Austin Ekeler — Week 4: Four Carries, Twenty-Nine Yards
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Tuesday, Oct 6
In his first appearance in this season's stat lines, Ekeler carried 4 times for 29 yards and two first downs, three of the four successful, and caught 1 of 2 targets for 11, the only Washington back with positive expected points on his carries, in a 30-13 loss to the Colts.
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Six to nothing, Washington, four 40 left in the first quarter against the Colts, second and seven at the Washington 16. Austin Ekeler went around left end for nine yards and the first down before he was pushed out at the 25. +1.2 expected points added — expected points added is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position — his best play of the day. It was his second carry in Washington's colors, in his first appearance in this season's stat lines.
The line: four carries, 29 yards, two first downs, three of the four successful, +1.7 expected points on the carries; two targets, one catch, 11 yards. The carries went three, nine, 10 on second and one late in the second quarter, and seven. The catch came on second and 10 at the Washington 30, down 17 to six in the third: thrown at the line, all 11 yards after it. His last touch was the seven-yard run on the next snap, with 12 oh one left in the third. Every other Washington back finished below zero by expected points, and Ekeler had four of the 20 designed runs to Jacory Croskey-Merritt's nine.
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