CHICAGO vs JACKSONVILLE
When: 12/27/2020 1:00 PM
Where:

TV: 1:00 PM
LINE: 7.5
PREDICTION: JACKSONVILLE , CHICAGO

Oddsmakers currently have the JACKSONVILLE listed as 7.5 point favorites versus the CHICAGO, while the game’s total is sitting at 47.

Winning successive games on the heels of a six-game skid that seemingly sullied a 5-1 start, the Chicago Bears remain in reach of their 2020 vision of making the NFC playoffs.

Entering a Week 16 visit to the reeling Jacksonville Jaguars, losers of 13 games in a row, the Bears are one game behind the Arizona Cardinals for the final NFC wild card spot.

“We’re excited,” Chicago quarterback Mitchell Trubisky said. “I mean, this is what you play for.”

After navigating offensive struggles for much of the season, the Bears (7-7) have found a resurgence behind a jelling combination on the line that has allowed Trubisky room to operate and created space for running back David Montgomery.

Injuries and inconsistency on the offensive line led coach Matt Nagy to employ six different lineups in the first 10 games. However, in the four games since the Bears have started the combo of Charles Leno at left tackle, Cody Whitehair at left guard, Sam Mustipher at center, Alex Bars at right guard and Germain Ifedi at right tackle, Montgomery has eclipsed 100 yards three times.

The Bears’ highest output in the first 10 games was Montgomery’s 89 yards in Week 8.

“When you watch tape, you see these linemen,” Nagy said. “They’re running to the ball, they’re picking guys up off the ground, they’re celebrating. … So it starts right there and it starts with the belief, and trust then filters down to or moves on to David at running back, to CP (Cordarrelle Patterson) at running back, to Mitchell at quarterback.”

Jacksonville (1-13) has been outscored 71-24 in its past two games while facing AFC playoff contenders Tennessee and Baltimore. In Week 15, the Ravens controlled the line of scrimmage — and most other facets of the game — in building a 26-0 halftime lead en route to a 40-14 home victory.

While Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew passed for 226 yards and two touchdowns, he had only 58 yards through the air in the first half. Meanwhile, the Jaguars offensive line allowed five sacks and running back James Robinson, who is battling ankle issues, rushed for only 35 yards, his second-lowest output of 2020.

“I mean, we were getting one or two yards in the play-action game. We weren’t able to make plays,” Jacksonville coach Doug Marrone said. “Either not pulling the trigger, or not being in good position, or pressure coming — it gets to you. It’s a lot of things. When you don’t play that well … it’s not one thing, it’s everything.”

Marrone said Minshew and veteran Mike Glennon, a former Bear, would compete this week for the starting job, adding some intrigue.

After the New York Jets upset the Los Angeles Rams in Week 15 for their first victory of the season, the Jaguars suddenly gained an inside edge for the top pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, a selection that likely would bring Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence to Jacksonville. The Jaguars have the strength-of-schedule tiebreaker on the Jets.

Nevertheless, Marrone said the Jaguars remain focused on ending the losing streak.

“No one has advised me anything different than to go out there and win,” he said. “I understand, I guess, from a standpoint of I was young growing up, you know, and I had a favorite team and was excited to see where they were going to pick.”

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INDIANAPOLIS vs JACKSONVILLE
When: 9/13/2020 1:00 PM
Where:

TV: 1:00 PM
LINE: 6.5
PREDICTION: JACKSONVILLE , INDIANAPOLIS

Oddsmakers currently have the JACKSONVILLE listed as 6.5 point favorites versus the INDIANAPOLIS, while the game’s total is sitting at 46.

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TENNESSEE vs JACKSONVILLE
When: 8:20 PM ET, Thursday, September 19, 2019
Where: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

TV: 8:20 PM
LINE: 2
PREDICTION: JACKSONVILLE , TENNESSEE

Oddsmakers currently have the JACKSONVILLE listed as 2 point favorites versus the TENNESSEE, while the game’s total is sitting at 40.

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JACKSONVILLE vs HOUSTON
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 15, 2019
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS.
LINE: Houston -9.5.
O/U: 43.5
PREDICTION: Texans 27, Jaguars 20

Oddsmakers currently have the HOUSTON listed as -9.5 point favorites versus the JACKSONVILLE, while the game’s total is sitting at 43.5.

The line between moral victory and demoralizing loss can be fine in the NFL, but the Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars firmly were on opposite sides of it in Week 1. The AFC South rivals aim to rebound from season-opening losses when they square off Sunday in Houston.

The Texans squandered a thrilling fourth-quarter comeback on Monday as they lost 30-28 at New Orleans on a last-second field goal. Will Lutz’s 58-yard kick came after Houston had gone 75 yards on two plays to take the lead with 37 seconds left. The Jaguars, on the other hand, were encouraged by their second-half surge in a 40-26 loss to Kansas City, especially considering rookie quarterback Gardner Minshew replaced injured starter Nick Foles and impressed in his NFL debut. “He’s one of the few guys I’ve been around who can go from the classroom and really take it right onto the field,” Jaguars coach Doug Marrone told reporters. “The other day was an unbelievable indication of that. I don’t know how many people – especially rookies – can go out not having done anything during the week and play like that.”

ABOUT THE JAGUARS (0-1): Foles is out until at least Week 11 with a broken collarbone, but Jacksonville has confidence in Minshew, who completed his first 13 passes and finished 22-of-25 for 275 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in his debut. Minshew benefits from a workhorse back in Leonard Fournette and a receiving corps that showed off its newfound depth against the Chiefs. Jacksonville’s defense was humbled by Kansas City’s high-powered attack, allowing 491 total yards, and will have to do a better job of pressuring the quarterback against another high-powered offense.

ABOUT THE TEXANS (0-1): Houston has a dynamic duo in the passing game with quarterback Deshaun Watson and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, but the newly constructed backfield tandem also got the job done last week. Carlos Hyde rushed for 83 yards just nine days after being acquired from Kansas City and Duke Johnson recorded 90 yards from scrimmage in his debut for the Texans. The defense surrendered 510 total yards to the Saints and had a hard time getting pressure in the backfield, recording just one sack and no tackles for loss.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Hopkins has made seven or more catches in four straight home games against the Jaguars, including 12 grabs for 147 yards in the most recent meeting.

2. Jacksonville DE Calais Campbell has registered 7.5 sacks in his last four games against Houston.

3. Texans DE J.J. Watt has notched 16 sacks versus the Jaguars, his second-highest total against any opponent.

PREDICTION: Texans 27, Jaguars 20

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KANSAS CITY vs JACKSONVILLE
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 8, 2019
Where: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS.
LINE: Kansas City -3.5.
O/U: 51.5
PREDICTION: Chiefs 31, Jaguars 23

Oddsmakers currently have the JACKSONVILLE listed as 3.5 point favorites versus the KANSAS CITY, while the game’s total is sitting at 52.

Reigning MVP Patrick Mahomes says the Kansas City Chiefs spent the offseason finding ways to make their offense run even more smoothly, and that’s a scary proposition for opposing defenses. Mahomes and the Chiefs will try to pick up where they left off last season when they open the 2019 campaign at the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

The Chiefs led the league in scoring (35.3 points per game) and total offense (425.6 yards) a year ago, and with most of their biggest weapons still in the arsenal, they’ve been able to add some new wrinkles to the playbook. “I’m definitely excited to be able to show all these plays we’ve been working on all through training camp and watch how they’re going to work in a game,” Mahomes told reporters. “That’s stuff we worked on all offseason – how we think we can exploit defenses and how we think we can go out there and have success based on stuff we did last year.” They’ll start with a strong challenge against a Jacksonville defense that ranked in the top five in the league in scoring defense (19.8 points per game) and total defense (311.4 yards). “It will be a great challenge for us,” Jaguars coach Doug Marrone told reporters. “They have a lot of talent on that side of the ball.”

ABOUT THE CHIEFS (2018: 12-4, TIED FOR FIRST IN AFC WEST): There’s plenty of hype for Kansas City’s offense with Mahomes back for his second full season as a starter after passing for 5,097 yards and 50 touchdowns a year ago. The Chiefs added running back LeSean McCoy to complement Damien Williams, who broke out last season after Kareem Hunt’s release, and Mahomes’ two favorite targets are back in dynamic receiver Tyreek Hill and tight end Travis Kelce. The defense got a bit of a facelift with the addition of pass rusher Frank Clark and safety Tyrann Mathieu.

ABOUT THE JAGUARS (2018: 5-11, LAST IN AFC SOUTH): Jacksonville moved on from quarterback Blake Bortles and brought in Nick Foles to try to mitigate the turnovers that derailed them last season, when they coughed it up 29 times. They also added former Chiefs receiver Chris Conley, who along with Marqise Lee and Dede Westbrook could stabilize the passing game needed to complement running back Leonard Fournette. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey, defensive ends Calais Campbell and Yannick Ngakoue, and linebacker Myles Jack anchor a defense that again figures to be one of the league’s best.

EXTRA POINTS

1. The Chiefs have scored 25 or more points in an NFL-record 21 consecutive regular-season games.

2. Foles is 11-3 over his past 14 starts and is 3-0 in season-opening starts.

3. The Chiefs have won four straight meetings, including a 30-14 home victory last October.

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HOUSTON TEXANS vs JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 21, 2018
Where: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

TV: 1:00 PM
LINE: -4.5
PREDICTION: JACKSONVILLE , HOUSTON

Oddsmakers currently have the JACKSONVILLE listed as -4.5 point favorites versus the HOUSTON, while the game’s total is sitting at 41.5.

Two teams looking to break out of the logjam atop the AFC South standings square off Sunday, when the Jacksonville Jaguars host the Houston Texans. The Jaguars are looking to bounce back from two consecutive losses, while the Texans are seeking a fourth straight win following an 0-3 start.

Jacksonville looked like it might be a Super Bowl contender after handily beating New England in Week 2, but the offense has been inconsistent and the defense has been lit up in back-to-back losses at Kansas City and Dallas. Now the Jaguars have to contend with a third consecutive dual-threat quarterback in Deshaun Watson. “He’s a weapon,” Jacksonville coach Doug Marrone told reporters. “There’s no mistake about it. He’s a guy that can run, he’s a guy that can extend plays, he can make throws. He’s someone that, for a long period of time, at least as long as I’m here, is going to be very difficult for us and a challenge for us.” All six of Houston’s games have been decided by seven points or fewer, including a pair of overtime wins.

TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Jaguars -4.5. O/U: 41.5

ABOUT THE TEXANS (3-3): Houston’s defense is rounding into form and has forced seven turnovers during the three-game winning streak after managing only three takeaways in the first three weeks. Watson and the offense have moved the ball effectively, ranking 11th in the NFL in total offense, but 11 turnovers and the struggles in the red zone have contributed to the team ranking 21st in scoring. Houston has yet to produce a 100-yard rusher this season and needs Lamar Miller and Alfred Blue to get untracked.

ABOUT THE JAGUARS (3-3): After a promising start, Jacksonville’s offense ranks 29th in scoring and has not reached double digits in points twice in the last four games. Blake Bortles has thrown five interceptions and two touchdowns in his last two contests without running back Leonard Fournette, who is expected to be out at least three more weeks with a hamstring injury. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey anchors the league’s top-ranked pass defense and will be tasked with slowing down DeAndre Hopkins, but the Jaguars were gashed for 206 rushing yards in last week’s 40-7 loss at Dallas.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Watson has been sacked a league-high 25 times this year, and the Jaguars took down Houston quarterbacks 14 times in two meetings last season.

2. Jacksonville DE Calais Campbell has registered six sacks and four tackles for loss in his last two games against the Texans.

3. Houston DE J.J. Watt has recorded seven sacks and three forced fumbles in his last four contests.

PREDICTION: Jaguars 23, Texans 20

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Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Dallas Cowboys
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, October 14, 2018
Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

TV: 4:25 PM
LINE: 3
PREDICTION: DALLAS , JACKSONVILLE

Oddsmakers currently have the DALLAS listed as 3 point favorites versus the JACKSONVILLE, while the game’s total is sitting at 40.5.

The Jacksonville Jaguars came up well short in a battle for AFC supremacy last weekend, getting wiped out by the high-powered and undefeated Kansas City Chiefs. Jacksonville will look to shake off the lopsided defeat when it plays its second inter-conference game of the season with a visit to the struggling Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon.

Although the Jaguars were unable to slow down the Chiefs, they figure to have an easier time against a Dallas offense that centers around running back Ezekiel Elliott. “We know the offense flows through the running back,” Jacksonville linebacker Telvin Smith said. “They’re going to try to get him going. We’ve just got to go out and execute and play.” The Cowboys dropped a 19-16 decision in overtime at Houston last week to fall to 0-3 on the road and frustration has been building in the locker room. “We just got to play better on offense, we have to coach better, play better on the offensive line, better at all spots,” Dallas coach Jason Garrett said. “Everyone has a piece of it, it’s not just one area.”

TV: 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Jaguars -3. O/U: 40.5

ABOUT THE JAGUARS (3-2): Jacksonville owns the league’s top-ranked defense, permitting an average of 292.2 yards per game, but the unit was sliced up for 424 yards by Kansas City. Quarterback Blake Bortles was forced to go to the air 61 times and wound up throwing for a career-high 430 yards, but he also committed five turnovers and was sacked five times. “It’s a trend that I talked about with the team today,” Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said of the team’s minus-7 turnover differential. “If we don’t change that, we’re going to be in trouble. We have to change that.” T.J. Yeldon will again have to carry the ground game with running back Leonard Fournette set to miss his fourth game of the season.

ABOUT THE COWBOYS (2-3): Dallas ranks fifth in the league in rushing (135.8 yards) thanks to Elliott, but its offense is No. 28 overall and the passing game is a lowly 30th with 172.0 yards per game. Elliott was limited to a season-low 54 yards on 20 carries by Houston last week, but he still leads the NFL in rushing with 480 yards and had a team-high 22 receptions. Dak Prescott lost his two favorite targets in the offseason with the departures of Dez Bryant and Jason Witten and his No. 1 wideout is Cole Beasley, who is averaging 38.6 yards per game on 17 receptions. The Cowboys are tied for sixth in the league with 15.0 sacks, paced by defensive end Demarcus Lawrence, who has posted a team-leading 5.5.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Yeldon is one of four players in the AFC with at least 450 yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns.

2. Prescott has a 104.7 passer rating and has accounted for six TDs in his last four at home versus AFC foes.

3. The Jaguars signed RB Jamaal Charles this week.

PREDICTION: Jaguars 20, Cowboys 16

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JACKSONVILLE vs KANSAS CITY
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 7, 2018
Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

TV: 1:00 PM
LINE: -3
PREDICTION: KANSAS CITY , JACKSONVILLE

Oddsmakers currently have the KANSAS CITY listed as -3 point favorites versus the JACKSONVILLE, while the game’s total is sitting at 48.5.

Two teams trying to shake up the status quo in the AFC tangle Sunday, when the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs host the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Chiefs are the only remaining unbeaten team in the AFC, while the Jaguars already have an impressive win over New England to their credit and could further solidify themselves as a Super Bowl contender with a victory at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Chiefs have emerged as one of the league’s most exciting teams thanks to second-year quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who has thrown 14 touchdown passes without an interception to begin his first season as a starter and led a fourth-quarter comeback in Monday night’s 27-23 victory at Denver. “Right now, he is playing better than any quarterback has ever played. He is an MVP quarterback,” Jaguars coach Doug Marrone told reporters. “The question is what he can’t do. I don’t know. I don’t think words can really put in perspective how great he is playing. That is really all there is to it.” While Kansas City is built around an explosive offense, Jacksonville possesses the NFL’s top defense and has allowed a league-low 657 passing yards in four games. “They have a great scheme. They do a lot of things really well,” Mahomes told reporters. “They do a lot of the same stuff, but they do it at a very high, pristine (level). They have a ton of talent over there. We have to utilize our offense and our weapons and try to do what we can to attack them.”

TV: 1 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Chiefs -3. O/U: 49

ABOUT THE JAGUARS (3-1): Jacksonville’s defense is nasty, holding opponents to 259.3 total yards and 14 points per game – both league-best marks. The pass defense has been especially stingy, with outspoken cornerback Jalen Ramsey anchoring a secondary that hasn’t allowed more than 220 yards through the air this season. Blake Bortles has developed into a capable quarterback, but the Jaguars have to take better care of the ball – they have committed seven turnovers in four games – to graduate to Super Bowl favorite status.

ABOUT THE CHIEFS (4-0): Mahomes has stolen the spotlight, but he’s surrounded by talent on the NFL’s top-ranked offense. Kareem Hunt quietly has put together another strong start to the season while speedster Tyreek Hill and tight end Travis Kelce are producing big numbers in the passing game. The Chiefs rank last in the league in total defense and 25th in scoring defense, but they’ve improved each week on that side of the ball and are close to getting back safety Eric Berry from an Achilles injury.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Jaguars RB Leonard Fournette (hamstring) will not play Sunday.

2. Mahomes is the sixth quarterback in NFL history to throw for at least 300 yards without an interception in three consecutive games.

3. Jacksonville has been penalized 35 times for 354 yards, second-most in the NFL.

PREDICTION: Chiefs 27, Jaguars 24

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NEW ENGLAND vs JACKSONVILLE
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, September 16, 2018
Where: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

TV: 4:25 PM
LINE: 2.5
PREDICTION: JACKSONVILLE , NEW ENGLAND

Oddsmakers currently have the JACKSONVILLE listed as 2.5 point favorites versus the NEW ENGLAND, while the game’s total is sitting at 45.5.

The Jacksonville Jaguars were one step from advancing to the Super Bowl last season, only to be denied by an old nemesis with a narrow loss in the AFC Championship Game. The Jaguars will get a chance to avenge that defeat — albeit with the stakes considerably lower — when they host the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon in their home opener.

Reigning NFL MVP Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes in the final nine minutes to rally New England past Jacksonville in January, so he knows what he’s up against in a defense that led the AFC in yards and points allowed last season. “They were a great team last year and gave us everything we could handle in the championship game, and they’re at it again this year,” Brady said. “They’ve got an incredible rush, great linebackers, great secondary. It’s going to be very challenging, tough environment and we’ll see what we’re made of.” The Jaguars turned in a strong defensive performance in a 20-15 season-opening victory at the New York Giants and may be more reliant on that unit with star running back Leonard Fournette a major question mark due to a hamstring injury. “We feel we’re so talented on defense,” said linebacker Myles Jack, who returned an interception for a score in the season opener. “We’ve got DBs that can score, linebackers can score. Even D-linemen who can strip sack fumbles and score. We don’t put any pressure on the offense. If the offense scores, it puts even more onus on us. We try to create points.”

TV: 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS. LINE: Pick. O/U: 45.5

ABOUT THE PATRIOTS (1-0): Brady threw for three first-half touchdowns and wound up with 277 yards in a 27-20 win over Houston, relying heavily on tight end Rob Gronkowski, who had seven catches for 123 yards and a score. With Julian Edelman sitting out the first four games while serving a suspension, Phillip Dorsett provided a boost to the passing game with seven receptions for 66 yards and a touchdown. New England has major issues in the backfield: Rex Burkhead (concussion), who rushed for 64 yards in Week 1, and first-round draft pick Sony Michel were both limited in practice Thursday and Jeremy Hill suffered a torn ACL in the season opener. The Patriots’ defense had three sacks, forced a fumble and notched an interception against Houston.

ABOUT THE JAGUARS (1-0): Fournette was hurt in the second quarter last week, but he was unable to practice Wednesday or Thursday and labeled himself a “game-time decision.” Backup T.J. Yeldon was solid after replacing Fournette, rushing for 51 yards on 14 carries and adding three catches for 18 yards and a touchdown. Blake Bortles, who lost top wideout Marqise Lee to a knee injury in the preseason, threw for only 176 yards on 18-of-33 passing against New York and completed at least three passes to five different players, led by Keelan Cole and Dede Westbrook with 54 and 51 yards, respectively. Cornerback Jalen Ramsey may get matched up against Gronkowski after saying last month that the tight end is “not as great as people think he is.”

EXTRA POINTS

1. Brady is 8-0 (playoffs included) against Jacksonville, which has never beaten New England.

2. Jaguars DE Dante Fowler will return to the lineup after serving a one-game suspension.

3. The Patriots signed WRs Corey Coleman, a former first-round pick, and Bennie Fowler this week.

PREDICTION: Patriots 23, Jaguars 20

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JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS vs NY GIANTS
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, September 9, 2018
Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

TV: 1:00 PM
LINE: 3
PREDICTION: NY GIANTS , JACKSONVILLE

Oddsmakers currently have the NY GIANTS listed as 3 point favorites versus the JACKSONVILLE, while the game’s total is sitting at 43.5.

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. insisted he had matured last month after signing a five-year, $95 million contract extension, and his decision against engaging in a war of words with Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey is a step in that direction. Beckham and Ramsey will do their talking on the field Sunday at MetLife Stadium when the Giants open their 2018 NFL season against the Jaguars.

“I think I learned my lesson,” Beckham said, referencing his public spat with Josh Norman during the 2015 season. “(Ramsey) is, if not the best, one of the best corners in the league. There is no way around it.” Ramsey praised Beckham last month in a GQ interview as a means of throwing shade at two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Eli Manning, who will face a Jaguars defense that ranked second in the NFL in both points allowed (16.8 per game) and total defense (286.1 yards per game). Jacksonville married that aggressive defense with a conservative offense, with the latter relying heavily on then-rookie Leonard Fournette (1,040 rushing yards, nine touchdowns) to secure the team’s first AFC South title since 1999 and two playoff wins before falling to New England in the AFC Championship Game. The Giants, who saw their campaign careen off the rails after Beckham sustained a season-ending broken ankle, look to get back on track with head coach Pat Shurmur making his debut on the sideline.

TV: 1 p.m. ET, FOX. LINE: Jaguars -3. O/U: 43.5

ABOUT THE JAGUARS (2017: 10-6, 1ST IN AFC SOUTH): Blake Bortles turned a deaf ear to public criticism last season and led upstart Jacksonville to within one quarter of an unlikely Super Bowl appearance. The 26-year-old connected on 60.2 percent of his passes for 3,687 yards and 21 touchdowns with a career-low 13 interceptions before signing a three-year, $54 million contract extension in February. His wide receiver corps is in flux, however, as Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns departed in free agency and Marqise Lee is lost for 2018 after being on the receiving end of a low hit during a preseason contest against Atlanta. Promising youngsters Keelan Cole and Dede Westbrook will join Donte Moncrief in carrying the load this season.

ABOUT THE GIANTS (2017: 3-13, 4TH IN NFC EAST): Rookie Saquon Barkley embraced the bright lights of the New York media market seemingly mere moments after being selected with the second overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. The 6-foot, 233-pound running back hasn’t been shy in his exposure, appearing on numerous talk shows and publications before seeing his availability limited after tweaking his hamstring during practice last month. “I definitely think I’m ready for a full (workload) the way I’ve been preparing and practicing,” said Barkley, who rushed for 3,843 yards and 43 touchdowns in 38 career games with Penn State. Mammoth tackle Nate Solder, who signed four-year, $62 million contract, joins 2018 second-round pick Will Hernandez as part of a revamped offensive line that was priority No. 1 for new general manager Dave Gettleman.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Jacksonville DE Calais Campbell posted a franchise record with 14.5 sacks last season.

2. New York’s Evan Engram, who was removed from concussion protocol on Wednesday, ranked first among rookie tight ends in catches (64) and receiving yards (722) last season.

3. Jaguars coach Doug Marrone is uncertain of the availability of TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who is nursing a core muscle injury.

PREDICTION: Jaguars 20, Giants 17

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