After looking entirely incompetent coming out of a bye in a 31-7 west-coast beatdown at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks, the Jacksonville Jaguars return home to lick their wounds. But things only get worse, as the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills, who sit at 5-2, come to town on Sunday for what should prove to be one of the Jaguars’ toughest games of the season.
After getting torn apart by Geno Smith on Sunday, it’s hard to imagine what an MVP candidate and one of the league’s most complete teams will be able to do against the Jags this week.
Buffalo looks like a Super Bowl contender right now, and the 1-6 Jaguars are trying to find some way to keep this season from spiraling to another bottom-of-the-league finish. Righting the ship against the Bills seems like an improbable task, and there are several reasons why they are heavy favorites in this one.
Here are a few things you need to know about them.