Sep 21st 2008 10:20PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Colts, Jaguars, AFC South
We kind of had the idea the Jags would run wild on the Colts. Matt Forte and Adrian Peterson had their fun against the Colts’ porous run defense in the first two weeks, and then Bob Sanders — one of the leagues most respected run-stuffers — went down with an injury.
Well, after 236 rushing yards and a downright absurd advantage in time of possession (41:35 - 18:25), the Jags came away with a much needed road victory. Maurice Jones-Drew and Fred Taylor, behind quality work from their offensive line, simply owned the game and kept the Colts’ offense off the field.
The result was a 70-49 advantage for the Jags in offensive plays, and a game-winning 51 yard field goal for Josh Scobee.
It’s hard to draw many conclusions about the Colts’ offense, which looked stellar on the first and last drives of the game, with this small a sample against a quality defense. It was so long between possessions all game that it had to be damn near impossible to develop any sort of continuity, though two picks from Peyton Manning is not really included in the usual game-plan.Continue Reading
