The Jacksonville Jaguars entered their 2026 Rivalry Week wearing their sandy beach jerseys for the first time, in front of the Jacksonville home crowd. On the field, the Duval ‘House of Horrors’ continued for the Indianapolis Colts, as Indianapolis failed to make this one even remotely competitive from the opening quarter on, cementing 12 consecutive home wins over the 2-6 Colts. 11 of the 12 wins occurred in Jacksonville, with one taking place in London.
Here’s everything you need to know from Jacksonville’s Week 8 42-7, 35-point domination of the Indianapolis Colts.
Nate Boerkircher’s second touchdown of his rookie season was one of beauty, with the “Consensus Board All-Star” locating the ball in flight over his opposite shoulder for the touchdown, extending the lead to two scores.
As a note, the following Jacksonville players left Sunday’s game due to injury:
The outcome of Sunday’s AFC South matchup seemed extremely clear by the end of the first quarter, after Jacksonville took an early 7-0 lead via a 12-yard Brian Thomas Jr. reception.
Before Indianapolis could blink, it seemed that the score was already out of reach, with explosive scores from Nate Boerkircher and Bhayshul Tuten. However, an Indianapolis opportunity to create a two scores matchup was quickly extinguished as Ray Lane returned the redzone interception 92 yards for a touchdown, confirming the rout.
QB Trevor Lawrence ended the half 7/11 for 138 yards and two touchdowns (146.8 passer rating), while RB Bhayshul Tuten had 13 carries for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Following the half, Chris Rodriguez joined in on the fun with a 28 yd touchdown run to extend the third quarter lead to 35-0.
The Jacksonville defense took advantage of the positive game script, collecting 4.5 sacks, a fumble recovery, and two interceptions (including the previously mentioned pick six).
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