faced / Avg pass rushers4.404.32·
Passing
EPA / dropbackThe single best pass-efficiency number; on the defense column, what they allow.+0.07#14+0.06#18·
Pass success rate44%#2047%#21·
Explosive pass rateDropbacks gaining 20+ yards.7.2%#228.2%#18·
Yards / dropback6.1#166.4#20·
Depth of target (aDOT)Average air yards per attempt — how far downfield they throw, or get thrown at.9.07.9·
Deep-ball rate (20+ air)14%12%·
Short throws (≤5 air)47%50%·
Completion % over expectednflverse CPOE, per attempt. Defense column: what they allow.+2.3#7−0.4#12·
YAC / completion4.3#314.9#13IND
Sack rate / Sack rate generatedSacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.5.9%#135.6%#24PHI
Scramble rate7.2%4.3%·
Interception rate / Interceptions forced1.3%#32.3%#16PHI
Throws left / middle / rightDirection shares are shown in full on the row.L 42 · M 17 · R 41L 34 · M 21 · R 45·
Rushing
EPA / rush−0.04#12−0.09#8·
Rush success rate42%#1642%#19·
Explosive rush rateRushes of 10+ yards.11.2%#109.1%#12·
Yards / rush4.1#203.8#5IND
Runs left / middle / rightL 36 · M 23 · R 41L 34 · M 30 · R 36·
Situational
Third-down conversion37%#2443%#25·
Red-zone touchdown rateDrives reaching the 20 that end in a touchdown.70%#154%#10PHI
Turnovers / game / Takeaways / game0.72#11.24#10PHI
Plays / game5965·

Route-by-route data (which routes are run and how coverage plays them) is not published anywhere public — it is sold by PFF and NGS. Throw depth, direction, play-action, RPO, screens, motion and pass-rush counts above are the public pieces of the same picture.

Indianapolis Colts · key players

  • Daniel Jones QB20.1/29.5 · 239 yds/g · 19-8 TD-INT · +0.16 EPA/db
  • Tyler Warren TEQuestionable6.6 tgt/g · 21% share · 48 yds/g · 4 TD · aDOT 5.4
  • Michael Pittman WR6.5 tgt/g · 21% share · 46 yds/g · 7 TD · aDOT 8.2
  • Josh Downs WRQuestionable5.5 tgt/g · 17% share · 35 yds/g · 4 TD · aDOT 7.5
  • Alec Pierce WR5.6 tgt/g · 18% share · 67 yds/g · 6 TD · aDOT 19.0
  • Jonathan Taylor RB19.0 car/g · 93 yds/g · 4.9 ypc · 18 TD · +0.06 EPA/car
  • DJ Giddens RB5.2 car/g · 19 yds/g · 3.7 ypc · 0 TD · +0.00 EPA/car

2025 season, per game. Targets ranked by volume, rushers by carries.nflverse weekly player stats. Target share is the player's average share of his team's targets in the games he played. A player who changed teams carries his own games from last season.

Philadelphia Eagles · key players

  • Jalen Hurts QB18.5/28.8 · 200 yds/g · 26-6 TD-INT · +0.06 EPA/db
  • A.J. Brown WR8.0 tgt/g · 28% share · 64 yds/g · 7 TD · aDOT 12.2
  • DeVonta Smith WR6.9 tgt/g · 25% share · 60 yds/g · 4 TD · aDOT 11.2
  • Dallas Goedert TE5.6 tgt/g · 21% share · 39 yds/g · 12 TD · aDOT 7.5
  • Jahan Dotson WR2.5 tgt/g · 9% share · 17 yds/g · 1 TD · aDOT 15.6
  • Saquon Barkley RB18.0 car/g · 73 yds/g · 4.1 ypc · 7 TD · −0.09 EPA/car
  • Tank Bigsby RB5.6 car/g · 33 yds/g · 5.9 ypc · 2 TD · +0.13 EPA/car

2025 season, per game. Targets ranked by volume, rushers by carries.nflverse weekly player stats. Target share is the player's average share of his team's targets in the games he played. A player who changed teams carries his own games from last season.

Season

INDPHI
8-9Record11-7
27.4Points for / game22.1
24.2Points against / game19.3
6-3 / 2-6Home / road5-4 / 6-3
9-8Against the spread10-8
9-8Over / underOvers–unders in this team's games. A tendency, not a lean.7-11
L L L L LLast 5L L W W W

Season numbers are from 2025 until this season has games.

Power ratings

INDPHI
1464Elo1557
#22 of 32Rank#8 of 32
+2.5Offense ratingPoints per game above league average scored, opponent-adjusted.−1.9
−2.6Defense ratingPoints per game below league average allowed, opponent-adjusted. Positive is good.+3.3
Strength of scheduleMean Elo of opponents faced this season.

Elo drives the winner call. Offense/defense ratings drive the total.

Efficiency

INDPHI
0.080EPA / play (offense)Expected points added per offensive play, nflverse. The single best efficiency number.0.017
0.007EPA / play allowed-0.074
240Pass yards / game204
118Rush yards / game118
262Pass yards allowed209
102Rush yards allowed122
0.9 / 1.4Turnovers / takeaways0.6 / 1.5
1.7 / 2.3Sacks allowed / made2.0 / 2.4
18.9First downs / game16.6
51Penalty yards / game62
+6.9 · #6 of 52QB EPA / gameThe listed starter's passing + rushing EPA per game, ranked among starters with three or more games.+2.9 · #19 of 52

Efficiency is from the 2025 season until this one has games. Source: nflverse.

Head to head

2022PHI 17 at IND 16PHI · IND covered
2018IND 16 at PHI 20PHI · IND covered
2014PHI 30 at IND 27PHI · PHI covered

How the margin was built

Rating gap
PHI +4.2 pts
Home field
PHI +— pts
Rest
Even
Quarterback
Usual starters — no adjustment
Weather / roof
— pts on the total
Model margin
Model total

Market

Spread
Total
Moneyline

Per-book prices appear once the multi-book feed has this game (about a week out).

Indianapolis Colts injuries

  • Cameron Mitchell CBInjured Reserve
  • Carson Towt TEInjured Reserve
  • Coleman Owen WRInjured Reserve
  • D.J. Montgomery WRInjured Reserve
  • Will Mallory TEInjured Reserve
  • A.J. Haulcy SQuestionable
  • Charvarius Ward CBQuestionable
  • Josh Downs WRQuestionable
  • Sean McKeon TEQuestionable
  • Tyler Warren TEQuestionable

From ESPN's report. The model prices the quarterback; other absences are context it does not yet price.

Philadelphia Eagles injuries

  • Jonathan Greenard LBOut
  • Andre' Sam SInjured Reserve
  • Grant Calcaterra TEInjured Reserve
  • Jakorian Bennett CBInjured Reserve
  • Johnny Wilson WRInjured Reserve
  • Byron Young DTQuestionable
  • Cooper DeJean CBQuestionable
  • Eli Stowers TEQuestionable
  • Jonathan Jones CBQuestionable
  • Markel Bell OTQuestionable
  • Micah Morris GQuestionable

From ESPN's report. The model prices the quarterback; other absences are context it does not yet price.

Informational only. Winner probabilities are backtested and calibrated; spread and total calls are tracked leans. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.