When: Sept. 20, 4:05 p.m.
Where: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver.
TV: CBS (Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker, Evan Washburn).
Radio: 1010-XL/92.5-FM (Frank Frangie, Jeff Lageman, Bucky Brooks); Spanish, 106.7-FM (Javier Carrero, Victor Cora); Sirius XM Channel 814.
Records: Jaguars 1-0, Broncos 0-1.
What happened last week?
The Jaguars beat Cleveland 34-10 at EverBank Stadium as quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw touchdown passes to four receivers and the defense had two turnovers and five sacks. The Broncos lost to Kansas City 31-10 on Monday Night in Kansas City.
What are the Jaguars-Broncos odds?
BetMGM has Denver as a 3-point favorite and -150 on the moneyline as of Sept. 18. The Jaguars are +125. The over-under is 45.5 points.
Who’s injured?
Jaguars: No player is reported as out or questionable.
Broncos: Out — WR Marvin Mims (foot).
Questionable — RB R.J. Harvey (hamstring).
What’s the series history between the Jaguars and Broncos?
The two teams are tied 7-7, but the Jaguars are 4-3 in Denver after starting the rivalry 0-3 in regular-season games at Mile High. However, one of the biggest victories in franchise history in Denver remains the Jags' 30-27 victory during the 1996 playoffs.
What happened the last time the Jaguars played the Broncos?
The Broncos gave up a season-high in points, had an 11-game winning streak snapped, and lost at home for the only time in the season, 34-20, on Dec. 21, 2025. Lawrence hrew for three touchdowns and ran for another and Parker Washington caught six passes for a career-high 145 yards.
What’s the key Jaguars-Broncos matchup?
Jaguars CB Travis Hunter vs. Denver WR Jaylen Waddle
Denver's biggest off-season acquisition was a trade with Miami for Waddle, who is fourth among AFC wide receivers with 5,041 yards since his rookie season in 2021 (behind only Ja'Marr Chase, Tyreek Hill and Stefon Diggs) and third in yards after the catch with 1,857 (behind only Chase and Hill).
Waddle has played against the Jaguars twice, in 2021 and 2024, with 15 receptions for 179 yards (11.9 yards per catch) and two touchdowns. But he had a horrendous debut in a Denver uniform in the Broncos' Monday Night loss to Kansas City, catching one pass for 2 yards on three targets, with a drive-killing drop in the third quarter.
Hunter played 29 defensive snaps last week and was targeted only once, allowing a 4-yard reception, simply because he had his receivers covered so well that Browns QB Deshaun Watson was forced to look elsewhere. However, Hunter and the other Jaguars DBs are will almost certainly be tested to a greater degree against Waddle.
What’s notable about Jaguars vs. Broncos?
The Jaguars are on a nine-game regular-season winning streak, dating back to a 35-6 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 11, the longest active streak in the NFL. ... The Jaguars are outscoring their opponents 33-14 over that span. ... Lawrence needs two TD passes to overtake Blake Bortles (103) for second place in franchise history. Mark Brunell is the career leader with 144. ... Since the Jaguars' victory over Denver last season, Lawrence has thrown for 1,045 yards and 10 touchdowns in four games, with only one interception. He has completed 86 of 126 passes (68.2 percent) and has a passer rating of 116.7. ... LB Foye Oluokun will pass Donovin Darius for third place on the team's career tackles list with his second tackle in the game. Darius had 613 tackles in 115 games, while Oluokun has 612 in 65 games. ... The Jaguars have scored 20 or more points in their last 11 games and given up 20 or less in their last seen games. ... Denver has the NFL's longest streak of sold-out games at 460, dating back to 1970. ...
Jaguars vs. Broncos by the numbers
(Per-game averages, NFL rank in parentheses)
Rush offense: Jaguars 126.0 (11), Broncos 61.0 (31)
Rush defense: Jaguars 87.0 (9), Broncos 220.0 (31)
Pass offense: Jaguars 234.0 (10), Broncos 115.0 (32)
Pass defense: Jaguars 185.0 (T13), Broncos 172.0 (10)
Total offense: Jaguars 360.0 (14), Broncos 176.0 (32)
Total defense: Jaguars 272.0 (10), Broncos 392.0 (24)
Scoring offense: Jaguars 34.0 (6), Broncos 10.0 (T28)
Scoring defense: Jaguars 10.0 (T2), Broncos 31.0 (T23)
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jaguars vs. Broncos, odds, injuries, key matchup in opener at Mile High
