NFL Capsule: Patriots at Jaguars

SERIES RECORD — Patriots lead 5-0

AP PRO32 RANKING — Patriots No. 3; Jaguars No. 31

LAST MEETING — Patriots beat Jaguars 35-7, Dec. 27, 2009

LAST WEEK — Patriots lost to 49ers 41-34; Jaguars lost to Dolphins 24-3

PATRIOTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (1), RUSH (8), PASS (3)

PATRIOTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (27), RUSH (11), PASS (29)

JAGUARS OFFENSE — OVERALL (31), RUSH (30), PASS (24)

JAGUARS DEFENSE — OVERALL (31), RUSH (32), PASS (24)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Patriots haven't lost consecutive games in December since 2002. ... Team 45-8 under coach Bill Belichick in December. ... Tom Brady looks to extend streak with at least one TD pass to 47 games, which would tie him with Johnny Unitas and leave him seven behind Drew Brees' NFL record. ... Brady 3-0 against Jacksonville, with seven TD passes, no INTs and 118.4 passer rating. ... RB Stevan Ridley needs 95 yards rushing to become fifth player in franchise history to reach 1,200 in a season. ... WR Wes Welker needs one more 10-reception game to break NFL record held by Jerry Rice (17). ... Patriots have forced turnover in 25 consecutive games. ... Patriots have scored 30 or more points 10 times this season, two shy of tying NFL record held by 1999 Rams, 2007 Pats and 2011 Pats. ... Jaguars have lost 10 of last 11, including three in row. ... Former Dolphins and current Jaguars QB Chad Henne had at least 300 yards passing in three of last four games against New England. He had career-high 416 yards passing in last game vs. Patriots. ... WR Cecil Shorts III needs 75 yards to become team's first 1,000-yard receiver since Jimmy Smith in 2005. ... Shorts has five TD catches of at least 20 yards and needs one more to break club record held by Jimmy Smith (2000, 2004) and Reggie Williams (2007). ... Jaguars removed two sections of tarps covering seats because of demand for tickets, likely for Patriots fans.