Our Browns vs Jaguars prediction backs Jacksonville heavily. Cleveland visit EverBank Stadium on Sunday, September 13, early on the opening weekend of the 2026 NFL season. Squawka Signal’s live read, including where the value sits, is in the block just below. Moreover, Signal rates all 16 Week 1 games the same way.
Jacksonville finished 13-4 and won their division on an eight-game run. Cleveland, by contrast, went 5-12.
The Browns scored 279 points last season, fewer than any other side playing this week. Jacksonville managed 474 by contrast.
Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars
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Browns vs Jaguars: our editor’s props
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Browns vs Jaguars: 2025 season form
Jacksonville finished 13-4 at plus 138 and closed on eight straight wins. Cleveland went 5-12 at minus 100.
| 2025 regular season | Browns | Jaguars |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 5-12 | 13-4 |
| Points for | 279 | 474 |
| Points against | 379 | 336 |
| Point differential | -100 | +138 |
| Sacks recorded | 53 | 32 |
| Sacks allowed | 51 | 41 |
| Interceptions made | 11 | 22 |
| Third-down offence | 33.6% | 39.2% |
| Red-zone offence | 52.6% | 61.8% |
| Red zone allowed | 58.0% | 59.6% |
| Opponent passer rating | 90.0 | 78.5 |
Almost every row favours Jacksonville. The exception is the pass rush: Cleveland recorded more sacks, and Myles Garrett alone had 23 of them.
Browns vs Jaguars injury report and team news
This section updates as soon as the Out, Doubtful and Questionable tags appear. For now, both sides expect their first-choice quarterbacks.
Deshaun Watson has been named as Cleveland’s starter, ahead of Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel. Jerry Jeudy leads the receivers, moreover, with Quinshon Judkins in the backfield.
Trevor Lawrence starts for Jacksonville after 4,007 passing yards. Brian Thomas Jr. is the primary target, meanwhile, and Travis Etienne Jr. ran for 1,107 yards last season.
Cleveland BrownsJacksonville JaguarsThe matchup that settles it: Myles Garrett against a Jacksonville line
Garrett recorded 23 sacks in 2025, the most in the league by a distance. Jacksonville’s line conceded 41 across the same season.
Notably that is Cleveland’s one genuine edge. However, the Browns scored 279 points all year, so pressure alone has to translate into points they have not previously managed to score.
Players to watch
- Trevor Lawrence (JAC, QB): 4,007 passing yards for a 13-4 team.
- Travis Etienne Jr. (JAC, RB): 1,107 rushing yards, notably behind a division-winning offence.
- Myles Garrett (CLE, DE): 23 sacks in 2025, indeed the highest total in the league.
- Deshaun Watson (CLE, QB): Named the starter, inheriting the league’s least productive offence.
How to watch Browns vs Jaguars
The game kicks off at 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, September 13 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, FL. CTV shows a Sunday afternoon game in each region, meanwhile, and RDS carries the French-language coverage. Because the CTV pick is regional, DAZN is the reliable route to this particular game through NFL Game Pass. Our full guide to watching the NFL in Canada sets out every window. Squawka may earn a commission if you subscribe through that link.
| Detail | Browns vs Jaguars |
|---|---|
| Date | Sunday, September 13, 2026 |
| Kickoff | 1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT / 10:00 AM PT |
| Venue | EverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, FL |
| TV | CTV (regional) / RDS (French) |
| Live stream | DAZN (NFL Game Pass) / CTV.ca |
| Week | Week 1, 2026 NFL season |
Browns vs Jaguars prediction and score projection
Our Browns vs Jaguars prediction is a comfortable Jacksonville win. A 13-4 team against a 5-12 one, with 195 points of scoring between them, is not a close reading.
Notably, Signal currently puts Cleveland at 17% and Jacksonville at 83%, with a projected line of Jacksonville Jaguars -10.
The Browns do have Myles Garrett, and 23 sacks can shorten any game. Nevertheless 279 points across seventeen games is the ceiling that defines them.
So we will take the Jaguars, 27-13. Which side carries the value, though, is a separate question from who wins, and the live read on that sits in the Signal block.
Signal rates every game on our NFL picks page. Meanwhile the title race is priced through Super Bowl LXI odds, with both conferences on the NFC and AFC Championship pages. Finally, player markets sit with our NFL player props coverage, and kickoff is confirmed on NFL.com.
Browns vs Jaguars FAQ
Jacksonville, comfortably. The Jaguars finished 13-4 and, moreover, scored 474 points to Cleveland’s 279. Ultimately the live win probability and the current market price both sit in the Signal block on this page.
Spreads move all week; therefore both the live line and our model’s projected line sit in the Signal block rather than in this answer. As a guide: Jacksonville finished plus 138, Cleveland minus 100.
CTV shows a Sunday afternoon game in each region and RDS carries the French-language coverage, while DAZN has every game through NFL Game Pass. Kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, September 13. Notably the CTV pick is regional.
Deshaun Watson has been named the starter, ahead of Shedeur Sanders and Dillon Gabriel. Meanwhile Trevor Lawrence starts for Jacksonville.
Jaguars 27-13. Jacksonville scored 195 more points than Cleveland last season, though Myles Garrett’s 23 sacks give the Browns one route back.
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