WATFORD, United Kingdom – Call this the next big game, with a familiar twist.
There’s an international twist, too – with the Jaguars for a second consecutive week playing a very good team with a very good defense from a very good division.
The Jaguars (4-2), who lost to the Seattle Seahawks last Sunday to end a three-game winning streak, will play the Los Angeles Rams (4-2) at Wembley Stadium in London Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
One familiarity for the Jaguars Sunday:
The opponent, with Jaguars first-year Head Coach Liam Coen and first-year General Manager James Gladstone each having strong enough ties to the Rams’ organization that Gladstone this past offseason called them the Jaguars’ “North Star.”
Another familiarity: The Seahawks and Rams both have good defensive fronts and are very solid, consistent teams. The Seahawks are tied with the Rams for first place in the NFC West, and both look like season-long contenders.
This will be another real test for the Jaguars, with the bye the following week. The Jaguars will enter that bye above .500, but 5-2 would feel better than 4-3.