A few weeks ago, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Christmas Eve matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looked like it’d be a cake walk.
Three straight losses for the Jaguars and three straight wins for the Buccaneers changed things quite a bit, though.
Now it’s a battle of two first place teams trying to stay atop their respective divisions. For the Jaguars, it’s a chance to pull out of a tailspin that has suddenly made their playoff hopes a little dicey. For the Buccaneers, it’s a chance to take a firm hold of the NFC South with two weeks left.
Experts haven’t been exactly sure what to make of the matchup. Here’s what they’ve predicted will happen in the Week 16 duel of Florida teams: