The Patriots are in Florida for a Week 3 AFC matchup with the Jaguars, and both teams come in at 1-1. New England is trying to build on its first win of the season, a home victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers last week after opening with a loss in Seattle. Jacksonville, meanwhile, started with a blowout win over the Cleveland Browns before taking a loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 2.
This one has plenty of quarterback intrigue. Drake Maye and Trevor Lawrence both bring the kind of dual-threat ability that can flip a game in a hurry, whether they’re attacking downfield or creating with their legs.
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.
For fans looking to stream the game, Paramount+ will carry it in certain markets. NFL+ is available for fans watching out of market, and the matchup can also be seen through NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube and YouTube TV, as well as Hulu + Live TV for out-of-market viewers.
On cable, the game will air on WBZ-TV in the Boston market and on Action News Jax CBS47/Fox30 in Jacksonville. Spero Dedes will call the action, Adam Archuleta will handle analysis, and Aditi Kinkhabwala will report from the sideline.
Boston-area viewers can catch local pregame coverage on WBZ-TV starting at 11:30 a.m. After the game, Patriots fans can turn to Patriots 5th Quarter on WSBK-TV/myTV38 for full reaction and analysis, including news conferences from Mike Vrabel and Drake Maye.
CBS Sports has the Patriots listed as 3-point underdogs, with the over/under set at 45.5 points.
New England’s schedule doesn’t get any gentler after this trip. The Patriots head to Buffalo in Week 4, then return home for games against the Raiders and Jets before a Thursday night visit to Chicago.
The stretch continues with road trips to Miami and Detroit - with the Lions game set for Munich, Germany - before a Week 11 bye. After that, the Patriots face the Chargers, Bills, Vikings, Chiefs and Jets to close out that run.
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