1:02 pm
September 18

Colts @ Jaguars

Who will WIN this matchup?

Indianapolis Colts (0-0)

@ Jacksonville Jaguars (0-1)

 

Current odds:

Indianapolis Colts: (-165)

Jacksonville Jaguars: (+140)

 

• The spread for the game is Indianapolis by 3 points.

• About eight months ago, Indianapolis visited the Jacksonville Jaguars with a trip to the playoffs on the line. The Colts only had to beat a 2-14 team to punch their postseason ticket. Instead, Trevor Lawrence and Jacksonville played like the playoff hopeful and dominated for most of a 26-11 rout that ended the Colts’ season and concluded Carson Wentz’s one-year run as the team’s quarterback.

• Colts coach Frank Reich hasn’t acted like someone who has put last season’s stunning loss in the rear-view mirror. He had the final score painted near the locker room as a reminder of why they always need to be ready. Reich might want to add last week’s draw below 26-11. Indianapolis gained a whopping 517 total yards, 161 coming from defending NFL rushing champion Jonathan Taylor, but committed a pair of turnovers and drew seven penalties for 89 yards.

• The Colts still could have won the game in overtime, but kicker Rodrigo Blankenship missed wide right on a 42-yard field goal with 1:57 remaining. That was his last miss with the club, as it waived him on Tuesday and intend to use veteran Chase McLaughlin or Lucas Havrisik in Jacksonville. New quarterback Matt Ryan threw for 352 yards and a touchdown on 32-of-50 accuracy, but also tossed an interception and stopped a second promising drive by fumbling a snap that forced a punt from the Houston 40.

• Meanwhile, Jacksonville displayed some promise offensively in the second half but made enough mistakes on both sides of the ball to ensure an 0-1 start under first-year coach Doug Pederson. Lawrence threw for 275 yards and a touchdown, while big-money free agent receiver Christian Kirk caught six passes for 117 yards in his Jaguars debut. Top overall draft pick Travon Walker became the first player since T.J. Watt in 2017 to come up with a sack and an interception in his NFL debut.

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