Unlucky 13?
It is now the turn of the Jaguars, to see if they can upset the seemingly invincible Indianapolis Colts and their quest for the perfect season. The Colts are currently 12-0.
The Colts are already assured of participating in the post season, also want the win to ensure they win the AFC South title and get home field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Jacksonville have come close to beating the Colts - they fought out a testing 10-3 encounter at the RCA Dome in the second game of the season. At that time the Colts were winning games with a smothering defence with the offence finding its stride.
The points started to come from week four onwards and the lowest they have totalled in a game since then is 26.
So the Jaguars need stay in touch with a side that is scoring easily. Their problem is that QB Byron Leftwich is out. David Garrard will take his place and is a worthy replacement - but he is not first choice for a reason. He does offer an added dimension in that his running game is better than that of Leftwich - who is pure pocket passer. The big issue will be in real game time - which amounts to a total of two games worth of quarters during the course of the season.
Jacksonville have split the season series with the Colts in each of the last two seasons. Jax are getting +9 on the points spread for this game. See our NFL Odds for odds on all this weeks football games.
