Jacksonville at New England

Jacksonville finished 25th in the league in points scored in 2016, and they hired former Jaguars head coach Tom Coughlin, winner of two Super Bowls with the Giants, as vice president of football operations to try and turn things around. Doug Marrone is the new coach as the Jaguars will attempt a more balanced offense rather than relying too much on Blake Bortles, who threw 23 touchdown passes compared to 35 the year before. The Jags spent heavily on free agency and acquired defensive starters Calais Campbell, A.J. Bouye, and Barry Church to add to a defense that ranked sixth in yards allowed. Marrone was 6-3 UNDER in the preseason in his two years as Buffalo coach, and last year the Jaguars lost 17-13 to the Jets in preseason Week 1, which went UNDER the total by 6 1/2 points. Bill Belichick is 36-41-3 UNDER in preseason, and the Super Bowl champs still have a staunch defense, including arguably the best secondary in the NFL. New England re-signed Dont'a Hightower, Alan Branch, and Duron Harmon, although Hightower currently is on the PUP list. Jacksonville has Chad Henne backing up Bortles, and except for one pass attempt last year, Henne hasn't played in the NFL regular season since 2014. Second-year QB Brandon Allen is third string and did not play at all in the 2016 regular season. Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett return as backups to Tom Brady, and they both saw action while Brady was suspended. Jacksonville will be getting used to a new coach and offense. Take the UNDER in this game.