NFL Game Preview: Jacksonville Jaguars (2-1-0) vs. Cincinnati Bengals (2-1-0)

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CBS: Tom McCarthy, Robert Turbin, Tiffany Blackmon (field reporter)

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 PM ET

Paycor Stadium

Referee: Alex Moore

Regular Season: Series tied, 13-13 (CIN won past 4)

Last reg. season meeting: 9/14/25: JAX 27 at CIN 31

Liam Coen (JAX) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 15-5 (.750)

Zac Taylor (CIN) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-1 Reg. Season: 54-64-1 (.458)

Jacksonville Last Game: W, 35-6 vs. NE (Week 3)

Cincinnati Last Game: L, 30-27 at PIT (Week 3)

JAGUARS NOTES

• QB TREVOR LAWRENCE had 3 TD passes & 102.9 rating in Week 3 & has 3+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 5 of his past 7 starts. Has rush TD in 2 of his 3 career games vs. Cin. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with 250+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. • RB BHAYSHUL TUTEN had 90 scrimmage yards (73 rush, 17 rec.) & 2nd rush TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with rush TD & 4th in row with 60+ scrimmage yards. Has TD in 4 of his past 5. Had 1st career TD catch in last meeting. • RB CHRIS RODRIGUEZ had 1st rush TD of season last week. • WR PARKER WASHINGTON had 12th-career rec. TD last week. Has 5+ catches & 70+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 on road. AIms for his 4th in row on road with 95+ rec. yards. Had 5 catches for 76 yards in last meeting. • WR JAKOBI MEYERS led team in catches (7) & rec. yards (64) & had 25thcareer TD catch in Week 3. Had 8 catches for 105 yards in his last game at Cin. (11/3/24 w/ LV). • LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN had 7 tackles, 2 TFL, sack & PD in last meeting. Aims for 15th in row on road with 6+ tackles. • LB VENTRELL MILLER aims for his 4th in row with 7+ tackles. • DE TRAVON WALKER had sack in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with 0.5+ sacks. • DE JOSH HINES-ALLEN has 3.5 sacks in 5 career games vs. Cin. • DT ARIK ARMSTEAD has 4 sacks & 5 TFL in his past 4 vs. Cin. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Cin. with sack. • DT DAVON HAMILTON had 0.5 sacks, 2nd-career FF & 4th-career FR last week. • WR/CB TRAVIS HUNTER had 1st-career INT in Week 3. Has PD in 3 of his past 4. Aims for his 3rd in row with 4+ tackles. • CB JARRIAN JONES had 5th-career INT last week. Has PD in 5 of his past 6.

BENGALS NOTES

• QB JOE BURROW passed for 282 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 123.9 rating in Week 3, his 30th-career game with 3+ TD passes, tied 4th-most by player in 1st 7 seasons all-time. Has 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 5 of his past 6. Has 300+ pass yards in 2 of his 3 career starts vs. Jax. • RB CHASE BROWN aims for his 4th in row at home with TD & 9th in row at home with 75+ scrimmage yards. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Jax. with 60+ scrimmage yards. • WR JA’MARR CHASE had 9 receptions for 98 yards & 3rd rec. TD of season last week, his 57th-career TD catch, 4th-most by player under age 27 alltime. Became 4th fastest player ever (81 games) to reach 7,000 receiving yards. Had 14 catches for 165 yards & TD in last meeting & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Jax. with 10+ catches, 145+ rec. yards & rec. TD. • WR TEE HIGGINS had 6 catches for 90 yards & 1st rec. TD of season last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with 5+ catches & 90+ rec. yards. Has 14 rec. TDs in his past 13 at home. Had TD catch in last meeting. • TE MIKE GESICKI had 2nd rec. TD of season last week. • DT DEXTER LAWRENCE had career-high 3 TFL & 2 sacks last week, his 6thcareer game with 2+ sacks. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. • DT JONATHAN ALLEN has sack in 2 of 3 games this season. Has 3 sacks & 5 TFL in 2 career games vs. Jax. & aims for his 3rd in row vs. Jax. with sack & 2+ TFL. • LB DEMETRIUS KNIGHT aims for his 3rd in row with 9+ tackles. • LB BARRETT CARTER had 5th-career PD in Week 3. Has TFL in 2 of 3 games this season. • CB DAX HILL had INT in last meeting. • CB DJ TURNER aims for his 3rd in row with PD. • S KYLE DUGGER aims for his 3rd in row vs. Jax. with PD

Game Odds

Jacksonville Jaguars        51.5

Cincinnati Bengals           – 2.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, October 3, 2026

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