The Indianapolis Colts secured a spot in the NFL playoffs with a 28-14 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday. Colts rookie running back Jonathan Taylor rushed for 253 yards -- a franchise record previously held by Edgerrin James -- and two touchdowns on 30 carries.
Indianapolis jumped out to a 20-0 lead but, to Jacksonville's credit, the Jaguars never stopped fighting. Doug Marrone's team fought until the bitter end, when Taylor galloped 45 yards for a touchdown to put the game out of reach. The future is in doubt for Marrone but the organization's future is clear; the team holds the No. 1 overall selection and the presumptive rights to top quarterback prospect Trevor Lawrence.
With a victory, Indianapolis secured a spot in the AFC Playoffs. The Kansas City Chiefs will sit out the wild-card round after securing the No. 1 overall seed. The Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans won their respective divisions and will host the first round of the playoffs.
The Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Indianapolis Colts each won and will travel in the wild-card round. The Miami Dolphins were eliminated from contention after failing to upend the Bills.
Buffalo will host the Colts in the wild-card round. The two teams have not met this season. After going 17 years without appearing in the playoffs, the Bills have made appearances in two of the last three years. Josh Allen's team was defeated by Houston in the opening round a year ago. Indianapolis last made it to the playoffs in 2018 when they advanced to the divisional round before losing to the Chiefs.
In the other two matchups, Pittsburgh will host Cleveland after the two teams met in Week 17 and the Titans will host Baltimore.
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It has been a wild, unprecedented NFL regular season but we thank you all for joining us in today's coverage of the Jaguars-Colts game. Congratulations to the Indianapolis Colts for advancing to the playoffs!
What a move by Jonathan Taylor; that should wrap this one up.
Indianapolis has outscored opponents 177-132 in the fourth quarter this season. Jacksonville has outscored opponents 91-88.
Houston has now TAKEN THE LEAD against Tennessee.
Tennessee leads Houston 31-28 with 12 minutes remaining. There is a reasonable chance for Indianapolis to win the AFC South and host the Wild Card game. They need to close this one out first.
Jacksonville has been outscored 69-125 in the third quarter this season. Indianapolis has outscored opponents 68-46.
When these two teams met in Week 1, Jacksonville won 27-20. The score was tied 17-17 entering the fourth quarter.
