Jacksonville 24, Indianapolis 0
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 18, 2022
Where: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Temperature:
78°
Head Official:
Alex Kemp
Attendance:
58360
By Field Level Media
Trevor Lawrence threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns Sunday as the Jacksonville Jaguars completely throttled the Indianapolis Colts, 24-0, in Jacksonville, Fla.
The victory is Doug Pederson's first as head coach of the Jaguars.
Playing their home opener, the Jaguars (1-1) controlled both lines of scrimmage. They enjoyed three long scoring drives that lasted at least 68 yards. Two of them milked more than 7 1/2 minutes of game time.
Lawrence completed 25 of 30 passes in a performance similar to Week 18 last season, when he led Jacksonville to a 26-11 upset of Indianapolis that knocked it out of the AFC playoff picture. This game was more lopsided.
The Colts' best scoring chance stalled out at the 4-yard line early in the fourth quarter due to a sack and an offensive pass interference flag. Another ended at the 8-yard line when Matt Ryan threw an incompletion.
Ryan completed 16 of 30 passes for 195 yards and three interceptions, the first leading to the Jaguars' first touchdown. Indianapolis (0-1-1) couldn't establish the run behind 2021 NFL rushing champion Jonathan Taylor, either. He was held to four yards in the first half and finished with nine rushes for 54 yards with a pair of 21-yard runs in the second half.
Jacksonville started its domination of the game with its first possession, a 15-play touchdown drive that chewed up 9:11 of clock. Lawrence capped it by hitting Christian Kirk on a 10-yard touchdown pass at the 2:21 mark.
The Jaguars expanded their lead with a pair of scoring drives in the last eight minutes of the first half. James Robinson burst 37 yards for a 14-0 advantage with 7:52 left, followed by Riley Patterson's 52-yard field goal with 1:43 remaining for a 17-0 cushion at the break.
Any realistic hopes Indianapolis might have had for a comeback ended with a 92-yard touchdown drive that concluded with Lawrence's 5-yard scoring strike to Kirk 17 seconds before the third quarter's end, upping the advantage to 24-0.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Indianapolis |
|
Jacksonville |
Ashton Dulin
|
Player |
Christian Kirk
|
5 |
Receptions |
6 |
79 |
Yards |
78 |
15.8 |
Avg Yards |
13.0 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
39 |
Long |
26 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Indianapolis
|
218 |
54 |
164 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
Jacksonville
|
331 |
96 |
235 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
5.0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Jacksonville will play their next game on the road against L.A. Chargers. The Jaguars have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Indianapolis will play their next game at home against Kansas City. The Colts have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.