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The Jacksonville Jaguars (8-4, 8-4 ATS, 6-6 O/U) battle the Cleveland Browns (7-5, 7-5 ATS, 6-5-1 O/U) in an AFC showdown on Sunday afternoon. The Jaguars were dealt a home loss by the Bengals on Monday. The Browns were charged with a road loss by the Rams. These squads last met in 2020 in a game the Browns won 27-25.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars are looking to remain undefeated on the road this season. Jacksonville recently lost a home decision against the 49ers and has rebounded by beating the Titans, followed by a big road win against the Texans two weeks ago. Last week, Jacksonville was marked as a large 10-point favorite in a 34-31 overtime home loss against the Bengals. The squad now stands only one game ahead of the Colts atop the division. The Jaguars have covered the spread in two of their last three games.
Trevor Lawrence injured his ankle late in the game on Monday night after recording 258 passing yards. The 24-year-old QB is having an outstanding season, posting 3004 passing yards and a 14:7 TD to INT ratio. Lawrence is questionable. If he is unable to play, CJ Beathard will get the nod. The 30-year-old QB has started games early in his career with the 49ers.
Travis Etienne Jr. has not been able to break out on the ground. The 24-year-old RB rushed for just 45 yards last week and has only reached 80 yards on two occasions. He has 771 rushing yards on 3.8 yards per rush. Christian Kirk brought in 89 receiving yards two weeks ago and was injured on Monday. The young WR is out for the remainder of the regular season which is a big hit considering he leads the squad with 788 receiving yards on the year. Calvin Ridley is the next man up with 689 receiving yards. The Jacksonville offense has surpassed 30 points in two of their last three games.
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The Jaguars defense was in a groove for most of November. They held the Steelers to only 10 points and the Texans to 21. Last week, the group was exploited, giving up 318 passing yards to Bengals backup QB Jake Browning and 491 total yards. The pass defense is pegged 30th while the rush defense is marked sixth.
Jacksonville is averaging 23.8 points on the year, ranking them ninth. They are conceding an average of 21.6 points, placing them 20th.