Is Marcus Mariota playing this week?
No injury designationMarcus Mariota has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game against the Indianapolis Colts.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 9:30 AM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:18 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
From the beat
What reporters are saying about him, last 3 days.
Jayden Daniels (elbow) ruled out for Week 4. Marcus Mariota will start for the Commanders.
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Injury ripple · Week 4
Jayden Daniels out: Marcus Mariota takes over Commanders' offense
↑ Up · Across 9 games without Daniels, Mariota averaged 27.1 pass attempts, 5.7 carries, 16 PPR points and 94% of snaps, up from 7.5 attempts, 1.3 carries, 2.6 PPR points and 28% of snaps in the 4 games with Daniels active.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Bench. Projected 12.1 points, #23 among QBs this week.
Why we say bench
- Projected 12.1 points, #23 among QBs this week, outside the top 12.
- Upside: Moves up to No. 1 QB on the depth chart with a teammate above him out.
- Averaging 24 pass attempts a game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 10.5 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~21 pts
- Vegas line
- WAS underdogs by 4.5
- Game total
- 46.5
- IND vs QBs
- 10% more points
All week 4 quarterback rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
32
Height
6'4"
Weight
222 lb
College
Oregon
Experience
11 seasons
Draft
2015 · Pick #2 (TEN)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?EPA / play
0.121
Success rate
49%
WPA (sum)
0.06
Opponent adj.
-0.006
Plays graded
49
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Time to throw | Aggressiveness | CPOE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3.19s | 18.8% | +7.7% |
| 3 | 2.77s | 12.9% | -1.3% |
What do these mean?
- Time to throw:
- Average seconds from snap to release.
- Aggressiveness:
- Share of throws into tight coverage, with a defender within one yard of the receiver.
- CPOE:
- Completion percentage over expected. Compares actual completions to what the difficulty of each throw predicts.
- Expected comp %:
- The completion percentage the throws would be expected to produce.
- Completed air yds:
- Average distance the ball travels in the air on completions.
- Intended air yds:
- Average distance the ball travels in the air on all attempts.
- Air yds differential:
- Completed air yards minus intended air yards. Negative means completions come shorter than the throws attempted.
- Air yds to sticks:
- How far the average throw travels past (or short of) the first-down marker.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.