Five facts about Jaguars vs. Colts all-time series
The Colts and Jaguars play in Jacksonville with first place in the AFC South on the line. Here are five things to know about this series.
The Jacksonville Jaguars have moved into the top spot in the AFC South after a three-game winning streak.Jacksonville and the Indianapolis Colts are tied at 8-4 and will face each other in Week 14.The Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Chargers, Indianapolis Colts, and Buffalo Bills currently hold the remaining AFC playoff spots.
A three-game winning streak has propelled the Jacksonville Jaguars into the top spot in the AFC South entering the month of December. Quite the turnaround from last year’s 4-13 debacle, right?
The Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts are 8-4 and meet for the first time on Sunday, Dec. 7, in Jacksonville. They’ll meet again in three weeks on Dec. 28.
The New England Patriots will enter its bye in the top spot, a half-game ahead of the Denver Broncos. The Patriots have won 10 consecutive games and the Broncos nine straight.
Here is a look at the AFC playoff picture entering Week 14:
RecordWeek 13Week 1411-2Beat N.Y. Giants, 33-15Bye
The Patriots roll into their bye and made it look routine and easy against the woeful Giants. New England has scored 28, 27, 26 and 33 points in its last four games, is 6-0 on the road and 5-0 against the NFC. After the bye, the Patriots are vs. Buffalo, at Baltimore, at the Jets and vs. Miami. Chances are, the conference goes through Foxborough.
RecordWeek 13Week 1410-2Beat Washington 27-26 (OT)At Las Vegas (Sunday, Dec. 7)
The Broncos have trailed in all 12 games, which means they’re slow-starting/late-finishing, playing with fire or both. Their nine consecutive wins have been by 25, 4, 2, 1, 20, 3, 3, 3 and 1 point, including a batted-down pass to survive against Washington. Denver’s defense is elite, but has only 10 takeaways; the Broncos’ minus-3 turnover differential is tied for 19th.
3. Jacksonville JaguarsRecordWeek 13Week 148-4Beat Tennessee 25-3Vs. Indianapolis (Sunday, Dec. 7)
The Jaguars trailed Tennessee 3-0 before suffocating the Titans to post their second rout in three games. The Jaguars remain first in rush defense (82.4) and have combined to 21st on third down (39.9%). Receiver Jakobi Meyers has been a terrific trade deadline acquisition.
RecordWeek 13Week 146-6Lost to Cincinnati 32-14Vs. Pittsburgh (Sunday, Dec. 7)
So much for the Ravens rolling into December. They laid a massive egg on Thanksgiving Night, committing five turnovers in a blowout home loss to the Bengals. Cincinnati’s defense was historically terrible entering the game, but forced the Ravens into 3-of-10 work on third down and four lost fumbles. The Ravens and Pittsburgh are tied record-wise atop the NFC North and play in Weeks 14 and 18.
RecordWeek 13Week 148-4Beat Las Vegas 31-14Vs. Philadelphia (Monday, Dec. 8)
Nothing solves issues like a bye week … and then playing Las Vegas. The Chargers never trailed in a blowout win over the Raiders, outgaining Las Vegas 341-156 and rushing for 192 yards. Quarterback Justin Herbert sustained a broken left (non-throwing) hand but could play against the Eagles this week. The schedule remains daunting: vs. Philadelphia, at Kansas City, at Dallas, vs. Houston and at Denver.
RecordWeek 13Week 148-4Lost to Houston 20-16at Jaguars (Sunday, Dec. 7)
The Colts are 1-3 in their last four games, the losses by a combined 14 points. Once in control of the AFC South, the Colts now hit the road to play the Jaguars and Seattle. Indianapolis will be without cornerback Sauce Gardner against the Jaguars.
RecordWeek 13Week 148-4Beat Pittsburgh 26-7Vs. Cincinnati (Sunday, Dec. 7)
Minus right tackle Spencer Brown and left tackle Dion Dawkins, all the Bills did was rush for 249 yards at Pittsburgh. Defensively, the Bills forced two turnovers, including a fumble return touchdown. Next up is Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow, who has generally had his way against the Bills.
In the hunt
8. Houston (7-5). The Texans keep on rolling along with four consecutive wins, including over current playoff-spot holders Jacksonville, Buffalo and Indianapolis. The Texans rank tied for second with a plus-9 turnover differential.
9: Pittsburgh (6-6). The Steelers are 2-5 in their last seven games and squandered an opportunity to stay atop the AFC North by getting routed 26-7 at home by Buffalo. The Steelers rank 27th in yards per game and 28th in rushing.
10: Kansas City (6-6). It’s not over for the Chiefs just yet, but they must beat Houston at home on Sunday night (Dec. 7). A loss not only drops Kansas City to below .500, it would also lose the head-to-head tiebreaker to non-division opponents Jacksonville, Houston and Buffalo.