Jaguars charge back in fourth quarter to beat Colts for first win of season

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The Jacksonville Jaguars used a fourth-quarter surge to take down the Indianapolis Colts, 31-21, to begin their 2023 season with a victory. 

The game ended after a fourth-quarter breakdown by the Colts, who had the ball after Jaguars rookie running back Tank Bigsby scored his first career touchdown from one yard out to give Jacksonville a 24-21 lead. 

Rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson, who the Colts took fourth overall in April, didn’t have any comeback magic in him in Week 1. 

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Calvin Ridley (0) of the Jacksonville Jaguars runs the ball up the field in the second quarter of a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium Sept. 10, 2023, in Indianapolis. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

On the second play of the ensuing drive, Richardson was picked off on a pass intended for Mo Alie-Cox by Tyson Campbell. Three plays later, Travis Etienne scored on a 26-yard run to put the Jaguars up 10 points.

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Richardson finished the game 24-for-37 for 223 yards with one touchdown and one interception, and he rushed for 40 yards. 

His favorite target was Michael Pittman Jr., who caught eight passes for 97 yards with a touchdown. 

The first touchdown of the season for Jacksonville came on the ninth play of their second drive in the first half, with Calvin Ridley finding the end zone for the first time since 2021. Lawrence scrambled out to his left, set his feet and fired a bullet to Ridley in the back of the end zone. 

Ridley returned to the NFL after his gambling suspension with a career-high in first-half receptions with