Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2021 · Week 18 · Division

Final

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Carson Wentz

11·26

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Trevor Lawrence

TIAA Bank Stadium · outdoors · grass · 76°F · wind 19mph

Closing spread

IND -14

Total

43

Model margin

-1.4est.

JAX perspective

Push chance

2.5%est.

the line sits on a key number

Win probability

  • Jaguars
  • Colts

How each play moved the game.

Jaguars winsColts wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

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

Coltsedge mapJaguars
  • +0.060EPA / play-0.079
  • 44.6%Success rate44.0%
  • +0.055EPA / dropback-0.061
  • +0.065EPA / rush-0.113
  • 9.8%Explosive rate7.1%
  • -2.41CPOE-4.53
  • 41.9%Third-down rate35.6%
  • 60.3%Red-zone TD rate56.0%
  • 2.35Points / drive1.33
  • 1.5%Turnover rate2.6%

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. JAX are 31-17-1 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

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Carson Wentz17/2918511

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Jonathan Taylor15775.10
Carson Wentz3175.70

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Trevor Lawrence23/3222320

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Ryquell Armstead9525.80
Dare Ogunbowale11302.70
Trevor Lawrence10171.70
Mekhi Sargent122.00

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 -142.9%4.6%3.0%7.5%

Positive margins favour Jaguars; negative favour Colts.

Half-point at risk

2.47%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

45.4%

Expected total

44.4est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-3.06
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin-1.36