Indianapolis at Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE (Interstat) — The Indianapolis Colts will visit the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday for a National Football League matchup at EverBank Stadium. Jacksonville enters at 4-2, while Indianapolis is 2-5. The game-time forecast calls for 81-degree temperatures.
Indianapolis most recently dropped a 16-10 decision at Minnesota. Daniel Jones remains the player to watch for the Colts. In that game, Jones completed 13 of 22 passes for 108 yards and added four rushes for 13 yards. He completed 22 of 42 passes for 269 yards and a touchdown and ran three times for 30 yards in a loss to Tennessee, and he completed 24 of 44 passes for 267 yards and ran three times for 4 yards in a loss to Pittsburgh. Ashton Dulin and Austin Ajiake each recorded two tackles in the Minnesota game for Indianapolis.
Jacksonville last played in a 34-31 loss to Houston. Trevor Lawrence completed 24 of 41 passes for 306 yards and four touchdowns and ran three times for 11 yards. Dennis Gardeck had two tackles and Josh Hines-Allen added one tackle in the loss. The Jaguars had won three straight before that defeat, including a 19-17 home win against Philadelphia, a 22-17 win at Cincinnati and a 35-6 home victory over New England.
The Colts’ season has included a 30-13 win at Washington, a 19-17 home win over Houston, a 33-30 overtime loss at Kansas City and a 41-23 home loss to Baltimore. Indianapolis also lost 26-20 to Tennessee and 34-22 at Pittsburgh. Jacksonville opened with a 34-10 home win over Cleveland before a 20-13 loss at Denver, then beat New England, Cincinnati and Philadelphia. The Jaguars fell to Houston in their most recent outing.
Indianapolis will continue its schedule with Dallas at home, Miami at home, a trip to Houston, a home game against the New York Giants, a trip to Philadelphia, a visit to Tennessee, a home game against Cincinnati, a trip to Cleveland and a home game against Jacksonville. Jacksonville’s upcoming slate includes a trip to Baltimore, a visit to Tennessee, a trip to the New York Giants, a home game against Tennessee, a trip to Chicago, a home game against Pittsburgh, a trip to Houston, a trip to Dallas, a home game against Washington and a trip to Indianapolis.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Jacksonville to win 48-22. Interstat’s ELO system gives the Jaguars a 90.1 percent probability of winning. Jacksonville is a pregame favorite with a spread of -10, and the over/under is 46.5.