2026 · Week 8 · Division

Scheduled

Colts

Indianapolis

@

Jaguars

Jacksonville

EverBank Stadium · outdoors · grass

Closing spread

Total

Model margin

+25.1est.

JAX perspective

Push chance

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
  • -0.225EPA / play+0.310
  • 42.6%Success rate59.3%
  • -0.409EPA / dropback+0.731
  • +0.116EPA / rush-0.053
  • 13.0%Explosive rate16.7%
  • -5.06CPOE+22.32
  • 30.0%Third-down rate55.6%
  • 100.0%Red-zone TD rate100.0%
  • 1.99Points / drive3.76
  • 3.7%Turnover rate0.0%

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

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+22.29
  • Home-field advantage+2.22
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.56
  • Expected margin+25.07