Not a bad day of work for the Jaguars, especially since players got to line up against some unfamiliar faces.

The Jaguars are headed towards Saturday’s preseason clash with Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a pair of joint open practices with them this week. The first of those was Wednesday and the finale is Thursday.

The Detroit Lions and their fans waited a long time to celebrate as they did last week after beating the Los Angeles Rams in the wild-card round.Tampa Bay, meanwhile, is used to being part of the party this time of year.

Eight teams remain.

The season with so much potential is hanging by a strand.

The Trevor watch continues, but the Jaguars are moving full speed ahead with backup C.J. Beathard.

St. Augustine’s quest for a perfect season ended with a last second heartbreak.

First Coast visits Jackson in the Football Friday Game of the Week.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

It’s Week 10 of the high school football season. We take a look at the top four games, the next four options and the full schedule for teams in north Florida and south Georgia. This is the final week of district games and automatic playoff qualifiers will be locked in after this week’s games.

Tua Tagovailoa and the unbeaten Miami Dolphins are underdogs in Week 4.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

The Buccaneers ran early, often and with ease in the opening game of the Border Classic, routing West Nassau 42-8 in the Florida-Georgia showdown at Glynn County Stadium in Brunswick.

Bartram Trail, Columbia and Fort White won their second-round baseball state playoff games and moved on in the postseason.

It’s the second round of the high school baseball state playoffs, with games on Friday and Saturday night. A glance at the matchups.

A glance at how area teams did in the opening round of the high school baseball state playoffs on Tuesday night.

It’s really happening. Just when everyone thought legendary quarterback Tom Brady could play forever and outlast father time, that has proven not to be the case.

The speculation on Tom Brady, 44, is officially over. Tuesday morning he announced on Instagram that he is retiring after 22 years in the NFL.

The NFL’s crackdown on unsportsmanlike penalties is working the way the league intended.

Tom Brady says his heavily wrapped throwing hand is sore but he expects to play when the Buccaneers visit the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

The Dallas Cowboys are expected to open the season at Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay without right guard Zack Martin after the four-time All-Pro tested positive for COVID-19.

Cameron Kinley is getting his shot to play in the NFL.

(AP Photo/Adam Hunger, File)Bill Belichick never was one to spent wildly in free agency. Whether by trade, free agency or re-signings, the group brings a good mix of offense, defense and special teams. In addition to keeping Von Miller, Justin Simmons and Shelby Harris, Paton filled his biggest defensive pothole by signing free agent cornerbacks Ronald Darby and Kyle Fuller. FUTURE CONSIDERATIONSThe Lions didn’t do much in free agency but nobody in Detroit should be bothered. The Lions are focused on rebuilding through the draft after sending QB Matthew Stafford to the Rams and then letting star wide receiver Kenny Golladay walk in free agency.

TAMPA, Fla. – Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs have touched down at the Super Bowl. The AFC champions arrived in Tampa on Saturday, flying into town a day before they defend their title against the hometown Buccaneers. After spending the week at home, they’ll stay Saturday night at the team hotel — as they usually do for home games. The team had no further comment Saturday after releasing a statement Friday night saying it was in the information-gathering process. Ad“We’re going to be ready to roll come Super Bowl day,” safety Tyrann Mathieu said.

Aside from winning the final Super Bowl before the merger in 1970, the Kansas City Chiefs’ biggest claim to fame for over half a century was team founder Lamar Hunt coining the phrase Super Bowl. Three long-downtrodden teams — the Browns, Bills and Buccaneers — have made it to the divisional round this weekend and are certain they have as good a chance as the Chiefs, Packers, Saints, Ravens or Rams of winning Super Bowl 55. That’s heady stuff for a franchise that has never made it to the Super Bowl. I think Bills fans, including myself, didn’t think he was going to be this good this good this early. And he has proved a lot of people wrong.”No, there’s no comparing this Bills team to those of his playing days, Thomas said.

The Browns have raced to a 28-0 lead over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Browns’ 28 points are the most by any team in the first quarter of a playoff game since the 1970 merger. So, this will be the first NFL playoff game ever pitting two quadragenarian quarterbacks. Drew Brees is trying to join Brett Favre and Tom Brady as quarterbacks to win a playoff game after turning 40. That was his third career playoff game with 150 or more rushing yards, one game shy of Hall of Famer Terrell Davis’ record.

As the NFL gets going again, we thought we’d take a look at some of the more well-known Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans who have made their allegiances known.

(AP Photo/Mark Tenally)The Latest on Week 16 in the NFL (all times EST):___8 p.m.For the first time since 2014 there will be an NFL playoff team with a losing record. The winner will remain alive in the NFC East playoff race if Washington loses to Carolina. ___6:05 p.m.Washington is well on the way to blowing its first chance to clinch the NFC East. ___6 p.m.Eleven teams in the NFC are still harboring hopes of making a playoff run with Week 16 winding down. 1 seed in the NFC with a win Sunday night against the Titans and a Seattle loss or tie.

(2) Bartram Trail, (7-1), Class 8ALast week: d. Sandalwood, 28-13. (3) Trinity Christian (6-1), Class 3ALast week: d. Raines, 21-0. (NR) Fletcher (5-1), Class 7ALast week: d. First Coast, 42-6 (Monday). Region 1-3A, Play-in game, Round 1: Episcopal (4-2) at Wolfson (0-7), 6 p.m. Region 1-2A, Play-in game, Round 1: Quincy Munroe (8-0) at University Christian (3-4), 7:30 p.m.

LAS VEGAS – The Las Vegas Raiders will be able to play four of their starting offensive linemen Sunday against Tampa Bay after they got one more day of negative tests for COVID-19. A person familiar with the results says Kolton Miller, Denzelle Good, Rodney Hudson and Gabe Jackson all tested negative in results gotten back Sunday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the results haven’t been released. The four players have tested negative every day since they had a “high risk” close contact Monday with teammate Trent Brown before he tested positive for the coronavirus. Safety Johnathan Abram, who last had contact with Brown on Tuesday, must wait one more day before he can be cleared to return and will miss the game.

The Raiders held practice on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 without their starting five as they prepare for Sundays home game against Tampa Bay. (AP Photo/Peter Joneleit, File)The Las Vegas Raiders placed four starting offensive linemen and safety Johnathan Abram on the reserve/COVID-19 list after they were determined to be close contacts with a teammate who had tested positive for the coronavirus. The person said video shows the starting offensive linemen were not following the protocols. If not, we have to have somebody step up in his place and play at a high level.”The Raiders have now had eight players placed on the COVID-19 list since the start of the season, including the seven currently on the list. Defensive tackle Maurice Hurst was put on the COVID-19 list two weeks ago before being activated on Monday.

___GREEN BAY AT TAMPA BAYPackers: RB Tyler Ervin, CB Kevin King, QB Jordan Love. ___NEW YORK JETS AT MIAMIJets: QB James Morgan, QB Sam Darnold, CB Quincy Wilson, LB Jordan Willis, T Mekhi Becton, DL Nathan Shepherd. Dolphins: B/WR Malcolm Perry, RB Salvon Ahmed, RB Jordan Howard, LB Kyle Van Noy, DE Jason Strowbridge. ___HOUSTON AT TENNESSEETexans: WR Keke Coutee, CB Cornell Armstrong, RB Buddy Howell, ILB Peter Kalambayi, OT Charlie Heck, TE Jordan Akins. ___ATLANTA AT MINNESOTAFalcons: CB Jordan Miller, RB Qadree Ollison, S Jaylinn Hawkins, RT John Wetzel, DE Takk McKinley.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The News4Jax boys basketball Super 6 poll will be published each Friday through the end of the regular season. Paxon (3-0), Class 4ANotable wins: Lee, WhiteIt’s been the Isaiah Adams show for the Golden Eagles, state semifinalists a season ago. Providence (2-0), Class 3ANotable wins: Atlantic Coast, North Florida EducationalA tough 49-47 win over NFEI started the season for the Stallions. Things get rolling on Friday night again with a game against Seffner Christian, the Class 4A state runner-up a season ago. Others: Bishop Kenny (2-1, Class 4A), Bishop Snyder (2-2, Class 3A), Bolles (2-0, Class 4A), Hilliard (2-0, Class 1A), Impact Christian (2-2, Class 2A), Lee (4-1, Class 5A), Nease (3-1, Class 7A), Orange Park (2-0, Class 5A), Palatka (1-0, Class 4A), St. Augustine (3-0, Class 5A), Westside (1-1, Class 5A), West Nassau (0-1, Class 4A), White (2-1, Class 4A).