Sacksonville!

The Jacksonville Jaguars figured out how to win without Leonard Fournette on Sunday.

If they keep it up, who knows how far this defense could take them?

For the second time this season, the Jags recorded 10 sacks in a game and for the first time in 11 years they pitched a shutout.

“Our secondary does such a great job and gives us so many opportunities. They continue to make us look good,” defensive end Calais Campbell said after a 27-0 win at Indianapolis. “Our defensive backs make our job very easy and I appreciate them very much. I will take them out to eat, I’ll do whatever because they make us look really good.”

So far, the Jags have been feasting on opponents.

They lead the league with 33 sacks and joined the 1984 Chicago Bears and 1967 Oakland Raiders as the only teams in league history to record 10 or more sacks in twice in one season. And there are still nine games to play.

Cornerbacks Jalen Ramsey and A.J. Bouye have not given up a touchdown this season, and they relegated last year’s league champ for yards receiving to a bit role. T.Y. Hilton caught two passes for 27 yards.

The result: Jacksonville (4-3) heads into its bye week tied with Tennessee atop the AFC South while the Colts (2-5) are reeling from one of the ugliest losses in coach Chuck Pagano’s helm.

“Going into the bye week 4-3 instead of 3-4, and at the top of your division, is a lot better feeling than going in there trying to scrape and claw to get back into the division lead,” safety Barry Church said.

And they did it without Fournette, the league’s second-leading rusher. He was inactive with a sprained right ankle.

They didn’t need him Sunday.
Blake Bortles led the Jags to touchdowns on their first two drives and field goals on their next two to take a 20-0 halftime lead. T.J. Yeldon scored on a 58-yard run late in the third quarter and the Jags’ defense snuffed out Indy’s only real scoring chance on fourth-and-2 from Jacksonville’s 6-yard line.

“You never want to lose, but losing like that — at home — that’s not how you want to feel,” Colts safety Darius Butler said.