NFL Game Preview: Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts - Week 3

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Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts - Week 3

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NYG CAR	36 7
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TB DAL	10 16
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KC NO	27 24
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JAC IND	22 17
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SF MIN	13 24
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STL CHI	6 23
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DET TEN	41 44
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CIN WAS	38 31
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BUF CLE	24 14
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NYJ MIA	23 20
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PHI ARI	6 27
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ATL SD	27 3
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PIT OAK	31 34
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HOU DEN	31 25
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NE BAL	30 31
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GB SEA	12 14
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Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Colts 21, Jaguars 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 29	Blaine Gabbert	Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 11	Maurice Jones-Drew	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 34	Justin Blackmon	Rec: 5-70, 1 TD
WR 59	Laurent Robinson	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 80	Cecil Shorts	Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 15	Marcedes Lewis	Rec: 5-50, 0 TD
K 30	Josh Scobee	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 12	Defense / ST

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Indianapolis Colts
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 23	Andrew Luck	Pass: 250, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 19	Donald Brown	Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 56	Vick Ballard	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 20	Reggie Wayne	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 39	Donnie Avery	Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 86	Austin Collie	Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 21	Coby Fleener	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
K 32	Adam Vinatieri	FG: 0/0 XP: 3/3
DEF 10	Defense / ST

Game Notes

Jaguars Seek 3rd straight win against Colts... QB Blaine Gabbert has 82.3 rating in 2 career starts vs. Colts. In 4th quarter this season, Gabbert has completed 10 of 16 passes (62.5 pct.) for 127 yards with TD & 108.1 passer rating... For career, RB Maurice Jones-Drew averages 101 rush yards per game against Colts (1,212 total). Aims for 3rd straight game with 100+ rush yards against Ind. (114, 169). Jones-Drew (62) needs rush TD to surpass FRED TAYLOR (62) for most career rush TDs in franchise history. Since '10, Jones-Drew leads NFL with 3,067 rush yards. Recorded 11th career TD rec. last week... TE Marcedes Lewis has most career rec. yards (2,736) & TD catches (18) by TE in club history. Lewis has 35 career catches vs. Colts, most vs. any opponent... LB Paul Posluszny had INT in last game at Ind... DE Jeremy Mincey has 5 sacks & 3 FFs in last 2 games vs. Ind.

Colts Club has won 5 of past 7 at home vs. Jax... Rookie QB Andrew Luck registered 1st win as starter last week & posted 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 107.5 rating... For career, RB Donald Brown averages 5.1 yards per carry vs. Jax. (47 att., 239 yards). Brown had 129 rush yards vs. Jaguars on 12/19/10. WR Reggie Wayne (11,914) surpassed HOFer MICHAEL IRVIN (11,904) for No. 20 on all-time receiving yards list. Tied for AFC-best with 15 catches. Has 117 catches vs. Jaguars, tied for most vs. any opponent (Hou. 117). WR Donnie Avery tied career-high with 9 receptions last week & registered 2nd career 100-yard receiving game (111)... Rookie TE Coby Fleener (2nd round, No. 34) leads NFL rookies in catches (8) & rec. yards (98). Rookie TE Dwayne Allen (3rd round, No. 64) posted 1st career TD catch last week... LBs Dwight Freeney (10) & Robert Mathis (8.5) have combined for 18.5 career sacks vs. Jax. Mathis aims for 4th consecutive game with sack vs. Jaguars... K Adam Vinatieri connected on game-winning 53-yard FG with :23 seconds remaining last week. Has 23 FGs in final minute of 4th quarter/overtime, tied for most since '70 with MATT BAHR & JASON ELAM.

Results and Schedule

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	MIN	A	L 23-26	-3
2	2012-09-16	HOU	H	L 7-27	-20
3	2012-09-23	IND	A	W 22-17	+5
4	2012-09-30	CIN	H
5	2012-10-07	CHI	H
6		Bye
7	2012-10-21	OAK	A
8	2012-10-28	GB	A
9	2012-11-04	DET	H
10	2012-11-08	IND	H
11	2012-11-18	HOU	A
12	2012-11-25	TEN	H
13	2012-12-02	BUF	A
14	2012-12-09	NYJ	H
15	2012-12-16	MIA	A
16	2012-12-23	NE	H
17	2012-12-30	TEN	A

Indianapolis Colts
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2012-09-09	CHI	A	L 21-41	-20
2	2012-09-16	MIN	H	W 23-20	+3
3	2012-09-23	JAC	H	L 17-22	-5
4		Bye
5	2012-10-07	GB	H
6	2012-10-14	NYJ	A
7	2012-10-21	CLE	H
8	2012-10-28	TEN	A
9	2012-11-04	MIA	H
10	2012-11-08	JAC	A
11	2012-11-18	NE	A
12	2012-11-25	BUF	H
13	2012-12-02	DET	A
14	2012-12-09	TEN	H
15	2012-12-16	HOU	A
16	2012-12-23	KC	A
17	2012-12-30	HOU	H

Injury Report

Jacksonville Jaguars
Out	SLB Daryl Smith (groin)
Doubtful	RB Rashad Jennings (knee)
Questionable	DE Austen Lane (foot)
Probable	CB Derek Cox (hamstring) QB Blaine Gabbert (other-excused)
IR	WR Taylor Price (foot (8/27))
PUP	DE John Chick (knee) WLB Clint Session (concussion)

Indianapolis Colts
Out	ILB Pat Angerer (foot)
Questionable	DE Dwight Freeney (ankle) DE Cory Redding (triceps)
Probable	WR Austin Collie (concussion)
IR	ILB A.J. Edds (knee (8/3)) CB Korey Lindsey (concussion (8/31)) NT Brandon McKinney (knee (8/26))
Non-Football Related	NT Josh Chapman (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

	JAC Offense	IND Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	15.0	22.0	24.3	IND
Rushing yards	89.0	73.5	108.8	JAC
Rushing yards per attempt	3.71	3.27	4.06	JAC
Completion %	53.3%	56.6%	62.6%	IND
Passing yards	147.0	243.5	238.1	IND
Passing yards per completion	9.19	11.33	11.13	IND
Passing yards per attempt	4.90	6.41	6.96	IND
Interceptions	0.0	1.5	1.0	JAC
Fumbles lost	1.0	1.0	0.5	-
Sacks allowed	2.5	2.5	2.2	-
3rd down conversions	33.3%	34.6%	38.8%	IND
4th down conversions	50.0%	100.0%	59.1%	IND
Time of possession	27:16	27:05	30:05	JAC

Defense Stats Comparison

	JAC Defense	IND Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	26.5	30.5	24.3	JAC
Rushing yards	169.5	104.5	108.8	IND
Rushing yards per attempt	4.40	3.54	4.06	IND
Completion %	74.2%	68.6%	62.6%	IND
Passing yards	230.5	273.0	238.1	JAC
Passing yards per completion	10.02	11.38	11.13	JAC
Passing yards per attempt	7.44	7.80	6.96	JAC
INT return	0.0	0.5	1.0	IND
Fumble recoveries	0.5	0.5	0.5	-
Sacks	1.0	3.0	2.2	IND
3rd down conversions	37.0%	40.7%	38.8%	JAC
4th down conversions	100.0%	100.0%	59.1%	-
Time of possession	35:11	32:55	30:05	IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	JAC	IND	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	7.4	7.7	11.5	IND
Yards per kick return	23.7	18.4	23.6	JAC
Yards allowed per punt return	12.4	12.3	11.5	IND
Yards allowed per kick return	26.6	26.7	23.6	JAC

Misc Stats Comparison

	JAC	IND	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.0	5.0	6.5	IND
Penalty yards	48.0	35.0	56.6	IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 2 of the 2012 season with no adjustment. Once more weeks are played, these stats will tabulate the last 6 weeks results and deduct the best and worst value from the data set.

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Team vs. Team History

Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Indianapolis Colts
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2000	4	2000-09-25	JAC	IND	14-43	IND
2002	1	2002-09-08	IND	JAC	28-25	IND
2002	17	2002-12-29	JAC	IND	13-20	IND
2003	3	2003-09-21	JAC	IND	13-23	IND
2003	10	2003-11-09	IND	JAC	23-28	JAC
2004	4	2004-10-03	IND	JAC	24-17	IND
2004	7	2004-10-24	JAC	IND	27-24	JAC
2005	2	2005-09-18	JAC	IND	3-10	IND
2005	14	2005-12-11	IND	JAC	26-18	IND
2006	3	2006-09-24	JAC	IND	14-21	IND
2006	14	2006-12-10	IND	JAC	17-44	JAC
2007	7	2007-10-22	IND	JAC	29-7	IND
2007	13	2007-12-02	JAC	IND	25-28	IND
2008	3	2008-09-21	JAC	IND	23-21	JAC
2008	16	2008-12-18	IND	JAC	31-24	IND
2009	1	2009-09-13	JAC	IND	12-14	IND
2009	15	2009-12-17	IND	JAC	35-31	IND
2010	4	2010-10-03	IND	JAC	28-31	JAC
2010	15	2010-12-19	JAC	IND	24-34	IND
2011	10	2011-11-13	JAC	IND	17-3	JAC
2011	17	2012-01-01	IND	JAC	13-19	JAC

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.