Jacksonville and Indianapolis’ Week 5, AFC South matchup in Jacksonville will be without a lot of offensive star power.
The Jaguars and Colts officially ruled a combined six starters out in the hours before kickoff Sunday, including four key offensive contributors, tight end Evan Engram on Jacksonville’s side and quarterback Anthony Richardson, running back Jonathan Taylor and center Ryan Kelly on Indianapolis’.
Find Jacksonville and Indianapolis’ inactive lists for Week 5 below.
Jaguars inactive list
- TE Evan Engram
- OL Javon Foster
- OL Cole Van Lanen
- DE Myles Cole
- DT Jordan Jefferson
- LB Yasir Abdullah
- S Daniel Thomas
Analysis: Jaguars starting tight end Evan Engram (hamstring) will miss his fourth consecutive game, despite his return to practice in a limited capacity this week. Brenton Strange will likely start in his place.
Jacksonville safety and special teams ace Daniel Thomas entered the weekend questionable with a hamstring injury and is inactive for Week 5.
Notably not on the Jaguars’ inactive list are starting linebacker Devin Lloyd (knee) and safety/nickel cornerback Darnell Savage Jr. (quadriceps), who Jacksonville head coach Doug Pederson on Friday said he expected to return from injury this week.
Savage, a March free-agent signee by Jacksonville, returns to the lineup following three games of absence. Lloyd missed Week 4 against Houston after appearing on the injury report that Thursday.
Colts inactive list
- QB Anthony Richardson
- RB Jonathan Taylor
- WR Anthony Gould
- OT Blake Freeland
- C Ryan Kelly
- DE Kwity Paye
- CB Kenny Moore II
Analysis: Colts starting quarterback Anthony Richardson and center Ryan Kelly were officially deemed inactive Sunday morning, joining three fellow starters, running back Jonathan Taylor, defensive end Kwity Paye and nickel cornerback Kenny Moore, in being out of Sunday’s matchup.
Seventeenth-year NFL quarterback Joe Flacco will start in place of Richardson at quarterback for Indianapolis.
Playing for the injured Deshaun Watson with Cleveland last year, Flacco threw for 311 yards, three touchdowns and one interception against the Jaguars in a 31-27 Browns victory in Week 14.