Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Final Score: Jaguars 42, Colts 7
Writer: Brett Ford (@FadeThatMan)
Two Up
- Bhayshul Tuten — Another stellar performance from the centerpiece of the Jaguars’ backfield.
- Jaguars’ defense — Shutting down Jonathan Taylor and the Colts has been no easy task, but the Jags made it look easy and added a long touchdown return to boot.
Three Down
- Jonathan Taylor — Stuffed for just under three yards per carry, Taylor might have played his last game as a Colt.
- Tyler Warren — The 10 targets were awesome. The four receptions and less than five yards per reception were not.
- Parker Washington III— An afterthought in a game where he just wasn’t needed. Look at it as a well-earned break, I guess.
Indianapolis Colts
Quarterback
Daniel Jones: 19/28, 144 Yards, TD, 2 INTs | 4 Carries, 7 Yards
Anthony Richardson Sr.: 2/2, 8 Yards | 2 Carries, 4 Yards
Jones struggled in a tough matchup. His touchdown pass came on a clear breakdown in the coverage, while his interceptions were both pretty poor decisions. The first one, the Jaguars showed blitz and backed out a linebacker underneath the hot route that Jones never saw, throwing it right to the dropping backer. The second was forced into a too-small window, going off the hands of his receiver and straight to the Jags for a long touchdown return, burying the Colts for good in the second quarter. Jones was eventually replaced by Richardson, but there was no indication that this was anything related to a changing of the guard, only that the Colts were being blown out.
Running Back
Jonathan Taylor: 8 Carries, 23 Yards | 5 Targets, 4 Receptions, 24 Yards, Fumble (Lost)
Seth McGowan: 5 Carries, 29 Yards
This could be the end of a fun run in Indianapolis for Taylor. The cornerstone of the Colts’ offense for several years was seen on the sideline at the end of the game, clearly emotional and shaking teammates’ hands. If this was his last game in the Blue and White, he went out with a whimper. Bottled up by a stout Jaguars rushing defense, Taylor was held to just under 3 yards per carry and coughed up a fumble too.
Jonathan Taylor appeared emotional on the sidelines late in today’s game against the Jaguars…
This could really be the end. 💔 pic.twitter.com/07AkQE90KZ
— Colts Muse (@ColtsMusee) November 1, 2026
Wide Receiver/Tight End
Keenan Allen: 7 Targets, 7 Receptions, 67 Yards
Laquon Treadwell: 2 Targets, 1 Reception, 18 Yards
Josh Downs: 5 Targets, 4 Receptions, 23 Yards, TD
Deion Burks: 1 Target, 1 Reception, 2 Yards
What are we supposed to do with the receiving room in Indianapolis? Downs was on the field for the most snaps and ran the most routes, but the only reason he had any fantasy value at all was a busted coverage that left him in his own area code in the back of the end zone. Meanwhile, Allen ran ten fewer routes and was on the field for just over 50% of snaps and garnered a team-high seven receptions. Unless the dynamic of this offense shifts with a roster shakeup, nobody in this receiving room is worth a starting role on your fantasy team at the moment. I guess this team may be forced to rely more on the pass in the future if JT is traded?
Tyler Warren: 10 Targets, 4 Receptions, 18 Yards
It’s amazing to see Warren get ten targets, and any fantasy manager would be grateful to see that kind of volume headed toward their tight end. However, pulling in just four catches for 18 yards is borderline embarrassing with that kind of usage. Not to mention, some of those targets weren’t just bad throws from Jones; they were drops, including one that cost the Colts seven points the other way.
Tyler Warren. Yikes pic.twitter.com/XL4qjo00wQ
— Billy M (@BillyM_91) November 1, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars
Quarterback
Trevor Lawrence: 10/14, 210 Yards, 3 TDs | 3 Carries, 10 Yards, Fumble (Lost)
Quinn Ewers: 1/3, 8 Yards
The game was over before the Jaguars needed to unleash the passing game, so Lawrence never really had a chance to do much from a fantasy perspective. For what it’s worth, though, three touchdowns on just 10 completions isn’t too shabby. The one complaint I have as a Lawrence manager is that we’re not seeing the running – designed runs or scrambles – that we saw from Liam Coen and this Jaguars offense last season. If that means that Trevor Lawrence is going to just keep chucking the ball, I’m cool with it. But man, a rushing touchdown or two (like last season) sure would be nice.
Running Back
Bhayshul Tuten: 16 Carries, 104 Yards, TD | 2 Targets, 2 Receptions, 55 Yards, TD
Chris Rodriguez Jr.: 6 Carries, 41 Yards, TD | 1 Target, 1 Reception, 17 Yards
Ameer Abdullah: 6 Carries, 13 Yards
LeQuint Allen Jr.: 1 Target
In what was an absolute blowout from start to finish, all the running backs got in on the action for Jacksonville, but Tuten clearly led the way. Coming off a bye, the Jaguars leaned on their lead back for 13 of their first 15 rushing attempts and kept him on the field for two-thirds of the first half snaps. By halftime, Tuten had already accumulated 13 carries for 94 yards and a rushing score. He added a 25-yard score through the air before resting for most of the fourth quarter.
#Jaguars Bhayshul Tuten is on pace for 1634 yards and 15 TDs from scrimmage this season. pic.twitter.com/QRBBKi7WSB
— Daniel Griffis (@DanDGriffis) November 2, 2026
Meanwhile, Rodriguez keeps making chicken salad out of chicken scraps in this backfield, finding the end zone again in this one. He’s on the short list of backup running backs who I don’t mind throwing in my starting lineup as a FLEX streamer on a weekly basis.
Wide Receiver/Tight End
Parker Washington: 2 Targets, 1 Reception, 16 Yards
Jakobi Meyers: 3 Targets, 2 Receptions, 24 Yards
Brian Thomas Jr.: 2 Targets, 1 Reception, 12 Yards, TD
Travis Hunter: 1 Target
Josh Cameron: 1 Target
The love was spread all around, despite only ten completions. The Jaguars were so far ahead so quickly that the passing game never got going and was never needed. And of course, with garbage-time snaps, the end-of-game snap counts don’t mean a ton either. There really wasn’t a ton to glean out of this game, as it never really felt like the result was in question. It seems less likely that BTJ will be moved at the deadline, but time will tell.
Brenton Strange: 2 Targets, 2 Receptions, 55 Yards
Nate Boerkircher: 1 Target, 1 Reception, 31 Yards
Tanner Koziol: 1 Target, 1 Reception, 7 Yards
Strange and Boerkircher nearly played the same amount of snaps and ran the same amount of routes, but again, the game was out of contention early, and the Jags may have just been getting their young guys more looks. We’ll have to wait another week to see if the balance in the tight end room is shifting more toward the young guys after being dominated by Strange in the first few weeks of the year.