Task Enterprises presentsNFL Intelligence

2023 · Week 1 · Division

Final

Jaguars

Jacksonville

QB Trevor Lawrence

31·21

Colts

Indianapolis

QB Anthony Richardson

Lucas Oil Stadium · closed

Closing spread

JAX -4

Total

45.5

Model margin

+1.3est.

IND perspective

Push chance

2.4%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
  • -0.032EPA / play-0.025
  • 43.1%Success rate41.5%
  • +0.053EPA / dropback+0.030
  • -0.192EPA / rush-0.108
  • 7.1%Explosive rate8.6%
  • +1.62CPOE-3.92
  • 38.5%Third-down rate34.4%
  • 56.5%Red-zone TD rate57.1%
  • 1.84Points / drive1.78
  • 2.5%Turnover rate1.6%

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. 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
2022 · W6JAX @ IND2734IND
2022 · W2IND @ JAX024JAX
2021 · W18IND @ JAX1126JAX

Box score

Individual performances

Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Trevor Lawrence24/3224121

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Travis Etienne18774.31
Trevor Lawrence7213.00
Tank Bigsby7131.91
Jamal Agnew2-2-1.00
D'Ernest Johnson1-4-4.00

Receiving

PlayerRecTgtYdsTD
Calvin Ridley8111011
Zay Jones57551
Evan Engram55490
Travis Etienne55270
Christian Kirk1390
Tank Bigsby0100

Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Anthony Richardson24/3722311
Gardner Minshew0/2000

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Anthony Richardson10404.01
Deon Jackson13141.10
Jake Funk2105.00
Evan Hull111.00

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 -44.2%2.8%7.2%7.5%3.0%4.6%2.9%

Positive margins favour Colts; negative favour Jaguars.

Half-point at risk

2.38%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

52.7%

Expected total

43.7est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)-0.33
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment-0.03
  • Rest differential0.00
  • Expected margin+1.34