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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jaguars are riding a five-game winning streak into Sunday’s matchup at the Broncos, and quarterback Trevor Lawrence is playing the best football of his career.
The New York Jets have stolen defensive back Keidron Smith off the Denver Broncos practice squad ahead of the New Orleans Saints game.
The Jacksonville Jaguars and Denver Broncos both bring winning streaks into this Week 16 matchup. The Jags covered as -13 favorites in a 48-20 win over the Jets
The Jaguars and Broncos face off in a huge AFC battle in Week 16. Here are 3 Jaguars bold predictions before the big game.
The Denver Broncos are on a mission to obtain the AFC's No. 1 seed in order to gain home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. The team knows that having any of its postseason opponents having to come to Denver would be a huge obstacle to overcome.
Following a 34-26 win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, the Denver Broncos are now considered 3-point favorites against the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to odds from BetMGM. The over/under for total points scored between the two teams has been set at 44.5.
Denver has a chance to clinch its division on Sunday and could move to within one victory of claiming the AFC's first-round bye.
The SportsLine Inside the Lines team and Projection Model say Jacksonville's hopes to win the division could hinge on Sunday's result at Denver
The Broncos claimed RB Cody Schrader off waivers from the Texans and placed S Brandon Jones on injured reserve with a pectoral injury. Jets signed DB Keidron Smith.
But the Broncos have not won 11 in a row by accident. They’ve done it as a team, prevailing in games when their offense was terrible (13-11 over the Jets, 10-7 over the Raiders) and when their defense struggled (22-19 over the Chiefs, 27-26 over the Commanders and Sunday against the Packers).
Sunday in Motown Jared Goff and the Lions (8-6) look to stay in the playoff race in the NFC when they take the field against Aaron Rodgers and the leaders in the AFC North, the Pittsburgh Steelers (8-6).