The Jaguars are set to be without Bhayshul Tuten for a bit, so they added another running back to the roster on Tuesday.
They announced that they have signed DeeJay Dallas. Linebacker Jack Kiser went on injured reserve in a corresponding move.
Dallas played three games for the Panthers earlier this season. He had one carry for no gain during that stint. He had 121 carries for 517 yards and four touchdowns in 78 games for the Cardinals and Seahawks over the previous five seasons.
The Jaguars also announced that they have opened linebacker Jalen McLeod’s 21-day practice window. The fifth-round pick has spent the entire season on injured reserve.
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Two teams have clinched spots in the playoffs and that number could start going up on Thursday night.
If the Seahawks beat the Rams at home, they will join the Rams in the NFC bracket. They would also take over first place in the NFC West and the top spot in the conference with two games left to play.
The Seahawks will also get into the dance if the Lions lose to the Steelers on Sunday. A Lions loss would also punch the ticket for the winner of Saturday’s game between the Packers and Bears in Chicago and it would give the 49ers a spot regardless of how they fare against the Colts on Monday night. Both the Packers and Bears will get in if they tie and the Lions lose.
The 49ers won’t need any help from the Lions if they beat the Colts.
The Eagles will clinch the NFC East with a win over the Commanders on Saturday or a Cowboys loss to the Chargers on Sunday.
The Broncos are the only other team with the ability to wrap up a division title this weekend. They’ve already clinched a playoff spot and will take the AFC West if they beat the Jaguars while the Chargers lose. Getting those results as well as a Bills loss and a Patriots loss will make the Broncos the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
The Patriots will clinch a playoff spot with a win over the Ravens. They also get in with a Colts loss to the 49ers or a Texans loss to the Raiders.
The Bills, Chargers, and Jaguars can all book their spots in the postseason by winning and getting a loss by either of those AFC South teams. The Bills will be in Cleveland on Sunday.
Jaguars running back Bhayshul Tuten is set to miss time after injuring his finger in Sunday’s win over the Jets.
NFL Media reports that Tuten is going to have surgery to repair the injury. He will miss time as a result, but is expected back for the postseason.
The Jaguars improved to 10-4 by beating the Jets and are in first place in the AFC South.
Tuten caught a 16-yard touchdown in the win. The 2025 fourth-round pick has 78 carries for 284 yards and four touchdowns along with 10 catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns.
Travis Etienne remains the No. 1 back in Jacksonville. LeQuint Allen will be in line for more work as his backup.
No player in NFL history has done what Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence did in Sunday’s win over the Jets.
Lawrence had a historic stat line, completing 20 of 32 passes for 330 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions, and also running the ball five times for 51 yards and a touchdown in a 48-20 victory.
With that effort, Lawrence became the first player in NFL history with at least 300 passing yards, 50 rushing yards, five touchdown passes and one touchdown run in a game.
Lawrence has had an up-and-down career since entering the NFL as one of the most hyped draft prospects of all-time when the Jaguars chose him first overall in 2021. But this year the Jaguars are 10-4 and in first place in the AFC South, and Lawrence will have an opportunity to show in January that he has become the franchise quarterback he was drafted to be.
The Jaguars have a five-game winning streak and Trevor Lawrence threw five touchdown passes in a game for the first time in his career to help make it happen.
Lawrence also ran for a touchdown as the Jaguars started fast and never really took their foot off the gas en route to a 48-20 win over the Jets. It’s the fourth time in the current five-game run that the Jaguars have won by at least three scores and that kind of command has them in first place in the AFC South with three weeks left in the season.
Lawrence opened the scoring by hitting wide receiver Brian Thomas for a score on the team’s first possession and then ran for his touchdown later in the first quarter. He connected with running backs Bayshul Tuten and Travis Etienne for two more touchdowns before the half and Etienne had two more scoring grabs in the second half of the game.
Those were Etienne’s only three catches of the game and Lawrence finished the afternoon 20-of-32 for 330 yards. The victory pushed them to 10-4 on the season and they’ll head to Denver for a Week 16 game that could factor into the playoff seeding in the AFC.
The Jets will have no such considerations as they play out the string. Undrafted rookie Brady Cook had some good moments early, but wound up 22-of-33 for 176 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions in his first NFL start. They are now 3-11 and their Week 16 matchup with the Saints will only matter to the draft order.
Jets defensive lineman Khalen Saunders made an early exit from Sunday’s game in Jacksonville.
Saunders was ejected for contacting an official during the third quarter of the game. Saunders and other players from both teams were involved in pushing and shoving after a Jaguars extra point and Saunders made contact with an official who tried to break up his scuffle with a Jaguars player.
The extra point came after running back Travis Etienne’s second touchdown catch of the afternoon. The score extended Jacksonville’s lead to 38-13 with seven minutes to play in the third.
It was quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s fourth touchdown pass of the day and it wouldn’t be surprising if the Jaguars decide to give Nick Mullens a chance to run the offense for the rest of what’s been an easy afternoon for the Jags.
The Jaguars are trying to stay ahead of the Texans in the AFC South and that mission has gone well through 30 minutes of action against the Jets.
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes in the first half, including 20-yard touchdown to running back Travis Etienne with 21 seconds left in the second quarter. Lawrence also ran for a touchdown and the Jaguars lead the Jets 31-10 at the break.
Lawrence had his right hand and index finger taped up after banging it earlier in the second quarter, but it has not had any impact on his play. He is 14-of-22 for 192 yards and has run four times for 48 yards. Jakobi Meyers has been his most frequent target, but Brian Thomas and Bhayshul Tuten have the other touchdown catches.
The Jets were down 24-10 when they got the ball with 93 seconds left in the half, but rookie quarterback Brady Cook was picked off by a diving Montaric Brown to set up the final Jacksonville score of the half. Cook threw his first NFL touchdown earlier in the half and he’ll need to throw a few more if he wants his first NFL win as a starter.
Jets quarterback Brady Cook has thrown his first NFL touchdown pass.
Cook hit wide receiver Adonai Mitchell for a nine-yard score with 1:47 left to play in the first quarter in Jacksonville. Cook played his first NFL snaps last week after Tyrod Taylor was hurt and is making his first NFL start on Sunday.
Cook was 4-of-4 on the drive, including a 25-yard strike to wide receiver Isaiah Williams that he delivered on the move to convert a third down. He is 6-of-6 for 51 yards overall.
The Jaguars opened the game with an easy touchdown drive and then had to go just 38 yards for their second score. The Jets opted to go for it on a fourth-and-1 from their 44-yard line and running back Breece Hall was dropped for a six-yard loss to set the Jags up for a Trevor Lawrence rushing touchdown.
The Jaguars didn’t waste any time taking a lead over the Jets in Jacksonville on Sunday.
Quarterback Trevor Lawrence closed out a 72-yard drive with a four-yard pass to wide receiver Brian Thomas in the end zone. The extra point made it 7-0 Jaguars with less than five minutes off the clock in the first quarter.
It is the second touchdown catch of the season for Thomas and he also had a 16-yard catch earlier in the drive. Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers also had two catches for first downs and the Jaguars did not face a third down on the drive.
Rookie quarterback Brady Cook is making his first start for the Jets and he’ll have to come from behind to have a chance to make it a winning one.
The Bills will be missing a key defensive piece as they try to keep the Patriots from clinching the AFC East in New England on Sunday.
Cornerback Christian Benford is inactive for the game. Benford was added to the injury report on Thursday with a toe issue and he missed practice on Friday before being listed as questionable.
Benford had a big hand in each of the Bills’ last two wins. He returned a fumble for a touchdown and had an interception to help them beat the Steelers in Week 13 and he returned an interception for the go-ahead score against the Bengals in the fourth quarter last Sunday.
Bills at Patriots
Bills: CB Christian Benford, LB Terrel Bernard, WR Gabe Davis, S Darnell Savage, OL Tylan Grable, DT Phidarian Mathis, OL Chase Lundt
Patriots: LB Bradyn Swinson, OL Marcus Bryant, DT Eric Gregory, TE C.J. Dippre, WR Efton Chism, QB Tommy DeVito
Ravens at Bengals
Ravens: WR Rashod Bateman, CB Keyon Martin, OL Joseph Noteboom, DT Aeneas Peebles, QB Cooper Rush
Bengals: WR Tee Higgins, QB Jake Browning, S PJ Jules, DT Jordan Jefferson
Jets at Jaguars
Jets: QB Tyrod Taylor, QB Justin Fields, WR Tyler Johnson, EDGE Braiden McGregor, DL Mazi Smith, TE Mason Taylor, LB Kiki Mauigoa
Jaguars: LB Yasir Abdullah, OL Walker Little, TE Hunter Long, DL Emmanuel Ogbah, DL Austin Johnson
Chargers at Chiefs
Chargers: WR Quentin Johnston, S Elijah Molden, WR Derius Davis, CB Nikko Reed, LB Kyle Kennard, OL Trey Pipkins, WR Dalevon Campbell
Chiefs: CB Trent McDuffie, WR Hollywood Brown, OT Jawaan Taylor, TE Jared Wiley, G Trey Smith, RB Elijah Mitchell, DT Zacch Pickens
Cardinals at Texans
Cardinals: CB Max Melton, WR Marvin Harrison Jr., S Jalen Thompson, S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, OL Evan Brown, OT Paris Johnson, WR Xavier Weaver
Texans: OL Jarrett Kingston, WR Braxton Berrios, RB Nick Chubb, QB Graham Mertz, CB Ameer Speed, LB E.J. Speed, DE Solomon Byrd
Browns at Bears
Browns: CB Denzel Ward, RB Dylan Sampson, G Zak Zinter, G Wyatt Teller, T Jack Conklin, TE David Njoku, DT Adin Huntington
Bears: QB Tyson Bagent, RB Travis Homer, WR Jahdae Walker, LB Ruben Hyppolite, DE Dominique Robinson, DT Jonathan Ford
Commanders at Giants
Commanders: QB Jayden Daniels, DE Drake Jackson, OL George Fant, CB Jonathan Jones, OL Trenton Scott, RB Chris Rodriguez
Giants: EDGE Kayvon Thibodeaux, WR Ryan Miller, P Jamie Gillan, OL James Hudson, WR Gunner Olszewski, DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches, QB Russell Wilson
Raiders at Eagles
Raiders: QB Geno Smith, CB Greedy Vance, RB Zamir White, OL Jordan Meredith, TE Ian Thomas, WR Alex Bachman, DL Leki Fotu
Eagles: LB Josh Uche, QB Sam Howell, CB Mac McWilliams, RB A.J. Dillon, OT Lane Johnson, DT Jalen Carter
