That will put plenty of pressure on the run game.
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The Colts, who have struggled to a 6-7 record through a combination of injuries to key personnel, along with poor play at times, saw their 16-game winning streak come to end in Sunday’s loss. Let’s not forget he’s only in his second year and (unfortunately for the rest of the division) should continue to get better.
The Jaguars scored on offense, defense and special teams in a 51-16 thrashing of the Colts.
In a stark contrast from the Jaguars’ established way of thinking, the undrafted free agent was given a major role in an important game, not due to injury but because the team thought he could handle it. DeAndre Hopkins and Nate Washington have combined for 1,813 receiving yards and 13 touchdowns while Cecil Shorts III has 42 receptions. “If I get tomorrow, I’ll attack it”, Pagano said, and then referred to his 2012 battle with leukemia.
-Cornerback Greg Toler (knee) was held out of the Jacksonville game but could return in time for Sunday’s game with Houston. The Jaguars’ all-time scoring record is 62 points set in a playoff game against the Miami Dolphins in January 1999. Andre Branch started the barrage with a 49-yard fumble return for a score late in the second quarter. That gave the Colts a 13-3 lead with 1:56 left in the half, but from that point on, Jacksonville outscored the visitors 48-3. “Our defense was playing well so we had to match them”.
Seven different players scored for Jacksonville in this one.
“It’s not going to discourage us”. When teams do break the half-century barrier, it’s usually the result of an exceptional individual performance; in 26 of the NFL’s 36 50-point games since 2006, the high-scoring team’s primary passer posted a score of 90 or better on Total QBR’s 0-to-100 scale, where 50 is average. He was not intercepted. “What a great day today”. Houston will be looking for a season sweep of each of those teams, having already beaten them earlier in the year. Head coach Chuck Pagano told reporters Monday he expects Hasselbeck to be ready to start Sunday’s game. Meanwhile, Luck said his workout regimen of running, throwing, running and lifting intensified Monday. “We got the ball in the red zone, and we couldn’t convert on third down”. And he had a 46-yard field goal. “The only way you are going to stop it is you’ve got to make some plays”. We’ve just got to keep fighting.
And Robinson’s emergence has created more one-on-one matchups for Hurns and Thomas, and opened up holes in the running game. We’ll take a look at it when the season is over to see just how far we’ve come along and the direction. Indianapolis QB Matt Hasselback was injured a couple times in the game. But he suffered an injury to his ribs with about 12 minutes left in the game and could not return. In the receiving end, T.Y. Hilton had 132 yards in four receptions while Donte Moncrief added 52 yards in three receptions.
Indeed, the Colts lost 44-17 at Jacksonville in December 2006 and regrouped to win it all.
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Meanwhile, there’s a Jacksonville Jaguars team lurking just a game back of both, and their quarterback – Blake Bortles – is healthy and has 30 TD passes, which is one fewer than Carson Palmer and only three back of Tom Brady.
