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Final Score Prediction

Jets 23, Colts 17

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 11 Andrew Luck Pass: 260, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 25 Vick Ballard Rush: 70, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 57 Delone Carter Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 7 Reggie Wayne Rec: 7-100, 1 TD
WR 38 Donnie Avery Rec: 5-70, 0 TD
WR 66 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 2-30, 0 TD
TE 20 Coby Fleener Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
TE 28 Dwayne Allen Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 27 Adam Vinatieri FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2
DEF 14 Defense / ST  
 
New York Jets
Rank  Player Projections
QB 24 Mark Sanchez Pass: 230, 1 TD Rush: 0, 0
QB 29 Tim Tebow Pass: 20, 0 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 26 Shonn Greene Rush: 50, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 30 Bilal Powell Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 34 Jeremy Kerley Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
 WR 53 Stephen Hill Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
 WR 73 Chaz Schilens Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
 TE 23 Dustin Keller Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
 TE 33 Jeff Cumberland Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
K 12 Nick Folk FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2
DEF 4 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Colts Have won 3 of past 4 at NYJ... QB Andrew Luck is 1st rookie in NFL history to pass for 1,200+ yards (1,208) & record at least 2 wins in team's 1st 4 games. Luck & CAM NEWTON are only players in NFL history to pass for at least 300 yards in 3 of 1st 4 career games. Leads AFC QBs with 104 rush yards & posted 1st career rush TD last week... RB Donald Brown had season-best 84 rush yards last week... WR Reggie Wayne averages NFL-best 126.5 rec. yards per game in '12 (506 rec. yards in 4 games). Posted career-high 212 rec. yards last week. Wayne (898) needs 2 catches to become 14th player in NFL history to reach 900 career rec. Rookie WR T.Y. Hilton averages 20.6 yards per catch (8 rec., 165 yards)... Rookie TE Dwayne Allen has 2 TD catches in past 3 games... LB Robert Mathis aims for 8th game in row with at least 1 sack. LB Dwight Freeney has 3 sacks in 3 reg. season games vs. Jets... DE Cory Redding had 2 sacks last week, 1st sacks as Colt... CB Jerraud Powers posted 1st INT of season last week.

Jets Club has won 2 of past 3 at home in Oct... QB Mark Sanchez is 1-0 against Colts in regular season. Club has 8-2 record when Sanchez has 100+ passer rating. Since '11, QB Tim Tebow leads AFC QBs with 717 rush yards... RB Shonn Greene had 95 rush yards on 16 att. (5.9 avg.) in only reg. season meeting vs. Colts. Club is 4-0 when Greene has 100+ rush yards... WR Jeremy Kerley posted career-best 94 rec. yards last week & tied career-high with 5 catches. Kerley averages 19.4 yards per catch in '12 (15 receptions, 291 yards)... TE Jeff Cumberland registered 1st career TD catch last week. TE Dustin Keller has registered 9 of 15 career TD receptions at home... CB Antonio Cromartie had career-high 3 INTs vs. Colts on 11/11/07 (w/Chargers). Since '07, Cromartie is tied for 4th in NFL with 24 INTs. Posted 2nd INT of season last week... LB David Harris leads team with 46 tackles... Incl. postseason, LB Calvin Pace has 2 sacks in 3 career games vs. Colts... KR Joe McKnight had 100-yard KR-TD last week, 2nd of career (107). Since '11, McKnight has 30.9 KR avg., 2nd-highest in NFL (PERCY HARVIN, 34.6 avg.).


Results and Schedule
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 W 30-27 +3
6 2012-10-14 NYJ A L 9-35 -26
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    
   
New York Jets
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2012-09-09 BUF H W 48-28 +20
2 2012-09-16 PIT A L 10-27 -17
3 2012-09-23 MIA A W 23-20 +3
4 2012-09-30 SF H L 0-34 -34
5 2012-10-08 HOU H L 17-23 -6
6 2012-10-14 IND H W 35-9 +26
7 2012-10-21 NE A    
8 2012-10-28 MIA H    
9   Bye      
10 2012-11-11 SEA A    
11 2012-11-18 STL A    
12 2012-11-22 NE H    
13 2012-12-02 ARI H    
14 2012-12-09 JAC A    
15 2012-12-17 TEN A    
16 2012-12-23 SD H    
17 2012-12-30 BUF A    

Injury Report
Indianapolis Colts
Out  ILB Pat Angerer (foot)
 RB Donald Brown (knee)
 OLB Robert Mathis (knee)
 DE Fili Moala (knee)
Doubtful  CB Vontae Davis (ankle)
Probable  DE Dwight Freeney (ankle)
 RB Mewelde Moore (ankle)
IR  WR Austin Collie (knee, 9/24)
 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)
   
New York Jets
Out  NT Kenrick Ellis (knee)
Doubtful  FB John Conner (knee)
 NT Sione Pouha (back)
 FS Eric Smith (knee)
Probable  CB Antonio Cromartie (shoulder)
 TE Jeff Cumberland (ribs)
 ILB David Harris (hamstring)
 WR Stephen Hill (hamstring)
 TE Dustin Keller (hamstring)
 WR Jeremy Kerley (other-illness)
 SS LaRon Landry (heel)
 OLB Calvin Pace (achilles-tendon)
 QB Mark Sanchez (back)
 ILB Bart Scott (toe)
 OLB Bryan Thomas (hamstring)
IR  WR Santonio Holmes (foot, 10/3)
 ILB Josh Mauga (pectoral, 10/10)
 CB Darrelle Revis (knee, 10/12)

Offense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Offense 
NYJ
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 22.0 16.7 23.1 IND
Rushing yards 101.5 82.3 112.5 IND
Rushing yards per attempt 3.75 3.13 4.17 IND
Completion % 54.2% 48.4% 62.0% IND
Passing yards 303.0 204.0 240.4 IND
Passing yards per completion 11.93 12.97 11.00 NYJ
Passing yards per attempt 6.47 6.29 6.82 IND
Interceptions 1.0 1.3 1.0 IND
Fumbles lost 0.0 0.3 0.7 IND
Sacks allowed 2.5 2.0 2.3 NYJ
3rd down conversions 41.5% 37.1% 38.3% IND
4th down conversions 66.7% 100.0% 59.1% NYJ
Time of possession 30:55 26:18 30:15 IND
  Defense Stats Comparison
  IND
 Defense 
NYJ
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.5 26.0 23.1 IND
Rushing yards 127.5 183.0 112.5 IND
Rushing yards per attempt 4.69 4.89 4.17 IND
Completion % 63.7% 56.4% 62.0% NYJ
Passing yards 223.5 200.0 240.4 NYJ
Passing yards per completion 11.51 11.89 11.00 IND
Passing yards per attempt 7.33 6.70 6.82 NYJ
INT return 0.5 0.7 1.0 NYJ
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.3 0.7 NYJ
Sacks 3.0 0.7 2.3 IND
3rd down conversions 35.8% 48.6% 38.3% IND
4th down conversions 100.0% 100.0% 59.1% -
Time of possession 29:05 35:21 30:15 IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   IND   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.2 17.0 10.1 NYJ
Yards per kick return 23.1 28.7 24.6 NYJ
Yards allowed per punt return 7.8 10.2 10.1 IND
Yards allowed per kick return 27.5 20.5 24.6 NYJ
  Misc Stats Comparison
   IND   NYJ  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 8.0 5.7 6.5 NYJ
Penalty yards 75.5 42.3 56.6 NYJ

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 5 of the 2012 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 5 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Indianapolis Colts vs. New York Jets
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2000 11 2000-11-12 NYJ IND 15-23 IND
2000 14 2000-12-03 IND NYJ 17-27 NYJ
2001 1 2001-09-09 IND NYJ 45-24 IND
2001 15 2001-12-23 NYJ IND 29-28 NYJ
2003 11 2003-11-16 NYJ IND 31-38 IND
2006 4 2006-10-01 IND NYJ 31-28 IND
2009 16 2009-12-27 NYJ IND 29-15 NYJ
2009 CF 2010-01-24 NYJ IND 17-30 IND
2010 WC 2011-01-08 NYJ IND 17-16 NYJ

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. WC = Wild-Card CF = Conference Final