Indianapolis Colts 35, Jacksonville Jaguars 31
The Jaguars outplayed the Colts for three quarters last night but they couldn’t finish in the 4th quarter. David Garrard had one of his better games of the year for the Jaguars completing 23 of 40 passes for 223 yards with 3 TD passes and 1 INT. Maurice Jones-Drew was all over the place for the Jaguars last night. He carried the ball 27 times for 110 yards (4.1 ypc) with a TD run and he also caught 5 passes for 30 yards (6.0 avg) with a TD grab. Jones-Drew also returned 2 kickoffs for 59 yards (29.5 avg) last night. Mike Sims-Walker led the way in the passing game for the Jags last night with 6 grabs for 64 yards (10.7 avg) with a TD grab. Rookie WR Mike Thomas also had a busy night for the Jags with 2 grabs for 20 yards (10.0 avg) with a TD grab. Thomas also returned 2 kickoffs for 82 yards (41.0 avg) and 2 punts for 17 yards (8.5 avg). The Jaguars finished up with 345 total yards in this game (139 rushing, 206 passing) as they had possession of the ball for 35:26!
Linebackers Justin Durant (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) and Russell Allen (6 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) led the way for the Jags on D last night. The Colts finished up with 369 yards on offense (61 rushing, 307 passing) in this game. The Jags also had some issues on special teams in this game as back-up RB Chad Simpson ran back a kickoff 93 yards for a TD. The Jaguars are now 7-7 on the year.
