One good quarter was all the Colts needed to put away the Jaguars.
Shaking off a sloppy first half, Indianapolis cantered to a 23-3 victory vs. visiting Jacksonville on Sunday afternoon.
The vast gulf in the capability of the two offenses was the difference in the game. The Colts’ attack wasn’t overly impressive, but it racked up nearly 400 yards, with quarterback Andrew Luck completing 21-of-32 passes for 253 yards, with a 73-yard TD pass to T.Y. Hilton giving Indianapolis a commanding 20-3 third quarter lead. Indianapolis also racked up 175 yards on 36 carries, with Boom Herron racking up 65 yards on 12 carries and Trent Richardson adding 42 yards and a TD on 13 carries.
The Jaguars, on the other hand, were held to 194 yards on 53 plays. Quarterback Blake Bortles was just 15-of-27 passing for 146 yards, and he was sacked four times behind an offensive line that struggled with the Colts’ pass rush.
The Colts had their problems with the Jaguars’ pressure, too. Luck was sacked five times, losing a pair of first-half fumbles. But as the second half began, the Colts’ offense figured out the Jaguars, and Indianapolis’ 17-point burst over the first 16 minutes of the final two quarters was far too much for Jacksonville (1-10) to answer.
The Colts moved to 7-4 with the win. They host Washington next Sunday. The Jaguars — who are very much now in the race for the No. 1 pick — host the Giants.