Patriots vs Jaguars Picks and Prediction – 10/20/2024

The New England Patriots play the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in London at Wembley Stadium. New England is 1-5 and last in the AFC East. The Patriots were defeated by the Houston Texans 41-21 on Sunday. New England was held to 291 yards of total offense and committed a disastrous four turnovers while allowing Houston 368 yards of total offense. Keep up to date with all the NFL action, with our expert NFL picks.

New England rookie quarterback Drake Maye started for the first time in his NFL career on Sunday. Maye has thrown for 265 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Antonio Gibson is the leading active rusher for New England with 226 yards with an average of 4.7 yards per carry. DeMario Douglas has 245 yards receiving with an average of 10.2 yards per carry and one touchdown to lead the Patriots. New England has made 14 quarterbacks and intercepted three passes.

The Jacksonville Jaguars dropped to 1-5 and are last in the AFC South, following a 35-16 loss at home to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Jacksonville was held to just 278 yards of total offense and committed two turnovers while allowing Chicago 373 yards of total offense. Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw for 234 yards with one touchdown and one interception.

Trevor Lawrence has thrown for 1,334 yards with 8 touchdowns and three interceptions. Lawrence has been sacked 15 times. Tank Bigsby has an average of 7.2 yards per carry and 297 yards to lead the Jaguars. Bigsby has scored two touchdowns. Brian Thomas Jr has caught 25 passes for 424 yards with an average of 17.0 yards per reception. Thomas has three touchdown receptions. Jacksonville's defense has made 14 quarterback sacks and intercepted one pass.

Jacksonville is coming off a disappointing loss to Chicago at home but will bounce back with a strong effort Sunday and beat New England. The Patriots have failed to cover the number in each of the last five, while Jacksonville has covered the nut in 10 of the last 15 versus an opponent from the AFC East. New England is scoring an average of only 13.8 points per game which is next to last in the NFL. Final Score Prediction, Jacksonville Jaguars win and cover ATS 27-16