Five bold predictions for Seahawks vs Jaguars week 8
By Lee Vowell
The 2-5 Seahawks play the 1-5 Jaguars on Sunday. This is the third straight game where Seattle will play a team that is coming off a bye week. This means the opposing team has more time to scheme against Seattle. Yes, the Jaguars defense stinks but they have a young quarterback ready to make his mark on the NFL.
I’ll get more into the specifics of the Jaguars defense in the different predictions to follow, but I will say my greatest fear going into the game is Jaguars quarterback Trevor Larence. Lawrence is just finding his way in the NFL but he is steadily becoming a very good quarterback. If the Steelers or Saints had had Lawrence as their quarterback the last couple of weeks, those teams would have blown out Steelers.
Still, Seattle’s dwindling postseason dreams come down to this game. If the Seahawks win, there’s still hope. If Seattle loses, it’s time to start rebuilding for next year.
5 bold predictions for Seahawks versus Jaguars in week 8
Number 5: Alex Collins gains 80 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns
The boldness of this prediction doesn’t really come in the amount of rushing yards Collins has but in the number of rushing touchdowns. Seattle is 17th in the NFL in rushing touchdowns this year with 6 but only have one in the last three games since Chris Carson hasn’t played due to injury. And for all the issues with the Jaguars defense, they give up as many rushing touchdowns (9 – 4th-worst in the NFL) as passing touchdowns (24th in the league).
The oddness of this is that the Jaguars give up just 3.8 yards a carry (4th-best in the NFL). This means while teams get down field against Jacksonville by throwing the ball, they end up scoring touchdowns by running as throwing the ball.