Jaguars @ Colts Week 17 Live Game Thread

The Indianapolis Colts were officially eliminated from playoff contention on Saturday, December 27. They still have to play the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 17, but the stakes are a lot lower now for Indy, following the Houston Texans' win over the Los Angeles Chargers. For Jacksonville, though, this game is even more important now.

With the Texans moving to 11-5, the Jaguars have to ensure that they beat the Colts to maintain their lead in the AFC South race. A loss would immediately drop them below Houston in the standings, surrendering their current opportunity to host a playoff game this postseason. On the other hand, a win for Jacksonville wouldn't just help them win the division; it would give the Jaguars a chance to climb to second in the conference and possibly even No. 1.

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Jaguars are seeing a much different Colts team

The Jacksonville Jaguars just played the Indianapolis Colts three weeks ago. The first time these two teams met, the Jags extended their home win streak against Indy to 11 years running with another 36-19 victory in EverBank Stadium. Jacksonville overcame a downpour in that one, while the Colts dropped their third game in a row and lost starting quarterback Daniel Jones to a ruptured Achilles.

Now, they've turned to 44-year-old Philip Rivers to lead their offense. He was called out of retirement after five years off, but couldn't keep Indy's playoff chase alive, losing both of his games to the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers. He's played admirably in his time under center, but his physical limitations are glaringly obvious. Still, the Jaguars know they can't take a potential future Hall-of-Fame quarterback lightly, especially considering he has an 8-3 record against them for his career, including a 1-1 mark in his first stint with the Colts.

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Injury Report

Unfortunately, the Jaguars' recent run of good health came to a halt last week. It was announced on Christmas Day that Jourdan Lewis had undergone surgery to repair a foot injury, putting an end to his stellar first season with the Jaguars. Jacksonville will also be without Bhayshul Tuten, Patrick Mekari, Danny Striggow, and Jalen McLeod, while Robert Hainsey is questionable.

For the Colts, DeForest Buckner was placed on IR after going under the knife to fix a herniated disc in his neck. Sauce Gardner is expected to return after missing three games with a hamstring injury. Be sure to refresh this page during the game to get all of our live updates.

Live Game Thread

KICKOFF: Jaguars win the coin toss and elect to defer. The Colts get a great return on the opening kickoff back to Jacksonville's 44-yard line.

CHURN: Jonathan Taylor gets two straight carries to begin the game and gets Indianapolis their first first down.

GRANDPA: Philip Rivers completes his first pass of the day, finding Tyler Warren near the left hash to move the chains into the red zone.

STAND: Jaguars force two incompletions for Rivers to bring up fourth down.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 1: Blake Grupe chips in a 33-yarder for the first points on the board. JAX 0-3 IND

EZ BUTTON: Jaguars dial up a screen pass to Travis Etienne Jr. on 2nd-and-long, and he picks up the first down and some.

ADJUSTMENT: On 3rd-and-6, Trevor Lawrence kills the original call at the line, motions Brian Thomas Jr. in, and finds Brenton Strange for a nice gain, including extra yards after the catch.

P-DUB: Lawrence identifies the blitz pre-snap, tells his offensive line to slide right, and finds Parker Washington on a short out to get a new set of downs inside the red zone.

DISASTER: Jakobi Meyers laterals to Travis Etienne Jr. on a designed trick play, but ETN can't reel in the pitch. The Colts fall on the fumble and take over possession.

ROOKIE: Tyler Warren gets his second catch of the day to pick up another conversion for the Colts.

DOUBLE CATCH: Eric Murray had what would have been a perfect pass break-up, but Will Mallory is somehow able to reel in the bobbled ball on his way down.

BUSTER: Montaric Brown breaks up an intermediate shot to Alec Pierce in the middle of the field.

TRICKY: On 3rd-and-3, the Colts dial up a fake swing pass and hand it off to Tyler Warren instead for the first down.

END OF 1ST QUARTER — JAX 0-3 IND

TAYLOR TRAIN: Jonathan Taylor extends the Colts' 13-play drive with a strong six yard dive to get inside Jacksonville's 10.

WINGER: Andrew Wingard blows up Taylor in the backfield on 2nd-and-goal for a tackle for loss.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 2: The Colts make it three straight runs for JT on goal-to-go, and he cashes in with a touchdown. JAX 0-10 IND

BULLET: T-Law fires a missile between two defenders to Jakobi Meyers on a short in-breaker to avoid 3-and-out.

TWINKLE TOES: T-Law stands tall against the blitz and finds Meyers by the right sideline as he's hit. Meyers somehow gets two toes down despite getting immediately hit.

BOUNCE BACK: ETN responds strong after his costly fumble, this time getting an explosive run to get the Jaguars a new set of downs inside the red zone.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 3: T-Law dances in the pocket, before taking off. He puts a little stutter juke at the second level to find the end zone. JAX 7-10 IND

QUICK HITTER: Rivers finds Josh Downs in a soft spot in the Jaguars' zone to get to Indianapolis' 40.

BUSTED: On 3rd-and-5, Montaric Brown gets in the way of a pass for Josh Downs to bring up a punt from the Colts.

UNNECESSARY: After a short punt return from Parker Washington, the Colts are flagged for unnecessary roughness, gifting the Jags 15 yards to bring them past their own 30.

TENDER: After a fast start to the game for BTJ, T-Law targets him on a deep hitch against Sauce Gardner. The two fight for the ball in the air by the right sideline before it bounces out of bounds. Unfortunately, Thomas Jr. is slow to get up, with trainers tending to his ankle.

SACKED: On 3rd-and-12, the Colts bring the heat, and they finally get to Lawrence for their first sack of the day.

BOOT: Logan Cooke punts it 59 yards, and Rayuan Lane III completes the play by immediately bringing down Josh Downs near the Colt's 10-yard line.

3-AND-OUT: The Jags' defense is able to force a 3-and-out to give their offense a chance to score again with about a minute left in the half and two timeouts.

WIZARDRY: Lawrence escapes the pocket twice in a row to pick up 16 yards at the start of the drive, bringing the Jags quickly into Colts' territory.

CHOP WOOD: Washington reels in a contested catch over the middle on second down to bring Jacksonville near the red zone with 27 seconds left. Head Coach Liam Coen burns his second timeout of the half.

INTERCEPTION: Lawrence rolls out and throws into a tight window for Washington. Germaine Pratt plays excellent coverage and is able to step in front of the ball to pick off Lawrence for the first time in over a month.

END OF 2ND QUARTER — JAX 7-10 IND

NOT GOOD: Trevor Lawrence takes a designed run on a bootleg, but loses six yards.

3-AND-OUT: The protection holds up for T-Law, but no one can get open downfield. The Colts force the incompletion and complete the 3-and-out on the first series of the second half.

JT: Taylor breaks multiple tackles to get another first down for Indy.

HEATING UP: Jaguars go 0 blitz on 3rd-and-4, and Rivers has to get rid of it immediately. There's a miscommunication from the Colts, leading to an intentional grounding penalty with no receiver in the area.

HEALTHY: BTJ was able to shake off his ankle tweak earlier in the game, and he comes down with a 16-yard grab to extend the drive for the Jaguars.

BIG PICKUP: Jacksonville's newest RB DeeJay Dallas gets 17 yards on the draw into Indianapolis territory.

WHEW: Lawrence tries to find Tim Patrick on a hitch, but the Colts' Mitchell jumps in front of it. Thankfully, he drops the easy pick.

CARRY WATER: On 3rd-and-long, Lawrence finds Washington deep downfield, who turns it into almost a punt return, reversing field to pick up another chunk for 37 yards total.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 4: Lawrence gets a QB draw inside the 10 and turns it into his second rushing touchdown of the day. JAX 14-10 IND

HUGE RETURN: Ashton Dulin gets his second big kickoff return of the game, this time bringing the Colts all the way to the Jaguars' 39-yard line.

CHALLENGE: On 3rd-and-long, Rivers finds Josh Downs right at the left sideline for a would-be conversion, but Liam Coen gets the challenge flag off just in time.

CALL STANDS: The refs decide that there wasn't enough evidence to overturn Downs' catch, maintaining the Colts' first down conversion.

CALLED BACK: Jonathan Taylor had a touchdown run on the first play after the challenge, but it's called back due to holding.

PASS INTERFERENCE: Philip Rivers had Alec Pierce in stride for a touchdown, but Eric Murray yanks him back to prevent the score. Colts get a new set of downs at Jacksonville's five.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 5: Rivers goes under center, fakes the play-action, and finds Mo Alie-Cox in the end zone. JAX 14-17 IND

OL' RELIABLE: Brenton Strange continues his strong performance with a slant over the middle for 19 yards to get the Jaguars past midfield.

ROLLING: ETN takes the handoff on the next play and picks up a dozen, snaking through the second level.

MITTS: Meyers rips a bullet from Lawrence out of the air to get another first down for Jacksonville.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 6: Jags can't convert on 2nd-and-2 or 3rd-and-3, so they have to settle for a 34-yard chip from Cam Little. JAX 17-17 IND

SACKED: The Jags finally get to Philip Rivers on 2nd-and-9 to force 3rd-and-14 and a potential 3-and-out.

END OF 3RD QUARTER — JAX 17-17 IND

3-AND-OUT: Aided by a false start on third down, the Jaguars complete the 3-and-out.

SPEEDY: Facing their own 3-and-out, the Jaguars go speed option. T-Law pitches it to ETN for his third straight carry, and he picks up 13 yards and the first down.

STEADY: Parker Washington reels in a 16-yard over to cross the century mark on the game.

BIG STOP: On 3rd-and-4, Jags pitch it to ETN for an outside run to the right. Zaire Franklin is able to get the stop to bring up 4th-and-1.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS: Indy is able to stuff T-Law on the sneak, and the Jags turn it over on downs with a tie game and nine-and-a-half minutes left.

INTERCEPTION: The Jaguars bring the heat on 3rd-and-3. Rivers goes to a quick out, but Jarrian Jones is all over it. He jumps the route and gets Jacksonville's first pick of the day, aided by a tip from Eric Murray at the line on the blitz.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 7: Jaguars can't capitalize with a touchdown after Jones' pick, but Cam Little cashes in with a 42-yard boot. JAX 20-17 IND

IN THE BACKFIELD: Travon Walker sheds the block and brings down Jonathan Taylor for a two-yard loss.

SACKED: On 3rd-and-5, Josh Hines-Allen drives his matchup back into Philip Rivers for a six-yard sack to force 4th-and-11.

PBU: Greg Newsome II gets the PBU to give the Jaguars the turnover on downs. Trevor Lawrence and the offense will take over near midfield with a chance to extend the lead with just over three minutes left in the game.

INTO SCORING POSITION: ETN takes the carry on the first play of the drive and picks up eight yards.

COSTLY: Lawrence picks up the first down on 3rd-and-short on the read option, but it's negated due to an illegal shift penalty, bringing up familiar demons from the Jaguars' start of the 2025 season.

ANOTHER ONE: Lawrence is trying to change the play at the line, but Walker Little jumps, drawing a false start to back the Jaguars up to 3rd-and-11.

JUST SHORT: Lawrence floats it with anticipation on a comeback to Jakobi Meyers. He reels it in, but he's just short of the line to gain. Jaguars are faced with 4th-and-less-than-one at the two-minute warning.

CONVERTED: The Jags try to get the Colts to jump, but they don't fall for it. Instead, Liam Coen burns a timeout to set up a QB sneak off a motion decoy. This time, T-Law picks up more than enough for the first down.

SCORING UPDATE NO. 8: The offense can't put the game away, but Cam Little drills a 53-yard field goal to put Jacksonville up six with just 18 seconds left in the contest. JAX 23-17 IND

STOOD UP: Jaguars don't send anybody, and Josh Hines-Allen is able to tackle the Colts receiver inbounds. Unfortunately, he's whistled for a delay of game, and Indy gets a free play with the clock stopped and four seconds left to try to complete a 48-yard Hail Mary.

GOOD MEASURE: Riley Leonard is able to climb the pocket, evade the blitz, and launch the ball into the end zone, but Antonio Johnson seals the win with the interception.

FINAL — JAX 23-17

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