This should be a slobber knocker!  Both of these teams prefer to run the football and have hard hitting defenses.

Look for the Jaguars to try to run the ball against the Redskins.  Look for Fred Taylor to pound the ball (240 yards) for awhile and then Maurice Drew changing up with his speed (115 yards).  If the Jags establish the run, then Leftwich will come after the Redskins secondary with his young WRs.  Reggie Williams (150 yards), Matt Jones (144 yards) and Ernest Wilford (117 yards) have done well so far this season.

The Redskins also would like to run the football with Ledell Betts (186 yards) and Clinton Portis (125 yards).  This is a battle of strengths as the Skins average 143.3 yards per game rushing and the Jags only allow 59.0 yards rushing per game.  Look for Brunell to throw alot of short passes, but he better be careful because opposing QB’s only have a 54.5 QB rating against the Jaguars.

This should be a great football game that could go either way.

What’s up Jags fans. you have to ecxuse me but I am new to the forum. I am probably one of the few if not the only Jags fan in the Washington DC area. Since I am far from Jacksonville it is hard to find a good J’Ville jersey without ordering on eon line. Is there anyone who can tell me where I can get a William Henderson Jersey without waiting forever to get it in the mail. And by the way I will enjoy the A$% whupping the SKINS are going to take this weekend in Raljon Stadium by those JAGS

The Jaguars defense came out hitting just like they did against the Steelers last Monday night. The Jags held the Colts to 63 yards rushing and only 3.2 yards per carry. The Colts only completed 45.2% of their passes for 209 net yards passing.

Byron Leftwich had a rough time throwing the football against the Colts. Leftwich completed 16 of 28 passes for 107 yards with 1 TD and 2 INT. Leftwich also carried the ball 6 times for 14 yards and a TD. Fred Taylor had 21 carries for 74 yards. Rookie RB Maurice Drew had a breakout game. Drew carried the ball 13 times for 103 yards and caught 4 passes for 32 yards and a TD. Ernest Wilford caught 3 passes for 32 yards. TE George Wrighster caught 4 passes for 25 yards.

The Jags had a great effort, but a loss is a loss.

When Jimmy Smith retired in the off-season many thought the Jags would have a tough time throwing the football.  They were wrong.  Reggie Williams has really stepped up so far catching 14 passes for 142 yards and a TD.  Matt Jones has chipped in with 11 catches for 144 yards.  Ernest Wilford has caught 7 passes for 85 yards.  If the wide-outs keep this up, the Jags will go deep into the post-season this year.

The winner of this game will have a leg up in the AFC South.  These two teams are so different in style that this should be a fascinating game.

Look for the Jaguars to run a balanced attack against a Colts defense that can’t stop anyone.  Fred Taylor (236 combined yards rushing and receiving) should find alot of running room against the awful front 7 of the Colts.  The Colts are allowing 147 yards rushing per game and 5.8 yards per carry!  Byron Leftwich should also have a great game against a Colts passing defense that is allowing a 70% completion rate and a 113.6 opponents’ QB rating.  Young WRs Reggie Williams, Matt Jones and Ernest Wilford could be running free in the open field.

The Colts will try to run the ball to keep their horrid, over-rated defense off the field.  The problem with that is that the Jags only allow 57 yards rushing per game and 3.2 yards per carry.  Peyton Manning has been great as usual and he might have to have another super game to outscore the Jags.  WRs Marvin Harrison (240 yards) and Reggie Wayne (202 yards) will face a stiff challenge from the Jags corners, especially Rashean Mathis who already has 3 interceptions this season.

I look for the Colts to win a close game, but would not be surprised if the Jags won this game.