DOWN X DOWN › week 18 › Jaguars at Colts

Updated Nov 3, 9:16 AM ET

2026

Week 18 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · Lucas Oil Stadium

Jaguars offensevsColts defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Jaguars, 8 for Colts. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

JAX offense IND offense

Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads

Biggest edge

Run it at them

Jaguars' run game is 3rd in EPA per carry (+0.03). Colts allow +0.02 (30th).

Opportunity

Deep left is open

Colts are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.73 EPA per attempt. Jaguars send 11% of their throws there.

Watch out

Tight ends go quiet

Colts give up 6.8 targets a game to tight ends (10th), against a league average of 7.6. Jaguars' tight ends produce 6.7 (23rd).

Wash

Success rate

Call this one even. Jaguars succeed on 48% of plays (7th) against a defense that allows 43% (14th).

Players to watch

Jaguars

Trevor LawrenceQB · 130/198 · 1690 yds · 17 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.28 · 4th

Bhayshul TutenRB · 110 car · 492 yds · 6 TD · 15 recEPA per touch +0.11 · 6th

Parker WashingtonWR · 27 rec · 432 yds · 4 TD · 48 tgtEPA per target +0.45 · 26th

Brenton StrangeTE · 28 rec · 334 yds · 1 TD · 35 tgtEPA per target +0.40 · 12thTravis HunterLeft Cornerback · 26 tackles · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFLFoyesade OluokunWeakside Linebacker · 49 tackles · 1 sack · 2 INT · 2 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL

Colts

Daniel JonesQB · 162/268 · 1542 yds · 5 TD · 9 INTEPA per dropback -0.18

Jonathan TaylorRB · 148 car · 610 yds · 8 TD · 21 recEPA per touch -0.07

Josh DownsWR · 30 rec · 330 yds · 1 TD · 51 tgtEPA per target +0.29

Keenan AllenWR · 36 rec · 325 yds · 1 TD · 50 tgtEPA per target +0.22Adetomiwa AdebaworeRight Defensive Tackle · 18 tackles · 4 sacks · 2 PD4 sacks · T-23rd in the NFLJaylahn TuimoloauLeft Defensive End · 18 tackles · 1 sack · 4 PD1 sack

The series · Jaguars and Colts since 1999, and this season's records50 meetings

The Colts lead the series 27–23 since 1999 (they first met in 2000). The Jaguars have won the last 3. Nov 1, 2026, at EverBank Stadium: the Jaguars won 42–7. Trevor Lawrence started at quarterback for the Jaguars and Daniel Jones for the Colts; Liam Coen and Shane Steichen coached.

Jaguars at home15–9the Jaguars' record

In Indianapolis7–18the Jaguars' record

Most pointsJaguars 51 · Colts 442015 · 2014

Biggest winJaguars by 35 · Colts by 342015 · 2013

The last 5

2026 · Wk 8	IND 7 at JAX 42
2025 · Wk 17	JAX 23 at IND 17
2025 · Wk 14	IND 19 at JAX 36
2024 · Wk 18 · OT	JAX 23 at IND 26
2024 · Wk 5	IND 34 at JAX 37

2026 records

	Jaguars	Colts
Overall	5–2	2–6
Division	1–1	1–2
Conference	4–2	1–5
Other conference	1–0	1–1
Home	4–1	1–2
Away	1–1	1–4
Last 5	WWWLW	WLLLL
Streak	Won 1	Lost 4
Points a game	28.0 – 15.9	20.1 – 27.8

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Jaguars' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Jaguars offense against the Colts defenseDepth charts

Colts defense · 4-3 DJaguars offense · 3WR 1TE72Little75Pregnon73Hainsey76Cleveland70Lanen85Strange 16Lawrence 33Tuten 11Washington 7Thomas 3Meyers97Latu95Adebawore90Stewart91Tuimoloau51Davis-Gaither53Allen50Boettcher7Ward1Gardner27Walley25Haulcy0Bynum

Jaguars offense · 3WR 1TE

QBTrevor Lawrence#16 · 130/198 · 1690 yds · 17 TD · 4 INT
RBBhayshul Tuten#33 · 110 car · 492 yds · 6 TD · 15 rec
WRParker Washington#11 · 27 rec · 432 yds · 4 TD · 48 tgt
WRJakobi Meyers#3 · 22 rec · 309 yds · 2 TD · 31 tgt
WRBrian Thomas Jr.#7 · 10 rec · 117 yds · 2 TD · 21 tgt
TEBrenton Strange#85 · 28 rec · 334 yds · 1 TD · 35 tgt
LTWalker Little#72
LGEmmanuel Pregnon#75
CRobert Hainsey#73
RGEzra Cleveland#76
RTCole Van Lanen#70

Colts defense · Base 4-3 D

RDELaiatu Latu#97 · 19 tackles · 2 sacks · 2 PD
RDTAdetomiwa Adebawore#95 · 18 tackles · 4 sacks · 2 PD
LDTGrover Stewart#90 · 24 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 1 PD
LDEJaylahn Tuimoloau#91 · 18 tackles · 1 sack · 4 PD
WLBAkeem Davis-Gaither#51 · 64 tackles · 1 PD
MLBCJ Allen#53 · 15 tackles · 1 sack
SLBBryce Boettcher#50 · 25 tackles
RCBCharvarius Ward#7 · 25 tackles · 6 PD
LCBSauce Gardner#1 · 20 tackles · 6 PD
NBJustin Walley#27 · 35 tackles · 1 sack · 3 PD
SSA.J. Haulcy#25 · 39 tackles · 2 PD
FSCam Bynum#0 · 26 tackles · 1 INT · 2 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · JAX offense against IND defense

Stat	JAX off	IND def allows	NFL avg
Overall
EPA per play	+0.16#3	+0.07#24	+0.00
Success rate	48%#7	43%#14	44%
Yards per play	6.0#5	6.1#30	5.4
Explosive play rate	11%#4	10%#20	9%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback	+0.28#1	+0.06#19	+0.03
Sack rate	6%#15	7%#17	7%
Running
Run EPA per carry	+0.03#3	+0.02#30	-0.08
Yards per carry	4.4#10	4.8#29	4.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion	49%#4	33%#4	41%
Red zone TD rate	68%#7	62%#17	61%
Targets by position
WR yards per game	150#14	130#8	147
TE yards per game	62#11	51#13	55
TE targets per game	6.7#23	6.8#10	7.6
RB receiving yards per game	31#16	43#27	32

Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Jaguars: EPA per throw

Left

Middle

Right

Deep

+0.8311% of throws

+1.233% of throws

+1.045% of throws

Short

+0.1934% of throws

+0.5419% of throws

+0.2930% of throws

Colts: EPA allowed per throw

Left

Middle

Right

Deep

+0.7316 throws

4too few

+0.4125 throws