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Prediction: Colts 30, Jaguars 20
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank  Player Projections
QB 21 Blake Bortles Pass: 245, 1 TD Rush: 15, 0
RB 17 Denard Robinson Rush: 75, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 47 Toby Gerhart Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 30 Cecil Shorts Rec: 7-85, 0 TD
WR 49 Allen Hurns Rec: 5-65, 0 TD
WR 69 Marqise Lee Rec: 2-35, 0 TD
 TE 27 Marcedes Lewis Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 27 Josh Scobee FG: 2/2 XP: 2/2
DEF 29 Defense / ST  
 
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 2 Andrew Luck Pass: 325, 3 TD Rush: 15, 0
 RB 22 Trent Richardson Rush: 60, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 42 Dan Herron Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
WR 3 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 8-110, 1 TD
WR 33 Reggie Wayne Rec: 5-65, 1 TD
WR 80 Donte Moncrief Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
WR 84 Hakeem Nicks Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 5 Coby Fleener Rec: 5-50, 1 TD
K 2 Adam Vinatieri FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 7 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Jaguars In 2 career games vs. AFC South, rookie QB Blake Bortles (No. 3 overall) has completed 46 of 70 passes (65.7 pct.) for 559 yards & 3 TDs for 86.5 rating. Has 1,921 pass yards & needs 79 to become 3rd Jaguars rookie with 2,000. Has 204 rush yards on 34 att. (6.0 avg.), 2nd among AFC QBs... In past 4, RB Denard Robinson is averaging 104.8 scrimmage yards per game (419 total; 389 rush, 30 receiving) & has 4 rush TDs, incl. 2 vs. Cowboys in London. Aims for 3rd in row with rush TD. In last meeting, RB Toby Gerhart had 63 scrimmage yards (32 rush, 31 receiving)... In 4 career meetings, WR Cecil Shorts III has 19 catches for 281 yards (14.8 avg.) & 3 TDs. Rookie WR Allen Hurns (undrafted) is tied for 2nd among AFC rookies in TD receptions (5) & 3rd in receiving yards (475)... DE Chris Clemons has sack in 2 of 3 career meetings. DT SEN' DERRICK MARKS had sack vs. Cowboys & has 5 on season, surpassing career-high of 4 in 2013. Aims for 4th in row with sack.

Colts QB Andrew Luck passed for 303 yards & 2 TDs vs. Patriots & has 8 consecutive 300-yard games, 3rd longest streak in NFL history. Has 9 300-yard games in 2014, tied for most in season in club history (PEYTON MANNING, 2009). Has won 4 in row vs. Jaguars, passing for 1,136 yards with 7 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 106.0 rating, incl. 370 yards & 4 TDs in last meeting... RB Trent Richardson (1,904) needs 96 rush yards to reach 2,000 career... WR T.Y. Hilton leads team with 961 receiving yards. Needs 39 yards to record back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons (1,083 in 2013). WR Reggie Wayne has 2,018 career receiving yards vs. Jags, most vs. any opponent. WR Hakeem Nicks had TD catch in only career meeting. TE Coby Fleener had 7 catches for career-high 144 yards (20.6 avg.) vs. Patriots. Has TD in 2 of past 3 vs. Jaguars. TE Dwayne Allen has TD in 6 of past 8... LB D'QWELL JACKSON leads team with 81 tackles. Had sack in last meeting. S Mike Adams tied career-high with 2 INTs last week, 2nd 2-INT game this season (9/28/14 vs. Titans).


Results and Schedule

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 PHI A L 17-34 -17
2 2014-09-14 WAS A L 10-41 -31
3 2014-09-21 IND H L 17-44 -27
4 2014-09-28 SD A L 14-33 -19
5 2014-10-05 PIT H L 9-17 -8
6 2014-10-12 TEN A L 14-16 -2
7 2014-10-19 CLE H W 24-6 +18
8 2014-10-26 MIA H L 13-27 -14
9 2014-11-02 CIN A L 23-33 -10
10 2014-11-09 DAL H L 17-31 -14
11   Bye      
12 2014-11-23 IND A    
13 2014-11-30 NYG H    
14 2014-12-07 HOU H    
15 2014-12-14 BAL A    
16 2014-12-18 TEN H    
17 2014-12-28 HOU A    
   

Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2014-09-07 DEN A L 24-31 -7
2 2014-09-15 PHI H L 27-30 -3
3 2014-09-21 JAC A W 44-17 +27
4 2014-09-28 TEN H W 41-17 +24
5 2014-10-05 BAL H W 20-13 +7
6 2014-10-09 HOU A W 33-28 +5
7 2014-10-19 CIN H W 27-0 +27
8 2014-10-26 PIT A L 34-51 -17
9 2014-11-03 NYG A W 40-24 +16
10   Bye      
11 2014-11-16 NE H L 20-42 -22
12 2014-11-23 JAC H    
13 2014-11-30 WAS H    
14 2014-12-07 CLE A    
15 2014-12-14 HOU H    
16 2014-12-21 DAL A    
17 2014-12-28 TEN A    

Injury Report

Jacksonville Jaguars
Out  DE Andre Branch (groin)
 SLB Jeremiah George (ankle)
Probable  QB Blake Bortles (wrist)
 DE Chris Clemons (knee)
 FS Josh Evans (elbow)
 TE Marcedes Lewis (ankle)
IR  CB Alan Ball (biceps, 10/29/2014)
 CB Will Blackmon (fingers, 11/3/2014)
 WR Tandon Doss (ankle, 8/29/2014)
 MLB Paul Posluszny (pectoral, 10/20/2014)
 WR Allen Robinson (foot, 11/17/2014)
   

Indianapolis Colts
Out  TE Dwayne Allen (ankle)
 OLB Robert Mathis (achilles-tendon)
 CB Greg Toler (concussion)
Probable  DE Arthur Jones (ankle)
 RB Trent Richardson (other-illness)
IR  RB Vick Ballard (achilles-tendon, 8/26/2014)
 RB Ahmad Bradshaw (ankle, 11/18/2014)
 DE Fili Moala (knee, 6/11/2014)

Offense Stats Comparison

  JAC
 Offense 
IND
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 18.0 31.3 22.7 IND
Rushing yards 130.0 84.7 107.4 JAC
Rushing yards per attempt 4.72 3.70 4.04 JAC
Completion % 61.3% 58.3% 62.1% JAC
Passing yards 232.0 347.7 242.1 IND
Passing yards per completion 10.31 13.74 11.04 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.32 8.01 6.85 IND
Interceptions 1.3 0.7 0.9 IND
Fumbles lost 0.7 0.3 0.6 IND
Sacks allowed 3.3 1.7 2.5 IND
3rd down conversions 37.5% 41.8% 39.6% IND
4th down conversions 66.7% 33.3% 46.3% JAC
Time of possession 30:16 31:50 30:11 IND
  Defense Stats Comparison

  JAC
 Defense 
IND
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 24.7 31.3 22.7 JAC
Rushing yards 123.0 114.0 107.4 IND
Rushing yards per attempt 4.43 4.70 4.04 JAC
Completion % 56.7% 62.0% 62.1% JAC
Passing yards 216.3 267.3 242.1 JAC
Passing yards per completion 12.08 11.99 11.04 IND
Passing yards per attempt 6.85 7.43 6.85 JAC
INT return 0.7 0.0 0.9 JAC
Fumble recoveries 0.3 1.0 0.6 IND
Sacks 2.7 2.3 2.5 JAC
3rd down conversions 33.3% 37.7% 39.6% JAC
4th down conversions 0.0% 40.0% 46.3% JAC
Time of possession 29:44 28:10 30:11 IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   JAC   IND  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 7.9 9.8 8.8 IND
Yards per kick return 23.5 22.6 24.1 JAC
Yards allowed per punt return 7.3 3.5 8.8 IND
Yards allowed per kick return 26.1 20.4 24.1 IND
  Misc Stats Comparison

   JAC   IND  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 4.0 4.7 6.5 JAC
Penalty yards 31.7 41.3 53.5 JAC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2014 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 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

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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
2012 3 2012-09-23 JAC IND 22-17 JAC
2012 10 2012-11-08 IND JAC 27-10 IND
2013 4 2013-09-29 IND JAC 37-3 IND
2013 17 2013-12-29 JAC IND 10-30 IND
2014 3 2014-09-21 IND JAC 44-17 IND

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.