Jaguars seek 4th straight win vs. inconsistent Saints

JACKSONVILLE (4-2) at NEW ORLEANS (3-3)

Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, Prime Video

OPENING LINE: Saints by 1 1/2, in response to FanDuel SportsGuide.

AGAINST THE SPREAD: Jaguars 4-2; Saints 2-3-1.

SERIES RECORD: Saints lead 5-2.

LAST MEETING: Saints beat Jaguars 13-6 on Oct. 13, 2019, in Jacksonville, Florida.

LAST WEEK: Jaguars beat Colts 37-20; Saints misplaced to Texans 20-13.

JAGUARS OFFENSE: OVERALL (13), RUSH (15), PASS (12), SCORING (10).

JAGUARS DEFENSE: OVERALL (21), RUSH (3), PASS (31), SCORING (15).

SAINTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (20), RUSH (23), PASS (15), SCORING (24 )

SAINTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (9), PASS (5), SCORING (6)

TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Jaguars plus-7; Saints plus-2.

JAGUARS PLAYER TO WATCH: RB Travis Etienne will play in his residence state for the primary time in his three-year NFL profession. The former Clemson standout from Jennings, Louisiana, has 191 yards speeding and 4 touchdowns in Jacksonville’s previous two video games. He’s trying to turn out to be the primary in franchise historical past with two speeding scores in three consecutive video games.

SAINTS PLAYER TO WATCH: Saints versatile RB Alvin Kamara has averaged 100 yards from scrimmage throughout his previous two video games and has been probably the most reliably productive participant for New Orleans for many of his seven-year NFL profession.

KEY MATCHUP: If Trevor Lawrence can play, his capability to operate towards a Saints protection that has been among the many greatest within the NFL towards the move may play a major function within the end result.

KEY INJURIES: Lawrence hopes to play regardless of spraining a ligament in his left knee towards Indianapolis on Sunday. If he does, Lawrence will play with a brace for the primary time. If he can’t go, backup C.J. Beathard would make his first begin for the reason that 2020 season finale with San Francisco. … Jacksonville might be with out beginning CB Tyson Campbell (hamstring) and could possibly be with out each beginning guards, with Walker Little (knee) dominated out and Brandon Scherff (ankle) questionable. WR Zay Jones (knee) is also out. … Saints tight finish Juwan Johnson (calf) will miss his fourth straight recreation. … Both beginning tackles from Week 6, Ryan Ramczyk (concussion) on the fitting facet and James Hurst (ankle) on the left have been dominated out as has reserve OL Landon Young (hip). Special groups standout and reserve security J.T. Gray (hamstring) will miss his second straight recreation. LB and defensive captain Demario Davis has been rested this week with a sore knee and was questionable.

SERIES NOTES: The Saints have gained the previous 4 conferences — all whereas Sean Payton was the coach in New Orleans. The Jaguars haven’t overwhelmed the Saints since December 2003, when New Orleans transformed a profitable collection of laterals on the ultimate play of regulation for a possible game-tying landing, solely to have kicker John Carney miss the additional level to provide Jacksonville a 20-19 victory.

STATS AND STUFF: The Jaguars lead the NFL with 15 takeaways, together with 9 throughout their three-game profitable streak. … Lawrence has a speeding TD in each of his Thursday night time video games. He has no interceptions and a 91.4 QB score in three primetime begins. … Etienne has 100 or extra yards from scrimmage in 4 consecutive highway video games. … WR Calvin Ridley has at the least 90 yards receiving in 5 of his six video games towards the Saints. … Evan Engram is tied for the NFL lead amongst TEs with 36 catches this season. … LB Josh Allen is tied for third within the NFL with seven sacks. … CB Darious Williams can turn out to be the primary participant in franchise historical past with an interception in 4 consecutive video games. … Saints QB Derek Carr handed for season-high 353 yards in Week 6, the thirty fifth 300-yard recreation of his profession and his second this season. … Kamara had seven receptions and 104 scrimmage yards (68 speeding, 36 receiving) in Week 6, his Forty sixth-career recreation with five-plus catches. … Kamara has 44 video games with 100 or extra scrimmage yards, third most within the NFL since he entered the league in 2017. … WR Chris Olave had seven receptions and a team-high 96 yards receiving final week and has 4 video games with six-plus catches and 80-plus yards receiving. … WR Michael Thomas caught 5 passes in Week 6. … WR Rashid Shaheed had 103 scrimmage yards (85 receiving, 18 speeding) and his fourth profession TD catch in Week 6. Shaheed ranks third within the NFL with 18.6 yards per reception this season. … DE Cameron Jordan has 16 1/2 sacks and 20 tackles for loss in 13 Thursday video games. … LB Demario Davis had his second sack of the season and two TFL final week. … DE Carl Granderson had a sack and two TFL final week and has at the least one sack in two straight video games. … S Tyrann Mathieu has three TFL and two interceptions in his previous 4 video games vs. Jacksonville. … CB Alontae Taylor and CB Isaac Yiadom every have seven passes defensed this season, tied for second most within the NFL.

FANTASY TIP: Chris Olave has been the Saints greatest receiver this season with 32 catches for 414 yards and a landing — and this week might be going through a Jags protection that has been among the many NFL’s worst towards the move.

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