- May 21, 2026
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The Commanders' offense is down to its third-string quarterback, and it shows.
Rookie Athan Kaliakmanis is now running Washington's offense after Marcus Mariota exited today's game with a knee injury. Starter Jayden Daniels is not active today because of an elbow injury. The Colts lead 10-6 at halftime.
The offense, which was moving the ball well with Mariota, has sputtered with Kaliakmanis. It hasn't been all his fault; there have been major protection breakdowns that have had Kaliakmanis throwing under pressure.
The Colts' offense hasn't been very good, either, and doesn't have a third-string quarterback to blame. Starter Daniel Jones has looked mostly awful today, although the Colts did score on one drive, with Jonathan Taylor running for a touchdown. That drive was aided by a highly questionable unnecessary roughness penalty on Washington's Amik Robertson after the Commanders appeared to have a third-down stop.
The Commanders are going to have to find a way to protect Kaliakmanis, and the Colts have to hope that Jones can shake off his ugly start.
Rookie Athan Kaliakmanis is now running Washington's offense after Marcus Mariota exited today's game with a knee injury. Starter Jayden Daniels is not active today because of an elbow injury. The Colts lead 10-6 at halftime.
The offense, which was moving the ball well with Mariota, has sputtered with Kaliakmanis. It hasn't been all his fault; there have been major protection breakdowns that have had Kaliakmanis throwing under pressure.
The Colts' offense hasn't been very good, either, and doesn't have a third-string quarterback to blame. Starter Daniel Jones has looked mostly awful today, although the Colts did score on one drive, with Jonathan Taylor running for a touchdown. That drive was aided by a highly questionable unnecessary roughness penalty on Washington's Amik Robertson after the Commanders appeared to have a third-down stop.
The Commanders are going to have to find a way to protect Kaliakmanis, and the Colts have to hope that Jones can shake off his ugly start.