The Colts gave it the old college try last Sunday in Jacksonville, but they fell just a tad short.  Dan Orlovsky completed 27 of 40 passes for 264 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 INTs.  He also carried the ball 1 time for 7 yards in this game.  Donald Brown led the way on the ground for the Colts with 24 yards rushing on 8 carries (3.0 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 15 yards (7.5 avg).  Joseph Addai pitched in with 19 yards rushing on 8 carries (2.4 ypc).  WR Austin Collie led the way in the passing game for the Colts with 9 grabs for 96 yards (10.7 avg) with 1 TD grab.  WR Reggie Wayne (8 rec, 73 yards) and TE Dallas Clark (5 rec, 53 yards) also pitched in for the Colts inn this game.  The Colts finished up with 56 yards rushing on 22 carries (2.5 ypc) and they also completed 27 of 40 passes (67.5%) for 242 yards as they had possession of the ball for 29:12.

The Colts couldn’t stop Maurice Jones-Drew (169 yards rushing, 6.8 yards per carry) last Sunday and it was one of the big reasons for this loss.  LB Pat Angerer (11 tackles), safety Antoine Bethea (10 tackles) and LB Ernie Sims (7 tackles) led the way for the Colts on D in this game.  DE Robert Mathis pitched in with 2 tackles, 1 sack and a fumble recovery.  The Jaguars finished up with 190 yards rushing on 35 carries (5.4 ypc) and they also completed 11 of 19 passes (57.9%) for 71 yards.  The Colts finished the season with a 2-14 record in 2011, and they have earned the #1 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft next April.

If the Colts lose this game, they will lock up the #1 pick in the 2012 NFL Draft…..but the players aren’t throwing this game.  The Colts are playing their best football of the year with now as they have won two games in a row (over the Titans and Texans).  The Jaguars have lost five of their last six games and two in a row.  Here is a look at the matchups in this game:

When the Colts have the ball:  I see the Colts coming out throwing the ball in this game.  The Jaguars’ secondary is in shambles and they don’t have a good pass rushing team.  WRs Reggie Wayne and Pierre Garcon are going to be free agents after this season is over, so they could be inspired to have big games against the Jaguars this Sunday.  Austin Collie and Jacob Tamme are solid underneath receivers, giving Orlovsky even more weapons to throw to.  Donald Brown and Joseph Addai will make the Jaguars pay if they put in too many DBs this weekend.

When the Jaguars have the ball:  The Jaguars are going to feed the ball to Maurice Jones-Drew.  The Colts are giving up 140.9 yards rushing per game and 4.2 yards per carry, so Jones-Drew is likely to have a big game.  The Colts will try to mount a good pass rush on rookie QB Blaine Gabbert in an effort to force him into making some big mistakes throwing the all.  The Jaguars don’t have any receivers that scare the Colts one bit.

PREDICTION:  COLTS 20, JAGUARS 17

Dan Orlovsky led the Colts on a 12-play, 78 yard TD drive with 2:01 left in the game.  He hit Reggie Wayne with a 1-yard TD pass with 24 seconds left in the game to give the Colts their second win in a row.  Orlovsky completed 23 of 41 passes for 244 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  Joseph Addai led the way on the ground for the Colts in this game with 59 yards rushing on 19 carries (3.1 ypc).  Donald Brown pitched in with 35 yards rushing on 11 carries (3.2 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 13 yards (6.5 avg).  WR Reggie Wayne (8 rec, 106 yards, TD) led the way for the Colts in the passing game.  WRs Pierre Garcon (6 rec, 50 yards) and Austin Collie (3 rec, 49 yards) also had solid games for the Colts last night.  The Colts finished up wit 95 yards rushing on 32 carries (3.0 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 41 passes (56.1%) for 225 yards as they had possession of the ball for 32:55.

The defense was pretty solid when it counted last night.  Safety Antoine Bethea led the way for the Colts on D with 9 tackles.  LB Kavell Conner (6 tackles, 1 tackle for a l0ss) and DE Robert Mathis (3 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 2 sacks, 1 QB hit and 1 fumble recovery) also had solid games for the Colts’ D last night.  The Texans finished up with 171 yards rushing on 31 carries (5.5 ypc) and they also completed 13 of 16 passes (81.3%) for 112 yards in this game.  The Colts are now 2-13 on the season.

The Indianapolis Colts smoked the Titans today behind an outstanding running game and a solid D.  Dan Orlovsky was a game manager today as he completed 11 of 17 passes for 82 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  Donald Brown had his best game of his NFL career today.  He carried the ball 16 times for 161 yards (10.1 avg) with 1 TD run.  His TD run was a 80-yard backbreaker in the 4th quarter for the Colts.  Joseph Addai (11 carries for 20 yards) and Delone Carter (3 carries for 19 yards) also pitched in for the Colts on the ground.  WRs Reggie Wayne (3 rec, 33 yards, TD) and Pierre Garcon (2 rec, 24 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Colts today.  The Colts finished up with 205 yards rushing on 34 carries (6.0 ypc) and they also completed 11 of 17 passes (64.7%) for 82 yards as they had possession of the ball for 28:03.

The Colts gave up a lot of passing yards today, but they also made some huge plays on D to even things out.  LB Ernie Sims (15 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss), LB Pat Angerer (12 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 2 passes defensed and 1 interception), CB Jacob Lacey (12 tackles, 2 passes defensed and a interception that he returned 32 yards for a TD) and CB Chris Rucker (11 tackles and 1 fumble recovery) led the way on D today.  The Titans finished up with 66 yards rushing on 19 carries (3.5 ypc) and they also completed 38 of 56 passes (67.9%) for 322 yards.  The Colts have broken the seal as they are now 1-13 on the season.

The Colts were pathetic on both sides of the ball.  The score is a lot closer than the game was as Dan Orlovsky hit TE Jacob Tamme for a 13-yard TD pass on the last play of the game.  Orlovsky completed 17 of 37 passes for 136 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  Donald Brown (9 carries for 28 yards), Joseph Addai (2 carries for 16 yards) and Delone Carter (5 carries for 6 yards) led the way on the ground for the Colts in this game.  WRs Pierre Garcon (5 rec, 46 yards), Reggie Wayne (4 rec, 41 yards) and Austin Collie (4 rec, 25 yards) led the way for the Colts in the passing game yesterday.  The Colts finished up with 50 yards rushing on 16 carries (3.1 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 37 passes (45.9%) for 117 yards as they only had possession of the ball for 23:52.

The Colts’ defense was not too good yesterday.  Safety Antoine Bethea (11 tackles and 1 pass defensed), CB Jacob Lacey (9 tackles and 3 passes defensed), LB Philip Wheeler (9 tackles) and LB Kavell Conner (7 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 fumble recovery) led the way for the Colts on D in this game.  Safety Joe Lefeged pitched in with an interception.  The Ravens finished up with 146 yards rushing on 37 carries (3.9 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 31 passes (74.2%) for 212 yards.  The Colts are now 0-13 on the season.

The Colts were down 31-3 after the first three quarters, but they didn’t lay down…which would have been easy.  They dropped 21 points on the Patriots in the 4th quarter to give them a little scare.  Dan Orlovsky completed 30 of 37 passes for 353 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 INT, as he really played well late in this game.  Donald Brown led the way on the ground for the Colts yesterday with 41 yards rushing on 14 carries (2.9 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Joseph Addai (13 carries for 39 yards) and Delone Carter (3 carries for 20 yards) also pitched in for the Colts in the running game yesterday.  WR Pierre Garcon had a monster game for the Colts with 9 grabs for 150 yards (16.7 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  WR Austin Collie (7 rec, 70 yards), WR Reggie Wayne (5 rec, 55 yards) and TE Jacob Tamme (5 rec, 49 yards) also pitched in for the Colts in the passing game yesterday.  The Colts finished up with 99 yards rushing on 31 carries (3.2 ypc) and they also completed 30 of 37 passes (81.1%) for 338 yards as they had possession of the ball for 35:39.

The defense didn’t play that well for the Colts yesterday.  Safety Antoine Bethea (9 tackles) and LB A.J. Edds (9 tackles) led the way for the Colts’ D in this game.  CB Jacob Lacey (8 tackles) and LB Ernie Sims (8 tackles) also pitched in on D for the Colts in this game.  The Patriots finished up with 73 yards rushing on 24 carries (3.0 ypc) and they also completed 29 of 38 passes (76.3%) for 289 yards.  The Colts are now 0-12 on the year.

The Colts fought hard today but they fell just a bit short in the end.  Curtis Painter completed 15 of 29 passes for 226 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 INTs.  Donald Brown really ran well for the Colts today with 80 yards rushing on 14 carries (5.7 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Joseph Addai pitched in with 23 yards rushing on 7 carries (3.3 ypc).  WR Reggie Wayne had an outstanding game today for the Colts with 5 grabs for 122 yards (24.4 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Pierre Garcon pitched in with 3 catches for 34 yards today.  The Colts finished up with 105 yards rushing on 23 carries (4.6 ypc) and they also completed 15 of 29 passes (51.7%) for 218 yards as they had possession of the ball for 23:43.

The defense was pretty awful today, as usual, for the Colts.  Safety Antoine Bethea (9 tackles), LB Pat Angerer (7 tackles, 2 QB hits and 1 sack) and CB Jerraud Powers (6 tackles and 2 tackles for a loss) led the way for the Colts’ D today.  CB Jacob Lacey pitched in with 2 tackles and a fumble recovery today.  The Panthers finished up with 201 yards rushing on 35 carries (5.7 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 27 passes (74.1%) for 176 yards.  The Colts are now a perfect 0-11 on the season.

The Colts sunk to a new level yesterday as they couldn’t get anything going against the Jaguars’ D.  Curtis Painter was awful again as he completed 13 of 19 passes for 94 yards with o TD passes and 2 INTs.  The Colts yanked Painter in his game and replaced him with Dan Orlovsky.  Orlovsky completed 7 of 10 passes for 67 yards without a TD pass or INT.  Donald Brown led the way on the ground in this game for the Colts with 53 yards rushing on 14 carries (3.8 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 12 yards (3.0 avg).  TE Jacob Tamme (6 rec, 75 yards), WR Austin Collie (4 rec, 31 yards) and WR Pierre Garcon (3 grabs for 30 yards and 1 carry for 18 yards) led the way for the Colts in the passing game.  The Colts rushed for 84 yards on 23 carries (3.7 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 29 passes (69%) for 128 yards as they had possession of the ball for 24:39.

The defense played better than usual yesterday.  Safeties David Caldwell (11 tackles) and Antoine Bethea (9 tackles and 1 QB hit) led the way for the Colts on D in this game.  LB Pat Angerer (7 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 pass defensed) and CB Jerraud Powers (5 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception) also pitched in for the Colts on D in this game.  The Jaguars finished up with 141 yards rushing on 41 carries (3.4 ypc) and they also completed 14 of 21 passes (66.7%) for 110 yards in this game.  The Colts are now a perfect 0-10 on the year.

The Colts were pathetic on both sides of the ball yesterday, but especially on offense.  Curtis Painter was awful yesterday as he only completed 13 of 27 passes for 98 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT.  Dan Orlovsky finished up the game by completing 4 of 6 passes for 20 yards without a TD pass or interception.  Donald Brown was effective running the ball as he had 16 carries for 70 yards (4.4 ypc) for the Colts in this game.  WRs Austin Collie (4 rec, 32 yards) and Reggie Wayne (4 rec, 30 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Colts.  The Colts finished up with 83 yards rushing on 21 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 17 of 33 passes (51.5%) for 103 yards as they only had possession of the ball for 22:14.

The defense was pretty awful for the Colts yesterday.  LB Philip Wheeler (12 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and 1 QB hit) and safety Antoine Bethea (11 tackles and 1 pass defensed) led the way for the Colts’ D in this game.  LB Kavell Conner (8 tackles), LB Pat Angerer (8 tackles) and CB Jerraud Powers (3 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception that he returned 6 yards for a TD) also pitched in for the Colts on D in this game.  The Falcons finished up with 163 yards rushing on 41 carries (4.0 ypc) and they also completed 14 of 24 passes (58.3%) for 269 yards.  The Colts are now a very unimpressive 0-9 on the season.

The Colts didn’t play too well in any phase of the game yesterday.  Punter Pat McAfee had the first punt blocked of this career and Titans’ CB Jason McCourty recovered it in the end zone for a TD!  Curtis Painter was not too good yesterday.  He completed 26 of 49 passes for 250 yards with 0 TD passes and 2 INTs.  He did run the ball good though as he carried the ball 7 times for 79 yards (11.3 ypc).  Delone Carter was the back who ran the ball the best for the Colts yesterday with 9 carries for 46 yards (5.1 ypc).  Donald Brown pitched in with 10 carries for 33 yards (3.3 ypc) with 1 TD run for the Colts yesterday.  TE Dallas Clark led the way in the passing game for the Colts yesterday with 6 grabs for 77 yards.  WRs Pierre Garcon (7 rec, 66 yards), Reggie Wayne (5 rec, 61 yards) and Austin Collie (5 rec, 44 yards) also pitched in for the Colts in the passing game yesterday.  The Colts finished up with 158 yards rushing on 26 carries (6.1 ypc) and they also completed 26 of 49 passes (53.1%) for 241 yards as they had possession of the ball for 28:32.

The Colts’ D was solid against the run but awful against the passing game yesterday.  LB Pat Angerer (10 tackles, 2 tackles for a loss) and safety David Caldwell (9 tackles) led the way for the Colts’ D in this game.  The Titans finished up with 96 yards rushing on 31 carries (3.1 ypc) and they also completed 23 of 33 passes (69.7%) for 215 yards.  The Colts are now a woeful 0-8 on the year.