Sunday, Dec. 27
JACKSONVILLE (7-7) At NEW ENGLAND (9-5)
1 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE – Patriots by 7 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Jacksonville 5-8; New England 6-8
SERIES RECORD – Patriots lead 7-1
LAST MEETING – Patriots beat Jaguars 31-20, Jan. 12, 2008 in AFC divisional playoff
LAST WEEK – Jaguars lost to Colts 35-31; Patriots beat Bills 17-10
JAGUARS OFFENSE – OVERALL (15), RUSH (8), PASS (18)
JAGUARS DEFENSE – OVERALL (20), RUSH (12), PASS (27)
PATRIOTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (2), RUSH (14), PASS (4)
PATRIOTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (10), RUSH (15), PASS (9)
with New England. … QB David Garrard threw three touchdown passes against Colts but was intercepted late in game, ending Jaguars’ comeback chances. … Jacksonville has lost three of its last four, including last two at home. … WR Torry Holt is 10th in NFL history with 918 receptions, one more than New England’s Randy Moss. … By beating Jaguars, Patriots would clinch AFC East and finish 8-0 at home. … QB Tom Brady threw just 23 times for 115 yards last Sunday but could be tempted to throw more against Jaguars, who have allowed sixth-most yards passing in NFL. … Laurence Maroney has 735 yards rushing and is closing in on his career high of 835 during his second season in 2007. … LB Tully Banta-Cain is sixth in AFC with 8 1/2 sacks after getting three against Buffalo. … If Wes Welker maintains his season pace of 9.1 receptions per game in remaining two regular-season games, he would break Marvin Harrison’s NFL record of 8.9 set in 2002. Welker leads league with 109 catches despite missing two games.
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