NFL Divisional Round leaves Patriots as heavy Super Bowl favorites

Updated Super Bowl odds Jags after divisional round victory

Updated Super Bowl odds Jags after divisional round victory

Asked about how impressive it was for the Jaguars to go into Pittsburgh and win, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said, "Very impressive; yeah".

The Patriots were stifled just enough against a loaded Broncos defense that could smash New England in the mouth by simply lining up elite talent at every position. Rob Gronkowski was there when the team needed him to catch for 81 yards and a touchdown. Keelan Cole and Marqise Lee have combined for 1,450 receiving yards and six touchdowns while Allen Hurns has 39 receptions.

As of now, 68 percent of the bets are going to the Patriots at minus-9 against the Jaguars. And though it's coming off of its worst statistical performance of the season - allowing 42 points and 469 passing yards against Pittsburgh - a closer examination reveals a better showing than the numbers would indicate. He's been NFL MVP twice, and MVP of the Super Bowl four times - and his New England Patriots are almost double-digit favorites against the Jaguars.

-SPECIAL TEAMS: C-minus - There weren't a lot of big plays in the kicking game, but New England wasn't overly efficient in the third phase.

David Steele: The Patriots are defending champs, but even in light of the speed in which rosters turn over year-to-year, there are some jarring differences in personnel since last season's run.

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Bortles completed 14 of 26 passes in the win over the Steelers and threw for 214 yards and one touchdown.

New England Patriots: Cornerback Malcolm Butler (West Alabama), defensive end Trey Flowers (Columbia), defensive back Jonathan Jones (Auburn), defensive back Brandon King (Thompson, Auburn), defensive end/outside linebacker Eric Lee (Daphne).

Looking back on the Jaguars in August and now in the conference title game, Solder said, "It's a unique scenario, but I'm not surprised because we knew that they were good then as we know that they're good now". The Patriots are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 playoff games, 36-15-2 ATS in their last 53 home games and 36-15-2 ATS in their last 53 games overall.

In the NFC, Nick Foles and the resilient Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) host Case Keenum and the surprising Minnesota Vikings (14-3) - in a matchup of teams that overcame losing their starting quarterbacks. They can run the ball with Dion Lewis, and he gets some assistance from Mike Gillislee and James White. "We haven't seen a defense like that this year, I would say". We have a lot of work to do. Just limiting the Patriots' figures to the 18 years Belichick and Brady have been together while using the Jaguars' entire National Football League existence, here's the tally - Super Bowl wins: Patriots, 5-0.

The Patriots know how to do that, and they're masters of tuning out distractions.

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