Overview
- Kickoff is 4:05 p.m. ET on FOX at Empower Field at Mile High, with sportsbooks listing Denver by roughly 3 to 3.5 points and totals near 46.5.
- Jacksonville can clinch the AFC South with a win plus a Colts or Texans loss, while Denver can lock up the AFC West with a win plus a Chargers loss.
- Denver leads the NFL with 58 sacks, spotlighting a pass-rush duel against Jacksonville’s protection and fill-in left tackle Cole Van Lanen.
- Trevor Lawrence enters on a five-game win streak after a 330-yard, five-touchdown performance that earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week.
- Broncos placed safety Brandon Jones on IR with P.J. Locke set to start and receiver Pat Bryant trending toward a return, as fantasy columns recommend sitting Parker Washington and Troy Franklin.