The Jacksonville Jaguars will make a trip to Cincinnati for their first and only primetime game of the 2021 regular season tonight. In the process, they will be looking for their first win after falling to 0-3 Sunday in a game where they had a lead against the Arizona Cardinals but weren’t able to finish strong.
As for the Bengals, they’ve been a surprise to most in the football community and will come into Thursday Night Football confident with a 2-1 record. A big reason for that is because they are much improved from the roster the Jags saw in 2020 when the Bengals were able to defeat them by a score of 33-25.
Still, despite the Bengals’ improvements, the underdogs can never be ruled out when it comes to Thursday Night Football, where things tend to get wacky. Of course, it will be on the Jags to play a clean game, too, and here are five keys that could lead to a victory on their part: