Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2017 · Week 7 · Division

Final

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Blake Bortles

27·0

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Jacoby Brissett

Lucas Oil Stadium · closed · fieldturf

Closing spread

JAX -3

Total

41

Model margin

-2.1est.

IND perspective

Push chance

7.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Colts
  • Jaguars

How each play moved the game.

Colts winsJaguars wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

Jaguarsedge mapColts
  • +0.020EPA / play-0.107
  • 41.7%Success rate38.7%
  • +0.095EPA / dropback-0.102
  • -0.071EPA / rush-0.115
  • 7.8%Explosive rate6.7%
  • -2.97CPOE-4.56
  • 36.9%Third-down rate38.0%
  • 62.0%Red-zone TD rate48.0%
  • 1.81Points / drive1.22
  • 1.8%Turnover rate1.5%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

IND lead 27–22 since 1999

JAX have won 2 straight. Meetings average 44.3 points. IND are 17-31-1 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2025 · W17JAX @ IND2317JAX
2025 · W14IND @ JAX1936JAX
2024 · W18JAX @ IND2326IND
2024 · W5IND @ JAX3437JAX
2023 · W6IND @ JAX2037JAX
2023 · W1JAX @ IND3121JAX
2022 · W6JAX @ IND2734IND
2022 · W2IND @ JAX024JAX

Box score

Individual performances

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Blake Bortles18/2633010
Marqise Lee0/1000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
T.J. Yeldon912213.61
Chris Ivory17472.81
Blake Bortles4112.80
Corey Grant681.30

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jacoby Brissett22/3720000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Frank Gore9343.80
Jacoby Brissett5316.20
Marlon Mack5265.20
Josh Ferguson155.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line -33.0%4.7%3.1%7.5%7.0%2.7%4.0%

Positive margins favour Colts; negative favour Jaguars.

Half-point at risk

7.51%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

43.3%

Expected total

43.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.81
  • Home-field advantage+1.74
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential-0.08
  • Expected margin-2.15