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Jaguars at Broncos

Sun, 20 Sep 2026 · 20:05 UTC
Jacksonville Jaguars logo
Jacksonville
Jaguars
1-0 · W1
13
@
Denver Broncos logo
Denver
Broncos
0-1 · L1
20
Jacksonville Jaguars to win 50% win probability · projected 23–22 · Coin Flip

Result & Grading

Published before kickoff, graded after. No edits, no quiet deletions.

Final score
13–20
JAX at DEN
Our pick
JAX ✗
Missed
Margin error
7.1
points from our projection
Against the spread
Missed ✗
vs line of DEN −2.5

Pre-Game Win Probabilities

From the engine's power ratings, adjusted for home field and rest, then mapped through the margin distribution. Not a blend of the market — this is our own number.

JAX 50%
DEN 50%
Projected score
23–22
JAX at DEN
Projected margin
-0.1
home perspective
Projected total
45.0
combined points
Confidence
Coin Flip
published before kickoff

Engine vs The Line

We disagree with the market here. Worth knowing: across 1,139 backtested games our disagreements were right 41% of the time. We publish them regardless — and we publish how they land.

8th Day Engine
Jacksonville Jaguars
by 0.1 points · total 45.0
Closing line
Denver Broncos
by 2.5 points · total 44.5

Matchup Facts

Venue and rest come from the schedule feed and feed directly into the model; surface and weather are context we show but don't yet model.

Venue
Empower Field at Mile High
Roof
Outdoors
Surface
Grass
Temperature
73°F
Wind
12 mph
Rest · JAX
7 days
Rest · DEN
6 days
QB · JAX
Trevor Lawrence
QB · DEN
Bo Nix

Recent Form

Last five completed games this season, most recent first.

Jacksonville Jaguars

W vs CLE 34–10

Denver Broncos

L @ KC 10–31

Season Scoring

Points per game either side of the ball, 2026 season to date.

JAX · scored
34.0
per game · 1 played
JAX · allowed
10.0
per game
DEN · scored
10.0
per game · 1 played
DEN · allowed
31.0
per game

How The Model Sees It

Our rating has Jacksonville Jaguars as the stronger side by 35 rating points, which on its own is worth about 1.4 points on the scoreboard (JAX 1,604, DEN 1,569).

Home field adds 1.4 points to DEN — a measured figure from our backtest, not the traditional three, because home advantage in the modern NFL is considerably smaller than it used to be. Rest shifts it a further -0.1 points (JAX 7 days, DEN 6).

That lands on a projected margin of -0.1, and running that through the historical spread of actual results against projections gives Jacksonville Jaguars at 50%.

The market disagrees. The closing line makes Denver Broncos the favourite by 2.5. Our engine sees only results — it has no view on injuries, roster changes or who a team has signed. When we split from the line, history says we're wrong more often than right, and we show you that rather than dressing the disagreement up as an edge.

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