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AP staff Thursday Night Football preview, predictions and discussion for Week 7

The Chiefs host the Chargers on Sunday — but the action opens with the Jaguars and Saints on TNF.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers v New Orleans Saints Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images

Week 7 of the NFL season kicks off with the (4-2) Jacksonville Jaguars on the road against the (3-3) New Orleans Saints on “Thursday Night Football.”

The Jaguars opened the season 1-2 — including the 17-9 home loss that the Kansas City Chiefs handed them in Week 2 — but then won three straight, picking up a 23-7 home win over the Atlanta Falcons, a 25-20 victory over the Buffalo Bills in New York and 37-20 defeat of the Indianapolis Colts at home.

The Saints went 2-1 to open their season — but have gone 1-2 in their last three matchups, dropping a 26-9 home game to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, beating the New England Patriots 34-0 in Foxborough and dropping a 20-13 decision to the Houston Texans at home.

According to DraftKings Sportsbook, the Saints are favored by 2 points.

Here are our picks for Thursday night’s game. Be sure to cast your vote, too — and discuss the game in the comments!


Arrowhead Pride readers pick

READER RECORD: 61-32-0

Poll

Which team wins Jaguars (4-2) at Saints (3-3)?

This poll is closed

  • 66%
    Jaguars
    (95 votes)
  • 33%
    Saints
    (48 votes)
143 votes total Vote Now

Reader Record by Week

Predictions W-L-T
Week 1 picks 10-6-0
Week 2 picks 12-4-0
Week 3 picks 10-6-0
Week 4 picks 11-5-0
Week 5 picks 8-6-0
Week 6 picks 10-5-0
Total 61-32-0

AP Staff Record

TW LW Staffer W L T Pct
1 1 Ron Kopp Jr. 64 28 0 0.6957
2 2 John Dixon 64 29 0 0.6882
3 5 Rocky Magaña 62 30 0 0.6739
4 3 Pete Sweeney 52 26 0 0.6667
5 5 Matt Stagner 61 31 0 0.6630
6 3 Stephen Serda 61 32 0 0.6559
7 7 Price Carter 59 32 0 0.6484
8 8 Jared Sapp 60 33 0 0.6452
8 10 Kramer Sansone 60 33 0 0.6452
10 8 Ashley Justice 59 34 0 0.6344
11 11 Nate Christensen 55 38 0 0.5914
12 12 Maurice Elston 26 21 0 0.5532
13 13 Dakota Watson 51 42 0 0.5484

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