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Indianapolis crowded the line vs Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew, putting eight or more men in the box on 45 percent of the Jaguars 22 rushing attempts. The last time the Colts stacked the box with at least eight defenders on at least 45 percent of an opponent’s rushes was in Week 8 of 2008 against Chris Johnson, LenDale White and the Tennessee Titans.
Of course, the most brilliant defensive scheme will fail if it’s not executed properly. But the Colts bottled up the Jaguars rushing attack when crowding the line of scrimmage, holding Jacksonville to just 15 yards on their 10 rushes against at least eight in the box.
Entering the game, the Jaguars were averaging 4.6 yards per rush against defenses with at least eight defenders in the box, fourth-best in the league, so Sunday marked a significant decline in performance. Jones-Drew, who entered with six straight 100-yard games, rushed for just 46 total yards on 15 carries.
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