The Jacksonville Jaguars made a whole lot of people wrong last week when they beat the Buffalo Bills. Now they’ll try to make most of those experts right in Week 6.
Five weeks after getting a 31-21 road win against the Indianapolis Colts in their season opener, the Jaguars will finish up their season series with the Colts on Sunday with a rematch at EverBank Stadium.
While the Jaguars are feeling confident and rejuvenated after back-to-back wins in London, the Colts are also headed in the right direction after winning three of their last four. However, Indianapolis will be without starting quarterback Anthony Richardson due to a shoulder injury. Starting in his place will be former Jaguars starter Gardner Minshew II.
Can the Jaguars handle business and get their first win in Jacksonville of the season, or will Minshew Magic strike again in Duval? Here’s what the experts think:
USA Today
Chris Bumbaca: Jaguars 20-14
Jarrett Bell: Jaguars 27-20
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Jaguars 26-19
Nate Davis: Jaguars 24-17
Safid Deen: Jaguars 27-20
Tyler Dragon: Jaguars 24-21
Victoria Hernandez: Jaguars 27-20
Lorenzo Reyes: Jaguars 25-23
NFL.com
Ali Bhanpuri: Jaguars 24-21
Brooke Cersosimo: Jaguars 26-21
Dan Parr: Jaguars 24-21
Gennaro Filice: Colts 23-20
Tom Blair: Jaguars 26-23
ESPN
Matt Bowen: Jaguars
Mike Clay: Jaguars
Jeremy Fowler: Jaguars
Dan Graziano: Jaguars
Kimberley Martin: Jaguars
Eric Moody: Jaguars
Jason Reid: Jaguars
Lindsey Thiry: Jaguars
Sam Wickersham: Jaguars
CBS Sports
Pete Prisco: Jaguars
Will Brinson: Colts
Jared Dubin: Jaguars
Ryan Wilson: Jaguars
John Breech: Jaguars
Tyler Sullivan: Jaguars
Dave Richard: Jaguars
Jamey Eisenberg: Jaguars
Sporting News
The Colts are playing their fourth division game in six weeks, and Gardner Minshew has been efficient. Zach Moss and Jonathan Taylor give Indianapolis a little more run support, and Jacksonville returns home after a two-week stay in London. The Jaguars pulled away from the Colts in the second half last time. This one will be a little tighter in the fourth quarter.
Pick: Jaguars 28, Colts 26
Athlon Sports
Alek Arend: Jaguars 28-24
Matt Audilet: Jaguars 27-24
Cameron Flynn: Jaguars 24-20
Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report’s Week 6 picks
Gary Davenport: Colts
Brad Gagnon: Jaguars
Ian Hanford: Jaguars
Kris Knox: Jaguars
Maurice Moton: Jaguars
Wes O’Donnell: Colts
Brent Sobleski: Colts
Bottom line
The Jaguars won by double-digits the first time around and not many think the Colts or Minshew will get revenge in the EverBank Stadium rematch. Here’s the final tally of picks:
Jaguars: 36
Colts: 5
