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Patriots-Jaguars Capsule

Published Sep. 13, 2018 11:10 a.m. ET

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NEW ENGLAND (1-0) at JACKSONVILLE (1-0)

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE - Pick-em

RECORD VS. SPREAD - New England 1-0, Jacksonville 1-0

SERIES RECORD - Patriots lead 11-1

LAST MEETING - Patriots beat Jaguars 24-20 in AFC championship game, Jan. 21, 2018

LAST WEEK - Patriots beat Texans 27-20; Jaguars beat Giants 20-15

AP PRO32 RANKING - Patriots No. 1, Jaguars No. 5

PATRIOTS OFFENSE - OVERALL (8), RUSH (12), PASS (10)

PATRIOTS DEFENSE - OVERALL (11), RUSH (29), PASS (8)

JAGUARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (25), RUSH (10), PASS (24)

JAGUARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (10), RUSH (16), PASS (11)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Rematch of AFC title game in January. Patriots rallied from 10-point deficit in fourth quarter. ... Patriots have won all seven regular-season meetings and eight straight overall in series. ... Tom Brady is 8-0 vs Jags, who are only AFC team without win against five-time Super Bowl champion and three-time league MVP. ... Brady has 19 TDs and two INTs against Jacksonville while completing more than 70 percent of passes for more than 1,800 yards. ... Brady has 224 career wins, one shy of NFL record set by Adam Vinatieri. ... Brady also has TD passes to 69 players, one shy of NFL record held by journeyman Vinny Testaverde. ... Patriots owner Robert Kraft looking for 300th career win. ... New England RB James White has 13 TD receptions since 2015, more than any other NFL back. ... Jaguars are 11-12 in home openers and haven't won one since 2011. ... Jacksonville has won six consecutive home games, third-longest streak in franchise history and tied with Carolina for league's third-longest current streak. Only Minnesota (seven) and New England (eight) have longer ones. ... QB Blake Bortles has thrown for 903 yards, with seven TDs and no INTs, in last three regular-season games at home. ... Jags have scored nine defensive TDs, including postseason, in last 20 games (2017-18) — most in NFL. Patriots, meanwhile, haven't scored defensive TD since 2015. ... Jaguars DE Dante Fowler returns from one-game suspension. Fowler sacked Brady twice in AFC title game. ... RB Leonard Fournette (hamstring) missed practice this week. If he doesn't play, T.J. Yeldon would get bulk of work. ... Fantasy Tip: Expect better performances from Patriots WR Chris Hogan and Jaguars WR Donte Moncrief. Each managed one catch on five targets in his opener.

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