Jacksonville at New England

Bookmaker.com line – New England -8 (43.5)

     The Jags probably won’t win this game, but with the Patriots’ offense struggling, the 8 points look appealing. New England is dealing with a banged-up Tom Brady, an offense that struggles to score 3 TDs in a game, an inexperienced defense and some off-the-field issues to boot, but the Pats (7-0 at home this season) can nail down the AFC East with a victory, and that would give them what would be in essence a bye week on Jan. 3 at Houston. J-Ville’s Jack Del Rio should be the coach of the year for keeping the Jaguars in the playoff scrum through Week 15.