Jacksonville blew a 14-0 and a 17-7 lead and lost to Miami 20-17 when Jason Sanders kicked a 52-yard field goal as time expired for the Dolphins. The Jaguars were outgained 400-267, and Trevor Lawrence had no TD passes while finishing 12 of 21 for 162 yards. Deshaun Watson had a lousy week on and off the field, but he has a great history playing against the Jaguars. Watson won his last six matchups with Jacksonville when he played for Houston, completing 65 percent of his passes for 1,373 yards. Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski still has confidence in Watson, although the Browns have an experienced backup, Jameis Winston, should the league decide on a suspension. The Browns faced one of the top defensive units in the NFL last week against Dallas and Jacksonville allowed 319 passing yards against the Dolphins. Cleveland has won 10 of 11 games against the AFC South and the Jaguars are just 2-5 ATS their past seven games while losing six of them outright. Jacksonville has lost five straight against AFC opponents. Cleveland still has one of the top defenses in the league and it was outgained only 265-230 against the Cowboys. Take the Browns as my Game of the Year.
This pick was released to clients on September 13, 2024 at 10:27AM ET.
NFL
Cleveland at Jacksonville
September 15, 2024
1:00 PM Eastern
2 units on Cleveland +3 (-105) (risk 2 to return 3.9)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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