{"id":398631,"date":"2026-09-13T12:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/398631\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T12:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:46:13","slug":"jaguars-browns-week-1-national-predictions-roundup-are-there-still-doubters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/398631\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaguars-Browns Week 1 National Predictions Roundup: Are There Still Doubters?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"98\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. &#8212; The wait is over, and the Jacksonville Jaguars are back. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9d\">In a few short hours, the Jaguars will finally kick off the 2026 season with a home-opener <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/jaguars\/onsi\/jacksonville-3-keys-leaving-week-1-with-a-win-vs-the-browns\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">against the underdog Cleveland Browns<\/a>. The anticipation has ended, and today is when the Jaguars either begin their path back to the playoffs, or start to face some serious questions. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9i\">\u201cI think you assume and understand it&#8217;s probably not going to always be perfect. You have to go into it knowing that it may not always be perfect, but it does have to be violent, and it does have to be physical,&#8221; Jaguars head coach Liam Coen said Friday. &#8220;We&#8217;re all going to make mistakes, try to make them at a million miles an hour, and go play the next play. Like that&#8217;s the mindset and mentality is trying not to focus on some of the anxieties or some of the things that could come up where every player, every coach is aware of those things in game one but, you try to go and let these guys go play and move on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9n\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/jaguars\/onsi\/jacksonville-3-storylines-i-m-watching-most-in-week-1-matchup-against-browns\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">With Week 1 now on our doorsteps<\/a>, it is time for us to take a weekly look around the NFL&#8217;s national media landscape and see who is picking the Jaguars to win, and who is picking them to sta<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a1\">Albert Breer: Jaguars<br \/>Eva Geitheim: Jaguars<br \/>Mitch Goldich: Jaguars<br \/>Mike Kadlick: Jaguars<br \/>Gilbert Manzano: Jaguars<br \/>Conor Orr: Browns<br \/>John Pluym: Jaguars<br \/>Matt Verderame: Jaguars<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"af\">Mike Clay: Jaguars<br \/>Jeremy Fowler: Jaguars<br \/>Dan Graziano: Jaguars<br \/>Kalyn Kahler: Jaguars<br \/>Pamela Maldonado: Jaguars<br \/>Eric Moody: Jaguars<br \/>Jason Reid: Jaguars<br \/>Benjamin Solak: Jaguars<br \/>Lindsey Thiry: Jaguars<br \/>Seth Wickersham: Jaguars                                                                                                                                                         Matt Bowen: Jaguars<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"at\">Jeremy Bergman: Jaguars<br \/>Brooke Cersosimo: Jaguars<br \/>Gennaro Filice: Jaguars<br \/>Bobby Kownack: Jaguars<br \/>Dan Parr: Jaguars<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b7\">Joe Buscaglia: Jaguars<br \/>Jon Greenberg: Jaguars<br \/>Larry Holder: Jaguars<br \/>Nick Kosmider: Jaguars<br \/>Josh Kendal: Jaguars<br \/>Austin Mock: Jaguars<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville Jaguars On SI Analysis<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bl\">In short, the Jaguars got a staggering 29-out-of-30 votes to win the game. This isn&#8217;t surprising since the Jaguars are coming off a 13-4 season and returning virtually every key player from that team, while the Cleveland Browns have a new staff and have won just eight games over the last two seasons. For those reasons, and due to the Jaguars&#8217; looming schedule, it is fair to say <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/jaguars\/onsi\/jacksonville-browns-are-already-the-first-must-win-game\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this is as must-win as Week 1 games go. <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bq\">I believe the Jaguars should win this game for a number of reasons: the talent difference at the most important position on the field between Trevor Lawrence and Deshaun Watson is clear, the Jaguars have a deep cache of weapons, and the Jaguars have the run defense to slow down the Browns&#8217; running game. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"bv\">That does not mean there are not some plausible scenarios in which the Jaguars could struggle. If they turn the ball over or let Jared Verse wreck the game, things could get dicey. But the Jaguars have the better roster and, on paper, this should be a game they win. I have the Jaguars 27, Browns 13.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" preventdefault:click=\"\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\" on:pointerenter=\"q-BpOLQORF.js#s_1NOcOpHWmT0\" on:touchstart=\"q-C02KUlcx.js#s_R8AiGTDeM28\" on:focus=\"q-4HuWJVLT.js#s_gxiTM6qMMu8\" on:click=\"q-gAC8BGLP.js#s_lDqay9E5m5g[0]\" q:id=\"c1\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. &#8212; The wait is over, and the Jacksonville Jaguars are back. 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