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| 471 | JACKSONVILLE | +19.5 | Over 43 | | 472 | NEW ENGLAND | -7.5 | Under 55 |
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| All Games | 1-1 | +0.7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 330.5 | (5.2) | 1.5 | 20.0 | 11.5 | 324.5 | (5.2) | 0.5 | | Last 3 Games | 1-1 | +0.7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 330.5 | (5.2) | 1.5 | 20.0 | 11.5 | 324.5 | (5.2) | 0.5 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 16.0 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 28:01 | 27-109 | (4.1) | 20-36 | 54.8% | 221 | (6.1) | 63-330 | (5.2) | (20.7) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 14.8 | 10.5 | 19.5 | 30:22 | 28-110 | (3.9) | 22-40 | 54.3% | 217 | (5.4) | 69-328 | (4.7) | (22.2) | | Defense (All Games) | 20.0 | 11.5 | 17.0 | 31:59 | 25-73 | (2.9) | 24-37 | 64.0% | 251 | (6.7) | 63-324 | (5.2) | (16.2) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 20.2 | 10 | 19.5 | 30:38 | 26-98 | (3.9) | 22-36 | 60.3% | 216 | (5.9) | 62-314 | (5.1) | (15.5) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | -1.0 | 13-4 | 30.8% | 1-0 | 50.0% | 1-43 | (28.7) | 2-20 | (10.2) | 6-59 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 15-5 | 32.2% | 2-1 | 42.9% | 1-37 | (29.8) | 30-3 | (10.2) | 8-69 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | | 16-6 | 40.6% | 1-0 | 50.0% | 1-28 | (28.5) | 3-35 | (11.8) | 8-67 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | | 14-6 | 38.6% | 1-0 | 33.3% | 1-36 | (28.8) | 47-3 | (15.7) | 8-66 |
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| All Games | 2-0 | +2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 34.0 | 19.0 | 434.0 | (6.7) | 1.0 | 26.5 | 8.0 | 406.5 | (6.8) | 2.0 | | Home Games | 1-0 | +1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 361.0 | (6.4) | 0.0 | 21.0 | 3.0 | 464.0 | (7.4) | 1.0 | | Last 3 Games | 2-0 | +2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 34.0 | 19.0 | 434.0 | (6.7) | 1.0 | 26.5 | 8.0 | 406.5 | (6.8) | 2.0 | | Turf Games | 2-0 | +2 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 34.0 | 19.0 | 434.0 | (6.7) | 1.0 | 26.5 | 8.0 | 406.5 | (6.8) | 2.0 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 34.0 | 19.0 | 27.0 | 28:56 | 19-68 | (3.5) | 31-45 | 69.2% | 366 | (8) | 65-434 | (6.7) | (12.8) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 25 | 10.2 | 26 | 31:59 | 22-78 | (3.6) | 30-46 | 65.6% | 318 | (6.8) | 68-395 | (5.8) | (15.8) | | Offense Home Games | 28.0 | 14.0 | 26.0 | 27:55 | 24-80 | (3.3) | 25-32 | 78.1% | 281 | (8.8) | 56-361 | (6.4) | (12.9) | | Defense (All Games) | 26.5 | 8.0 | 23.0 | 31:04 | 26-147 | (5.7) | 24-34 | 72.1% | 259 | (7.6) | 60-406 | (6.8) | (15.3) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 30.8 | 15.5 | 20.5 | 29:01 | 28-131 | (4.6) | 21-28 | 73.7% | 271 | (9.5) | 57-402 | (7.1) | (13.1) | | Defense Home Games | 21.0 | 3.0 | 23.0 | 32:05 | 25-134 | (5.4) | 26-38 | 68.4% | 330 | (8.7) | 63-464 | (7.4) | (22.1) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10-5 | 47.6% | 1-0 | 0.0% | 0-4 | (8) | 2-21 | (8.4) | 9-91 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 13-6 | 47.2% | 2-1 | 44.4% | 2-31 | (17.7) | 14-2 | (6) | 8-70 | | Stats For (Home Games) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 11-7 | 63.6% | 0-0 | 0.0% | 1-8 | (8) | 1-1 | (1) | 7-64 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | | 14-5 | 39.3% | 1-1 | 100.0% | 1-33 | (22.3) | 1-8 | (8.5) | 11-108 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 13-6 | 43.1% | 1-1 | 100.0% | 1-17 | (16.7) | 10-1 | (9.7) | 10-97 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | | 15-7 | 46.7% | 2-2 | 100.0% | 1-22 | (22) | 1-3 | (3) | 8-77 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: JACKSONVILLE 20, NEW ENGLAND 26 |
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| 9/13/2015 | CAROLINA | 9-20 | L | 3 | L | 41 | U | 21-96 | 22-40-169 | 3 | 35-105 | 18-31-158 | 1 | | 9/20/2015 | MIAMI | 23-20 | W | 5 | W | 42.5 | O | 33-123 | 18-33-273 | 0 | 16-42 | 30-44-344 | 0 | | 9/27/2015 | @ NEW ENGLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/4/2015 | @ INDIANAPOLIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/11/2015 | @ TAMPA BAY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/18/2015 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/25/2015 | *BUFFALO | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 9/10/2015 | PITTSBURGH | 28-21 | W | -7 | T | 51 | U | 24-80 | 25-32-281 | 0 | 25-134 | 26-38-330 | 1 | | 9/20/2015 | @ BUFFALO | 40-32 | W | 1 | W | 45 | O | 15-56 | 38-59-451 | 2 | 27-160 | 23-30-189 | 3 | | 9/27/2015 | JACKSONVILLE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/11/2015 | @ DALLAS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/18/2015 | @ INDIANAPOLIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10/25/2015 | NY JETS | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | JACKSONVILLE: The Jaguars will once again try to establish their power running game early, but will likely have to abandon it in the second half of games. Ex-Bills head coach Doug Marrone takes over the o-line. While he ran primarily a gap blocking scheme in Buffalo, he was part of an offense that ran a variety of schemes in New Orleans and will almost surely be running a zone blocking scheme with the Jags' personnel. Rookie T.J. Yeldon is likely to take the backfield lead early. Offensive coordinator Greg Olson returns to Jacksonville after a strong year overseeing the impressive showing of Oakland's Derek Carr, a rookie drafted one round after Bortles. Olson's strength is developing young quarterbacks, especially when it comes to mechanics (Bortles' biggest issue right now). Olson ran a version of a West Coast offense in Oakland last year and figures to do the same in Jacksonville. CB Davon House and S Sergio Brown were signed to improve a secondary that had just six picks in '14. The loss of rookie DE Dante Fowler will hurt. | | NEW ENGLAND: More than any other team, the Patriots will change up their game plan week-to-week depending on the opponents' strengths. When they face an undersized front seven like Indianapolis', as they have three times since the start of the 2014 calendar year, they rely heavily on their power running game. They will often employ a sixth offensive lineman in an off-balanced line and slam LeGarrette Blount between the tackles. It's a pick-your-poison passing attack that often uses spread concepts, stack formations and pick plays to create pass-and-run situations for guys like Julian Edelman and whomever the passing back will be, as well as Danny Amendola in spots. The centerpiece is Rob Gronkowski, whom McDaniels often effectively isolates down the seam with outside receiver Brandon LaFell drawing enough safety help to open things up. They'll throw out of run formations, in which Michael Hoomanawanui often plays more than Tim Wright. With the Pats having lost DT Vince Wilfork and CBs Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner to free agency, younger players like DE Chandler Jones and LBs Jamie Collins and Dont'a Hightower will be counted on to help lead the defense. It's the secondary that appears to be the most glaring weakness. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW (JACKSONVILLE-NEW ENGLAND) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(UPDATES penultimate graf with injuries to Jaguars OLs Joeckel and Linder.)
*Jaguars-Patriots Preview* ==========================
It's not surprising that the New England Patriots are tied for first place in the AFC East.
Seeing the Jacksonville Jaguars in a tie atop the AFC South is definitely unusual, even this early in the season.
The Patriots are 6-0 in the regular season against the Jaguars and 6-0 at home all-time in this series heading into Sunday's matchup in which Tom Brady seeks to notch his 400th career touchdown pass.
New England (2-0) is averaging an AFC-best 34.0 points behind Brady, who has thrown for a league-high 754 yards and is tied with Arizona's Carson Palmer for the most TD passes with seven. One more and he will join Peyton Manning, Brett Favre and Dan Marino as the only players to throw 400 in the regular season.
"Anything that's ever been achieved by me as an individual is just a reflection of what our team has been about," Brady said. "I've been blessed to be on, to me, the best team (and) organization in sports."
Unsurprisingly, the record also isn't a major concern for coach Bill Belichick.
"Look, Tom's a great player, we've all said that plenty of times," Belichick said. "I don't really care about any records this week. We really need to beat Jacksonville. Whatever our team needs to do to beat them, that's what we need to do."
That's something Belichick has never failed to do with the Patriots, going 6-0 against Jacksonville including two playoff wins. The Jaguars (1-1) have lost all six visits to New England, with the last five defeats there all by double digits.
Jacksonville went 0-8 on the road last year heading into its first such contest this season, though it is eager for the challenge.
"Any time you get an opportunity, you know, I guess in 20 years, to say, 'We played the New England Patriots the year after they won the Super Bowl,' that's something you'll remember, I'm sure," quarterback Blake Bortles said. "But like I said, it's about us and how we go about our business."
While the Patriots are tied the New York Jets in the East, the Jaguars are atop the South along with Tennessee. Jacksonville, which has endured four straight losing seasons, was impressive in last Sunday's 23-20 win over Miami.
Beating the Dolphins, a team considered a threat to the Patriots in the East, certainly got New England's attention. Belichick said that since these teams haven't met since 2012 that he began preparations for this matchup in the offseason, and he gave the Patriots a quiz on the Jaguars' personnel Wednesday.
"They got off to a better start this year than they have in the past," Brady said. "It was a big win last week over the Dolphins. I'm sure they'll be fired up and ready to go."
Brady threw for 466 yards - the second-highest total of his career - and three scores in last Sunday's 40-32 win at Buffalo.
Rob Gronkowski accounted for 113 of those yards with seven catches and one TD. Gronkowski has caught a league-high four touchdowns and is third in the league with 207 receiving yards for the best mark among tight ends.
"He just understands that he's going to get the ball, all he has to do is catch it," Jacksonville linebacker Telvin Smith said. "That's the biggest thing that he's trained himself to, just to catch the ball."
Gronkowski isn't even Brady's favorite option, with Julian Edelman having been targeted a league-high 31 times. Edelman had 11 receptions for 97 yards and two scores against the Bills.
The Jaguars have an emerging receiving talent in second-year man Allen Robinson, who caught six passes for a career-best 155 yards and two touchdowns against the Dolphins.
"He has the ability to do that every week," Bortles said. "He is a big, physical player with unbelievable playmaking skills. When he sets his mind to it, he can go up and catch any ball."
Bortles was 18 of 33 for 273 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. More importantly, he wasn't sacked after being dropped at least four times in eight straight games.
"Bortles creates a lot of problems for you," Belichick said. "I thought last week against Miami was another good example of the overall effectiveness of the offense, decision making, no sacks, no turnovers."
Avoiding the rush will be a challenge for Bortles since the Patriots have a league-best 11 sacks - 3.0 by defensive end Chandler Jones. Injuries to Jaguars left tackle Luke Joeckel and guard Brandon Linder - both of whom are game-time decisions - could present additional difficulties in slowing down the rush.
Neither team's running game has been particularly threatening. T.J. Yeldon leads the Jaguars with 121 yards and Dion Lewis has 109 for New England, though he's been a bigger factor out of the backfield with 10 catches for 149.
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