GAME DAY FAN INFORMATIONJACKSONVILLE JAGUARS VS. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS – SUNDAY, OCT. 15
GAME INFORMATION
- Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Indianapolis Colts
- Date: Sunday, October 15
- Time: 1 p.m.
- Location: EverBank Stadium
- TV: CBS NFL
- Play-by-play announcer: Spero Dedes
- Color commentator: Adam Archuleta
- Sideline Reporter: Amanda Renner
- Radio: Sports USA Radio, 1010XL
- Game day Sponsor: Hyundai
The Jaguars host the Indianapolis Colts in Jacksonville on Sunday in an AFC South matchup. Both teams enter the game 3-2 in the season. The last matchup between the two teams resulted in a 31-21 Jaguars victory in Week 1. The Jaguars are on a two-game winning streak and looking to earn their ninth consecutive win at home against the Colts.
NOTABLE
- This game represents the Jaguars’ Crucial Catch game. In its 15th year, Crucial Catch is the NFL’s initiative with the American Cancer Society to fight cancer through early detection and risk reduction. The Jaguars are one of 15 NFL teams to have a 2023 Crucial Catch Ambassador, practice squad member and cancer survivor OL Chandler Brewer.
- Construction and gameday street closures around the sports complex can impact traffic patterns. Fans are strongly encouraged to plan ahead and arrive early as parking lots open four hours prior to kickoff. New this year, mobile parking passes should be downloaded and saved prior to arrival to be easily scanned upon entry to assigned parking lots. Specific directions to each parking lot and additional parking information can be found here.
- Fans are invited to experience the new Miller Electric Center Pro Shop on Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and opens at 9 a.m. on game day. Fans can expect the store to be open on Thursdays and Fridays before home games and Fridays before away games from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CRUCIAL CATCH GAME
Since 2009, the NFL has contributed more than $27 million to the American Cancer Society through sales of NFL auction items, general fundraising and Crucial Catch co-branded merchandise, which is available online and in the stadium’s pro shops. Funds raised aid the American Cancer Society’s CHANGE grants which support community health centers in all 32 NFL team market by increasing access to low or no-cost cancer screening in communities that need it the most.
During the national anthem, the on-field American flag and Crucial Catch Ribbon will be held by cancer survivors, family members, and first responders from Baptist Hospital.
Former Jaguars Head Coach Tom Coughlin and 50 childhood cancer patients and their families from the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund will be recognized on the field in the south endzone prior to the singing of the national anthem. Jay Fund patients will also participate in the coin toss and perform the “First DUUUVAL” chant.
For the second straight year, Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Buddy Bus, a mobile mammography unit that provides breast cancer detection services across Northeast Florida, will be located in the Fan Entertainment Zone. The Buddy Bus provides screenings and helpful information on early cancer detection and risk reduction. For more information, visit baptistjax.com/buddy.
Stop by the Fan Entertainment Zone before noon and pick up a limited-edition game match-up posters designed by a local Jacksonville artist. This week’s Crucial Catch poster is designed by Varick Rosete, who serves as a distinguished creative force with over 25 years of expertise in design, illustration, and animation, and he’s a passionate fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars since their inception.
GAME DAY PATRIOTISM
“The Star-Spangled Banner” will be performed by Jac Ross, an R&B artist from Live Oak, Fla.
Kavira Vihugho will interpret “The Star-Spangled Banner” for the hearing impaired.
The colors for the game will be presented by members of the Navy Medicine Readiness Training Command Color Guard.
The flyover will be performed by the Patrol Squadron Thirty, U.S. Navy: P-8A based out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville.
Officer Candidate Phil Douglas will be honored as the Bell Ringer for Sunday’s game. Douglas enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 2012 as a Construction Mechanic in the Seabees, the Navy’s construction force. He has had an extensive career, rising through the ranks of the U.S. Navy to his selection of Civil Engineer Corps target option of the Seaman to Admiral program. Douglas has been involved in humanitarian assistance in Haiti in response to Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Irma in 2017, where his team conducted road route clearing, hospital generator repairs and runway clearing. In April of 2024, he will be commissioned as a Naval Officer in the Civil Engineer Corps.
U.S. Naval Aircrewman Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Kitzmanwill be honored as the Veteran of the Game.Petty Officer Kitzman played a vital role in anti-submarine warfare, surveillance and reconnaissance, and counter-narcotics missions. He was deployed to the 6th fleet for his first deployment and received a Battle Efficiency ribbon and an ARTIC ribbon for his time in Norway. On home cycle, Petty Officer Kitzman was sent to Hawaii where he was involved in a mishap that would forever change NATOPS in which he received a Navy Achievement Medal and was medically retired on July 28 of this year.
FIRST DUUUVAL
The First DUUUVAL will be delivered by eight-year-old Tom Coughlin Jay Fund patient, Sakyra. Five months ago, Sakyra was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Sakyra watches the Jaguars play every Sunday with her grandpa and favorite aunt. Sakyra is in the second grade, and she loves reading and dancing. Her mom says she is super smart and has not let cancer get her down!
HALFTIME ENTERTAINMENT
More than 270 Junior ROAR Cheerleaders will dance and cheer their way through a halftime performance with members of THE ROAR! This Jaguars season tradition is presented by Experience Kissimmee.
FAN REMINDERS
- Be Clear on Game Day – The NFL’s clear bag policy is in effect at EverBank Stadium. Fans are encouraged to leave all bags at home, but, if one is necessary, it should be either a clear bag no larger than 12” x 6” x 12” or a non-clear bag no larger than 4.5” x 6.5.” Non-clear belt bags and fanny packs are prohibited.
- Mobile Ticketing and Parking – Fans should have their mobile tickets and parking downloaded and ready to scan prior to arriving at parking lots and stadium entry gates. To access, download the Official Jaguars Mobile App.
- Stay Cool – Guests are permitted to bring one, commercially branded, factory-sealed, plastic, 16.9 oz. or less size bottle of water. Complimentary cups are also available at all guest services booths to use at stadium water fountains.
- Cashless Transactions – Cash is no longer accepted anywhere in the stadium. In addition to traditional scan and chip options, all fixed points of sale will offer tap or scan payment options including Apple, Google and Samsung Pay.
- Arrive Early – Guests arriving to the stadium complex after 10 a.m. should expect moderate to heavy traffic delays. EverBank Stadium is a smoke-free facility. All tobacco products (including e-cigarettes) are prohibited. No guest re-entry will be permitted.
GAME DAY TIMELINE
9 a.m. All parking lots open
9 a.m. Game day ticket office opens (north end zone between Gates 2 and 3)
9 a.m. Miller Electric Center opens for team store, photo ops and cornhole
10 a.m. Media Will Call opens near Gate 1
10 a.m. Gates 1 and 4 are open
10 a.m. Fan Entertainment Zone opens (south end zone between Gates 1 and 4)
11 a.m. All stadium gates and areas open
12:48 p.m. First DUUUVAL
12:49 p.m. Jaxson de Ville aerial stunt
12:50 p.m. The ROAR of the Jaguars performance
12:53 p.m. Jaguars defensive player introductions
1 p.m. Kickoff
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