NFL 2025 Season Week 17

JAX hold off IND 23-17

JAX held off IND 23-17. JAX had 4 explosive plays (20+ yards) vs IND's 0. The defining moment: T.Lawrence intercepted (Q2, 30:21).

By Sportami Editorial

Key Takeaways

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Turning point: T.Lawrence intercepted (Q2, 30:21) turning point
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Key advantage: JAX had 4 explosive plays (20+ yards) vs IND's 0 why winner won
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Key failure: IND failed on 7/11 third downs (36% conversion rate) why loser lost

JAX held off IND 23-17. JAX had 4 explosive plays (20+ yards) vs IND's 0.

The defining moment: T.Lawrence intercepted (Q2, 30:21).

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⚡ The Turning Point

T.Lawrence intercepted (Q2, 30:21). JAX's win probability dropped from 54.3% to 34.7% — a 19.6 percentage point swing.

Gave IND the ball and ended JAX's threat while trailing by a field goal.

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🏈 Drive of the Game

JAX 8-play, 81-yard drive (2:42) ending in touchdown (Q3, 10:08). JAX's win probability moved from 36.1% to 61.4% — a 25.4 percentage point shift over 8 plays.

JAX took the lead for the first time on this drive. Key play (WPA +0.152): (8:03) (Shotgun) 16-T.Lawrence pass deep right to 11-P.Washington pushed ob at IND 6 for 37 yards (4 Key play (WPA +0.083): (8:52) (Shotgun) 20-D.Dallas up the middle to IND 43 for 17 yards (20-N.Cross).

Key play (WPA +0.058): (7:30) (Shotgun) 16-T.Lawrence up the middle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

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📈 Game Flow

A back-and-forth battle with 3 lead changes kept both teams in contention throughout. The longest sustained momentum belonged to JAX, who lost 52.0 percentage points of win probability during that stretch.

The largest single swing was 19.6 percentage points, caused by a interception.

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✅ Why JAX Won

JAX won 23-17 on the strength of 5 key factors: • JAX had 4 explosive plays (20+ yards) vs IND's 0 • JAX passing EPA: +1.0 vs IND: -12.0 • JAX generated +0.4 EPA (+0.006 per play) vs IND's -11.1 EPA (-0.206 per play).

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❌ What Went Wrong for IND

IND lost 17-23. What went wrong: • IND failed on 7/11 third downs (36% conversion rate) • IND committed 2 turnovers (2 INTs, 0 fumbles lost) • IND had only 0 explosive plays (20+ yards) vs JAX's 4.

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🏁 The Bottom Line

The drive that defined the game: JAX 8-play, 81-yard drive (2:42) ending in touchdown (Q3, 10:08). The moment that decided it: T.Lawrence intercepted (Q2, 30:21).

Final score: JAX 23-17.

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Evidence Sources

JAX Play #1917 Drive #12 explosive plays passing advantage epa advantage third down failures turnovers committed lack of explosiveness

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