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Jaguars vs. Bengals: Monday Night Football returns to Duval for the first time in 12 years

garry smits, jacksonville florida times-union
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Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence tries to elude Cincinnati's Trey Hendrickson on Sept. 30, 2021, the last time the two teams played.
Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence tries to elude Cincinnati's Trey Hendrickson on Sept. 30, 2021, the last time the two teams played.

When: Monday, 8:15 p.m.

Where: EverBank Stadium.

TV: ESPN

Radio: 1010-AM, 92.5-FM; Spanish, 930 AM/97.3 FM via Accion; Sirius XM Channel 94 or 390.

Streaming: Fubo, NFL+ Premium.

Records: Jaguars 8-3, Bengals 5-6.

Last week: The Jaguars beat Houston 24-21; the Bengals lost to Pittsburgh 16-10.

Odds: Jaguars –8.5; overall-under 39.

Injuries: Jaguars -- Questionable, CB Tyson Campbell (hamstring), TE Brenton Strange (foot), TE Luke Farrell (toe), RB Travis Etienne (ribs). Bengals -- Out, CB Cam Taylor-Britt (quad/ankle); questionable, OT D'Ante Smith (knee), DT Jay Tufele (illness).

Series history: The Jaguars lead 13-11 and are 8-3 at home.

Last meeting: The Bengals won 24-21 in Cincinnati in 2021.

About the Jaguars

  • The Jags are 8-7 overall on Monday nights but 7-3 at home. Coach Doug Pederson had a 5-2 record on Monday nights when he was coaching the Eagles. Every team in the NFL has played at least seven Monday night games since the last time the Jags played on Dec. 5, 2011.

  • Jaguars outside linebacker Josh Allen has six games left to break Calais Campbell’s single-season team record of 14.5 sacks. Allen has 12 sacks this season and last week passed Yannick Nkougue for second place all-time on the team career list with 39.5.

  • Allen and Travon Walker are the only edge rush combination in the NFL who have at least 30 pressures each.

About the Bengals

The Bengals have a 15-game losing streak in road prime-time games. The last time they won on the road in such games was Dec. 13, 2012, against Philadelphia. Cincinnati is 3-20 on Monday night on the road and has lost nine Monday games in a row.

Cincinnati has Joe Mixon at running back and signed tackle Orlando Brown Jr. The Bengals are still last in the NFL in rushing with 75.8 yards per game.

Wide receiver Tee Higgins is returning after missing the last three games with a hamstring injury. Higgins has caught 27 passes for 328 yards this season. He played against the Jaguars once, catching four passes for 77 yards in 2020.

Key Matchup

Jaguars CBs Darious Williams and Montaric Brown vs. Cincinnati WR J’Marr Chase

If the Bengals offense — without quarterback Joe Burrow and without a solid running game — stands a chance against the Jaguars it likely will need Chase to make a few big plays. Chase leads the Bengals with 75 receptions for 914 yards (12.2 yards per catch) and is ninth in the NFL in receiving yards.

Cincinnati wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase is tackled by Jaguars cornerback Shaquill Griffin during their game in Cincinnati on Sept. 30, 2021.
Cincinnati wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase is tackled by Jaguars cornerback Shaquill Griffin during their game in Cincinnati on Sept. 30, 2021.

It would help the Bengals immensely if Higgins can be close to 100 percent. Higgins has been out the last three. In the Bengals’ 24-21 victory over the Jaguars in 2021, Chase caught six passes for 77 yards. Higgins didn’t play.

Williams continues to lead the NFL in passes defensed (16) and Brown has done a credible job stepping in for Tyson Campbell at the other cornerback spot.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Monday Nigh Football returns to Jacksonville as Jaguars face Bengals