The Jacksonville Jaguars have bounced back from tough circumstances a couple times this season. After a rough, blowout loss to the Houston Texans to cap September, the team opened October with back-to-back wins in London to kick off a five-game win streak.
That run ended with a 31-point loss to the San Francisco 49ers, but the Jaguars erased that memory by rattling off back-to-back wins over divisional opponent.
While the Jaguars weren’t stomped by the Cincinnati Bengals, it was still a kick in the teeth. In their first Monday night game in 12 years, Jacksonville suffered a rash of injuries and couldn’t figure out a way to stop a team led by Jake Browning, who was making his second career NFL start.
Can the Jaguars rebound once again to get back on track with the playoffs a month away? Here’s what experts predict will happen when the Jaguars travel to Northeast Ohio to play the Cleveland Browns:
USA Today
Jarrett Bell: Browns, 20-16
Chris Bumbaca: Jaguars, 16-13
Nate Davis: Browns, 20-16
Safid Deen: Browns, 21-17
Tyler Dragon: Browns, 20-16
Victoria Hernandez: Jaguars, 20-17
Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Jaguars, 20-13
Lorenzo Reyes: Browns, 17-16
NFL.com
Ali Bhanpuri: Browns, 17-13
Brooke Cersosimo: Jaguars, 20-16
Dan Parr: Browns, 17-13
Gennaro Filice: Browns, 14-10
Tom Blair: Browns, 20-14
ESPN
Stephania Bell: Browns
Matt Bowen: Browns
Mike Clay: Browns
Dan Graziano: Browns
Kimberly Martin: Browns
Eric Moody: Browns
Jason Reid: Jaguars
Lindsey Thiry: Browns
Sam Wickersham: Jaguars
CBS Sports
Pete Prisco: Browns
Will Brinson: Browns
Jared Dubin: Browns
Ryan Wilson: Jaguars
John Breech: Browns
Tyler Sullivan: Browns
Dave Richard: Browns
Jamey Eisenberg: Browns
Sporting News
The Browns have played three quarterbacks over the last three weeks, and it’s starting to show. Those quarterbacks have a combined completion percentage of 51.9% the last three weeks. There is always the Jacksonville-in-cold-weather factor, and if Trevor Lawrence (ankle) misses this game we will go with the Browns at home.
Pick: Browns 28, Jaguars 26
Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report’s Week 14 picks
Gary Davenport: Jaguars
Brad Gagnon: Jaguars
Ian Hanford: Browns
Kris Knox: Browns
Maurice Moton: Browns
Wes O’Donnell: Jaguars
Brent Sobleski: Browns
Bottom Line
Here’s the final tally:
Browns: 28
Jaguars: 10
