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A pair of AFC South teams renew their acquaintance and discontent with one another on the gridiron in a week 6 matchup emanating from the Hoosier State. The Jacksonville Jaguars are on the road as they make the trip to face the Indianapolis Colts Sunday afternoon. Jacksonville took a 13-6 home loss to Houston in their most recent contest last Sunday. Indianapolis picked up a narrow 12-9 overtime win over Denver on the road in their previous contest last Thursday, giving them a couple extra days of rest and preparation time. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Colts own a 26-17 advantage but the Jaguars have taken two straight and four of the last six matchups. That includes a 24-0 home victory in the first meeting this season back on September 18.
Jacksonville sputtered offensively and it led to their second straight defeat as they were knocked off by Houston in a game that featured only one touchdown. The Jaguars dropped to 2-3 on the year and stand third in the AFC South as they try to get to .500 while sweeping the season series from the Colts. Against Houston, Jacksonville moved the ball well between the 20s but went zero for three as far as putting the ball in the end zone once reaching the red zone. The Jaguars held a commanding 422-248 edge in total offense, picked up 22 first downs while allowing 15 and didn’t surrender a sack yet still lost. Jacksonville lost the time of possession battle 31:47 to 28:13 and committed the game’s lone two turnovers. One of those was a pick in the end zone on the opening drive of the second half. They also turned the ball over on downs three times in the contest.
On the season, Jacksonvill e is 16th in the league in passing offense with 238.2 yards per contest and 16th in rushing offense with 115.4 yards per game. The Jaguars are 15th in the league in scoring offense as they average 22.2 points per contest and stand 4th in scoring defense by allowing 16 points per contest. Trevor Lawrence has completed 113 of 181 passes for 1,232 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions on the year. He adds 58 yards on the ground. James Robinson leads the team in rushing with 69 carries for 286 yards plus three scores this season. Travis Etienne Jr. contributes 44 carries for 215 yards on the ground as well. In the passing game, Zay Jones leads the team with 22 receptions for 185 yards plus a score. Christian Kirk (21 grabs, 338 yards, three TD), Marvin Jones Jr. (18 receptions, 208 yards, TD), Etienne Jr. (11 receptions, 124 yards) and tight end Evan Engram (19 catches, 168 yards) have been solid secondary options. Riley Patterson has hit all 10 extra point attempts and nine of 10 field goal attempts with a long of 52 this season.
Jacksonville had a fairly tame injury report when it was released Thursday. Defensive lineman Folorunso Fatukasi (quad), defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton, wide receiver Zay Jones (ankle) and linebacker Foyesade Oluokun (calf) were each limited in practice. Keep an eye out for updates on their respective statuses leading into kickoff.
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