JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It isn’t that the Jets should win this matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars — they opened as 9-point underdogs and though that has melted a little, you can still get them with a touchdown to spare, give or take a half-point here, a half-point there.
It isn’t even that the Jets exist anywhere near the same stratosphere as the Jags, either — despite last week’s shocking 9-6 loss to Tennessee, the Jaguars are still popular darlings among pickers, predictors, prophets and prognosticators thanks to a trip to the AFC Championship game last January, a Week 2 schooling of the Patriots, and a defense that has already proven to be the equal of its reputation.