THE Green Bay Packersled by the quarterback Jordan Lovemeet him Jacksonville Jaguarsled by the quarterback Trevor Lawrence during week 8 of the NFL season on Sunday October 272024 (10/27/24) at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Here’s what you need to know:
What: NFL Week 8
WHO: Packers vs. Jaguars
When: Sunday October 27, 2024 (10/27/24)
Or: EverBank Stadium
Time: 1 p.m. ET
TV: FOX
Live broadcast: fuboTV And DirecTVStream
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Here is a preview capsule via Associated Press:
Green Bay (5-2) at Jacksonville (2-5)
Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX.
BetMGM NFL Odds: Packers by 4.
Against the spread: Green Bay 4-3; Jacksonville 3-4.
Series record: Packers lead 5-2.
Last meeting: the Packers beat the Jaguars 24-20 in Green Bay on November 15, 2020.
Last week: Packers beat Texans 24-22; The Jaguars beat the Patriots 32-16.
Packers offense: total (6), rush (5), pass (9), score (7).
Packers defense: overall (15), rush (13), passing (15), scoring (10).
Jaguars offense: total (17), rushing (12), passing (19), scoring (21T).
Jaguars defense: overall (27T), rush (6), pass (31), score (30).
Turnover differential: Packers plus-6; Jaguars minus-4.
Packers player to watch
Since returning from a one-game suspension following missing two practices, WR Romeo Doubs has become one of Jordan Love’s most reliable options. Doubs scored two touchdowns in a 34-13 win over Arizona and followed that up with eight catches for 94 yards against the Texans.
Jaguars player to watch
Tank Bigsby had a career-high 118 rushing yards and two touchdowns against New England last week and is tied for second in the NFL with 6.2 yards per carry. He follows Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson from Baltimore. Even though he returns to a backup role, the Jaguars plan to give him plenty of touches in the future.
Key match
Jaguars WR Brian Thomas Jr. against one of the best secondaries in the NFL. Thomas leads all rookies with 513 receiving yards and has already become one of the most explosive deep threats in team history. LSU’s first-round pick has four receptions of 30-plus yards, including three that gained 58, 66 and 85. The Packers have the secondary to slow him down, starting with veteran CB Jaire Alexander and including the top tandem league safety, Xavier. McKinney and Evan Williams.
Key injuries
Packers: DL Devonte Wyatt (ankle) missed Green Bay’s last three games but practiced on a limited basis this week. LB Quay Walker works his way through the NFL’s concussion protocol. … Jaguars: LB Foye Oluokun (foot), who led the NFL in solo tackles the past two seasons, is expected to be activated off injured reserve. S Andrew Wingard (knee) could be in for another week. RB Travis Etienne (hamstring) could return after missing most of the last two games. LT Cam Robinson (concussion) is working through league protocols.
Series Notes
Neither team has exceeded 28 points in their previous seven meetings. … The Packers have won three straight in the series, with the last two decided by four points. … The Jaguars won against Green Bay in Jacksonville in 2008. The Jags sealed the victory 20-16 by intercepting Aaron Rodgers in the final minute.
Statistics and others
Love has thrown multiple TD passes in nine consecutive games, the third-longest streak in Packers history. Aaron Rodgers threw multiple TD passes in 13 straight games in 2011, and Brett Favre did it 12 straight times in 1994-95. … Despite missing two games with a knee injury, Love has thrown 15 touchdown passes this season, which ties Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson for second in the league. Tampa Bay’s Baker Mayfield has 18. Love also has eight interceptions to tie Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and Las Vegas’ Gardner Minshew for the most interceptions in the league. …The last time the Packers played in Jacksonville, they lost 38-3 to the New Orleans Saints in their first game of the 2021 season. The game was moved to Jacksonville due to Hurricane Ida . … Packers K Brandon McManus, who played for the Jaguars last season, joined his new team last week and kicked a game-winning 45-yard field goal as time expired. … The Packers have an NFL-leading 17 takeaways. McKinney intercepted a pass in each of Green Bay’s first five games. McKinney’s six takeaways — he also recovered a fumble — are the best in the league. … Packers RB Josh Jacobs has 540 rushing yards to rank fourth in the league. … Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence has two touchdown passes in three of his last four games. … Tank Bigsby is one of three RBs — along with Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry — with more than 100 yards and two rushing touchdowns this season. … TE Evan Engram has at least four receptions in 11 straight home games. … DE Josh Hines-Allen has sacks in three straight home games. … LB Devin Lloyd led the team with a season-high 11 tackles, including a sack, last week, but could be the odd man out when Oloukun returns. That’s because second-year pro Ventrell Miller played so well during Oloukun’s absence.
Fancy tip
Packers TE Tucker Kraft, who ranks second among tight ends with four touchdowns, is a must-have given the Jaguars have allowed big plays to tight ends over the past three weeks: Indy’s Mo Alie-Cox (2 for 37 yards, TD), Chicago’s Cole Kmet (5 for 70, 2 TDs) and New England’s Hunter Henry (8 for 92).
(The Associated Press contributed to this report)
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