Brian Thomas Jr.

The second-year receiver looked like his rookie form amid a trying second season, boosting the Jaguars to lead the AFC South and improve their passing attack.

The good news is that BTJ's performance almost felt normal. He had a sensational one-handed catch down the sideline, and added a second long catch that wasn't overturned despite being close on review. The bad news is that Trevor Lawrence threw 30 times and Thomas was only "in the picture" compared to Jakobi Meyers. He's probably closer to the WR3 ranks than the WR2 ranks against the Jets in Week 15, and hasn't scored a touchdown since October 12.

He was benched for Jacksonville's last two series with an insurmountable lead. Lawrence had a couple of great throws to Brian Thomas Jr. downfield, but his best throw came with the Colts sending a big blitz on third-down. Lawrence saw the blitz and backpedaled to the sideline to buy enough time to find Tim Patrick and keep the drive alive. The Jaguars seized control of the AFC South lead with the win, and with Daniel Jones likely lost for the season with an Achilles tear (or so it looked), it looks like they've got a great shot at a playoff berth. Lawrence will be a very interesting QB1 streamer next week against the Jets' sad sack defense.

Jaguars WR Parker Washington (hip) is inactive for today s game vs. the Colts. That leaves Jakobi Meyers and Brian Thomas Jr. as the clear top two WRs. TE Brenton Strange also gets a slight boost with Washington out.

Washington was held out of Wednesday's practice before returning for limited work on Thursday and Friday. The team officially listed him as questionable for Week 14. His absence will free up more slot work for Brian Thomas Jr., who has struggled to get much going this year. With Washington inactive, Dyami Brown should return to the lineup this week. Brown was made a healthy scratch in Week 13.