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2008 Week 16 · Thu, Dec 18, 2008 · Jacksonville Municipal Stadium

Indianapolis ColtsWinner

31

Jacksonville Jaguars

24

IND -5.5 ✓O 43.5 ✓

Indianapolis Colts 31–24.

Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018

Who moved the needle

Top performers

Passing · IND

Peyton ManningQB

29/34, 364 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT

31.7 expected points added · +23.5% completion over expected

Passing · JAX

David GarrardQB

28/41, 329 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

4.7 expected points added · +7.9% completion over expected

Rushing · JAX

Maurice Jones-DrewRB

20 att, 91 yds, 0 TD

-0.4 expected points added on the ground

Rushing · IND

Dominic RhodesRB

14 att, 27 yds, 0 TD

-6.0 expected points added on the ground

Full stat lines

Box score

Indianapolis Colts

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
Peyton Manning29/3436430031.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Dominic Rhodes14271.90-6.0
Chad Simpson242.00-1.6
Peyton Manning210.50-1.2

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Antoine Bethea910.000
Clint Session700.000
Buster Davis510.000
Raheem Brock602.000
Tim Jennings500.001
Freddy Keiaho500.000
Kelvin Hayden400.001
Dwight Freeney401.000
Keiwan Ratliff300.012
Bob Sanders300.000

Jacksonville Jaguars

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINTSackedEPA
David Garrard28/413291134.7

Rushing

PlayerAttYdsAvgTDEPA
Maurice Jones-Drew20914.50-0.4
David Garrard393.014.2
Chauncey Washington331.00-1.7
Montell Owens122.010.8

Defense (top contributors)

PlayerSoloAstSacksINTPD
Justin Durant620.000
Reggie Nelson520.001
Mike Peterson700.000
Brian Williams600.000
Gerald Sensabaugh310.000
Drayton Florence400.001
Clint Ingram210.000
Brian Iwuh200.000
Tim Shaw200.000
Paul Spicer200.000

Closing number vs result

Betting context

Closing spread
IND -5.5
Closing total
43.5
IND moneyline
-236
JAX moneyline
+216

Colts closed -5.5 and covered, winning by 7.

Total closed 43.5; the game landed 55 — over by 11.5.

Conditions and crew

Game environment

Venue
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
Roof / surface
outdoors · grass
Kickoff weather
66°F, wind 4 mph
Referee
Walt Anderson
Rest
IND 4 days · JAX 4 days
Coaches
Tony Dungy vs Jack Del Rio

Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.