INDIANAPOLIS (6-5) at JACKSONVILLE (3-8)
Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE - Colts by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Indianapolis 5-5-1, Jacksonville 3-6-2
SERIES RECORD - Colts lead 23-12
LAST MEETING - Colts beat Jaguars 29-26, Nov. 11
LAST WEEK - Colts beat Dolphins 27-24; Jaguars lost to Bills 24-21
AP PRO32 RANKING - Colts No. 11, Jaguars No. 28
COLTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (T8), RUSH (18), PASS (9)
COLTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (17), RUSH (12), PASS (20)
JAGUARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (22), RUSH (16), PASS (22)
JAGUARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (16), PASS (3)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Colts have lost four of last six in series but seeking first season sweep of Jaguars since 2014. … Win would give Indy first six-game winning streak since opening 2009 AFC championship season 14-0. … Andrew Luck has TD pass in NFL-best 34 straight games and three or more TDs in eight consecutive games, tying Peyton Manning for No. 2 all-time. … Luck has thrown TDs to 12 players, one behind Matt Ryan (2016) and Drew Brees (2018) for NFL single-season record. … Luck also has five straight games with rating over 100. … Indy did not allow Luck to be sacked in first meeting after giving up 14 to Jacksonville in two games last year, when luck was injured. … Colts and Saints have allowed league-low 11 sacks this season. … Eric Ebron needs one TD reception to break Dallas Clark’s single-season Colts record for tight ends (11). Ebron had 11 TD catches in first four NFL seasons. … K Adam Vinatieri’s next field goal made from 40 to 49 yards will tie Gary Anderson for league record (161). … Indy defense tied for fifth in takeaways (20) and third in tackles for loss (64). … Jaguars have dropped seven straight since 3-1 start. … Coach Doug Marrone fired OC Nathaniel Hackett and benched QB Blake Bortles after latest loss, replacing them with QBs coach Scott Milanovich and backup QB Cody Kessler. … Kessler was 0-8 as Cleveland’s starter in 2016. … Jags will be without RB Leonard Fournette, suspended one game for leaving bench and instigating fight in Buffalo. … Expect Carlos Hyde, another ex-Cleveland player, to start in Fournette’s place. … Kessler also will have three backup O-linemen protecting him since Jags will be without LT Cam Robinson, LG Andrew Norwell and C Brandon Linder. Fantasy tip: Don’t play any Jaguars. If desperate, Colts TE Erik Swoope might be worth flyer because Jack Doyle (kidney) was placed on injured reserve and Eric Ebron (back) and Mo Alie-Cox (calf) are dealing with injuries. Swoope, who returned to practice this week, caught TD passes in three consecutive games before missing month with knee injury.
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