Jaguars vs. Falcons: Who Will Prevail in Tough Matchup?
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00:03 - Another fishy one I would probably say is Falcons
00:05 and Jaguars in London, 9.30 a.m. coming up on Sunday.
00:09 This is the beginning of back-to-back games
00:12 where the Jaguars essentially are calling London home.
00:15 The total is 43 and a half.
00:18 And I gotta tell you, Jacob, I am a little surprised.
00:21 I thought Jacksonville would at least look like
00:25 one of the best teams in the National Football League.
00:28 They definitely have not through three weeks.
00:31 So is it now time for them to hit their spot?
00:35 Or are we just gonna look at them
00:37 as a disappointment this season?
00:38 'Cause this is a game very clearly they have to win
00:40 if they're gonna be considered in that upper echelon.
00:43 - Yeah, I think this is maybe not a must-win game for them,
00:47 but if they don't show at least something on offense
00:49 against good Atlanta defense,
00:50 I think people are gonna be way less confident
00:53 in the Jaguars.
00:54 And they can end up slipping behind in that division
00:56 because Indianapolis has been surprisingly strong
00:58 out of the chute.
01:00 So if Jacksonville struggles here against the Falcons
01:04 and drops to one and three,
01:05 that would not end up being a good situation for them.
01:08 I think that this could end up being a close game, though.
01:11 I'm higher on Atlanta than most.
01:12 I know a lot of people will say,
01:13 "Oh, why are you backing Desmond Ritter here?"
01:15 I'm not backing Desmond Ritter.
01:17 My thought process here is Atlanta,
01:19 when they're at their best, has a very good run game,
01:21 and their defense is much better this year
01:23 than it was last year.
01:25 We even saw that last week against the Lions.
01:27 The Lions only scored 20 points against them.
01:29 Lions have pretty good offense.
01:30 So I think the Falcons may be able to keep this one close.
01:34 The one thing I worry about, though,
01:35 is if the Jaguars do come out
01:37 and kind of punch the Falcons in the mouth, get up early,
01:40 the Falcons do not have the type of passing offense
01:42 to get back in this game.
01:43 So they're gonna be a team that if you fall behind early,
01:46 they're almost never gonna cover.
01:47 So I might not end up betting the Falcons in this game,
01:50 but I think they're a little frisky team
01:52 that could give the Jaguars more trouble
01:53 than people realize.
01:54 Atlanta's pretty underrated right now, in my opinion.
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