With a somewhat surprising loss to the Houston Texans behind them, the Jacksonville Jaguars will hope for better results in their regular season home opener Week 2. In the process, they will have to face a Denver Broncos unit that is expected to have a top-10 defense in the NFL and one that has momentum after a 27-13 Week 1 victory over the New York Giants.
Unlike last week, the Jags aren’t favorites in this week’s game and they are currently 6.5 point underdogs, according to Tipico Sports. Of course, it’s easy to understand why when considering they are looking for their fit win since Week 1 of last season.
When the team takes the field, fans of the Jaguars will be hoping to see more of the run game after running the ball only 16 times for 76 yards last Sunday. With the No. 100 ranked player on their team in James Robinson, it will be important to get him going if the Jags are to have any chance of winning. If they can, it would also protect No. 1 overall pick, Trevor Lawrence, from the Broncos’ fearsome pass-rush as he dropped back 51 times against Houston.
On defense, the Jags will need to tackle better, specifically when it comes to bringing down the quarterback. While they were able to get to Texans quarterback Tyrod Taylor multiple times, they only brought him down for one sack and allowed him to throw for just under 300 yards. That said, if they leave a similar amount of opportunities on the field against Broncos veteran Teddy Bridgewater, he proved that he can make the passing defense pay last week after going 28-of-36 for 264 yards, and two touchdowns.
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When: Sunday, Sep. 19 at 1 p.m. EDT
Where: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Watch: CBS 47 (locally)
Listen: WJXL AM 1010 / FM 92.5 (locally), Sirius XM Radio (feed channel 229 for Jags, 384 for Broncos)
Live Stream: fuboTV (try it free)
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