NFL Game Preview: Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0-0) vs. Denver Broncos (0-1-0)

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Regular Season: Series tied 7-7 (home team won past 5)

Last meeting: 12/21/25: JAX 34 at DEN 20

Liam Coen (JAX) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 14-4 (.778)

Sean Payton (DEN) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-1 Reg. Season: 184-109 (.628)

CBS: Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker, Evan Washburn (field reporter)

JAGUARS NOTES

• QB TREVOR LAWRENCE completed 18 of 23 atts. (78.3 pct.) for 245 yards & 4 TDs with 150.6 rating in Week 1. Became 4th player ever under age of 27 with 100+ TD passes (102) & 20 rush TDs (23). Has 225+ pass yards, 2+ TD passes & 105+ rating in 6 of his past 7. Completed 23 of 36 atts. (63.9 pct.) for 279 yards & 3 TDs with 115.4 rating & had rush TD in last meeting. • RB BHAYSHUL TUTEN led team with 88 scrimmage yards (66 rush, 22 rec.) last week. Has TD in 2 of his past 3. • WR PARKER WASHINGTON led team with 5 receptions & 83 rec. yards & had TD catch last week. Has 5 receptions, 80+ rec. yards & TD catch in 4 of his past 5, incl. playoffs. Had 6 receptions for 145 yards & TD catch in last meeting. • WR JAKOBI MEYERS had TD catch in Week 1. Had 45 rec. yards in last meeting. • WR JOSH CAMERON (rookie) had TD catch in his NFL debut. • TE BRENTON STRANGE had TD catch in Week 1. Has TD catch in 3 of his past 4. Had TD catch in last meeting. • DE JOSH HINES-ALLEN had 5 tackles, 1.5 sacks, TFL, FF & FR last week. Has sack in 3 of his past 4, incl. playoffs. • DE TRAVON WALKER had 1.5 sacks & PD in Week 1. Has TFL in 6 of his past 7, incl. playoffs. Had TFL & PD in last meeting. • LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN had 4 tackles & INT last week. Has 5+ tackles in 10 of his past 11. Had 11 tackles in last meeting. • LB VENTRELL MILLER led team with 9 tackles, career-high 2 TFL, 1st-career sack & FF in Week 1. • LB BRANSON COMBS had 3 tackles, 1st-career sack & TFL last week. • CB JOURDAN LEWIS had 3 tackles in Week 1. Had 4 tackles & PD in last meeting. • CB MONTARIC BROWN had TFL last week. Had 4 tackles & 2 PD in last meeting. • CB JARRIAN JONES had 3 tackles, TFL & INT in last meeting. • S CALEB RANSAW had 6 tackles in Week 1.

BRONCOS NOTES

• QB BO NIX completed 17 of 28 atts. (60.7 pct.) for 131 yards & TD in Week 1. Has 275+ pass yards & TD pass in 3 of his past 4 at home, incl. playoffs. Had 352 pass yards & TD pass in last meeting. • RB RJ HARVEY had 41 scrimmage yards (23 rec., 18 rush) last week. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his past 6 games at home, incl. playoffs. Had careerhigh 121 scrimmage yards (71 rec., 50 rush) & rush TD in last meeting. • RB J.K. DOBBINS had 36 rush yards in Week 1. Had 65+ scrimmage yards in each of his 5 home games last season. Has 60+ rush yards in 4 of his past 5. Had 81 scrimmage yards (64 rush, 17 rec.) & rush TD in his only career game vs. Jax. (12/20/20 w/ Bal.). • WR COURTLAND SUTTON has 6+ receptions, 85+ rec. yards & TD catch in 2 of his past 3 at home. Had 6 receptions for 86 yards & TD catch in last meeting. • WR PAT BRYANT had 42 rec. yards last week. Aims for his 5th in row with 4+ receptions. Had 5 receptions for 42 yards in last meeting. • TE EVAN ENGRAM led team with 43 rec. yards & had TD catch in Week 1. Spent 3 seasons (2022-24) with Jax., totaling 234 receptions, 2,094 rec. yards & 9 TD catches. Had 36 rec. yards in last meeting. • LB ALEX SINGLETON led team with 15 tackles last week. Aims for his 4th in row, incl. playoffs, with 10+ tackles. Had 13 tackles in last meeting. • LB NIK BONITTO has sack in 2 of his past 3 at home, incl. playoffs. • LB DONDREA TILLMAN had 6 tackles & TFL in Week 1. • DL ZACH ALLEN had 5 tackles & 2 sacks last week. Aims for his 5th in row, incl. playoffs, with 0.5+ sacks. • CB PAT SURTAIN II has 59 PD since entering NFL in 2021, tied 2nd-most. • CB RILEY MOSS had 6 tackles & PD in Week 1. Has PD in 4 of his past 5. Had 6 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 PD & sack in last meeting. • S BRANDON JONES had 5 tackles & INT last week

Game Odds

Jacksonville Jaguars        45.5

Denver Broncos                – 2.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, September 19, 2026

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