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New England Patriots @ Jacksonville Jaguars

BOOK JAC 52% MODEL JAC 57%
Week 3 · 2026-09-27 · 13:00 · EverBank Stadium (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: NE 11 JAC
JAC -1.5
Vegas line (context)
45.5
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

NE OFFENSE vs JAC DEFENSE
JAC DEFENSE NE OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 46% run Ball-control dual-threat QB
JAC OFFENSE vs NE DEFENSE
NE DEFENSE JAC OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 44% run Avg pace
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

NE OFFENSE vs JAC DEFENSE
+0.29 #1 Pass attack even #3 -0.14
+0.01 #13 Run game even #13 -0.04
262 #4 Pass yards OFF +15 #19 231
129 #6 Rush yards even #1 86
2.8 #24 Pass pro vs rush even #27 1.9
44% #6 3rd down OFF +11 #17 41%
66% #9 Red zone OFF +16 #25 68%
JAC OFFENSE vs NE DEFENSE
+0.06 #11 Pass attack even #11 -0.06
-0.01 #18 Run game even #15 -0.03
237 #11 Pass yards even #9 207
115 #20 Rush yards DEF +14 #6 102
2.4 #20 Pass pro vs rush even #25 2.0
40% #18 3rd down even #11 39%
65% #12 Red zone OFF +15 #27 69%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

NE PASS RUSH vs JAC PASS PRO
Harold Landry III LB 8.5 sacks '25
Dre'Mont Jones DE 7.0 sacks '25
Milton Williams DT 6.5 sacks '25
2.4 #20 sacks allowed /g #27 2.0
JAC PASS RUSH vs NE PASS PRO
Josh Hines-Allen DE 9.0 sacks '25
Arik Armstead DE 5.5 sacks '25
Travon Walker DE 3.5 sacks '25
2.8 #24 sacks allowed /g #25 1.9
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

NE

Drake Maye QB vs #3 PASS D 248.7 pass y/g 6/10
Rhamondre Stevenson RB vs #13 RUN D 45.6 rush y/g 7/10
A.J. Brown WR1 2025: PHI vs #3 PASS D 64.2 rec y/g 6/10
Romeo Doubs WR2 2025: GB vs #3 PASS D 49.9 rec y/g 5/10
Kayshon Boutte WR3 vs #3 PASS D 39.9 rec y/g 2/10
Hunter Henry TE vs #3 PASS D 41.9 rec y/g 5/10

JAC

Trevor Lawrence QB vs #11 PASS D 234.1 pass y/g 6/10
Bhayshul Tuten RB vs #15 RUN D 22.4 rush y/g 4/10
Brian Thomas Jr. WR1 vs #11 PASS D 48.5 rec y/g 5/10
Jakobi Meyers WR2 vs #11 PASS D 49.8 rec y/g 4/10
Parker Washington WR3 vs #11 PASS D 56.1 rec y/g 6/10
Brenton Strange TE vs #11 PASS D 42.2 rec y/g 5/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.