Colts-Jaguars Preview Capsule
INDIANAPOLIS (6-5) at JACKSONVILLE (3-8)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Colts by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Indianapolis 5-5-1, Jacksonville 3-6-2
SERIES RECORD - Colts lead 23-12
LAST MEETING - Colts beat Jaguars 29-26, Nov. 11
LAST WEEK - Colts beat Dolphins 27-24; Jaguars lost to Bills 24-21
AP PRO32 RANKING - Colts No. 11, Jaguars No. 28
COLTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (T8), RUSH (18), PASS (9)
COLTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (17), RUSH (12), PASS (20)
JAGUARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (22), RUSH (16), PASS (22)
JAGUARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (16), PASS (3)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Colts have lost four of last six in series but seeking first season sweep of Jaguars since 2014. ... Win would give Indy first six-game winning streak since opening 2009 AFC championship season 14-0. ... Andrew Luck has TD pass in NFL-best 34 straight games and three or more TDs in eight consecutive games, tying Peyton Manning for No. 2 all-time. ... Luck has thrown TDs to 12 players, one behind Matt Ryan (2016) and Drew Brees (2018) for NFL single-season record. ... Luck also has five straight games with rating over 100. ... Indy did not allow Luck to be sacked in first meeting after giving up 14 to Jacksonville in two games last year, when luck was injured. ... Colts and Saints have allowed league-low 11 sacks this season. ... Eric Ebron needs one TD reception to break Dallas Clark's single-season Colts record for tight ends (11). Ebron had 11 TD catches in first four NFL seasons. ... K Adam Vinatieri's next field goal made from 40 to 49 yards will tie Gary Anderson for league record (161). ... Indy defense tied for fifth in takeaways (20) and third in tackles for loss (64). ... Jaguars have dropped seven straight since 3-1 start. ... Coach Doug Marrone fired OC Nathaniel Hackett and benched QB Blake Bortles after latest loss, replacing them with QBs coach Scott Milanovich and backup QB Cody Kessler. ... Kessler was 0-8 as Cleveland's starter in 2016. ... Jags will be without RB Leonard Fournette, suspended one game for leaving bench and instigating fight in Buffalo. ... Expect Carlos Hyde, another ex-Cleveland player, to start in Fournette's place. ... Kessler also will have three backup O-linemen protecting him since Jags will be without LT Cam Robinson, LG Andrew Norwell and C Brandon Linder. Fantasy tip: Don't play any Jaguars. If desperate, Colts TE Erik Swoope might be worth flyer because Jack Doyle (kidney) was placed on injured reserve and Eric Ebron (back) and Mo Alie-Cox (calf) are dealing with injuries. Swoope, who returned to practice this week, caught TD passes in three consecutive games before missing month with knee injury.
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