{"id":444284,"date":"2026-11-01T13:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/444284\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T13:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T13:34:38","slug":"jaguars-colts-week-8-national-predictions-roundup-will-jacksonville-complete-the-sweep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/444284\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguars-Colts Week 8 National Predictions Roundup: Will Jacksonville Complete the Sweep?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9u\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. &#8212; The Jacksonville Jaguars are seen as big favorites entering Week 8 which, as is usually the case in the NFL, stiff far from a guaranteed win against an AFC South rival. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9z\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/jaguars\/onsi\/jacksonville-the-week-8-colts-matchup-could-define-their-trade-deadline-plans\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Jaguars are set to host the Indianapolis Colts<\/a> at EverBank Stadium in Week 8, with the Jaguars fresh off a bye and also playing at home for the first time since Week 3. With the Colts in complete teardown and rebuild mode, the Jaguars are clearly expected to roll past them this week, something head coach Liam Coen knows he has to be guarded against. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a4\">&#8220;It&#8217;s innate as a coach. I&#8217;ve been a part of it so many times, especially as an assistant where you&#8217;re so hyper-focused on your group, like, \u2018Hey, I hope my group plays well today. I hope my position plays well today.\u2019 As a head coach in general, I hope we all play well, but I kind of expect us to. I do,&#8221; Coen said Friday. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a9\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t expect us to walk out on the field and give lack of effort or guys not run to the football. And is it going to happen on some plays? Yeah. But as a whole, as a group, I do expect these guys to walk out on the field on Sunday and give their best effort for the most part. And is it always perfect? No. And that&#8217;s what you&#8217;re striving for, that perfect balance, but it&#8217;s such an imperfect game. It is nice to know, this is the way I feel, that our guys are going to play on Sundays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ae\">So, how does the national NFL media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/jaguars\/onsi\/jacksonville-mailbag-colts-game-could-impact-the-trade-deadline-in-more-ways-than-one\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">see the Jaguars and Colts matchup <\/a>playing<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ao\">Albert Breer: Jaguars<br \/>Eva Geitheim: Jaguars<br \/>Mitch Goldich: Jaguars<br \/>Mike Kadlick: Jaguars<br \/>Gilbert Manzano: Jaguars<br \/>Conor Orr: Jaguars<br \/>John Pluym: Jauars<br \/>Matt Verderame: Jaguars<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ay\">Pamela Maldonado: Jaguars<br \/>Eric Moody: Jaguars<br \/>Seth Walder: Jaguars<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b8\">Jeremy Bergman: Jaguars<br \/>Brooke Cersosimo: Jaguars<br \/>Gennaro Filice: Jaguars<br \/>Bobby Kownack: Jaguars<br \/>Dan Parr: Jaguars<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bi\">Joe Buscaglia: Jaguars<br \/>Jon Greenberg: Jaguars<br \/>Larry Holder: Jaguars<br \/>Nick Kosmider: Jaguars<br \/>Josh Kendal: Jaguars<br \/>Austin Mock: Jaguars<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Jaguars On SI Analysis<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bs\">The Jaguars get a clean sweep here: 22 votes to 0. This isn&#8217;t the first time the Jaguars have gotten this kind of vote, and it is worth noting that they have been able to prove the voters right each time they are seen as the big favorites, sans a close win against the Philadelphia Eagles. When the votes have been closer, such as in Week 2 and in Week 6,  is when the Jaguars have found more trouble but that was never going to be the case here.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bx\">I think the Colts are going to play hard. I think Shane Steichen is a solid coach. But I just think the Colts were a team that was already lacking the firepower to stack up with the Jaguars before it lost some of its best players. I ultimately expect an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/jaguars\/onsi\/trevor-lawrence-could-make-a-major-mvp-statement-in-jacksonville-colts-showdown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MVP-level performance from Trevor Lawrence,<\/a> who matches up well against the Colts&#8217; defensive scheme and tendencies, and I also expect Daniel Jones to have a rough outing. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"c2\">My prediction for Week 8: Jaguars 30, Colts 16. 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