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| 313 | JACKSONVILLE | 45.5 | 45 | | 314 | INDIANAPOLIS | -11.5 | -10.5 |
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| All Games | 4-11 | +3.1 | 5-9 | 9-6 | 15.8 | 8.9 | 290.1 | (4.8) | 1.7 | 27.9 | 15.1 | 379.3 | (5.7) | 1.4 | | Road Games | 3-5 | +7.7 | 4-4 | 6-2 | 18.6 | 8.9 | 302.1 | (4.8) | 1.5 | 29.5 | 15.5 | 374.2 | (5.8) | 1.9 | | Last 3 Games | 1-2 | -0.6 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 21.0 | 13.3 | 308.0 | (5.2) | 1.7 | 22.3 | 11.0 | 372.7 | (5.2) | 1.7 | | Dome Games | 0-1 | -1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 363.0 | (6.4) | 3.0 | 34.0 | 24.0 | 351.0 | (5) | 0.0 | | Division Games | 3-2 | +6.8 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 17.6 | 11.2 | 264.4 | (4.8) | 1.2 | 22.0 | 8.6 | 353.8 | (5.2) | 1.8 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 15.8 | 8.9 | 16.8 | 27:27 | 24-81 | (3.4) | 21-36 | 59.0% | 209 | (5.8) | 60-290 | (4.8) | (18.4) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 22.9 | 11.3 | 19.6 | 30:01 | 27-110 | (4.1) | 21-35 | 60.7% | 226 | (6.5) | 62-336 | (5.5) | (14.7) | | Offense Road Games | 18.6 | 8.9 | 17.4 | 29:36 | 26-78 | (3) | 22-36 | 59.9% | 224 | (6.1) | 62-302 | (4.8) | (16.2) | | Defense (All Games) | 27.9 | 15.1 | 22.0 | 32:33 | 32-135 | (4.2) | 22-34 | 63.8% | 244 | (7.2) | 66-379 | (5.7) | (13.6) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 23.7 | 11.9 | 19.9 | 30:26 | 28-119 | (4.2) | 21-35 | 60.8% | 230 | (6.6) | 63-349 | (5.6) | (14.7) | | Defense Road Games | 29.5 | 15.5 | 21.4 | 30:24 | 31-139 | (4.4) | 20-33 | 61.8% | 235 | (7.2) | 64-374 | (5.8) | (12.7) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 14-4 | 31.8% | 2-1 | 40.0% | 3-67 | (25.9) | 2-10 | (4.9) | 6-50 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 13-5 | 37.1% | 1-0 | 44.4% | 3-64 | (23.9) | 20-2 | (9) | 6-54 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 14-5 | 34.5% | 2-1 | 46.2% | 3-70 | (24.4) | 2-6 | (3.4) | 6-52 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | | 14-6 | 41.9% | 1-1 | 72.7% | 2-33 | (20.3) | 3-22 | (7.1) | 6-48 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | | 14-5 | 37.9% | 1-0 | 50.0% | 3-59 | (23.7) | 22-2 | (8.9) | 7-58 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | | 14-6 | 44.1% | 1-0 | 80.0% | 2-43 | (21.7) | 3-21 | (7.3) | 5-36 |
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| All Games | 10-5 | +8.2 | 8-6 | 8-7 | 24.1 | 11.1 | 339.3 | (5.5) | 0.9 | 21.7 | 13.4 | 357.5 | (5.8) | 1.7 | | Home Games | 5-2 | +2.4 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 24.1 | 15.1 | 339.1 | (5.4) | 1.6 | 22.4 | 13.6 | 368.6 | (5.8) | 2.1 | | Last 3 Games | 2-1 | +2.5 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 25.3 | 11.0 | 362.3 | (5.5) | 0.3 | 17.3 | 8.0 | 318.7 | (5.4) | 2.0 | | Dome Games | 5-3 | +1.5 | 4-4 | 5-3 | 22.5 | 13.6 | 326.6 | (5.3) | 1.5 | 24.6 | 15.2 | 373.7 | (5.9) | 1.9 | | Division Games | 5-0 | +5 | 4-0 | 2-3 | 28.2 | 12.2 | 342.4 | (5.4) | 0.6 | 14.2 | 10.2 | 322.8 | (5.4) | 2.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 24.1 | 11.1 | 19.7 | 29:25 | 25-110 | (4.4) | 22-36 | 59.5% | 229 | (6.3) | 61-339 | (5.5) | (14.1) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 22.7 | 11.1 | 19.6 | 30:59 | 27-110 | (4.1) | 21-35 | 61.1% | 228 | (6.5) | 62-338 | (5.5) | (14.9) | | Offense Home Games | 24.1 | 15.1 | 19.7 | 29:33 | 27-109 | (4.1) | 21-36 | 59.0% | 230 | (6.5) | 62-339 | (5.4) | (14) | | Defense (All Games) | 21.7 | 13.4 | 20.0 | 30:35 | 29-131 | (4.5) | 20-32 | 60.5% | 227 | (7) | 61-358 | (5.8) | (16.5) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 23.5 | 11.8 | 19.7 | 31:35 | 28-115 | (4.1) | 21-35 | 61.5% | 231 | (6.7) | 62-346 | (5.6) | (14.7) | | Defense Home Games | 22.4 | 13.6 | 19.0 | 30:27 | 30-138 | (4.5) | 19-33 | 58.3% | 231 | (7) | 63-369 | (5.8) | (16.4) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 13-5 | 36.5% | 1-0 | 22.2% | 3-66 | (23.6) | 2-21 | (10) | 4-38 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 13-5 | 36.5% | 1-0 | 46.0% | 3-63 | (23.8) | 19-2 | (8.4) | 6-51 | | Stats For (Home Games) | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 14-5 | 36.8% | 1-0 | 16.7% | 2-56 | (23.2) | 2-28 | (13) | 4-34 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | | 13-5 | 38.8% | 1-0 | 50.0% | 3-69 | (25.2) | 2-26 | (13.7) | 7-63 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | | 14-5 | 38.0% | 1-0 | 50.2% | 3-61 | (24) | 21-2 | (8.6) | 7-58 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.1 | | 14-5 | 38.0% | 1-1 | 44.4% | 3-71 | (27.5) | 2-33 | (16.7) | 8-68 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: JACKSONVILLE 19.9, INDIANAPOLIS 20 |
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| 11/10/2013 | @ TENNESSEE | 29-27 | W | 11.5 | W | 42 | O | 30-54 | 14-23-160 | 2 | 27-83 | 26-42-279 | 4 | | 11/17/2013 | ARIZONA | 14-27 | L | 10 | L | 40.5 | O | 16-32 | 27-42-242 | 2 | 24-14 | 30-42-402 | 0 | | 11/24/2013 | @ HOUSTON | 13-6 | W | 10.5 | W | 43 | U | 28-118 | 23-33-215 | 0 | 21-77 | 18-34-141 | 1 | | 12/1/2013 | @ CLEVELAND | 32-28 | W | 7 | W | 39 | O | 29-112 | 23-41-202 | 1 | 30-97 | 24-40-342 | 3 | | 12/5/2013 | HOUSTON | 27-20 | W | 3.5 | W | 43 | O | 28-149 | 13-28-132 | 0 | 19-83 | 33-58-323 | 2 | | 12/15/2013 | BUFFALO | 20-27 | L | 4 | L | 43.5 | O | 31-159 | 21-36-195 | 4 | 44-198 | 17-24-168 | 2 | | 12/22/2013 | TENNESSEE | 16-20 | L | 4 | T | 44 | U | 21-63 | 24-34-226 | 1 | 44-182 | 17-26-164 | 1 | | 12/29/2013 | @ INDIANAPOLIS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/3/2013 | @ HOUSTON | 27-24 | W | -1 | W | 41.5 | O | 14-69 | 18-40-245 | 0 | 33-143 | 20-34-340 | 0 | | 11/10/2013 | ST LOUIS | 8-38 | L | -7 | L | 43 | O | 14-18 | 31-52-388 | 5 | 37-140 | 9-16-232 | 1 | | 11/14/2013 | @ TENNESSEE | 30-27 | W | -3 | T | 42 | O | 32-137 | 23-36-229 | 0 | 24-122 | 22-28-218 | 1 | | 11/24/2013 | @ ARIZONA | 11-40 | L | 3.5 | L | 44 | O | 15-80 | 20-39-159 | 1 | 30-120 | 26-38-290 | 0 | | 12/1/2013 | TENNESSEE | 22-14 | W | -3.5 | W | 46.5 | U | 25-104 | 17-32-160 | 1 | 36-162 | 21-37-185 | 4 | | 12/8/2013 | @ CINCINNATI | 28-42 | L | 7.5 | L | 43.5 | O | 12-63 | 29-46-326 | 0 | 35-155 | 24-35-275 | 0 | | 12/15/2013 | HOUSTON | 25-3 | W | -6 | W | 47 | U | 36-152 | 19-32-179 | 1 | 25-107 | 18-34-132 | 2 | | 12/22/2013 | @ KANSAS CITY | 23-7 | W | 7.5 | W | 47 | U | 34-135 | 26-37-232 | 0 | 20-155 | 16-29-132 | 4 | | 12/29/2013 | JACKSONVILLE | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | JACKSONVILLE: The Jaguars will continue to utilize a zone-blocking scheme for their running game, which will be the bulk of what this offense does as they still search for any semblance of a passing threat. Maurice Jones-Drew will once again be asked to carry a heavy workload as long as he's healthy, primarily because they have so few options behind him. But new offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch is expected to give more two-back looks, with Montell Owens doing some lead blocking and also lining up in some single-back sets. The wild card could be Denard Robinson, who will push Justin Forsett for change-of-pace duties.
They don't have a lot of options with this passing game, due simply to a lack of talent. Most likely they'll try to spread the field and get some quick catch-and-run opportunities as Fisch comes from a West Coast background. He'll put Blaine Gabbert on the move a little more, which should help the young QB, who's gun shy in the face of the rush. Cecil Shorts figures to get a boost in Fisch's offense, at least while Justin Blackmon serves his four-game suspension to start the season. Marcedes Lewis should be a more prominent part of the offense. The Jaguars were forced to throw in the red zone much more often after Jones-Drew got hurt last year, but their first choice is to force-feed Jones-Drew.
New defensive coordinator Bob Babich, the former Bears DC and LB coach, inherits a defense that logged the second-most minutes on the field because of a horrible offense. But the Jags recorded five fewer sacks than any other NFL team and failed to score a defensive touchdown for the third time in four seasons. This year's unit will look much different with at least four new starters signed via free agency -- DTs Roy Miller and Kyle Love, LB Geno Hayes and CB Alan Ball. MLB Paul Posluszny is still a tackling machine. | | INDIANAPOLIS: The Colts continue their transition to man blocking in the running game. New offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton comes from Stanford, where he used a power running game between the tackles. They'll likely try to establish the running game more than they did last year under former OC Bruce Arians, when they were one of 11 teams to run on less than 40 percent of their plays. Vick Ballard will get the first crack in what should be a committee set-up. Delone Carter will likely take short yardage duties, while Donald Brown (not an ideal fit in this scheme) will rotate in on all three downs.
Hamilton kept last year's playbook, and he's obviously familiar with Andrew Luck from college. They want to take a lot of shots up the seam, and they do a nice job utilizing pick plays and setting up bubble screens. Reggie Wayne is an intermediate target and the No. 1 receiver, while slot man T.Y. Hilton will see more snaps and is capable of getting deep. Darrius Heyward-Bey replaces Donnie Avery as a deep threat. The tight ends play both ways, and Dwayne Allen and Coby Fleener will often share the field. The Colts let Luck do his thing deep in opponent territory, though it is partly because they lack power in their offensive line. He's given the option to create with his legs.
Although they have the third-easiest NFL schedule, the Colts will still struggle on the defensive end. In 2012, they recovered a pathetic three fumbles all year, allowed 138 rushing YPG (4th-most in NFL) and surrendered 29.1 PPG on the road. With Dwight Freeney gone, OLB Robert Mathis (8 sacks) is the only player left with more than four sacks. But not all is hopeless, as MLB Jerrell Freeman (145 tackles, 5th in NFL) is a budding star, and Indy improved its secondary by signing CB Greg Toler and SS LaRon Landry. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW (JACKSONVILLE-INDIANAPOLIS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Jaguars-Colts Preview* =======================
By TAYLOR BECHTOLD STATS Writer
The Indianapolis Colts are thinking big heading into their regular-season finale after rediscovering their winning formula in the past two weeks.
With an outside shot at a first-round bye, the Colts can head into the playoffs having matched their season-best winning streak if they can rout the Jacksonville Jaguars again Sunday.
Following a 2-3 stretch in which every loss was a blowout, Indianapolis (10-5) defeated Houston 25-3 on Dec. 15 before winning 23-7 at playoff-bound Kansas City last Sunday.
Now the AFC South champions can claim the No. 2 seed and a bye next week if they win Sunday while Cincinnati loses to Baltimore and New England falls to Buffalo. If only one of those teams loses, the Colts move up to the AFC's third seed if they beat Jacksonville.
"Teams who've won the Super Bowl in the past got hot at certain points in the season," defensive end Cory Redding said. "They had their difficult times. They had parts where they were losing. If you look at the Ravens last year, they were playing great. Middle of the season, they started getting injured. Then they went into a slump and then man, got to the playoffs and got hot. Look what they did."
The Colts certainly appear to be headed in the right direction after moving past their recent first-half troubles. They've outscored the Texans and Chiefs 33-10 in the first 30 minutes after falling behind by a combined 114-24 margin over their previous six games.
"We now have momentum going into the playoffs," said linebacker Bjoern Werner, who has two of Indianapolis' nine sacks over the past two weeks. The defense has forced six turnovers in that span while allowing an average of 263.0 yards.
The offense, which slumped after Pro Bowl receiver Reggie Wayne suffered a season-ending knee injury Oct. 20, has piled up 76 points over the past 10 quarters thanks in part to a rejuvenated running game.
Since averaging 78.5 rushing yards in a six-game stretch, the Colts have totaled 287 in their last two victories while controlling the clock for more than 71 minutes. They held possession for more than 30 minutes once in their prior six contests.
"We've got a lot of great things going on right now and certainly controlling the clock is one thing that will play a key factor down the stretch here and in the playoffs," coach Chuck Pagano said.
While Trent Richardson remains mostly a disappointment, averaging 2.9 yards per carry in 13 games since being acquired, Donald Brown has stepped up. He's rushed for 300 yards and 6.1 per carry with five total touchdowns in the Colts' five wins since the start of November, compared to eight carries for 11 yards in three defeats.
Brown ran for 65 yards despite getting only three attempts in a 37-3 win at Jacksonville on Sept. 29. Richardson had 60 yards and a TD on 20 carries.
Andrew Luck completed 21 of 35 for 257 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in that contest, and he's playing well heading into this meeting. Since connecting on 57.8 percent of his attempts with two TDs and five picks over a four-game span, Luck has completed 64.3 percent with seven touchdowns and one INT over his last three while getting sacked just twice.
The Colts would seem to be best served establishing the run against Jacksonville (4-11), which has given up a total of 380 rushing yards while dropping its last two games.
However, those losses came by a combined 11 points after the team had won three straight. The Jaguars have won three in a row away from home and now seek their longest road winning streak since 2005.
They've come out on top in their last two trips to Indianapolis, including a 22-17 victory last season as Maurice Jones-Drew ran for 177 yards and a touchdown.
Jones-Drew only has one 100-yard effort this season while averaging a career-low 3.5 per carry.
Marcedes Lewis missed most of this year's loss to the Colts due to an injured calf, but the veteran tight end enters this matchup looking to set a franchise record with a touchdown catch in a fifth consecutive game.
"I think we're finding out more his hands and his ability to make plays," coach Gus Bradley said. "But I think he's in a zone where he feels real confident in his abilities. He's stepping out of the normal box he felt he was in and that's really cool to see with him. He's playing with a lot of confidence right now."
The Jaguars are last in the NFL in scoring (15.8 points per game) and total offense (290.1 yards per game).
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