Jaguars vs. Seahawks: TV Info, Spread, Injury Updates, Game Time and More

Sunday's Week 3 matchup between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Seattle Seahawks has hype surrounding it for all the wrong reasons.

Parity does exist in the NFL, but the natural balance of power comes to an extreme illustration when Seattle welcomes the hapless Jaguars to CenturyLink field.

Jacksonville has yet to win a game after scoring a combined 11 points and surrendering 47 in the first two weeks. Nine of said points came against another bottom-five team in Oakland.

Seattle represents the other side of the spectrum of power. After struggling their way to a victory in Carolina, Russell Wilson and Co. humbled San Francisco with a 29-3 beatdown.

For obvious reasons, there is a collegiate-like spread on this game, with Jacksonville being labeled as underdogs at plus-19.5 points. Here are the other important things to monitor surrounding this seemingly lopsided matchup:

When: Sunday, Sept. 22, at 4:25 p.m. ET

Where: CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Wash.

Watch: CBS

Live Stream: NFL Sunday Ticket

Betting Lines (via Bovada)

• Over/Under: 41 pts
• Spread: Seattle (-19)

Jaguars Injury Report (via NFL.com) 

Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	Ankle	Limited Participation in Practice	Questionable
Stephen Burton	WR	Hip	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Blaine Gabbert	QB	right Hand	Limited Participation in Practice	Out
Uche Nwaneri	G	Knee	Did Not Participate In Practice	Questionable
Mike Brown	WR	Back	Did Not Participate In Practice	Out
J.T. Thomas	LB	Hamstring	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Alan Ball	CB	Groin	Did Not Participate In Practice	Questionable
Ace Sanders	WR	Ribs	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Marcedes Lewis	TE	Calf	Limited Participation in Practice	Out
Will Rackley	G	Knee	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Allen Reisner	TE	Toe	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Jason Babin	DE	--	Full Participation in Practice	—
Roy Miller	DT	Knee	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Dwayne Gratz	CB	Ankle	Did Not Participate In Practice	Out
Brad Meester	C	--	Full Participation in Practice	—

Seahawks Injury Report (via NFL.com) 

Jeron Johnson	S	Hamstring	Did Not Participate In Practice	Doubtful
Spencer Ware	RB	Ankle	Did Not Participate In Practice	Doubtful
J.R. Sweezy	G	Back	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Malcolm Smith	LB	Hamstring	Limited Participation in Practice	Questionable
Jordan Hill	DT	Biceps	Did Not Participate In Practice	Out
Brandon Browner	CB	Hamstring	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Chris Clemons	DE	Knee	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Breno Giacomini	T	Knee	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Russell Okung	T	Toe	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)	Out

Can Jacksonville Stay Competitive? 

When the talent level between two teams is this drastic, this is the only thing worth asking. How can the Jaguars stay in this game, or at the very least stay competitive?

It's not as if there is no talent on Jacksonville's roster. Running back Maurice Jones-Drew has looked shaky through two weeks with less than 100 total yards but is more than capable of having a breakout game. Receiver Cecil Shorts is a special player in dire need of proper utilization (and quarterbacking).

The key for Jacksonville to stay in it may very well be following the blueprint Carolina used to almost upset Seattle in Week 1—play stout against the run (Marshawn Lynch rushed for just 43 yards), stay close in time of possession and hope the Seahawks shoot themselves in the foot (nine penalties for 99 yards). 

The Seahawks can be defeated, but it's going to take a near-perfect game from a talent-depleted roster. Run the football, do it well, and keep Wilson and his weapons off the field.

Anything else and this one gets ugly—fast.

Prediction

The odds are stacked against Jacksonville, but this one may not be as ugly as the oddsmakers think. For what it's worth, the Seahawks are coming off a physical, emotional contest and have a short week to prepare.

More importantly, Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley knows the intricacies of the Seahawks defense after serving as the coordinator of the unit from 2009 through last season. Bradley will draw up an excellent game plan, but whether his talent can effectively execute is another matter entirely.

The deal-breaker here—outside of the obvious talent disparity—is the home-field advantage CenturyLink field provides. Seattle didn't lose a game at home last year.

Seattle's offense has been questionable at best through two weeks (it started slow last year, too), but the defense has more than accommodated. Expect more of the same as Seattle rolls over Jacksonville—just not by the impressive margin many are predicting.

Final Score 

Seahawks win 30-17

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Maurice Jones-Drew	RB	Ankle	Limited Participation in Practice	Questionable
Stephen Burton	WR	Hip	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Blaine Gabbert	QB	right Hand	Limited Participation in Practice	Out
Uche Nwaneri	G	Knee	Did Not Participate In Practice	Questionable
Mike Brown	WR	Back	Did Not Participate In Practice	Out
J.T. Thomas	LB	Hamstring	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Alan Ball	CB	Groin	Did Not Participate In Practice	Questionable
Ace Sanders	WR	Ribs	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Marcedes Lewis	TE	Calf	Limited Participation in Practice	Out
Will Rackley	G	Knee	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Allen Reisner	TE	Toe	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Jason Babin	DE	--	Full Participation in Practice	--
Roy Miller	DT	Knee	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Dwayne Gratz	CB	Ankle	Did Not Participate In Practice	Out
Brad Meester	C	--	Full Participation in Practice	--

Jeron Johnson	S	Hamstring	Did Not Participate In Practice	Doubtful
Spencer Ware	RB	Ankle	Did Not Participate In Practice	Doubtful
J.R. Sweezy	G	Back	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Malcolm Smith	LB	Hamstring	Limited Participation in Practice	Questionable
Jordan Hill	DT	Biceps	Did Not Participate In Practice	Out
Brandon Browner	CB	Hamstring	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Chris Clemons	DE	Knee	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Breno Giacomini	T	Knee	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Russell Okung	T	Toe	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)	Out