NFL Game Preview: New England Patriots (1-1-0) vs. Jacksonville Jaguars (1-1-0)

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CBS: Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta, Aditi Kinkhabwala (field reporter)

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 PM ET

EverBank Stadium | Referee: Alex Kemp

Regular Season: NE leads series, 8-2 (home team won past 4) Last reg. season meeting: 10/20/24: NE 16 at JAX 32

Mike Vrabel (NE) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 8-4 Reg. Season: 69-49 (.585) Liam Coen (JAX) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 14-5 (.737)

New England Last Game: W, 20-3 vs. PIT (Week 2)

Jacksonville Last Game: L, 20-13 at DEN (Week 2)

PATRIOTS NOTES

• QB DRAKE MAYE is 1 of 4 qualified AFC QBs (Josh Allen, Joe Burrow & Lamar Jackson) with 100+ rating (100.7) since 2024. Has 28 TDs (26 pass, 2 rush ) & 101.3 rating in 15 career road starts. Completed 26 of 37 atts. (70.3 pct.) for 276 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 109.7 rating in last meeting, his 1st-career road start. • RB TREVEYON HENDERSON rushed for 76 yards & had 10th-career rush TD in season debut last week. Leads NFL with 5 rush TDs of 35+ yards since 2025. Has 50+ scrimmage yards in 10 of his past 11 games. • RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON has 75+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his past 7 & aims for his 4th in row on road with 75+ scrimmage yards. • WR ROMEO DOUBS led team with career-high 96 rec. yards in Week 2. Had 72 rec. yards in his only career game at Jax. (10/27/24 w/ GB). • TE HUNTER HENRY had 8 catches for 92 yards in last meeting. Has rec. TD in 3 of his past 4 on road. • LB CHRISTIAN ELLISS led team with 12 tackles & had sack & FF in Week 2. Had 9 tackles in last meeting. • LB ROBERT SPILLANE has 5+ tackles in 7 of his past 8 & aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. • LB GABE JACAS (rookie) had 1st-career INT last week. • LB ELIJAH PONDER set career highs in tackles (5) & TFL (3) & had 5th-career sack & 1st-career FR-TD last week. • DT CHRISTIAN BARMORE had 1st sack of season & 2nd-career FF last week. • DT JOSHUA FARMER had 1st-career sack in Week 2. • CB CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ is only AFC player with 2 PD in each of 1st 2 weeks. • CB CHARLES WOODS had career-high 10 tackles last week. • S KEVIN BYARD has 6 PD in his past 5 vs. Jax. • S CRAIG WOODSON aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ tackles.

JAGUARS NOTES

• QB TREVOR LAWRENCE has 15 TDs (14 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 136.4 rating in his past 4 home starts. Aims for his 5th in row at home with 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating. Had TD pass vs. 0 INTs & 121.5 rating in last meeting. Is 1 of 4 alltime with 100+ TD passes (102) & 20+ rush TDs (23) under age 27. • RB BHAYSHUL TUTEN rushed for 65 yards & had 1st rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 65+ rush yards. Has TD in 2 of his past 3 at home. • WR PARKER WASHINGTON led team with 7 receptions & 98 rec. yards last week. Is 1 of 3 WRs (Chris Olave & Jaxon Smith-Njigba) with 5+ catches & 80+ rec. yards in each of 1st 2 weeks & aims for his 6th in row overall with 5+ catches & 80+ rec. yards. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with rec. TD. • WR BRIAN THOMAS JR. had 5 catches for 89 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. • WR JAKOBI MEYERS had 8 catches for 97 yards in his last game vs. NE (9/7/25 w/ LV). Had 235 catches for 2,758 yards & 8 TDs in 60 games with NE (2019-22). • LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN ranks 2nd in NFL with 928 tackles since 2020. Has 8 PD in his past 7 at home. • LB VENTRELL MILLER had 9 tackles in last meeting. Aims for his 3rd in row in 2026 with 7+ tackles. • DE JOSH HINES-ALLEN has 3.5 sacks in his past 5 at home. • DE TRAVON WALKER aims for his 5th in row at home with TFL. Had sack in last meeting. • DT ARIK ARMSTEAD had 1st TFL of season last week. • CB JOURDAN LEWIS had 13th career INT in Week 2. • CB JARRIAN JONES has PD in 4 of his past 5. • WR/CB TRAVIS HUNTER had 1st PD of season last week. • S ANTONIO JOHNSON has 5 PD & 3 INTs, incl. INT-TD, in his past 5 at home.

Game Odds

New England Patriots    46

Jacksonville Jaguars        – 3

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, September 26, 2026

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