The Indianapolis Colts wrap up their 2024 regular season, taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 18.
The last time these two teams met was in Week 5, a game that the Jaguars won in a high-scoring contest, 37-34.
However, that game took place quite a while ago in the grand scheme of an NFL season. So going into this week’s matchup, who has the advantage?
Of course, the game of football isn’t played on paper, but how these two teams stack up in key areas can provide us with some insights into where the matchup advantages may lie.
In an effort to not go on and on and on with all of the metrics that are available these days, I boiled this article down to the need-to-know statistics for this matchup. This includes the run game performance, passing game performance, pressures, turnovers, third down and red zone success, and points.
With help from Team Rankings and Pro Football Reference here is how the Colts matchup stat-wise in a few key categories with the Giants:
| IND | JAX | |
| Points per game | 21.9 (16th) | 18.6 (25th) |
| Points per game allowed | 25.3 (27th) | 25.6 (28th) |
| Yards per rush | 4.7 (8th) | 4.3 (15th) |
| Yards per rush allowed | 4.3 (9th) | 4.4 (12th) |
| Yards per pass attempt | 7.2 (28th) | 7.6 (32nd) |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 7.1 (17th) | 6.8 (21st) |
| Pressure rate allowed by OL | 23.2% (22nd) | 14.6% (1st) |
| Pressure rate by defense | 21.0% (22nd) | 17.1% (30th) |
| Turnover differential | -5 (19th) | -14 (29th) |
| Third down conversion rate | 38.2% (16th) | 37.4% (21st) |
| Defensive third down conversion rate | 45.0% (31st) | 43.8% (27th) |
| Red zone success rate | 55.1% (19th) | 57.5% (15th) |
| Defensive red zone success rate | 60.3% (19th) | 60.7% (21st) |