JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have a big game coming up in Week 8, and they may have been given some early help in the form of the Minnesota Vikings.
The Jaguars are set to host their AFC South rival Indianapolis Colts in Week 8 as Jacksonville comes off their bye week, and they will be getting a Colts team that is fresh off a 16-10 loss to the Vikings. But beyond the fact the Jaguars are getting a slumping Colts team at the right time, the Jaguars also got a boost from the Vikings via a blueprint for disrupting the Colts, Shane Steichen, and Daniel Jones.
The Blueprint
No team in football is blitzing more than the Vikings, who are led by defensive guru Brian Flores. Flores is going to send the house every single week, and he made sure to really turn up the pressure against the Colts and Jones. The plan clearly worked, with Jones going 11-of-18 for 101 yards and an interception against the blitz: giving him a passer rating of 53.2 and just 5.6 yards per attempt.…