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Key occasions
Payments 0-0 Jaguars 9:22, 1st quarter
There’s a severely charged ambiance in Jacksonville. The jeers are popping off whereas Josh Allen picks up one other 1st down with a 10-yard cross to Brandin Cooks on the best sideline. Earlier than {that a} Invoice and Jag have been locking facemasks. Spicy.
Payments 0-0 Jaguars 11:22, 1st quarter
On 2nd down Josh Allen drops again to his personal aim line to offer himself room to discover a receiver however Khalil Shakir is swallowed up. He does so once more on third down however this time they transfer the chains with a 14-yard acquire from Tyrell Shavers. A neat curl route shook Shavers free.
Payments 0-0 Jaguars 13:42, 1st quarter
Buffalo power a fast three and out after stuffing the run behind the road of scrimmage on 1st down. The punt is an efficient one, regardless of nearly being blocked, and can begin Josh Allen on the five-yard line.
Payments 0-0 Jaguars 14:28, 1st quarter
Buffalo have kicked off. Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars offense get going across the 33-yard line. Let’s go!
Right here he’s … just some minutes away from kick-off now!
In the meantime, ESPN analytics share the opinion that that is presumably too near name. They are saying Buffalo have a 49.8% probability to win and Jacksonville have a (100-49.8=???) 50.2% shot on the W. Thank heavens for analytics, we’d be up the creek with out you.
“Be you” has been the message from Jaguars head coach Liam Coen to quarterback Trevor Lawrence this season. The straightforward mantra seems to have unlocked his potential in working the ball in addition to by way of the air in a profession 12 months within the NFL. Lawrence scored 9 dashing touchdowns, nearly double his earlier finest of 5 from 2022, whereas throwing a career-best 29 scores too, 4 higher than 2022. Buffalo are going to have be pin-sharp on protection to cease him.
So how about these Bears then?! A primary playoff win since 2010 that includes the most important comeback in franchise playoff historical past whereas inflicting the most important blown lead in Packers historical past is absolutely quite spectacular, isn’t it?
Head coach Ben Johnson’s first 12 months in Chicago has reworked the workforce from a rabble into never-say-die warriors. So how far can this rising power go? Who they face subsequent is, after all, essential. If the 49ers beat the Eagles then they host the Rams subsequent weekend and if the 49ers lose then the Eagles head to Soldier Discipline. If compelled to decide on you may suppose Caleb Williams and firm would favor a go to from the Eagles. We will see.
On the CBS broadcast Nate Burleson is billing Payments v Jags as stress v alternative. A quite apt approach of taking a look at it contemplating the place these groups are at. One other juicy nugget they dropped was how vital Jacksonville’s commerce for Jakobi Meyers has been. The Jaguars are 8-1 since buying the vast receiver.
Preamble
Nicely, effectively, effectively … if it isn’t wildcard weekend as I stay and breathe! The Rams and Bears kicked off proceedings quite effectively final evening, didn’t they? Dramatic doesn’t even start to cowl it so we are able to chop up yesterday’s motion a bit in a mo. Earlier than that permit’s simply hope the tone has been set for one more pair of thrillers to pour over for the following few hours. First up we now have possibly essentially the most delicately poised matchup of the primary spherical within the AFC’s bracket beginning at 12pm CST/1pm EST/6pm GMT:
Then one other shut name within the remaining wildcard battle from the NFC at 3.30pm CST/4.30pm EST/9.30pm GMT:
Who’re we choosing to come back out on high? A prediction on both feels a bit like waving a finger within the air. Nevertheless, if pushed I just like the Payments and Eagles to discover a approach. The magic Josh Allen can produce within the tightest of spots for Buffalo and Philadelphia’s mighty protection schemed up by coordinator Vic Fangio (who owns a 3-1 report over 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan) are the components simply tipping the scales, in my scratchy opinion.