Jaguars at Colts: Week 18 preview, odds and injuries

Week 18 · Sun, Jan 10 · Lucas Oil Stadium12 AM ET

at12 AMET · TBD

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 6:03 PM ET

The Jacksonville Jaguars (6-2) visit the Indianapolis Colts (2-7) on Sun, Jan 10, time TBD at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN (Week 18, 2026 season).

When and where is Jaguars vs Colts?

Sun, Jan 10, time TBD at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN.

Who is injured for Jaguars vs Colts?

Jaguars: nobody listed out, doubtful or questionable. Colts: Jalen Travis (OT, doubtful, knee), A.J. Haulcy (S, questionable, ankle), Akeem Davis-Gaither (LB, questionable, knee), Jaylon Carlies (LB, questionable, neck), Justin Walley (CB, questionable, knee) and Mo Alie-Cox (TE, questionable, groin).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Jaguars at Colts: Week 18 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2027-01-10-jax-at-ind (updated 2026-11-10).

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Regular season through week 17 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Jaguars pass defense vs Colts dropback offense
The Jaguars' pass defense ranks 3rd in EPA per dropback (-0.10 allowed, 291 dropbacks faced) and faces a Colts dropback offense ranked 31st (-0.22, 341 dropbacks).
31stIND offense28 spots apart3rdJAX defense
2Jaguars run game vs Colts run defense
The Jaguars' run game ranks 6th in EPA per rush (+0.01, 214 rushes) against a Colts run defense ranked 32nd (+0.03 allowed, 226 rushes faced).
6thJAX offense26 spots apart32ndIND defense
3Jaguars defense against big plays vs Colts big-play offense
The Jaguars' defense against big plays ranks 3rd in explosive-play rate (7.1% allowed, 466 plays faced) and faces a Colts big-play offense ranked 25th (8.0%, 573 plays).
25thIND offense22 spots apart3rdJAX defense

When the Jaguars have the ballEdge JAX · +26 ranks

JAX dropback offenseEPA per dropbackIND pass defense

2nd+0.27249 dropbacks

JAX +21

+0.11 allowed297 dropbacks faced23rd

JAX run gameEPA per rushIND run defense

6th+0.01214 rushes

JAX +26

+0.03 allowed226 rushes faced32nd

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Colts have the ballEdge JAX · +28 ranks

IND dropback offenseEPA per dropbackJAX pass defense

31st-0.22341 dropbacks

JAX +28

-0.10 allowed291 dropbacks faced3rd

IND run gameEPA per rushJAX run defense

5th+0.01232 rushes

-0.17 allowed175 rushes faced3rd

Third downEdge JAX · +11 ranks

JAX third-down offensethird-down conversion rateIND third-down defense

4th46.9%96 third downs

32.7% allowed107 third downs faced4th

IND third-down offensethird-down conversion rateJAX third-down defense

20th38.0%121 third downs

JAX +11

35.5% allowed93 third downs faced9th

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge JAX · +12 ranks

JAX red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateIND red-zone defense

11th63%24 trips

JAX +9

63% allowed24 trips faced20th

IND red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateJAX red-zone defense

16th58%24 trips

JAX +12

41% allowed22 trips faced4th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge JAX · +22 ranks

JAX big-play offenseexplosive-play rateIND defense against big plays

8th10.2%463 plays

JAX +21

11.1% allowed523 plays faced29th

IND big-play offenseexplosive-play rateJAX defense against big plays

25th8.0%573 plays

JAX +22

7.1% allowed466 plays faced3rd

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksNo big edge

JAX pass protectionsack rateIND pass rush

11th5.2% sacked249 dropbacks

6.4% of dropbacks297 dropbacks faced16th

IND pass protectionsack rateJAX pass rush

22nd7.3% sacked341 dropbacks

5.5% of dropbacks291 dropbacks faced20th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge JAX · +26 ranks

JAX ball securityturnovers per gameIND takeaway defense

5th0.8 giveaways a game8 games

JAX +26

0.7 takeaways a game9 games31st

IND ball securityturnovers per gameJAX takeaway defense

29th1.9 giveaways a game9 games

JAX +26

1.8 takeaways a game8 games3rd

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesJAX 0 · IND 1 regulars out or doubtful

Jaguars1 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

OUTCam'Ron Silmon-CraigSno snaps

Colts6 listed

1 of them is a regular ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

DJalen TravisOT93% offense · 9 wk
QAkeem Davis-GaitherLB92% defense · 8 wk
QA.J. HaulcyS83% defense · 8 wk
QJustin WalleyCB72% defense · 7 wk
QJaylon CarliesLB49% defense · 7 wk
QMo Alie-CoxTE38% offense · 9 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · JAX travels 700 mi

AwayJaguars

7days since last game

700miles to get here

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 17 vs WSH · 22,585 mi flown this season

Body clock 12:00 a.m.

Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 700 mi

HomeColts

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 17 at CLE · Cleveland · 11,950 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: JAX 8 games, 463 offensive and 466 defensive plays · IND 9 games, 573 offensive and 523 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32