JACKSONVILLE – The Jaguars are in first place.

Alone in first place.

Travis Etienne Jr. rushed for two touchdowns, Trevor Lawrence threw two more and the defense turned in another front-line performance – and the Jaguars took sole possession of first place in the AFC South with a dominant, impressive 36-19 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in front of 60,067 on a cold, wet December afternoon at EverBank Stadium.

Etienne and Lawrence accounted for two touchdowns each in a first half dominated by the Jaguars, who led 14-7 after a quarter and 28-10 at halftime.

The Jaguars (9-4) won their fourth consecutive game – and their 11th consecutive home game against the Colts (8-5), who lost a third consecutive game and fourth in their last five. The Jaguars lead the Colts by a game in the division with the third-place Houston Texans (8-5) visiting the Kansas City Chiefs (6-6) Sunday night.

The Jaguars forced 3 turnovers, with 2 leading to first-half touchdowns, and held Colts running back Jonathan Taylor – the NFL's rushing leader – to 74 yards rushing.

The Jaguars entered Sunday ranked No. 1 in the NFL in rushing defense, allowing 82.4 yards per game and 3.9 yards per carry. Taylor entered leading the NFL in rushing at 106.3 yards per game.

Lawrence completed 17 of 30 passes for 244 yards and 2 touchdowns with 0 interceptions, with wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. leading the Jaguars with 3 receptions for 87 yards.

Etienne led the Jaguars with 74 yards rushing on 20 carries.

An interception by Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd, his team-high fifth of the season, set up a 3-yard run by Etienne that gave the Jaguars a 7-0 lead on their second possession. Cornerback Jarrian Jones' second-quarter fumble recovery set up Etienne's second-rushing touchdown – a 28-yarder that pushed the lead to 21-7.

Colts starting quarterback Daniel Jones left in the first half with an Achilles injury after completing 5 of 7 passes for 60 yards and no touchdowns with 1 interception. Colts backup quarterback Riley Leonard completed 18 of 29 passes for 145 yards and 0 touchdowns with 1 interception.

Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen registered a fourth-quarter sack for a safety, and cornerback Greg Newsome II intercepted Leonard in the fourth quarter.

2025 Week 14, Step by step:

• Etienne's 3-yard run capped a 4-play, 21-yard drive and gave the Jaguars 7-0 lead with 10:39 remaining in the first quarter; Lloyd's interception on the Colts' first play of the game set up the score. Taylor's 1-yard run capped an 11-play, 76-yard drive on the ensuing possession and tied the game, 7-7. Lawrence's 14-yard pass to wide receiver Jakobi Meyers capped a 5-play, 74-yard drive on the ensuing possession and gave the Jaguars a 2:27 lead; Thomas' one-handed, 39-yard reception on third-and-5 gave the Jaguars a first down at the Colts 30 to set up the touchdown.
• Etienne's 28-yard touchdown run with 12:52 remaining in the second quarter turned the Colts' second turnover of the first half into a 21-7 Jaguars lead, coming 1 play after cornerback Jarrian Jones recovered a fumble by Taylor. Colts kicker Blake Grupe's 28-yard field goal cut the lead to 21-10 with 4:54 remaining in the second quarter. Lawrence's second touchdown pass of the game – an 8-yarder to wide receiver Tim Patrick – gave the Jaguars a 28-10 lead with :07 remaining in the second quarter and capped a 12-play, 55-yard drive that began when defensive end Travon Walker stopped Taylor for a loss of 1 yard on fourth-and-1 from the Jaguars 44.
• Grupe's 36-yard field goal capped an 8-play, 56-yard drive on the second half's first possession and cut the lead to 28-13 with 9:57 remaining in the third quarter.
• Jaguars kicker Cam Little's 35-yard field goal with 14:05 remaining capped a 12-play, 71-yard drive and pushed the lead to 31-13. Hines-Allen's sack/safety with 6:57 remaining made it 33-13, Jaguars, and Little's 48-yard field goal on the drive following the ensuing free kick pushed the lead to 36-13 with 4:41 remaining. Leonard's 6-yard run cut the lead to the final margin with 1:51 remaining.

Notable: Walker returned Sunday after a two-game absence with a knee injury after being questionable on the injury report entering the weekend; the Jaguars' seven inactive players Sunday were: Starting wide receiver Parker Washington (concussion), starting left tackle Walker Little (concussion), tight end Johnny Mundt, defensive tackle Austin Johnson, defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah, linebacker Yasir Abdullah and starting safety Andrew Wingard (concussion). Starting safety Eric Murray also played after being activated from injured reserve Saturday.

Jaguars injury report: The Jaguars reported no injures Sunday.