Can the Jaguars beat the Patriots?

Many people thought going into the day that the Jaguars will be playing the Patriots in the 2nd round of the playoffs. That has now been confirmed as the Chargers defeated the Titans 17-6. But with the Patriots pursuit of perfection and a lights out offense,do the Jaguars have a chance?

If it is a windy and snowy day in Foxboro the Jaguars have a great chance of pulling off an enormous upset. The Jaguars are great at running the ball in bad weather conditions as they proved in a week 15 win in Pittsburgh against the Steelers. The main problem is if David Garrard can control the game. Garrard went only 9 for 21 for 140 yards a touchdown and 2 interceptions against the Steelers on Saturday. Fred Taylor will also need 20 plus carries so he can get the Patriots older defense tired. Then the Jags can bring in Maurice Jones-Drew who is a home run threat.

The Patriots on offense have a huge advantage. The Jaguars strength on defense is stopping the run and well the Patriots hardly run. The Patriots offensive line also doesn't have the injuries that the Steelers had to deal with. The Jaguars need to knock around Tom Brady if they even want to stay in the game. Another problem is that the Jaguars don't have the secondary to cover the Patriots speed at receiver. Wes Welker should have a huge game as Terry Cousin isn't as quick as he used to be. Look for Tom Brady to try and find Randy Moss deep often as Reggie Nelson is inexperienced and Sammy Knight doesn't have the speed to keep up.

So the game on saturday night should be a great one. As long as the Jags stick to running the ball it should go down to the wire. As of now my predicted score is Jaguars 17 Patriots 35. But my predictions will be coming out later this week so stay tuned.