JACKSONVILLE – The streak continues.
This time, it did so in a remarkably impressive – and one-sided – fashion.
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence was remarkably efficient, the Jaguars’ defense was remarkably dominant – and a remarkable streak continued Sunday afternoon when the Jaguars beat the Indianapolis Colts, 24-0, in front of 58,360 at TIAA Bank Field in the 2022 regular-season home opener.
“It was awesome,” Lawrence said. “It was a lot of fun.”
The Jaguars (1-1) have won eight consecutive home games against the Colts (0-1-1), with Sunday’s victory marking the first for Doug Pederson as the Jaguars’ head coach.
Pederson took over as head coach in February, with the Jaguars losing in Week 1 to the Washington Commanders.
“Just very proud of this group, just how resilient they are,” Pederson said.
Lawrence completed 25 of 30 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions in an early-season victory that moved the Jaguars to 1-0 in the AFC South.
“This is a big one,” Lawrence said. “It’s a division win. We really played well, dominated the game. We should celebrate, but when we come in tomorrow we have to flip the script and get ready to roll.”
Wide receiver Christian Kirk caught six passes for 78 yards and also caught both Lawrence touchdown passes – a 10-yarder in the first quarter and a five-yarder late in the third. Running back James Robinson rushed for 60 yards on 23 carries, including a 37-yard second-quarter touchdown.
The Jaguars outgained the Colts, 331-218 – and led that category, 308-113, entering the fourth quarter—the Jaguars led by the final score at that point. The shutout was the first for the Jaguars since a 6-0 victory over the Colts in Jacksonville on December 2, 2018.
“They played extremely well,” Pederson said of the defense. “We know Indy was down a couple of their pass catchers (wide receivers Michael Pittman Jr. and Alec Pierce). My hat’s off to [defensive coordinator] Mike Caldwell: Great defensive plan. They executed it…
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