NFL Preview: Jacksonville Jaguars (2-6) vs Philadelphia Eagles (5-2)

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TV: CBS (4:05 PM ET): Andrew Catalon, Tiki Barber, AJ Ross (field reporter)

All-Time Series History Regular Season: PHI leads series, 4-3 (won past 4) Postseason: —

The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/2/22: JAX 21 at PHI 29 Postseason: —

HEAD COACHES

Doug Pederson vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-1 Reg. Season: 62-59-1 (.512) Postseason: 5-3 (.625)

Nick Sirianni vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 39-19 (.672) Postseason: 2-3 (.400)

JAGUARS NOTES

• HC DOUG PEDERSON won SB LII with Phi. following 2017 season. • QB TREVOR LAWRENCE completed 21 of 32 atts. (65.6 pct.) for 308 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT with 104.7 rating & had 1st rush TD of season last week, 10thcareer game with 300+ pass yards. Aims for 5th in row with 90+ rating. Has 2 TD passes in 4 of past 5. Passed for 174 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. • RB TRAVIS ETIENNE has 55+ scrimmage yards in 5 of his 6 games this season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. NFC East with 115+ scrimmage yards. • RB TANK BIGSBY rushed for 78 yards last week. Has 85+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his past 5. Since Week 4, ranks 3rd in NFL with 411 rush yards. • WR BRIAN THOMAS JR. (rookie) had 60 rec. yards & TD catch last week. Has 60+ rec. yards & TD catch in 4 of past 5. Leads rookies with 573 rec. yards, ties for lead with 5 rec. TDs & ranks 3rd with 33 catches. • WR GABE DAVIS had 6 catches for 105 yards & TD in only career game vs. Phi. (11/26/23 w/ Buf.). Aims for his 3rd in row on road vs. NFC with rec. TD. • WR PARKER WASHINGTON had season-high 46 rec. yards last week. • TE EVAN ENGRAM had 1st TD catch of season in Week 8. Has 5+ catches in 2 of his past 3. Has 75+ rec. yards in 4 of his past 5 on road. • TE BRENTON STRANGE had 5 catches for 59 yards last week. • DE JOSH HINES-ALLEN has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of past 4. Had 7 tackles & sack in last meeting. Has 4 sacks in his past 3 vs. NFC. • DE TRAVON WALKER aims for 3rd in row with 0.5+ sacks. Had TFL in last meeting. • LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN had 9 tackles & TFL last week. Has 8+ tackles & TFL in 3 of his 4 games this season. Had 16 tackles & 3 TFL in last meeting. • LB DEVIN LLOYD aims for 4th in row with TFL. Had 14 tackles in last meeting. • CB JARRIAN JONES (rookie) had 1st-career INT last week. Has PD in 3 of past 4.

EAGLES NOTES

• QB JALEN HURTS had 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 pass) & 132.5 rating in Week 8 & became 2nd player ever with 3 rush TDs, pass TD & 130+ rating (min. 5 attempts) in a game. Is 1st player ever with 100+ rating & 2+ rush TDs in consecutive games. Has 3 career reg. season games with 3 rush TDs, most by QB all-time. Aims for his 3rd in row with 2+ rush TDs & 4th in row with 115+ rating. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY had 111 scrimmage yards (108 rush, 3 rec.) & became 3rd player ever (HOFer Eric Dickerson & Kareem Hunt) with 110+ scrimmage yards in 6 of his 1st 7 games with team. Ranks 2nd in NFL in rush yards (766) & scrimmage yards (872). Aims for his 3rd in row vs. Jax. with 125+ scrimmage yards. • WR A.J. BROWN has 5+ catches & 80+ rec. yards in each of his 1st 4 games this season. Has 95+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 games vs. Jax. • WR DEVONTA SMITH had 6 catches for season-high 85 rec. yards & 3rd rec. TD of season in Week 8. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with TD catch. • LB ZACK BAUN led team with 12 tackles & had 1st-career FF in Week 8. Is 1 of 2 in NFC (Budda Baker) with 12+ tackles in 3 games in 2024. • LB NAKOBE DEAN had 9 tackles, TFL & 1st-career FR last week. Has career-high 7 TFL in 2024 & aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. Aims for his 7th in row with 7+ tackles. • LB NOLAN SMITH aims for his 4th in row with 0.5+ sacks. • DE BRANDON GRAHAM had 23rd-career FF in Week 8. • CB DARIUS SLAY had 5th PD of season last week & has 5+ PD in each of his 12 career seasons. • S C.J. GARDNER-JOHNSON had 1st INT of season last week. Has 5 PD in his past 5. • DB COOPER DEJEAN (rookie) had 1st-career PD last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with TFL.

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