The Indianapolis Colts (0-1) are in familiar territory after failing to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The franchise has now failed to win season opener in a decade and Sunday snapped their five-game winning streak at home over the Jags. It was a hard-fought battle for three-and-a-half quarters by the Colts. The offense was able to put together a couple of scoring drives between the second and third quarters but failed to stay on the field throughout the second half after scoring a touchdown on their first drive of the second half.
Unfortunately, this game was a flashback from the 2022 season. The Indy defense played lights out in the third quarter and the start of the fourth quarter. They were the reason why the Colts took a second-half lead when DeForest Buckner forced a fumble then a wacky sequence happened that led to him scooping the ball and taking it back to give his team a 21-17 lead. Then just as it happened often last year, they got no help from the offense and the Jaguars broke free towards the back half of the fourth quarter to go up by two scores.
There were some highs and lows for Indianapolis in their first game. Let’s take a look at the biggest takeaways from the Colts loss to the Jags: