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Wk 3 · 2026

New England Patriots at Jacksonville Jaguars — Sun, Sep 27

Sun, Sep 27 · EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL · CBS

Weather

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AFC East · no games yet
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JAX -1.5 · total 45.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential NE by 1.1
AFC South · no games yet

What is at stake

An AFC game between two divisions. It decides neither division, but conference record is the tiebreaker that follows head-to-head, and both of these are chasing the same 7 AFC playoff places. Division standings.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 1.7 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have been through a draft and a free-agency window since.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Patriots: +3.3#4
Efficiency margin
Jaguars: +0.4#17
Patriots: +1.9#7
Offense
Jaguars: +0.1#17
Patriots: +1.4#7
Defense
Jaguars: +0.3#13
Patriots: 28.8
Points / game
Jaguars: 27.9
Patriots: 18.8
Points allowed / game
Jaguars: 19.8
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats

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Jaguars form

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Patriots this season

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Jaguars this season

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Common opponents · 3

OpponentPatriotsJaguars
Steelers
AFC
vs Wk 2 · scheduled previewvs Wk 14 · scheduled preview
Bears
NFC
at Wk 7 · scheduled previewat Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Broncos
AFC
vs Wk 17 · scheduled previewat Wk 2 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Patriots leads 7–2 · Jaguars won the last one
9 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 11.1 points toward Patriots
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20242024-10-20Patriots 1632 JaguarsneutralJaguars
20212022-01-02Jaguars 1050 Patriotsat NEPatriots
20182018-09-16Patriots 2031 Jaguarsat JAXJaguars
20172018-01-21Jaguars 2024 Patriotsat NEPatriots playoffs
20152015-09-27Jaguars 1751 Patriotsat NEPatriots
20122012-12-23Patriots 2316 Jaguarsat JAXPatriots
20092009-12-27Jaguars 735 Patriotsat NEPatriots
20072008-01-12Jaguars 2031 Patriotsat NEPatriots playoffs
20062006-12-24Patriots 2421 Jaguarsat JAXPatriots

Patriots leaders 2025 regular season

PassingDrake Maye QB #10354/492, 4394 YDS, 31 TD, 8 INT
Joshua Dobbs QB #67/10, 65 YDS
RushingTreVeyon Henderson RB #32180 CAR, 911 YDS, 9 TD
Rhamondre Stevenson RB #38130 CAR, 603 YDS, 7 TD
Drake Maye QB #10103 CAR, 450 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingStefon Diggs WR #1885 REC, 1013 YDS, 4 TD
Hunter Henry TE #8560 REC, 768 YDS, 7 TD
Kayshon Boutte WR #8833 REC, 551 YDS, 6 TD
Mack Hollins WR #1346 REC, 550 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesRobert Spillane LB #1497
Christian Elliss LB #5394
Jack Gibbens LB #5081
SacksHarold Landry III LB #28.5
K'Lavon Chaisson LB #457.5
Elijah Ponder LB #914
InterceptionsJaylinn Hawkins S #214
Marcus Jones CB #253
Robert Spillane LB #142

Jaguars leaders 2025 regular season

PassingTrevor Lawrence QB #16341/560, 4007 YDS, 29 TD, 12 INT
Nick Mullens QB #143/3, 19 YDS
RushingTravis Etienne Jr. RB #3260 CAR, 1107 YDS, 7 TD
Trevor Lawrence QB #1682 CAR, 359 YDS, 9 TD
Bhayshul Tuten RB #3383 CAR, 307 YDS, 5 TD
ReceivingParker Washington WR #1158 REC, 847 YDS, 5 TD
Brian Thomas Jr. WR #748 REC, 707 YDS, 2 TD
Brenton Strange TE #8546 REC, 540 YDS, 3 TD
Jakobi Meyers WR #342 REC, 483 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesFoyesade Oluokun LB #23143
Andrew Wingard S #2784
Devin Lloyd LB #5581
SacksJosh Hines-Allen DE #418
Arik Armstead DT #915.5
Travon Walker DE #443.5
InterceptionsDevin Lloyd LB #555
Antonio Johnson S #65
Jarrian Jones CB #43
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.