It's a rematch of the AFC championship game Sunday afternoon in Jacksonville, as the Jaguars will host the Patriots. It's a highly-anticipated matchup with the Jaguars putting at lot on the line. Linebacker Myles Jack is calling it the biggest game of his life and also all of the trash-talk from Jalen Ramsey towards Rob Gronkowski.
Follow along all afternoon and into the night for live coverage of the game.
Significant Stats:
Tom Brady: 24/35, 234 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Chris Hogan: 42 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Sony Michel: 34 receiving yards, 7 rushing yards.
Blake Bortles: 29/45, 377 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception
Keelan Cole: 116 yards, 1 touchdown
Dede Westbrook: 83 yards, 1 touchdown
Patriots now 1-1 on the season. They play against Matt Patricia and the Detroit Lions next Sunday at 8:20 p.m.
Final: Jaguars 31, Patriots 20.
7:13 p.m.: Extra point by Gostkowski is good. Jaguars lead cut to 31-20.
7:13 p.m.: Brady to Hogan for a 29 yard touchdown. Hogan's second touchdown of the night.
1⃣2⃣ ➡ 1⃣5⃣, Part II@ChrisHogan_15 | #NEvsJAX | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/pbs72KzC1O
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 16, 20187:10 p.m.: Brady sacked by Hayden for a loss of 6.
7:05 p.m.: Extra point by Lambo is good. Jaguars lead the Patriots 31-13.
7:05 p.m.: Bortles to Westbrook for a 61 yard touchdown pass.
TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE @DedeTHEGreat11 #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/b314NMjJZi
— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) September 16, 20187:02 p.m.: Challenge won by the Jaguars. Call overturned.
6:59 p.m.: Jacksonville challenges the first down play by the Patriots.
6:48 p.m.: Brady fumbles, recovery by Jacksonville.
6:46 p.m.: Bortles pass intended for Seferian-Jenkins intercepted by Van Noy. Patriots take over.
6:41 p.m.: Field goal by Gostkowski is good. Jaguars lead cut to 24-13.
6:36 p.m.: James White with a 27-yard run and a first down.
SWEEEEEEEEEET.@SweetFeet_White | #NEvsJAX | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/Kgh5vYjdYJ
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 16, 20186:35 p.m.: Jaguars go three-and-out for the first time tonight.
6:30 p.m.: Extra point by Gostkowski is good. Jaguars still lead 24-10.
6:29 p.m.: Brady to Hogan for a 7-yard touchdown.
1⃣2⃣ ➡ 1⃣5⃣ @ChrisHogan_15 | #NEvsJAX | #GoPats pic.twitter.com/0ukbzlYyKn
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 16, 20186:28 p.m.: Sony Michel with a 15 yard run.
6:27 p.m.: Tom Brady scrambles for a first down.
6:22 p.m.: Jacksonville fumbles, Duron Harmon recovers. Patriot first down on the Jacksonville 48.
6:22 p.m.: Both Trey Flowers and Patrick Chung are out for the rest of the game with concussions.
6:18 p.m.: Patriots go three-and-out.
6:10 p.m.: Field goal by Lambo is good. Jaguars lead 24-3.
6:10 p.m.: Patriot defense with a great third down stop in the red zone.
6:08 p.m.: Bortles with a first down scramble, 11 yard gain.
6:04 p.m.: Bortles to Cole for a 22 yard gain and a first down.
Halftime: Patriots 3, Jaguars 21.
5:44 p.m.: Extra point by Lambo is good. Jaguars now lead 21-3.
5:44 p.m.: Bortles to Seferian-Jenkins for a 4-yard touchdown.
5:26 p.m.: Field goal by Gostkowski is good. Patriots 3, Jaguars 14.
Patriots drive 84 yards in 16 plays, over 8 minutes with the ball and they sputter out in the red zone.
5:24 p.m.: Personal foul on Jacksonville, lowering the head to initiate contact.
5:11 p.m.: Illegal hands to the face on Jacksonville. 10-yard penalty, third down.
5:08 p.m.: Josh McDaniels not happy with his offense.
Josh McDaniels is not thrilled with his offense... pic.twitter.com/4XVNCJTAMy
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) September 16, 2018End First Quarter: Patriots 0, Jaguars 14.
4:58 p.m.: Extra point by Lambo is good. 14-0 Jacksonville.
4:57 p.m.: Bortles to Cole for a 24-yard touchdown pass.
4:55 p.m.: Bortles to Cole for a 22 yard gain.
CATCH OF THE YEAR BY @Air4Cole #DUUUVAL pic.twitter.com/8bdqToNErD
— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) September 16, 20184:54 p.m.: False start called on Jacksonville. 5-yard penalty, still first down.
4:49 p.m.: Patriots go three-and-out.
4:48 p.m.: Sony Michel with his first reception of the season for a 7 yard gain.
4:47 p.m: Flowers being evaluated for a concussion.
4:44 p.m.: Extra point by Lambo is good. 7-0 Jaguars.
4:43 p.m.: Bortles to Moncrief, 4-yard touchdown Jaguars.
Rock out @drm_12 #DUUUVAL#NEvsJAX pic.twitter.com/KMgbU7fEdh
— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) September 16, 20184:39 p.m.: Bortles to Grant for 8 yards, first and goal.
4:37 p.m.: Trey Flowers appears to be injured, injury timeout taken.
4:35 p.m.: Fumble by Westbrook, recovery by Chark Jr. Jacksonville maintains possession.
4:30 p.m.: Field goal try by Steven Gostkowski, no good. Jacksonville takes over at their own 44.
4:28 p.m.: Tom Brady to Jacob Hollister, gain of 23 yards.
4:25 p.m.: Jaguars kick off to the Patriots. Touchback.
3:36 p.m.: Patriots take the field for pre-game warmups.
3:00 p.m.: Here are the Patriots' inactives and instant reaction.
2:34 p.m.: ESPN's Jeff Darlington reports Leonard Fournette will be inactive for the game.
2:00 p.m.: Rex Burkhead and Brandon King are on the field for a early pregame workout with trainers looking on. Usually this means players are game-time decisions, but in this case it would seem like King was there to help test Burkhead.
1:50 p.m.: Practice squad quarterback Danny Etling has made the trip to Jacksonville. Typically, practice squad players do not make road trips, but Jacoby Brissett did when he was on injured reserve.
1:20 p.m.: Tom Brady and the Patriots have arrived.
Tom Brady -- pic.twitter.com/NGLQTTbtMj
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) September 16, 201812:30 p.m.: Good afternoon. It should be an interesting afternoon in Jacksonville as two of the better teams in the AFC meet in a rematch of last year's AFC championship game. Both teams enter 1-0 after the Patriots beat the Texans in Week 1 and the Jags took down the Giants. We'll be here all afternoon with the latest news and updates from Jacksonville and around the league.
