I've spent the last hour looking for something interesting to say about the Jaguars and finally settled on this: They've got a thing for the No. 31.
Through 14 games, Jacksonville ranks 31st in the NFL in yards gained and 31st in yards allowed. They rank 31st in points scored, 31st in first downs gained and 31 in first downs allowed. They actually rank 29th in points allowed, so I guess that's an improvement, but it all adds up to the Jaguars being the 32nd best team in the league. Otherwise known as the worst.
Not that it would matter, but the Jaguars are probably best off rolling over for the Pats on Sunday. With two games left, they're tied with the Chiefs for the worst record in the NFL at 2-12. They're in a backwards race for the No. 1 pick! But like I said, they can give everything they have and the Pats should still win with ease.
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New England's favored by 14.5 on Sunday, which the biggest spread they faced on the road since 2007, when they were favored by 19 points in Baltimore (Week 13), 16 points in Buffalo (Week 11) and 15.5 at Miami (Week 7).
For what it's worth, the Pats went 3-0 in those three and won by an average of 23 points a game. But knowing the Jaguars, Sunday's final spread will probably end up looking more like 31.
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