{"id":444970,"date":"2026-11-02T10:20:43","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/444970\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T10:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:20:43","slug":"jaguars-demolish-colts-on-rainy-day-at-everbank-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/444970\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguars demolish Colts on rainy day at EverBank Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Jaguars still don\u2019t know how to lose to the Colts at home. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Jacksonville won its first game in front of the home fans since late September with a 42-7 blowout of the Colts on a rainy afternoon at EverBank Stadium. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Beating Indianapolis in Jacksonville has become a tradition. The Colts haven\u2019t won a game in Jacksonville since Sept. 21, 2014. The Jaguars have 12 straight home wins over Indianapolis although one of those came as the home team in London. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The Colts (2-6) didn\u2019t seem positioned to give much of a challenge to the AFC South-leading Jaguars, especially this week. Indianapolis spent most of the past week making trades (DeForest Buckner, Quenton Nelson) as they tumbled into NFL fire sale territory before the trade deadline. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The Jaguars (5-2) find themselves on the other side of the aisle. They lead the division by three games and have clicked under second-year head coach Liam Coen. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Since he was hired last year, the Jaguars are 18-6 in regular-season games. Barring a massive collapse, they\u2019re headed for a second straight AFC South title. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">They flipped things in a hurry before halftime, shaking off a sluggish start and going to work on the Colts. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Trevor_Lawrence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trevor Lawrence<\/a> had a 31-yard scoring pass to rookie tight end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Nate_Boerkircher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nate Boerkircher<\/a> before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Bhayshul_Tuten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bhayshul Tuten<\/a> ripped off a 39-yard touchdown run to put them in front 21-0. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Lawrence lost a fumble after he was sacked with under two minutes to play to put the Colts in position for points. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Rayuan_Lane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rayuan Lane III<\/a> picked off a Daniel Jones pass and went 92 yards the other direction for a pick-six and 28-0 halftime lead. Lawrence was pulled early in the fourth quarter after going 10 of 14 for 210 yards and three touchdowns. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cWinning your division is really important but I think for us, it\u2019s really just going week by week,\u201d Lawrence said. \u201cIt\u2019s not something we thinking oh, we\u2019re a few games up. We\u2019re in a good spot. We can relax. That\u2019s not really at all how we think. We got a lot of football left.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">It was the first game at EverBank Stadium since a Week 3 romp over the Patriots. Jacksonville played at Cincinnati in Week 4, then consecutive games in London followed by the bye week. Construction on the team\u2019s new stadium forced the lengthy road trip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cWe haven\u2019t been at home much. Wanted to be able to put on a show for our home fan base and give the people some excitement,\u201d Coen said. \u201cHopefully we can get back here in a couple of weeks and get some more of that. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Defense strong all game<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The Jaguars got the huge interception from Lane, but didn\u2019t stop there. Bryan Thomas Jr. recovered a fumble and Branson Combs had an interception. The defense racked up four sacks, too. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cI mean, it\u2019s really cool and I think it just enforces the next-man-up mentality,\u201d Lane said. \u201cObviously on the first play of the game or something, we had somebody go down so just being able to step up and be able to make the plays and help my team out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BTJ finds the end zone<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">It was a nice start for embattled receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/Brian_Thomas_Jr.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brian Thomas Jr.<\/a>, who has been the subject of rampant trade rumors during his inconsistent start after going catchless in back-to-back games in London. Coen and other Jaguars players have stood by Thomas during his struggles. Lawrence hit Thomas for a 12-yard touchdown on Jacksonville\u2019s first offensive series, perhaps a bit of a salvo from Coen and the Jaguars that they\u2019re still believers in Thomas. <\/p>\n<p>Stars on offense<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Tuten had a remarkable game for the Jaguars. He rushed for a career-high 104 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown. Tuten also had 55 yards and a touchdown receiving. His 159 scrimmage yards are the most by a Jaguars player since Travis Etienne in 2023 (184 in a Week 5 game in London against the Bills). Fellow running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. added 41 yards rushing and a touchdown on just six carries. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cI think I had a good practice all week being intentional in the run game and my reads and my fits and that kind of stuff,\u201d Tuten said. \u201cWe have been working on the screen game for a long time now, just go out there and just make the plays when they come to me is my biggest thing. I think I played fast and physical today and I played worry-free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Rookie tight end Boerkircher has started to carve out his role with the offense. His 31-yard catch was the longest in his NFL career. He\u2019s up to 83 yards and two touchdown catches this season. He\u2019s the first rookie tight end in franchise history to have touchdown catches in back-to-back weeks. Not bad for a player whom general manager James Gladstone was panned for selecting higher than expected in the draft. <\/p>\n<p>Injuries sting against the Colts<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The major storyline Sunday was the injury bug. Safety Eric Murray left with an elbow injury and didn\u2019t return. Jacksonville was already playing without injured safety Antonio Johnson due to an ankle injury. Those absences allowed Lane to come in and shine. In addition to the pick-six, Lane also had a play that was nearly a sack of Jones. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cRayuan with the huge interception. That kind of really broke the game open,\u201d Coen said. \u201cIt was a massive play to stay focused throughout the tip and be able to control that ball and take it to the house. He\u2019s made a number of those plays, right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Defensive tackle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/topic\/DaVon_Hamilton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DaVon Hamilton<\/a> went out with a right knee injury on a play that led to a Bryan Thomas Jr. fumble recovery. Hamilton has been Jacksonville\u2019s best defensive line player in the run game this season. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Jaguars still don\u2019t know how to lose to the Colts at home. 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