Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos

Injuries noted

Jacksonville Jaguars: Jared Bartlett (IR) — ir; Garrett DiGiorgio (IR) — ir; Zach Durfee (IR-R) — The Jaguars placed Durfee (upper body) on injured reserve Sunday with a designation to return, Matt Zenitz of CBSSports.com reports.; Parker Hughes (IR) — ir; Patrick Mekari (IR-R) — The Jaguars placed Mekari (back) on injured reserve with a designation to return Sunday.; Sam Mustipher (IR) — The Jaguars placed Mustipher (undisclosed) on injured reserve Sunday.; Quinn Ewers (Inactive) — Ewers (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Browns.; Daniel Faalele (Inactive) — inactive; Jalen Huskey (Inactive) — inactive; Tanner Koziol (Inactive) — Koziol (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Browns.; Bryan Thomas Jr. (Inactive) — inactive; Wesley Williams (Inactive) — inactive; B.J. Green II (IR) — The Jaguars placed Green (elbow) on injured reserve Wednesday.; Brian Thomas Jr. (Questionable) — Thomas (shoulder) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday.; LeQuint Allen Jr. (Questionable) — Allen (hip) was limited in Wednesday's practice.; Jakobi Meyers (Questionable) — Meyers (thumb) practiced on a limited basis Thursday.; Foyesade Oluokun (Questionable) — Oluokun (wrist) was a limited participant at practice Thursday.; Cole Van Lanen (Questionable) — Van Lanen (knee) was limited at practice Thursday.

Denver Broncos: Caleb Lohner (IR-R) — Lohner (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Broncos on Sunday with a designation to return, Aric DiLalla of the team's official website reports.; Nick Gargiulo (PUP-R) — Gargiulo (knee) was moved to the reserve/PUP list by the Broncos on Sunday, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports.; Michael Deiter (IR) — ir; Matt Henningsen (IR) — ir; Levelle Bailey (IR) — Bailey (leg) reverted to the Broncos' injured-reserve list Friday, Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post reports.; Frank Crum (IR-R) — Crum (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return by the Broncos on Sunday, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports.; Tyler Badie (Inactive) — Badie (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday's game against the Chiefs, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.; Dallen Bentley (Inactive) — inactive; Kage Casey (Inactive) — inactive; Sam Ehlinger (Inactive) — Ehlinger (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Broncos' emergency third quarterback against the Chiefs on Monday, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.; Jordan Jackson (Inactive) — inactive; Tyler Onyedim (Inactive) — inactive; Marvin Mims Jr. (Out) — Mims (foot) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Jaguars, Troy Renck of Denver 7 News reports.; RJ Harvey (Questionable) — Harvey (hamstring) "is unlikely to play" Sunday against the Jaguars, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

QUARTERBACK

• Bo Nix is the projected starting quarterback for DEN

  4.68 Y/A

  In his first 2026 game, Bo Nix threw for 131 passing yards, completed 60.7% of his passes and averaged 4.68 yards per attempt. His 1-1 touchdown-to-interception line comes from a one-game sample, so the relationship between completion rate and per-throw production is still an early read.

• Trevor Lawrence is the projected starting quarterback for JAX

  10.65 Y/A

  In his first 2026 game, Trevor Lawrence threw for 245 passing yards, completed 78.3% of his passes and averaged 10.65 yards per attempt. His 4-0 touchdown-to-interception line comes from a one-game sample, so the relationship between completion rate and per-throw production is still an early read.

TRENCHES

• JAX's front holds runners to 133 fewer yards per game

  133 YPG

  JAX is at 87 rushing yards allowed per game over 1 game; DEN is at 220 over 1 game. Those come from the opposing team boxes in the games each side has already played this 2026 season, through 2026-09-19.

PASS RUSH

• JAX's rush gets home 3 more times per game

  3 SACKS

  JAX is at 5 sacks recorded per game over 1 game; DEN is at 2 over 1 game. Those come from the opposing team boxes in the games each side has already played this 2026 season, through 2026-09-19.

PACE & SCRIPT

• JAX is scoring +24 points per game

  24 PPG

  JAX is at 34 points per game over 1 game; DEN is at 10 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• JAX's defense gives up 21 fewer points per game

  21 PPG

  JAX is at 10 points allowed per game over 1 game; DEN is at 31 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• JAX holds the ball 7:33 longer per game

  7:33 TOP

  JAX is at 33:51 time of possession per game over 1 game; DEN is at 26:18 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• JAX runs +9 more plays per game

  9 PLAYS

  JAX is at 56 offensive plays per game over 1 game; DEN is at 47 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

TURNOVERS

• JAX's defense takes the ball away 1 more time per game

  1 TO

  JAX is at 2 takeaways per game over 1 game; DEN is at 1 over 1 game. Those come from the opposing team boxes in the games each side has already played this 2026 season, through 2026-09-19.

EXPLOSIVE PLAYS

• JAX owns a +2.7 yards-per-play gap

  2.7 Y/P

  JAX is at 6.4 yards per play over 1 game; DEN is at 3.7 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

RED ZONE

• JAX allows a red-zone scoring rate 60 percentage points lower

  60 PP

  JAX is at 0% red-zone scoring allowed over 1 game; DEN is at 60% over 1 game. Those come from the opposing team boxes in the games each side has already played this 2026 season, through 2026-09-19.

MISMATCH

• JAX's defense against DEN's — JAX allows 10 a game, DEN 31

  10 VS 31

  The widest gap on this matchup's tape: pts allowed / g — JAX 10, DEN 31, over 1 and 1 game samples.

COVERAGE

• JAX allows a third-down conversion rate 40.4 percentage points lower

  40.4 PP

  JAX is at 12.5% third downs allowed over 1 game; DEN is at 52.9% over 1 game. Those come from the opposing team boxes in the games each side has already played this 2026 season, through 2026-09-19.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

• JAX lead the series with DEN since 2025

  1-0 SERIES

  JAX's only meeting with DEN since 2025 was a 34-20 win at DEN on Dec. 21, 2025. There is no earlier result in the supplied series sample for comparison.

REPLACEMENT

• Quinn Ewers (QB) is inactive for JAX

  INACTIVE

  Ewers (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Broncos, John Oehser of the Jaguars' official site reports. Reported Sep 20.

• Brian Thomas Jr. (WR) is questionable for JAX

  QUESTIONABLE

  Thomas (shoulder) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday. Reported Sep 17.

• LeQuint Allen Jr. (RB) is questionable for JAX

  QUESTIONABLE

  Allen (hip) was limited in Wednesday's practice. Reported Sep 16.

• Jakobi Meyers (WR) is questionable for JAX

  QUESTIONABLE

  Meyers (thumb) practiced on a limited basis Thursday. Reported Sep 17.

SITUATIONAL

• JAX averages +6.2 yards every time it drops back

  6.2 Y/A

  JAX is at 9.8 yards per pass attempt over 1 game; DEN is at 3.6 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• JAX's third-down conversion rate is 33.3 percentage points higher

  33.3 PP

  JAX is at 50% third-down conversion rate over 1 game; DEN is at 16.7% over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• JAX's passing game is +119 yards per game

  119 YPG

  JAX is at 234 team passing yards per game over 1 game; DEN is at 115 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• JAX moves the chains 14 more times per game

  14 FD

  JAX is at 23 first downs per game over 1 game; DEN is at 9 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• JAX gives away 27 fewer penalty yards per game

  27 YDS

  JAX is at 25 penalty yards per game over 1 game; DEN is at 52 over 1 game. Those are current-2026 team-game results through 2026-09-19.

• JAX (1-0) at DEN (0-1)

  -45 PT GAP

  JAX opens this trip at 1-0 with a +24 point differential and a one-game winning streak, compared with DEN at 0-1 and -21 points. Neither team has played in this venue split yet: JAX is 0-0 on the road and DEN is 0-0 at home.

AFTER GARY

• JAX +2.5 → +2.5

  GARY +0.72PP

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