4 of 4 models favor the Jaguars.
On average the models have the Jaguars by 7.1 points, a 71% win chance.
Early prediction, updates weekly until kickoff.
Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it .
TV listings: ESPN
| Model | Says | Win chance |
|---|---|---|
| Consensus (our call)The average of Our model, Elo, SRS and ESPN FPI (whichever are there); the market is left out. This is our call. | Jaguars by 7.1 | 71% |
| Our model ExperimentalOur ratings from nflverse play-by-play: opponent-adjusted EPA per play, home field and the starting quarterback, frozen on the 2024 season and tested once on 2025. Experimental. | Jaguars by 3.9 | 62% |
| EloEvery team's Elo rating from every game since 1999 (FiveThirtyEight's method). | Jaguars by 8.3 | 77% |
| SRSSimple Rating System: points scored minus allowed, adjusted for the schedule, blended with last season early on. Settings chosen by hand, not tuned. | Jaguars by 9.1 | 75% |
| ESPN FPIESPN's Football Power Index matchup predictor, read from ESPN before kickoff. Read in the week of the game. | Available game week | — |
| RecordThe team with the better record this season; equal records go to the home team. A winner only. | Jaguars | — |
Our model is experimental. Season so far (79 games, Weeks 1–4 reconstructed): it missed the final margin by 9.8 points on average, the market's margin by 9.8; ours was closer in 38 of 79. Scorecard →
Not named yet. The quarterbacks we assume show here in game week: once every earlier game is in, or two days before Week 8's first kickoff.
The official Week 8 injury report isn't out yet. It shows here once nflverse has it, in the week of the game.
Headlines and a line or two from each outlet's own feed, linked to the original; the stories are theirs, not ours.
Opponent-adjusted, from nflverse play-by-play, through Week 5 (the games played so far); league rank in brackets.
| Colts | Jaguars | |
|---|---|---|
| Net EPA per play | −0.09 (25th) | +0.18 (2nd) |
| Offense, EPA per play | −0.03 (19th) | +0.12 (3rd) |
| Defense, EPA per play allowed (lower is better) | +0.06 (26th) | −0.05 (4th) |
| Passing offense, EPA per dropback | −0.10 (30th) | +0.25 (3rd) |
| Rushing offense, EPA per run | +0.09 (1st) | −0.05 (12th) |
| Offense success rate | 43% (16th) | 47% (6th) |
The Jaguars won 4 of the last 5 meetings.
| Dec 28, 2025Week 17, 2025 | Jaguars 23, Colts 17at Indianapolis |
| Dec 7, 2025Week 14, 2025 | Jaguars 36, Colts 19at Jacksonville |
| Jan 5, 2025Week 18, 2024 | Colts 26, Jaguars 23at Indianapolis |
| Oct 6, 2024Week 5, 2024 | Jaguars 37, Colts 34at Jacksonville |
| Oct 15, 2023Week 6, 2023 | Jaguars 37, Colts 20at Jacksonville |