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NFL Preview: Jacksonville Jaguars (2-8) vs Detroit Lions (8-1)

TV: CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green, Melanie Collins (field reporter)

All-Time Series History Regular Season: DET leads series, 5-3 (won past 4) Postseason: —

The Last Time… Regular Season: 12/4/22: JAX 14 at DET 40 Postseason: —

HEAD COACHES

Doug Pederson vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 0-3 Reg. Season: 62-61-1 (.504) Postseason: 5-3 (.625)

Dan Campbell vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 37-34-1 (.521) Postseason: 2-1 (.667)

JAGUARS NOTES

QB MAC JONES completed 14 of 22 atts. (63.6 pct.) for 111 yards & had rush TD in 1st start of season last week. • RB TRAVIS ETIENNE rushed for 44 yards in Week 10. Had 66 scrimmage yards (54 rush, 12 rec.) in last meeting. • RB TANK BIGSBY has 75+ rush yards in 2 of past 4. • TE EVAN ENGRAM led team with 6 cathes for 40 yards last week. Aims for 6th in row with 4+ catches. Had 5 catches & rec. TD in last meeting & has TD catch in each of 3 career games vs. Det. • WR BRIAN THOMAS JR. ties for lead among rookies with 607 rec. yards & ranks 2nd with 5 rec. TDs. Can become 3rd Jax. rookie ever with 700 rec. yards, joining Justin Blackmon (865 in 2012) & Keelan Cole (748 in 2017). • WR GABE DAVIS had 4 catches in only career game vs. Det. (11/24/22 w/ Buf.). • DE JOSH HINES-ALLEN aims for 3rd in row on road with 0.5+ sacks. Had PD in last meeting. Has 6 sacks in his past 5 vs. NFC. • DE TRAVON WALKER had sack last week. Has 0.5+ sacks in 3 of past 4. Aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Had 5 tackles & TFL in last meeting. • DT JEREMIAH LEDBETTER aims for 3rd in row with TFL. Has 5+ tackles in 2 of past 3. Has TFL in each of his 3 road games this season. Had sack in only career game vs. Det. (12/26/20 w/ TB). • LB DEVIN LLOYD led team with career-high 16 tackles in Week 10. Has 8+ tackles in 4 of past 5. Had 6 tackles in last meeting. • LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN had 11 tackles & 1st INT of season last week. Has 8+ tackles in 5 of his 6 games this season. Has PD in 2 of his 3 road games this season. Has 38 tackles (12.7 per game), 2 PD & INT in 3 career games vs. Det. • CB MONTARIC BROWN had 1st-career INT in Week 10.

LIONS NOTES

• QB JARED GOFF has 2+ TD passes in 6 of his past 7 starts. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with 2+ TD passes & 125+ rating. Completed 31 of 41 atts. (75.6 pct.) for 340 yards & 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 115.9 rating in last meeting. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 108 scrimmage yards (71 rush, 37 rec.) in Week 10 & is 1 of 3 (Derrick Henry & Bijan Robinson) with 70+ scrimmage yards in 9 games in 2024. Needs 71 scrimmage yards for 2nd-straight 1,000-yard season. Has 9 TDs (8 rush, 1 rec.) in his past 9 at home. • RB DAVID MONTGOMERY had 8th rush TD of season last week, tied 3rd-most in NFL in 2024. Has rush TD in 9 of his 10 reg. season home games with Det. since 2023 & aims for his 6th in row at home with rush TD. Had 121 scrimmage yards (95 rush, 26 rec.) & rush TD in his only career game vs. Jax. (12/27/20 w/ Chi.). • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had 7th TD catch of season last week. Can become 1st player since 2020 (Davante Adams) with TD catch in 8 straight games. Had 11 catches for 114 yards & 2 TDs in last meeting. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS has 50+ rec. yards in 5 of his 7 games this season. • TE SAM LAPORTA had 3rd rec. TD of season last week, his 13th-career TD catch. • DB KERBY JOSEPH has INT in 3 of his 4 home games this season & aims for his 3rd in row at home with INT. • DB BRIAN BRANCH led team with season-high 10 tackles & had 2 PD & TFL in Week 10, his 6th game with 2+ PD in 2024, most in NFL. Ranks 2nd in NFL with 13 PD this season. Is only player with 25+ PD (26) & 10+ TFL (10) since 2023. • CB CARLTON DAVIS had 1st-career game with 2 INTs last week, his 1st 2 INTs of season. Has 10 PD in 2024 & is 1 of 2 (Denzel Ward) with 9+ PD in each of past 6 seasons. • LB JACK CAMPBELL aims for his 7th in row with 7+ tackles.

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