JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars are in unfamiliar territory: playing as heavy favorites.

The Jaguars (9-4) are favored by 12 1/2 points against the New York Jets (3-10) on Sunday, according to BetMGM. It’s the first time since 2007 that Jacksonville has been a two-touchdown-or-more pick by oddsmakers.

Having won four in a row and five of six since their bye , the Jaguars can’t afford a letdown against the Jets and don’t want to look ahead from their new spot atop the AFC South.

“We just have no room for it at all,” Jaguars coach Liam Coen said. “Mature football teams don’t let any of that creep into our minds and into our thought process. So that’s the message right now.”

It’s an about-face for a franchise that spent the first three months of the season relishing

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