Indianapolis Colts 16–25 Detroit Lions
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- 2026 · Pre Season · Week 3
NFL: Detroit Lions beat Indianapolis Colts 25–16.
Game leaders
80Anthony RichardsonPassing yards
128Joshua Dobbs
20Seth McGowanRushing yards
100Jacob Saylors
51Anthony GouldReceiving yards
94Lucky Jackson
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Indianapolis Colts
- Detroit Lions
Show as a table
| When | Indianapolis Colts | Detroit Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 11:57 · Blake Grupe | 3 | 0 |
| Q1 6:33 · Blake Grupe | 6 | 0 |
| Q1 1:44 · Trayveon Williams | 6 | 6 |
| Q2 6:49 · Jackson Meeks | 6 | 13 |
| Q2 2:53 · DJ Giddens | 13 | 13 |
| Q2 0:08 · Tay Martin | 13 | 19 |
| Q3 4:47 · Spencer Shrader | 16 | 19 |
| Q4 7:25 · Trayveon Williams | 16 | 25 |
| 60′ | 16 | 25 |
How efficient each offense was
Conversions on the downs that keep drives alive, yards gained per snap and per drive, how each side moved the ball, and who held it.
- Indianapolis Colts
- Detroit Lions
Third-down conversions
10%1/1068%13/19
Fourth-down conversions
33%1/3100%2/2
Red-zone touchdowns
50%1/2100%4/4
- 4.84.7Yards per play
- 1.602.50Points per drive
- 22.935.6Yards per drive
- 4875Plays
How the yards came
Indianapolis Colts
Pass 195Rush 34
Detroit Lions
Pass 170Rush 186
- Time of possession
- 22:2837:32
- Turnover margin
- +3-3
- Sacks made
- 22
- Penalties (yards)
- 5 (35)1 (0)
Show as a table
| Indianapolis Colts | Detroit Lions | |
|---|---|---|
| Third-down conversions | 1/10 | 13/19 |
| Fourth-down conversions | 1/3 | 2/2 |
| Red-zone touchdowns | 1/2 | 4/4 |
| Yards per play | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| Points per drive | 1.60 | 2.50 |
| Yards per drive | 22.9 | 35.6 |
| Plays | 48 | 75 |
| Passing yards | 195 | 170 |
| Rushing yards | 34 | 186 |
| Time of possession | 22:28 | 37:32 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties (yards) | 5 (35) | 1 (0) |
Scoring plays
Q1
- Blake Grupe(Field goal)Q1 11:573–0
- Blake Grupe(Field goal)Q1 6:336–0
- Q1 1:446–6Trayveon Williams(Touchdown)
Q2
- Q2 6:496–13Jackson Meeks(Touchdown)
- DJ Giddens(Touchdown)Q2 2:5313–13
- Q2 0:0813–19Tay Martin(Touchdown)
- Q2 6:496–13
Q3
- Spencer Shrader(Field goal)Q3 4:4716–19
Q4
- Q4 7:2516–25Trayveon Williams(Touchdown)
- Q4 7:2516–25
Key stats
- 229Total yards356
- 195Passing yards170
- 34Rushing yards186
- 12First downs25
- 48Total plays75
- 4.8Yards per play4.7
- 5.7Yards per pass5.3
- 2.4Yards per rush4.3
- 18/32Comp / Att22/30
- 14Rushing attempts43
Quarter by quarter
Indianapolis Colts led after 0 of 4 quarters, Detroit Lions after 3. Largest lead at a break: 9 points, Detroit Lions after Q4. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.
- Indianapolis Colts
- Detroit Lions
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Indianapolis Colts: 0 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost in their last 2 games.- Indianapolis Colts scored 19 points and allowed 47 in their last 2 games.
Detroit Lions: 1 won, 1 lost in their last 2 games.- Detroit Lions scored 31 points and allowed 29 in their last 2 games.
Recent form
Standings
American Football Conference · AFC South
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 104 | .667 |
| 2 | Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 5 | 0 | 154 | 180 | .286 |
| 3 |  Houston Texans | 2 | 5 | 0 | 165 | 170 | .286 |
| 4 |  Tennessee Titans | 1 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 156 | .143 |
National Football Conference · NFC North
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 74 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Chicago Bears | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 143 | .714 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 165 | .667 |
| 4 |  Green Bay Packers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 145 | .571 |
Timeline
Q1
- Blake Grupe(Field goal)Q1 11:573–0
- Blake Grupe(Field goal)Q1 6:336–0
- Q1 1:446–6Trayveon Williams(Touchdown)
Q2
- Q2 6:496–13Jackson Meeks(Touchdown)
- DJ Giddens(Touchdown)Q2 2:5313–13
- Q2 0:0813–19Tay Martin(Touchdown)
- Q2 6:496–13
Q3
- Spencer Shrader(Field goal)Q3 4:4716–19
Q4
- Q4 7:2516–25Trayveon Williams(Touchdown)
- Q4 7:2516–25
How efficient each offense was
Conversions on the downs that keep drives alive, yards gained per snap and per drive, how each side moved the ball, and who held it.
- Indianapolis Colts
- Detroit Lions
Third-down conversions
10%1/1068%13/19
Fourth-down conversions
33%1/3100%2/2
Red-zone touchdowns
50%1/2100%4/4
- 4.84.7Yards per play
- 1.602.50Points per drive
- 22.935.6Yards per drive
- 4875Plays
How the yards came
Indianapolis Colts
Pass 195Rush 34
Detroit Lions
Pass 170Rush 186
- Time of possession
- 22:2837:32
- Turnover margin
- +3-3
- Sacks made
- 22
- Penalties (yards)
- 5 (35)1 (0)
Show as a table
| Indianapolis Colts | Detroit Lions | |
|---|---|---|
| Third-down conversions | 1/10 | 13/19 |
| Fourth-down conversions | 1/3 | 2/2 |
| Red-zone touchdowns | 1/2 | 4/4 |
| Yards per play | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| Points per drive | 1.60 | 2.50 |
| Yards per drive | 22.9 | 35.6 |
| Plays | 48 | 75 |
| Passing yards | 195 | 170 |
| Rushing yards | 34 | 186 |
| Time of possession | 22:28 | 37:32 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties (yards) | 5 (35) | 1 (0) |
Where the points came from, quarter by quarter
Each side's points in each quarter, split by how they were scored.
- Indianapolis Colts
- Detroit Lions
- Touchdowns
- Field goals
- Extra points and conversions
6
6
7
13
3
6
Show as a table
| Quarter | Indianapolis Colts · Touchdowns | Detroit Lions · Touchdowns | Indianapolis Colts · Field goals | Detroit Lions · Field goals | Indianapolis Colts · Extra points and conversions | Detroit Lions · Extra points and conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Q3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Q4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The yards, and how efficiently they came
Each side's leading passer, rusher and receiver, with the rate behind the total.
Passing
Anthony Richardson
7/10 completions
80yards
Joshua Dobbs
15/19 completions
128yards2 TD
Rushing
Seth McGowan
4 carries
20yards
Jacob Saylors
17 carries
100yards
Receiving
Anthony Gould
4/8 caught/targeted
51yards
Lucky Jackson
5/5 caught/targeted
94yards
- Indianapolis Colts
- Detroit Lions
Offence
- 229Total yards356
- 195Passing yards170
- 34Rushing yards186
- 12First downs25
- 48Total plays75
- 4.8Yards per play4.7
- 5.7Yards per pass5.3
- 2.4Yards per rush4.3
- 18/32Comp / Att22/30
- 14Rushing attempts43
Efficiency
- 1-103rd down efficiency13-19
- 1-34th down efficiency2-2
- 1-2Red zone (made / att)4-4
- 10Drives10
- 22:28Possession37:32
Turnovers & penalties
- 1Turnovers4
- 1Interceptions thrown1
- 0Fumbles lost3
- 5-35Penalties1-0
- 2Sacks2
- 2-11Sacks – yards lost2-13
Defence
- 1Interceptions1
- 0Interception touchdowns0
- 0Safeties0
Quarter by quarter
Indianapolis Colts led after 0 of 4 quarters, Detroit Lions after 3. Largest lead at a break: 9 points, Detroit Lions after Q4. Counted at the end of each period, not throughout.
- Indianapolis Colts
- Detroit Lions
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
Passing
| Anthony Richardson | 7/10 | 80 | 8.0 | 0 | 1-5 | 93.8 |
| Easton Stick | 8/15 | 78 | 5.2 | 0 | 1-6 | 68.2 |
| Riley Leonard | 3/7 | 48 | 6.9 | 1 | 0-0 | 26.8 |
Rushing
| Seth McGowan | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| DJ Giddens | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Riley Leonard | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Easton Stick | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ulysses Bentley IV | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthony Richardson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson Castle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Anthony Gould | 8 | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 25 |
| Deion Burks | 5 | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 14 |
| Keenan Allen | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 |
| Eli Pancol | 3 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 |
| Ulysses Bentley IV | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 12 |
| Nick Westbrook-Ikhine | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 |
| Coleman Owen | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 |
| Raylen Sharpe | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 |
| Tyler Moore | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| DJ Giddens | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 |
| Seth McGowan | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Laquon Treadwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sahmir Hagans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Fumbles
Interceptions
Defensive
| Tim Smith | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Carter Jr. | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Owens | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Taylor-Britt | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Boettcher | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hunter Wohler | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin Ajiake | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Tuimoloau | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mekhi Rodgers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gumbs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Derrick Nnadi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Washington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Harris | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adetomiwa Adebawore | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Colby Wooden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Carlies | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Curry | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tahj Chambers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Ball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C.J. Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Arden Key | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Stewart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Scott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Gould | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| West Weeks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deion Burks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Veresuk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juanyeh Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Melton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sauce Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick returns
| DJ Giddens | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 |
| Ashton Dulin | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 |
| Seth McGowan | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 |
Kicking
| Blake Grupe | 2/2 | 100.0 | 46 | 1/1 | 7 |
| Spencer Shrader | 1/1 | 100.0 | 60 | 0/0 | 3 |
Punting
| Rigoberto Sanchez | 2 | 95 | 47.5 | 1 | 50 |
American Football Conference · AFC South
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 104 | .667 |
| 2 | Indianapolis Colts | 2 | 5 | 0 | 154 | 180 | .286 |
| 3 | Houston Texans | 2 | 5 | 0 | 165 | 170 | .286 |
| 4 | Tennessee Titans | 1 | 6 | 0 | 108 | 156 | .143 |
National Football Conference · NFC North
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota Vikings | 6 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 74 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Chicago Bears | 5 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 143 | .714 |
| 3 | Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 184 | 165 | .667 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 145 | .571 |
American Football Conference · AFC East
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Buffalo Bills | 5 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 171 | .833 |
| 2 |  New England Patriots | 4 | 3 | 0 | 160 | 143 | .571 |
| 3 |  New York Jets | 2 | 5 | 0 | 137 | 150 | .286 |
| 4 |  Miami Dolphins | 1 | 5 | 0 | 98 | 157 | .167 |
American Football Conference · AFC North
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cleveland Browns | 5 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 146 | .714 |
| 2 |  Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 153 | 138 | .714 |
| 3 |  Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 122 | .667 |
| 4 |  Baltimore Ravens | 4 | 3 | 0 | 169 | 167 | .571 |
American Football Conference · AFC West
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 103 | .833 |
| 2 |  Denver Broncos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 141 | .714 |
| 3 |  Las Vegas Raiders | 3 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 197 | .429 |
| 4 |  Los Angeles Chargers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 90 | 151 | .000 |
National Football Conference · NFC East
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New York Giants | 4 | 2 | 1 | 163 | 161 | .643 |
| 2 |  Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 137 | .333 |
| 3 |  Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 159 | .333 |
| 4 |  Washington Commanders | 1 | 4 | 1 | 132 | 172 | .250 |
National Football Conference · NFC South
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carolina Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 159 | 166 | .500 |
| 2 |  Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 4 | 0 | 171 | 173 | .429 |
| 3 |  Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 151 | .286 |
| 4 |  New Orleans Saints | 2 | 5 | 0 | 162 | 194 | .286 |
National Football Conference · NFC West
| POS | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 139 | .857 |
| 2 |  Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 125 | .571 |
| 3 |  Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 4 | 0 | 170 | 159 | .429 |
| 4 |  Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 5 | 0 | 142 | 208 | .286 |